Wimbledon 2007

[B.A.F]

federer is the man!!!!!

[ammark]

damn, I missed the whole final

[B.A.F]

Originally Posted by ammark
damn, I missed the whole final

final was the only part of the whole wimbledon that i actually watched...

[Bancan]

I watched the match live but missed the whole action here. Wow 80% of the posts of this thread were today.

[ammark]

heh. I totally forgot about it and slept in today to miss it dupure. Watching it now. Great contest from word go.

[AsifTheManRahman]

Missed it too. Arnab must be a happy man.

[Arnab]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
Missed it too. Arnab must be a happy man.

Not really. It wasn't exactly a great final. I am more of a tennis fan than a Federer fan.

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by Arnab
Not really. It wasn't exactly a great final. I am more of a tennis fan than a Federer fan.

Five setter still not exciting?

At least it wasn't like the French Open finals, no competition.

To me, on grass I couldn't expect rallies. Both players played some excellent shots and volley. At the end Federer just went in to another gear after getting two lives in game #5 and #7.

Few more wins like this I have to change my opinion on Federer.

[ialbd]

well done federer, have to catch some highlights of the final....

[reverse_swing]

Nadal is getting better at a phenomenal pace. He is now a lot closer to Federer on grass than Federer is to Nadal on clay but I don't see Nadal overtaking Roger this year's US open.More significantly, he hasn't survived past the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open yet.Quicker surface always favours Federer. IMO, Djokovic can be a real threat for Federer this year's US open.

[Miraz]

Originally Posted by reverse_swing
Nadal is getting better at a phenomenal pace. He is now a lot closer to Federer on grass than Federer is to Nadal on clay but I don't see Nadal overtaking Roger this year's US open.More significantly, he hasn't survived past the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open yet.

The difference is in serves. Nadal has to develop his serve to edge past Federar. Here's the final statistics. Nadal produced only one Aces compared to Federar's 24 and that was the main difference. In other aspects of the game they are agonizingly close.

Match Statistics

- Gentlemen's Singles - Finals Roger Federer SUI (1) 79 4 77 2 6 Match Completed Rafael Nadal ESP (2) 67 6 63 6 2 Match Statistics PointTracker Elapsed Time by Set: 56 40 54 37 38 Match Summary Federer (SUI) Nadal (ESP) 1st Serve % 111 of 156 = 71 % 118 of 167 = 71 % Aces 24 1 Double Faults 3 2 Unforced Errors 34 24 Winning % on 1st Serve 79 of 111 = 71 % 81 of 118 = 69 % Winning % on 2nd Serve 28 of 45 = 62 % 28 of 49 = 57 % Winners (Including Service) 65 50 Receiving Points Won 58 of 167 = 35 % 49 of 156 = 31 % Break Point Conversions 3 of 8 = 38 % 4 of 11 = 36 % Net Approaches 30 of 51 = 59 % 18 of 26 = 69 % Total Points Won 165 158 Fastest Serve 130 MPH 131 MPH Average 1st Serve Speed 120 MPH 111 MPH Average 2nd Serve Speed 99 MPH 92 MPH

[cricman]

Originally Posted by reverse_swing
Nadal is getting better at a phenomenal pace. He is now a lot closer to Federer on grass than Federer is to Nadal on clay but I don't see Nadal overtaking Roger this year's US open.More significantly, he hasn't survived past the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open yet.Quicker surface always favours Federer. IMO, Djokovic can be a real threat for Federer this year's US open.

For some reason when Nadal plays in the U.S open he decides to play clay court style of play with the loopy forehands, instead of the flatter ones he plays on grass. Djokvic is a few Majors away. U.S Hard Court season time somebody usually gets Hot around this time. Federer usually skips a few events. Nadal can even close the gap even more in terms of points and if can win the open he might even be #1.

I agree in that Nadal is gonna win Wimbledon before Federer can even sniff the French.

Originally Posted by Miraz
The difference is in serves. Nadal has to develop his serve to edge past Federar. Here's the final statistics. Nadal produced only one Aces compared to Federar's 24 and that was the main difference. In other aspects of the game they are agonizingly close.

I don't agree, as long as Nadal can get the First Serve in he better than Federer. Fed only broke him once before the 5th set and if Nadal got one of those early breaks in the 5th it would have been over.

[Tigers_eye]

chances don't come often. Ask Phillipusous!! Lendle was so close few times (wimbledon). Pete, Edberg, Becker never made it to the top (french). I would back Roddick up again for the US open. Roddick's loss was so dissappointing. Federer don't look that super human any more in fast courts. We will see.

[Bancan]

I think Roddick will be a better candidate for the title in the US open. He is probably fuming after that defeat.

[Nocturnal]

Originally Posted by ialbd
well done federer, have to catch some highlights of the final....

just watched the highlights on TV...wow it was one of the best final for sure.

[Arnab]

Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
Five setter still not exciting?

Not all five setters are exciting. This one was not exciting because it played like clay court tennis rather than grass court tennis.

At least it wasn't like the French Open finals, no competition.

You jest. The FO finals were definitely competitive when Federer focused in.

To me, on grass I couldn't expect rallies.

Yeah, I didn't like so many rallies on grass either.

Both players played some excellent shots and volley.

Federer was expected to make good shots since this is his favorite surface. But I would say he was not at his aggressive best for most of the match (except for his service and aces). He was too defensive and pinned to the baseline. He made too many weak returns of serve and let Nadal take control of many rallies by playing passive and defensive tennis. This is one of the reasons why the match went to 5 sets, instead of Federer closing it out in 4 sets.

But credit to Nadal for hanging tough and never lose belief in winning. He is one of the few players who don't just roll over at the prospect of an imminent defeat at Federer's hands. This gives us the opportunity to observe just how mentally tough Federer really is.

At the end Federer just went in to another gear after getting two lives in game #5 and #7.

Federer snuffed out the Nadal BPs with some great clutch serving. He earned the "lives" by himself.

Few more wins like this I have to change my opinion on Federer.

Don't tell me you started watching tennis and Federer only recently. Try to remember Federer's 5 set victory over Sampras back in 2001. That was the changing of the guard.

[Sohel]

I've found women's tennis far more interesting ever since Lendl and the Mac retired and Sampras took the art out of the men's game. Though the Federer V. Nadal gigs are getting me interested again.

Great to see the Williams sisters coming back with a roar nobody thought they'd muster again at this point.

[Gowza]

the grass courts have been slowed down over the past few years, now it's too slow which is why there were so many rallies this year. imo they should quicken it up a bit next year. federer hasn't been palying his best all year, wimbledon wasn't an exception either. he served great but his forehand has been off it's best all year, though it was better at the aus open. but if the wimbledon courts remain a similar speed to what they were this year then i think we'll see nadal win it in the next few years.