is Federer a BEAST or what!! Mercy.

 

Well, at least I am happy men's tennis is in good hands after Andre retires in 2005. Better brilliant artiste Roger than robotic Andy "Stifler" Roddick.

When Federer's on, I don't think there's any1 who can beat him. Those ground strokes of his r lethal.

When Federer's on, I don't think there's any1 who can beat him. Those ground strokes of his r lethal.

Yes they are. Andre is a legendary hitter, but Federer hits the ball from INSANE angles, and unlike Andre, he has a VERY good serve-volley game which should only get better.

 

The only knock on Roger is his youth- he loses focus when things don't go his way and someitmes runs out of gas in long matches, something that's probably related to half-assed conditioning.

 

With dedication and hardwork, this dude has a chance to be the first man in history to win 15 MAJORS.

I'm glad to see players like Federer doing well. I never liked watching big servers. It's just not fun because there are no points. Aces suck. Guys like Federer, Agassi, and Hewitt are quick players with nasty groundstrokes. Agassi is the only one of those that has shown consistency unfortunately for the other 2. It's amazing that Agassi is still as good as he is.

It'amazing that Agassi is still as good as he is.

 

 

He was a big underachiver until he was 29, which is equavalent to 34 in baseball- the point at which players start declining severely.

 

What he's done in the last 4 years NOBODY expected him to do considering his playboy/lousy work ethic youth.

 

Now it's just a matter of Andre taking more chances on the court- he can't afford long rallies anymore with his old legs. If he can't take more chances and keep unforced errors down, he will never be #1 again. He lives and dies with firepower, and against Federer he simply lacked it.

I saw Federer a few months ago down here in Melbourne when Australia played Switzerland in the semi final of the Davis Cup. Hewitt played Federer in a 5 setter which is probably the best match I hav ever seen. Then we got the australian Open startin in January, I always go to that, I saw Roddick last year, that match he had with El Alnoui? was insane, went to like 21-19 in the 5th I think.

, I always go to that, I saw Roddick last year, that match he had with El Alnoui? was insane, went to like 21-19 in the 5th I think.

 

That was an INSANE match, a marathon in the best sense of the word- not a single point of the 5+-hour match was boring! One of those games when it doesn't even matter who wins it because both are winners....Qualityiwse, nothing beats Sampras-Agassi match of the 2001 US Open where there wasn't a SINGLE serve break!

 

Federer? I first saw him absolutely DESTROYING Pete Sampras in 2000 Winmbledon and thought to myself, "Who IS this guy?!". At that time, Pete was simply unbeatable on grass, losing only one in 1997 to Kraichek, so what Roger did looked surreal. Then he disappeared for a couple of years.