Showing posts with label Roger Federer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roger Federer. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Unthinkable 10 Year Tennis Hegemony on Clay and Grass

From 2005 to 2014 barring the 2013 Wimbledon final alone , either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal have been part of every single French Open and Wimbledon final contested in the last 10 years.

Beat that which accounts to a staggering 19 of a possible 20 Grand Slam Finals *_* out of which they themselves have contested in 7 of these Grand Finales.
This is something more than just domination , hegemony , ruthlessness and legendryness.

Hats off to Rafa and Fedex !! _^_

Monday, July 7, 2014

Disappointment of a Federer Wimbledon Defeat

So disappointed that Federer lost. As a young kid , was so fascinated reading the name William Renshaw all over the winners list, then personally saw the best of Sampras and was witness to him equal the record set of Renshaw by winning 7 wimbledon's.

And now when I hoped that Roger Federer will do the impossible by winning his 8th Wimbledon , he falls agonisingly short in a humdinger of a 5 setter. I know serving first always helps in a decider but after the way you fought back in the 4th and the way you started in the 5th by winning your initial games to love, really can't accept nor digest this defeat.

However well played Djokovic, it will do you a world of good for defeating the greatest grass court player ever in a wimbledon final and also in the process get the mickey off your back which has clung on to you in your last 3 slam finals.

As a lover of statistics and a fan of Federer, a tinge of disappointment remains but thanks for the breathtaking entertainment provided on thy hallowed turf of grass at Wimbledon.