Tuesday, July 10, 2012

I never stopped believing

What can be said about Federer that hasn't already? He is pure, unadulterated class. The fact he also appears to be a very self-effacing and humble individual, despite all his immense achievements, is really the measure of the man. Frankly, he puts countless other supposed sports stars to state of being questioned!!

I hope that the people that usually say Federer should retire are ashamed of themselves right now!

This man is the reason why tennis has become my favourite sport, sometimes I just feel short of superlatives and adjectives to describe him, so I better don't use any of them now ..

Only one man conquered Roger from beginning till end .. i.e. Nadal ... but still, Nadal didn't managed to achieve so many other things that Roger achieved

... he is truly the GOAT with an only scar in his achievements in terms of Nadal .... just like moon has a scar too .... maybe it was necessary for motivation to become better and better.

Now, Federer and I have similiar dreams,Singles Golden Medal in London, SW19 ..

One thing about Federer's record is that it never tells the whole story. The style he plays is even more sublime than his slam count. And while someone may possibly exceed Fed's slam tally....I am pretty certain his tennis beauty will never be beaten.

his style...absolute beauty. thats the thing I fear. I am afraid tennis will loose half of its beauty when this great man retires...!!

Friday, July 6, 2012

When is Greatness achieved

16 Grand Slam Single Titles.
6 ATP Tour Finals Titles.
20 ATP Masters 1000 Titels.
237 Continous Weeks at n.1 of ATP rankings.
285 Total Weeks at n.1 ATP rankings.
1 of 7 players to hold Career Grand Slam title.
5 or more times Finalist in each Grand Slam Tournament.
24 total Grand Slam Finals.
10 Grand Slam finals in a row.
23 Consecutive Grand Slam Semi-Finals.
Olympic Gold Medal.
8 Years consecutively in top 2 rankings.
Best Player of the year for 9 consecutive years.
Stephan Edberg Sportmanship Award for 7 consecutive years.
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for 4 consecutive years.
N.1 on list of 100 greatest Tennis Players of All Times.
Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award.
2nd Most Trusted and Respected person in the world behind Nelson Mandela.

PEOPLE MAY SAY WHATEVER THEY WANT BUT WIN OR LOSE WE CAN ONLY FEEL PROUD OF HAVING WITNESSED THE DEFINITION OF GREATNESS

future following federer--deluding djoker

Prior to the start of Wimbledon 2012, I predicted that an early exit for Nadal is overdue. But, even I did not expect him to so be eliminated this early.

Now, I wish to say that Djokovic has reached the Final of the last 4 Grand Slam events (Wimbledon & US Open 2011, Australian Open and French Open 2012) and as per the law of average, it is time for him to fail to reach the Final now. Further, Djokovic won their last 2 meetings (one by accident - USO 2011) and again as per law of average, he is bound to lose to Federer now. Though I am a staunch Federer fan, I admit that it will be a tough match for Federer. But, he has the will and talent to clinch the match with tough battle.

I will give a title for the forthcoming Semi-Final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic : A match between EGO AND EAGER. Djokovic should have EGO as the current world # 1 & Defending Champion and Federer must be EAGER to regain the World # 1 and for claiming his 17th Major title.

Come On Roger! Go grab it!

Should Federer beat Djokovic and go onto lift his 17th major trophy he will regain No. 1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings on Monday. Federer has been World No. 1 for 285 weeks, one week shy of all-time record-holder Pete Sampras on 286 weeks.

Here's a look at their statistics:

Player

Djokovic

Federer

Age

25

30

South African Airways ATP Ranking

1

3

Grand Slam Titles (Runner-up)

5 (3)

16 (7)

2012 Singles Record

41-6

44-6

Wimbledon Record

32-6

64-7

With help from IBM, the official statistics provider of The Championships, here is how Djokovic and Federer have fared in their five matches en route to the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Player

Djokovic

Federer

Aces (Double Faults)

44 (10)

47 (8)

Unreturned Serves

151/410

175/449

First Serves In

69%

67%

First Serve Points Won

79%

79%

Second Serve Points Won

58%

58%

Service Games Won/Lost

68/4

73/6

Average Serves (MPH) First/Second

119/98

114/98

Returns In

74%

73%

Break Points Won

26/51

31/66

Winners - Forehand/Backhand

69/45

68/29

Unforced Errors - Forehand/Backhand

33/29

30/34

Serve & Volley Points Won

8/11

30/44

Total Net Points Won

88/135

126/169

Baseline Points Won

251/435

235/445

Time On Court

9:38

9:50

src:worldtour