Yes! Federer has won and now we dont need to hear about that Monkey Sampras anymore..

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wwww

[Chels]

wrong board... but i agree! :D
i love federer :love:

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Originally posted by Chels.x
wrong board... but i agree! :D
i love federer :love:

sorry im not familiar with the rules of posting

[dhwthrn]

What have you got against Sampras?

[HELLIWONTGO]

Sampras was a very good tennis player but Federer is now the greatest of all time with an almost unbeatable record!!!

[minx36]

Originally posted by HELLIWONTGO
Sampras was a very good tennis player but Federer is now the greatest of all time with an almost unbeatable record!!!

Until another 'young buck' comes along that's fitter and faster!

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Originally posted by dhwthrn
What have you got against Sampras?


he was like a boring robot and also looked ugly

[Kore]

I dont mind Federer, but I used to support Sampras!!!! dont knock him

Im more of a Nadal fan these days

[Jen]

Federer. My favourite player of all time.
Wimbledon 2001, Federerbeat Pete... who knew that match would MAKE his career. Ironically he was put out by Tim Hedman in the quarters... but two years later he went on to win his first wimbledon. A true champion.

[Marc]

Pete Sampras was a legend in his own right. Good lad.

[setanta]

i can't stand federer in his full rigout that he goes on court with. the absolute arrogance of the man......( having a jacket printed with the number 15 on it before he went on court to face roddick!) it was telling that he didn't dress up last year when he faced nadal again. nadal has his number and he's the true champion in my eyes..... he's a gent when he wins and when he loses. federer is a sore loser and always passes comments on others and makes excuses for himself. he really annoys me, sorry

[Jen]

Originally posted by setanta
i can't stand federer in his full rigout that he goes on court with. the absolute arrogance of the man......( having a jacket printed with the number 15 on it before he went on court to face roddick!) it was telling that he didn't dress up last year when he faced nadal again. nadal has his number and he's the true champion in my eyes..... he's a gent when he wins and when he loses. federer is a sore loser and always passes comments on others and makes excuses for himself. he really annoys me, sorry

M'kay. If you paid enough attention you would see that Federer is also a gentleman. Sure he is cocky, but you need to be when you have won fifteen grand slams. He is not arrogant, he is everything but. I know I am bias as I am a federer fan, but he is a good champion and does deserve all of his sucess. [/end]

[Alf]

how long is ************* banned for?

[setanta]

i watch tennis all the time. i'm a sport nut. and there's a huge difference between federer and nadal in respect to how they treat their defeats and losses. federer was smiling when he was commiserating roddick on his loss.... compare this with nadals reaction to his victories against a tearful federer in australian open and last years wimbledon. he showed real concern for his defeated blubbing rival- he's an extremely humble man and a real advertisement to how you should behave. federer with the printed jacket? that just takes the biscuit

[Marc]

Federer has amazing talents, both on and off the court. He has won 5 consecutive Stefan Edberg sportsmanship awards as well as 15 grand slams. Don't need to say much else.

[setanta]

i'm not denying federer's talent- i just hate the arrogance of the man and it's easy to be smiling when you're winning. very easy to be given sportsmanship awards when you're at the top. he wasn't sporting when nadal was winning. and the printed jacket last weekend was a real example of his arrogance. i bet you if he had been facing nadal there would not have been a jacket present

[Jen]

Originally posted by setanta
i watch tennis all the time. i'm a sport nut. and there's a huge difference between federer and nadal in respect to how they treat their defeats and losses. federer was smiling when he was commiserating roddick on his loss.... compare this with nadals reaction to his victories against a tearful federer in Australian open and last years Wimbledon. he showed real concern for his defeated blubbing rival- he's an extremely humble man and a real advertisement to how you should behave. federer with the printed jacket? that just takes the biscuit

Okay. I see what you are saying. But when you win Wimbledon for the sixth time I can imagine it would be very difficult to contain your real emotion.. of course he was smiling he just won Wimbledon and is expected to do an interview with Sue a few minuets later, I do not doubt that his commiserations were sincere... of course they were.. but as humans it is difficult to contain joy when you are full of it. The jacket... customised made by Nike.. every year. He does not go out of his way to be "Arrogant" he wears the clothes that Nike have produced...Nike had faith in him, he doesn't wear the "RF" to say, "here I'm better than you", he wears it as a symbol of his success, to how much he has grown as a player and a person.. quite the opposite to what you are insinuating.

[setanta]

didn't you see how roddick reacted to his comments? saying its easy to say that after already winning 5 before today? and nadal was so humble when he won......and so gracious in defeat the year prior to his victory. he cried in locker room afterwards but wouldn't do it on the tv becuz it was rogers moment. remember roger in australian open? he turned the day into a wake

[Jen]

Originally posted by setanta
didn't you see how roddick reacted to his comments? saying its easy to say that after already winning 5 before today? and nadal was so humble when he won......and so gracious in defeat the year prior to his victory. he cried in locker room afterwards but wouldn't do it on the tv becuz it was rogers moment. remember roger in australian open? he turned the day into a wake

I'm sorry I need to find the book of me caring.
Roger was known in the juniors for being very angry, he has grown so much and hs learnt how to show his emotions in a positive way, it is endearing when he cries as it shows his love for the sport, the fact that he can be so overwhelmed and not care how people see him is an amazing quality. Your points in my mind aren't valid as Roddick has had his moments, he has been nick named "Angry Roddick" for a reason. He shows his emotions in a negative way, maybe you should be talking to him about arrogance and how to behave in peoples "moments".

[setanta]

nah, he cried cuz he couldn't accept defeat. the man has built his ego up so much over the years that he couldn't accept that someone had come along that could out battle him. total meltdown becuz nadal was too much for him. as for roddick.... his temper is just confined to the court. i have no problem with that. off the court he is intelligent and gracious.

[Alf]

Originally posted by setanta
didn't you see how roddick reacted to his comments? saying its easy to say that after already winning 5 before today? and nadal was so humble when he won......and so gracious in defeat the year prior to his victory. he cried in locker room afterwards but wouldn't do it on the tv becuz it was rogers moment. remember roger in australian open? he turned the day into a wake
why dont you just be greatful you live in an era of the greatest ever in their respective sports
roger federer
tiger woods
usain bolt
phil the power taylor

[setanta]

phil the power taylor = magic lol. good call

[Marc]

I think more than anything, the realisation for Federer that he was no longer the best in the world must have been quite frustrating and to lose at his favourite tournament of all time and the one that he's had the most success in (equal with US Open) must have frustrated him further. And for the Australian Open.. he cried because of Rod Laver didn't he?

[Jen]

Originally posted by setanta
off the court he is intelligent and gracious.

I actually laugh at that.
His press conference after the match was disgraceful in my opinion.. he was arrogant, rude and totally out of order.

[setanta]

sure rod laver is at the all. oh and he's the greatest of them all really. he's won all four grand slams in one year twice over! that's amazing. he would have won even more only for that five year gap. as for federer crying.... sure the writing is on the wall before entering the court- If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same. he can't

[setanta]

... as for roddick he wasn't rude at all. he was extremely candid about his feelings without wallowing in self pity. he complimented federer on how he out fought him. very impressed with how he maintained his composure throughout

[Jen]

Originally posted by setanta
sure rod laver is at the all. oh and he's the greatest of them all really. he's won all four grand slams in one year twice over! that's amazing. he would have won even more only for that five year gap. as for federer crying.... sure the writing is on the wall before entering the court- If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same. he can't Your argument was irrelevant from the beginning. Give up.. you won't win..

[Marc]

Sorry the crying incident are you referring to the bit when RF won and rod laver gave him the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup?

or the AO 09 defeat?

[setanta]

... australian open defeat

[Marc]

Roddick shouldn't really have much to complain about in all fairness for someone to be near-quitting and then come back to form and expect to win a grand slam after having such doubts in himself. Doesn't sound like he deserves to win a GS because he doesn't believe in himself.

[Marc]

Originally posted by setanta
... australian open defeat

Well he acted the same as he did for Wimbledon defeat last year, he must have just been frustrated and I don't believe he isn't allowed to show emotion on such a big stage. The fact that he is crying must singlehandedly show that he is a gentlemen and feels so compassionate for the sport.

[setanta]

don't agree about roddick. to reach the final was such an achievement for him, especially when you consider how his form has dipped over last few years. nobody gave him a chance in the final and he pushed federer all the way. don't forget also that he contained his emotions and showed great resillience to defeat murray and a partisan crowd. loved when they cheered for him after fed beat him

[Marc]

Originally posted by setanta
don't agree about roddick. to reach the final was such an achievement for him, especially when you consider how his form has dipped over last few years. nobody gave him a chance in the final and he pushed federer all the way. don't forget also that he contained his emotions and showed great resillience to defeat murray and a partisan crowd. loved when they cheered for him after fed beat him

Yeah because he did deserve everything he got from that tournament! His defeat over murray was awesome (I was there watching every single point). But what I was saying was that for someone who was near quitting and showed less compassion towards the sport he plays a year ago, Roddick didn't deserve to win a tournament such as Wimbledon when there are other players out there striving to succeed. Just sounds selfish to me to even consider quitting when he still has the talent.

[setanta]

as for fed crying i think you can feel either way about it and i respect your opinion. i just feel that he has a huge ego and believes all his own hype. do you ever hear him in press conferences saying how unbelievably he played? always complimenting himself and his performances? i just don't sense the same humility and awareness for the other players that nadal always shows. fed is always there to pass comment on others...... remember djokovic? nadal just does his own thing. concentrates on his game

[Marc]

Originally posted by setanta
as for fed crying i think you can feel either way about it and i respect your opinion. i just feel that he has a huge ego and believes all his own hype. do you ever hear him in press conferences saying how unbelievably he played? always complimenting himself and his performances? i just don't sense the same humility and awareness for the other players that nadal always shows. fed is always there to pass comment on others...... remember djokovic? nadal just does his own thing. concentrates on his game

It doesn't help being told for the last 4-5 years that he is one of the best players ever and that he is so talented. H'e got used to winning... A LOT
I don't discard anyones views when they discuss tennis, just as long as its valid and isn't stupid (like some other guy on here the other day). So I don't mind just discussing. I'm not looking for an argument or anything. :blush2:

[setanta]

i think roddick is coming from a safer more relaxed place now. you sense more balance with him. thats what saved him against murray and nearly got him the win over fed. only for a few mad shots in the 2nd set tie break when he lost the plot a bit, i think he'd be the one with the trophy right now.

[Marc]

But thats the way things go unfortunately and Federer definately showed he was a champ on sunday and took the title. Roddick had his chances and he didn't take them. But in the 5th set both men can be criticised for playing poorly at times. Was just Federer to managed to stay more consistent when it was needed.

Roddick will have a major chance at US Open.. but so will many of the other ATP tour stars. Cannot wait to see what happens! Feel free to comment on 'The Official Tennis Thread' we need more people in there :( lol

[setanta]

... say whatever you want about that final but the reality is that nadal would have killed federer the way he was playing. ok his serve held up but nadal would have exposed his dodgy groundstrokes. he was fairly shakey on sunday in that department and nadal would have eaten him up.

[setanta]

... say whatever you want about that final but the reality is that nadal would have killed federer the way he was playing. ok his serve held up but nadal would have exposed his dodgy groundstrokes. he was fairly shakey on sunday in that department and nadal would have eaten him up.