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[flowerpower]

http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1069/ATP-Rotterdam/article/detail/3392452/2013/02/12/Rogermania-in-Rotterdam-Dit-is-haast-spiritueel.dhtml

"This is almost spiritual..."

This article is about the enormous popularity of Fed in the Netherlands ("Rogermania"), standing ovations when he comes on (and off...) the court, sceaming fans, shouting fot a signalute, 1600 people watching his training, people walk away from the centercourt to watch Ferderer in training and so on.....
Richard krajicek said in another article; maybe Federer is not the GOAT, but at least he is the greatest of this time (G O T T ...)

[michelle]

I agree lol. The thing is, I suppose some tennis fans would say there could be a grain of truth in what Janowicz is saying, but to see him going off at the mouth like that is really bad, and makes him look totally unproffesional. He's also surely putting himself in a position where the top players will be itching to put him in his place if he is going to shout his mouth off like that.

I can't say I was enormously struck on JJ in Paris last year, and not just because he beat Andy. I don't know what it is exactly, but to my mind there is just something intensely unlikeable about him. I watched the Paris final and spent most of it wanting to give JJ a smack.

JJ would do very well to keep his mouth shut and do something in the game before he starts mouthing off about other players.

Totally agree with you. He needs a little humility as does Milos Raonic, both of whom have not been doing all that well lately.

[Emma Jean]

Last time I checked on Hewitt's result, he was down a break in the 3rd, so good to see he survived in the end.

[Emma Jean]

Great result for Tim Smyczek against Verdasco - 6-3, 6-3. He should break the top 100 this week. It wasn't long ago he was ranked outside the top 200!

Meanwhile in Rotterdam Del Potro beats Monfils in straight sets.

Paire got hammered 0-6, 7-6, 0-4 (retired) by Baghdatis after reachin the final in Montpellier last week.

In Sao Paulo the up and coming Pella (won the ATP Challenger finals last year) beat Fognini 7-6, 1-6, 6-1. Another weird one from Fognini.. Great result for Pella though.

I saw that! As to Del Potro, I was under the impression Monfils was going to run down every ball frustrating Delpo in the end. Not that I thought he'd win but was expecting a far more competitive result. Having said that, Monfils might not be 100% yet.

As to Paire, the guy needs a break right now. The loss didn't suprise me.

[Emma Jean]

Very rare actually but I've seen him playing his best in the past a few times. Very injury prone otherwise.

[Elena]

Horacio Zeballos back in action in Sao Paulo, playing Paul Capdeville.
Like the Nadal match, not many points won against either serve. 6-5  to PC 1st set.

Capdeville won 6-7 6-0 3-0 ret

All a bit much for Zeballos perhaps?

[Emma Jean]

Davy and Dimitrov at 3-4 all 1st set on serve. Dimitrov should win in straight. He dismissed Haase yesterday in straight.

Andy's match vs Dimitrov at the Brisbane final was my 2nd favourite match of the year so far.