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[Emma Jean]

Oh well...oh so mental.

[Sabine]

So Fed clears the first round and wins it 5-7, 6-0, 6-2

[The Gnome]

So federer then is aiming for number 1 and is playing excellant tennis (his words) yet has a set taken off him from some guy ranked 128, ok Fed 

[Littlebuddha]

Well I watched the match from the beginning and Smugfed did not look at all happy in the first set he was terrible and made so many mistakes. I really cannot see him being number one again,apparently he is having a month off in April to spend time with his family.

[TheMadHatter]

What the heck has happened to David goffin this year?, he is 2-6 for the year so far with his only wins coming against Ebden in Brisbane and Pashanski in the DC, he got beat in the first round of Auckland by Belluci, lost in the first round at the AO to Verdasco in 5 sets, got double bageled by Nieminen of all people in Rotterdam also in the first round, lost in teh first round in Marseille to Llodra and now has lost in the first round of Dubai to Bautistsgaaut.

I had high hopes for this guy.

Second season syndrome. Happens to many players. Young, Bogomolov and Stebe most recently.

It's a shame, I like Goffin. Hopefully he can turn it around but at the moment it looks like he's heading straight back to the 100s. Defending a lot at Roland Garros.

[Aileen]

Well I watched the match from the beginning and Smugfed did not look at all happy in the first set he was terrible and made so many mistakes. I really cannot see him being number one again,apparently he is having a month off in April to spend time with his family.

Yes he's skipping Miami and MC and then turning up in Madrid.  He's only playing 14 tournaments in total this year because he says he can no longer go on playing as many as he did last year.  In fact it seems he's going to be playing even less in future year, yet still thinks he can get back to the top and win more Slams.

Roger Federer hopes he has many more years ahead of him at the top of tennis

The 31-year-old is planning a much reduced schedule - only 14 tournaments - this year and he will be able to reduce that even further next season because of his position of seniority on the ATP Tour.

But the Swiss star says people should not look at that as a sign he is coming towards the end of his career, and he retains hope of getting back to the top of the world as well as winning further Grand Slam titles.

He said: "I want to give myself the best chance to play as long as I can. Maybe then it will become clear that it is time to stop. You know things change very quickly, and you have to be ready and open about it.

"But I would like to give myself the chance to play for many years to come. I am happy with the way my body is. I am healthy and happy to be playing. And as for the No 1 ranking and Grand Slams, they are still really important to me.

"If I feel confident and am enjoying it I hope to play for a long time. I think I am playing excellent tennis. Some win Grand Slams at 16 and others at 34. It depends how you see things.

"The over-30 guys are extremely consistent. I think I can play good tennis not playing so much.

"I can play great, but will I be allowed to? Time will tell. My big focus is on making sure that every tournament I enter I am perfectly prepared. I am hopeful I will get enough matches but if not my schedule can be changed.

"I need to make sure I have enough time off, so that when 2014 comes I am in a position with options which I almost wasn't this year to a degree."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/d9MQF?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=tennis


At least this will keep PseudoFed going.



 

[TheMadHatter]

On Nadal yes. Federer will only drop 90 points though, and Andy is defending 780 from the two Masters Federer isn't playing.