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Emperor Federer and the naked truth
robbie
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^^Not a Federer fan eh! Liar
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NDMS
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Quote from: A reasonable person on February 18, 2012, 05:52 pm
I am only putting these across as the contrarian viewpoint. He is only human.

Which Wimbledon final against Rafa did Fedouche actually asked the umpire to turn off the Hawkeye because it's killing him?

I actually had an argument over this with a rabid Fedouche fan in my previous workplace.

The Fedouche fan said: "It shows he's only human."

Has any other player ever asked for the Hawkeye to be turned off?

Yep.  Fedouche is only human. Arrogance is human nature to him. 
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Elena
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Quote from: Glenn on February 18, 2012, 04:56 pm
It would be nice if you got the translation right, you're obviously not French. What he said was "pas mal" which translates to "not bad". So before you paint your picture, you really ought to get your facts right.

But is that any better, in the circumstances? L'Equipe quoted Federer as saying "I played well in doubles, Stan not bad, but he often struggled on his service games." That still seems pretty ungracious to me.

And explain "Stan didn’t have his best match in singles. It’s a shame, because of that defeat we weren’t able to put the U.S. under pressure" when Stan had taken a higher ranked plyer to 9-7 in the 5th set, while Fed had lost 6-2 in the 4th to a lower ranked player.

Also the Swiss journalist Svenja Mastroberardino, who was also on site, reported that Federer said in Swiss German, "Stan didn't play well and I had two close matches..."

"He criticized Wawrinka more than once [for his play in singles]," said Mastroberardino.
http://www.tennis.com/articles/templates/news.aspx?articleid=16408&zoneid=25
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A reasonable person
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I disagree, there is very little difference. The press conferences, which are usually, a couple of hours later when disappointment has set in, are arguably possibly harder. By the way, I have no problem with any of the other top 3, all of them are tremendous players.

I am not tribal like many people in my following of certain players, if I was to pick a certain player to favour it would probably be Dolgopolov. I do however ask for fairness in regard to others.

You had an argument? Then I feel sorry for you, calling someone a childish name and focusing on a very small aspect of the man's career. I'm saying in the sense that he is not infallible.

As I said I only commented on this to give some contrasting opinions on an otherwise one way slate of the most successful player in the sport I care about.
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Gee!  When I coined and copyrighted Fedouche (Federer plus Douchebag), I didn't intend it to be a childish name.

It was meant to be mean, very mean but no meaner than the anti-nicknames for Andy, Rafa, Nole floating all over the internet.

One thing I wouldn't do and have not done is to go to a general tennis site and Fedouche own site to use the name.
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Elena
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Quote from: A reasonable person on February 18, 2012, 06:44 pm

As I said I only commented on this to give some contrasting opinions on an otherwise one way slate of the most successful player in the sport I care about.


The trouble is that some of us have got a bit fed (!) up with hearing the other side - the amazingness of RF regularly rammed down our throats. Just this afternoon, as Del Potro demolished Berdych, the commentators were wittering on about how hard Federer is to beat when he's playing well.

And the first set goes to Davydenko.
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robbie
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Me thinks Fed will pull out of Dubai feigning injury.
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deb
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 :Davydenko is beating Fed go Davydenko   toot  yay
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NDMS
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I was about to post that Kolya has to hold after the break before I get excited.  nervous


And he did!   yay


ETA:  3 more games!

ETA:  I knew it.  We get a little excited and the 2nd set turned.
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deb
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 ranting:Awwwwww dam it.  ranting
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robbie
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C,mon, it was Davydenko ......He,s going down faster than the Costa Concardia.
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Elena
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Quote from: robbie on February 18, 2012, 09:10 pm
C,mon, it was Davydenko ......He,s going down faster than the Costa Concardia.

That's true. Ranked 49, aged 30, at least he gave Fed a good workout before Del Potro tomorrow.

Can't imagine what the commentary would have been if andy was pushed so close.......
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Littlebuddha
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Great article Nigel. Everything you said is true. The problem with Mr Smug is that he loves himself and thinks we should all be the same. I think the man is pompous, arrogant and overbearing I just wish he would retire. He seems to think he has a god given right to be rude to all in sundry. The way he has spoken about Andy is way way over the top. Maybe it is time for him to find out just how rude and out of order he is. I am afraid his fan will just continue to see no fault in him they must be delusional. Also the tournament directors continue to give him all the advantages, no playing in the heat of the day and he mostly manages to get more rest than other players. For example Murray,Nadal and Roddick would have not had a day off in the US open if the weather has been okay. Those are only a few examples, to my mind it is an unfair advantage he seems to get in the majority of tournaments he plays in.
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Quote from: Elena on February 18, 2012, 09:29 pm
That's true. Ranked 49, aged 30, at least he gave Fed a good workout before Del Potro tomorrow.
Delpo will beat Fed tomorrow if he plays the way he did today against Berdych. yes   Also Delpo had a very short match, so who is going to be the fresher player?  Davy ran him ragged.  It was a great match to watch, especially the 3rd set.
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Quote from: Aileen on February 18, 2012, 09:59 pm
Delpo will beat Fed tomorrow if he plays the way he did today against Berdych. yes   Also Delpo had a very short match, so who is going to be the fresher player?  Davy ran him ragged.  It was a great match to watch, especially the 3rd set.

I'm not so sure - Fed's got such a good record against Delpo and can mix up the pace against him which Delpo finds hard to deal with. Would love Delpo to win though as he's one of my favourites. Smile

Really good article Nigel - whilst Fed's on-court behaviour can't be faulted, some of his comments about other players can be very ungracious. Though I've noticed recently that he's been much more complimentary about Andy - he said he thought he was going to have a great year the other day.
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