NFT: Wimbledon (spoilers)

Fed looks like back stiffness to me.

Andy in Halifax : 7/6/2016 9:26 am : link

Unable to hit easy shots. Movement way off and looks awkward.

That last backhand is a perfect example.

Andy in Halifax : 7/6/2016 9:37 am : link

Opens the whole court for an easy winner but cannot rotate and finish his swing and dumps an easy winner in the back of the net.

Fed would be wise to mix in some 'changups' on serve

Andy in Halifax : 7/6/2016 9:48 am : link

Cilic LOVES the pace right now. Throw some junk at him.

ok

dep026 : 7/6/2016 9:55 am : link

Fed. Give us one more of those magic moments. Wins the 3rd. Has some momentum.

ugh

dep026 : 7/6/2016 10:16 am : link

that was Fed's chance. 4 monster serves by Cilic.

Yep

Giants in 07 : 7/6/2016 10:23 am : link

That was a huge opportunity.

Feel like he's moving a bit better than he was

Fed playing better, still not moving well though.

Andy in Halifax : 7/6/2016 10:27 am : link

Cilic playing very well. Fed needs to attack the backhand for a bit - unusual for Cilic but the forehand is the better wing right now. Especially on the return.

He should come to net more

Giants in 07 : 7/6/2016 10:28 am : link

This is the problem he always gets into when he faces Djokovic. Always tries to hit baseline to baseline with a bigger hitter.

Party's over for Querrey

Mad Mike : 7/6/2016 10:46 am : link

Great run though.

Man, that 3-5 point in the tiebreak was insane by Cilic

Andy in Halifax : 7/6/2016 10:46 am : link

Might be a huge point

Wow. that was an insane tiebreaker

Andy in Halifax : 7/6/2016 10:54 am : link

Kinda turned into an epic match.

Insane tiebreak!

Giants in 07 : 7/6/2016 10:55 am : link

Lets gooooooooooooooooooooo Roger!!

Hope Fed's body can hold up for another set

Andy in Halifax : 7/6/2016 10:57 am : link

Would be magical for him to win today.

The longer this 5th stays on serve the better it is for Cilic

Andy in Halifax : 7/6/2016 11:17 am : link

Still think his return is dangerous.

This is insanely high quality

Andy in Halifax : 7/6/2016 11:24 am : link

Both players.

unfucking

dep026 : 7/6/2016 11:27 am : link

Believable. GOAT.

Holy Shit!

Andy in Halifax : 7/6/2016 11:28 am : link

Federstancansuckiter

Damm Roger.

Mad Mike : 7/6/2016 11:28 am : link

Not bad for an easy 3 setter.

Federer

PaulBlakeTSU : 7/6/2016 11:30 am : link

is incredible to watch. His level of sustained excellence is absolutely mind-boggling. He hasn't won a Slam in a while, but he is still always right there. A true champion.

I love that man

Giants in 07 : 7/6/2016 11:39 am : link

Such a pleasure to watch.

Win 2 more matches fed!

Jo-Willy, making the hometown boy sweat.

Mad Mike : 7/6/2016 3:10 pm : link

On to a 5th set.

Fed has to do better against Raonic's 2nd serve

dep026 : 7/8/2016 8:45 am : link

playing from behind down a set. Raonic's serve is much deadlier than Cilic's though.

Rainic has really improved

Andy in Halifax : 7/8/2016 9:01 am : link

Not so many obvious weaknesses and has the forehand as a big weapon now too. Backhand not as good but not bad either. Fed has to mix it up and make Raonic uncomfortable. Hard to do if you cannot control the points but he'll have to figure it out if he's going to win.

Raonic has been playing wonderful tennis this year - he's now a threat to win these events.

federer really choked this game away

dep026 : 7/8/2016 9:18 am : link

4 set points, 3 2nd serves and did nothing with it. Loses this set, and it's all on him.

I actually thought only one of those was on Roger

Andy in Halifax : 7/8/2016 9:22 am : link

Milos played some very strong points (and his second serve is not easy to attack).

Ok there we go

dep026 : 7/8/2016 9:30 am : link

Raonic's serve dropped big time that set. If fed can judt hold serve, I like him breaking Raonic soon.

Yes, big dip in serving from Raonic

Andy in Halifax : 7/8/2016 9:34 am : link

Fed HAD to capitalize. All even, Fed has a great chance.

fed got it going now.

dep026 : 7/8/2016 10:08 am : link

Raonic flustered. Break him early fed.

End it Fed

Giants in 07 : 7/8/2016 10:11 am : link

.

Fed seemed to figure out that Milos really struggling

Andy in Halifax : 7/8/2016 10:13 am : link

with the return and has taken some off and hitting the angles. Milos cannot get them back, he prefers pace to block back.

Looks like Fed will advance. Crazy considering how little he played and he's not 100% fit.

Raonic is really grinding

dep026 : 7/8/2016 10:41 am : link

Getting close to being broken, but still holding serve.

Duece at 4-4.

really pulling for Fed

PaulBlakeTSU : 7/8/2016 10:52 am : link

One of my favorite champions ever. His sustained success is unbelievable. Raonic hits some monster serves

wow

dep026 : 7/8/2016 10:54 am : link

fed up 40-0, goes to duece. As he loses his serve with 2 doubles.

Damn it

dep026 : 7/8/2016 10:59 am : link

just awful by Federer that game. Your up 40-0 on a guy who cant return your serve and you fault 7 times with 2 doubles thrown out. Raonic was outclassed all set with no prayer of breaking and faced being broken 5 times that set and winds up winning without a tie breaker.

Momentum now on Raonic side. He's the favorite to win this match now.

Fed has been serving poorly

PaulBlakeTSU : 7/8/2016 11:03 am : link

today. Struggling with that first serve. 5-8 years ago, Fed would have been showered and massaged by now.

RE: Fed has been serving poorly

dep026 : 7/8/2016 11:10 am : link

In comment 13026131 PaulBlakeTSU said:

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today. Struggling with that first serve. 5-8 years ago, Fed would have been showered and massaged by now.

if it comes down to serving, I dont see how Fed wins. Raonic is really doing well on his 2nd serve. If Fed doesnt get more 1st serves in, it will be a missed opportunity.

2nd time for the trainer

dep026 : 7/8/2016 11:16 am : link

Facing break point. Odds are stacking against him.

and there is the match

dep026 : 7/8/2016 11:19 am : link

Federer really let this one slip away because he couldnt serve.

Fed really needs to consider retirement

dep026 : 7/8/2016 11:24 am : link

at this point. I mean this is a match even 2 years ago that is over in less than 2 hours. I understand that he still plays at a higher level than most, but seeing some of these loses were he isnt competitive (joker) or loses to guys who arent as good as him, its too rough to see.

consider retirement?

PaulBlakeTSU : 7/8/2016 11:33 am : link

Why? He's still one of the best players in the world, even if he hasn't been able to win the Major. He's still making it to semi-finals, still consistently beating players and doing so at an age where he shouldn't even be this competitive in an age with such powerful hitters. He's a few missed shots away from being in the Finals. And he's still making a fortune doing what he loves.

That's asinine

Andy in Halifax : 7/8/2016 11:35 am : link

Fed is still a fantastic player. Raonic has dramatically improved and is ascending to the top 5. This isn't a bad loss at all.

Very sad for Fed, wanted him to win

Andy in Halifax : 7/8/2016 11:37 am : link

But this is an amazing result for Canadian tennis.

RE: consider retirement?

dep026 : 7/8/2016 11:37 am : link

In comment 13026223 PaulBlakeTSU said:

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Why? He's still one of the best players in the world, even if he hasn't been able to win the Major. He's still making it to semi-finals, still consistently beating players and doing so at an age where he shouldn't even be this competitive in an age with such powerful hitters. He's a few missed shots away from being in the Finals. And he's still making a fortune doing what he loves.

Its gonna be 5 years since he won a major. This may have been his last chance. Like I said, this is a match he didnt lose as recent as last year. He is still a very good player, but his skills are clearly diminishing and these young guns along with Djokovic arent going away any time soon.

RE: That's asinine

dep026 : 7/8/2016 11:42 am : link

In comment 13026235 Andy in Halifax said:

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Fed is still a fantastic player. Raonic has dramatically improved and is ascending to the top 5. This isn't a bad loss at all.

Its a bad loss because his serve was absolutely putrid. He gave away free points.

What young guns?

Andy in Halifax : 7/8/2016 11:42 am : link

Raonic is rising, but there is very little else pushing Djoker. I fear we are headed into another dead era of men's tennis.

Fed

PaulBlakeTSU : 7/8/2016 11:44 am : link

hasn't won since Wimbledon 2012. Murray hasn't won since Wimbledon 2013. 5 years is a long time, sure, and he likely will never win one again. But in his last four majors, he made 2 Finals and 2 Semifinals. He's the #3 player in the world. No reason to retire because of that. Keep fighting if he loves the process and loves playing and maybe he'll sneak one out before he falls off.

RE: Holy Shit!

Stan in LA : 7/8/2016 11:51 am : link

In comment 13022722 Andy in Halifax said:

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Federstancansuckiter

Not so fast, not so fast... LOL.

Of course you waited to post that. Of course you did.

Andy in Halifax : 7/8/2016 12:08 pm : link

Why do you even post about Federer? You famously proclaimed "Federer is done" after the 2008 Australian Open. He was so done that he went to the next 8 GS finals (second longest streak in tennis history, behind... Federer) winning 4.

That was 8(!) years ago.

I would think that level of embarrassment would get you to stick to Tiger Woods threads.

Speaking of Tiger...

Stan in LA : 7/8/2016 12:23 pm : link

Prediction in 2008, "No more Majors!"

How'd that work out?

Great. You nailed that one, no question

Andy in Halifax : 7/8/2016 12:26 pm : link

But that's exactly why you should troll the golf threads and leave the tennis ones alone. Tennis isn't your forte, obviously.

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