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Hi VR, I tend to agree about Fed’s ROS in 2017. I do remember Rafa wasn’t serving great during 2017 HC season; it’s until the clay season that year that he revealed his incredible second serve. I think he or […]

I think it’s 50-50 in both matches.

Djoko so far has almost walk through his matches unchallenged, but, Sasha, if he’s able to up his level from his R4 match, may be a challenge for Djoko. After all, Sas […]

I didn’t say that Rafa would sure win against Djoko in the final. Also, there’s no guarantee that both would get there in the first place!

Rafa have to play very well to beat Djoko in the FO final (2012, 201 […]

You forget Rafa has his lefty serves, and Fed was equally bad when converting BPs against Rafa.

Fed is poor in converting BPs, whether its against Rafa or Stan or even Tsitsipas, that’s basically how he […]

Well Joe, whether Djoko was tired or not, Rafa still got the job done and that’s important because he managed to beat the demon in his head.

Of course that doesn’t mean he would be beating Djoko on the HCs or […]

Er… You forget that Fed had to go five sets, almost lost it, at the AO2017 final and that’s on quick HCs, so Rafa wasn’t helpless against Fed’s improved BH.

The IW/Miami encounters? Well, after losing […]

To me Rafa playing at his 2018 level on clay will be good enough to beat Fed, not necessary at his 2017 level. If Thiem could beat Fed on clay, I don’t see why Rafa couldn’t!

And if Rafa could beat Djoko on […]

Joe, so was Fed playing his best against Stan? You think Fed could play his best against Rafa? You think Rafa could not play better than Stan did against Fed?

Good post TWD.

I agree, that Stan wins at most 10% of the times when facing the big three; to say the match is on his racket is simply not true. In fact the big three all have the ability to take the racket […]

Ricky, if Rafa could break a lot, that means he has to be able to return his opponents serves a lot to stay in the point before breaking serves! If not, he will have to go to TBs often.

Sorry, that’s my response to VMK’s post of 12.19am.

That’s on the HCs! If Stan could break Fed’s serve on clay, I don’t see why Rafa couldn’t.

Agree Ramara.

It depends what’s the definition of ‘great’ returner of serves. I mean, if Rafa is able to break serves to be one of the best in winning returning games, that means he’s doing something right! […]

Joe, Rafa isn’t bad returning serves on HCs and grass too! Remember USO2017 final? He’s able to handle Anderson’s big serve in the final by standing way back to return serves.

As I said, it doesn’t matter […]

Rafa usually go for return winners imo, by hitting hard his returns. He rarely block back the returns. Rafa is good at returning big serves hence his good H2H vs big servers – Karlovic, Isner, Raonic for […]

It’s because he stands so far back that’s why he’s returning great, hence he’s a good returner of serves! He’s one of the best if not the best in breaking serves! You don’t need to stand close to the baseline to […]

Djoko will have something to say about that!

I’ve doubts that Rafa could reach the SF at Wimbledon this year, even though secretly I hope and wish he could. He’s not playing better on clay this year than las […]

Rafa in three or four sets, probably four.

You are always fearful, maybe you’re born a pessimist, and sometimes logic and reasoning couldn’t get to you.

If Fed is playing really so well, he would’ve finished off Stan in straight sets! Fed was makin […]

I respect Stan and what he could do on the tennis court. I feel without the Tsitsipas match, Stan would probably have won this QF match against Fed.

His serve is clutch, his ground strokes solid, and he’s p […]