“As a consequence of taking up tennis again, I became more susceptible to the allure of Federer. I started paying closer attention to his results and I couldn’t help but notice how phenomenally successful he was being.”
“I asked him who, of today’s top players, he particularly admired. He told me he’d recently been on some practice courts near Federer and he couldn’t believe how good he was. As he spoke, awe entered his voice and his eyes acquired a faraway look. Increasingly, I realised, this was how Federer was being viewed. He was becoming a figure of legend, almost a god.”
The obligatory jab at Rafa, but of course, juxtaposed against Fed’s genius:
“Wallace’s basic contention was that men’s tennis had, for the previous few decades, been moving in a linear direction. Thanks to a combination of composite rackets, related changes in technique and advances in athleticism, a single style had come to dominate the sport. This style – the “power baseline” game – was, as its name suggested, based on hitting the ball with tremendous power (and copious topspin) from the back of the court. According to Wallace, it was Lendl who had pioneered the style in the 80s, in the 90s players like Agassi and Courier had raised it to new heights and, more recently, Rafa Nadal had taken it “just as far as it goes”. The problem with the power baseline style, Wallace suggested, wasn’t that it was inherently boring but it was “somewhat static and limited” and, if it were to prove the “evolutionary end-point of tennis”, that would be a problem for the game.
Federer, however, had shown another way forward. He had introduced – or rather, reintroduced – elements such as subtlety and variety, an “ability to read and manipulate opponents, to mix spins and speeds, to misdirect and surprise, to use tactical foresight and peripheral vision”. Yet the point about Federer – and here was Wallace’s kicker – was that he could do all those things while also being a “first-rate, kickass power-baseliner”. He had demonstrated a new way of playing tennis that was as attractive as it was effective, and had done so from within the modern game. “He is Mozart and Metallica and the combination is somehow wonderful.””
Because somehow the stats for men seem to be spoken about so often as if there were no women on earth. I mean no women champions with unbelievable records, including several women whose records eclipse the men’s records.
Serena is a TRUE GOAT bar none. And she ain’t done yet………………..and oh, she ain’t the leader on the money leaderboard! Somehow, I have a feeling she doesn’t care about that.
No. It doesn’t count because women’s tennis is a joke. Interestingly, the same fans celebrating here are the ones discounting some men for a “weak era.” If there was ever a weak era, it was in women’s tennis. And I’d say pretty much every one knows that. Besides, the lack of variety in women’s tennis is even more stark than that of the men. It’s women like Navratilova, Evert, Graf and even Seles that I think of when I see GOAT discussions (though it is not a concept that I personally put much premium on). Serena is still phenomenal but faced with little to no variation.
(I betcha even gussiebot doesn’t have a Rafa tattoo.)
Yet even among that globe-spanning cross-section of humanity, Michele Drohan, a Massachusetts native and Manhattan resident who has never set foot in Switzerland nor spoken with Federer face-to-face, says she “automatically wins any contest in which someone tells me they’re a bigger Federer fan.” Her trump card? The “RF” logo she has tattooed on the inside of her left wrist.
“I got it the day Fed won the French Open in 2009,” she says, while admitting that a celebratory beverage or two may have played a role in the decision. “My friends and family actually think it’s great, or so they say. Of course, there are a few people who think it’s nuts.”
“We might also need to investigate Brazil. After visiting the country for the first time, in 2012, Federer told the Swiss paper Tages Anzeiger, “I met more fans that collapsed in tears than elsewhere. It was amazing how many were shaking. I had to practically take them in my arms and say, ‘It’s OK, it’s OK.’”
“Roger, yes, he’s a god in France,” says Carole Bouchard, a freelance tennis writer who was formerly with the French sports daily L’Equipe. “His elegance speaks to classic tennis fans. We cut off our king’s head, but we’re still deeply attached to traditions.” At Roland Garros in 2012, Federer screamed at his Parisian faithful to “Shut up!” and stop distracting him. But they went right on paying tribute to their god.”
June 22, 2015 at 11:29 pm,
—At Roland Garros in 2012, Federer screamed at his Parisian FAITHFUL to “Shut up!” and stop distracting him. —
=======================================================
OMG! There are media makers who are doing whatever to put Fed on a pedestal and rescue him. In 2012 at Roland Garros, Fed screamed ‘Shut up!’ after he hit the ball into the net and the spectators cheered on his opponent (Delpo). Two years later (or maybe already earlier) , Mr.Tignor made up a fake story that Fed screamed at the crowd because he was distracted “by their oohs and aahs” (i.e. because of their worship!!!). 😆 😆 😆 And he shamelessly keeps this fake story alive! OMG! OMG! OMG!
Pro-Fed people are ignoring the facts, constructing their “interpretations” and hoping that “if you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” Nothing new! 😆
Mr. S. Tignor doesn’t argue that Fed screamed at the crowd to “Shut up!”, but he made up a fake story that Fed screamed BECAUSE he was distracted “by their oohs and aahs” (i.e. because of their worship!!!): “Ironically, it was Federer, distracted by their oohs and aahs in Lenglen, who screamed at the crowd to “Shut up!” two years ago [2012].
hawkeye, Tignor’s opinion doesn’t make it fact. Gussie has as much right to her opinion as you or Tignor. It doesn’t make her delusional or comical. From an impartial viewing of the video, all we can make out is that Fed looks nasty when yelling ” shut up”.
Of course Mary everyone has a right to their opinion (didn’t say otherwise), as is augustroll’s right to her opinion that Tignor and others are lying. All I said is that
And my right to think that it is both comical and delusional.
All I said is that only one person that I’m aware of believes that Federer yelled shut-up because spectators cheered his opponent after the point had ended. That IMO is comical and delusional.
Please point out where I said Tignor’s opinion was fact. On the contrary Mary, I can point out where someone said it was a lie.
No one disagrees (even Federer) that he looked nasty when yellng “shut up”. I’d be interested in knowing who thought otherwise.
June 23, 2015 at 3:17 pm,
—All I said is that only one person that I’m aware of believes that Federer yelled shut-up because spectators cheered his opponent after the point had ended. —
===================================
Fed is yelling ‘Shut up” after the point has ended and the spectators are cheering his opponent…: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd_ISSzxyZk
.
…not because he was distracted “by their OOHS and AAHS” (i.e. because of their worship!)
Since Ricky is Tardy again with anything about Wimbly, I shall put My Wimbly Draw Eve predictions here, on Roger’s page relatively Twit I mean tweet noise free.
With Andy “randomly” placed in Novak’s half and many players from Roger’s “era” in his quarter, I put Roger as the favourite for his 18th.
Put two or more of Rosol, Isner, Karlovic and Kyrgios in Rafa’s first four rounds just for insurance.
If the organizers can find a way to rig rain to close the roof, they will do that too.
Remember, the player that draws the tags does NOT see the contents on that tag but hands it over to an illusionist I mean tournament official before it is read.
Jeez, RG:
http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/05/federer-angered-fan-coming-out-court-im-not-happy-about-it/54999/#.VWI0Zk2JjIU
Happened to Fed before, and Rafa, not good.
This is fantastic! I can totally relate to this Fedfan’s fandom, mine being with respect to Rafa of course:
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/may/24/roger-federer-and-me-william-skidelsky-extract-tennis-memoir
“As a consequence of taking up tennis again, I became more susceptible to the allure of Federer. I started paying closer attention to his results and I couldn’t help but notice how phenomenally successful he was being.”
“I asked him who, of today’s top players, he particularly admired. He told me he’d recently been on some practice courts near Federer and he couldn’t believe how good he was. As he spoke, awe entered his voice and his eyes acquired a faraway look. Increasingly, I realised, this was how Federer was being viewed. He was becoming a figure of legend, almost a god.”
The obligatory jab at Rafa, but of course, juxtaposed against Fed’s genius:
“Wallace’s basic contention was that men’s tennis had, for the previous few decades, been moving in a linear direction. Thanks to a combination of composite rackets, related changes in technique and advances in athleticism, a single style had come to dominate the sport. This style – the “power baseline” game – was, as its name suggested, based on hitting the ball with tremendous power (and copious topspin) from the back of the court. According to Wallace, it was Lendl who had pioneered the style in the 80s, in the 90s players like Agassi and Courier had raised it to new heights and, more recently, Rafa Nadal had taken it “just as far as it goes”. The problem with the power baseline style, Wallace suggested, wasn’t that it was inherently boring but it was “somewhat static and limited” and, if it were to prove the “evolutionary end-point of tennis”, that would be a problem for the game.
Federer, however, had shown another way forward. He had introduced – or rather, reintroduced – elements such as subtlety and variety, an “ability to read and manipulate opponents, to mix spins and speeds, to misdirect and surprise, to use tactical foresight and peripheral vision”. Yet the point about Federer – and here was Wallace’s kicker – was that he could do all those things while also being a “first-rate, kickass power-baseliner”. He had demonstrated a new way of playing tennis that was as attractive as it was effective, and had done so from within the modern game. “He is Mozart and Metallica and the combination is somehow wonderful.””
Amen.
Empty seats
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGGTb4hUoAAF3Kk.png
Empty seats
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGGTh3nUoAEcCQI.png
Empty seats
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGLHESPW0AA_bVd.png
Empty seats
https://twitter.com/JulieS/status/604261654818373632/photo/1
Empty seats
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGLPe4DWcAExPd6.jpg
More federazzi drivel but confirms their hate for Rafa stems from his continued threat to their ever weakening delusion.
http://europe.newsweek.com/author-investigates-his-obsession-roger-federer-327816
Empty seats…
http://pseudofedblog.com/2015/05/29/empty-seats-and-request-a-pseudograph/
Everybody knows the RG crowd is a joke.
Wow, his girls have REALLY grown.
http://f.blick.ch/img/incoming/origs3809857/712863335-w980-h653-q70/028077330.jpg
http://f.blick.ch/img/incoming/origs3809854/90286323-w980-h653-q70/028077322.jpg
I am wondering why hawkeye63 doesn’t believe journos:
https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/605072134340268032
Empty seats
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGaWvhWU8AAPznT.jpg
Empty seats
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGaaos9UYAA1b5P.jpg
The reason behind the empty seats has been discovered: ‘the clients’ don’t bother attending.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGfXrWXWsAA3369.png
Empty seats:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFdiE3tWYAAaAGi.jpg
https://twitter.com/EurosportCom_EN/status/607611773659717632/photo/1
Whoever clued Fed in about Twitter has a lot to answer for, and the maddening thing is he genuinely appears to be having fun, aaaaagh!:
https://twitter.com/klaudia_cs93/status/608545288400289792
Roger still leads tennis with endorsements with almost as much as Rafa and Nole combined. Fifth overall among all sports!
http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/13056965/forbes-list-shows-federer-sponsors-favourite
^^Could this be the reason they line up all those cupcakes tournament draw time? Don’t answer that: #rhetorical
Question for anyone except hawkeye (who knows this answer cold).
There is a pro tennis player of the same age as Roger who currently has 20 slam victories, despite some years of injuries, and continues to go strong.
Who?
Serena. Women’s tennis. Doesn’t count.
It only doesn’t count to federazzi because it threatens their GOAT as an absolute mantra. So easy to spot a growingly desperate federazzi.
I think every real tennis fan knows the answer to this question for sure, no?
yes
Still bears repeating I think.
Because somehow the stats for men seem to be spoken about so often as if there were no women on earth. I mean no women champions with unbelievable records, including several women whose records eclipse the men’s records.
Serena is a TRUE GOAT bar none. And she ain’t done yet………………..and oh, she ain’t the leader on the money leaderboard! Somehow, I have a feeling she doesn’t care about that.
No. It doesn’t count because women’s tennis is a joke. Interestingly, the same fans celebrating here are the ones discounting some men for a “weak era.” If there was ever a weak era, it was in women’s tennis. And I’d say pretty much every one knows that. Besides, the lack of variety in women’s tennis is even more stark than that of the men. It’s women like Navratilova, Evert, Graf and even Seles that I think of when I see GOAT discussions (though it is not a concept that I personally put much premium on). Serena is still phenomenal but faced with little to no variation.
Some “tennis” fans are a joke.
Ahhh, the federazzi…
(I betcha even gussiebot doesn’t have a Rafa tattoo.)
Yet even among that globe-spanning cross-section of humanity, Michele Drohan, a Massachusetts native and Manhattan resident who has never set foot in Switzerland nor spoken with Federer face-to-face, says she “automatically wins any contest in which someone tells me they’re a bigger Federer fan.” Her trump card? The “RF” logo she has tattooed on the inside of her left wrist.
“I got it the day Fed won the French Open in 2009,” she says, while admitting that a celebratory beverage or two may have played a role in the decision. “My friends and family actually think it’s great, or so they say. Of course, there are a few people who think it’s nuts.”
“We might also need to investigate Brazil. After visiting the country for the first time, in 2012, Federer told the Swiss paper Tages Anzeiger, “I met more fans that collapsed in tears than elsewhere. It was amazing how many were shaking. I had to practically take them in my arms and say, ‘It’s OK, it’s OK.’”
“Roger, yes, he’s a god in France,” says Carole Bouchard, a freelance tennis writer who was formerly with the French sports daily L’Equipe. “His elegance speaks to classic tennis fans. We cut off our king’s head, but we’re still deeply attached to traditions.” At Roland Garros in 2012, Federer screamed at his Parisian faithful to “Shut up!” and stop distracting him. But they went right on paying tribute to their god.”
http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/06/swiss-army/55285/#.VYiX8utqrXV
June 22, 2015 at 11:29 pm,
—At Roland Garros in 2012, Federer screamed at his Parisian FAITHFUL to “Shut up!” and stop distracting him. —
=======================================================
OMG! There are media makers who are doing whatever to put Fed on a pedestal and rescue him. In 2012 at Roland Garros, Fed screamed ‘Shut up!’ after he hit the ball into the net and the spectators cheered on his opponent (Delpo). Two years later (or maybe already earlier) , Mr.Tignor made up a fake story that Fed screamed at the crowd because he was distracted “by their oohs and aahs” (i.e. because of their worship!!!). 😆 😆 😆 And he shamelessly keeps this fake story alive! OMG! OMG! OMG!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJjv2Tabw_I
That is your interpretation and no one else’s.
Pro-Fed people are ignoring the facts, constructing their “interpretations” and hoping that “if you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” Nothing new! 😆
Along with everyone else except you.
You don’t need to be a trained lip reader to see he was saying SHUT UP and his glare confirms it was in anger.
ed (at 2:15 pm),
Mr. S. Tignor doesn’t argue that Fed screamed at the crowd to “Shut up!”, but he made up a fake story that Fed screamed BECAUSE he was distracted “by their oohs and aahs” (i.e. because of their worship!!!): “Ironically, it was Federer, distracted by their oohs and aahs in Lenglen, who screamed at the crowd to “Shut up!” two years ago [2012].
Ed, yes that is the case and is what Tignor said.
Federer made it quite clear that he was yelling at the woman that prematurely called the ball out.
What is he going to do? Stop mid-point and yell out?
Only one person I’m aware of claims to think otherwise, a comical but delusional interpretation.
Nothing new.
That’s what Tignor wrote:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIMY7jhUAAEYlL6.png
hawkeye, Tignor’s opinion doesn’t make it fact. Gussie has as much right to her opinion as you or Tignor. It doesn’t make her delusional or comical. From an impartial viewing of the video, all we can make out is that Fed looks nasty when yelling ” shut up”.
Of course Mary everyone has a right to their opinion (didn’t say otherwise), as is augustroll’s right to her opinion that Tignor and others are lying. All I said is that
And my right to think that it is both comical and delusional.
All I said is that only one person that I’m aware of believes that Federer yelled shut-up because spectators cheered his opponent after the point had ended. That IMO is comical and delusional.
Please point out where I said Tignor’s opinion was fact. On the contrary Mary, I can point out where someone said it was a lie.
No one disagrees (even Federer) that he looked nasty when yellng “shut up”. I’d be interested in knowing who thought otherwise.
June 23, 2015 at 3:17 pm,
—Please point out where I said Tignor’s opinion was fact.—
===================================================
I’m curious to know what you are arguing about, if Tignor’s opinion/story is not a fact!
I no longer strive to address the “curiosity” of trolls.
Besides, now you are curious what I am saying when in the past you lied that you didn’t care what I said.
Now that’s curious.
June 23, 2015 at 3:17 pm,
—All I said is that only one person that I’m aware of believes that Federer yelled shut-up because spectators cheered his opponent after the point had ended. —
===================================
Fed is yelling ‘Shut up” after the point has ended and the spectators are cheering his opponent…:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd_ISSzxyZk
.
…not because he was distracted “by their OOHS and AAHS” (i.e. because of their worship!)
June 23, 2015 at 3:41 pm,
You should have stopped trolling more than a year ago. 😆
After YOU 🙂
Since Ricky is Tardy again with anything about Wimbly, I shall put My Wimbly Draw Eve predictions here, on Roger’s page relatively Twit I mean tweet noise free.
With Andy “randomly” placed in Novak’s half and many players from Roger’s “era” in his quarter, I put Roger as the favourite for his 18th.
Put two or more of Rosol, Isner, Karlovic and Kyrgios in Rafa’s first four rounds just for insurance.
If the organizers can find a way to rig rain to close the roof, they will do that too.
Remember, the player that draws the tags does NOT see the contents on that tag but hands it over to an illusionist I mean tournament official before it is read.
Luck of the draw has nothing to do with it.
Let’s see what shakes out in the AM shall we?
What is happening to Roger’s peRFect hairline???
What will the federazzi do???
That photographer was shipped off to Gitmo just past midnight.
http://twitter.com/Wimbledon/status/614772367865303040/photo/1
The truth is out there.
This is true. About time that the truth was put out there once and for all.
Why so serious Roger? You have a cupcake draw to the semis. Cheer up you old goat.
http://twitter.com/ESPNTennis/status/614763924723003392/photo/1
The hair. THE HAIR!!!!
What has happened to his peRFect HAIR????
God it’s KILLING Me!!!!
ROFL
Not even TMF can halt the ageing process…..
The horror. THE HORROR!!!!
Sorry…. wrong movie. 🙂