Saturday, May 21, 2005
Will Federer Conquer Roland Garros?
With the French Open round the corner, all eyes are on Roger Federer. Rohit Brijnath in his article "A Graveyard of Heroes" written for the Hindu, mentions about the French being the only slam which has eluded big players like McEnroe,Sampras,Edberg to name a few. All tennis aficionados would definitely like to see Federer win the elusive French open, since the grace and the insouciance of his game definitely ranks him among the greatest players to have played the game.
There are however obstacles he has to encounter in Coria and a rejuvenated Ferrero. The major threat would be the in-form Nadal. There is also a dark horse lurking in the form of Richard Gasquet (a player to watch out for in the future) who was highly impressive during the tournament in Hamburg last week.
I hope that Federer wins the French since it is the toughest grand slam to win and winning it would without doubt raise him to the pinnacle of tennis.
There are however obstacles he has to encounter in Coria and a rejuvenated Ferrero. The major threat would be the in-form Nadal. There is also a dark horse lurking in the form of Richard Gasquet (a player to watch out for in the future) who was highly impressive during the tournament in Hamburg last week.
I hope that Federer wins the French since it is the toughest grand slam to win and winning it would without doubt raise him to the pinnacle of tennis.
# posted by Praveen @ 2:45 PM 
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Not a damn chance. I am a fan. But a practical one. I play tennis-rahter used to. These claycourters will just sit at the baseline with their western forhands and whack the ball. No one who is a serve and volleyer will ever win in Roland Garros in the future. Nowadays, clay court events are also more. Killing the serve and volleyers and the game.
Regards,
Sunil
Regards,
Sunil
Well, you are right about the serve and volleyers not winning, but dont count Federer out especially after the way he played in Hamburg. I mean he wasn't at his best but managed to win convincingly.
It is semi-finals, Nadal vs Federer.
I wish that Federer wins today's match. Nadal has the upperhand since he is the underdog.
It all depends on how the match starts. I think that the first 2 games are the most important ones of this match!
Hope that Federer has a strong start ...
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I wish that Federer wins today's match. Nadal has the upperhand since he is the underdog.
It all depends on how the match starts. I think that the first 2 games are the most important ones of this match!
Hope that Federer has a strong start ...
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