SR V: To boldly go where no room has gone before

Ricochet wrote: Hi guys. I watched the final until now in the living room, I didn't feel like entering here and commenting. But now that it's over... One word: sucky. Suckiest tennis final I have seen in my life. Sure, I don't wanna deny the emotion (but I don't think I've sweat more than Rob ) or the spectacular. But it was the bad side of spectacular. This is the face of tennis relying on pounding and unreturnable gaming. It was like watching penalties, especially in the monstruous, yet nervewrecking decider. The suckiest of all was the champion itself. If this final isn't proof that Roger, in the last two years, reduced his gaming only to serving like a cannonball and pushing the precise part of his (understandably unique) play instead of elegance and brilliant tactic, I don't know what it is. We all expected Roddick to rely heavily on serve until flopping (which he did), but that man eventually improved all his weak spots beyond expectation. Federer already had those spots perfected, and yet, except serving, his game was completely redundant, robotic, at least from the fourth set onward. This game brought me in a dillema, because I never questioned tennis' stunningness until I saw this final. If it would have gone down to straight sets, I would have acknowledged Federer's clear domination. If it would have gone down to 3-1, I would have acknowledged Federer's determination. But the way it ended, the champion's game was lousy and a final with almost every game won with the ace-serving sleeve-card by these two players is not tennis for me. I end up having the utmost admiration for Andy Roddick, who's mostly a crap of a player, but today extended all his capabilities beyond 100%. With rare and unstable exceptions, Federer's (style of) winners were standard and boring. Roddick pushed his backhand, his slices, his rallies beyond the primitive state pre-Wimbledon 2009, which is the only remarkable thing out of this match. Sure, he missed some of them, because he's simply not able to master them. He didn't change into SuperRoddick, and yet it was his best performance ever. I never thought I'd see someday Roddick with different eyes, but here it happened, and it won't have its repeat ever again. Roddick would have deserved the crown. Federer ended up as the type of champion who sucks. His elegance and virtuosity are history.  Rant over!

I am incapable of sweating. I see what you mean, certainly (though I don't really have anything to compare it to), there wasn't a lot of grace or impressiveness from Federer - the occasional very smooth shot, and Roddick played extremely well.

Hi guys.

I watched the final until now in the living room, I didn't feel like entering here and commenting.

But now that it's over...

One word: sucky.

Suckiest tennis final I have seen in my life. Sure, I don't wanna deny the emotion (but I don't think I've sweat more than Rob ) or the spectacular. But it was the bad side of spectacular. This is the face of tennis relying on pounding and unreturnable gaming. It was like watching penalties, especially in the monstruous, yet nervewrecking decider.

The suckiest of all was the champion itself. If this final isn't proof that Roger, in the last two years, reduced his gaming only to serving like a cannonball and pushing the precise part of his (understandably unique) play instead of elegance and brilliant tactic, I don't know what it is. We all expected Roddick to rely heavily on serve until flopping (which he did), but that man eventually improved all his weak spots beyond expectation. Federer already had those spots perfected, and yet, except serving, his game was completely redundant, robotic, at least from the fourth set onward.

This game brought me in a dillema, because I never questioned tennis' stunningness until I saw this final. If it would have gone down to straight sets, I would have acknowledged Federer's clear domination. If it would have gone down to 3-1, I would have acknowledged Federer's determination. But the way it ended, the champion's game was lousy and a final with almost every game won with the ace-serving sleeve-card by these two players is not tennis for me.

I end up having the utmost admiration for Andy Roddick, who's mostly a crap of a player, but today extended all his capabilities beyond 100%. With rare and unstable exceptions, Federer's (style of) winners were standard and boring. Roddick pushed his backhand, his slices, his rallies beyond the primitive state pre-Wimbledon 2009, which is the only remarkable thing out of this match. Sure, he missed some of them, because he's simply not able to master them. He didn't change into SuperRoddick, and yet it was his best performance ever. I never thought I'd see someday Roddick with different eyes, but here it happened, and it won't have its repeat ever again.

Roddick would have deserved the crown. Federer ended up as the type of champion who sucks. His elegance and virtuosity are history. 

Rant over!

James wrote: Right, he's got 15 now, he can retire now.

QFT.

lulwotz?

They just showed a pre-recorded VT of people congratulating him getting 15 Grand Slam wins... I reckon the match was fixed.


Edited by James - July 05 2009 at 12:52

moreitsythanyou wrote: Hooray no more tennis!

Roll on The Ashes on Wednesday.

It would have been more awesome if Roddick had won, as he deserved.

Right, he's got 15 now, he can retire now. 

Roddick's sense of humour was astounding for a man who's just played four hours of tennis.

Erm... 

I still say Federer's won this.

Match point, he'll win now.

He did.

Gah.


Edited by James - July 05 2009 at 12:28

Yes but he should try and pop in here...

Ooooh, this may go to Federer... hmmm.