He did it 
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And now he gerrarded it all, dammit.
sjsaur
Trooper
Anyone here following Wimbledon at the moment? Who are you routing for?
I myself hope Federer can break the open era record for Wimbledon titles this year (came agonisingly close last year)
It'll be very tough, and I think his groundstrokes are definitely not what they used to be (what on earth happened to the greatest forehand of all time?) but I still believe he can go top form depending on the match (like Shanghai semi finals last year) and if he can achieve that at the right times and maintain it, he can bag his 8th Wimbledon and 18th slam.
(Fun fact- While watching the Shanghai open last year, guess who the camera caught among the spectators?...none other than Adrian Smith and Nicko McBrain!...unfortunately, the commentator didn't know who they were)
I myself hope Federer can break the open era record for Wimbledon titles this year (came agonisingly close last year)
It'll be very tough, and I think his groundstrokes are definitely not what they used to be (what on earth happened to the greatest forehand of all time?) but I still believe he can go top form depending on the match (like Shanghai semi finals last year) and if he can achieve that at the right times and maintain it, he can bag his 8th Wimbledon and 18th slam.
(Fun fact- While watching the Shanghai open last year, guess who the camera caught among the spectators?...none other than Adrian Smith and Nicko McBrain!...unfortunately, the commentator didn't know who they were)
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
Come on Federer! *shouts this when Federer wins the 2nd set: 1-1*
Do you have a link to footage?
That's all folks 
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Too many unforced errors by Federer in the last set, so a deserved win for Djokovic. First two sets - epic.
sjsaur
Trooper
A bit disappointed, but I had a feeling Federer peaked against Murray and would have a let down against Djokovic. At least he won that epic tie break.
Sorry, I tried looking, but I haven't seen any recorded footage where they show them. I streamed the match via dracula stream, But I know what I saw dammit!
Im pretty sure it was either the semis or quarter finals, definitely one of Federers matches. I can't quite remember the channel I was streaming, but there's a good chance it was either sky sport or espn.
Anyone else here kinda worried at the severe lack of up and coming players making it deep into the slams and challenging the old guard? The likes of Grigor Dimitrov, Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori should be entering their peaks, but they are really struggling.
When the Sampras/Agassi and co era ended, it was the likes of Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin and Andy Roddick, among others, who stepped up and planted the flag of the new generation, beating the old guard on the biggest stages. When their era ended it was Nadal, Djokovic and Murray stepping up. But who have we got now, as the current generation is scheduled for its twilight years?
I think it's a shame that Del Potro and Söderling both vanished with injuries at about the same time. Those two would have been able to shake things up a bit in the past few years.
The Flash
Dennis Wilcock did 9/11
This thread only becomes active when a Grand Slam final has been played, gonna stick to that tradition.
Novak Djokovic won the US Open, that's his third Grand Slam of the year. Had he been able to beat Stan Wawrinka in the Roland Garros final, he'd have completed the Yearly Grand Slam. Something neither Federer nor Nadal have been able to do in their careers. Federer-Nadal rivalry made tennis a part of the creme de la creme in sports and as a result Djokovic has been treated like a stepchild in a way but he's not that far away from Nadal's level at this point. 10 Grand Slams now to Nadal's 14. Only thing Nole has to do to get the recognition he deserves is to win Roland Garros, imo.
Novak Djokovic won the US Open, that's his third Grand Slam of the year. Had he been able to beat Stan Wawrinka in the Roland Garros final, he'd have completed the Yearly Grand Slam. Something neither Federer nor Nadal have been able to do in their careers. Federer-Nadal rivalry made tennis a part of the creme de la creme in sports and as a result Djokovic has been treated like a stepchild in a way but he's not that far away from Nadal's level at this point. 10 Grand Slams now to Nadal's 14. Only thing Nole has to do to get the recognition he deserves is to win Roland Garros, imo.
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Crowd was awful yesterday.
It simply goes to show how insanely difficult winning a Grand Slam is (see also Serena). There's always somebody in the way; Federer had Nadal blocking him at RG in 06/07, for instance. You only have to slip up a little to lose a match against another top player.
Anyway, going back to the post-Wimbledon discussion about the lack of young talent breaking through, the youngest men's quarterfinalist at USO was 27 (Cilic), and a 34-year-old made a second consecutive Slam final. And the women's champion retired after winning...
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
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The beeb didn't name anyone, but they're promising big names. I guess there goes Sepp Blatter's second choice at careers.
Some names on a Tennis Integrity Unit/Betfair/ATP watchlist were published in a Swedish newspaper a few years back. Biggest on the list is probably Victoria Azarenka.