Comments on: PARIS MASTERS: ROGER FEDERER IS A CLAY COURT SPECIALIST, NADAL MOVING TOWARDS NO. 1

By: kc

kc — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:09 +0000

Sorry to burst your bubble dear but nadal wont reagain his top form ever.Djokovic and Delpotro has his number already so brace yourself for his downward spiral.(channeling Agassi.LOL)

By: Marylin belen conde carrillo

Marylin belen conde carrillo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:06:56 +0000

Bueno mi comentario hacerca de roger federer es que el me cambio la vida simplemente por que hizo que yo conociera un mundo muevo y emocionante como es el temis y que es muy profesional y si en este momento pudiera hablar con el le diria la siguiente, no te conosco como persona pero creo que puedo ver en ti un jugador extraudinario, y un carisma que pocos tienen y te le pido a dios que bendiga tu hogar y tu persona.

By: Philip

Philip — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:47:56 +0000

Does this take into account that Fed has 200 points to defend in the WTF and Nadal has zero? I’m not trying to doubt you, I’m just trying to figure out exactly what scenarios enable Fed to maintain no.1 ranking.

I hope TMF shows up in Longdon and LAYS DOWN THE LAW.

P.S. Pundits criticize Nadal for playing so much on clay but his ranking depends heavily on him winning most of the clay tournaments. Without it he’d never even be in contention for the #1 ranking. It means someone like Federer has to replicate that success on hard courts, which I think is more challenging.

By: Denise

Denise — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:08:25 +0000

Seems like Roger has not been as quick to anticipate his opponents
on court lately. Maybe he is just a little out of practice — tournament practice, that is. Also, it seems to me that he really enjoys “playing” tennis these days. Watching him, he doesn’t seem so one-pointed in his focus on winning until he is down a bit. Then he tries to get in gear and win — and it hasn’t worked so well. But,
if he really wants to win, I’m sure he can. He’s got the experience and the know-how, that’s for sure. Hope he can win in London.

By: meretricula

meretricula — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:55:23 +0000

ah, how quickly we forget! =) the computer remembers the whole year. Nadal had a fantastic first third, a terrible second third, and a reasonably good (for him, anyway) final third. if he manages to bring his final results back up to fantastic (and I’m not saying he will, because he is playing pretty terribly at the moment, but you never know with him) and does better than Federer, who had a mediocre season until Madrid and seems to be having a let-down after losing the USO, then that’s the way it goes. the points system is exactly the same it’s been all year long, whether Nadal or Federer (or Djokovic, or Murray!) is number one.

By: Puffin

Puffin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:18:05 +0000

Roger has said in the past that if he’s played well but still loses, because his opponent played that bit better, the loss doesn’t affect him so much as if he’d played poorly and had basically given the match away. Julien played unbelievably well and Roger really didn’t play that badly – just on the big points, ie, tiebreak and not able to convert any of the break points after the 1st one. It was a very good match, and I think that’s why Roger doesn’t “seem” that upset. I’m sure he badly wanted to win, but there wasn’t a lot he could do about Julien’s level of play.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:32:08 +0000

That´s right about Nadal, he never gives up, he´s a born a fighter and that´s the way it should be. But again he hasen´t been quite him self after the injurie and some of the guys left in the field are fighting for the last place in London.

But I don´t even see him beeting Tsonga today. The french crowd will back him up, and Tsonga is a show man he loves that.

And I like what you say about Murray and Stephanek, it´s the better of two worse

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:42 +0000

Yeah – I saw Fed was very upset losing to Gilles Simon (twice and upset both times). This time he seemed OK.

Must have been Marat’s party! Can’t think of anything else.

By: Tabby

Tabby — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:34:22 +0000

Sorry, ‘Fed’.

By: Tabby

Tabby — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:32:03 +0000

With FEd, am I the only person who thinks he really isn’t that bothered – as in, as bothered as he’d normally be at losing – at the moment unless it’s a more important (to him) tournament as he’s working on a bit of paternity leave?

By: C.F.

C.F. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:25:51 +0000

What you say about Nadal not being in top form makes sense, but… he’s Nadal. I never count him out, unless he’s already at the net congratulating the other guy. He’s certainly not playing his best, not even close, but for him and a few (very few) others, while it might make it more difficult, impossibility doesn’t seem to be a part of his vocabulary.

If he manages to win Paris in spite of a strangely “shaky” game and does well at the YEC, I won’t be too upset if he gets the #1: he will so have deserved it!

Now that I think of it, Paris only has players I like left in the draw. Well, players I like and Stepanek, but since it was either him or Murray, I won’t complain much

By: kc

kc — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:20:01 +0000

Yes, come to think of it.Had Nadal drawn Benneteau in the first round and Roger , Almagro, Nadal was already long gone by now.So yeah, come on Tsonga!

By: kc

kc — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:17:51 +0000

Yes , i believe Tsonga will win.Come on Tsonga!

By: kc

kc — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:16:47 +0000

It is less credible imo.I cant believe someone should be named nos 1 when his performance this year was lackluster.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:33:01 +0000

Lets keep it cool.
Roger didn´t really play that bad. You could see he tried to be more aggresive at the end of the match but Bennetau really played well, and didn´t make any mistakes. Roger will bounce back in London.
And for Nadal taking over the number one spot will not happen. Nadal should have lost to Almagro ut he was lucky Almagro got injured. And Robredo couldn´t close the match. But Nadal will loose today to Tsonga. Nadal isn´t at his top right now and Tsonga is playing really great right now.

But I had so high hopes for Roger at this tournament, so seing him loose so early wasen´t fun. Looking foreward to London now.

By: majorfedfan

majorfedfan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:20:59 +0000

Nadal just can’t win Paris then!!!! C’mon Tsonga!

By: meretricula

meretricula — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:14:58 +0000

I’ve heard that going around the web, and it’s just not true. if Rafa wins Paris, he will still be 305 points *behind* Roger. if Federer doesn’t *play* in London and Rafa wins two round robin matches, Rafa finishes the year as #1. math! it’s not my strong suit but numbers don’t lie.

points going into London:
Roger: 10,150
Rafa: now 8,845, potentially up to 9,845 if he wins Paris.

if Rafa wins Paris AND does significantly better than Roger in London, then I guess he could end the year as #1, but trust me, that is very much still in Federer’s hands. not to mention (with all love) Rafa is just not that great on hardcourt.

(also? if Rafa does manage to pry this out of Fed’s hands, props to him. the ATP’s points system doesn’t suddenly become less credible just because someone other than Federer winds up on top. the computer doesn’t care which name it spits out.)

By: JFK

JFK — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:36:21 +0000

If Nadal wins Paris and then wins 2 round robin matches in London then he becomes #1 regardless of what Fed does. It’s out of Federer’s hands now. It is so scary that it has come down to this.

By: kc

kc — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:30 +0000

regardless of what happens in London, for me, ROGer is the undisputed nos 1.Imagine, someone is on the verge of claiming the no 1 because of the crappy ranking points system of the friggin ATP?Seriously?Not deserving at all.NOT CREDIBLE AT ALL.It must be a big JOKE if and when that happens.

By: Nina

Nina — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:46:27 +0000

Gotta love Federer.