Tennis Forever

[raagadevan]

No one else has that numbers, baby.

"baby"? You silly whatever you are! Everyone other than the Federer fanatics like you knows how the draws were fixed and the statistics have been manipulated over the years by ATP, Nike and other "criminal" elements who were betting on tennis matches to portray Federer as the GOAT. If you fell for that, that is your problem! You, like some of my other friends, are beyond redemption! I give up! I will not be responding to any more of the chilidish postings about Federer being the goat! Good luck to you and your hero!

[ajithfederer]

How convenient of you. I argued with facts. You resort to conspiracy theories. What else can anyone expect?

If anybody needs luck it is you and your injury ridden star. One can at-least feel sad for nadal but not for fan boys like you. Don't bother replying.

[JamesDap]

Clutching at straws now that no. 17 is beginning to look distant and out of reach. I still think he has a decent shot at it if he gets back in shape, but that's a big if. Now even weak era argument is gone, just draw manipulation theory. Yeah, like how Fed manipulated the draw to play Djoko and Murray in back to back matches to win his last slam to date. Oh wait, he also manipulated the English weather too to generate rain and get the centre court roof closed.

[JamesDap]

Fed actually improved upon last time's RG performance by reaching the QFs. So he not only maintained his ranking, he would have gained points from RG. That is how the system works and it works that way for everyone, including Nadal. Nadal was already ranked no.7 when he got to RG. As the defending champ, he would have gained no points even if he had won. By losing in the QFs, he lost a lot of points. Er and how does Fed happen to be sitting on so many points? Simple, by vastly improving upon his performance at Rome and participating and winning a new tournament in Istanbul. He lost points at Aussie Open but gained some by winning Brisbane. He's been in more finals (5, out of which he won 3) this year than any other player barring, of course, Djokovic. Nadal has only been in two finals and won only one. To rub it in a little more, Fed actually beat Djoko in one of those finals while Nadal beat Juan Monaco. Nadal has met and not won against Murray, Djoko and Wawrinka this year. Fed has beaten the last two once each this year, though lost on other occasions. I doubt a 'better' ranking system would actually rank Nadal higher than Fed in 2015, irrespective of their past achievements.

[omega]

This is exactly why Rafa was asking for a 2 year ranking system. Fed as a chairman of
Player council along with other players didn't approve the idea. Probably that's what Nadtards are sore about. However Iam not sure even a 2 year would help his cause.

[JamesDap]

This is exactly why Rafa was asking for a 2 year ranking system. Fed as a chairman of
Player council along with other players didn't approve the idea. Probably that's what Nadtards are sore about. However Iam not sure even a 2 year would help his cause.

2 year system would be ridiculous anyway. Not the world's problem if Rafa gets injured too often and misses tournaments. Well, he wanted all courts to play super slow so that he could come out on top of long rallies. In the current system, the ranking and race to london points converge at the end of the year, so it's the most sensible. We know who was the best player for the year.

[ajithfederer]

Whoa!!. How did i miss this?. When did this happen?.

This is exactly why Rafa was asking for a 2 year ranking system. Fed as a chairman of
Player council along with other players didn't approve the idea. Probably that's what Nadtards are sore about. However Iam not sure even a 2 year would help his cause.

[omega]

Whoa!!. How did i miss this?. When did this happen?.

You sure missed lot of comedy by Humble Bull as the Vice President of Player council while Federer served as the President.
Humble Bull was advocating for the following,

1) 2 year ranking instead of 1 year ranking as it would help top players to prolong their careers by not chasing points playing all tournaments (No one was on his side)
2) Remove second serve completely (targeting big servers)
3) Reduce the mandatory tournaments in a season
4) Have more clay tournaments which is good for players overall health
5) Rotate the WTF across all surfaces (so that he could win when it is on clay)

Looking at the list one can see how concerned Humble Bull was for the next generation of players. None of it was self serving. Such an ambassador for the game of tennis.

[ajithfederer]

I knew number 3 and 4. Rest is new(s) to me.

You sure missed lot of comedy by Humble Bull as the Vice President of Player council while Federer served as the President.
Humble Bull was advocating for the following,

1) 2 year ranking instead of 1 year ranking as it would help top players to prolong their careers by not chasing points playing all tournaments (No one was on his side)
2) Remove second serve completely (targeting big servers)
3) Reduce the mandatory tournaments in a season
4) Have more clay tournaments which is good for players overall health
5) Rotate the WTF across all surfaces (so that he could win when it is on clay)

Looking at the list one can see how concerned Humble Bull was for the next generation of players. None of it was self serving. Such an ambassador for the game of tennis.

[omega]

Anyway tough period ahead for federer. He raked many points post clay season last year.

Halle winner (250 pts)
Wimbledon runner up (1200 pts)
Rogers cup runner up (600 pts)
Cincinnati winner (1000 pts)
US open semi finalist (720 pts)
Shanghai winner (1000 pts)
Basel winner (500 pts)
Paris indoor QF (180 pts)
WTF Finalist (1000 pts)
Davis cup (??)