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can't say that he isn't an awesome player though
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too good
not just in skills, but mental toughness. He handled the pressure better than Murray
not just in skills, but mental toughness. He handled the pressure better than Murray
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true.
but you CAN say he's as boring as sh!t... hardly ever any emotion on his face... doesn't really have an entertaining personality...
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He cries whenever he wins a grand slam, bar tonight lol. He has PLENTY of emotion imo.
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going by last year's reaction...it may not have been entertaining but it did show his passion for the sport....even after so many tournament wins....sure it may get boring seing him win everything but at the end of the day he is the best in the world at what he does
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Then you had former No.1's like McEnroe and Safin ... who'd chuck temper tantrums, start controversy with on-and-off court indiscretions....
we need more players like them!
actually, Sampras had a bit of character about him... he was once driven to tears in an epic 5-setter against Courier... he had to play through excruciating pains in his foot and came out on top...
great stuff!
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thats cos Hewitt got annoying with his "C'MONNNNNNNNN!!!"s and his high-pitched whinging...
i say if you're gonna use emotion... do it in an entertaining way!
i say if you're gonna use emotion... do it in an entertaining way!
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Safin never reached his full potential, he had the ability to really trouble Federer, good player, but not an all time great
Sampras was known not to show emotion
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It don't look that way to me LOL
I can post a pic of Federer crying too, whats your point?
We're talking about a 15 yr career, not one moment
Watch Sampras' matches
Roger Federer crushes Andy Murray in Australian Open final
By Darren Walton From: The Daily Telegraph Source: AP
THE tennis history book has become Roger Federer's personal diary and the Swiss maestro penned another chapter with a crushing victory over Andy Murray in the Australian Open final.
Vintage Federer outclassed Murray 6-3 6-4 7-6 (13-11) to secure a record-extending 16th career major and heap yet more misery on successive-starved British tennis fans.
It has been well documented that Fred Perry was the last British man to win a grand slam singles title at the 1936 US Open and hopes had been sky-high that Murray would finally break the painful drought.
But, just as he had against Federer in the 2008 US Open decider, the 22-year-old Scot crumbled under the weight of a nation.
The world No.1 required the minimum three sets and two hours, 41 minutes to join Andre Agassi as the only man to snare four titles in Melbourne in the professional era.
Federer is now two clear of retired American Pete Sampras on the all-time grand-slam leaderboard and, at 28, the father of two is showing no signs of letting up.
Swedish great Mats Wilander - the only other man in the past 35 years to have captured three majors in a single season - says it's frightening to think how many slams Federer will eventually wind up with.
"He's done what he's done in only six years. Give it another six years and see what happens," Wilander told AAP on the eve of Sunday night's final.
"I think he has three or four years that are going to be physically as good as the last three or four for sure."
With the career of claycourt king Rafael Nadal once again in limbo as he battles chronic knee injuries, Federer now has a realistic shot of achieving a rare calendar-year slam in 2010.
Free-rolling after completing his major set at Roland Garros last year, the remarkable Federer will arrive at the French Open in May having reached 18 of the past 19 grand slam finals.
But while he can dream - and also celebrate becoming the first dad to reign at Melbourne Park since Agassi in 2003 - Murray, and an entire country, can only dwell on what might have been.
The fifth seed had dropped just one set en route to the final and, boasting a 6-4 head-to-head record over the Swiss, earnestly believed this was finally his time.
Since Perry's success all those years ago, American men have racked up 91 grand slam trophies between them, Australians 72, Swedes 26 and Spaniards 17.
Even tennis minnows Peru, Ecuador and Hungary have landed major spoils.
Alas, Britain still waits.
Federer came out firing, unleashing a stinging backhand down the line and huge off-forehand winner to break Murray in the second game of the match.
Murray, though, appeared up to the challenge, breaking straight back with a stunning backhand pass from outside the tram lines and then a running forehand pass.
Fededer had to stave off two break points to hold for 3-2 but, after holding firm, the top seed grabbed a decisive second break in the eighth game with another sizzling off-forehand before comfortably serving out the first set.
A relentless frontrunner, Federer drilled a 155 km/h forehand winner to break Murray for a third time for a 2-1 lead in the second set.
He never looked like relinquishing his advantage and sealed the second set with a driving forehand volley.
Murray, who will climb from fifth to third in the rankings on Monday despite the demoralising defeat, briefly raised the prospect of a stirring comeback when he broke Federer to snatch a 4-2 lead in the third set.
He was unable to serve out the set at 5-3, though, as Federer upped the ante as only he can to force a tiebreaker.
Murray squandered five set points in the tension-filled breaker, and, opportunities lost for the the Scot, Federer finally finished his tiring foe off on his third match point when the fifth seed netted a backhand.
By Darren Walton From: The Daily Telegraph Source: AP
THE tennis history book has become Roger Federer's personal diary and the Swiss maestro penned another chapter with a crushing victory over Andy Murray in the Australian Open final.
Vintage Federer outclassed Murray 6-3 6-4 7-6 (13-11) to secure a record-extending 16th career major and heap yet more misery on successive-starved British tennis fans.
It has been well documented that Fred Perry was the last British man to win a grand slam singles title at the 1936 US Open and hopes had been sky-high that Murray would finally break the painful drought.
But, just as he had against Federer in the 2008 US Open decider, the 22-year-old Scot crumbled under the weight of a nation.
The world No.1 required the minimum three sets and two hours, 41 minutes to join Andre Agassi as the only man to snare four titles in Melbourne in the professional era.
Federer is now two clear of retired American Pete Sampras on the all-time grand-slam leaderboard and, at 28, the father of two is showing no signs of letting up.
Swedish great Mats Wilander - the only other man in the past 35 years to have captured three majors in a single season - says it's frightening to think how many slams Federer will eventually wind up with.
"He's done what he's done in only six years. Give it another six years and see what happens," Wilander told AAP on the eve of Sunday night's final.
"I think he has three or four years that are going to be physically as good as the last three or four for sure."
With the career of claycourt king Rafael Nadal once again in limbo as he battles chronic knee injuries, Federer now has a realistic shot of achieving a rare calendar-year slam in 2010.
Free-rolling after completing his major set at Roland Garros last year, the remarkable Federer will arrive at the French Open in May having reached 18 of the past 19 grand slam finals.
But while he can dream - and also celebrate becoming the first dad to reign at Melbourne Park since Agassi in 2003 - Murray, and an entire country, can only dwell on what might have been.
The fifth seed had dropped just one set en route to the final and, boasting a 6-4 head-to-head record over the Swiss, earnestly believed this was finally his time.
Since Perry's success all those years ago, American men have racked up 91 grand slam trophies between them, Australians 72, Swedes 26 and Spaniards 17.
Even tennis minnows Peru, Ecuador and Hungary have landed major spoils.
Alas, Britain still waits.
Federer came out firing, unleashing a stinging backhand down the line and huge off-forehand winner to break Murray in the second game of the match.
Murray, though, appeared up to the challenge, breaking straight back with a stunning backhand pass from outside the tram lines and then a running forehand pass.
Fededer had to stave off two break points to hold for 3-2 but, after holding firm, the top seed grabbed a decisive second break in the eighth game with another sizzling off-forehand before comfortably serving out the first set.
A relentless frontrunner, Federer drilled a 155 km/h forehand winner to break Murray for a third time for a 2-1 lead in the second set.
He never looked like relinquishing his advantage and sealed the second set with a driving forehand volley.
Murray, who will climb from fifth to third in the rankings on Monday despite the demoralising defeat, briefly raised the prospect of a stirring comeback when he broke Federer to snatch a 4-2 lead in the third set.
He was unable to serve out the set at 5-3, though, as Federer upped the ante as only he can to force a tiebreaker.
Murray squandered five set points in the tension-filled breaker, and, opportunities lost for the the Scot, Federer finally finished his tiring foe off on his third match point when the fifth seed netted a backhand.
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goes to show only nadal has the game to beat him
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My point is that Federer didnt cry (or show emotion) DURING a match. Sampras did... and it wasn't just that one moment for that matter.
In fact, I remember Sampras having a real dummy-spit with the umpire over a bad call... can't remember the exact game, who he played that day, etc... but I did see him fire up more than Federer ever would. Made for interesting TV viewing.
Federer keeps his cool no matter what happens on the court. He only cries when he's accepting trophies on the podium.
Agassi was another interesting one to watch until he decided to shave his head. You'd sit there p!ssing yourself laughing at that ridiculous hairpiece/wig he had on not long after he turned pro.
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