zep1706 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Federer lost to Raonic in QF. Novak's reaction to that- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumar713 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 :haha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooda Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Huge credit to Murray for playing his ass off over the last month or so to get to the WTFs, sounds like the strain of it all got to him a bit vs a Novak. Its good Fed gets a bit of a break before the Finals, plus he is playing Davis cup after that vs France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooda Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Have the finalists been decided now then? Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray, Marin Cilic, Tomas Berdych, Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic ?? Also Berdych has qualified for the 5th year running, speaks well about his consistency over the years he always seems to be just not quite good enough to beat the best guys but has been thereabouts for a while. Good player to watch too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumar713 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Have the finalists been decided now then? Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray, Marin Cilic, Tomas Berdych, Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic Yeah decided. Raonic and Kei qualifies for 1st time:nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooda Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Raonic beats T-Berd and faces either Novak or Kei in final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Novak has won 25 straight indoor matches. He is a beast on slow and low bouncy hard courts, retrieves everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Novak has won 25 straight indoor matches. He is a beast on slow and low bouncy hard courts' date=' retrieves everything.[/quote'] He like Fed is beast on all surfaces. I think whilst Novak may not dominate on 1 particular surface like Fed did on grass or Nadal on clay, he's probably the most well rounded on all surfaces. When all is said and done, Novak could end up with 10 slams. How good is that stop-slide BH shot of Novak's. I mean the guys on Sky were discussing it now, it's being taught in academies across the world because of just what it brings. Novak has won many point with it and turned defence into offence with it. Trying to figure out, if Novak wins tomorrow, but Fed wins WTF and gets all his DC final points, who takes YE1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 He like Fed is beast on all surfaces. I think whilst Novak may not dominate on 1 particular surface like Fed did on grass or Nadal on clay' date=' he's probably the most well rounded on all surfaces. When all is said and done, Novak could end up with 10 slams.[/quote'] Slow hard courts are his most favorite surface. Yes he is good on other courts too, but nothing compared to slow hard courts. Having said that Djokovic has already achieved a lot in a strong era of tennis competing against two ATBs and he would definitely go down as an all time great himself. I think he will win about 11-12 slams. He is in great shape physically and the competition from the young players is not great. If Nadal goes out of the picture he might get a free run like Federer got early in his career. Depends on Novak's performance at WTF. If he wins tomorrow he will be about 1300 points ahead. Federer can win extra 225 points at Davis cup so if he manages to win 1100 points more than Djokovic at WTF he would have a chance. In short Federer needs to win WTF and hope that Djokovic performs poorly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumar713 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Considering Novak's form don't think Milos can Challenge him or can he:hmmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Djokovic decimated Rionic to win Paris. Hopefully that will be enough to keep the #1 ranking. He is clearly the best player this season with 1 slam, 1 final, 4 masters. It would have been weird if Federer had overtaken him based on a lot of semis and finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumar713 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Agree. Novak deserves to end as Number 1:nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumar713 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals draw Group A Novak Djokovic Stan Wawrinka Tomas Berdych Marin Cilic Group B Roger Federer Andy Murray Kei Nishikori Milos Raonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raghav_12 Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Djokovic decimated Rionic to win Paris. Hopefully that will be enough to keep the #1 ranking. He is clearly the best player this season with 1 slam' date=' 1 final, 4 masters. It would have been weird if Federer had overtaken him based on a lot of semis and finals.[/quote'] What are the equations like for no 1 race between Federer and Djoko? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumar713 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 if Djokovic beats Wawrinka, Berdych and Cilic, he will secure 2014 year-end #1 before semi-finals For #1 to be in Federer's hands, he will need to win all three group matches & hope, Djokovic is #2 in his group & that way, Federer gets the chance to meet Djokovic in the semi-finals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 What are the equations like for no 1 race between Federer and Djoko? Now Djokovic is heavy favorite to end as #1. He is 1300 points ahead of Federer. Federer needs to win WTF without losing any match, win Davis cup and then hope that Djokovic does not win more than 2 matches at WTF. So unless some crazy things happen Djokovic is certain to retain the crown. However it was very close before Paris. The difference was only about 300 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumar713 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Rafael Nadal had successful surgery to remove his appendix on Monday and will remain in the hospital for up to two days to recover. A statement from Nadal's spokesman said the appendectomy was performed at the TEKNON Medical Center in Barcelona by Dr Segura Movellan and his team. "Everything has gone very well. Thank you for your support," Nadal tweeted in Spanish after the operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumar713 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Sweet revenge for Fed:two_thumbs_up: Nishikori:nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 http://m.wsj.com/articles/roger-federer-no-2-and-trying-harder-1415649715?mobile=y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep1706 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 There have been quite a few once sided matches so far at the WTF. Secondly people who claim how this is such an important tournament and close to the slams should just take a look around. There is not even 10% of the buzz that you see and experience during a slam. This has as much public interest as a masters 1000, may be slightly more but even that is doubtful. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the North American and European clay masters actually get more TV crowd. Slams are in a completely different category. There is clear daylight between the slams and the other events in tennis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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