The Australian Open 2017

[Cricketics]

7 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

All over for Rafa.

[kruiser]

this set to Nadal? and fifth set Federer?

[kruiser]

Missing forehand drives.. bad boy Fed!

[Cricketics]

That was a brilliant point by Nadal to close out his serve. 

[kruiser]

2 minutes ago, Cricketics said:

That was a brilliant point by Nadal to close out his serve. 

yes, amazing! both show sparks of brilliance, but neither is consistent. Djoker or Murray when playing their normal game are still better than these two.

[kruiser]

now a simple volley miss..

[Cricketics]

9 minutes ago, kruiser said:

now a simple volley miss..

Many errors from Federer in this set.

 

Nadal coming back strong in this too. And we are heading to the deciding set.

 

Game has lived up to the hype.

 

 

[Cricketics]

Huge cheer from the crowd as the fifth set is starting. What an atmosphere. 

[Cricketics]

Nadal has that break which he wanted. This could be it for Federer. Nadal favorite to win now with the break now. 

[Singh bling]

Service broken of Federer in first set

[Singh bling]

In early 90s Tennis used to be of such  young players that even 26-27 used to look old  and now 34 -30 year old are fighting for title

[kruiser]

well played fed, but match to Nadal??

[Singh bling]

2-0 ,Age is not federer's side

[Cricketics]

7 minutes ago, Singh bling said:

In early 90s Tennis used to be of such  young players that even 26-27 used to look old  and now 34 -30 year old are fighting for title

If you are rich enough to have a big time around you such as trainer and traveling coach, you can do well. There is lot of money now to afford those kind of trainers for top 50 players. Federer and Nadal have made tons of money to afford team of 10 such people for every tournament. 

[kruiser]

Mentally, Nadal is in much stronger position. you can see specially when he defends breakpoints... He does not have to do anything extra now, just keep holding! 

Fed will not win any more slams... sad to see :(

[kruiser]

10 minutes ago, Cricketics said:

If you are rich enough to have a big time around you such as trainer and traveling coach, you can do well. There is lot of money now to afford those kind of trainers for top 50 players. Federer and Nadal have made tons of money to afford team of 10 such people for every tournament. 

there are younger players in the top 50 who can afford 10 trainers as well.. 

[Cricketics]

6 minutes ago, kruiser said:

there are younger players in the top 50 who can afford 10 trainers as well.. 

Yep, plenty of money

[Singh bling]

4-3 Federer , Roger is on top 

[Cricketics]

9 minutes ago, kruiser said:

Mentally, Nadal is in much stronger position. you can see specially when he defends breakpoints... He does not have to do anything extra now, just keep holding! 

Fed will not win any more slams... sad to see :(

Hang on. Nadal's all three service game have gone to deue this set. Federer got a big chance here as he breaks and then holds.

 

4-3 Federer now. Nadal to serve. 

[Singh bling]

20 minutes ago, Cricketics said:

If you are rich enough to have a big time around you such as trainer and traveling coach, you can do well. There is lot of money now to afford those kind of trainers for top 50 players. Federer and Nadal have made tons of money to afford team of 10 such people for every tournament. 

In 90s Men's tennis used to be service dependent. That's why big serve was basic necessity.We had seen Sampras , Ivanisevic etc big serve and volley players .from 2000s it changed Andy Roddick with his big serve was not so sucessful