and fell asleep again. (or Fed upped his game a notch)
― Ludo, Sunday, 28 January 2018 10:44 (six years ago) link
This has been a very uneven match - neither of them have been playing well at the same time.
Cilic has started to serve better but I don't even know how Fed is losing this set now?
― Roz, Sunday, 28 January 2018 11:05 (six years ago) link
It's like the moment someone ups their game, the other would inexplicably deflate.
― Roz, Sunday, 28 January 2018 11:10 (six years ago) link
Welp there it is, Slam no. 20 for Fed! To be fair, this was prob never meant to go to a fifth set so kudos Cilic, for forcing one anyway.
― Roz, Sunday, 28 January 2018 11:42 (six years ago) link
Couldn’t watch any of this and I was getting the Delpo ‘09 jitters from Fed’s inability to just put the match away. V pleased. Nice round number. Would love to see him at #1, even if only for a week. I guess it’s possible if he bothers to play the 500 in Dubai and wins a couple of rounds, ahead of defending all those Miami/Indian Wells points.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 28 January 2018 11:52 (six years ago) link
I've actually no idea what Rafa/Roger's 2018 schedules are, and I expect it's not cut and dried for them either right now, given RF's cherry-picking approach and RN's injury. But assuming they both follow 2017 then they won't play again until the week of Feb 26, when Roger has 45pts to defend (Dubai, lost L16 vs Donskoy) and Nadal has 300pts to defend (Acapulco, lost final vs Querrey). Think it's a 155pt gap now?
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 28 January 2018 12:09 (six years ago) link
Okay I am pretty much forced to admit that Federer is the GOAT
― Embalming is a flirty business (DJP), Sunday, 28 January 2018 20:11 (six years ago) link
been pretty clear for a while iirc!
would be really nice for someone new to win one though...
― k3vin k., Sunday, 28 January 2018 20:22 (six years ago) link
Yep re someone new...
― curmudgeon, Monday, 29 January 2018 21:38 (six years ago) link