Roger Federer

[lfc4ever]

Feds, another Slam final, the sixth on the trot, setting another record, and he didn't get out of first gear, will be well rested for tomorrow's final.

[G_Man]

Anyone give Roddick a prayer against Federer?

To think he's won 8 (soon to be 9) Grand Slams already, he'll easily pass Sampras, probably in the next 3 years.
Only Lendl and McEnroe have won 3 consecutive US opens, Federer is about to equal that. Next year he'll equal Borg's Wimbledon record of 5 in a row.

Phenomenal.

[Guest]

Anyone give Roddick a prayer against Federer?

To think he's won 8 (soon to be 9) Grand Slams already, he'll easily pass Sampras, probably in the next 3 years.
Only Lendl and McEnroe have won 3 consecutive US opens, Federer is about to equal that. Next year he'll equal Borg's Wimbledon record of 5 in a row.

Phenomenal.

IF ....

[Kaip]

I play both games at a very low level .............and golf is by far the harder game to master

[Guest]

I play both games at a very low level .............and golf is by far the harder game to master

Name me one discipline that you master apart from shagging.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

At Wimbledon probably. At Roland Garos...no. Therein lies the difference. Put Woods on any course in the world and against any player over 18holes he'd more often than not be better. Until Federer wins the French he's not the top man everywhere.

Federer has lost 6 times to Henman and once to Kevin the Scotsman. Hardly convincing

Until he wins the French he can't be considered the best ever.

Still I think it's only a matter of time. Apart from Nadal on clay nobody's anywhere near him.

He's still only 25. He's already got 9 major titles. 6 out of the last 8. 20 odd is well within reach.

[Shaggy]

Until he wins the French he can't be considered the best ever.

Still I think it's only a matter of time. Apart from Nadal on clay nobody's anywhere near him.

He's still only 25. He's already got 9 major titles. 6 out of the last 8. 20 odd is well within reach.

Surely just a matter of time. He's been very close at Roland Garros a few times and I'm sure he'll win it before long.

In my eyes he's the best to ever play the game, but I guess it won't unanimously accepted until the wins the French.

[Rich]

Federer is not just the best, it's the way he plays - I'd have loved to have seen a clash at Wimbledon of Sampras in his prime against Federer now - what a match that would have made.

[Shaggy]

Federer would've kicked his arse.

[univofchicago]

I'd have loved to have seen a clash at Wimbledon of Sampras in his prime against Federer now - what a match that would have made.

I've always thought of that! Would be a dream matchup...

[univofchicago]

Federer would've kicked his arse.

You really think so?

I think it would be really close...

[Jayesh87]

I never realised Federer had Tiger Woods in his box for the final supporting him! Surely Tiger should have been supporting his fellow american ?

[G_Man]

Didn't Federer beat Sampras at Wimbledon when Sampras was at his peak?
He was the first man to beat Sampras for 4 years at Wimbledon so Sampras must have been in pretty good form.
Federer wasn't half the player he is now though, he lost to Tiger-Tim in the next game

I agree with Shaggy, Sampras may have sneaked a set but federer would totally dominate Sampras.

[Rich]

Federer would've kicked his arse.

Is that a fact!

Whilst I'd like Federer to win, Sampras at times was similar to Federer in that he was unplayable on grass.

It would have made a classic match.

[Cantankerous]

Didn't Federer beat Sampras at Wimbledon when Sampras was at his peak?
He was the first man to beat Sampras for 4 years at Wimbledon so Sampras must have been in pretty good form.
Federer wasn't half the player he is now though, he lost to Tiger-Tim in the next game

I agree with Shaggy, Sampras may have sneaked a set but federer would totally dominate Sampras.

Yup, he ended Sampras' run of 4 consectutive titles at Wimbledon in 2001. If you also look at Sampras' record at the French, he only got to the Semi's once and was generally out way before that. Federer has already made the semi once and the final this year and only lost to Nadal, who is arguably the best player on clay today. If he can find a way to beat Nadal on clay, then he'll complete the set. I don't ever remember watching Sampras with the same feeling of awe that Federer delivers, esp when he destroyed Roddick in the last set.