Wimbledon Day 11 - Men's Semi Finals

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Well folks here it is. We are down to the nitty gritty. Is it a time for new hero's? Or will the old guard starve off the new breed?

Djokovic in his 5th Wimbledon semi final. Federer in his 8th.

Dimitrov and Raonic in their first Slam semi finals respectively.

If we go by the H2H we should expect another Federer and Djokovic final. However, it's a Slam and anything can happen.

I actually have the day off, so take that work! Can't wait for some stonking tennis action!

Federer needs to stop slicing to BH corner and hit a DTL FH (run around). The current pattern is too predictable.

LK... Raonic is not confident about his BH against Federer, but against Kyrgios, perhaps yes.

IC, same as Rodick, just serve, no pounding. Hope he gets more use if that power.

Thanks

It's looking mighty dusty there at the back of the court, good thing there aren't too many extended rallies otherwise we could have a few more nasty falls.

Federer looking pretty decent...

Fed with better baseline play today, thought Stan was hitting BH same speed as his FH the other day, made Fed look powerless.

Dreadful miss brings up 3 BPs...

laverfan wrote:Federer needs to stop slicing to BH corner and hit a DTL FH (run around). The current pattern is too predictable.

LK... Raonic is not confident about his BH against Federer, but against Kyrgios, perhaps yes.

He is just going to get picked off if he keeps running round his FH.

It's just not working.

Annd taken. Federer to serve for the set, I hope Raonic's head doesn't drop too much over this.

Fed to serve for second set.

Jahu wrote:IC, same as Rodick, just serve, no pounding. Hope he gets more use if that power.

Roddick had a good forehand at his prime and a very good return, and can move very well on the baseline, incomparison Roanic is too tall to make any more around the court and his return is quite pathetic, comparing Raonic to Roddick is a big insult and this is coming from a Canadian.   

Am I seeing it real, Fed's DTLBH has been superb.

This is going to be over in a flash!

IC, Milos FH aint bad, just no depth and power compared to his serve.

Give him some time man

legendkillarV2 wrote:This is going to be over in a flash!

Fed of late has mastered mid-match focus lapse, he started it and Djoko is competing with him, so I won't say Fed is running with it.

P1$$-poor game to get broken by Raonic. Good enough for the old Man go up two sets.

You know, Roger might just have this title on Sunday. I never expected much from Raonic (he's terrible compared to the big 4) so it'll be interesting to see how he handles Djokovic this weekend. All the pressure on Novak?

Milo only 30% of second serve   

invisiblecoolers wrote:

legendkillarV2 wrote:This is going to be over in a flash!

Fed of late has mastered mid-match focus lapse, he started it and Djoko is competing with him, so I won't say Fed is running with it.

Unless Raonic starts sh*tting winners, I would be stunned if Federer fluffs a bit.

Going to be very interesting, TSJ. Most of the pressure on Novak, for sure. Irrespective of result, it's difficult not to applaud a guy who's 33 next month making another slam final.

Of course, I'm sure LF would (rightly) say we shouldn't count chickens just yet!

The Special Juan wrote:You know, Roger might just have this title on Sunday.  I never expected much from Raonic (he's terrible compared to the big 4) so it'll be interesting to see how he handles Djokovic this weekend.  All the pressure on Novak?

Pressure on both.

If Novak moves to 6 losses in 7 finals, I don't think he'll come back from it.

But this may be Fed's last chance. I don't think a draw will pan out this nicely for him again. Plus I believe that getting to 18 will ensure he keeps the record.

Idiot friends are late... sat in the south bank with a cold Amstel!

Whoever came up with a Game Plan for Raonic (probably Ljubicic) should have studied better. Especially Ljubicic has a lot of experience playing Federer.

reckoner wrote:Idiot friends are late... sat in the south bank with a cold Amstel!

Hope you have W on Telly close to you.

laverfan wrote:

reckoner wrote:Idiot friends are late... sat in the south bank with a cold Amstel!

Hope you have W on Telly close to you.

With France v Germany on - no chance

Struggling with the wi-fi to see pixelated rubbish - meh!!!

Still, looks like the tennis pensioner (tennsioner?) is doing alright so can't complain.

Djokovic went life and death with baby Federer, I suspect he has no real chance against the real deal. Which sucks, because I think a four slam gap is too far.

But what would another slam final defeat do to Djokovic? With a baby on the way, I think it would effectively be the end of him, and with it probably being feds last real chance, and Nadal being on a d
day to day, there are slams to be won, if you're brave enough.

Raonic.

reckoner wrote:Idiot friends are late... sat in the south bank with a cold Amstel!

good man!

No no no!

Raonic I expected more!

The old man's doing alright, reckoner. Serving for the match now.

Two really horrible games from Raonic. This dude needs to sit with Bouchard and discuss his match play.

Does this means Fed is better then Nadal, since he is beating the guy who beat the guy who beat Nadal?  

Well played Federer. He was returning the bombs with purchase and Raonic just couldn't protect his serve.

Roger

History awaits!

Fed wins. Boring match. Who cares. Fed 8.

Roanic had a super game plan, lose his serve when the score read 4-4 , well done Raonic   

Aye, Raonic hasn't played the big games well, seemed to really tighten up at 4-4 in both the latter sets.

GSM to the Fed, unbelievable that he's made the final again. Only his second slam final against Novak as well, amazingly enough.

Jahu wrote:Does this means Fed is better then Nadal, since he is beating the guy who beat the guy who beat Nadal?  

In grass yes, 3x better than Nadal.   

Jahu wrote:Does this means Fed is better then Nadal, since he is beating the guy who beat the guy who beat Nadal?  

No transitive property to imply such a deduction.

Silver wrote:Aye, Raonic hasn't played the big games well, seemed to really tighten up at 4-4 in both the latter sets.

GSM to the Fed, unbelievable that he's made the final again. Only his second slam final against Novak as well, amazingly enough.

After a gap of 7 years If I am right, 2007 and now 2014, can 7 be lucky for Fed?

He'll want this title to equal Martina and Chrissy on 18 Good luck to him. I don't know if I'll watch it but I would like to see him win I think.

Allez les Quatre Grands!!

Bouchard wins tomorrow and it will make iC's day.

Indeed IC, 7 years since that very close USO final. We'll see what happens! I'm hoping for a good match, as it usually is between them

Commiserations on the loss too, I hope Bouchard can do the job tomorrow!

And so ends the streak of Murray or Nadal being in the last 19 major finals...

What a yawn zzzzzzzzzzzzzz sorry Milos you really should take up baseball or ice hockey... tennis is not your game for sure.

Haddie-nuff wrote:What a yawn  zzzzzzzzzzzzzz sorry Milos you really should take up baseball  or ice hockey... tennis is not your game for sure.

The sad thing is I think he'll win a major or two in between the Big Four retiring and players younger than him breaking through.

laverfan wrote:Bouchard wins tomorrow and it will make iC's day.

She agreed to go on a date if she wins the slam tomorrow   

Haddie-nuff wrote:What a yawn  zzzzzzzzzzzzzz sorry Milos you really should take up baseball  or ice hockey... tennis is not your game for sure.

Basket ball is the better option, he doesn't have fitness to play hockey for sure.

The Special Juan wrote:

Haddie-nuff wrote:What a yawn  zzzzzzzzzzzzzz sorry Milos you really should take up baseball  or ice hockey... tennis is not your game for sure.

The sad thing is I think he'll win a major or two in between the Big Four retiring and players younger than him breaking through.

You are probably right TSJ though I wont be turning my tv on    The match must have been bad I was actually finished watching the WC match between Germany and France......ME WATCH FOOTBALL...depends on what kind of boredom you choose to die by

invisiblecoolers wrote:

Haddie-nuff wrote:What a yawn  zzzzzzzzzzzzzz sorry Milos you really should take up baseball  or ice hockey... tennis is not your game for sure.

Basket ball is the better option, he doesn't have fitness to play hockey for sure.

You are probably right ic.. though whacking a baseball might be his line... the running bit is another problem

Haddie-nuff wrote:

The Special Juan wrote:

Haddie-nuff wrote:What a yawn  zzzzzzzzzzzzzz sorry Milos you really should take up baseball  or ice hockey... tennis is not your game for sure.

The sad thing is I think he'll win a major or two in between the Big Four retiring and players younger than him breaking through.

You are probably right TSJ though I wont be turning my tv on    The match must have been bad I was actually finished  watching the WC match between Germany and France......ME WATCH FOOTBALL...depends on what kind of  boredom you choose to die by

Do you not get the seniors over there? Goran and Ljubicic are playing doubles. They're a laugh.

well, federer djokovic for the first time in a slam final since 2007. nice

a federer win would enlarge his myth, and a nole win could set the foundations of a real domination from here to ausi open 2016

invisiblecoolers wrote:

Jahu wrote:Does this means Fed is better then Nadal, since he is beating the guy who beat the guy who beat Nadal?  

In grass yes, 3x better than Nadal.   

3.5 times.  And come Sunday, hopefully 4 times.

Sadly, he is 9 times worse on clay