Viktor,
Unfortunately, I am at my day job therefore, no commentary or observations for me:(

Gives a lot of hope to Sod and Pix ;)

15-15 Fed missed a BH DTL

30-15 .. I missed the shot....

Muzz making Fed run a lot..but Fed dosen't seem to mind.

Think Muzz's gonna hold here.

Muzz serving 40-15...

Comon Fed break him.

40-15 big FH from Muzz right back at Fed's feet....

Yes Fed should absolutely lose to Sod in 3 to eliminate MAndy.

Master Ace: Ok, the same for me. That is why I was missing them... :)

Muzz holds...5-2 Fed to serve.

Muzz holds. Fed to serve 5-2. Please make this quick....

Come on Fed..remember Shanghai? You got 5 games. You've given Muzz already 6 games. End this now.

Just get first serves in!

30-0 on a winner and a Muzz UFE

30-15

30-15...Fed serving.

ooof...Fed to the net...

30-0 to 30-30? sheesh...can't you just do things the easy way???

moment of truth...

moment of truth...matchpoint

well that was easy

straight sets. perhaps Federer is anxious to get to the awards ceremony. perhaps he wouldn't mind reminding everyone that the #2 player still has game.

Yahoooo!!

Thank Gooodnessss, his serve was starting to look shaky!

Ah what a difference it makes when Fed wins. Life is good.

he won???yes!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh Fed got stuck to the net post...he is old after all even if in this match he didnt seem so.

A roar from the crowd. Nice win. As Roger gets caught on the net post.

Sorry for Andy and his fans. Very happy for Roger and his fans.

Zenggi, hope your DVR worked. It was a good match for a FedFan to see. ;))

Nicely done by Federer. I must confess that Murray is a complete mystery to me. Every time I think he's going to put it all together and start dominating for stretches longer than a 1000 event, he just doesn't.

And that's all she wrote...
Too bad for Andy. Commies to all his fans.
Roger is looking good for the title. He and Nole seem to be the only ones so far able to hold comfortably on the surface. Seems to me everyone else is struggling in that department.

Old man almost revealed his behind after his pants was caught at the net post after shaking hands. I am sure Fed Kads would have been screaming in delight for that, ha ha.

Fed was clinical today...Muzz was subpar but i will take it...6-8 sounds better than 5-8.

Fed won 75% of his second serve points...thats pretty impressive against a returner like Muzz...

Christopher @10:51 +1000!

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... Oh, so Fed won. Congrats, I guess.

Even Muzz the retard should be able to take out Ferru. So I guess it's still a 3-way race then.

Later.

After the first set, I raked a large segment of the yard, and still got back to see the final game. Was surprised to see it had been a 6-2 set. Quick and easy work for the world's greatest number 2. Sorry, Muzz fans!

So, Fed is through to SF for sure? Or he has to wait for other results?

Well, I thought Andy would beat Roger in a thriller.
But no complaining from this Fed fan. Good solid win!
Keep it up Roger!!!
Commies to Muzzah fans.

Gee I hope they show Rafa getting his awards. Thought it was supposed to be after this match? Anyone know? Thx.

sisu,
I hope so too. I programmed it yesterday before knowing what the OOP for today would be. Easy win for Roger. :)

Congratulations to Roger and fellow fans. Commisserations to Murray and fans. What will Gauloises write about this match?

So Fed will 99% garauntee to be n. 1 from his group. with his 4-0 set ratio and massive 24-11 game ratio, no one can beat Fed unless Evil So can beat Fed 0-1. No freaking way. So our only hope is for Djoker to remind himself of once-in-life-time DC final at his home and lose meekly to Rafa and therefore ensuring that Fedal SF won't happen!!!

Ladyjulia: Roger's in the SF if Ferrer beats Soderling in 2 sets or if Soderling defeats Ferrer in 3 sets.

Muzz, that was pitiful, commiserations to all your fans. Well done to Roger and congratulations to all his fans. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see him the whole thing this year.

Sleep well further, NP.

Fed on the match:

"He's beaten me the last two times so I had my hands full today. I was surprised how clean it was - he didn't have his best match."

Thank you, G-d.

wilson75,

I guess the Fed has it in his hands now...all he has to do is beat Soderling, who isn't in great form it seems. And he's through to SF.

sisu, that's my understanding as well, awards ceremony coming up.

Federer: 19-10
Murray: 14-26
(winners/UFE)

Congrats and commiz to the relevant parties.
In his on-court interview Federer said it wasn't Murray's best tennis, but expects him to be back in his next match.

"Ladyjulia: Roger's in the SF if Ferrer beats Soderling in 2 sets or if Soderling defeats Ferrer in 3 sets."

Wilson75,
I thought that one of the choices were if Federer in the SF if Ferrer win regardless of 2 or 3 sets which would drop Soderling to 0-2 and Ferrer and Murray will battle for the final spot.

what's going on now? Rafa is on the court for some ceremony?

Ladyjulia: I would like him to beat Soderling.

CherryNYC: Presentation of YEC No. 1, Player of the Year and SE Sportsman of the Year trophies.

Awww Rafa sounds sooo nervous

So gonna see Roger in the semis! Yey! Yey!! He did not disappoint me!

CherryNYC, Nadal receiving the year-end #1 award and the Stefan Edberg sportsmanship award. He says the latter is very important because it's voted by the players, thanking all his fans.

If Fed doesn't go through after winning his first two matches like this, you can make that the mother of all matchpoint woes... don't think it will happen :)

What's Rafa's problem with Adam, the ATP head? He says "it's a horror to receive the trophy from Adam." ??

Did the Fed even celebrate? Or subdued celebration...but ofcourse its hometown for Muzz.

Hope the Muzz still gets through...would love for the top 4 to duke it out in SFs.

I'm so confused by this format.... Is there a way for Sod to make the SFs?

I see Master Ace is on the job... why do I bother? ;-)

It's actually a rather understated presentation, if you think about it.

MA: You're right, it's regardless of the score in a Ferrer victory, Roger's in SF.

H2L - TTC is showing "The Evert Era". Do you have a stream? Thx.

That Rafa kid, he's got some guts, I tell ya. Letting thousands of people in the crowd know that he didn't like the head of ATP. ha ha.

Or,

Its not 100% that Fed is in the semis. But chances are extremely high that he is in the semis.

I wonder if Rafa can bite all the three trophys all together...or there are two?

sorry, sisu. watching on skysports1

CherryNYC: I'm guessing Soderling winning both his matches in 2 sets would get him in the SF.

cherrynyc. if Sod wins today, AND beats Fed, he could go through. but it would also be dependent on the sets / games won. noone is a lock yet.

round robins are a delight. thank goodness they did away with them, i can only handle this once a year.. :)

"The Evert Era?!?!"

CherryNYC,
Yes, Soderling still have a chance for the SF. His best route is to win against Ferrer and Federer and Murray to lose to Ferrer. He can still make it at 2-1(if Murray defeat Ferrer) and 1-2 but he would need the sets and games scenario to go his way.

Old man Fed: I didn't hear it but I think he most likely said an "honour" not a "horror".

Well, the Fed has done more than what was expected..he's taken advantage of whatever opportunities he got and put himself in the best position for the group.

this format gives me a headache.....

I guess AM is not around yet, but I'm sure she'll be thrilled with the wedding in Westminster Abbey...

Gosh. I go to a meeting, and what happens?

Commiserations to Murray fans. Looked to me like he came out flat, and never really got his teeth into the match.

Congratulations to Federer fans: he won 63/43, or 59% to 41%. That's a very, very clean kill. Federer will be quite hard to overtake in group B, if my math is right.

Back to my meeting.

wilson75, ha ha I know. He keeps on saying "horror". I start to think he's saying that intentionally. Even Moya said it correctly. What's Rafa's problem? You see? He's doing it intentionally. He's all fed up since Adam refuses to bring the YEC to a clay court in 3 years time.

25.6K each for Nadal and Federer on their painting so far.

Of course he said honour, old man is just trying to be funny. Rafa simply pronounces h at beginning, where it's pronounced most of the time in English.

MA: I can't get over the fact there are people out there willing to pay 25K for a painting done by non-artists. I know its Rafa and Roger but still it's mind-boggling.

Cherry, I can't wait everyone loves a good royal wedding, I'm sure AM is going to be thrilled, she has Kate's whole day planned out, flowers and all! :)

Rafa and Fed are artists in their own right.

Heather, I admit to having a soft spot for royal weddings.... And I love Westminster --- one of my favorite places anywhere.... I'm already planning to take off April 29th.......

wilson75, I guess when you got money...LOL

wilson75, well there is still more than 6 days left for that auction. I wouldn't be surprised if it goes over $50K before the auctions are over. That's someone's entire year-worth salary right there. But for millionare tennis maniac, that's just another bike in the garage.

xfan,

I didn't see you today but both are picks are still alive and kicking.

temes and old man fed: Isn't there supposed to be a global recession?

Ladyjulia - "Hope the Muzz still gets through...would love for the top 4 to duke it out in SFs."*

*cough* according to the rankings the top 4 are Nadal,Fed,Novak, & Soderling. Muzz is #5.

kombo,

oops...didn't realize Soderling was 4th.

So Gaulouises withe her French cigarettes name is actually Belgian or something?

Nice writing though!

So I'm missing Roger-Andy today (no replays in Canada duh!) after missing Rafa yesterday (they've shown Nole-Thomas around 2 PM....)

And my usual type of questions about your own game:

a) How often do you play? I try to play daily for months now...

b) Have any of you read a book called
The Inner Game of Tennis
Gallwey, W. Timothy (Book - 1997) ?

I think it's great, talks about how to trust your body to do the shots, "let it happen", "let it learn" etc and just visualize the shots you want your body to produce and not let your mind advise your body about technique during the shot (but rather observe what's happening and focus on the ball, on the raquet head, on the ball seams, ball trajectory, sound, etc).

There is another book that I've liked:

Maximum Tennis
10 Keys to Unleashing your On-court Potential
Saviano, Nick (Book - 2003)

But from this one I got mainly how to do the split before the opponent hits, how to chase balls etc

Thx. H2L. "The Evert Era" must see TV only on TTC. ;))

I'm sure someone will post the ceremony on YT.

Tuulia, thought of you when I saw OMF/PSRF's comment. ;))

Well that was just sparkling. Indeed, not Muzz's, best but Muzz's best against Roger depends on Roger giving him lots of UFEs. Free points, in way, for Muzz. Roger didn't seem to be in the mood for that today. Hitting the ball very cleanly...even threw in a couple on Moonpies, just for Tim.

Here's a question - sometimes Fed's second serve gets gobbled up by a good returner...including, Muzz, the Djoker and several others. But other times, his second serve just seems to befuddle them...like Muzz today. And I can never figure out if that is more about them, the receiver, of some subtle change in the quality of Fed's second serve. Opinions?

Quick anecdote about the sportsmanship award -The other day when Lief and Jimmy A were talking about Rafa winning the Edberg award, Arias said the Edberg was playing a match on the senior circuit in the Cayman Islands and that he, Stefan, probably wouldn't have won his own award. lol. Said it wasn't that Stefan was getting angry, but he was "very smart alecky." I totally love the idea of a smart aleck Edberg.

wilson75, this video shows their "painting" process...it's not like they were very involved in the part of the design that required artistic vision lol. It's all very silly but for charity I guess anything goes.

http://tinyurl.com/3xboa8b

temes: Yes in the end, money does go to charity so I guess it's a good thing that there are still people out willing to part with that amount of money.

More Fed quotes on the match:

"It's strange, Andy's a good returner, one of the best we have in the game," Federer told Sky Sports 1. "On first serves, second serves, he's got many options.

"I'm quite surprised today, a bit shocked, but obviously very happy. I'm happy I'm playing so well."

Cherry, me too! I told my supervisor this morning I was taking the day off, haha! :)

**big wave to TMFunk***

Ah, but perhaps it is the Muzz ropadoping Fed...for if and when they meet up later. Hee.

This format makes my head spin. Why do they know that Fed will play Robin when Robin and Ferruuu haven't even played yet? Shouldn't the outcome of that match effect who Muzz and Fed play?

**confused***

Rafa is such a sweetie. He looked very pleased with both his trophies and although at times he can look a bit sheepish when he gets a lot of public attention, I thought he enjoyed the little ceremony and the video of the highlights of his year. Hope it goes up on youtube so I can have a look at it again as my stream was buffering and stopping and starting but the good thing was it was getting stuck on his dimply smile which was all right with me too.

What a crap match Andy played. I felt sorry for him as he looked like he was embarrassed about how flat he was. How disappointing for all his fans that came out to see him. This whole tournament is turning out to be a dud. The only match that was even a bit competitive was Rafa/Roddick yesterday. Is it the court that is causing the best players in the world to look like such duffers?

Why do they know that Fed will play Robin when Robin and Ferruuu haven't even played yet?

It's a round robin CL and they play each other once. The only one Fed hasn't played yet is Daveed. After all three matches have been played in the group they'll determine who moves on to the semis.

CL: Fed's already played Ferru and Andy's played Sod.

Oops. Of course I meant the only one Fed hasn't played yet is Sod. D'oh.

sisu :)

Anybody sticking around for Evil Sod-Ferru match? I will answer that. No one. Probably another boring beatdown if the trend not involving grind-king Rafa continues. This board will be empty until tomorrow morning with a scatter of Roddick fans and later in a full force for Rafa-Djoker.