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WWW AO RD 3: B-Nard Vs Rogi

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#1 ·
Now that Federer has finally made it into the 3rd round what do the supreme tennis analysts of MTF think of this encounter? Serious responses only please...
 
#101 ·
good to see fedtards in relaxed and confident mood. tough draw is just a history now.
 
#107 ·
Anyone who didn't laugh at the hilarity of either Hewitt =Legend or leng jai on the first page is a stoic mug.

Love the subtle dig: "Now that Federer has finally made it to the third round." Hahahaha.

Anyway, ATOMIC to be kind to the old soul and let Fed win in 4.
 
#108 ·
a brilliant start to the season for bernie, but he did himself no favors with his earlier remarks which seemed to irk pinkerer. the buck stops here....

7-5, 7-5, 6-4 pinky tuscadero.
 
#109 ·
It's really really hard to say.

Tomic played good this year.
Fantastic against Mayer. But I haven't seen the match vs. Brands.

Hm. I see the improvement in Tomics game. Yes.
But if Federer plays ok or better I can't see Tomic winning more than one set.

So, I say 63 64 57 62 for Federer.
 
#111 ·
Nard Dog will make it closer this time around. I expect about the same score as in their Davis Cup match.

Maybe Fed can snatch it in straights again, but I go for a 4 sets win.
 
#112 ·
The future to take out the old Pinkerer
Interesting that to Nadal fans - Nadal is no longer the future. :)
 
#115 ·
People predicting multiple breaks in each set are probably being pretty optimistic. Tomic has been serving pretty well. But, I can't see him getting anywhere near breaking Federer.

Tomic will be lucky to grab a tiebreak set. I say Fed in 3 reasonably close sets, with at least one tiebreak. Think Fed will Sampras it in - get the break and then just cruise.
 
#125 ·
For those that are not to familiar, this is what the NardDog listens to in the locker room before he goes out on court to systematically dismantle his opponents:



I urge any MTF posters that might be attending this match to sing the chorus of this song with the Fanatics on Saturday night. B-Nard will notice and you will be rewarded in due course...
 
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#127 ·
If Tomic manages to take a set off Federer, he will have done well.
Tomic has improved his game and his attitude in the last few months. He's no intellect and has no iea how to present himself to the media, but I don't totally hate him any longer.
I'm optimistic, so I'll say Federer in 4 sets
 
#132 ·
Hmm Tomic managed to win 8 games last year. I haven't seem any signs it will be better this year but i am willing to be surprised. I don't believe he can win more than a set though, yes he has improved but that is still Fed on the other side of the net.
 
#134 · (Edited)
Of course Federer should win.

But actually I was quite impressed by some of Tomic's game against Brands. He served well, and I liked his improvisational skills.

If this was round four, then no problem for Federer. But it's a match earlier, and Federer has come into this tournament "cold", without any competitive matches in January. So this might give Tomic more of a chance. Added to that, Tomic is really confident at the moment (and I don't think there's anything wrong with showing this confidence in press conferences), seemingly relaxed, and will no doubt have some boisterous support from the crowd.

So, there is the possibility of an upset here.
 
#136 ·
I think Roger wins in 4, for some reason I just think that Tomic will be able to win 1 set this time around.
 
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