Cincy R3: Federer vs. Karlovic WWW?

I say Fed in two

(thanks scoobs :) )

karlovic by tko.
ivo will hit an ace so hard that fed will swing and miss and the ball will hit fed in the head and knock him the fuck out

Karlovic, judging by the way Fed's been playing lately. Zero confidence.

My post (?)

Anyway....Fed in 2.

Karlovic is in even poorer form than Federer.
I thunk Fed will win 7:6,7:6

Could go either way.

I would not be surprised if Karlovic win something like 7-6 7-5 or 6-4 7-6

Karlovic is not at his best form.Fed in 2 sets.

Fed will start playing properly and crush him :D

wow poll at 50:50, such a close match...

Karlovic, judging by the way Fed's been playing lately. Zero confidence.

:confused:

His match of today might just have given him what he needed in that area, but as I see you are a total bandwagonner, I'm not surprised at your post at all.

Will be a tough match, two players with a Big Serve (yes, Roger served 21 aces today :eek:) - so... TB time.

Hopefully, Roger in two, but realistically... I honestly don't know. The only thing I do feel confident about is that the final score will involve a lot of 7:6's. :angel:

no way fed will be able to break ivo

Fed in 3

cincy is a pretty fast court and i don't think fed will break ivo on a superfast surface.

hoping for ivo to win in 2.

7-6 6-7 7-6

don't know who to

Karlovic can win this one

I say Fed in two.



Of course. No fear:cool:

What is this? Karlovic winning the poll.

I mean come on!

What a joke.

Karlovic has no chance!

Roger in 2!

:confused:

His match of today might just have given him what he needed in that area, but as I see you are a total bandwagonner, I'm not surprised at your post at all.

Will be a tough match, two players with a Big Serve (yes, Roger served 21 aces today :eek:) - so... TB time.

Hopefully, Roger in two, but realistically... I honestly don't know. The only thing I do feel confident about is that the final score will involve a lot of 7:6's. :angel:

Following this logic, Clement (25 aces today) and Schalken (30 aces vs Philippoussis at Wimbledon 2000) are big server :lol:

(It seemed that Ginepri couldn't move, pressure got to his legs i guess)

This is now or never for Ivo, the fastest court they are playing (along with Basel maybe) and a Federer not returning as well as he used to.
I hope Karlovic goes for every 2nd serve, i prefer seeing him losing a point on a double fault rather than after a rally (that will give Federer rythm too).

Karlovic is exactly what Federer needs to get his confidence at least somewhat back by the time he plays someone with an all-around game. Ivo still has next to zero skills outside of a serve.

Ivo has reliably gone down in defeat to Federer. No reason why that should change. On second thought...

But seriously, this is exactly why Federer's draw at this tournament is a joke. He has Ivo, who he's 6-0 against, up next. Followed by his equally reliable mug Soderling -- few players will give you a win to build on like Soderling. After that, Kohli or lackadaisical Roddick.

Ginepri -- a grinder -- was his toughest opponent until the semis. And Robby sure lacks Simon's fighting spirit. He proved that today.

Fed in 2 he may be on the downhill but he always does well against big servers

Karlovic is exactly what Federer needs to get his confidence at least somewhat back by the time he plays someone with an all-around game. Ivo still has next to zero skills outside of a serve.

Ivo has reliably gone down in defeat to Federer. No reason why that should change. On second thought...

But seriously, this is exactly why Federer's draw at this tournament is a joke. He has Ivo, who he's 6-0 against, up next. Followed by his equally reliable mug Soderling -- few players will give you a win to build on like Soderling. After that, Kohli or lackadaisical Roddick.

Ginepri -- a grinder -- was his toughest opponent until the semis. And Robby sure lacks Simon's fighting spirit. He proved that today.

Spot on m8 great write up!

Fed in 3

id go with this one.

7-6 7-6 whoever doesn't choke wins

Following this logic, Clement (25 aces today) and Schalken (30 aces vs Philippoussis at Wimbledon 2000) are big server :lol:

(It seemed that Ginepri couldn't move, pressure got to his legs i guess)

This is now or never for Ivo, the fastest court they are playing (along with Basel maybe) and a Federer not returning as well as he used to.
I hope Karlovic goes for every 2nd serve, i prefer seeing him losing a point on a double fault rather than after a rally (that will give Federer rythm too).

those were my thoughts as well.
ginerpri could barely move and basically given up in the third.

cincy is playing very fast. this a going to be a golden chance for karlovic. he should go for broke on second serves.
i remember that paris indoors match where ivo made some good agressive plays to break federer. that is going to the exact mindset he needs.

Federer 7-6 7-5

Following this logic, Clement (25 aces today) and Schalken (30 aces vs Philippoussis at Wimbledon 2000) are big server :lol:

(It seemed that Ginepri couldn't move, pressure got to his legs i guess)

This is now or never for Ivo, the fastest court they are playing (along with Basel maybe) and a Federer not returning as well as he used to.
I hope Karlovic goes for every 2nd serve, i prefer seeing him losing a point on a double fault rather than after a rally (that will give Federer rythm too).

From your reply I can only conclude that you didn't watch the Fed - Ginepri match at all today. Ginepri did an EXCELLENT job on returning Fed's serves (at least during those first two sets), and no, the Fed Ace-count didn't add up excessively after Ginepri's tank had obviously ran out in that third set.

Fed IS an excellent server, when he's on, nowadays. So is Karlovic, that's the reason why I said that I don't know how this match will end up - the only secure thing being that there will be quite a few of 7-6 sets.

federer :D

Following this logic, Clement (25 aces today) and Schalken (30 aces vs Philippoussis at Wimbledon 2000) are big server :lol:

(It seemed that Ginepri couldn't move, pressure got to his legs i guess)

This is now or never for Ivo, the fastest court they are playing (along with Basel maybe) and a Federer not returning as well as he used to.
I hope Karlovic goes for every 2nd serve, i prefer seeing him losing a point on a double fault rather than after a rally (that will give Federer rythm too).

I totally agree. No idea why Ivo spins them in and tries to rally with Fed. He averages like 2 double faults per match. He plays it so safe. I hope he has at least 10 tomorrow. Then he might have a chance in this one.

From your reply I can only conclude that you didn't watch the Fed - Ginepri match at all today. Ginepri did an EXCELLENT job on returning Fed's serves (at least during those first two sets), and no, the Fed Ace-count didn't add up excessively after Ginepri's tank had obviously ran out in that third set.

Fed IS an excellent server, when he's on, nowadays. So is Karlovic, that's the reason why I said that I don't know how this match will end up - the only secure thing being that there will be quite a few of 7-6 sets.

I watched from the mid of the 2nd set till the end.Yes, Ginepri wasn't moving at all letting Federer ace him.
Ok, Federer is a good server but to say he is a big server is an overstatement.

Roger will win 7-6 6-7 7-6

Roger in 2, a tiebreak and a break of serve.

karlovic by tko.
ivo will hit an ace so hard that fed will swing and miss and the ball will hit fed in the head and knock him the fuck out

thats quite possible , did u see how fed was bouncing the ball in the ginepri match and it bounced off his foot? :lol:

:help:

Man, this dude Carlovic should play basketball instead of tennis...:eek:I mean he's freaking 6'10 giant, is he officially the tallest professional player?

Karlović is the tallest player ever to play in an ATP event and is considered the best server on the tour.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_Karlovi%C4%87

This is Ivo's time to become a Spartan! Ivo in 3!

Roger will win 7-6 6-7 7-6

:devil:

Come on Roger!! :banana:

Ivo might finally win tiebreak or 2 against Fed for a change. Ivo 3/6 7/6 7/6

7-6 6-7 7-6

don't know who to

Just what I wanted to say.
But my answer was Karlovic.

Federer, but Karlovic could do it due to Federer's shaky form against Simon and Ginepri.

If Karlovic could move, I'd pick him. But he can't so I won't. Fed in 2.

Federer in two comfortable sets, along the lines of 6-4 7-5.

Fed 7-6 6-4

Karlowho?

Fed in 2

Ivo might finally win tiebreak or 2 against Fed for a change. Ivo 3/6 7/6 7/6


this score sounds plausible. could happen.

Roger will win.

Federer

karlovic will be too solid for the ex no.1

Federer will not be troubled on his serve like he was against tennis god Ginepri. Fed has also shown that he doesn't lose tiebreaks to Karlovic. Fed in two tiebreaks.

Fed 6-7 7-6 7-6

Federer may be playing like a mug right now but Karlovic still can't break him. Federer in two.

FED would never lose this kind of guy as Karlovic or isner

better poll: longest rally will be
2 shots
3 shots

This is certainly one of the better opportunities for Karlovic to go away with a win. Take it Ivo :music:

Federer 7:6 7:5

Federer may be playing like a mug right now but Karlovic still can't break him. Federer in two.

I agree with that, but on the other hand I also think that Federer can't break Ivo's serve on this surface (his returns against Ginepri were :help:)

This is gonna be a tie-breaker match, 2 or 3 tie-breaks, I'm not sure.

Ivo to finally get a set and maybe the win

Karlovic is miles away from Federer. What can Karlovic do apart from serving? Those players who are just good servers do not win anything these days.
Federer will win quite comfortably.

Ivo will win this 6-2 6-1

H2H is 6-0 Fed, but I think dr.Ivo has a good chance here,better than last year in Basel and Paris,Fed is more vulnerable now.He is used to play sloppy service games, he cant afford to do it against Karlovic. Anyway, my money is on Karlo, small stake though

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76 67 76

Unless Karlovic has become a world class moonballer over night, Federer takes this.