Wimbledon R3: Fed beats Nalbandian 6-4 6-2 6-4

Routine.
Fed looked bored.

Fed missed the smash. Match is still being played.

Deuce #2 :cool:

:lol:

Well, my prediction pre-match of 6-4 6-3 7-5 wasn't far off. ;) Uninteresting match - straight sets rout with plenty of errors from both sides.

Funny last game though :lol:

now it's over

shankerer needed 4 match points

Very good serving and okay baseline play from Federer. Nalbandian's movement not good enough.

Nice and easy :yeah:

The choking at the end.

The backhand and returning was awful.

Routine.
Fed looked bored.

Off topic: On a little bit serious message board the size ot the letters you use in your signature would not allow it by mods :o

On topic: this Nalbaldain is one of the Federer's bitches of his strong era :rolleyes:

Heavily expected.

Yawn. Fatbandian should retire from the tour and only play Davis Cup.

Solid.
Just solid, Fed played solid and playing like this it'd be difficult to defeat.
Moments of good tennis in the match, moments of muggism.
But a win is a win.

Early in the first set it looked like Nalbandian could make a match of it but it wasn't to be. Good to see him out on centre though. Fed still looking pretty good, serving well still.

Dave did his best, not just a same player anymore...

Roger sweating a lot. :eek:

Never seen that before.

Fed needs to step his game up for the semis clash.

A lot of errors from the 2 players. I expected a better match but Nalby injured himself (adductor according to what commentator said) so it didn't help to play a great match

Fed literally sleepwalked through this.. match.

Looking at the stats,Nalbandian hit more winners then errors but certainly his speed isn`t good enough for this level.This match for Federer was like against a Safin or Hewitt in slams the last few years.Good players in their day but no big threat anymore.

didn't match most pple's expectations but didn't matter for me, I always love to see these 2 play each other, some of the rallies reminded me of how great their shotmaking was back in the day. 2 of their main strengths pitted against each other, Fed's serve vs Dave's ROS. One was outstanding today and the other AWOL. Great to see how much respect both of them have for each other at the net :yeah:

Lot of errors? :scratch:

http://i.imgur.com/PHESi.jpg

There weren't even 30 UEs between the two of them, Roger was very very solid and Nalbandian is simply not the player he once was (I've always thought he's overrated but he had his moments)

Fed needs to step his game up for the semis clash.

federer will handle soderling with ease.

NID, getting better and better. Roger's serve is amazing these days.

Thought Dave would make this a bit more interesting.

I only saw the third set, and I saw a lot of shanks and errors from Fed - that final game was quite hilarious in this regard, two massive shanks which nearly enabled Nalby to break back. I hope it was just a matter of Fed knowing the match was in the bag and as such, losing a bit of his concentration. He surely won't be allowed these kind of shanks against a Djoko, let alone against Nadal. I trust him to be aware of that, though.

Another straights set victory. I'm taking it. :)

yeh the stats do seem surprisingly good, doesn't quite provide the whole picture though. Still, several nice moments.

Federer was hilarious in that last game, some awful shots.

Not the best match, Nalby didn't quite bring it but Roger looked good

federer will handle soderling with ease.

Oh how quickly things can change in 10 minutes.... AHAHAHAHAHA

Expected result. Hope Fed reaches his highest level here, it's always a pleasure to watch him on grass.

Nice, easy win for FedGod :worship:

Some people thought Nalbandian could threaten him :haha:

Oh how quickly things can change in 10 minutes.... AHAHAHAHAHA

:confused::confused::confused:

edit: oh, I checked the score, I see what you mean^^

Good match

Federer was great on serve, and his movement looked good. He seemed very relaxed out there. He needs to practice hitting that backhand, because he had a lot of mishits on that side.

Looking good though :cool:

Save the Tour Roger and win it :)

Nalbandian injured again. What a surprise. Poor David.

Good win for Roger, but still need to concentrate on every point.

Off topic: On a little bit serious message board the size ot the letters you use in your signature would not allow it by mods :o

On topic: this Nalbaldain is one of the Federer's bitches of his strong era :rolleyes:

Cheeseburgerbandian was an excellent player at his peak. He's been injured on and off the past two years, don't use his current declining form to disparage what he did during his peak years, one of the only guys to beat Fed & Nadal in the same event, iirc.

NID, getting better and better. Roger's serve is amazing these days.

Don't get over-excited, if he faces nadal in the final his serve will be crap ;)

For the cricket fans out there:

http://i56.tinypic.com/6gcz0n.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/1zb3qld.jpg

Yet another FedTard ;)

Rogie the cupcake slayer. Allez! http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr196/hypatia320/GIFs/Smileys/fencing.gif

Patchy from Rog. None of the top 4 looks totally convincing yet.

Patchy from Rog. None of the top 4 looks totally convincing yet.

Nadal does, more than convincing for the first round matches, we all know he's crap at the beginning of every tournament. So I think the winner is pretty obvious already, it will be 16>11>2 very soon... :)

Nole and Nadal just better be happy then dont play Fed here with the roof on

Even this is still more enjoyable than 90% of the ATP.
Most matches today are just boring.

great match for me, but please cut down errors Roger

Completes the Nalbandian slam! :devil:

Has a player ever defeated another player at all 4 slams and the YEC?

Fatbandian went toe to toe with Fakerer from the baseline in sets 1 and 3. That's bad news for Fed, he's a great serve with inconsistent groundstrokes. Good news for him is that his draw to the semis is a joke (unlike Nadal's) and the joker is showing glimpses of failing at the big stage once again.

nalbandian not enough match practise, played good at times but too many errors and he wasnt moving too well. federer was serving really well though.

For the cricket fans out there:

http://i56.tinypic.com/6gcz0n.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/1zb3qld.jpg

Yet another FedTard ;)

Oh thank you for the pics, Arkulari.

You should dedicate the two pics to Start da Game. I'm sure he in particular will be over the moon and overjoyed that the nonpareil Tendulkar is a fan of the nonpareil Federer :devil::devil:

^lol. Overjoyed for sure.

rogers draw from hell continues, next up youzhny

Oh thank you for the pics, Arkulari.

You should dedicate the two pics to Start da Game. I'm sure he in particular will be over the moon and overjoyed that the nonpareil Tendulkar is a fan of the nonpareil Federer :devil::devil:

And it gets better:

http://i.imgur.com/RFgWx.jpg

:devil: :devil: :devil:

And it gets better:

http://i.imgur.com/RFgWx.jpg

:devil: :devil: :devil:

:rolls:

Now the arrogant Swiss gets Youzhny, its amazing he can deal with this brutal draw with such ease.

King :yeah:
Just then games dropped :drool:

Now the arrogant Swiss gets Youzhny, its amazing he can deal with this brutal draw with such ease.

You mean the same guy Nadull got in the USO semis last year? :scratch:

When did they play his match? I didn't even realize it's already over. atdhe is showing the replay. I wish NBC is showing Tomic-Soda match than Serena's.:o

The highlights:

http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/interactive/video/index.html?vf=http://media.wimbledon.org/2011/web/day06_federer_v_nalbandian_match_highlights_512x28 8_800.mp4&cat=highlights

Now the arrogant Swiss gets Youzhny, its amazing he can deal with this brutal draw with such ease.

You mean the same guy Nadull got in the USO semis last year? :scratch:

Owned :D

But come on, guys. Youzhny is very good when he's on.

Fed is not even moving much. Great serves.Nalby just took care of himself.
4-4, 40-15 and Fed had one bh winner, then error, DF and error. Fed wasn't even trying to break.

Am I the only one who thought Federer had way too many errors in routine rallying in this match?

Last game. Epic.

Am I the only one who thought Federer had way too many errors in routine rallying in this match?

Here's another one. ;)

Better than his standard for the past 1 1/2 years, IMO. At least he's got the serve back.

Am I the only one who thought Federer had way too many errors in routine rallying in this match?

yes.. but then you're on record as the most pessimistic Fed fan on the planet, so nobody's particularly surprised :):angel:

You almost single-handedly run me from the live match thread of Fed's matches because of your consistently pessimistic outpourings and prognostications.

too good fed, too good. fit dave >>>>>>>>>> fat dave

Roger sweating a lot. :eek:

Never seen that before.

Rogelio remembering their junior years.

NID. Routine win for the GOAT

Federer 5 for 7 on break points :rolls:

Now the arrogant Swiss gets Youzhny, its amazing he can deal with this brutal draw with such ease.

You mean the same guy Nadull got in the USO semis last year? :scratch:BOOM!

For the cricket fans out there:

http://i56.tinypic.com/6gcz0n.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/1zb3qld.jpg

Yet another FedTard ;)

dedicated to start da fail

Tendulkar, what a dude. Looking forward to seeing him at Lord's.

Federer, as always when he beats Nalbandian, faced a 40 % Nalbandian. So simply.

Federer, as always when he beats Nalbandian, faced a 40 % Nalbandian. So simply.

That is pretty much Dave's level these days. His glory days are gone, but he tries his best and i salute for that :hatoff:

I think Federer played a solid match and could pace himself at times. If required, he could probably have gone up at least another gear. If Federer continues to serve well, he has a very good chance of winning the tournament. If Federer's serve does go off the boil, guys like Nadal could exploit the fact that he still looks vunerable from the back of the court. His forehand is still a bit loopy, there were a few too many mis-hits and he missed quite a few shots when pulled wide that he would have got back with interest five years ago.

Call me a tennis illiterate, but why do tennis connoisseurs in this forum keep calling Nalbandian the most talented tennis player of his generation?

Has he ever won a GS? Has he ever been ranked #1? or for that matter #2?
If he were that great, surely he could win a GS or two?

Call me a tennis illiterate, but why do tennis connoisseurs in this forum keep calling Nalbandian the most talented tennis player of his generation?

Has he ever won a GS? Has he ever been ranked #1? or for that matter #2?
If he were that great, surely he could win a GS or two?

Tennis illiterate!

Call me a tennis illiterate, but why do tennis connoisseurs in this forum keep calling Nalbandian the most talented tennis player of his generation?

Has he ever won a GS? Has he ever been ranked #1? or for that matter #2?
If he were that great, surely he could win a GS or two?

Nalbandian is a good player but he's overrated as hell, there are always excuses about him: he doesn't like to diet, he's injured (well that is true but it was a consequence of his lifestyle), he doesn't put all his interest on tennis, he's playing at 40% blah blah blah

Good player and even entertaining when on but nowhere near as good as the MTF bandwagon brigade says he is.

Can't believe Fed worked up a sweat with such an easy straight set victory. Can't imagine how fatigued he'll be if he goes to 5 sets against Nole.

Can't believe Fed worked up a sweat with such an easy straight set victory. Can't imagine how fatigued he'll be if he goes to 5 sets against Nole.

When the sun was out it was extremely hot yesterday at SW19, which it largely was during the match. Going to be interesting seeing who can handle it on Monday as it's predicted to get worse.

Satisfied with Fed during his first 3 matches, hasn't dropped a set or looked likely to. Dave wasn't his old self but really what else is new. Hopefully Fed can keep improving and keep serving this well. Loved the second serve ace at one point and that BH flick pass that he sort of moved around.

David :hug:

Thought it might have been a little competitive than it was but Federer has looked really good this week and it was the same thing here. Nalbandian showed flashes but is past his best, he doesn't have the tools to be a top player anymore.

Call me a tennis illiterate, but why do tennis connoisseurs in this forum keep calling Nalbandian the most talented tennis player of his generation?

Has he ever won a GS? Has he ever been ranked #1? or for that matter #2?
If he were that great, surely he could win a GS or two?

talent =/= success

talent =/= success

If Nalbandian truly had the greatest talent tennis-wise, and contrast that to his success (or lack thereof), then we can only conclude that Nalby is truly fucked up in the head.

Even Safin was able to win a couple of slams.

If Nalbandian truly had the greatest talent tennis-wise, and contrast that to his success (or lack thereof), then we can only conclude that Nalby is truly fucked up in the head.

Even Safin was able to win a couple of slams.

I'm not going to say that Nalbandian indeed has 'the greatest talent' for tennis or anything the like, but to me it is clear that he indeed was a big promising talent some 8 years ago. You only have to watch some of his matches from that time to notice that. However, like habibko already said: talent does not equal success.

You can even argue about what 'talent' actually is. A natural feeling for the ball and stuff like that, fantastic movement abilities and the like, of course. But also: having the mindset to give your all at a very young age and KEEP ON doing that all the time once you're on the tour. In other words: working very hard, day in day out, and not all players have that kind of 'talent' as well. Nalbandian obviously always thought that there's more to life than just tennis, and I don't see anything wrong with that - not every player is a Nadal or a Federer (in contrary to some popular belief, his success didn't come flying in his postbox to him either!).

And not to forget: the LUCK factor. First: the luck of avoiding injuries. Ask a Hewitt, or a Haase about this.
Winning a GS asks of course a ton of talent and hard work, but also a bit of luck with draws opening up for you, other players not being in top form, etc. Nalbandian always had the bad luck to run into the Federers and Safins when he was in his prime.

It's the same reason why a lot of great players nowadays haven't (yet?) managed to win a slam, or only 1 or 2: having to deal with Fedal. That's ... bad luck. :shrug:

Having the talent and having the drive, intensity and dedication to pay the price are vastly different things.

Call me a tennis illiterate, but why do tennis connoisseurs in this forum keep calling Nalbandian the most talented tennis player of his generation?

Has he ever won a GS? Has he ever been ranked #1? or for that matter #2?
If he were that great, surely he could win a GS or two?


It's worse than that, since that 03 win over Fed at Flushing Meadows he's done nothing at slams, generally just loses to the first top20 he meets, and often a lot earlier.

The exception is the French 06, when he beat Davy(#6) in the qfs. He's lost every slam match vs top20 since.


I love his game, but have to think most of his fans are over-admiring the aesthetic. Aside from indoors he's done nothing since 03.

He is a big talent & has, or had, the ability to dictate play through exceptional timing. He's probably one of the 10 most talented players on the tour, although obviously he's past it now. But he is not one of the biggest talents of all time, as MTF sometimes appears to believe.