Kiefer might pull out of RG

He said that he isn't sure if it will be enough to play at RG ifhe plays like today against Tursunov. He needs to be 100% fit especially in his head he said.

expected one

expected one

:haha:

I hope not! :( Poor guy, hope he doesn't have to withdraw

That would be a shame, as he had such a good run in Hamburg.

Oh my, he didn't lose 0-6 1-6 to Tursunov :shrug: Big mental slump after very good run in Hamburg.

nOTHINGs wrong with him, just sulking.

Dima outplayed him in the final set

get over it.

silly, has a chance for a 3rd run showing on centre court and could earn enough points to be seeded at Wimbledon

He is just dissapointed with his draw

Kiefer should just retire, he'll never be 'fit' in his head.

Worst excuse ever. Using that logic Calleri and Chokethieu would never play.

I know all his results very well. He hasn't got earlier a streak of 3 losing tight matches. Completely new situation for him at 31.

Retire from life you pathetic choker.

Good.

1 boring player less

Good.

1 boring player less

Kiefer isn't boring. :rolleyes:

Kiefer isn't boring. :rolleyes:

But he is a pathetic choker :yeah:

Kiefer isn't boring. :rolleyes:

did you see his match today?

I know all his results very well. He hasn't got earlier a streak of 3 losing tight matches. Completely new situation for him at 31.

Not that bad if you compare to the fact that he has lost his last, what, nine finals on the tour?

did you see his match today?

Kiefer may be anything BUT boring.

Not that bad if you compare to the fact that he has lost his last, what, nine finals on the tour?

Right.

But he is a pathetic choker :yeah:

ins´t that the entire ATP ? :scratch:

He is such a miserable, ill-tempered jerk. Retire please.

official now: kiefer withdraws

pity as i wanted to bet on nieminen :o

:(

I thought this wasn't a serious post until some other people started posting confirming it. I agree, one of the worst reasons to withdraw ever.

Sure I haven't seen him play in Dusseldorf, but come on, it's not like he has lost a lot of bad matches for a long time. The slump can't be that bad considering it hasn't lasted that long yet (only one week!) so there should still be hope.

Not bad, Kiwi gives his place to somebody who has a clearer head and a better mental and psychological constitution than him :yeah: :clap2:

Okay, the smileys above were a bit ironical, and it's right if people say it's a ridiculous reason somehow. After all, it's hard to say anything about it because he choked three times within only one week. That's quite a lot and this can't happen in normal tournament play.

1) serving for the match against Seppi for what would have been his best clay result ever, lost his serve twice in a row patheticly. Seppi did not play outstanding tennis at this time, they both played near their most passive and Kiwi eventually blew the shots
2) serving for the set against Bolelli, up a double break at 5*-2, lost his serve twice, served again for the set at 6*-5 and then lost the tiebreak to LOVE while incredibly cramping up in his wrist. Three times blowing the serve for the set and giving away the tiebreak to 0.
3) serving to stay in the match against Tursunov and double faulting away the match. Also it seemee he just could not focus in this match, he framed a lot of shot or did not hit them anywhere near the sweeat spot. That's a concentration, focus and mental issue.


An incredibly sad history. Maybe it helps him to get a clear(er) head again, maybe not.

yay, atleast one german less that eurosport germany would show :woohoo:

yay, atleast one german less that eurosport germany would show :woohoo:

better than watching austrian nutcases like melzer

who got that LL spot...

who got that LL spot...

Josselyn Ouanna


EDIT: I mean Marc Lopez :p

Hope the break will help him mentally :shrug:

Kiefer may be anything BUT boring.

You are right! It might be the last year of his career I guess.. I think he should go no matter what, no matter if he is dying.

It might be the last year of his career I guess..

wrong

he will play until 2012. he said it several times.

When did a sore throat become an acceptable reason for a withdrwal?

When did a sore throat become an acceptable reason for a withdrwal?

i already told you the reason

the sore throat is just an excuse made by kiefer as he has to give a reason to the tournament director

Meh...

Crap! Kiefer! ARGH

:confused:

why did you withdraw, Kiwi? :fiery:

I was so looking forward to his third round against Nadal :sad:

Of course he isn't really ill. His withdrawal is comparable to the withdrawals from clay clowns, who withdraw from Wimbledon.