[NYCtennisfan]

Fed when asked after beating Kiwi who he would like to take on next. Looks like Fed is looking for some more revenge. Confidence or bravado?

 

[Sharad1982]

he just said that a second ago, and it's already here haha wow
that's quick, i like it!

 

[wtn_amanda]

He knows he's gonna lose. He's afraid. And he should be.

Go home now Federer. Fake an injury.

 

[TheBoiledEgg]

you really think he'd wanna play Sanguinetti

Roger could play on crutches and beat him

 

[Daniel]

Federer will send Nalbandian back to Argentina .

 

[LLeytonRules]

How about Roger improving his serve, its been a liability!

 

[oneandonlyhsn]

you really think he'd wanna play Sanguinetti

Roger could play on crutches and beat him

OMG classic

 

[NYCtennisfan]

Should be a good one if Nalbandian beats the old, gray haired man. If Nalbandian loses to Sang then he should just retire from the game. No way should he lose that one.

 

[oneandonlyhsn]

Should be a good one if Nalbandian beats the old, gray haired man. If Nalbandian loses to Sang then he should just retire from the game. No way should he lose that one.

Umm, we are talking about Nalby here anything is possible

 

[NYCtennisfan]

How about Roger improving his serve, its been a liability!

For some reason his serve was weak today. No pop on it at all. I suspect he will amp things up for the QF.

 

[NYCtennisfan]

Umm, we are talking about Nalby here anything is possible

Of course, but there is no way that an old man who has just played a 4 1/2 hour marathon should be able to beat Nalby.

 

[wtn_amanda]

Federer will send Nalbandian back to Argentina .

I think he will politely decline the offer of a free flight home to play the final on Sunday.

 

[rofe]

I like Roger's confidence in spite of his scratchy match against Kiefer. It seems he wants to set some H2H records straight.

I would be very surprised if Sangy won but then this is Nalby we are talking about. I am praying for a Nalby win so that we can see some good tennis from both players on Thursday.

 

[Billy Moonshine]

A fair comment.
Fed knows his h2h with David isn't in his favour and wants to prove he can beat Nalby. No doubt he wants to end his career with winning h2h against all the players. He won't though. Nalby will play like his best and bring Fed down with a humbling bump.

 

[jazz_girl]

Umm, we are talking about Nalby here anything is possible

Sadly, I agree. Overconfidence is something that happens to him way too often

 

[NYCtennisfan]

Should be a fun Thursday night match.

 

[rofe]

How about Roger improving his serve, its been a liability!

Yeah in the 1st two sets he was very tentative with his serves but he did amp it late in the 3rd and the 4th.

 

[NYCtennisfan]

Yeah in the 1st two sets he was very tentative with his serves but he did amp it late in the 3rd and the 4th.

He was moving better, hitting with authority, playing on or inside the baseline and hitting good serves in the 4th set. I'm not sure why he isn't coming out of the gates that way. I think he will against Nalbandian because he knows how well Nalby can play. Fed comes out slowly against just about everyone except for Hewitt, Andre recently, Roddick and a few others. It's almost as if he believes when the time is right, he can just turn it on and win. He did today.

 

[tennischick]

Federer is faking out his opponents and their scouts. he's saving his best for last.

David, be afraid, be very afraid.

 

[rofe]

He was moving better, hitting with authority, playing on or inside the baseline and hitting good serves in the 4th set. I'm not sure why he isn't coming out of the gates that way. I think he will against Nalbandian because he knows how well Nalby can play. Fed comes out slowly against just about everyone except for Hewitt, Andre recently, Roddick and a few others. It's almost as if he believes when the time is right, he can just turn it on and win. He did today.

I agree with you especially the latter part. In fact, I have seen this behavior from him over the past few months. I personally think this is high risk tennis but I guess Roger knows best.