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Roger Federer Slump: What Are The Reasons For It
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: September 3, 2013, 8:31 pm
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lot of talk today is centered around roger Federer. some think
he is just in a slump.
while others believe that he is lacking the confidence he has
always had.
what is your own take? slump because of the confidence issue or
a slump because he is lacking the game needed at the moment to
deal with the best of the best?
and what about the field? could the improved field have
something to do with this?
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Re: roger federer slump: real or imagined
DIR By: Slasher1985
Date: September 5, 2013, 1:13 am
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Real, dear General.
Don't think Roger can be Top 5 anymore, he'll still beat most of
players on tour, but I don't think he can ever reach the level
he had before.
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Re: roger federer slump: real or imagined
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: September 5, 2013, 8:59 am
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I think I know what the problem might be general slasher:
1. he is obviously lacking some confidence against the top
players. that is one issue
2. he is also playing the wrong game. his run and gun offense is
outdated.
now he has to be willing to grind and dig in. that means better
fitness and better grinding capability.
he has all the shots. he is just not patient enough out there.
#Post#: 137--------------------------------------------------
Re: roger federer slump: real or imagined
DIR By: Slasher1985
Date: September 5, 2013, 9:24 am
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Don't think Fed can play a grinding game to be honest. He's too
successful and old to start re-working his entire strategy. He
will be retiring faster than totally revamping his game.
#Post#: 139--------------------------------------------------
Re: roger federer slump: real or imagined
DIR By: Orange Wombat
Date: September 5, 2013, 10:01 am
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He can still play really really good tennis and win vs good
players, just that when he has a bad day, it is more extreme. We
saw he played amazing vs Warlocq and Mannarino, but the next day
he was making errors all over the place. He is simply too
streaky now which has to do with his gamestyle.
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Re: roger federer slump: real or imagined
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: September 5, 2013, 11:44 am
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I think the game changed right before his eyes.
high risk tennis is not working as well as it used to.
now you have to be more patient.
he could have beaten nadal in cinci with more patience.
he had 44 errors. that is giving away too many points.
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Re: roger federer slump: real or imagined
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: September 14, 2013, 8:40 pm
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part of the decline is real and part of it is mental.
he has to fix his belief system. he has to be more positive and
really believe in his abilities.
and then I would work on the following:
1. the return
2. the backhand
3. better tennis specific fitness
finally he has to try various strategies in order to win. one of
those strategies is to be willing to grind.
grind and play more high percentage tennis. that means smarter
and cleaner tennis.
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Re: roger federer slump: real or imagined
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: September 14, 2013, 8:46 pm
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--- Quote from: Orange Wombat link ---
>
> He can still play really really good tennis and win vs good
players, just that when he has a bad day, it is more extreme. We
saw he played amazing vs Warlocq and Mannarino, but the next day
he was making errors all over the place. He is simply too
streaky now which has to do with his gamestyle.
>
--- End Quote ---
good to see you captain ow.
this is why I think he should try smarter, cleaner, and more
high percentage tennis. that will take more work on the court.
nadal, nole, and andy will be much tougher to deal with going
forward but at least it gives roger some challenges to relish.
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Re: Roger Federer Slump: What Are The Reasons For It
DIR By: Tennis4you
Date: September 16, 2013, 9:01 pm
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I can think of 32 reasons.
Then I can think of 3 more. Nadal, Nole, Murray.
#Post#: 436--------------------------------------------------
Re: Roger Federer Slump: What Are The Reasons For It
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: September 16, 2013, 9:21 pm
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welcome to the forum general scott.
well I think on a good day he can take down nole. he just has to
believe in his abilities.
he is not giving up and neither should his fans. and that is the
also the fun of it all.
roger has fought against the odds before.
I think you relish that challenge if you are a warrior of the
highest order.
he needs to target the next Wimbledon. and you do that by
skipping RG. you spend some extra time on grass and you go in
with full fury and all your might might.
as baron britbox has suggested, perhaps the stars will line for
him at next Wimbledon and he can make his charge.
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