Australian Open #19: Djoko - Tsonga 0-1

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Op zondag 27 januari 2008 14:52 schreef suus21 het volgende:

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hoezo dat? Fed staat iets van 2000 punten voor op Nadal....

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Op zondag 27 januari 2008 17:06 schreef Norrage het volgende:
ook vandaag niet hoor...het verschil was 'maar'1300 puntjes. Fed verliest er 550 van en Nadal won er 200 bij dus is er nog maar 650 van over

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Op zondag 27 januari 2008 14:36 schreef Tim86 het volgende:
Vergeer wint altijd 2 titels

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Poisoning, Fever, Hospital!

Roger Federer was much more ill than he admitted before the Australian Open. He was flat out in hospital for 6 days with fever and diarrhea. With this history his semi final loss is no disappointment, but an outstanding performance of his will.

Before the start of the Australian Open two weeks ago when Federer spoke about his food poisoning, he said something like, 'I woke on Satruday with a fever, and the hospital diagonosed a slight food poisoning. But I felt better very soon however, and now I feel 100% fit.'

Also after the semi final defeat on Friday to Novak Djokovic, he didn't want his disturbed preparation to apply as an excuse. 'Maybe it has played a role, but I don't know'. However, he admitted that he was less quick on the court and less bubbly than he usually felt. No wonder!

It pays tribute to Roger, that he is not looking for excuses, but the truth is otherwise. With a short hospital visit the matter was far from fixed. According to reliable sources of SonntagBlick, Roger's illness was deliberately spoken about little for tactical reasons. They wanted to show the opponents no weakness. They were very pleased that they had succeeded to hide the real health problems of the Swiss.

This also explains why Federer thought the semi final results was 'pretty good'.

This version is further supported by Fitness coach Pierre Paganini. In 'Le Matin' he explained that Federer had suffered 6 days of fever and diarrhea and lost 3kg of body mass. 'That would have laid down any athlete.' Paganini also confirmed that the world number 1 travelled to Australia in the best physical shape.

Under this news, Federer's semi final qualification receives a much higher value. Had Roger declared a forfeit because of his illness, he could have already been replaced by Nadal as No.1 in the coming weeks. Now however, the Basler receives an area of opportunity to bring his body back into top form.

After a break another intensive training phase with Pierre and DC captain Severin Luthi in Dubai is planned. Roger will only come back to tournament events with his 'home tournament' in the desert city in the first week of March. Then really again 100% fit.

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Op zondag 27 januari 2008 19:28 schreef TheGeneral het volgende:
Djokovic zijn moeder trouwens na de overwinning op Federer :


"As you say, the king is dead. Long live the (new) king," Djokovic's mother, Dijana, told FOXSports.com.

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Op zondag 27 januari 2008 19:28 schreef TheGeneral het volgende:
Djokovic zijn moeder trouwens na de overwinning op Federer :


"As you say, the king is dead. Long live the (new) king," Djokovic's mother, Dijana, told FOXSports.com.

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Op zondag 27 januari 2008 18:24 schreef wimderon het volgende:

[verhaal over ziekte Federer]

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Op zondag 27 januari 2008 19:28 schreef TheGeneral het volgende:
Djokovic zijn moeder trouwens na de overwinning op Federer :


"As you say, the king is dead. Long live the (new) king," Djokovic's mother, Dijana, told FOXSports.com.

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Op maandag 28 januari 2008 10:17 schreef Leatherface het volgende:

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Federer heeft duidelijk heel wat meer klasse dan mama Djokovic.

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Op maandag 28 januari 2008 14:33 schreef Colplay het volgende:
Als je op zijn leeftijd al zijn resultaten hebt bereikt dan hoor je er wel echt bij ja. Hopelijk was Federer niet verzwakt door de voedselvergifteging, maar was dit zijn (bijna) normale niveau. Dan kan het de komende jaren met Djoko, Fedje en Rafa natuurlijk wel elk GS-toernooi leuk worden. Zeker als spelers als Tsonga, Gasquet e.d. nog iets groeien, zodat ze vaker voor verrassingen kunnen zorgen.