Het Grote Roger Federer Topic Deel 12: Tennis G.O.A.T.

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Op woensdag 23 maart 2011 08:57 schreef thijsdetweede het volgende:
Ruwweg wist ik het wel, maar even snel opgezocht op wikipedia. Courier 22 was nog wel een verrassing En ja, Borg 25 idd. Maar die heeft zijn carriere niet afgemaakt.

Wilander nog vergeten: 25.

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Op woensdag 23 maart 2011 13:49 schreef Federer-fan het volgende:

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Knap dan, ik wist het alleen van Sampras.

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Op woensdag 23 maart 2011 15:02 schreef San_Andreas het volgende:

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fijn dat je dat meedeelt

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Navratilova doesn't see Federer returning to No. 1

Martina Navratilova says it is hard to see Roger Federer retaking the No. 1 ranking. Federer lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of Indian Wells.

"Roger is on the other side of the float, I don't think he'll ever play as well as he did three or four years agothat's not to say he can't still win a slam, but it's difficult to see him climbing back to No. 1," Navratilova said. "Nadal is dominating and Djokovic's confidence is off the chart. Roger has lost three matches (this season) to Djokovic and lost to him at U.S. Open last year as well, it will get under his skin."Matthew Cronin

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Federer responds to Navratilova No. 1 comments

Roger Federer responds to Martina Navratilovas contention hell never regain the No. 1 ranking. "Maybe she missed the London World Tour Finals," said No. 3 Federer, who won that tournament but has lost to No. 2 Novak Djokovic three times this year. "Maybe she was somewhere else climbing Kilimanjaro. I love her. Look, I think she's been an inspiration to my wife [mirka] and I always love seeing her, but if you had the microphone in front of you and you get a negative question, you get dragged into it. And she's in front of the microphone a lot of times like other experts and eventually you can't just say only good things. You have to also say more negative things."

Federer also said that he feels better physically today than he did at 22 and is more aware of how far he can push his body. Andy Roddick defended the 16-time Grand Slam champions recent play. "It's ridiculous," Roddick said. "Whoever wants to criticize Roger for the way hes playing tennis right now better be very, very good at their job."Matthew Cronin

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Roger Federer insists he doesn't mind being No. 3 in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings.

Speaking ahead of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Wednesday, the Swiss said, "I still think I've had a great six months. I feel like I'm playing really good tennis, and right now Novak [Djokovic] is just a bit better than the rest. And that's okay.

"I've gone through phases like this on multiple occasions with Rafa [Nadal], with [Andy] Murray, with even [Andre] Agassi and [Lleyton] Hewitt and [Andy] Roddick and so forth. It's just something that's part of the game.

"I never expected myself to dominate for 15 years. I think at the top right now I think actually everybody is playing well."

Federer has a 36-10 record at Crandon Park, the venue of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, picking up the Indian Wells-Miami title double in 2005 and 2006. Only six players in history have achieved the feat.

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"I guess it's hard to win back-to-back [ATP World Tour] Masters 1000s in general because you have a lot of good players in the early rounds," said Federer. "You have no excuse not having had enough time off, because there is enough time so you actually can get ready. It just seems like I guess here and in Indian Wells usually everybody is playing pretty well, because the season is underway for a couple of months.

"Everybody can play on hard courts, so it's not really a surface that favours a particular playing style. The South Americans have their chance, like the Europeans and the Americans have and so forth. So I think it's pretty straight forward, and that's why I think they're tough to win back-to-back.

"But then again, if you're hot, like Novak at the moment, or me back a few years ago when I won back-to-back Indian Wells and Miami, you could do it. Just because the draw falls into place, you are playing well, you are not thinking too much, and you are very just better than the rest at the moment."

Federer is scheduled to meet either Fabio Fognini or Radek Stepanek in the Miami second round.

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Op donderdag 24 maart 2011 22:43 schreef San_Andreas het volgende:
hij wint max nog 1 slam.

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Op vrijdag 25 maart 2011 01:18 schreef San_Andreas het volgende:
hoogstens 3 en minstens 3 was beter geweest

ik vind 1 trouwens al twijfelachtig.

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Op vrijdag 25 maart 2011 01:08 schreef JonkersR het volgende:
Kut las het verkeerd, dacht dat er "hij wint min nog 1 slam" stond.

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Op vrijdag 25 maart 2011 01:13 schreef Komakie het volgende:
Ik vind het verschil tussen maximaal 1 grand slam en nog zeker 3 wel wat groot.

Hij wint er ongetwijfeld nog wel 1, maar zeker 3 vind ik dan wel weer heel erg opportunistisch. Kan best, maar een zekerheidje....

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Op vrijdag 25 maart 2011 01:18 schreef San_Andreas het volgende:
hoogstens 3 en minstens 3 was beter geweest

ik vind 1 trouwens al twijfelachtig.

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Op vrijdag 25 maart 2011 13:07 schreef rooneyelst het volgende:
Hij haalt helemaal niet uit..hij reageert gewoon terug op hetgeen wat navritalova gezegd heeft.

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"Maybe she missed the London World Tour Finals," "Maybe she was somewhere else climbing Kilimanjaro."

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"I love her. Look, I think she's been an inspiration to my wife [mirka] and I always love seeing her, but if you had the microphone in front of you and you get a negative question, you get dragged into it. And she's in front of the microphone a lot of times like other experts and eventually you can't just say only good things. You have to also say more negative things."

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Op vrijdag 25 maart 2011 14:54 schreef Colplay het volgende:
Klopt wel wat FF zegt. En dat hij zegt dat ze negatieve dingen moet zeggen vond ik beetje vreemd. Zegt toch niet echt iets heel negatiefs over Federer?

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Op vrijdag 25 maart 2011 16:20 schreef San_Andreas het volgende:
in principe gaat het natuurlijk nog steeds waanzinnig goed met roger, elk toernooi komt hij zeer ver, en dan ook echt elk toernooi. Kan me geen 1e ronde exit van hem herinneren. Weet niet hoe dat met andere toppers in de nadagen van hun carrière was.

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Fed wordt echter door iedereen afgerekend op slams, en die happeren.