Federer beats Millman 10-8 in 5th set tie-break having been 4-8 down. Ridiculous!
And ridiculous that the match finishes just before 1am! A good job he now gets a day off.
Wow! Federer is about to finish an impressive comeback, after saving seven match points. Tennys Sangren won't be able to sleep very well tonight, I think.
Wasn't watching, but listening to 5 live they said it was a back issue. Even if he is fit, I don't see him getting past Djokovic unfortunately.I was watching the third set and they said Federer was injured; he certainly looked it on the forehand side. Did he look okay by the end?
Wasn't watching, but listening to 5 live they said it was a back issue. Even if he is fit, I don't see him getting past Djokovic unfortunately.
I was watching the third set and they said Federer was injured; he certainly looked it on the forehand side. Did he look okay by the end?
Me neither, especially since he's had some long matches, and even though it's Federer, he's 38. Barring an unlikely Raonic comeback, it all points to Djokovic in the final again, and odds on to win it.
Somehow Zverev has turned around his performances pre AO and could make the finals. Pretty impressive.
Djokovic really is a great player.
and Barbara Schett has sensational legs...
When the dust settles, he should be talked as an even greater player than both Rafa and Roger.
When the dust settles, he should be talked as an even greater player than both Rafa and Roger.
Would you agree that the GOAT judgement should include more than just titles?
E.g. phenomenal though Djokovic is, of the three of them I know which one I would most want to watch.
Yeah, definitely. But Djokovic could be on his way to shatter Federer and Nadal's GS records, and if he does then it will become impossible not to call him the goat.
The truth is, Federer fell a bit short of what he should have achieved (while Nadal is probably over achieving a bit), I think he only won one major between 2010 and 2016.
The GOAT discussion I'm really not going to get into* - Laver, anyone? - but I do think Djokovic will beat Federer's total. Rafa might, but it's a big ask to win 2 more French and I'm not sure he will win any other now.
*But it's Rog!