Nadal v Federer

For me Rafa is getting schooled by Roger.

If Rafa holds here, he'll take the set.

I'm literally in bits here, Nadal just has to win this set.

BIG Hold

I hope you are right Angoose, I'm in a bit of a horrid position right now but if Nadal makes it 1-1 I can steady the ship somewhat.

After that rollercoaster start to the set, expect a few relatively easy holds, action to pick up from game 7 onwards.

Federer gone 4-7 fav.

Nadal taking charge here, could be a quick set

millimetres in it all

3 break points for Nadal...he converts.

3-1 he leads.

Didn't see that sloppy service game coming

Hopefully Nadal can tire out the 37yo, lots of long games please

Roger Roger what was that buddy.

Nadal well odds on now.

Same as his starting price.

Will go around 1.60 once the set is secured, 1.30 when breaking early in the fourth

I don't believe what I am seeing from Roger here.

Hold his serve now and the game has totally turned around, Nadal in charge for sure. Fed looks a bit spent to me.

Tank job

Come on Nadal, that was a lovely set to watch, Fed didn't really participate in that set.

How many times has federer lost a set 6-1 before ?

Sure federer can come back into it.

Roger far from spent slippy only a slight hic up.

That's a lot of momentum to push back against and a helluva guy at the other side of it, Nadal never eases up.

1.6 Angoose, good shout. I would not be taking on Nadal @ that price personally.

First service game will tell us a lot.

We have a match again.

i guess the answer to my question was Sir Rog goes down a level

Nadal fooked up the volley

Wow !!

Indeed, blew that point to give a flip-flop in the market.
Nobody breaks back more often than Nadal after being broken though, hang on to your hats

That was closer to the line than he planned

What a rally

87m  runs on a point

Nadal going to have to take it to five

Grunt hit grunt hit grunt hit etc

2 sensational players.

Incredible switch of momentum from set 2 to set 3

It takes a lot to keep me away from horse racing but I'm transfixed by this match. I still fancy Nadal to come through, 3-2.

Gutsy Hold

Federer 1-2 free money lads.

It is already written ffs.

Not free money, but agree that it is too big based on what we are seeing.

1.45 remains a good price, the first batch of three games will be very interesting

1-3 Roger.

Oh dear, that first set tie break was so crucial, Fed is big odds on now. I'm still keeping the faith that Rafa can turn this around.

Federer will not this slip in a million years.

let it slip even.

Nadal gone to pot.

He'll be fine if he gets out the first batch 2-1 ahead, back on an even keel then.

Nadal finished !

That'll teach him for disrespecting Nick Kyrgios !

C'est fini for Monseuir Nadal

Long way to go my @rse....This Match is over.

Nadal to pull out with fake injury ?

1-9 Federer.

Federer only dropped two points in his last four service games.

Jul 12, 2019 -- 7:08PM, The Leopard wrote:

Nadal to pull out with fake injury ?

No Chance

Had him 15-30 but couldn't do anything with it

This is the one, break time or home time.

Nadal ....Loser !

And its Good Night from him.

Enjoy it while it lasts, gonna be such a shame once the Swiss Secret comes out

Fed's wife has lost a button !

Oi Oi

Keeps checking her décolletage !

Unreal

Oh, I say!

Wow....what a point !

Again

Ditto!

YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

Such a crucial point that was, I've done 2 bags betting against Fed. That will learn me Well done you Roger backers.

GSM

What a guy!
37!
Old fart!

Shame it had to end.

Shame it had to end.

GOAT!

Roger is the man, I called that wrong. It was a joyous match nonetheless to watch, he truly is a legend of sport.

Jul 12, 2019 -- 7:44PM, SlippyBlue wrote:

Such a crucial point that was, I've done 2 bags betting against Fed. That will learn me  Well done you Roger backers.

Very dangerous to take a position before you've seen the lay of the land when players of this stature match up.

Wow what a game.

the most stupid comment ever in sport ive ever heard, when fed won a point in the last game , a castle said "different league"

Sometimes you lose and you think, OK, that happens in life but I totally enjoyed that match.

Fed is hardly even sweating!

Federer played far better than he has done for a while.

I had a bet on Rafa at 15....just in case

Elisjohn, maybe he meant the game was a different league, but I doubt it.

Would have been nice to get a deciding set, but Roger was The Daddy today.
Far from a formality for Djoko on Sunday if the same Roger turns up.

Jul 12, 2019 -- 7:33PM, Angoose wrote:

Enjoy it while it lasts, gonna be such a shame once the Swiss Secret comes out

What is this then ?  Just a wind up ?

This ?
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http://tennispurist.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-curious-case-of-roger-federer.html

EPO ?

That's old news, the real story will come out in the fullness of time

Rodge The Dodge of Father Time continues to do it , Eh .

Good on him .

...but you are too scared to give us a hint ?

^ Angoose

Operation Toblerone is, for the time being, highly classified, my lips are sealed.

Roger the dodger into his 12th final.....some going @ 37 years....will meet Serbia's top seed Djokovic at 14:00 BST on Sunday.

Federer's eight Wimbledon titles are more than any other man in history and if he beats Djokovic he will match Martina Navratilova's success in women's singles.

i was a semi pro footballer quite fit and fast, i had an injury aged around 28 that stopped me playing. aged 35 i started training again, at 38 training weights/ running every day , well nearly, i was running a sub 50 second 400 meters, nothing special in that maybe but still not bad for a near 40 year old. i may add i never took steroids in any form, my point is in this case people if they really want to can improve in their late 30s.ps when i played soccer my 400 meters time was 58 secs .