Comments on: Why Roger Federer Lost To Nadal http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/06/11/why-roger-federer-lost-to-nadal/ A Tennis Pro Sharing Tips And Thoughts About Tennis Instruction, Strategy and Mental Game Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tomaz http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/06/11/why-roger-federer-lost-to-nadal/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Tomaz Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:04:39 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/06/11/why-roger-federer-lost-to-nadal/#comment-435 Very good points, Craig, thanks for sharing! Very good points, Craig, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Craig Wakai http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/06/11/why-roger-federer-lost-to-nadal/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Craig Wakai Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:59:16 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/06/11/why-roger-federer-lost-to-nadal/#comment-434 All of your deductive reasoning as to why Federer can't beat Nadal on clay sounds logical, but misses the more salient facts. Nadal is younger, stronger and hits with much more safety(i.e. - topspin) than Federer, so if Roger plays his "normal" game, Nadal will win 99 out of 100 times. Nadal has gotten better the past three years, while Roger has posted three(3) of the greatest seasons in tennis history, similar to Laver '62 and '69. Nadal has improved first and second serve, backhand drive and plays every point like his life depended on it. Federer should hire Brad Gilbert or Darren Cahill to better exploit Nadal's weaknesses and other tactical advice from either gentleman. How about bringing Nadal to the net or mid-court and make him beat you with volleys. Federer needs to gain about 10 pds of mucle and lose 5 pds of fat to withstand Nadal's physicality. In the women's game, Martina Navratilova's athletic all court game made Chris Evert become fitter and a little stronger. Maybe a trainer similar to Doug Spreen could assist Fed get stronger. Fed needs to be more aggressive on his first serve by stepping up with his right foot and using more torque from the kinetic chain. He normally hits 125. 135 flat and more spin out wide would win him more free points. How about a little bigger racket face? His Wilson is 90" and he should go about a 100." He is mishitting his forehand more often with the tiny sweet spot and he should address it. If you look at world class athletes like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, they kept improving their games even when they were maybe the best players on the planet during their time. Both improved their outside shot. Magic added baby sky hook. MJ got stronger to get past the bad boy Pistons. I don't know if Roger has continued to add to his game from 2005-2007. Who can blame him? He was a transcendent player and was almost unbeatable, except against Nadal. Time is not on his side, physically he is becoming weaker over time. Sometimes the characteristics that make a player great, are their achilles heel. Just because you are #1, you still need to add new elements to your game because there will be new compeititors coming along like Nadal, Murray and Djokovic. Craig Wakai :-) All of your deductive reasoning as to why Federer can’t beat Nadal on clay sounds logical, but misses the more salient facts.
Nadal is younger, stronger and hits with much more safety(i.e. – topspin) than Federer, so if Roger plays his “normal” game, Nadal will win 99 out of 100 times.

Nadal has gotten better the past three years, while Roger has posted three(3) of the greatest seasons in tennis history, similar to Laver ’62 and ’69. Nadal has improved first and second serve, backhand drive and plays every point like his life depended on it.

Federer should hire Brad Gilbert or Darren Cahill to better exploit Nadal’s weaknesses and other tactical advice from either gentleman. How about bringing Nadal to the net or mid-court and make him beat you with volleys.

Federer needs to gain about 10 pds of mucle and lose 5 pds of fat to withstand Nadal’s physicality. In the women’s game, Martina Navratilova’s athletic all court game made Chris Evert become fitter and a little stronger. Maybe a trainer similar to Doug Spreen could assist Fed get stronger.

Fed needs to be more aggressive on his first serve by stepping up with his right foot and using more torque from the kinetic chain. He normally hits 125. 135 flat and more spin out wide would win him more free points.

How about a little bigger racket face? His Wilson is 90″ and he should go about a 100.” He is mishitting his forehand more often with the tiny sweet spot and he should address it.

If you look at world class athletes like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, they kept improving their games even when they were maybe the best players on the planet during their time. Both improved their outside shot. Magic added baby sky hook. MJ got stronger to get past the bad boy Pistons.

I don’t know if Roger has continued to add to his game from 2005-2007. Who can blame him? He was a transcendent player and was almost unbeatable, except against Nadal. Time is not on his side, physically he is becoming weaker over time.

Sometimes the characteristics that make a player great, are their achilles heel. Just because you are #1, you still need to add new elements to your game because there will be new compeititors coming along like Nadal, Murray and Djokovic.

Craig Wakai :-)

]]> By: Glenn Matayoshi http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/06/11/why-roger-federer-lost-to-nadal/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Glenn Matayoshi Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:18:00 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/06/11/why-roger-federer-lost-to-nadal/#comment-428 I do believe Nada was that much hungrier to win. I believe Federer needs to get down and dirty, do what ever it takes to get a shot back to Nadal, even if he does not look stylish or looks awkward. It seemed running around his backhand in the ad court side left many easy shot to Nadal. Footing unsure coming to net it looked like Federer did not even try to get some of the passing shots. My god if you want to win you would be diving for those balls. I do believe Nada was that much hungrier to win. I believe Federer needs to get down and dirty, do what ever it takes to get a shot back to Nadal, even if he does not look stylish or looks awkward.
It seemed running around his backhand in the ad court side left many easy shot to Nadal.
Footing unsure coming to net it looked like Federer did not even try to get some of the passing shots. My god if you want to win you would be diving for those balls.

]]> By: lior http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/06/11/why-roger-federer-lost-to-nadal/comment-page-1/#comment-408 lior Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:13:48 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/06/11/why-roger-federer-lost-to-nadal/#comment-408 roger lost also cause he didnt serve as well as he knows, that made him loose service games and struggle to win his own. that's not like him. he normally cruise through his service game what puts more pressure on his opponents. roger lost also cause he didnt serve as well as he knows, that made him loose service games and struggle to win his own. that’s not like him. he normally cruise through his service game what puts more pressure on his opponents.

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