why is Roger Federer so invincible? his natural talent? his speed? his anticipation or....?
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I agree that he has a great forehand and a good serve, although his certainly is not the best serve around. What makes him so good is that he has the whole package--something that no other pro in recent memory can claim. \nIn addition to his forehand and serve, his backhand is exceptional, his volleys are as good as anyone's, and his strategic sense is among the best.\nFinally, he is one of the best players I have ever seen at reading the opponent's shots and getting to them with speed and balance. I don't know if he is the fastest pro when it comes to sheer footspeed, but no one moves as fluidly and quickly to the ball.\nHe's not quite invincible, but he is clearly the best player the world has ever seen.
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MEN:\nIt is most likely that Nadal will make it into the final, but if Federer makes it to the final too, Federer might beat Nadal. Federer has been adjusting to Nadal's play on clay, and i think Federer will put an end to Nadal's winning streak on clay, because what goes up must come down. But, if Federer does not make it to the Final (maybe gets beaten by Nalbandian if on the same side of the draw), then Nadal has the best chance. So my point is: Federer has the best chance then the rest at beating Nadal on clay.\n\nWOMEN:\nThis one is mostly a wild guess since dominance in women's tennis is very distributed. In fact, there has not been a women in tennis in the past 10(?) grand slams that has won at least 2 out of those 10(?) grand slams. But here are my predictions of who has a chance: WINNERS: Hardenne, Petrova, or Kuznetsova. RUNNER UPS: Hingis, Clijsters, or Mauresmo.
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No one can be replaced with Roger now . He is supreb . And proved his brilliance . He is improving in each match . He is absolutely brilliant in grass as well as hard courts . He is hardworking . He has to improve a lot on clay . I think he is improving a lot in this clay court season. Hope he will show his ability and talent once again in this comming French Open 2006 ... And will prove he is a legand of tennis ...
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I'd like to think so. It certainly looks possible. He's got closer every time they've played on clay, and noone is a better scout of their opponents than Federer. By now he's surely picking up pointers on what he has to do. \nThe enormous amount of pressure put on Nadal by the tennis media may well serve to help Roger too.
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He is a better all round player than Sampras. He has everything. He could possibly go on to be the best their was although, i don't think he has any great challengers but that could be because he is that damn good.
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I disagree with the "nadal is only good on clay" part. Nadal won hard court titles in Beijing, Montreal and Dubai, which were all hard court events. He even beat Ljubicic in Madrid (indoor). So, facts proves that Nadal is not "only good on clay"\n\nHowever, I must agree that Federer still has the edge over Nadal on grass court. Unless Nadal improves over the years, EX: get a bigger serve, return closer to the baseline, he is no match for Federer. \n\nOne thing we must realize is that the draws in Wimbledon don't always work the way we want them to be. Federer is gonna be the #1 seed, Nadal is going to be the #2 seed. So, the only way they gonna head to head is in the finals. And unfortunately i don't see the picture where Nadal can get to the finals.
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federer. even in pete's prime.
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Highly unlikely. \nYes, he has achieved an amazing amount of success for such a young player. He won the French Open last year, he's closing in on the all-time record for consecutive clay-court wins, he's already risen to #2 in the world. But it is going to be next to impossible to take over the #1 ranking as a one-surface player.\nI know a lot has been made of Nadal's progress on hardcourts, but many recent clay-courters have achieved some success on hardcourts. There is a big difference between winning a tournament or two on a surface and becoming a real threat for the Majors on that suface. Lets not forget that Federer has had much more success on clay than Nadal has had on hardcourts (let alone grass).\nUntil or unless Nadal picks up his game away from the red stuff, he's unlikely to seriously threaten Federer's reign at the top of the mens game.
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The Perfect Tennis Player would play in and win every tournament they entered. They would have to be good on clay, hardcourt, and grass. Oh yeah, there is no such thing as a perfect tennis player.\n\nTechnically two surfaces can make a great player. Sampras was great on grass and hardcourt, but was horrific on clay. The best type of tennis player is an all around tennis player like Roger Federer. That is why he is so superior to guys like Andy Roddick, who can only contend on hardcourt and grass.
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I'm not sure what your queston is, but let me try these:\n\nWhen is "Roland Garros" this year -- R/G is the site of the French Open, the only clay court major championship, to be played from 5-28 to 6/11 this year.\n\nWho/what  was Roland Garros --why the name?  Apparently, he was a French aviation pioneer who was the first to fly over the Mediterranean.\n\nWho will win the French Open this year?  Will Nadal be in shape to defend?  Will Federer take the major that has eluded him during his 3-year stretch of dominance?  Other candidates?  Something tells me that Federer  will not win this year (he'll end up winning a couple in his career) and it won't be Nadal either.  Having said that, I hope they will be seeded in different halves and play one another for the title.\n\nThe women?  Can Mauresmo deal w/ the pressure, having finally won a major?  Who's going to be healthy?  Not a prediction, but I'd love to see Hingis cement her comeback with a title here.\n\nWas your question answered?
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Absolutely! He has been playing unbelievable tennis this season, especially in terms of Grand Slams. He got to the Final of the French Open and lost to maybe the best clay player who ever lived, so I would still consider his fight amazing. His stamina is great, his footwork and mental stability on grass is better than on any other surface; he has no one that can take him down.
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The jury's still out. Yes, he's won on hard courts, but so have a lot of top-level clay-courters (Muster, Moya, Kuerten, and Corretja to name just a few). There is a difference between being able to win a few tournaments on a surface, and being a true champion on that suface.\nThat said, he does look like he has potential on hard courts, but grass is a different story. He would need to modify/improve a lot of aspects of his game (turn his serve into more of a weapon, volley more, take the ball earlier) before he can become a consistent threat at Wimbledon.
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The one and only Swiss tennis legend ROGER FEDERER  !!!!!!!!!
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Roger Federer & only Nadal can stop him. But remember, if he wins, he becomes the first to hold four grand slams concurrently. What can be more motivating?\nAmelie, Kim, Petrova, Justine, Martina, Sharapova......\njust take your pick! But remember, Amelie is playing at home.
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Mais tu sais bien que ça va être chaud car la terre battue c'est le domaine de Nadal; c'est plus lent et c'est vraiment sa surface de prédilection.\nObjectivement, Federer a tout les coups pour battre Nadal mais si l'on regarde la finale de cet été, qu'est-ce que l'on a vu? On a vu que Federer a lâché physiquement et mentalement devant la combativité de Nadal sur cette surface et sous le soleil.\nConclusion: Federer peut gagner mais il va falloir qu'il s'entraine sérieusement sur cette surface et de préférence sous le soleil car s'il y a un seul gars qui peut le battre sur terre battue, c'est Nadal.Ca n'empêche que je voudrais bien voir Federer gagner sur cette surface...on verra bien.
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A major reason Federer can Ace Agassi more often than he can Nadal is that Nadal is much faster on court.  You are talking about placement and speed of the ball and if you hit the outside corner on Agassi you may get it by him, but because Nadal is faster, he has more opportunity to get to the ball.  This is much the same reason Federer has problems beating Nadal on clay.  Clay is a much slower surface and Nadal's speed matched with the speed (slowness) of the ball makes it a much better surface for Nadal than Federer.
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I think Nadal has a decent chance to repeat, however there are many good competitors on this surface. I would'nt dismiss the possibility of Federer capturing this title, but he reminds me too much of Sampras, somewhat impatient for an outstanding clay court player. Look out for Nalbaldian, Gaudio, Coria and Davydenko!