What will Roddicks rank be at the start of 2007? And will this be the year he beats Federer?
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I think Andy has to be in the Top 5. He just have to play consistently. He should be there when Davydenko turns off. He could still reclaim from James Blake the honor of being America's top tennis player.
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It's baffling because Federer pretty much owns everyone else.\nIt seems to be the high bounce of Nadal's shots. Clay makes it even worse. That said, a player of Federer's calibre should have figured out something by now.\nThat said, Hewitt, Henman, Ferrero, and Agassi all had dominant winning records against Federer before he was able to turn it round. So maybe it will just take him a little while.
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He has lost several times.  While yes, he is unreal when it comes to tennis, he has been beaten.  I believe his record this year is something like 56-4.  Or somewhere around there.  So you can see he does not lose often.  He also puts in some insane hours to be at the level he is, he has earned it all.
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Its going to be a tough competition between Nadal n Federer. But looking at the superb form of Nadal, I think Nadal might pull off his 2nd Grand SLam title too considering Federer has never gone past the Quarter finals of French Open.
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Roddick defeated Taylor Dent the 26th seed in the third round and he beat Sjeng Schalken the 12th seed in the quarterfinals.  Those were the only two seeds he faced until he met up with Roger Federer in the final.  He lost in a close final 6-4, 5-7, 6-7, 4-6.  I think there was a rain delay during the 3rd set and Roger came back out with a better game plan and put Andy away.
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He hasnt disappeared. He has been continually climbing the rankings, especially after placing second in the Australian Open earlier this year.
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I think Roger Federer is gonna win on the men's side this year.
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1 Roger Federer \n2 Rafael Nadal \n3 David Nalbandian \n4 Ivan Ljubicic\n5 Andy Roddick \n6 Nikolay Davydenko \n7 Tommy Robredo \n8 James Blake \n9 Fernando Gonzalez \n10 Gaston Gaudio
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If Roddick continues to play the way he does on Hard surface, he has a really good chance of defeating Nadal. You know, i would really like to see Nadal and Blake face off. Blake has beaten Nadal every single time on Hard surfaces. It should be interesting. Can't wait.
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He has a great future. He may become the Federer of clay courts.
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Roger Federer. Maybe the best player of all time.
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Federer would win against all of these players. His return and passing shots are sufficiently strong to break Sampras and McEnroe. Borg vs. Federer would be interesting, with Borg's speed and topspin shots. However, Federer's pace and angles give him an edge. \nFederer truly has it all--strong serve (though not overpowering), fabulous topspin groundstrokes, excellent slice, solid volleys, the best footwork I've ever seen, and the ability to change strategies to cope with any opponent. The ONLY things mildly lacking to date is his fitness level (capitalized on by Nadal) and his willingness to be ruthless in closing out a match. For example, when Baghdatis was cramping in the fourth set of the Australian, instead of keeping his intensity and rolling through the set, Federer eased up and coasted.\nAll of this must be qualified by the surface. Sampras, Becker, Borg, and McEnroe all might win on grass. On clay, Federer beats these but could be beaten on a given day by any number of clay court specialists. I'll make it easy, though--if Federer played any other player in history one match on each of the four surfaces, he clearly should win at least three of four.\nIf Federer is on his game I would pick him against anyone else.
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Ginepri is playing well and Sampras has not played a match in a long time. However don't ever underestimate the abilities of Sampras. I mean he has won 14 grand slams. Come on. It could be a good match if Sampras is in shape, otherwise Ginepri is able to win.
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Hmm, I always he had potential, but maybe his injury did more damage than expected. That's a shame, I quite like him actually. \nWe need more players to compete with Federer ... otherwise he'll keep adding numbers to his winning streak. \n\nI'm hoping Andy Roddick can play well this time at Wimbledon ...
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At this stage, Roddick is not in the running. He has a big serve and a big forehand, but has few big wins to his credit. He does not volley well, he positions himself way to o far behind the baseline, and his backhand is just okay. His volleys are mediocre and he lacks the court coverage of Federer and Agassi.\nAgassi has one of the best returns, as good of groundstrokes as anyone, and a very effective serve when backed up by his groundstrokes. His volleys are okay, but he doesn't use them often, and he doesn't have as versatile a game as Federer.\nFederer has the strongest groundstrokes, equally adept at topspin and slice, a serve that he can hit with an awesome variety of pace and spin, superb volleys, fabulous balance and foot speed, and a creative tennis mind.\nFederer is significantly better than Roddick, and certainly better than Agassi is today. In both of their primes, it would be close, but Federer would clearly have the edge. Federer is simply the best tennis talent ever.
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roger federer is the best & he will win.\n\nRoger Federer\n\nRoger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who in 2004 became the 23rd World No. 1 in tennis. He is currently the No. 1 player in the world (and defending this title since February 2004) and (as of 9 June 2006) is working on the second-longest consecutive stay in the Men's World No. 1 ranking. Only Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors surpass him in this record.\n\nIn 2004, Federer became the first man since Mats Wilander in 1988 to win three out of four Grand Slam events in the same year. He is widely regarded as the dominant player of his era and is already considered to be one of the greatest players of all time.\n\nCountry Switzerland \nResidence Oberwil, Switzerland \nDate of birth 8 August 1981 \nPlace of birth Basel, Switzerland \nHeight 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) \nWeight 80 kg (177 lb) \nTurned Pro 1998 \nPlays Right, Single hand backhand \nCareer Prize Money $22,629,383 \nSingles \nCareer record: 429-123 \nCareer titles: 37 (13th in overall rankings) \nHighest ranking: No. 1 (2 February 2004) \nGrand Slam results \nAustralian Open W (2004 • 06) \nFrench Open F (2006 - ongoing*) \nWimbledon W (2003 • 04 • 05) \nU.S. Open W (2004 • 05) \nDoubles \nCareer record: 101-66 \nCareer titles: 7 \n\nBiography\nFederer was born August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland in the small city of Binningen, to Robert Federer and Lynette Federer. He grew up 10 minutes from Basel proper, in suburban Münchenstein.\n\nHis parents met while his father was on a business trip to South Africa for a Basel-based chemical company for which they both worked. Lynette was born and raised in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa. Lynette no longer works at the company and is now a manager at the Roger Federer Foundation. Robert is still with the Ciba Specialty Chemicals, in sales.\n\nRoger has an elder sister, Diana, who is a nurse, and lives in the Basel area. He speaks three languages (German, French and English) fluently and conducts press conferences in all of them.\n\nFederer spends his off-court time playing card games, table tennis, other sports and sitting on the beach. He currently resides in Oberwil, Switzerland, and is dating former WTA player and fellow Swiss Miroslava Vavrinec (Mirka), who retired from the game in 2002 after a foot injury; the two met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.\n\nHe co-established the Roger Federer Foundation in December 2003. Its goals include funding projects that benefit disadvantaged children, primarily in South Africa. In January 2005, he encouraged efforts from tennis players for the people affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, saying he would play as many matches as possible in tournaments organized to raise funds for the tsunami victims and auctioned off his autographed rackets to raise funds for UNICEF's relief operations.\n\nFederer also launched a fragrance and cosmetics line called RF Cosmetics in October 2003.\n\nOn April 3, 2006, Federer was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF [1], which helps poor children around the world.\n\nTennis\n\nCareer\nRoger Federer started playing tennis at the age of eight. 1998 was Federer's last year in the Junior circuits; he won the Wimbledon Juniors title and the prestigious year-ending Orange Bowl. Federer joined the ATP tour in July 1998 but finished the year as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion. In 1999, he debuted for the Swiss Davis Cup team. He finished the year as the youngest player inside the ATP's top 100.\n\nIn 2000, he reached the semi-finals in the Sydney Olympics, but lost the bronze-medal match. He lost to Arnaud Di Pasquale of France by 7-6(7-5) 6-7(7-9) 6-3. He also reached the finals in Basel and Marseille but did not win either of them.\n\nIn February 2001, Federer won his first ATP tournament in Milan. He also won three matches for his country in the Davis Cup in a 3-2 victory over the United States. He advanced to the quarterfinals in the fourth round. He finished
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Well it sure wont be Willie Green even though he has been playing good. Korver and Dalembert are decent players but not good enough to lead a team. Webber is too old, not much gas left in his tank... I think it'll be AI #2. He has been playing outstanding, tripple double last night infact. Plus he's young, this is only his 3rd season so he will most likely develop further into a better all around player.