Fed --- July 1st, 2009
the Fed said after the hard court season he went to work on his conditioning and his serve- an announcer said why not the forehand which had been giving the Fed problems
because the forehand problems were being caused by his lack of positioning which is conditioning related not mechanics
nbc --- July 1st, 2009
please-please leave tennis– if you don’t want to broadcast it why buy the rights?
today they out did themselves—
1. espn can’t show live the Fed- Ivo match because nbc wants it
2. espn leave the air in the 3rd of Haas- Djoky
3. instead of joining a great live match nbc for the east and mid west starts the Fed match– if you are going to show a taped match why not wait until the live match is over
4. Roddick and Hewitt go 5 which was picked up by espn’s second feed– but not on the west coast because it is blacked out
really get out of tennis
shake it off --- June 30th, 2009
after a bad point or shot you need to shake it off– not let it linger in your mind and get ready to play the next point–watch Gonzo show how upset he is– his body language is very negative– at least he is not breaking a racquet
NBC --- June 29th, 2009
please stop broadcasting tennis– again the west coast NBC screws us– they tape delay the start until 10am– so what– except ESPN resume its coverage at 1pm– great except on the west coast where obviously unknown to NBC is 10am on the west coast– which means the ESPN second coverage is blacked out
if NBC doesn’t want tennis covered then get out of covering tennis
it could have been a bigger disaster at 10am the coverage was to shift to nbc– at 10am the score is 5-4 Soderling in the 3rd set breaker– we shifted to Canada and picked up the switch
fortunately espn stayed with the match
Ivo --- June 29th, 2009
Ivo 63 games on serve — facing no break points
the Fed through today has won the most points on opponent’s first serve
thus the two elements of his game that have come off -first serve and serve returns are better
Soderling at 5-4 in the 3rd — hits a great serve- gets a short reply– kills it to the corner– this will give him 2 set points– however the Fed passes him clean—
on big points the top players have an extra gear– even when you play the point great as possible the top players steal that point
Pete on the Fed --- June 28th, 2009
from ny times
The next year, Sampras was eliminated from Wimbledon in the fourth round by a teenager with more tools than a Swiss Army knife. The 19-year-old who pulled off the seismic upset was Federer, the No. 15 seed, who prevailed 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5, and pronounced it “the best win of my life.”
Sampras saw that day a player with the ability to someday surpass his record.
“But I didn’t know then if he had the whole package: the game, the heart and the mind,” he said.
“To put up the numbers I did, I knew it was going to take someone who’s not just a great player but also willing to give up some of his life, sort of eat, breathe and live the sport,” Sampras said. “Roger is willing to sacrifice and be a great champion.”