Federer stomps all over a motivated Ferrer, to win fourth Tennis Masters Cup.
Posted by tennisplanet on November 18, 2007
It was such a thorough beating, that Ferrer was forced to follow, what others have resorted to, after the destruction – break the racket in frustration.
Here are some interesting tidbits:
-Next up is an exhibition in Malaysia against Pete Sampras.
-This was Federer’s 53 career title and eighth for the year.
-Federer set a new ATP record by collecting $1.2 million for the win, taking his prize money for the season to over $10 million.
-That initial setback against Gonzalez, was quickly erased with three straight demolition of Roddick, Nadal and Ferrer.
-This was exactly the kind of year end performance, he needed, against the backdrop of the entire season, to move confidently towards a potential Golden Grand Slam next year.
-It again proved that when Federer is on his game, no one, irrespective how intense a zone they are in, cannot even come close. It gets as ridiculous as trying to win a freaking point, forget about your service game. That leaves breaking him, winning a set and winning a match in the realm of dreams.
-It established once and for all, what I had suspected all along: Hardest part for Federer to play against Roddick, is to find a way not to burst into a fit of laughter, or control a smile, during the entire match, for fear of offending Roddick. With that ridiculous H2H, Federer has to be smiling inside, even before stepping on the court. With what he does to Roddick after that, requires immense control, to not just point a finger at him and fold up laughing, after every passing shot that leaves Roddick look like he is a golf player.
“I surprise myself at times,” Federer said. “I’ve always had a tendency to all of a sudden go in streaks. Once you get on a roll, it’s so hard for the opponent to come back into it. I don’t allow them. I can mix it up and change it up. This is my big strength. I hope I can keep that going for many more years to come, obviously.”
Jenny said
It was a great match. I didn’t think David would beat him, Roger was unbeatable the last couple of matches. He was superb today and it would have taken a miracle. Look, there were shots David was making all week against Roddick, Nadal, Gasquet Djokovic, let’s be fair, he was clearly nervous and Roger acknowledged him as the player of the tournament, so let’s credit him for his great achievements, at least he wasn’t bageled, so not the complete thrashing it could have been. Wonderful display from Roger, and David now 5 ranking – not bad from two of my three.
aeropuzz said
Great you’re back, TP.
Is there anyone else out there who is actually glad that nalbandian didn’t make it to the masters? i mean, i could have been disastrous. especially for my heart condition. unbelievable season, again, Fed. 83%? kiddin me?
ricke said
Roger was out of this world during his matches. Clearly superior to his opponents. I was furious at ESPN the whole week, showing the matches at 3:00 A.M. The Tennis Channel only showed the doubles matches. I was however, glad I missed the Roddick-Federer match. Love Roger, but it would have been too painful to watch Andy get slaughtered yet again.
chieko said
In Japan we have good coverage all week even though I could not watch all for I had to study for my exams,
So nice you are back TP san. Aeropuzz san was asking me about you at another site.
I am so happy that our Federer san won. He was so good. I am so surprised that Gonzo did not make it for I was so nervous when he beat our king.
I am very happy and looking forward to see him in person in Macau.
Hi Jenny san.
Hi Gracie san.
Hi Eva san.
What a happy day for us all.
pommesdesuisse said
nice to have you back TP…
seems you got out of that basement and got yourself a freaking life…
yes it was a great match against david,who wasn’t playing bad at all… Probably he was a little bit nervous; i think he made more unforced errors today than against the other guys…
and i hope that rog figures out rafa more and more from now on… he was not revolving his backhand but using his backhand crosscourt with good length and spin to rafa’s forehand and rafa himself – like in hamburg – could not really put roger under pressure like that. that’s a big key for roger now for the future: REALIZING THAT NADAL IS NOT THE BETTER BASELINE-PLAYER!!!
hey jenny…who is number 3? is it nalby?
greets
Jenny said
Hi Pommesdesuisse,
No 3 is currently Djokovic. I believe Nalby is now 9. Monday new rankings shown on the ATP site, I’m not sure how David’s new ranking affects Davydenko, Roddick.
Hi Cheiko san, and GREETINGS all the TP family, missed TP and all you guys. Keep the comments flowing folks!! Sorry if any of your favs missed out this week, roll on to the new season.
Jenny
pommesdesuisse said
aha…
hi jenny, thanks for answering me… i thought you were talking about your three FAVOURITE players…
and btw, ferrer is number 5 now, right behind davydenko. roddick is number 6 now, followed by gonzalez 7 and gasquet 8.
rog is 1445 points ahead of rafa, so i guess rog is going to need a ‘good’ result at AO…but i’m confident…
greets
p.s. and…is nalby your favourite number 3?
some body said
“hey jenny…who is number 3? is it nalby?”
nope, it’s that great gambler [all that "innocent until proven guilty" disclaimers notwithstandin] davydenko.
tp:
incidentally, you left out davydenko in your list below. was that intentional maybe?
“That initial setback against Gonzalez, was quickly erased with three straight demolition of Roddick, Nadal and Ferrer.”
- s.b.
Cloe said
So you have finally come out from under the rock, or is it from under the kitchen sink or the burning bush??? TP!!! We all missed you and a warm welcome back to you. Also missed Jennie, Gracie, Pommedesuisse and Chieko san, to name only a few of our valiant tennis freaks community. These last days have been quite a roller coaster and I must admit that when our star failed against Gonzalez, and after the consecutive losses to Nalby, I was apprehensive of what you might say . . . I was worried too! But anyway we’ve seen the master at work in the last 3 matches, giving us joy and making us proud, haven’t we? What a gift to tennis! Roger did say he ‘knew why he lost those other matches’. Any ideas?
Besides all the other improvements, I thought his backhand was impressive.
Yes I’d like him to rest and wonder if the anti climax he must be feeling will show in these unnecessary (?) exhibition matches.Thanks much for the link.
Warm greetings to all.
Eva said
Chieko, Jenny, Gracie, PommesdeSuisse, nice to see you again. Yes, it has been a great way to finish the year for Roger. I have seen some of you at Ropger’s website.Strangely, I didn’t lose confidence on Fed when he lost that first game to Gonzo. I don’t know why; it was just that Gonzo tends to play well for a while, and then he’s off.I would have felt a little sorry for Roddick, and actually did, but in a way he deserved it: the day before playing Fed, he spoke vcourtside to a reporteer, and said that he was confident, and also said that not only he wanted to win, but that altogether 7 players (i.e. the Masters Cup players) also wanted him to win! This surprised me, because Fed had been gracious to him.
At the 2006 (?) U.S. open finals, when FEd won against Roddick, the lmaster of ceremonies said that he was glad to see Andy near the top of the game.
Fed, when accepting the trophy, said that he welcomed Andy to the very top of the game, at which Andy silently mouthed to Fed “thank you.”
Oh, well, I forgive Roddick, because I think he is frustrated. Remember though, he andl Fed had played in the juniors, and I believe Roddick was better, and also in Fed’s early professional years.
And did you hear about Murray? He let Brad Gilbert go, and instead will be coached by a number of coaches. That sounds like how Sampras was created, with a whole team. Don’t know if it will work for Andy Murray the same way.
Lucy said
“I’ll get better, I promise” – thats a desperate plea that’s a hard task for roddick considering he was playing against fed (quite embarassing defeat – pathetic even). My heart went out to him. TP,haha, I did see Fed lose control of a straight face and edge into the “smirk” zone as he was receiving, which I thought was highly appropriate.