And the beatdown was concluded. 6-0 Andy? You couldn't even win one of your service games? Don't you serve 135 miles per hour. And if you think 6-0 happens that often with Federer or anyone for that matter it doesn't, Federer only won 18 sets last year 6-0 and of course lead the tour in Bageled sets. And to top it off Roddick only scored 6 points the entire set, for those tennis illiterates that means every time they had a rally for the whole set Roddick only managed to win 6 times. Pathetic. It was the first time he's ever been bageled in his 25 career major appearances. Too bad for Roddick, if Federer was never around he'd probably have 5 major titles and go down as one of the best American Tennis Players Ever, instead he's got 1 and will go down as unfulfilled potential, and considering Federer's dominance over him there's no reason to believe he will ever beat Federer in a big spot again.Some match facts provided by Aussie Open.com and ESPN.com
•Federer hit 45 winners to Roddick's 11
•Federer won 83 points to the American's 45
•The match lasted just one hour and 23 minutes
•Federer sent down 10 aces to four
•Federer won 10 points at the net to Roddick's nine, but the American approached 20 more times
•Federer is on a 35 match winning streak.
Best Ever
After Federer dismantles either Haas or Gonzalez in the finals what more will he have to do to be proclaimed the best tennis player of all time. He is the most dominant player in any sport this millenium and possibly ever. He only loses to Nadal on clay thats it and as soon as he gets past that hump he'll almost certainly win the French and the career grandslam. He's already made the finals at the French something Sampras never did, and he's 3 Grand Slams in a single year twice, something that Sampras never did either. And to think the guy is only 25.
Anyway here's Federer dismantling Sampras at their Wimbeldon meeting back in the day.
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How good does the guy have to be to be proclaimed as the best of all time? Now don’t tell me that there is not the same competition around as was in the Sampras era? In fact, today there are a herd of people behind each tour player adding to their potence. Therefore, this guy is clearly beyond his time, given that his only known assistance is Roachy!
Service, baseline, timing, balance, net play, and overall tennis perception, this guy has it all! What a pretty picture he paints for us purists? It is my privilege to have seen this guy in my lifetime rather than read about him in a book or video.
What a master!