Roger Federer - Umetnik sa reketom

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Nowitzki,izgleda da nisi primetio posto je bio skoro pa trenutak... Rodzeru se prilikom jednog udarca, a dok ga je kamera snimala s' ledja, zadigla majica i videle su se one lepljive trake (ne znam im naziv) izlepljene preko ledja (sto bi se ovde reklo - krsta).
Ukoliko bude neka fotografija, okacicu je.
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Aha, uhvatio sam taj detalj, ali po mom mišljenju sinoć su problemi bili očigledni (naročito u 3.setu). Danas ne. Mislim da su te trake bile tu čisto predostrožnosti radi. Ja nisam primijetio probleme u kretanju uzrokovane leđima, a obratio sam pažnju na to. Ne, noćni mečevi sa dosta vlage i hladnoće su definitvno ono što ga remeti, dnevne sesije su no problem sa te strane (jedino taj nagli prelaz za manje od 16 sati).

“I think he was a bit better than me today,” said Federer, a four-time former winner of the bet-at-home Open - German Tennis Championships. “Both sets could have gone either way. So, it’s clearly a pity I couldn’t win either of the sets because I was starting to feel better towards the end of the match. But unfortunately I couldn’t push him further and create more chances today.

“I think the conditions were totally different to last night. It was wet and heavy last night, under the lights,” said Federer, who had battled past Florian Mayer on Friday evening. “It’s a quick turnaround to quick conditions today and a totally different opponent. But that’s no excuse.”

"I don’t think it had much to do with the racket today,” said Federer. “I tried everything I could at this tournament. It’s been a difficult week throughout. But I’m happy I fought through many matches. It gives me the matches I was looking for.

"I was clearly hoping, after winning a tough one yesterday, to somehow get through today and then give myself an opportunity to win the title tomorrow. It’s disappointing, but defeats like that happen sometimes.

"I had a great time. I really enjoyed playing in front of the people here in Hamburg on the Centre Court where I’ve had so many nice moments in my career. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it to the finals, but nevertheless, I did have four good matches and these are the kind of matches I need."

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Rodžerov povratak na turnir u Gštadu izmamio je iskrene osmjehe kako domaćina, tako i samog Federera. Turnir na kojem je debitovao u profesionalnoj konkurenciji prije 15 godina, i na kojem je poslednji put igrao prije 9, značajan je za Švajcarca u ovom tranzitnom periodu s novim reketom.

“It’s good to be back, but it’s been a long time,” he said upon his arrival Monday. “I can’t believe it’s been nine years. It’s been 15 years since my first time here, so time flies on tour. Every day in Switzerland is special - especially playing in this country, I love it. I’m really excited to be starting here in a few days.”

While he stated, “I feel okay,” the 31-year-old Swiss admitted, “It’s been a tricky season, to say the least.”

“Clearly I’ve been asking myself questions of how can I get out of, I wouldn’t call it a slump because I did win Halle in between, and I know that the game’s just around the corner,” he said. “It’s just important that I take the right decisions, how to move forward from here and then how I bounce back, because usually when things don’t go so well I find a way, and that’s what I’m looking for right now.”

“Right now it’s important for me to maintain my ranking, and eventually hopefully when I win big tournaments again or more tournaments, then I can move up again. Right now, I just need to first make sure that I’m healthy, that I do all the right things in practice and then that I can attack again in the matches.”

“I feel like I play home almost everywhere I go; I have so much support all around the world, but there’s nothing like playing in front of your own,” said Federer. “There’s no doubt about it that it’s extra special - more friends and family can come support you and see you. Also once the match is over you go hang out with them more often, so it’s really comfortable as an environment.

“It’s nice, it’s home, it’s the cows, it’s the Alps, it’s everything you know about Switzerland and more, especially here in Gstaad. It’s a very unique event and I’m happy to be part of it again this year.”

Dok iščekuje prvog rivala (Brands/Kjudineli), Federer će danas proslaviti 4. rođendan bliznakinja Majle Rouz i Šarlin Rive. Srećni tata ni na konferenciji za novinare nije skidao osmjeh s lica, vjerujem da to ima veze i sa današnjim datumom. Zdrave bile malene !

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2. kolo: repriza Hamburga

Danijel Brands. 196 cm, 92 kg. Opaki server iz Degendorfa će nakon Hamburga, izaći i na najveću scenu Gštada kao prvi izazivač Federera nakon Maestrovog ponovnog povratka na turnir. Trenutno proživljava najbolje momente svoje karijere, jer na ATP listi zauzima 55. poziciju, sto je za 2 mjesta slabije od plasmana karijere koji je ostvario prije dvije sedmice. Za teniske idole navodi upravo sjutrašnjeg rivala, te Samprasa i Ivaniševića. Voli da igra na šljaci i travi, a koliko opasan moze da bude na crvenoj podlozi najbolje se uvjerio Nadal, kojeg je u 1.kolu ovogodišnjeg Rolan Garosa, Brands dobrano natjerao da se oznoji, tako što mu je uzeo 1.set, a potom izvukao maksimum iz Španca, koji ga je tijesno savladao u naredna 3. U kraijeri nema titule, niti finala ATP turnira, a prethodne sedmice u Hamburgu okršaj između ova 2 rivala je otišao u 3 seta, gdje je Federer uspio da slavi nakon preokreta. U 1. kolu Brands je eliminisao Rodžerovog dobrog prijatelja Marka Kjudinelija u 3 seta.

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Svečana ceremonija turnira u Gštadu nije mogla proći bez najpoznatijeg Švajcarca svih vremena. Rodžer je kao vrhunski švajcarski ambasador u svijetu bio dočekan ovacijama.







Organizatori turnira su Maestru na poklon darivali i kravu, baš kao i 2003. godine kada su ga dočekali kao vimbldonskog šampiona.

Nekad:


I sad:

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Federer je na svom twitter profilu objavio da će sljedeću sezonu otvoriti turnirom u Brizbejnu, koji će mu ujedno biti i generalna proba za Australian Open. To će biti prvi put da Maestro nastupa u Kvinslendu.

Roger Federer @rogerfederer

Excited to start my 2014 Australian summer in # Queensland playing at the @brisbanetennis tournament for the first time.

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Opet ta leđa... Poraz od Brandsa u 2. kolu Gštada 3:6, 4:6. Zbog sopstvenih muka na zubarskoj stolici nisam gledao meč, ali izvještaji su zabrinjavajući. Problemi sa leđima manifestovani u Hamburgu su bili prevelika prepreka za valjanu pripremu meča, pa je sada i igranje Montreala dovedeno u pitanje. Problemi sa servisom su nastavljeni, što je očigledno iz procenta (53%), a leđa se najviše istežu upravo kod tog udarca.



Sve su prilike da je Rodžer igrao u Gštadu samo da ne bi razočarao domaću publiku, i da je bio neki drugi turnir u pitanju vjerovatno bi se povukao zbog povrede. No, priredili su mu Švajcarci veličanstven doček, pa je i Federer igrao uz rizik pogoršanja povrede. Respect za to.

This is the first time Roger spoke openly about his back problem."Some members of the team thought I shouldn't play. I'm relieved I played more or less correctly without making it worse."

"I thought about it a lot before deciding, afternoon still. I thought I had a chance to win at least one round."

Roger Federer about playing at Rogers Cup 2013, "Not certain I'll play Montreal. I have a week before me. It's a lot of time and little at the same time."

"For the future, we will see in 4-5 days."
"I thought before deciding(to play or not to play today) in the afternoon.I thought I had a chance to win today".
"I took a lot of painkillers last week. Not this week.The problem is a muscle spasm in the back".

The Back spasm wasn't an issue when the decision to play at Hamburg & Gstaad was taken. Just that it became an issue during Hamburg and I couldn't train properly for the last 7-8 days,

"I'm just happy to have played."

What did not go well today?

Federer: First I must recognize Brands' share of merit. He played well when he needed to, served well in the important moments. He was solid. I still had chances. I knew from the outset that the match would be a tough one, especially here at an altitude. I knew Brands could string together several service games easily. He proved that he is dangerous. Regarding my service, I had ups and downs, it has surprised me too. The week has been difficult because of my back problem. Finally, I felt well enough to play and make a correct match but unfortunately it was not enough.

Would you play this game if it was not in Gstaad, in front of your audience?

It's hard to say. Not playing until Thursday helped, it left me one more day for my back. I played almost without pain. I would not have played if I was not expecting to make a turn and then see how my back changed, match after match.

Do you live in this moment the most difficult period of your career?

It is at times a little frustrating. Especially when you have back pain often. After that, I love tennis. That's why I played today. I finally decided after warm-up. I'm glad I could play a game with virtually no pain. Not like last week in Hamburg. That it's nice. Having to explain after the defeats, it's less fun. I prefer not to, but it's part of the job. I did a lot of press conferences during which I was told "you're great, you're the best, you're beautiful." So now it is a little less so, but it does not matter to me.

Where are you with your new racquet?

I can not really analyze where I am since I cannot really play properly. So, it is difficult to feel exactly what will and will not go with this racquet. Here, I knew it would be difficult with altitude. So inevitably the sensations with the balls and racket are very difficult than I met in Hamburg, where it was much slower. I do not know exactly where I am, but anyway, the important thing is first to recover. Ensure that the back gets better. That means plenty of exercise. And then I can train again thoroughly. We'll see if that's enough for Montreal. And if that does not do it for Montreal, I have one more week before Cincinnati. The program we'll see. And the racquet, consideration should be given, but there are more important things at this time.

Američka turneja je dovedena u pitanje. Sigurno da će prioritet biti US Open, ali i 1.000 bodova koje brani u Sinsinatiju Federer ne može pustiti niz vodu, naročito ako se zna da je to generalna proba za okršaje na Artur Ešu. No dok god bude igrao i trenirao pod injekcijama, tu se ne mogu očekivati neki čudesni rezultati, sanacija problema je neophodna. Dakle, oporavi se Rodžer, nedostaju tvoje prave igre.

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Rodžer preskače Rodžers Kup i ove sezone. Očekivano nakon problema sa leđima iz Hamburga i Gštada. Vrijeme za oporavak je neophodno, da li će ga biti dovoljno da se vrati u Sinsinatiju, ostaje da se vidi. Keep fightin' champ !

I am disappointed not to be playing in Montreal next week. It is a great tournament with amazing fans. I look forward to competing there in the future.

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Federer se vraća u Sinsinatiju

Ova informacija je objavljena na zvaničnom fejsbuk nalogu turnira.

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Danas je 32. rođendan najboljeg tenisera svih vremena. Rodžer budi zdrav, budi srećan, budi još dugo sa nama teniskim fanovima, jer ti i tenis ste neraskidiva cjelina.





Sa stranica ovog prestižnog foruma predstavljam jedan kolaž čestitki kroz slike, od vjernih fanova širom svijeta.

Spoiler: pokaži

A za kraj i nešto od mene:



Živio !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROGER !

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Rodžer se zahvalio svojim fanovima širom svijeta na najljepšim rođendanskim željama.

Federer : "Thanks so much to all my fans for the bday wishes! @tennisfangirl, @teamfederinka, the video you (& the 150+ people in it) made was touching"

"Thank you for all the birthday wishes! I had a great day yesterday. I am lucky to have the best fans in the world...."

A čestitkama su se pridružile i teniske legende





Nisu zakazali ni domaćini u Sinisinatiju, koji su tokom jučerašnjeg treninga prijatno iznenadili slavljenika

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Izuzetno težak žrijeb za Sinsinati, but taking one step at a time. Prvi korak bi bio valjan trening i zdrava leđa. Prvoga ne manjka, nadam se da su i leđa u redu.

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2. kolo: po navici - Njemac

Filip Kolšrajber. 178 cm, 70 kg. Nakon Brandsa (x2), Majera, Hasa, Zvereva i Štebea, Federera žrijeb sastavlja sa valjda jedinim Švabom sa kojim nije ukrstio rekete u prethodna 2 mjeseca. Filip Eberhard Herman Kolšrajber, kako je puno ime ovog 29-godišnjaka, po drugi put u karijeri ima Federera pred sobom u Ohaju. Prethodnog duela u Sinsinatiju nije ni bilo jer je Njemac predao bez borbe 2010. godine. O njemu se manje-više sve zna, legitimni je član Top 30 (trenutno 26.) a najbolji plasman karijere ostvario je u 2012. godini kada je bio 16. Igra jednoručni bekend, i to je udarac koji mu nerijetko donosi više poena nego forhend. U karijeri je osvojio 4 titule,i to u Minhenu ('07 i '12) te Ouklendu ('08) i Haleu ('11), tri dakle na njemačkom tlu. Protiv Federera je, osim neodigrane osmine finala u Sinsiju, igrao još 5 puta i uspio da osvoji svega jedan set (na Vimbldonu '09). Jedini duel na tvrdoj podlozi odigrali su u Dohi 2009. godine i slavio je Švajcarac sa 6:2, 7:6. U 1. kolu Mastersa u Ohaju, Kolšrajber je eliminisao Amerikanca Fiša sa 7:5, 6:2.

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Foto kolaž iz Sinsinatija















E sad prelazimo na zanimljivi dio. Prva 4 dana treniranja u Sinsinatiju, Federer je koristio novi Vilsonov protoptip 98-inčnog reketa, koji je uostalom bio u upotrebi u Hamburgu i Gštadu. No, 12. avgusta, tokom treninga sa Tomijem Hasom, Rodžer se vratio svom Wilson ProStaff90 reketu





E sad pošto je Rodžer izjavio sljedeće:

"But I couldn't focus on the racquet, so I really don't know how I was feeling the balls. Right now I'm happy with the prototype and plan to keep playing with it here,".‬

Ostaje misterija zašto je na jučerašnjem treningu koristio stari reket. Da li želi da bude 100% siguran da mu novi leži bolje, ili će testiranje novog ostaviti za post-sezonu, i vratiti se na stari, ili je u pitanju nešto sasvim treće... Ne bih znao, prava zagonetka je to za mene. Samo vrijeme će pokazati. Stvari mogu biti jasnije već sjutra ujutru oko pola 3 po našem vremenu kad izađe na megdan Kolšrajberu

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Povratak na pobjedonosni kolosjek u Sinsinatiju. Nakon 2 vezana poraza od Delbonisa i Brandsa i pauze uslovljene problemima sa leđima, Federer ja zablistao na svom omiljenom Mastersu (jedini teniser u istoriji koji je osvojio neki Masters bez izgubljenog servisa je upravo Federer koji je to učinio 2012. u Sinsiju) i slavio protiv Njemca Kolšrajbera sa 6:3, 7:6 (9:7). Sedmi put u karijeri Rodžerov jednoručni bekend je nadvladao Filipov.



Rodžer je imao više vinera, brejk prilika, bolji servis, manje je griješio od rivala, bio je bolji igrač tokom meča, no duel je lako mogao otići u 3. set da je Kolšrajber iskoristio set loptu u tajbreku drugog seta. Federer ju je spasio servisom i zatim iskoristio šansu da uzme i meč.

On je kao što sam i spekulisao u prethodnom postu ovaj meč igrao sa svojim starim 90-inčnim reketom, te je testiranje novog prototipa ostavio za period nakon US Opena.

"Well, I think it was a match where I had to sort of just fight to come through and hope get over the finish line sort of thing. I was playing really well at times, and then sometimes it was maybe a bit up and down. But, you know, assessing the performance overall, I’m very happy,”

“It’s good to be back and playing pain free. I don’t know, my mind’s good. I was in a good place while I was playing, so it felt nice to win at the end.”

Q:So perhaps just a little bit of rust at the start there or during the match just because it was your first match in a while?

RF: Yeah, I mean, I guess so. I guess you could call it rust even though I have played in Hamburg and Gstaad. I’ve had my matches. Then again, we haven’t been on the hard courts for quite some time.

I’ve had a tough last few weeks and months, so I mean, I’ve had to fight many things lately. It’s more than just the rust on top of it. Things are going well for me now, you know. I’m playing freely. I’m hitting the ball okay actually.

I was quite surprised how well I actually did hit the ball tonight, so that’s a good thing hopefully for the next round too.

Q:Roger, the conditions were cooler than it’s certainly been in a while. Did that affect you at all?

RF: No. Actually, not so much. I think it was actually for better tennis, to be quite honest, because the ball doesn’t fly so much. You can control it better.

So I was happy how conditions were. It wasn’t really cold. I mean, it was cooler for Cincinnati, let’s be honest. But the whole year has been somewhat cooler. If you look back in Australia, it was colder. Many of the clay court tournaments were colder as well. So it’s been a tough year, if you consider all those factors in.

Even Hamburg, I started to play once really late at night, and that was cold then too at the end.

Q:And did you like the opportunity now to have a day of rest?

RF: I think in my position right now it’s good to have a day off, even though I could play tomorrow, no problem. God, I’ve played so many matches back to back to back. I mean, six days in a row and more.

In practice, I’ve just gone, before playing my first round match, I’ve played every day since Wednesday also. So I’m used to playing every day.

But to be able to reassess my game, look forward, prepare better for the next round, I think it’s good to have a day off right now.

On playing with a new racquet…

RF: I just felt like, you know what, I’m going to play with the old racquet through the US Open right now, and I’m going to do more racquet testing when I have, again, some more time after the US Open.

Yeah, I was playing for a month with the black one, but it’s a prototype. At the end, I just felt like, you know what, right now I feel like I need to simplify everything and just play with what I know best.

I have too many things on my plate right now. So I just said, I want to definitely do my racquet testing and play more with the prototype, but right now I just wanted it to be about forehands and backhands and nothing else.

Da li ćemo u trećem kolu vidjeti duel prijatelja i starih znanaca Federera i Hasa, saznaćemo danas, nakon duela drugog kola u kojem Has za protivnika ima Granoljersa. Detalj sa zajedničkog treninga u Ohaju: