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TopicRafael Nadal Wins Wimbledon [there's always next year, roddick] [lol not really]
jupizzle
06/29/11 9:16:00 AM
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Without a doubt Roger losing is a shock and a huge upset, but to be honest, out of all 4 quarterfinal matches, this was the upset (if an upset did take place) that was most likely going to happen, and in the end it very much did.

The irony is though is that I was commenting throughout the match about how much respect Tsonga was giving Federer, and to be honest that was hindering Tsonga to some degree at least, to the point where Roger was cruising through (There was competition from Tsonga, but Roger mentally had things under control pretty much).

I did want Roger to win big time, but not in a way that would have had Tsonga not playing as he could have due to his respect for Roger and his achievements in tennis. (From analysing tennis players' body language, your able to see how they feel overall lol, thats what I reckon at least to a degree)

And just like that, Tsonga came back big time, and clinched each set 6-4. And while Tsonga's respect was still there, even when he won the match, he was still able to beat Roger while maintaining that respect for him. Tsonga deserves full credit for the win undoubtedly, and those are just my views alone. In the end Roger was beaten fair and square, huge credit to Tsonga for sure.

To be honest also, this particular loss doesn't hurt as badly as his losses hurt before when he was aiming to break Pete's record and become what he is today - Roger's past his prime now, and I've stated countless times it will become impossibly harder for Roger to win a grand slam from now on. I'm just happy he's still able to compete at such a high level, and his quarter finals streak is still intact also :)
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