Roger-Was it all just a fluke? *update 4/29/10*
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Roger completed a career grand slam...but is he for real?
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2-6, 6-1, 7-5.
These were the only numbers that ran through my head after witnessing what had just happened earlier today on TV (which I did sit and watch in its entirety)
For the third time this year at a Masters Level tournament Roger Federer was knocked out in the early stages of the tournament.
His latest loss? 40th ranked Ernests Gulbis of Latvia.
Which brings me back to Roland Garros 2009 where Roger triumphed over Robin Soderling to claim the one grand slam that had eluded him in his amazing career, the French Open.
His latest performances on hard courts and now with the transition into the summer clay court/ grass court season is leading me to believe...does Roger still have it in him? Or was it all just a fluke? He's 28 years old and still has plenty of time left in him, but recent performances are leading me to believe that Roger has lost his touch...but is it real? No, this is only temporary. Roger and clay aren't best friends and everyone knows it.
I wouldn't know what to think. I do know that despite him being in a slump now, Roger has overcome many, many slumps in his career, for example he fought back to regain his #1 spot after losing it to Rafael Nadal in 2008. In 2009 he captured Roland Garros and then his record-breaking 15th grand slam title at the All England Club a month later.
What I do genuinely believe is that Roger will be at the top of his game come time for the AEGON championships in London leading up to Wimbledon, grass is where Roger's game fully shines in my opinion, and transitioning into the North American hardcourt season with the Rogers Cup in Toronto, The Western/Southern Group Masters in Cincinnati, which all lead to Roger's stomping grounds in Flushing Meadows for the US Open which I do believe is his title to reclaim this year, but I think after Flushing Meadows he should take sometime off and return at the Rakuten Japan Open Championships in Tokyo, which is an ATP 500 event, dominate the Shanghai Masters after that and I believe the ATP Crown will be his again this year. The last Masters event in Paris leading up to the tour championships would just be icing on the cake for Roger.
Long live the king.
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Posted by Neemesh Chheda on 4/27/2010 6:21:25 PM
Filed under: 1000, ATP, Ernests, Federer, French, Garros, Grand, Gulbis, Masters, Open, Robin, Roger, Roland, Slam, Soderling, Tour
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