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[Trofo]

Congratulations to Federer on yet another Grand Slam title. I watched parts of the match and Cilic really played well in 2nd, 3rd & 4th set. Unfortunately he had bad entrance to the match and small breakdown in fifth set. Federer kept his game steady which was enough today.

Cilic didn't look all that sad after the match. I think he is happy with 2nd place, and he should be. If someone offered it to him before the tournament started he would have taken it immediately. Federer on the other hand was very emotional which shows how much these grand slam titles mean to him.

[vella85]

Congrats to Federer on winning his 6th Australian Open title and for winning 20 Grand Slam titles which is a huge achievement. I think he would have to be the greatest sports athlete in history. Even at his age he is still able to compete at his best and he doesn't even look like slowing down anytime soon. I thought that Cilic played well in stages but at the vital times he was just not good enough. That 2nd set was one of Cilic best but in the 3rd Federer bounced back strong. It was a great final to watch.

[buwaytress]

Roger Federer never allows himself to have it easy in any finals.
Especially the last Australian Open when he was playing against Nadal. He had to take a medical timeout when he looked like he was going to lose it but then after the break (inwhich I think if he didn't take it he would of lost to Rafael and then my bet of 50mbtc would of won ah well. Would've, could've!) he came back like a phoenix out of the fire to win it easily.
Sort of like this match which the final frame was 6-1 in Federer's favor

He managed to do it yet again.
The old dog in the tournament has his day!
Congratulations Roger you can now retire and let the youngster have a go at it.

Ah, Fedex really made me happy two Grand Slams in a row, but yeah, I thought he could have given himself an easier time. Both were tired by the final so I thought RF would have tried to bring it to a quick end, guess the Croatian wasn't quite ready to give up so easily. I said last year he had at least 1 left in him, and am happy to have bet on him having yet another. Probably best time to retire like you say while he's on a high but so tempting to have money on him again if he joins another tourney... the way he turns back the clock would make anyone get the shivers!

My betting's been really crap for the Women's, (even last year) so I should really probably stick to men's from now on.

[babygun]

Roger Federer never allows himself to have it easy in any finals.
Especially the last Australian Open when he was playing against Nadal. He had to take a medical timeout when he looked like he was going to lose it but then after the break (inwhich I think if he didn't take it he would of lost to Rafael and then my bet of 50mbtc would of won ah well. Would've, could've!) he came back like a phoenix out of the fire to win it easily.
Sort of like this match which the final frame was 6-1 in Federer's favor

He managed to do it yet again.
The old dog in the tournament has his day!
Congratulations Roger you can now retire and let the youngster have a go at it.

Ah, Fedex really made me happy two Grand Slams in a row, but yeah, I thought he could have given himself an easier time. Both were tired by the final so I thought RF would have tried to bring it to a quick end, guess the Croatian wasn't quite ready to give up so easily. I said last year he had at least 1 left in him, and am happy to have bet on him having yet another. Probably best time to retire like you say while he's on a high but so tempting to have money on him again if he joins another tourney... the way he turns back the clock would make anyone get the shivers!

My betting's been really crap for the Women's, (even last year) so I should really probably stick to men's from now on.

I don't think he will retire soon, giving his form and motivation to go on. At the moment the other players are struggling with injuries (Murray, Nadal, Djokovic), so Federer has a good chance to win some more tournaments and grand slams!

[Manchumichael]

Roger Federer never allows himself to have it easy in any finals.
Especially the last Australian Open when he was playing against Nadal. He had to take a medical timeout when he looked like he was going to lose it but then after the break (inwhich I think if he didn't take it he would of lost to Rafael and then my bet of 50mbtc would of won ah well. Would've, could've!) he came back like a phoenix out of the fire to win it easily.
Sort of like this match which the final frame was 6-1 in Federer's favor

He managed to do it yet again.
The old dog in the tournament has his day!
Congratulations Roger you can now retire and let the youngster have a go at it.

Ah, Fedex really made me happy two Grand Slams in a row, but yeah, I thought he could have given himself an easier time. Both were tired by the final so I thought RF would have tried to bring it to a quick end, guess the Croatian wasn't quite ready to give up so easily. I said last year he had at least 1 left in him, and am happy to have bet on him having yet another. Probably best time to retire like you say while he's on a high but so tempting to have money on him again if he joins another tourney... the way he turns back the clock would make anyone get the shivers!

My betting's been really crap for the Women's, (even last year) so I should really probably stick to men's from now on.

I don't think he will retire soon, giving his form and motivation to go on. At the moment the other players are struggling with injuries (Murray, Nadal, Djokovic), so Federer has a good chance to win some more tournaments and grand slams!

I think for him the age will not matter, he is still fit, and he can have the capability to win some more events. And the other senior players are struggling with injuries so this is an advantage for him to win other tournaments. I think this is not a good time for retire, but he wants to take stop his play when he is in good form then it is a good time. Anyway, congrats Federer for his 20th grand slam.

[joebrook]

Roger Federer never allows himself to have it easy in any finals.
Especially the last Australian Open when he was playing against Nadal. He had to take a medical timeout when he looked like he was going to lose it but then after the break (inwhich I think if he didn't take it he would of lost to Rafael and then my bet of 50mbtc would of won ah well. Would've, could've!) he came back like a phoenix out of the fire to win it easily.
Sort of like this match which the final frame was 6-1 in Federer's favor

He managed to do it yet again.
The old dog in the tournament has his day!
Congratulations Roger you can now retire and let the youngster have a go at it.

Ah, Fedex really made me happy two Grand Slams in a row, but yeah, I thought he could have given himself an easier time. Both were tired by the final so I thought RF would have tried to bring it to a quick end, guess the Croatian wasn't quite ready to give up so easily. I said last year he had at least 1 left in him, and am happy to have bet on him having yet another. Probably best time to retire like you say while he's on a high but so tempting to have money on him again if he joins another tourney... the way he turns back the clock would make anyone get the shivers!

My betting's been really crap for the Women's, (even last year) so I should really probably stick to men's from now on.

I don't think he will retire soon, giving his form and motivation to go on. At the moment the other players are struggling with injuries (Murray, Nadal, Djokovic), so Federer has a good chance to win some more tournaments and grand slams!

He is currently outplaying far much younger opponents and he seems he has far much energy in him to retire when he is at his peak despite his age. There are still some records that i hope that he achieves before he eventually retires.

[vella85]

Roger Federer never allows himself to have it easy in any finals.
Especially the last Australian Open when he was playing against Nadal. He had to take a medical timeout when he looked like he was going to lose it but then after the break (inwhich I think if he didn't take it he would of lost to Rafael and then my bet of 50mbtc would of won ah well. Would've, could've!) he came back like a phoenix out of the fire to win it easily.
Sort of like this match which the final frame was 6-1 in Federer's favor

He managed to do it yet again.
The old dog in the tournament has his day!
Congratulations Roger you can now retire and let the youngster have a go at it.

Ah, Fedex really made me happy two Grand Slams in a row, but yeah, I thought he could have given himself an easier time. Both were tired by the final so I thought RF would have tried to bring it to a quick end, guess the Croatian wasn't quite ready to give up so easily. I said last year he had at least 1 left in him, and am happy to have bet on him having yet another. Probably best time to retire like you say while he's on a high but so tempting to have money on him again if he joins another tourney... the way he turns back the clock would make anyone get the shivers!

My betting's been really crap for the Women's, (even last year) so I should really probably stick to men's from now on.

I don't think he will retire soon, giving his form and motivation to go on. At the moment the other players are struggling with injuries (Murray, Nadal, Djokovic), so Federer has a good chance to win some more tournaments and grand slams!

He is not going to retire anytime soon as he said yesterday in a press conference that he is looking forward to coming back to Australia next year to play again and maybe breaking the record with a 7th Australian Open title. I actually would like to see him do it as he is the greatest player of all time. What Federer really needs now is another French Open title but it will be difficult for him if Nadal will be fit for the upcoming French Open. It would look much better if Federer has another French Open title in his trophy case but then again the same could be said for Nadal as his is mainly full of French Open titles.

[miha8]

Roger Federer never allows himself to have it easy in any finals.
Especially the last Australian Open when he was playing against Nadal. He had to take a medical timeout when he looked like he was going to lose it but then after the break (inwhich I think if he didn't take it he would of lost to Rafael and then my bet of 50mbtc would of won ah well. Would've, could've!) he came back like a phoenix out of the fire to win it easily.
Sort of like this match which the final frame was 6-1 in Federer's favor

He managed to do it yet again.
The old dog in the tournament has his day!
Congratulations Roger you can now retire and let the youngster have a go at it.

Ah, Fedex really made me happy two Grand Slams in a row, but yeah, I thought he could have given himself an easier time. Both were tired by the final so I thought RF would have tried to bring it to a quick end, guess the Croatian wasn't quite ready to give up so easily. I said last year he had at least 1 left in him, and am happy to have bet on him having yet another. Probably best time to retire like you say while he's on a high but so tempting to have money on him again if he joins another tourney... the way he turns back the clock would make anyone get the shivers!

My betting's been really crap for the Women's, (even last year) so I should really probably stick to men's from now on.

I don't think he will retire soon, giving his form and motivation to go on. At the moment the other players are struggling with injuries (Murray, Nadal, Djokovic), so Federer has a good chance to win some more tournaments and grand slams!

He is not going to retire anytime soon as he said yesterday in a press conference that he is looking forward to coming back to Australia next year to play again and maybe breaking the record with a 7th Australian Open title. I actually would like to see him do it as he is the greatest player of all time. What Federer really needs now is another French Open title but it will be difficult for him if Nadal will be fit for the upcoming French Open. It would look much better if Federer has another French Open title in his trophy case but then again the same could be said for Nadal as his is mainly full of French Open titles.

Roger will not play anymore on clay.

[Baofeng]

Roger Federer never allows himself to have it easy in any finals.
Especially the last Australian Open when he was playing against Nadal. He had to take a medical timeout when he looked like he was going to lose it but then after the break (inwhich I think if he didn't take it he would of lost to Rafael and then my bet of 50mbtc would of won ah well. Would've, could've!) he came back like a phoenix out of the fire to win it easily.
Sort of like this match which the final frame was 6-1 in Federer's favor

He managed to do it yet again.
The old dog in the tournament has his day!
Congratulations Roger you can now retire and let the youngster have a go at it.

Ah, Fedex really made me happy two Grand Slams in a row, but yeah, I thought he could have given himself an easier time. Both were tired by the final so I thought RF would have tried to bring it to a quick end, guess the Croatian wasn't quite ready to give up so easily. I said last year he had at least 1 left in him, and am happy to have bet on him having yet another. Probably best time to retire like you say while he's on a high but so tempting to have money on him again if he joins another tourney... the way he turns back the clock would make anyone get the shivers!

My betting's been really crap for the Women's, (even last year) so I should really probably stick to men's from now on.

I don't think he will retire soon, giving his form and motivation to go on. At the moment the other players are struggling with injuries (Murray, Nadal, Djokovic), so Federer has a good chance to win some more tournaments and grand slams!

He is not going to retire anytime soon as he said yesterday in a press conference that he is looking forward to coming back to Australia next year to play again and maybe breaking the record with a 7th Australian Open title. I actually would like to see him do it as he is the greatest player of all time. What Federer really needs now is another French Open title but it will be difficult for him if Nadal will be fit for the upcoming French Open. It would look much better if Federer has another French Open title in his trophy case but then again the same could be said for Nadal as his is mainly full of French Open titles.

Roger will not play anymore on clay.

I'm not so sure about that although I remember that he said that he will "limit" his play on clay. But I'm sure he wants to get those French title. It will be a "nice to haves" although clay is not his specially. Maybe he want's to limit but not totally eliminate the idea of chasing another French Open.

I have to agree, he will not retire, but he is very selective of what tournament he wants to play. So that he can rest his body and recuperate so that he can still play at par with the young generations.

[babygun]

Roger Federer never allows himself to have it easy in any finals.
Especially the last Australian Open when he was playing against Nadal. He had to take a medical timeout when he looked like he was going to lose it but then after the break (inwhich I think if he didn't take it he would of lost to Rafael and then my bet of 50mbtc would of won ah well. Would've, could've!) he came back like a phoenix out of the fire to win it easily.
Sort of like this match which the final frame was 6-1 in Federer's favor

He managed to do it yet again.
The old dog in the tournament has his day!
Congratulations Roger you can now retire and let the youngster have a go at it.

Ah, Fedex really made me happy two Grand Slams in a row, but yeah, I thought he could have given himself an easier time. Both were tired by the final so I thought RF would have tried to bring it to a quick end, guess the Croatian wasn't quite ready to give up so easily. I said last year he had at least 1 left in him, and am happy to have bet on him having yet another. Probably best time to retire like you say while he's on a high but so tempting to have money on him again if he joins another tourney... the way he turns back the clock would make anyone get the shivers!

My betting's been really crap for the Women's, (even last year) so I should really probably stick to men's from now on.

I don't think he will retire soon, giving his form and motivation to go on. At the moment the other players are struggling with injuries (Murray, Nadal, Djokovic), so Federer has a good chance to win some more tournaments and grand slams!

He is not going to retire anytime soon as he said yesterday in a press conference that he is looking forward to coming back to Australia next year to play again and maybe breaking the record with a 7th Australian Open title. I actually would like to see him do it as he is the greatest player of all time. What Federer really needs now is another French Open title but it will be difficult for him if Nadal will be fit for the upcoming French Open. It would look much better if Federer has another French Open title in his trophy case but then again the same could be said for Nadal as his is mainly full of French Open titles.

Roger will not play anymore on clay.

I'm not so sure about that although I remember that he said that he will "limit" his play on clay. But I'm sure he wants to get those French title. It will be a "nice to haves" although clay is not his specially. Maybe he want's to limit but not totally eliminate the idea of chasing another French Open.

I have to agree, he will not retire, but he is very selective of what tournament he wants to play. So that he can rest his body and recuperate so that he can still play at par with the young generations.

I think he will definitely play in the French Open, but winning it will be very difficult if Nadal is fit. Federer can also choose his tournaments as he has nothing to prove anymore, he is already one the greatest player of all times, if not the greatest ever.

[cicciobtc]

Federer,  is more and more, the legend of tennis!
This year I think he wants to come back to first place in the atp ranking and reach the 100 tournaments won (at the moment he is at 96).
If he did the big slam (all 4 slam tournaments won in one season) it would be epic.

[Kimi80]

Congrats to Roger Federer, what an achievement. I don`t think that we will see some player winning 20 Grand Slam titles in the near future. I must say that, as a tennis fan, it is privilege to watch master at work.
By my opinion, he will miss some tournaments on clay surface, maybe even Roland Garros. Wimbledon is only month away from French Open and we all know what is his priority; taking another trophy on Wimbledon grass. Clay is such a demanding surface, player have top be 110 percentage physically  ready to compete on high level and also it doesn`t fit to his playing style. He doesn`t have strength to play both tournaments and I think that he will chose Wimbledon.
Once again, great great Roger Federer, I enjoy to watch him and I wish him all the best in this tennis season.

[cicciobtc]

When can Roger Federe return to the first in the atp ranking?
If Federer will take part and win the 500 atp tournament in Dubai (which ends on March 3rd) he will be mathematically first and will be able to improve his record of 302 weeks in first place!

[miha8]

Federer,  is more and more, the legend of tennis!
This year I think he wants to come back to first place in the atp ranking and reach the 100 tournaments won (at the moment he is at 96).
If he did the big slam (all 4 slam tournaments won in one season) it would be epic.

I think that he will never win anymore at France because there is a Rafa king and Roger is already in years, clay is slow substrate so that is why Roger skipped that last year and I believe that this year too.

[cicciobtc]

Federer,  is more and more, the legend of tennis!
This year I think he wants to come back to first place in the atp ranking and reach the 100 tournaments won (at the moment he is at 96).
If he did the big slam (all 4 slam tournaments won in one season) it would be epic.

I think that he will never win anymore at France because there is a Rafa king and Roger is already in years, clay is slow substrate so that is why Roger skipped that last year and I believe that this year too.

Yes,it is very hard for Federer to win the Roland Garros again, for this if it would be an epic undertaking!
but it is already in the legend with 20 titles slam and 100 tournaments won.

[Trofo]

Federer,  is more and more, the legend of tennis!
This year I think he wants to come back to first place in the atp ranking and reach the 100 tournaments won (at the moment he is at 96).
If he did the big slam (all 4 slam tournaments won in one season) it would be epic.

I think that he will never win anymore at France because there is a Rafa king and Roger is already in years, clay is slow substrate so that is why Roger skipped that last year and I believe that this year too.

Yes,it is very hard for Federer to win the Roland Garros again, for this if it would be an epic undertaking!
but it is already in the legend with 20 titles slam and 100 tournaments won.

I am thinking he will again skip whole clay season and do his best to be on 100% for grass. He has come to age and position in his career where he carefully chooses his tournaments. Furthermore, he is well aware that on Roland Garros his chances of winning are much smaller then other grand slams. 

[cicciobtc]

here are the matches of the first round of Davis Cup Wolrd Group:

France Vs Holland
Japan vs Italy
Croatia vs Canada
Australia vs Germany
Kazakhstan vs Switzerland
Serbia vs Usa
Belgium  vs Hungary
Spain vs Great Britain

so many important absences, for me the most interesting match is Australia vs Germany  A.Zverev vs Kyrgios

[miha8]

here are the matches of the first round of Davis Cup Wolrd Group:

France Vs Holland
Japan vs Italy
Croatia vs Canada
Australia vs Germany
Kazakhstan vs Switzerland
Serbia vs Usa
Belgium  vs Hungary
Spain vs Great Britain

so many important absences, for me the most interesting match is Australia vs Germany  A.Zverev vs Kyrgios

France, Italy, Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan, USA, Belgium, Spain that's my opinion.

[kobradobra]

35-36 years old winning 6 5-setters in a row. Seems legit to me.
You don't need to be an Einstein to understand where this Federer's and Nadal's recent wins in slams came from.
Sadly, tennis became a corrupted joke.

[Trofo]

here are the matches of the first round of Davis Cup Wolrd Group:

France Vs Holland
Japan vs Italy
Croatia vs Canada
Australia vs Germany
Kazakhstan vs Switzerland
Serbia vs Usa
Belgium  vs Hungary
Spain vs Great Britain

so many important absences, for me the most interesting match is Australia vs Germany  A.Zverev vs Kyrgios

France, Italy, Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan, USA, Belgium, Spain that's my opinion.

Don't know who will play for other countries. But between Croatia and Canada I don't see how Canada could win this. Raonic is not playing. Pospisil is playing but he was sick and wouldn't play today if Polansky didn't get injured. So in my opinion Canada has one solid single player Shapovalov who doesn't know how to play on clay. Lost all matches on clay last season. They have also one good doubles player Nestor.

On the other hand Croatia has Coric, Cilic & Dodig for doubles. I see Canada taking 1 point max and that one should be Shapovalov win over Galovic later today or maybe doubles tomorrow if Croatia has 2:0 and selects B team.

Not to mention home advantage.