Video: Roger Federer’s First Practice Roland Garros 2012
Roger Federer is already at Roland Garros practicing ahead of the French Open 2012 start next week.
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Roger Federer Already Practicing at Roland Garros ahead of French Open 2012
Roger Federer is ready!
I am excited to be in Paris for Roland Garros. I just finished my hit and am walking past the wall with all the players signatures who have played on center court.
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Roger Federer with Francesco Totti and Kaka
It seems like Roger Federer has been enjoying himself lately as he has been meeting some of the worlds best footballers.
Roger Federer with Francesco Totti.
Roger Federer with Kaka
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in Forbes most powerful celebs list
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal has both made the Forbes’ 2012 list of the world’s most powerful celebrities.
Federer was the highest-ranked tennis players at No. 31, followed by Nadal (47), Maria Sharapova (71), Serena Williams (77) and Li Na (87)
Roger Federer Breaks $70 Million in Career Prize Money Earnings
Its really hard to keep Roger Federer out of the headlines at the moment. Roger has just surpassed more than $70 million in Career Prize Money on the ATP Tour.
Federer has won 74 singles crowns on ATP World Tour, including 16 Grand Slams and 20 Masters 1000 series and earned $3,082,343 so far in this season.
Is there any chance of him breaking the $100 million mark? Only time will tell.
Language Barrier In Tennis
An interesting topic has surfaced in Rome, the language barrier.
Andy Murray has commented that English speaking players are more likely to be punished for swearing on court.
Murray was warned during his 2nd Round match against David Nalbandian despite the fact that on several occasions during the match Nalbandian was guilty of using obscene language.
“I swear on court regularly.
“I try not to but sometimes you forget where you are and what’s going on. It’s a mistake and something I try not to do.”
“I understood a lot of the stuff he was saying from the time I spent in Spain.
“But because what I say is in English we’re always the ones to get the warnings.
“I don’t think what came out of my mouth was anywhere near as bad as the translation of the things he said.
“But it’s not right to do it and I deserved a warning.”
Roger Federer has joined in the debate. Though he is Swiss, Roger regularly speaks on court on English.
“I guess the English speakers are more likely to be understood so I probably agree with Andy.
“It shouldn’t matter what language it is, the umpire should be consistent.”
A side topic that arose from this conversation is that old chestnut, coaching. Roger commented that it may also be easier for non-English speakers to be coached during a match.
“It’s like the coaches who speak to their players while they are out on court. It’s an advantage to be able to communicate in their native language to their player and no one understands.”
Roger Federer Keeps It Rolling at Italian Open 2012
Roger Federer has started strong at the Italian Open in Rome. Roger defeated Carlos Berlocq 6-3 6-4. This is a great start for Roger as he now finds himself as the number 2 ranked player in the world.
Looking forward to seeing if he can keep this form rolling on at the French Open which starts in 9 days time.
Roger Reigns Again
And with the victory in Madrid he has claimed the Number 2 spot from Rafa.
A very productive afternoon for Roger Federer in Madrid. Not only is he #2 but he now holds the record for the number of Masters Titles, 20.
It was not all plain sailing for Federer, he had to work to get his hands on the rather unusual Mutua Madrid Open trophy.
It took a fightback from a set down to beat against Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5. Is this the first step towards reclaiming the coveted World Number One spot and break Pete Sampras’ record?
Naturally Roger was very pleased with his afternoon’s work.
It is amazing to win here again,”
“It has been a tough tournament. Tough to move, but you’ve got to try to make the most of it. Here there was some good tennis and some bad tennis, but you see that in all tournaments.”
Berdych was understandably disappointed
“I would just say that it was a very close game,”
“You sometimes need to make those small adjustments to win a match like this, but it wasn’t my case today.“The week was great until the last day, right now I am really upset and I am sad because of how I finished it. I lost the final but in a couple of hours I am going to see it in a more positive way. I had a great week, I beat a lot of great guys and made it to the finals.”
Let’s see how Rafa responds and if Novak can build on his lead as Number One. It is going to be tense over the next month in Rome & Paris.
Blue Row Rolls On
Novak was fuming yesterday in his press conference.
“I want to forget this week as soon as possible and move on to the real clay courts,”
“It took me at least a week to try to get used to this surface and somehow find a way to win matches and play a decent level of tennis,”
“There is no discussion in my eyes, it’s very simple. No blue clay for me.”
The courts were not his only target:
“I don’t blame the new president (Australian former player Brad Drewett),”
“He came to the job in January. It was the last president. He was going away and knew his contract was not renewed. He made the decision on his own.
“Something was going on behind closed doors. He (Helfant) didn’t care about tennis and what the players thought. He was only interested in himself and his interests.”
“The losers this week are the players and their opinions. They (ATP) made the decision without players agreeing on it. This is a rule that has to be changed immediately.
“The tournament has done its job and represented its own interests,” he said of the blue courts, which have proved to be successful for television viewing.
“I can’t blame the event for fighting for its own rights. The fault is from the people who gave them permission. We discussed this in 2011 – we were more than clear we didn’t want it. “
Roger had added his thoughts that are very different from Novak and Rafa.
“If you want to be a good claycourt player, you must be able to play everywhere,”
This of course is true. To be the best you should be able to adapt to a variety of surfaces. Is this where Rafa & Novak fall down with their argument? We saw with the Raonic v Federer that attacking, entertaining tennis can be played. The tour is currently too defensive so those at the top who have “less variety” in their game are going to be hardest hit.
But the tour is not only about Rafa & Novak, it is about 100+ players who have different styles & talent. The sooner the tour reflects this the better the game will be.
Federer’s Way
I will take a photo of the street sign when I go there next month.
Over the years Roger has won some weird and wonderful prizes (a cow for Wimbledon) but now he has a street all to himself.
The road where the Gerry Weber Open in Halle takes place has been given a new name. Weststrasse is now known as Roger-Federer Allee. Roger has stayed loyal to the pre-Wimbledon tournament and is a 5 time champion.
In a statement released Roger is said to “extremely humbled” and called it an “amazing honor”.
Cool Nike Pixel Tees with Rafa and Roger!
Check out these cool t-shirts that have Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on them! The pixel effect is really awesome!
These shirts come with different color backgrounds such as grey or black or even navy blue, and Roger’s and Rafa’s shirts can be different colors as well, depending on the background color.
I hope you enjoy looking at these cool tees!
Federer – I Have No Problem With Rafa
We have had plenty of matches, even ones that benefited their respective charities but recently the once close relationship between Rafa & Roger has shown signs of wear and tear.
We have had Rafa quitting his position on the Players Council due to lack of support from Roger on his stand regarding changes to the ranking system. There was also disagreement between the two over the recent appointment of Brad Drewitt to the post of ATP President.
One topic they can agree on is the blue clay of the upcoming Madrid Masters.
“I have no idea how this will go. We were against it, Nadal even vehemently and I support him. He fears that a tradition is getting broken and that one tournament director wants to have blue clay, the other one grey, green or red one.
“I’m also for traditions but I can understand it that new things have to get tested. The clay in Madrid has to be perfect though otherwise it will be a debacle for the tournament.”
Roger went on to explain that over the past 6 months he has not spent much time with Rafa due to each missing tournaments.
“We have seen each other not that often. He wasn’t in Rotterdam and Dubai, I wasn’t in Shanghai and he wasn’t in Bercy. We only saw each other in London, Melbourne and briefly in Indian Wells. We have a bit more distance at the moment compared to times when we saw each other for weeks nearly daily.”
I have always found it difficult to understand how players can have a close relationship with someone who is a professional rival. A tennis player is a lone wolf, there is no one to help him when he is playing on court, bar a glance at his box. When pride, points, money and more importantly titles are on the line it is hard to understand how you can be buddies. Mental toughness is a vital part of a players make-up in todays game, maybe they find a way, who knows.
Roger Federer Jura Coffee Ad
We were the first to show off Roger Federer in a new coffee ad. Here is the actual Jura ad!
Roger Federer Produces new Coffee TV Commercial
Roger Federer recently produced a new exciting TV commercial and enjoyed lots of coffees… World premiere: 24 April
Can you guess the company?
Roger Federer Talks About Longevity on Tour
Roger Federer seems to have been on tour forever. Recently he sat down to talk about longevity on tour.
Roger Federer Footwork in Slow Motion
Great video of Roger Federer and his amazing footwork in slow motion. Kids take note!
Roger Federer Outfit for Madrid and Rome 2012
This is what Roger Federer will be wearing at the Masters events in Rome and Madrid. These outfits are of course Nike and specifically Nike Smash Clay range.
Roddick Blows Federer Away in Miami
Let’s not beat around the bush, Andy Roddick hasn’t really had a great start to 2012. The American finished 2011 as the world number 14, three months into 2012 he is ranked 34, his first time outside the top 30 since 2001! You can’t knock Roddick’s consistency in rankings but his level in tennis has continually dropped over the last few years and his early exit in Memphis and shock defeat to Denis Istomin in San Jose hasn’t restored any confidence I once had in his chances to finally win another Grand Slam.
The American had only won 2 of his previous 23 meetings with the Swiss world number 3, including their 2008 meeting in Miami, with Federer winning all 6 meetings after 2008. When the Miami draw came out, I did predict a Federer-Roddick match up, however I couldnt be more wrong about the result.
Both players started strongly on serve with Federer using a lot of slice to take the pace off of the ball and Roddick using his booming forehand, that was reminiscent of his best tennis, to save 2 break points and take them to a first set tie break. With his crushing serve Roddick was able to take the first set tiebreak and when they rose from their chairs, he seemed the fresher of the two players. The Fed Express wasn’t about to be ousted easily though, he adopted a chip and charge technique effectively and broke Roddick’s serve 3 times in the second set and seemed to have taken control of the match. The American didn’t start the third set well, a couple of unforced errors and a cross court Federer backhand had him scrambling to save 3 break points, though he managed the save all 3 and go on to break Federer’s serve in the next game. Roddick seemed very comfortable towards the end of the match and knocked out last years semi finalist!
The world number 34 said afterwards “It was kind of a game of chess, I stayed back on the returns, which is something I have not done with him often early on. He might have been a little bit surprised by it.” The swiss decided to applaud Roddick’s performance and also drew attention to the Americans ranking slide, “I feel like I lost against a former Number 1, not that I lost against a guy ranked 30 in the world, I’m happy to see Andy play really well. He’s a great champion and enjoy him while you have him. It was a great night for him and America’s tennis.”
Roddick will play 21st seed Juan Monaco in the 4th round later today, with the American winning their only previous meeting last year at Winston-Salem. If Roddick plays the way he did against Federer then I can see him setting up a potential quarters meeting with fellow American and current American number 1 Mardy Fish, but we will see whether his consistency is back or if he caught Federer on a bad day.
Best of Miami: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal Semifinal
With the Miami Sony Ericsson Open already under way we thought we would showcase one of the best Miami matches ever. Here is last years semifinal highlights between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Roger Federer Withdraws from Monte Carlo Masters Event
Roger Federer has withdrawn from the 2012 Monte Carlo ATP Masters event in April. Roger has decided to take a little break with the aim to be fresh and ready for Roland Garros.
Hopefully Roger can have a strong clay court season.
