Lleyton Hewitt & Roger Federer Halle 2010 Final

[XxMaplerzxX]

yeh ball travels rly fast :O but i guess u no on grass the balls travel faster than on hard

[Whiskmos]

For guys that are always saying that Federer had a bad year .. played a bad match everytime he loses .. if you know something about tenis, you guys should know, that even though Federer is the all time great, other players can beat him in a normal day, not just when he plays a terrible bad match.. Including Hewitt, who used to beat him with relative easy, and played a hell of a match in that final .. RESPECT!

[Peeku3]

Those are some SERIOUS fast balls. O_O woah

OH! Can anyone tell me what lleyton was doing with his feet? He was jumping on the tips of his toes...does that speed you up or something? :D Please tell a fellow tennis pro wanna-be and will-be!!! :D

[bjarktron]

@Peeku3 You should always be on your toes in a ready position when you're waiting for your opponent to strike back if that's what you mean :) Never just stand still!

[arabiannights100]

Looks like a computer game kind of...

[Mopzboy]

If federer wasnt around i reckon hewitt would have won a few more slams. In like 2 years in a row he lost to the eventual champion - was usually roger + some other guy

[lolzooweemama]

hewitt is a legend a fantastic player

[eddieeagle1]

Brilliant effort Ley Ley, you are a champ. Davis Cup and individual records not to be beaten by any aussie any time soon. Youngest player ever to be number 1 and was for 80 weeks champ. Love your commentary in the Oz open.

[webcke121]

its stupid when ppl say hewitt is shit and didnt achive wat he could have its not his fault the the best tennis player to ever live showed up and he won to slams made it to many more finals won the davis cup for australia ans was number one in the world not to bad if u ask me

[DarthMuse]

@webcke121 thats right look at andy murray lost 3 grand slam finals and hasn't want a set in either of them!

[norths8]

@webcke121 I think injuries have destroyed his game as well - hes never been a big hitter of the ball but he was so fast getting into position and could chase down everything, but with all his hip/leg operations his speed has been crippled and hes a shadow of the player he was years ago, and I think it shows how talented he is that he can still mix it with the top players despite this, dont think he would have been consistantly beating Federer/Nadal but he would have been up there

[candietwist]

this was a shocker to me, to be honest. haha, well done hewitt :)

[uMadBraah]

This looks like a video game O_O

[federerbestclass]

love Roger. true class. sorry for Roger. great job Lleyton

[ArjunJethwa]

UGLY arena, shit tournament, yeah the players seen here are great but this is just some sort of rip off from Wimbledon. Wimbledon should be the only grass tournament to protect its heritage on the ATP tour, it just does not seem right with them not being in white attire either!

[AceGuitarR7]

@ArjunJethwa no way are you kidding? in my opinion they should make more grass court tournemants. theres way too many hard court tournemants now and its turning everyone into a baseline player. how would getting rid of all the grass court tournemants protect wimbledons heritage anyway? thats ridiculous.

[ibguk1]

@ArjunJethwa

It is the best Grass Tournament after Wimbledon. Dont insult it, fucking retard.

[ArjunJethwa]

@ibguk1 No it's not. Queen's is better...

[mariomarcano]

Wimbledon isn't the only grass-court tournament in the ATP tour... a player generally plays 2 grass-court tournaments per year... and Hewitt has the most current grass court-titles, behind Federer...

[SandersonFS]

Hewitt at his peak (back in 2002) would beat Nadal at his peak.

[pablotjob]

finally, leyton could beat roger after 7 years!!!!

[norths8]

I remember a tennis coach told me years ago (when hewitt was no.1) that Hewitt would burn out and pick up serious injury if he kept playing too many tournaments - looks like he was right. He is a shadow of the player he was at 20-21, he just doesnt move anywhere near aswell now because of all of the injuries and surgery hes had, its amazing hes still up there considering he has no real weapons, would have had more slams for sure if it wasnt for his injuries

[kallo1234]

@epicskillz10

Yeah I would have to agree with you, hewitt's best chance was this year's wimbledon which he screwed up in the 4th round against djokovic, he could have taken it to the fifth set but due to uncharacteristic errors lost, he would have then played lu which he probably would have won and made the semis.......Anyways hewitt in my opinion is a top 20 player which is still very good

[Stylaz21]

Federer's level dropped severe in this match. He was moving much better in this tournament up to the final than at Wimbledon. Look at both matches against Falla for instant at Halle and Wimbledon and see the contrast. Federer wasn't healthy I guess.

[Hamiltoncheater]

Lleyton number 1

[hAYASHII89]

yonex RDiS 100 mid <3

love seeing it in action ~

[kallo1234]

@me31669

I agree with you with hewitt djokovic match, i felt hewitt squandered alot of chances through either unforced errors or double faults which was disaapointing after fighting hard to get to a good position to break, he played well to break back in the fourth set. His on the end of his career and his hopes of winning a slam are diminishing.....

[me31669]

I'm usually Lleyton Hewitt's biggest fan but I wouldn't read too much into this match. Yes he finally beat Federer again but he didn't exactly follow it up at wimbledon, I thought he threw it away a bit against Djokovic on his serve. Federer went on to play shit at Wimbledon, neither player is showing top form at the moment, Hewitt needs to find his confidence again and fast, Hewitt is a confidence player and can beat guys like birdych when he gets on a roll, Good luck to Lleyton for the future

[ArjunJethwa]

Yuck, this Court is like a REALLY horrid rip off of prestigious Wimbledon..

[coldplaywave]

This final had two of the three greatest grass players of the last decade(Hewitt and Federer,with Roddick being the third one).Nadal's win in 2008 at Wimbledon was pure luck,while Federer was not in his greatest form!

Hewitt could have won more grand slams if he hadn't got so many injuries!And no can argue with this fact!

[8gerrard8]

hewitt is back baby!!! watch him tear up wimbledon.

[khanell786]

@8gerrard8 i watched,but there was no tearing?!

[8gerrard8]

@khanell786 He didn't do too badly last year. And as you can see that comment was from a year ago.

[boiot]

hewitt story way better.federer got owned and will be beaten by hewitt.not to mention rafa

[andrewblastoff]

Federer doesn't have that drive, that spark, competetive spirit inside him, actually I think he plays better than one year ago (serves better, has better backhand) but allows other players like Baghdatis, Berdych, Soderling or Hewitt in Halle to construct points, that's why they were able to outplay him and dictate the game

he still wants to play and win, no doubt, but when he loses he just doesn't care, come on, Hewitt plays well on grass but he is no match for fully focused Roger

[coldplaywave]

@andrewblastoff I would love to see a match between them with both fully focused!That would a hell of a match,mate!Come on,Lleyton!

[Bloufo]

I think it's very dangerous to start trying write off Federer just yet. He won the AO, and lost in the QF at RG.

Top flight Pro Tennis tends to see weekly, monthly, but also yearly changes, so it's much too soon to try and accurately predict how the last stage of Federer's career will play out exactly. There's a famous quote from mark Twain in 1897 that I think is applicable here.

"The report of my death was an exaggeration."

[cathwitness]

Amazing that since '03 only 3 men have been invited to the play the 2pm second Sunday math at SW19

[boober18]

go hewitt!! :):)

[jproxursoxoff]

About time!! I always thought that Hewitt could beat Roger on a quicker grass-court than Wimbledon. This actually doesn't surprise me at all.

And besides, Hewitt is STILL the 4th best grass-court player over the past ten years, so this isn't that big of an upset.

[gtosheex]

@jproxursoxoff Actually i disagree. I think he is the 2nd best in the past ten years. not only has he won wmbledon but has gotten very good results in other years usually making it to the seond week. nadal has won it yes but he has only been good for the past 3 or 4 years. yes roddick has had amazing results but he hasn't won it. and besides hewitt just beat probably the best grass player of all time. not to mention he has the most grass court wins of any active player even more then fed...

[jproxursoxoff]

@gtosheex Yeah, I kinda agree with you. And I think Hewitt could have had even better results on grass the past decade, but he always seemed to run into Roger early in the draw.

And there's no doubt in my mind that Hewitt would have maybe won another Wimbledon if they hadn't slowed down the courts there.

[cathwitness]

@gtosheex Agreed, Hewitt is a member of the "Club", and plus has won Queens numerous times, even beating Sampras the year Pete won Wimb.

Now he's added Halle too, thus being the only man to win all the top 3 grass court titles.

Yup he's at 2 behind Fed.

[mariomarcano]

In fact, Hewitt is the 2nd best grass court-player over the past 10 years... Nadal and Roddick AREN'T better than him on grass...

[cathwitness]

@jproxursoxoff Yup Hewitt likes a skiddier, low bouncy court, and Wimby suits Fed's topspin forehand better.

Remember how Hewitt always did well at the low bouncy Hamburg clay.

[xKrnijBoi741]

the day roger retires is the day i stop watching tennis

[me31669]

I always knew that Hewitt would get one back on him in the end and here's to the rest

[spicoli1931]

Federer started this year so strongly at the Aussie open playing some of the best tennis he's ever played. Unfortunately since then it seems he has hit a slump losing to opponents that he easily destroyed in the past as well as making more errors than usual overall. That being said I would definitely not write him off; we'll see what happens at Wimbledon before making any rash judgements.

[bigboy543andkell]

federer is far from done. He isn't as consistent as he was before, but he's still got some slams left in him. I think he will finish with enough to challenge Graf's 22.

[jay0727R]

What more can we asked for? Mr. RF proved that he can be the best player among the rest. His Gland Slam achievements are incomparable and history will speaks for his name. He might loose for now, but it does not mean that he is getting weak nor his heyday passed. It's just that his opponent play a little better. Mr. RF- I always believe in you. Goodluck to you in the Wimbledon Open ^_^

[raff23]

either federer doesnt give a shit about minor tournaments any more and goes about it at 70% or he is gradually losing form which happens with all players when they reach a certain point of their careers. He most certainly atm appears more beatable than he has ever been.

[v8superstars]

@mudda001

Geez Mate... Such a keyboard hero.

[manco82]

Del Potro is 21.

[screamwhenyouburn]

COOOMMMMEEEE OOOOOONNNNNNN!!!!!!

[indyk91]

I didnt expect federer to lose, but at the same time im not too surprised that he did/ Federer hasnt turned up to the 'minor' tournaments for about two years now. he peaks at the slams nowadays. Up unitl the french he was on a run of 8 consecutive finals in a row. People who write him off should really think about how much talent, consistency and determination that kind of record requires. I'm not sure if federer has peaked. i think this wimby will tell us a lot.

[smithcm14]

Okay, Roger Federer is NOT on the decline. First of all...250 ranking points? That makes absolutely no difference when your #2 in the world. This is a practice tournament for Roger, Hewitt was clearly more motivated to win that match than Federer. Secondly, Andre Agassi peaked when he made his comeback in pro tennis when he was 29. Federer has many more years of great tennis in him, and has proven that he is still capable of winning grand slams (just like he did 5 months ago)

[cathwitness]

@smithcm14 Only problem is Fed is not loosing motivation, when pressed. He could have rallied to beat Soderling any other year, but 16 Slams, and you don't wanna do the hard yards anymore.

[BTuan1]

Roger in this time is paying some "debt" for opponents who he dominated years ago. It's the thing that happen. It's not good that they happen so continuously, but the good side is Federer usually hover around the top of the game for youngsters to challenge. It'll not be easy for his oppenents. Just hope that Federer won't pick up anymore disease, sickness did deteriorate Roger!

[cathwitness]

@BTuan1 Yup what the hell. Rod beat him after like 16 losses. Davy was blanked 12-0 and now beat him twice.

Soderling, Hewitt..the list goes on...

[astromonkee1]

Yeah Federer is on a decline atm. We all know it, he knows it, that's why he's saving he's best performances at the GS and maybe a few Masters. He's goal is probably now just to defend Wimbledon within the next few years and win the Gold in London in 2012. As for the next person to dominate, hate to say it but it's gonna be Nadal. For all those guys who say Del Potro, don't think so. I mean he's a good player, but not a "consistant" No. 1 player imo.

[cerulean202]

Have you seen Roger Federer in practice courts? this is how it looked like.. Roger's level here is not for a Grand Slam tournament. If you noticed his serve and his backhand and forehand, it doesn't have the bite and it's totally different when he hits the ball during a Grand Slam match. If anyone noticed.

[HOnestPerson19]

haiz....dissapointed but we already seen him losing a few matches to unrated players..so all I can do is wish him another 3 more GS (2 wimbly 1 USA or Aussia) and probably another 21 tour titles b4 he retires

[v8superstars]

I think you are so wrong federer best class.

If u want to know why leave a comment and ill get back to you.

[mudda001]

@v8superstars why dont u tell your mum to leave a comment....and ill fack her as soon as i get time

[joesulub]

lleyton hewitt is a very dangerous player and still one of the best on grass he defeated del potro last year in just three sets so this outcome doesnt have to be taken totally as an upset but surely roger wasnt playing as his best either this outcome must serve for roger to improve and for hewitt to get more confidence in any case i think its good for both player but i still think roger is the one to beat in wimbledon

[DarthMuse]

Lleyton Hewitt come on you legend youre a fighter never give bro

[kallo1234]

the socerros lost 4-0, but lleyton beat federer, it softens the pain of socerros smashing a bit.

[holl01]

@kallo1234 Unbelievable comment, i was just thinking the same thing, By far last weekend was the worst weekend of sport watching for me, My AFL team lost (Essendon) by close to 80 points, Mark Webber fucked up at Montreal F1 (his team chose poor tire strategy plus had a gear box failure incurring grid penalty) Socceroos got absolutely embarrassed by Germany (I was close to crying at 3 nill). Just thankful good old Rusty came through!! It wiped away all the pain, that's how much I love Hewitt:D

[jay0727R]

What more can we asked for? Mr. RF proved that he can be best player among the rest.. His Gland Slam achievements are incomparable and history will speaks for his name. He might loose for now but it does not mean that he is getting weak nor his heyday passed. It's just so happened that his opponent played a little better. Mr. RF, I always believe in you ^_^.

[dimocomix]

People are far too eager to write Federer off. How long ago was the Australian Open 2010? Only 6 months, and he won that, playing some of his best tennis ever. His lung infection stalled his training regime soon after, and he's been playing catch up ever since. But he'll be back...it's far too premature to say he's finished.

[DarthMuse]

@dimocomix i agree with you and people act like Lleyton Hewitt isnt a good player anymore his his still a good player he took Roddick to close 5 set thiller last year and Roddick took Federer to 5 set thriller in the final

[Mirren81]

what the hell is Roger doing in 2010? he keeps losing all these matches when he has easy chances to win, pffft

obvious he is old and doesnt care about losing anymore now that he broke all the records

i'm bored of watching him now

[DarthMuse]

@Mirren81 Lleyton Hewitt is good player lol even if he hasn't beaten Federer in along time they both seem to do good on grass

[federerbestclass]

great lleyton. roger is ture class. love rog

[nikkiheartiepies]

federer should hav won this =(

[07munster]

Come on Lleyton! :-)

[PabasamDee]

Losing to Nadal is fine....that guys incredible, but losing to a little bitch like Hewitt??????....I think its high time the great Fed contemplated retirement before he starts losing to losers at the slams.

[Ou8y2k2]

@PabasamDee hewitt is a former no. 1, has won wimbledon, and never gives up. Prior to this match, Fed had beaten him 15 times in a row. Let's keep things in perspective.

[DarthMuse]

@PabasamDee your asshole Lleyton Hewitt is better then most players at this age

[dudekc88]

@DarthMuse

hewitt is fucken shit,his game revolves around counterpunching ,even on a surface which suits that kind of play style he still needed 5 sets to beat istomin AHAHAHAHAH.......he has no weapons and taking roddick to 5 sets is no biggie since roddicks sucks. AND ONLY REASON WHY HE BEAT ROGER BECOZ HE IS GONE.

[DarthMuse]

@dudekc88 Roger Federer won grand slam 6 months ago everyone is quick to write off tennis players how is Lleyton Hewitt shit when his won 2 grand slam 1 in doubles and was number 1 for over a year and has won Davis Cup 2x

[dudekc88]

@DarthMuse

so what if he won a slam 6 months ago,he is plagued with injuries and not in good form and who loses to hewitt??? lolz....+he had massive luck in this game and he was getting 1st serves in on a consistent basic against federer unlike the other times. but yeh lucky from hewitt ..about the 2 slams back in early 2000's ,he was good back THEN but is shit now so........im sorry

[DarthMuse]

@dudekc88 oops 3x davis cup wins with australia

[astromonkee1]

@DarthMuse Hewitt's shit?..... At least he's better than you mate!

[DarthMuse]

@astromonkee1 i never said his shit you idiot did you even read my comments im saying his good

[astromonkee1]

@DarthMuse Woops my bad, was supposed to reply to dudekc88 who was below your reply. Sorry mate!

[DestroyerAlexandros]

@astromonkee1 @astromonkee1 the argument that Hewitt is better than DarthMuse is stupid. Of course he is better, he does it for a living. DarthMuse can criticize hewitt if he's better at what he does than hewitt is at tennis. Anyway, Hewitt's a great guy and he still has time to achieve many things

[astromonkee1]

@DestroyerAlexandros yeah i replied to the wrong guy. btw, of course it's a stupid argument, it's supposed to be a cheeky shot.

[PingPongBunny]

@DarthMuse

Fuck you, If Hewitt ever seen that comment he will fucking use you as his toilet paper

I love Hewitt!!!!!

[malonlave3]

shut up man dont support hewitt he is a wanker that only cares about his ego tose charitys are a load of shit they are profitable charitys that are corrupt

[astromonkee1]

@malonlave3 he's an ambassador for the Special Olympics...... is that corrupt?

[depor23]

@astromonkee1, given the amount of corruption in just about every sports body there is, I wouldn't be surprised if there was evidence of corruption in the Special Olympics.

[strachanies]

How bout we give some credit to Lleyton. His speed around the court was like he turned the clock back putting roger an immense pressure in the final set. When he got his confidence up he began attacking rogers serve, again another trait that took him to no1 in the world. Roger doesnt lose tennis games, hes way too good for that he has to beat, this is even tougher on grass. Its been a tough few years as a Hewitt supporter but this performance could kickstart a return to the top 10

[DarthMuse]

@strachanies Lleyton Hewitt looked like he played good in this match alot of people write off Lleyton Hewitt and same with Federer they are both veterans and both good on grass

[hald12c]

Federer ist gay!!!!!!!!!!!

[r0baa]

@hald12c jaaaaaaaa

[joesulub]

finally this is far from the end of roger era he still the best grass player and with two weeks like in wimbledon surely if he can get a momentum surely he could win wimbledon again in this moment hes not too far from it !!! and if he can learn from defeats this one is a very good for him !! now he knows he can play a little better and take as much opportunities as he could have better serve less unforced errors are the keys for roger in wimlbledon

[joesulub]

anyway in a best of five nobody is better than roger so roger only needs to play consistently thats means his serve must be about 65 % or better to win matches he also needs to play more aggressive in this match roger play more of the time from baseline maybe because he wanted to prove him self agaisnt a good baseliner like hewitt !!!

[joesulub]

i think every one is overreacting about this defeat roger didnt play well he got two many break points against him and very few converted !!! his serve slip down from 67 % in the first three games to 60 % in his two thats why he got more troubles than usual !!! when i saw his semifinal winning thighly 7/6 6/4 i know roger should improve to defeat lleyton hewitt he didnt thats why he lost !!!

[ThePokemonMaster1496]

during the middle y does the sound go off sync

[crapbag89]

come on lleyton!! do something big at wimbledon! it's not been easy being a hewitt fan for the past 3 years....

[MiggsMusic]

What a terrible match point

[lacobra27]

Lets go Rusty! Take this momentum goin into Wimby baby! COMOWWNNN!!!!

[Psymongg]

Nice One Lleyton! Bring on Wimbledon!

[federerbestclass]

great Lleyton. Roger is true class. love Roger

[cathwitness]

Why did not Hewitt play Queens?

He plays that every year and won the title numerous times.

[federerbestclass]

@cathwitness Roger's recommendation.Because Roger and Lleyton are old friends. And, Roger is German.(language of Switzerland is German).The tournament of Germany is few. Therefore, Roger participates in this tournament every year.

[cathwitness]

@federerbestclass Yes, I think Roger had a record of not loosing in Germany.

He had won may titles on clay and grass, Halle and Hamburg.

[BrotherTree1]

fucking hell federer, stop being a mug and losing to crappy players.

[DarthMuse]

@BrotherTree1 Hewitt isn't crap player rofl

[BrotherTree1]

@DarthMuse according to GOAT perspective, he is crap.

[fernandomarquesbau]

Pure luck ...

[azasel]

Sigo sin creerlo es una tristeza ver la decadencia del rey ya que se retire

[bobomber]

@azasel Calmate. No va a ganar cualquier juego en que juega.

[MokeyMarkey]

i thought this was a virtua tennis match when i first saw it

[thegreatNEb]

@MokeyMarkey

yeah me too, where else would federer lose to hewitt lol

[federerbestclass]

go Roger

[federerbestclass]

great Lleyton. Roger is true class. love Roger

[federerbestclass]

great Lleyton. Roger is true class. love Rog

[Thutmosis7]

Congratulation to hewitt on finally getting the monkey off his chest. Federer play his best, but hewitt just simple outplay him period. They are both outschool type of playas. Federer adopted well to the new changes on the surfaces, but hewitt had along time adjusting. I think the reason why hewitt struggle so much against federer, it is mentally and physically thing. He is been injured so many times and haven't gotten back that determination he had in the past.

[federerbestclass]

@Thutmosis7 I love Lleyton.But, Roger not best

[cathwitness]

@Thutmosis7 Hewitt seems to choke these days at key moments. He has the game to beat anyone, including Nadal.

[mamaun3]

comee onnnnnnnn hewittt

[quest8899]

Is Federer doing ok... how could he lose this match, hopefully hes alright for Wimby

[deltok]

hahaha federer is not the same, he is some over ..

[SharkyssMachine]

i'm glad hewitt finally beat federer after 7 years

[mcmiljr]

I've been saying for a while now that if Lleyton could just get a big win or two against the best players it'd do wonders for his confidence and re-open the possibility of winning another slam. I still believe his style can get it done, especially on the lower bouncing courts where his flat trajectory is really effective. It's just a matter of hitting the shots at the key moments. I'm pulling for him.

[cathwitness]

@mcmiljr Yup Hewitt should have beaten Roddick lasy Wimby QF, but he could not take advantage when he was up...and we all know that Rod went on to play that epic final match.

[pablotjob]

16 matches later...leyton could beat roger.....

[lastman444]

hell, either roger is losing his touch, or other people are figuring him out. Roger played bad in the beginning of the 3rd set. At least he was a good sport at the end!

[robertziggy]

Hopefully will go deep into Wimbeldon

[Snauzer67]

Amazing. I never thought Hewitt would winn against Roger again. He must be proud!

[FergsJasmine]

Lleyton Hewitt is a legend!!! no other way to put it!!! xxx

[theatlantean2]

NOBODY beats Lleyton Hewitt 16 times in a row!!! This is great. Hewitt's been my favorite player for a long time now, and Roger's really had his number (along with everyone else but Rafa). This should give him some serious confidence going into Wimbledon, knowing that he just won a grass court title; that he just beat arguably the greatest grass court player ever, and that he just beat the greatest player who's ever picked up a racket. Beauty mate. C'MHNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!

[albvidan]

@theatlantean2 Rafa will beat them both. Sorry.

[madskillz903]

@albvidan Too be honest I can't see Rafa beating Hewitt or Federer in wimbedon this year.

[albvidan]

@madskillz903 you couldn't either in 2008 and then...

[madskillz903]

@albvidan Nah in 2008 I believed it was Rafa's year to win wimbledon, but this year I just don't see it happening, I just think there are too many dangerous players on grass this year that can beat and go farther than Rafa... and no I'm not a federite.... I'm a Hewittite if that makes sense XD

[Thutmosis7]

@madskillz903 You must be a fedite? I agree with everything albvidan is saying. Nadal will beat them both, if they are suppose to meet down the stretch. Nadal 2010 Wimble and USO champion.

[madskillz903]

@Thutmosis7 Nope I'm a Hewittite XD

[Thutmosis7]

@madskillz903 That's a big bold statement. I hope you can back that up. We shall see about that. I just think had rafa not been injured he would of win it last yr. Clearly roddick should of won that, cuz federer was vunerable in that match against him. Roddick didn't take advantage and he choked in the crucial moment of the match. I think Rafa will win that this yr and also USO. I just think it's his up to shut up all the fedites and other critics out there.

[theatlantean2]

@albvidan Well, if that were to happen, that would be the perfect draw. My 3 favorite players. When they play each other, I could care-a-less who wins, as I just like to watch those guys play. Federer brings the grace of "old-school" tennis mixed with modern day power. Hewitt brings the heart, guts and will, like nobody I've seen since Connors and Michael Chang. And Rafa........Rafa is a frigging freak; the best athlete and best mover ever to walk on a tennis court. Beauty mate :-)

[Thutmosis7]

@theatlantean2 The greatest? Not even in the top 5 of all time. He is probably the best of his era, but not the greatest. He play in a weak era is due to his ability to win so many slams in a short period of time.

[federerbestclass]

@Thutmosis7 All generations are the same as it. Roger is 29 years old this year. marries and there is a child, too. Roger's heyday passed. Now, Roger is weak. Laber's age. Sampras's age. It is the same.The near future. Del potro becomes a king. Or, new generation who differs and is young. It is repeated. Inside of Roger's heyday. Lleyton was 15 series of lost, But, won this time. It is Roger's decline

[Thutmosis7]

@federerbestclass I don't think it's decline, i just think playas are not scared of him like they did from 03-07. Like hewitt said today, the guy is human. He has the same 2 foot and hand as he does. I think mentally federer have gotten the better side of hewitt since 03. Federer play very well today. Hewitt just play with a heart and didn't care about past matches that he had failed against federer. Good win for hewitt, but i don't think he will win a grandslam. His days were over in 03.

[federerbestclass]

@Thutmosis7 The Roger's play was not good. It is all this year. after sickness. slump, it is again. Many of the Roger's mistake shot. It was not at the heyday it. now, Roger is weak. of course, I celebrate the victory of Leyton.

[Thutmosis7]

@federerbestclass I really don't see del dominating tennis. I think people keep forgetting nadal was injured last yr, and when he came back he wasn't 100%. So all those losses he had to davy, joko, del, soder, and murray are not something we should taking too seriously. before he had the injury he was dominating all those 5 playas? no. Well nadal will restore order in the universe. He already did it so i looking forward to wimble and USO 10. Peace

[danyjr]

@federerbestclass Del Potro becomes king? When is that? Not on grass, not on clay for sure. Then he has the two hard court slams, which he struggled this year badly in AO 2010. And he can't even defend his US Open title. You're probably one of those who thought Djokovic would be king in AO 2008.

Del Potro has A LOT to prove. And he won't imo. Wait and see.

[federerbestclass]

@danyjr yes, It is a possibility. There is possibilities in the young generations most. Del potro. He is 20 years old,still. Anyway, it changes into a young generation. The power tennis amplifies further. Sigh..

[theatlantean2]

@Thutmosis7 I've played in, and seen several different generations of tennis: Late 70's/early 80's with Borg, Connors, Mac, Lendl. Then Wilander, Becker, Cash, Edberg. Then Agassi, Pete, Courier, Chang, Stich. Then Muster, Rios, Kafelnikov, Corretja, Moya, Kuerten, Rafter. Then Hewitt, Federer, Flip, Roddick, Nalbandian, Coria. Then Rafa, Murray, Joker. Which generation was the greatest? Who knows. But I would put Fed up against ANY of these names, on any surface. (One exception: Rafa on clay).

[Thutmosis7]

@theatlantean2 You was a tennis playa? Get the heck out of here. In the 70's, your age plz?

[ttiwehhewitt]

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - Oi, Oi, Oi  - woohoo, well done champ!!