Roger Federer's mission to be No. 1

[*saRah*]

just $1 million for losing? thats nothing (runs to join a tennis club lol)

nah but seriously, i think he cried more for losing and not for the money, like tennis is their life so to speak, its their hobby...rafa's speech was really nice, also keep in mind Rafa is quite young (is he 22/23?) but really, both played excellent

[Tay_]

just $1 million for losing? thats nothing (runs to join a tennis club lol)

nah but seriously, i think he cried more for losing, like tennis is their life so to speak..rafa's speech was nice, also keep in mind Rafa is quite young (is he 22/23?) but really, both played excellent

Yep...mind you, Federer has won more prize money than any other player in the history of the game. Something in the vicinity of $53 million.

[SuBMiSSioN]

It's a shame that Federer didn't lose to a double fault.... lol....

[*saRah*]

oh my Lord $53 mill? oof Masha'Allah

lol subbs haram thats tight, i kinda felt sorry 4 him when he cried wallah.

[All in pre-flop]

Federer wasn't crying for the money. He didn't react like that when he lost the Wimbledon final last year.

I think it's just that he really wants Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slams, Rafa even tried in his speech to reassure Federer that he will get there.

Also, I think Federer is realising that someone has finally, finally "caught up". His reign as undisputed king is over.

[Tay_]

Federer wasn't crying for the money. He didn't react like that when he lost the Wimbledon final last year.

I think it's just that he really wants Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slams, Rafa even tried in his speech to reassure Federer that he will get there.

Also, I think Federer is realising that someone has finally, finally "caught up". His reign as undisputed king is over.

Realistically Nadal will most likely win the French Open...He owns the clay. Federer's best chance will be in Wimbeldon or the US Open. Obviously he is hurting, but I think in the end he can only blame himself as he missed so many chances to put Nadal away early on in the match.

[Tay_]

oh my Lord $53 mill? oof Masha'Allah

Correction, prior to tonight it stood at $44,644,857 USD

[All in pre-flop]

If Nadal wins the French Open, which he will be roaring favourite to do, and can win one of either Wimbledon or the US Open, he will be on 8 Grand Slam wins at the age of 23. I don't even think even Federer had that many at that age.

If Federer does get the record for most Grand Slam wins, he'd want to put some daylight between him and Nadal, lest it be a short lived record.

[Tay_]

He cried, and it was hard not to cry with him. The sight of Roger Federer’s lower lip trembling would have been enough to start most soft-hearted observers off, but by the time his tears started flowing, a far proportion of the 15,000 at Rod Laver Arena and the millions watching around the world were probably reaching for the tissues too. If that had not done the trick, then the sight of Rafael Nadal, his conqueror, putting his arm around him in friendly consolation, would have set off a worldwide outbreak of sniffles. Australia, perhaps more than any other nation on earth, values mateship, and you will not better embodiment of that than the sight of one great champion comforting another.

Federer did his best not to take the limelight away from Nadal at the moment when Spain had its first Australian Open champion and the winner of a match of enduring quality had just taken his sixth Grand Slam title at the age of just 22, but the Swiss’s was a scene-stealing performance nonetheless. Federer is, as Nadal said in his acceptance speech, one of the greatest players of all-time, but he came second on the night - and that hurt like hell. As Federer said just before the sobs took over, “God, it’s killing me”.

He had played, at times, every bit as well as a 13-time Grand Slam champion might expect to. In the fourth set in particular, his tennis was sublime, but by the time the contest moved into its fifth set and its fifth hour, Federer’s brain appeared to have been fried by the mental pressure Nadal had been exerting on him since the very first ball. “I mean, this is, sure, one of the matches in my career where I feel like I could have or should have won,” said Federer, who repeatedly had break points snatched away from him by Nadal’s remarkable ability to find a first serve or a rasping forehand winner when threatened.

“You can't go through your whole life as a tennis player taking every victory that's out there. You've got to live with those, you know. But they hurt even more so if you're that close, like at Wimbledon or like here at the Australian Open. So that's what's tough about it.”

He did not seem to regret the tears afterwards. Federer is a thoroughly modern man and so would probably not normally be concerned about a public display of emotion, but even he might have preferred it if this one had not been quite as public as it was. “In the first moment you're disappointed, you're shocked, you're sad, you know, then all of a sudden it overwhelms you,” he explained afterwards. “The problem is you can't go in the locker room and just take it easy and take a cold shower. You can't. You know, you're stuck out there. It's the worst feeling. It’s rough.”

He had, by his own admission, played a poor fifth set and was critical of his own serving, but in the end such things are details which will probably be largely lost in time. What cut him to his very core was the knowledge that, for the fifth time in his career, he had been denied a Grand Slam victory by Nadal, and so missed out on the chance to equal Pete Sampras’ record of 14 major titles. Nadal’s first thought when he had accepted the trophy was to reassure Federer that he believes the Swiss will match and then pass that historic marker before his career is out. “Rog, sorry for today,” said Nadal, turning to his friend with genuine compassion in his voice. “I really know how you feel right now. Remember that you are a great champion and you are one of the best in history and you will beat Pete Sampras’ 14 titles for sure.”

Federer mustered a weak smile and nodded his appreciation, but the pain was still there on his face. It wasn’t long before the tears began to roll again

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/...413443968.html

[Always_Be_Sincere]

Awww..I HATE tennis and he nearly made me cry that was the only part i watched from the match.. the ending..lol

[sUbMiTa]

SOOO SAD, I was crying the whole time along with Federer

I realy wanted him to win, oh well better luck next year.

[Ruyaa]

I wanted Marat to win, but Subhan'Allah the guy is the best at loosing every single set!
Imagine him at the Grand Slam again like yrs ago, that was great tennis back then.

[Palo $oldier]

wat type of a girl cries 4 lossing tennis?
its quite low

[*TaZzA*]

If that had not done the trick, then the sight of Rafael Nadal, his conqueror, putting his arm around him in friendly consolation, would have set off a worldwide outbreak of sniffles. Australia, perhaps more than any other nation on earth, values mateship, and you will not better embodiment of that than the sight of one great champion comforting another.

“In the first moment you're disappointed, you're shocked, you're sad, you know, then all of a sudden it overwhelms you,” he explained afterwards. “The problem is you can't go in the locker room and just take it easy and take a cold shower. You can't. You know, you're stuck out there. It's the worst feeling. It’s rough.”

“Rog, sorry for today,” said Nadal, turning to his friend with genuine compassion in his voice. “I really know how you feel right now. Remember that you are a great champion and you are one of the best in history and you will beat Pete Sampras’ 14 titles for sure.”

Federer mustered a weak smile and nodded his appreciation, but the pain was still there on his face. It wasn’t long before the tears began to roll again

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/...413443968.html

aww man...
federer made history in our eyes wif that display of emotion
'champions on the court, gentlemen of the court' - channel 7 lol
i'm missing tennis already

[Always_Be_Sincere]

wat type of a girl cries 4 lossing tennis?
its quite low

i didnt cry

[*TaZzA*]

wat type of a girl cries 4 lossing tennis?
its quite low

"He did not seem to regret the tears afterwards. Federer is a thoroughly modern man and so would probably not normally be concerned about a public display of emotion"

I guess some ppl would never understand...

[SuBMiSSioN]

It's called being a SNAG........

[~ALMAS~]

YAY!!! Nadal won . His tennis is unbelievable! This was one the best matches ...It was sooo worth going to! XD
I was going for Nadal for the whole match, although Federer was a bit more favoured amongst the crowd. But, at the trophie presentation, i felt really sorry for Federer. Poor thing. Hopefully he does win his 14th Grand Slam soon.

[Omar Abdur Rahman]

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[~ALMAS~]

aww man...
federer made history in our eyes wif that display of emotion
'champions on the court, gentlemen of the court' - channel 7 lol
i'm missing tennis already

mee too