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Forums What's new Members Equipment Men Women Improve terribleIVAN Search New posts Find threads Watched Search forums Mark forums read Forums Competitive Tennis Talk General Pro Player Discussion Time for Roger Federer to walk away with his dignity intact; his retirement has been announced in all but name terribleIVAN · Today at 2:52 AM · None Jump to new Watch ••• Today at 2:52 AM #1 It has begun. terribleIVAN Hall of Fame Time for Roger Federer to walk away with his dignity intact Swiss great may be raging against the dying of the light but his retirement has been announced in all but name www.telegraph.co.uk Oliver Brown Chief Sports Writer 16 August 2021 • 6:07pm It passed almost unnoticed, but within four days of Roger Federer toasting his 40th birthday this month, Pete Sampras turned 50. Seldom can two men, whose records invite constant parallels, have displayed such divergent philosophies on life beyond tennis. Even as Federer releases a video to confirm his third knee surgery in 18 months, he still cannot bring himself to talk openly of retirement. His predecessor was hewn from less sentimental stock. Sampras won the 2002 US Open, beating Andre Agassi in four sets for his 14th major title, and never played a professional match again.... https://i.imgur.com/eDvNlMu.png Report Edit Quote Reply Today at 2:53 AM #2 Why to retire if he can be a top10 player with good knee? Report Like Quote Reply dumb‐person Sunny014 and spottishwood Rookie Today at 2:56 AM #3 D dumb‐person said: Why to retire if he can be a top10 player with good knee? daphne Hall of Fame He can be Top 10 only with the COVID19 rating measures in place. Otherwise, he is DONE! Report Like Quote Reply Thriller and TheMuzziah Today at 3:15 AM #4 It is odd to think Federer will somehow lose his dignity. He has already experienced some very undignified moments on court and yet each time he comes back and shows his face and is gracious. I don't think he will have any problems showing his face to the tennis world once he has retired, even if he retires aged 45 and has a 0‐14 season. The guy sees the bigger picture and that tennis is just a sport he got the privilege to play and make his name in. Devtennis01 Legend hi Report Like Quote Reply King No1e, gjm127 and spottishwood Today at 3:15 AM #5 P if he leaves now...his last set that he played would be 6‐0 on Wimbledon CC....is that how you want Rog to be remembered? Report Like Quote Reply pj80 Hall of Fame Today at 3:20 AM #6 Red Rick Bionic Poster Report Like Quote Reply Standaa, Third Serve, Kralingen and 2 others Today at 3:20 AM #7 dumb‐person said: Why to retire if he can be a top10 player with good knee? Red Rick Bionic Poster Because he doesn't have a good knee Report Like Quote Reply BayAreaBooster and Frenchy‐Player Today at 3:43 AM #8 I do wonder why he's bothering to continue at this point. Any other player would retire in his position. 40 years old, no realistic chance of winning any big titles from here on out. He must be thinking of his slam wins in 2017/18 and W19 and AO20 and thinking to himself "if I can avoid Djokovic and be injury free, I can win another 3 slams easily". Jokervich Report Like Quote Reply Hall of Fame Today at 4:03 AM #9 Jokervich said: I do wonder why he's bothering to continue at this point. Any other player would retire in his position. 40 years old, no realistic chance of winning any big titles from here on out. He must be thinking of his slam wins in 2017/18 and W19 and AO20 and thinking to himself "if I can terribleIVAN avoid Djokovic and be injury free, I can win another 3 slams easily". Hall of Fame He's going after Connors' 1274 wins. The only record trully safe from Ultron. 21 more miserable wins... ....that he'll never get. Damn ! Last edited: Today at 4:18 AM https://i.imgur.com/eDvNlMu.png Report Edit Quote Reply daphne Today at 4:07 AM #10 terribleIVAN said: It has begun. clayqueen Talk Tennis Guru Time for Roger Federer to walk away with his dignity intact Swiss great may be raging against the dying of the light but his retirement has been announced in all but name Click to expand... www.telegraph.co.uk Sampras retired because he thought his number of slams could never be matched let alone surpassed. Little did he know that not only would one player surpass it by a mile, but 3 players. I don't think Sampras had the same obligations to his sponsors like the Big 3 have. For all we know, Roger has committed to play until he's aged 50, who knows. I can't think of any other reason why he would still want to comeback from surgery having reached the age of 40. Rafa: “I don’t care if I’m the favourite,” he said. “I care about feeling well and playing well. The only favourite that matters is the one who has the cup at home in two weeks’ time.” Report Like Quote Reply Today at 4:13 AM #11 terribleIVAN said: It has begun. Raul_SJ G.O.A.T. Time for Roger Federer to walk away with his dignity intact Swiss great may be raging against the dying of the light but his retirement has been announced in all but name www.telegraph.co.uk Finally a journalist that is starting to do his job. Next he will need to look into why Fed is clinging on. clayqueen said: For all we know, Roger has committed to play until he's aged 50, who knows. I can't think of any other reason why he would still want to comeback from surgery having reached the age of 40. That would be pathetic. But doubtful there is such a clause. Imagine having to play because Uniqlo and Rolex own you... More likely, there is an incentive to remain an active ATP player and he wants more $$$. Fair and balanced in‐depth Wimbledon, Olympics and U.S. Open analysis! Report Like Quote Reply Today at 4:13 AM #12 Not people thinking they know better than Roger Federer when HE needs to retire. I get it's a hot topic for the media to latch on, but a necessary discussion for the public it is not. Telling Federer to retire is just disregarding his personal motivation and reasoning for what he wants to do with his life. And The Fedfather Hall of Fame bringing dignity into this? The journalist should worry about his own, with an article like this. Report Like Quote Reply Today at 4:13 AM #13 terribleIVAN said: He's going after Connors' 1274 wins. clayqueen .﴿Talk Tennis Guru 21 more miserable wins...﴾that he'll never get Damn ! Connors's 1274 match wins is just a statistic he doesn't go up in anyone's estimation because of it. Breaking Connor's match win record is not going to make Federer any more highly regarded than he already is. It doesn't matter what the B3 achieve from now on, they will all be the greatest in the eyes of their fans. The establishment will continue to put Federer on a pedestal for nebulous reasons that no one can quantify. Last edited: Today at 4:20 AM Rafa: “I don’t care if I’m the favourite,” he said. “I care about feeling well and playing well. The only favourite that matters is the one who has the cup at home in two weeks’ time.” Report Like Quote Reply daphne Today at 4:17 AM #14 Raul_SJ said: Finally a journalist that is starting to do his job. Next he will need to look into why Fed is clinging on. clayqueen Talk Tennis Guru That would be pathetic. But doubtful there is such a clause. Imagine having to play because Uniqlo and Rolex own you... More likely, there is an incentive to remain an active ATP player and he wants more $$$. By the law of diminishing returns, the marginal satisfaction that Federer would get from his already bloated coffers would diminish with every dollar he earns now. He can't be playing because he needs the money. Surely not. Rafa: “I don’t care if I’m the favourite,” he said. “I care about feeling well and playing well. The only favourite that matters is the one who has the cup at home in two weeks’ time.” Report Like Quote Reply smalahove and GabeT Today at 4:27 AM #15 terribleIVAN said: He's going after Connors' 1274 wins. Jokervich The only record trully safe from Ultron. Hall of Fame 21 more miserable wins... ....that he'll never get. Click to expand... Well I'm sure he could get it by entering 2 or 3 easy 250s. Is that really his motivation though? I think he actually thinks he can win more slams and have a comeback like 2017. Quite sad how desperately he's trying to cling on and keep playing. Report Like Quote Reply daphne Today at 4:28 AM #16 clayqueen said: By the law of diminishing returns, the marginal satisfaction that Federer would get from his already bloated coffers would diminish with Raul_SJ every dollar he earns now.
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