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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
It was certainly an exciting game, but I dont think the standard was that great. Certainly great serving from both men, esp Roddick.
But at the end of the day Roddick played one of the games of his life, and Federer never quite got into top gear, and it wasnt quite enough. Thats the reason Federer is the best ever. You have to feel for Roddick - if he had taken the second set there might well have been no way back for Roger.
But thats the mark of the greatest champions in any sport, finding a way to win when you arent quite at your best.
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The standard was very good - both just have such overpowering serves that there were a lot of short points, but not because of a lot of unforced errors. Neither one is a scrambler like Nadal so you may see fewer spectacular recovery shots but other than that, both were in excellent form.
As for Roddick - 3 finals, 3 times against Federer, 3 losses. He probably feels the Federer did against Nadal at the French the past few years. If it was anyone other than Federer in the final, he might have 3 titles by now.
US Open next. Much as I hate to admit it, it's that fool Murray's best chance to win a major.