Роджер Федерер понесет флаг Швейцарии на открытии Олимпийских игр в Пекине.
Официальный сайт турнира - http://www.cincytennis.com/1/en/home/default.asp
Покрытие: хард
Разница во времени с Москвой: -8 часов
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Роджер Федерер - Робби Джинепри 6-7 ((2-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
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Пресс-конференцию пока найти не удалось, но вот интервью после матча (утащила с официального сайта Цинци):
MASON - July 29, 2008 - World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer survived his opening round match against American Robby Ginepri, prevailing 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 6-0 at the Lindner Tennis Center on Tuesday.
Federer, who fired 21 aces, avoided his first three-match losing streak since dropping four matches in a row in July-August 2002. Last week in Toronto Federer fell to Frenchman Gilles Simon in a three-set opening round match and prior to that in the Wimbledon final to Rafael Nadal on July 6.
After dropping the first set in a tie-break, Federer found himself on the brink of defeat as Ginepri served for the match at 6-5. But Federer broke at 30-40 and then grabbed a 6-4 lead in the tie-break before leveling the match.
In the third set, Federer lost only one point on serve and broke Ginepri three times as he improved to 5-0 lifetime against the Georgia resident.
Federer converted six of 16 break points while saving three of six on his serve in the two hour and 13 minute match. Going into the third set, Federer converted three of 10 break points.
"I mean I actually played okay I thought throughout the match. I Just missed some opportunities," said Federer. "I thought I was the better player actually throughout the match. I was down a set and 6-5 with the break. So it was dangerous today no doubt, but I believed in my chance all the way to the end."
Ginepri, added, "Honestly I was just caught up in the match and I didn't have too many feelings. Usually I would get pretty nervous or tight at that point, but from the first set on at four-all, five-four I was already, my anxiety was at a pretty high level. So the looking across the net and seeing Roger and playing in a high stakes match, it's tough. But I really didn't have a chance to really think about that game too much. Just kind of stepped up and played a couple sloppy points. Went into a tiebreak and obviously lost it."
ПК должно появиться с минуты на минуту.
Следующий соперник - хорват Иво Карлович.
В Цинциннати с 28 июля по 3 августа пройдет турнир "Western & Southern Financial Group Masters"
Роджер уже приступил к тренировкам на харде, а свой первый матч проведет скорее всего во вторник 29 июля. Предполагаемый соперник Робби Джинепри из США.
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На этой неделе Надаль попытается выиграть уже 12-й «Мастерс» в карьере. Напомним, что именно в Канаде Рафаэль выиграл свой первый турнир на харде. В 2005 году в Монреале он в трех сетах сломил сопротивление самого Андре Агасси.
В случае итоговой победы 22-летний испанец сможет уже на следующей неделе в Цинциннати сможет претендовать на звание первой ракетки мира, которым с февраля 2004 года владеет Роджер Федерер. Любопытно, что нынешний король мирового тенниса несколько лет назад в одном из интервью заявил, что именно Надаль, тогда только начинавший свой путь к вершинам, отнимет у него титул первой ракетки планеты. Как известно, в Торонто швейцарец во втором круге уступил французу Жилю Симону, заметно облегчив задачу Рафаэлю.
P.S. Но для этого Роджеру надо проиграть до полуфинала, а Надалю выйти в финал...
Роджер Федерер, Бьорн Борг и Джон МакЕнрой проведут выставочные матчи в столице Малайзии Куала-Лумпуре 18 ноября нынешнего года. Четвёртым может стать или Рафаэль Надаль, или Джеймс Блейк.
В одиночных матчах Борг сыграет с МакЕнроем, а Роджер с четвертым.
В парных - Федерер\Борг против МакЕнрой\четвертый.
http://www.showdownkl2008.com/
Пары:
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Длоухи/Паес (7) - Федерер/Вавринка - 6-4, 6-4
На этом турнир в Торонто для Роджера закончен.
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Q. What happened today?
ROGER FEDERER: Missed opportunities, I guess. One of those matches maybe I think I should have never lost, you know. Having an easy volley in the, what was it, 3 1 and game point. That one cost me dearly in the end, so it was a disappointing match today.
Q. Seems as though your mentally and physically drained from Wimbledon.
ROGER FEDERER: You wouldn't have asked me that if I would have won, right? So I guess.
Q. Talk about part of Simon's game that was the most troubling to you or just the most difficult to play against tonight.
ROGER FEDERER: No, I think the problem was my game today, you know. I had everything to really put him away. I didn't think I served well today at all. It's tough. Different balls than at Wimbledon.
I was serving 70% in Wimbledon and here I'm serving 50%. Can't serve any aces, so it's just a different type of the match.
Maybe I guess first match on hard court couldn't sneak through maybe the way I usually can, so it hurts obviously. It hurts your momentum because I think I get through the match and I get into the tournament and start playing better.
But I got caught cold, so it's kind of hard.
Q. In the last game of the match, I think a lot of people were expecting you to still come back and maybe take it to 5 All. The four unforced errors in a row was so unusual to see that from you. What happened there?
ROGER FEDERER: I don't remember those points. It's all a blur right now, so...
Q. How do you regroup?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, what do we got, four days?
Q. Yeah.
ROGER FEDERER: Great. So, no, I don't know. Play doubles. Try to win the doubles here. That's what I'm looking at here.
Q. I saw you were not too happy with the officiating?
ROGER FEDERER: With the what, the umpire?
Q. Yeah.
ROGER FEDERER: Never an issue for me. I'm never going to win or lose because of an umpire, so I don't care.
Q. To some extent, do you agree with Justine Henin's decision to retire at the peak of her career?
ROGER FEDERER: Do I agree with that? Not today. Ask me another day. Please don't kill me with questions like this.
Q. In the third set I think you guys were tied 4 4 and he was up 15 Love on his serve. You had a ball that was called in and he challenged it and it was in. It was right, but it seemed they didn't award you a point. I don't know if you caught that, but some of us watching picked that up, and he won the next point and you weren't really awarded anything.
ROGER FEDERER: What happened there?
Q. It was 15 Love on his serve.
ROGER FEDERER: Then?
Q. He challenged a call and it was in and it remained 15 Love and you didn't get anything and he picked up the next point and it went to 30 Love.
ROGER FEDERER: But it was supposed to be replayed, so I don't think I could have taken the point. The best I could get out of that situation was to replay the point. That's what I got, and I lost the point.
Yeah, I mean, that's the problem sometimes like on clay, right? You stop play and it's good so you replay the point. If it was a clean winner, yeah, then obviously it's 15 All, but not in that situation.
Q. Seemed that he was very willing to trade forehands with you, sort of crosscourt forehands, which seems a bit unusual. Did you pick up on that?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, he's a good baseliner. We saw that today. He moves well. He's deceiving because he's kind of thin and tall but moves really well for his height, you know. He flicks a lot of balls with his backhand as well, so when you come in you can't see where he plays.
Yeah, I mean, I think I did really well for a long time trading forehands with him. As the match went on I struggled a little bit to put the forehands away. Got maybe a little bit unlucky to get broken in the second set when he had a net cord and a shank on the line. I ended up losing that game.
Of course I came back, but I think I had really good momentum and I was playing well. I should have put him away in two sets. After that I guess he got a little bit of a lift and he was comfortable trading forehands with me. So, you know who knows, maybe in the long run paid him the match really. I don't know.
Q. At 4 3 in the third I believe you were serving. You had an exchange with the chair umpire. Could you talk about that?
ROGER FEDERER: Not today.
Q. No?
ROGER FEDERER: Didn't lose because of that.
Q. Everyone has losses...
ROGER FEDERER: Another try. Here we go.
Q. Sorry.
ROGER FEDERER: No problem.
Q. How do you regroup from something like this for the rest of the hard court season?
ROGER FEDERER: It's a bad start, no doubt. Wish it could have been different. Like I said, going to try to do well in doubles and practice on the side.
Only really three, four days of practice since Wimbledon. It's not an excuse in any way, but I'm going to get some practice in. There's plenty of players around, so don't know when I'm leaving this place and going to Cincy
В теннисе не бывает неофициальных первых ракеток мира. Об этом заявил Роджер Федерер, отреагировав на высказывания ряда знаменитых в прошлом игроков, которые считают Рафаэля Надаля сильнейшим теннисистом планеты на данный момент, сообщает The Guardian.
Борис Беккер и Джон Макинрой, впечатленные победами испанца над швейцарцем в финалах «Ролан Гаррос» и Уимблдона, дали понять, что мировая общественность отныне считает Надаля неофициальным первым номером рейтинга, пусть официально Федерер опережает его на 770 очков.
«Не существует и никогда не существовало никаких неофициальных первых ракеток мира. Конечно, Надаль выиграл два очень сложных турнира, и тот, кому это удалось, вправе претендовать на звание первого номера. Но последние два года я удачно завершаю сезон. Сместить меня очень сложно, и он знает об этом», - отметил Федерер.
Швейцарец добавил, что сейчас для него важно выиграть несколько турниров. «После Уимблдона расклад сил немного поменялся. Сейчас мне нужно побеждать, чтобы задвинуть Уимблдон в прошлое. Победы помогут мне побыстрее забыть то поражение», - сказал Федерер, возглавляющий мировой рейтинг 234 недели подряд.
Федериус Цезарь должен покорить Париж, чтобы завоевать сердце Аны Клеопатрич.
Роджер Федерер, Ана Иванович, Рафаэль Надаль.