re: The Unofficial Wimbledon Thread of 2016

good stuff, 87

now Taurus will be by soon to tell us all that milos beat his hero fed bc of PED usage.

I'm an admitted Fed fanboy here, but darn good for Milos. Way to go and he earned it. The fact that he has Johnny Mac coaching him makes me like him even more. Hope he can whip Murray in the final (i'm expecting a Murray blowout in the other SF).

Hard to feel sorry for RF, though it is difficult to see a great champion diminished. And, really almost anyone else to be #3 in the world would be hard to say they are diminished, but that's how great Fed has been. I know I'll be sad to see him go, but I almost wish he would move on off into the sunset at this stage, or at least after the US Open this year. Doesn't look like another slam is in the works.

you two spout so many very emphatic opinions on here, each of you is bound to hit a few duds.

i was pleasantly surprised with the resolve Milos showed. he was calm out there.

Really wanted to see fed pull this out. Props to roanic. Hard to go toe to toe with someone almost 10 years younger, especially after a long 5th set match in the previous round

milos' serve was on point today

Murray up two sets now on the eternal quarter/semifinalist.

Speaking of no heart...

Guy has smug oozing out of his pores.

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The masses are split on this and whether the larger frame helped. IMO, larger frame and older Fed definitely has a better backhand. The serve is a wash, though I can understand the perception that the larger frame gave it a boost in his old age. He sprays the forehand more now than ever, though that may not all be the fault of the stick.

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My intuition, coupled with the unfortunate fact that I am older than Fed (but not by much) tells me that top end serve speed is only going to decrease from your prime going forward, but that the decrease is going to be pretty slight and of little practical significance. It also tells me that serving accuracy wont' change at all. This is especially true when considering that a double fault is done on a second serve. A man can spin a serve into another man's backhand (or wheever at age 47just like he coudl at age 27). This bold proclamation is of course assuming no shoulder surgeries or general lingering issues with that joint. A bum shoulder ain't nothing I want to ever have to mess with. Worst I've ever had to deal with a small little tweak -- the cause of which escapes me -- and even that was a routine breaker. Couldn't lift any weight over my head. Was doing all these litttle lame arse exercises with five pound weights from an internet printout.

That's no way to go through life.

Hell, I bet Roddick would still be a touring pro if his shoulder was good. He indicated on I believe a podcast with Wertheim that he plays from time to time with some of the US guys (most notably Ryan Harrison) and he either stated, or I got the impression, that now that his shoulder is good he works Harrison over pretty good. He definitely emphasized to Wertheim that he won his last two pro tournaments.

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damn milos is what isner wished he could be.

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Three or four years ago he was Isner if Isner were even clumsier.

I dont' love his game, but I'll give Raonic credit for dedication and consequent improvement.