RF Tennis News 2020

Me also, I love tennis, and there are some players I am happy to follow. No one is Roger, no one will come close to him. But this is not a reason for me to stop watching a sport I love, since the first time I saw Ashe playing at Wimbledon.

Same here.  I loved Ashe too. He's my second favorite player after Roger.

I loved tennis long before Roger and will continue to do so.  I think when he does finally retire, the one thing he would want is for his fans to continue to follow the sport that he so dearly loves.

My niece messaged me this news the other day.  Must say my heart skipped a beat when I clocked simultaneously (a) that it was about Roger, and (b) the sad emoticons that were in the message.  Then my heart sank.  Surgery again, that is rough.    I feel his pain (literally!).  I can only wish Roger a speedy and successful recovery, as good a recovery as he did from the previous operation.  

In the meantime, I find myself watching less tennis since both Sky Sports and Eurosport stopped broadcasting it on TV - it's all gone online to Amazon Prime (apart from three of the four Slams).  I don't have a smart TV and if I want to watch tennis, I have to watch on my laptop.  It's NOT the same... Anyway, I digress.  No doubt I will find tennis less interesting with Roger absent for a few months; however, I will watch some tennis where possible, and cheer for those players whose games I enjoy watching. 

Reviens vite et plus fort, cher Roger! 

Márcia wrote:Me also, I love tennis, and there are some players I am happy to follow. No one is Roger, no one will come close to him. But this is not a reason for me to stop watching a sport I love, since the first time I saw Ashe playing at Wimbledon.

That Ashe vs. Connors Wimbledon final was what properly got me into tennis in the first place.

^^^Most of the matches, but specially that final, gave me a sport to love. Since then, except some difficult periods, or my first years in Vietnam (very poor country at that time, difficult to have access to foreign channels), I try to follow tennis as much as I can.

I love watching tennis and I do play socially and have done so for 40 years. So it will be hard when Roger retires but I'm sure I'll find someone else to follow but perhaps not as obsessively . I loved Borg, then Edberg and then Rafter and then Roger, who is my all-time favourite. Due to family health issues I have cancelled my trip to Indian Wells but would have gone even knowing Roger was not there.

Remember?... Already a year!

One year ago...@rogerfederer brought up his century in Dubai!  pic.twitter.com/YEOzK8iR5B

— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 2, 2020

Hello, All! I had no idea what had been going on. I see Roger is having another procdure--arthroscopic surgery is not ideal but also not as bad as a hip replacement, or knee replacement. Sorry to hear it, and I wish Roger a very good recover.
 I don't know how come I am here. I went offline, compelled by the computer not working. This had happened before, but this time no matter how many days I tinkered I couldn't repair things. Also, it appeared to be some kind of an official thing. So until today I left things alone, wondering what was going on. I saw some tennis inn Quatar, and a little womans' play also on TV, but no sign of Roger. CNN and sports networks provided no information.
 Today, Thursday March 5/2020, I thought I would just take the laptop and give it a look and wipe the dust off. I decided to turn it on, but didn't expect anything to happen --but here I am. If this post goes through, then it appears to be working. The main problem was getting on the internet,  and now I am wondering if there was some interference from elsewhere.
 It was frustrating not knowing what was going on. I was considering buying another laptop, which I still should do probably,  and then things were back!
 I had problems with this computer before, but not like this. Also there are no phone books published anymore, and I needed to find a computer sales/service center and it was on the internet that I could have found it, but not accessible! That is the problem: we rely on the easy with which certain things can be located  but when the means is not there it is useless.
 The Olympics, apparently, will still be held in Japan. I hope it is. This pandemic is not surprising: only surprising thing is that it has not happened  before. We are lucky, probably, as it could have been a worse pathogen.
 The lack of match play will matter...But Roger will play on grass, I am sure.
 There is also the concern about this pandemic....
 I was at a loss: sine enjoyment and real interest had been missing. I hope Roger can play on and on, and set up a new record if he is well. He can do it, of all the people, he is the one who can.
 I will continue to see how well I can use the laptop.

Federer shows the greatest courage ever on the court. You can see it when he is down and needs to gain momentum. He makes very particular efforts that put him in another class. He is so brave in how and what he does. He steps out into battle in the face of "danger'.
 Another thing worth pointing out. Everyone hits big, but then there are those who hit with "sledgehammer' strength as John C said this past year. And he is correct, and to many people that shows "fight" and skill.
 However, the way Roger plays, taking the ball very early and quite frequently, requires such strength and control and precision, that in my opinion it takes more energy than just hitting the heck out of the tennis ball.
 To those who like to cite this or that player as the most 'fit" or biggest competitior, I say look at Roger's game with this understanding in mind, that to take balls early, and at times with a volley or half volley requires a great amount of power and with control, at that!

Nice to see you back,  HOTM!    I was getting concerned as I hadn't seen you on the Forum for a while.    Glad you are OK. But do get your computer issue fixed because, nowadays, it's tough to survive in this world without some mean of electronic communication.  

Yes, it was missed when I didn't have access. There are no phone books around either to get some retail places. Thank you for your concern: I likeways have felt it when I didn't see some member for a longer time.
 This laptop is holding on by some miracle. You are right that I should get
something...and I hope I will be able to do something about it this month.
 And the concern about not knowing how and what Roger was doing was bothering me.
 The leaping Roger picture is so wonderful! I  think of Roger, in part, as the SmashKing because of his overhead smashes which are usually the outcome of volleys and the high leap. Others can do it also, but none as well, as spectacularly as Roger.

Some rare news from coach Ivan and it's all positive!...  

Ljubičić has been in Switzerland since Roger's operation in February and is closely following his recovery. Since rehab is going "great" so far, he hopes to be back on the court with him soon.  

How nice of Ivan to be so committed to Roger!  

Wonderful, dear, Ivan!

Dear Marcia, thank you for this article.  I am happy to hear from Ivan and his enthusiasm. Luthi is the backbone, and Ljubicic added to Roger's backhand especially. I remember seeing Ivan play, and also when he played against Roger. A good team around RF, and that is important.

Oh, Cromar, you were the one bringing the news and I left you out. It makes me feel happy. The coaches and team are important. And I like Maria's enthusiasm.

I've seen some social media posts and a few articles saying that Roger has gotten his RF logo back, but I've seen nothing from Roger or anything that seems official.  The originating tweets just seemed like fan comments that some media have picked up.