Roger Federer One Moment In Madrid Open Shows He Was Wrong To Fear Clay
Roger Federer One Moment In Madrid Open Shows He Roger federer took just 52 minutes to beat richard gasquet 6 2, 6 3.; before the 2019 madrid open, the 37 year old said he was low on confidence because it was his first clay court match in three. But his domination on tuesday showed just how wrong he was to have been filled with self doubt. one shot above all others appears to show how seamless the transition from hard and grass courts to a softer surface really was for federer. in the first set he hit gasquet with a drop shot so outrageous it stopped the frenchman in his tracks.
Roger Federer Barely Survives A 3rd Round Scare At The Madrid Open Photo by juan carlos lucas nurphoto via getty imagesroger federer returns to clay for the first time in 1,090 days.roger federer just took 52 minutes to beat. Blue clay courts at madrid open were more slippery than red clay courts. one of the prime reasons for finding fault in the blue clay courts was that it was more slippery than the red clay courts. adding to the players’ woes, the bounce of the ball was highly uneven. thus, the new change didn’t go down well with the players. The swiss eked out a tight 3 6, 7 5, 7 5 win in the final to lift the 2012 madrid open. it was federer's third win at the madrid open and a record tying 20th atp masters 1000 title. "it was tough. He came into that match on a five match losing streak against the spaniard, including the 2008 roland garros, the 2008 wimbledon and the 2009 australian open finals. federer, in fact, looked almost incapable of defeating nadal. but having kept the match close, his breakthrough came at 4 4 in the opening set. at 30 30, federer targeted the nadal.
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Madrid Open Roger Federer Marks Clay Court Return With Win Over The swiss eked out a tight 3 6, 7 5, 7 5 win in the final to lift the 2012 madrid open. it was federer's third win at the madrid open and a record tying 20th atp masters 1000 title. "it was tough. He came into that match on a five match losing streak against the spaniard, including the 2008 roland garros, the 2008 wimbledon and the 2009 australian open finals. federer, in fact, looked almost incapable of defeating nadal. but having kept the match close, his breakthrough came at 4 4 in the opening set. at 30 30, federer targeted the nadal. On this day, may 13, 2012, in the final of the madrid masters 1000, roger federer defeated tomas berdych (3 6, 7 5, 7 5) to win the only tournament ever played on blue clay. the tournament’s director, ion tiriac, had decided to change the colour of the traditional red clay to a striking blue so that television viewers could see the ball better. At the new caja magica stadium, federer defeated nadal to win the 2009 madrid open. this remains the last clay court success for federer against nadal. roger federer rafael nadal. “thrives on this life”: former coach says roger federer’s love for tennis keeps him going at 39.
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