viernes, 25 de enero de 2013

Conferencia de prensa de Roger Federer tras su derrota ante Murray en semifinales del Open de Australia 2013.

Saludos amigos/as.

 Aquí os pongo la rueda de prensa de Roger Federer tras su derrota en semifinales del Open de Australia 2013, donde ha caido ante Andy Murray por 4-6, 7-6(7-5), 3-6, 7-6(7-2) y 2-6 en 4 horas de partido.

 La rueda de prensa está en inglés, pero pueden traducirla con la herramienta "TRADUCTOR", que se encuentra en la parte superior derecha de nuestro blog, justo debajo del tiempo meteorológico.


Q.  Did you feel it pull away from you in the first couple games of the fifth set?  Was that the turning point?
ROGER FEDERER:  In a three and a half hour match, I don't know if it's the beginning of the fifth that was key, you know.
I think overall he probably created more chances than I did.  I had difficulties finding    you know, getting into his service games time and time again like I, you know, usually do against him.
I think he started off serving well, and then, I mean, fifth set, obviously he did well.  I think he played a bit more aggressive because he did create more opportunities over and over again.
I think he was able to dig out of the first game    I think it was a 30 All game    and then break me the other way around, which was obviously not the start I was hoping for because I was feeling good, obviously, after winning the fourth.

Q.  You spoke earlier in the week about the good manners that exist between the players.  There definitely seemed to be a bit of feeling between the two of you after 6 5 in the fourth.  Can you talk about that.  Was there an exchange between you? 
ROGER FEDERER:  I mean, it wasn't a big deal anyway.  We just looked at each other one time.  That's okay, I think, in a three and a half hour match.  We were just checking each other out for bit.
No, I mean, that wasn't a big deal for me.  I hope not for him.

Q.  Does it feel like one that got away or one that you were always chasing?
ROGER FEDERER:  Obviously I was down in the score basically from the start.  Definitely it was more of a chase, you know.  I was able to level it a couple of times.
Yeah, I don't know.  Look, I think it was a tough match.  I think I had my chances a little bit.  Obviously you're going to go through a five setter with some regrets, you know.
But overall, like I mentioned, I think Andy was a bit better than I was tonight.  I had to find my range a little bit early on, and then, you know, adjust my game style as well, the way I was playing.
So he did a good job, you know, of getting me there.  But, you know, I was hoping to do a bit better, but overall obviously I'm pretty pleased with the tournament.  I played good tennis.  I'm moving well and was fit in the ten sets I played, the last two matches.
I'm upbeat about the tournament, but obviously it's disappointing, you know, going out in five.  You know, it's not the first time it's happened here.

Q.  Where does this leave you?  Every generation goes to new levels.  You have Andy and Novak at 25 hitting the ball harder.  Where does this leave you now?
ROGER FEDERER:  Well, nothing has changed.  I've played these guys, what, 60 times, the three guys around me in the rankings.  So we know each other really well.  We play each other very close very often.  Keep on trading wins and losses.
Novak has done probably the best job getting more wins than losses.  That's why he's ranked where he is.  I, you know, enjoy the matches with Rafa, Novak, and also Andy again tonight.  It's nice playing five sets against him.  It was tough tennis.  I enjoy that.
So I go from here with a good feeling for the year.  I didn't play a tournament leading in, so now obviously I know where my level is at.  Also knowing I have even more time to work on my game, work on my fitness this year.  It's something I'm excited about.

Q.  Where do you think Andy's placed now in terms of Sunday night?
ROGER FEDERER:  Obviously Novak goes in as the favorite, I would think, even though Andy beat him at the US Open.
But, I mean, maybe a day extra is going to make a difference.  But it's not back to back.  He has a day.  He's had an easy run until the semis, until tonight.  Maybe it's something that Andy needed going into the finals.
But obviously Novak is the double defending champion here.  I think so at least.  He's done really well again this tournament, digging himself out of the hole against Stan, coming and playing good tennis against Berdych and Ferrer.
So obviously a tough match again, and give a slight edge to Novak just because of the last couple of days.

Q.  Do you think Andy has learned to deal with the setbacks when they come his way?ROGER FEDERER:  Maybe, you know.  I think he's always played me pretty well over the years.  He's obviously got a winning record against me.  I mean, the matchup's maybe a good one for him, I'm not sure.  I don't mind playing against him.
But it's normal that with time and with age you learn, you become more experienced, become physically, you know, better.
Then obviously he's put himself in that situation time and time again, you know.  So obviously with the win I think at the Olympics and the US Open, maybe there's just a little bit more belief or he's a bit more calm overall.
You want to be excited, but you don't want to go overly crazy, you know, each and every point.  So it seems like he has more peace when he plays out there, and in the process he has better results, I guess.

Q.  Would you say tonight was your level being a little bit down or was it Andy's level being further up compared to other matches you played with him?
ROGER FEDERER:  Well, it depends which ones you looked at.  The one at the Olympic Games, this one was better.  If you look at the ones I've beaten him, this one was lower.  It really depends what you compare it against.
Like I mentioned, I think it was an open match for both players.  We both played pretty good.  I think we both at times could have played a little bit better.
Obviously it was a game of chess out there at times as well.  You do neutralize each other a lot on these courts as well when you do hit it deep and hard.  It's hard to take a deep cut at the ball.  So I thought it was a good match.

Q.  How much did the match against Tsonga take out of you?  How were you feeling coming in?
ROGER FEDERER:  Uhm, a little bit, you know.  But it's not an excuse for me tonight to say that I lost because of that.
But obviously I wish I could have come in like Andy, as well.  Then again, you know, he beat me fair and square tonight.  No regrets from me. 


Roger Federer ha caido ante Murray por 4-6, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 y 2-6 en 4 horas de partido, en semifinales del Open de Australia 2013.

Roger Federer ha caido en semifinales del Open de Australia 2013, ante el británico Andy Murray por 4-6, 7-6(7-5), 3-6, 7-6(7-2) y 2-6 en 4 horas de partido.

El suizo ha luchado y ha jugado bien en algunos compases del partido, pero no ha sido suficiente para ganar a su rival que está en un gran momento de forma.
Roger no ha sacado muy bien hoy y solo ha conseguido 5 aces, poco bagaje para ganar a un jugador de este nivel, aun así es para estar orgullosos de Roger ya que ha luchado y en general ha jugado bien en el torneo.

El partido comenzó con el británico muy enchufado y Roger muy errático, esto hizo que pronto Murray consiguiera el break y tomara ventaja en el set. A partir de aquí, el británico ganaba sus saques sin problemas y hacía sufrir a Roger en sus saques, aun asi no consiguió más break y se llevó el set por 4-6.

En el segundo set, el partido se igualó y ambos tenistas ganaban sus saques sin dar opciones al rival, por lo que se llegó al tie break, donde Roger consiguió un minibreak tras responder con un brillante passing de revés a un smash de Murray, así que Roger se llevó el set y empataba el partido.

En el tercer set, los primeros juegos fueron igualados pero el británico fue tomando la iniciativa y cuando el marcador era de 3-2 a su favor, consiguió un break y lo consolidó para colocarse 5-2. Ya no hubo más break y el británico se llevó el set por 3-6.

En el cuarto set, Roger salió enchufado y prontó consiguió un break que consolidó con su saque y se colocó 4-1, pero más adelante era el británico quien devolvía el break y empataba el partido. Cuando el marcador era de 5-5, el británico se aprovechaba de varios errores de Roger y conseguía el break, pero cuando sacaba para ganar el partido, era Roger quien resurgía y conseguía un break salvador que mandaba el set al tie break, donde sacó su mejor tenis y se llevó el set para empatar nuevamente.

En el quinto set, Roger quizás acusó el cansancio del partido y pronto era Murray quien hizo break y se colocó pronto 3-0. Roger lo intentó sin éxito ya que no tenía chispa y el británico no daba muchas opciones hasta llegar al 5-2, cuando conseguía romper nuevamente el servicio de Roger y llevarse la victoria y el pase a la final.

A pesar de la derrota, Roger ha jugado bien durante el torneo aunque en los últimos dos partidos ha estado muy irregular con el saque.
Ahora descansará un par de semanas y volverá a las pistas el 11 de Febrero en el torneo ATP 500 de Rotterdam, donde defiende su título del año pasado.


Estadísticas del partido:

Roger Federer ha logrado 5 aces y ha cometido 2 dobles faltas. Ha tenido un 61% de primeros servicios dentro. Ha ganado 73% de puntos con su primer servicio y 42% de puntos con su segundo servicio.

Ha conectado 43 winners y ha cometido 60 errores no forzados.

Ha convertido 2 de las 6 bolas de break a favor y ha salvado 10 de las 16 bolas de break en contra.

Ha ganado 29 de las 44 veces que ha subido a la red.

jueves, 24 de enero de 2013

Previa del partido R.Federer - A.Murray en semifinales del Open de Australia 2013. Viernes 25 de Enero a las 19:30 pm hora local.


PREVIA DEL PARTIDO ROGER FEDERER - ANDY MURRAY EN SEMIFINALES DEL OPEN DE AUSTRALIA 2013.

VIERNES 25 DE ENERO A LAS 19:30 PM HORA LOCAL (MELBOURNE), 09:30 AM EN ESPAÑA, 05:30 AM EN ARGENTINA (MADRUGADA DEL JUEVES AL VIERNES).


Nombre del torneo: Australian Open

Fecha del torneo: 14/1/2013 - 27/1/2013

Categoría: Grand Slam


FECHA DEL PARTIDO: Viernes 25 de Enero de 2013.

HORA DEL PARTIDO: 19:30 pm hora local (Melbourne), 09:30 am en España, 05:30 am (madrugada del jueves al viernes).

METEOROLOGÍA: Soleado, 17ºC de temperatura máxima, 60% de humedad y vientos de 24 km/h.

TV: Eurosport, ESPN, Digital Plus, etc...

WEB: Sportlemon, LsHunter

PISTA: Pista Central "Rod Laver Arena" del complejo tenístico "Melbourne Park" (Melbourne-Australia), 14.820 espectadores. Pista dura exterior (techo retráctil).





ANDY MURRAY (GBR)


Fecha de Nacimiento: 15 de Mayo de 1987
Nacionalidad: Británica
Altura: 1,90 metros
Peso: 84 Kgs
Ranking actual: 
Mejor ranking en su carrera: 2º (Agosto de 2009).
Debut profesional: 2005
Entrenador: Ivan Lendl


Datos de interés del tenista británico:

Andy Murray es un tenista británico de 25 años, es diestro y juega con revés a dos manos. Lleva desde 2005 como profesional.

Comenzó a jugar con 3 años. Es aficionado a la música y al fútbol.

Actualmente es el 3º del mundo. Llegó a ser 2º del mundo en Agosto de 2009.

Tiene 25 títulos en su palmarés: Destaca el US Open 2012, 8 Masters 1000 y una medalla de oro olímpica en 2012. Tiene también 2 títulos de dobles y 2 challengers.

Su mejor resultado en un Grand Slam es campeón en el US Open 2012.

Este año lleva un balance de 9 victorias y ninguna derrota.

Este año ha logrado 22 aces, ha cometido 10 dobles faltas, ha convertido el 57% de las bolas de break a favor y ha salvado el 74% de las bolas de break en contra.

Se ha enfrentado 19 veces a Roger Federer con un balance a favor del británico por 9-10.

miércoles, 23 de enero de 2013

Resultados cuartos de final del Open de Australia 2013, Miércoles 23 de Enero (10ª Jornada).

Saludos amigos/as.

Aquí os pongo los resultados correspondientes al Miércoles 23 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013.

En la jornada del miércoles se ha disputado el décimo dia del torneo, donde se han jugado los partidos de cuartos de final por la parte abaja del cuadro.

Resultados cuartos de final del Open de Australia 2013, Miércoles 23 de Enero (10ª Jornada).

[2] R.Federer - [7] J.W.Tsonga: 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
[3] A.Murray - J.Chardy: 6-4, 6-1, 6-2

Conferencia de prensa de Roger Federer tras su victoria ante Tsonga en cuartos de final del Open de Australia 2013.

Saludos amigos/as.

 Aquí os pongo la rueda de prensa de Roger Federer tras su victoria en cuartos de final del Open de Australia 2013, donde ha ganado a Jo-Wilfried Tsonga por 7-6(7-4), 4-6, 7-6(7-4), 3-6 y 6-3 en 3 horas y 34 minutos de partido.

 La rueda de prensa está en inglés, pero pueden traducirla con la herramienta "TRADUCTOR", que se encuentra en la parte superior derecha de nuestro blog, justo debajo del tiempo meteorológico.


Q.  How pleased were you with your reaction, especially at the start of the fifth set?ROGER FEDERER:  Yeah, I mean, look, it was a tough match from the start really.  A lot of ups and downs on both sides obviously.
I mean, more good ones than bad ones, because ups and downs you can see the negative way, too.  But I thought we always played well to get back into the match.
And then obviously in the fifth you never kind of know where it goes, so you feel like you need to step it up once more; I was able to do that and get the first break.  I also had opportunities and it was close.  I had to be really patient and play good till the finish.
So I'm very happy.  It was a good match.  I enjoyed it.  Could have been four.  Could have been three.  I could have lost it.  So at the end, I'm just happy I won in five.

Q.  How is your body feeling after that much tennis?ROGER FEDERER:  Yeah, it's okay.  I mean, obviously tonight has nothing to do with the rest of the week, but it's important to recover and rest up.  You know, I did some massage already just trying to recover.  I feel pretty good, even though I had to defend quite a bit.
Jo was really pressing forward today, playing aggressive, pushing me to come up with the plays and get one more extra ball back.
I think I did well.  I've been moving well all week, or the last couple weeks.  You know, I guess also not having played any tournaments leading in, today was tricky because I haven't been in a match like this for some time, and I'm happy I came through.

Q.  Have you been working specifically on defense? ROGER FEDERER:  Yeah, it's very much become a game of movement today with the slower courts and as quick as we are and all that.  It's very important to be able to rely on your defensive skills.
I didn't necessarily work on my defensive skills, but I've finally had again a few weeks of practice, you know.  It just shows, you know, practice is good to have in your body, especially when you come out at the other end you feel you're in good shape, you feel stronger, you trust in it more, you believe in it more, and that then makes you play better in the process if you go deep into the tournament.
Obviously we're coming out of the same situation.  I don't know what the other guys did in their off season, but mine was pretty straightforward and I worked hard.  I'm happy with how I felt and how I'm moving, so it's important.

Q.  How much will the Wimbledon and Olympic finals matter coming into this game?ROGER FEDERER:  I think those two, but the World Tour Finals and Shanghai, so those last four matches, that's what I'll probably be looking at with my coaches and sort of go from there.
Obviously then the two Wimbledon matches are different.  It's grass and you play different.
But, yeah, then the Olympics was playing much faster.  So was Shanghai.  This is a bit different here, but obviously I've played Andy now sometimes in the last sort of six months or a year since he's, you know, won the gold, won the US Open.
So I know what to expect; whereas it would be different if I hadn't played him.  Because he has changed his game around a bit.  He's playing more defensive.  I'm looking forward to it.  Obviously a great player, and I was very happy for him when he won his first Grand Slam and the gold.
So I'm expecting a tough match, of course.

Q.  You had a lot of rivalries with a lot of players.  What makes the matchup with Murray stand out for you?ROGER FEDERER:  Well, I've always enjoyed playing against him.  I had some tougher runs against him in a short period of time.  I played him in a few weeks or maybe a month or two I played him three, four times, was on some sort of losing streak, so that was sort of hard.
But I always enjoyed the matchups with him because it gets to be very tactical.  Wasn't a straightforward match.  He would make you doubt and play very different to the rest of the guys.  I kind of always enjoyed that, you know, when it's just not every point's the same.  We used to mix it up against each other.
Now it's changed a bit because he's playing more offensive.  The rallies aren't as long and grueling as they used to be.  We both can do that.
There were times when we also played against each other in semifinals when Rafa and myself were 1 and 2.  Same as Novak.  We played a lot in the semis.
My rivalry goes more into the semifinals always with Andy than more in the finals, even tough now at Wimbledon and the Olympics we played in the finals.  I think it was nice for us for a change to play in finals against each other.

Q.  I know you would like to win in three sets, but you expressed this sort of gratitude, if that's not too strong a word, for being part of a match like this.  Is that the sense you have?ROGER FEDERER:  Yeah, I mean, look, absolutely.  All the straight set matches eventually become a bit of a blur, no doubt about it; whereas the five setters stand out more.  I've had some great ones over the years here at the Australian Open.  I love watching night session tennis.  Whenever it goes deep into a match, I want to not miss it.
I'm sure there's other tennis fans out there who like to see me and Jo Willie battle it out.  So I always feel it's a privilege to be playing so late at night, on a center court, the crowd getting into it.
We were really playing good tennis, so it was even more enjoyable in the process.

Q.  You never lost to Andy in a Grand Slam match. ROGER FEDERER:  Now that you say it, I look back and, yeah, it's true.  But I don't go into it with a mindset that I've never lost to him in slams.  He's beaten me so many times.  He's beaten me more times than I've beaten him.
But I'm happy you've given me the positive news (laughter).  Good vibe.  I'll try to remember that when I walk out, but it doesn't play a huge role for me.

Q.  He made you cry at the last two Grand Slams. ROGER FEDERER:  Okay, so we haven't played so much the last few years now, but he's obviously a different player today.
I like the matches with him.  I think a lot of them are very close.  I very often have come up with some great playing against him in the slams when it mattered.  But we'll see if I can produce it again.

Q.  You say Murray has a more offensive style now.  Does that, in fact, play to your advantage in a way, because in the past when he was more of a defensive counterattacking player, he was often very effective against you. ROGER FEDERER:  Yeah, he was, exactly.  It's a fine line of being overly offensive or overly passive.  It's hard to explain, but it's in the details, I guess.
I think the same goes for Tomic really.  For instance, you want to be able to know that you can play offensive when it sort of presents itself.  I think he's proven his point, that he can do it time and time again.
That's what matters I think the most for him now.  In the moment itself, how offensive can you play when the ball is coming flat and hard into the middle, whatever.  You have to know also when to back off.
He's very clever at all these things.  He knows how it works.  But I think it's especially on the return that you see the biggest significant change in his game overall if you look back now.

Q.  Given who you've beaten here, who you have to beat to win, can you remember as difficult a run in terms of players?ROGER FEDERER:  Yeah, I mean, no.  I've played too many Grand Slam matches to remember exactly each draw right now going past me like this in my brain.  I don't remember them all.
But I think I mentioned to someone that I remember when I played Gasquet in the first round at Wimbledon, to play Henman or Soderling I think it was.  Henman won in five, and then I played Tim there in the second round.
I don't know how it went after that.  That was a draw with three grass court players on grass which makes it much more difficult.
So obviously this one has been very interesting, as well.  Paire plays very flashy and so you don't know what to expect.  Davydenko has great potential.
The two young guys obviously are always very dangerous in the play ups.  Now Jo Willie, we know what he can do.
It's been a tough draw.  I made it to the semis, which I'm very pleased with.  As you mentioned, it's not getting any easier from here.  I'm excited that I'm in the semis, and that's what I'm supposed to be, so I'm looking forward to it.

Q.  Is it any different not having Rafa in the draw, not going deep into a tournament such as this?ROGER FEDERER:  Well, I haven't thought about it too much actually.  Now that you mention it, I remember our great semifinals we had here last year.  This is maybe the moment where you do miss him a little bit to a degree.
So it's a pity.  We know that.  The game's obviously stronger with him than without.  But you kind of move on.  It's a very fast moving sport, you know.  But my feeling tells me when he is back, he will be strong and he will be very difficult to beat.
Obviously on the clay he hardly loses any matches.  We're looking forward to that moment.  It's going to be good energy for the tour.

Q.  You said you haven't played a match like today's for some while.  Is it an advantage that Andy Murray hasn't gone beyond three sets yet in this tournament?ROGER FEDERER:  No, not really.  I would probably rather be in his shoes.  Has he lost a set?  I don't think he has.  That's exactly how you want to approach a semifinal match, in my opinion.
But there's also some positives to take out of a five set match.  I did play very well today, but I had moments as well where I could've done a bit better.
I toughed it out.  That also gives you confidence when you have to go through those matches.  The physical stamina was there, the focus with there till the very end.  So it does give you a lot of confidence moving forward from here.
I didn't play any leading up tournaments, so that's exactly maybe what I needed for the semis.  Then again, I may be totally wrong.  Time will tell.

Q.  The top four seeds once again made it to the semifinals in the men's tour.  Why do you think that is?  Secondly, it almost never happens on the women's side.  A few thoughts why they're so different. ROGER FEDERER:  They're not that far off.  Of course, Serena's ranking wasn't always what it was supposed to be, let's say, so that obviously broke the mold.
For us, like I said, it's become very much a game of movement.  Maybe the top guys just move a tiny bit better than the rest of the guys.  I'm not sure about that, but seems like it.
And I guess in the best of five, down the stretch, it just seems that we do find a way.  I don't know how to explain it.
Jo Willie was close today; Almagro was unbelievably close against Ferrer.  I mean, what a match that was.  And then obviously Stan almost got Novak.
I think it's nice to see how close the guys are coming.  I hope they do believe a bit more in beating the top guys.  I mentioned that already in London or at the Open or Wimbledon, when Rosol beat Nadal, that there should be a bit more belief from the rest of the guys trying to beat the top guys instead of being sort of down already before the match, even though they enjoy the moment.

Q.  We're talking about advantages.  Do you think it's an advantage to have played four in a row at night, whereas Murray has played none?ROGER FEDERER:  No.  Because really we had a day off in between.  Doesn't play that different after all.  It wasn't scorching heat and stuff.  If every day would have been 35 degrees it would have been a different story, but it wasn't.
I think we know the reasons why that happens, because of my draw more than not.  It's hard to juggle all these things.  I don't think it's an advantage, to be quite honestly.  I don't think it's a big deal.

Q.  You said it's a transition for you before the tournament.  Have you surprised yourself with the level you've played at?ROGER FEDERER:  Not really.  Look, in the past every time I go on sort of a buildup, I go to work, you know, physically and tennis wise, I come out stronger.  Usually pays off rather quickly in my situation for some reason, which is great.
You know, you go, work hard, you come back, and play great in the process.  I've done that many times at Wimbledon, come back and played amazing at Wimbledon and the American summer as well.
Also in Australia, this is I don't know how many semis in a row.  I've always been super consistent in the beginning of the year, so I can build trust in that preparation and the process will decide whatever I want to do.  I know I will more likely than not play good tennis.
It doesn't matter about my preparation really, how many tournaments I play beforehand.  That gives me flexibility, which is obviously huge looking at the calendar which sort of makes you play certain events.  But with my ways of being able to adapt, it gives me some flexibility, which is important.

Q.  How much of this is work for you and how much can you really enjoy?ROGER FEDERER:  Uhm, I mean, I enjoy everything about the traveling and the tour and the matches and the rivalries and all that stuff and the records, you name it.  So I see almost basically positives really.  I really enjoy it.  Back in the day when I was trying to get a feel for how the tour was working, things were much more complicated.
Now it's pretty straightforward.  So it's important to mix it up sometimes, change it up with who you practice with, where you do that at the tennis sometimes, how can you make it fun.  That's why I always love it when friends and family come around.  Obviously I have my kids which totally changed my life in the last three years.
It's really enjoyable.  It's really nice.  So I like it.

Q.  Djokovic said after the long game last time he had to go to sleep like 5 a.m. and had an ice bath.  I want to know what will you do tomorrow?  You will go to sleep very late and also get up very late, skip the breakfast or something like that. ROGER FEDERER:  Yeah, I've skipped breakfast for two weeks now.  Seriously, that's what it's been.  I've been going to bed at 3 a.m. every morning and wake up at noon.  Is that a nice life?  I don't know.
I enjoy playing on Rod Laver Arena, but in some ways I'd rather have the day session because that creates a normal rhythm and a normal life.  Going to bed at 3:00 in the morning and getting up at noon is not what you're supposed to be doing.
But I'm happy to do it.  It's going to stay that way for another few days, but I'm happy to get back to a normal schedule again.
For me nothing changes now because next match, again, is going to be at night.  I'm in perfect schedule here basically.  Might be 3:40, 4:00 a.m.  I might sleep till 1 p.m.  It's okay.  I'll handle it.  I'll try to sleep in, do some stretching, massage, and then come out again and play well hopefully. 


Roger Federer ha ganado a Tsonga por 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 3-6 y 6-3 en 3 horas y 34 minutos de partido, en cuartos de final del Open de Australia 2013.

Roger Federer se ha clasificado para semifinales del Open de Australia 2013, tras ganar ante el francés Jo-Wilfried Tsonga por 7-6(7-4), 4-6, 7-6(7-4), 3-6 y 6-3 en 3 horas y 34 minutos de partido.

El suizo se ha llevado una trabajada victoria ante un rival que estaba en un gran momento de forma y lo ha puesto muy difícil, pero Roger se ha sobrepuesto y se ha podido llevar la victoria en el quinto set, aunque ha tenido opciones de ganar antes pero el francés ha plantado batalla.

El partido comenzó de la mejor forma posible para Roger, que en el primer juego rompía el saque de Tsonga y posteriomente lo consolidaba con su saque, pero cuando el marcador era de 3-2 y sacaba el suizo, era Tsonga quien devolvía el break y empataba el partido.

Aunque Roger tuvo bola de break con 4-4, no pudo convertirla y se llegó al tie break, donde el suizo sacó su mejor tenis y se llevó el primer set.

El segundo set estuvo también muy igualado y ambos tenistas ganaron sus primeros saques sin problemas hasta llegar al 3-3, cuando era el francés quien conseguía el break  y tomaba ventaja. Roger lo intentó pero no pudo devolver el break y era Tsonga quien se llevaba el set por 4-6 y empataba el partido.

En el tercer set, Roger consiguió un break tempranero pero no pudo consolidarlo porque Tsonga se lo devolvió. Ya no hubo más oportunidades de break y ambos tenistas ganaron sus saques hasta llegar al tie break, donde nuevamente Roger sacó su mejor versión y se llevó el set en el desempate.

En el cuarto set, ambos tenistas tuvieron opciones de break en los primeros juegos, pero pudieron salvarlas hasta llegar al 3-2 para el francés, cuando esta vez si que rompía el saque de Roger y se ponía 4-2, pero el suizo apretó y devolvió el break, aunque el francés volvió a aprovecharse y a conseguir otro break para colocarse 5-3 y posteriomente con su saque cerró el set por 3-6.

En el quinto y definitivo set, Roger no quiso sorpresas y pronto consiguió un break para tomar ventaja por 3-1 y consolidarlo con su saque para colocarse 4-1. Aunque Roger tuvo más opciones de break no pudo convertirlas y el break inicial fue suficiente para llevarse el set por 6-3 y la victoria.

En semifinales se enfrentará al británico Andy Murray.


Estadísticas del partido:

Roger Federer ha logrado 6 aces y ha cometido 3 dobles faltas. Ha tenido un 61% de primeros servicios dentro. Ha ganado 77% de puntos con su primer servicio y 56% de puntos con su segundo servicio.

Ha conectado 49 winners y ha cometido 47 errores no forzados.

Ha convertido 4 de las 18 bolas de break a favor y ha salvado 4 de las 9 bolas de break en contra.

Ha ganado 33 de las 50 veces que ha subido a la red.


Fotos del partido:


















































martes, 22 de enero de 2013

Previa del partido R.Federer - J.W.Tsonga en cuartos de final del Open de Australia 2013. Miércoles 23 de Enero a las 19:30 pm hora local.


PREVIA DEL PARTIDO ROGER FEDERER - JO-WILFRIED TSONGA EN CUARTOS DE FINAL DEL OPEN DE AUSTRALIA 2013.

MIÉRCOLES 23 DE ENERO A LAS 19:30 PM HORA LOCAL (MELBOURNE), 09:30 AM EN ESPAÑA, 05:30 AM EN ARGENTINA (MADRUGADA DEL MARTES AL MIÉRCOLES).


Nombre del torneo: Australian Open

Fecha del torneo: 14/1/2013 - 27/1/2013

Categoría: Grand Slam


FECHA DEL PARTIDO: Miércoles 23 de Enero de 2013.

HORA DEL PARTIDO: 19:30 pm hora local (Melbourne), 09:30 am en España, 05:30 am (madrugada del martes al miércoles).

METEOROLOGÍA: Soleado, 18ºC de temperatura máxima, 54% de humedad y vientos de 2 km/h.

TV: Eurosport, ESPN, Digital Plus, etc...

WEB: Sportlemon, LsHunter

PISTA: Pista Central "Rod Laver Arena" del complejo tenístico "Melbourne Park" (Melbourne-Australia), 14.820 espectadores. Pista dura exterior (techo retráctil).





JO-WILFRIED TSONGA (FRA)



Fecha de Nacimiento: 27 de Abril de 1985.
Nacionalidad: Francés
Altura: 1,88 metros
Peso: 91 Kgs
Ranking actual:
Mejor ranking en su carrera: 5º (Febrero de 2012).
Debut profesional: 2004
Entrenador: Roger Rasheed


Datos de interés del tenista francés:

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga es un tenista de 27 años, es diestro y juega con revés a dos manos. Lleva desde 2004 como profesional.

Es apodado "Alí Tsonga" por su gran parecido físico al boxeador Muhammad Alí.

Destaca por su potentes golpes desde el fondo de la pista.

Actualmente es el 8º del mundo. Llegó a ser el 5 del mundo en Febrero del año pasado.

Tiene 9 títulos en su palmarés: Masters 1000 de París-Bercy 2008, Bangkok 2008, Tokyo 2009, Marsella 2009, Johannesburg 2009, Vienna 2011, Metz 2011 y 2012, Doha 2012. Tiene también 4 títulos de dobles. 

Su mejor resultado en un Grand Slam es finalista en el Open de Australia 2008.

Este año lleva un balance de 4 victorias y ninguna derrota.

Este año ha logrado 45 aces, ha cometido 7 dobles faltas, ha convertido el 38% de las bolas de break a favor y ha salvado el 68% de las bolas de break en contra.

Se ha enfrentado 11 veces a Roger Federer con un balance favorable al suizo por 8-3.

Orden de juego del Miércoles 23 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013 (Cuartos de final), 10ª Jornada.

Saludos amigos/as.

Aquí os pongo el orden de juego del Miércoles 23 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013.

En la jornada del miércoles se disputará el décimo dia del torneo, donde se jugarán los partidos de cuartos de final por la parte baja del cuadro.

Roger Federer se enfrentará ante el francés Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, en el cuarto turno de la pista central "Rod Laver", a las 19:30 pm hora local (Melbourne), 09:30 am en España, 05:30 am en Argentina (madrugada del martes al miércoles).


ORDEN DE JUEGO DEL MIÉRCOLES 23 DE ENERO EN EL OPEN DE AUSTRALIA 2013, (Cuartos de final), 10ª Jornada:

 ROD LAVER ARENA

11:00 AM
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [1] v Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

Not Before:12:30 PM
Serena Williams (USA) [3] v Sloane Stephens (USA) [29]
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) v Andy Murray (GBR) [3]

19:30 PM
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [7] v Roger Federer (SUI) [2] 
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) v Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN)

Resultados cuartos de final del Open de Australia 2013, Martes 22 de Enero (9ª Jornada).

Saludos amigos/as.

Aquí os pongo los resultados correspondientes al Martes 22 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013.

En la jornada del martes se ha disputado el noveno dia del torneo, donde se han jugado los partidos de cuartos de final por la parte alta del cuadro.

Resultados cuartos de final del Open de Australia 2013, Martes 22 de Enero (9ª Jornada).

[1] N.Djokovic - [5] T.Berdych: 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
[4] D.Ferrer - [10] N.Almagro: 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-2

lunes, 21 de enero de 2013

Orden de juego del Martes 22 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013 (Cuartos de final), 9ª Jornada.

Saludos amigos/as.

Aquí os pongo el orden de juego del Martes 22 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013.

En la jornada del martes se disputará el noveno dia del torneo, donde se jugarán los partidos de cuartos de final por la parte alta del cuadro.


ORDEN DE JUEGO DEL MARTES 22 DE ENERO EN EL OPEN DE AUSTRALIA 2013, (Cuartos de final), 9ª Jornada:

ROD LAVER ARENA

11:00 AM
Na Li (CHN) [6] v Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4]
David Ferrer (ESP) [4] v Nicolas Almagro (ESP) [10]

Not Before: 15:30 PM
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [19] v Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2]

19:30 PM
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] v Tomas Berdych (CZE) [5]
Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) / Matthew Ebden (AUS) v Elena Vesnina (RUS) [2] / Leander Paes (IND) [2]

*En el resto de pistas de disputarán partidos de dobles y juniors

Resultados octavos de final del Open de Australia 2013, Lunes 21 de Enero (8ª Jornada).

Saludos amigos/as.

Aquí os pongo los resultados correspondientes al Lunes 21 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013.

En la jornada del lunes se ha disputado el octavo dia del torneo, donde se han jugado los partidos de octavos de final por la parte baja del cuadro..


Resultados octavos de final del Open de Australia 2013, Lunes 21 de Enero (8ª Jornada).

[2] R.Federer - [13] M.Raonic: 6-4, 7-6, 6-2
[3] A.Murray - [14] G.Simon: 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
[7] J.W.Tsonga - [9] R.Gasquet: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
J.Chardy - [21] A.Seppi: 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2



Roger Federer ha ganado a Raonic por 6-4, 7-6 y 6-2 en 1 hora y 53 minutos de partido, en octavos de final del Open de Australia 2013.

Roger Federer se ha clasificado para cuartos de final del Open de Australia 2013, tras ganar en octavos ante el canadiense Milos Raonic en tres sets por 6-4, 7-6(7-4) y 6-2 en 1 hora y 53 minutos de partido.

El suizo ha vuelto a jugar de forma fantástica y ha dado una lección de tenis ante un rival muy incómodo debido a su gran saque, pero Roger ha dominado la situación y ha jugado realmente bien en los momentos claves del partido y se ha mantenido muy sólido con su servicio.

El partido comenzó con ambos tenistas tanteandose y ganando sus primeros saques sin problemas, aunque Roger en el transcurso del set tuvo opciones de break que no pudo convertir. Se llegó al 5-4 para el suizo y sacaba Raonic, cuando esta vez el genio de Basilea apretó el acelerador y consiguió un break tras volear a la red el canadiense, por lo que el primer set era para Roger por 6-4.

En el segundo set, el canadiense comenzó a sacar mejor y el partido se igualó, por lo que el set fue transcurriendo a ritmo de saques y se llegó al tie break, donde Roger jugó un gran tenis sólido y tras un passing impecable con su revés consiguió un minibreak y posteriormente con otro minibreak tras un error de Raonic se llevaba el tie break y el set. El suizo en los dos primeros sets solo hizo 4 errores no forzados.

En el tercer set, el canadiense bajó los brazos y Roger lo aprovechó consiguiendo dos break consecutivos que consolidaba con su saque y se colocaba 4-0 en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. A partir de ahí, Roger se relajó y se limitó a mantener la ventaja para llevarse el set por 6-2 y con esto el partido.
Con esta victoria, Roger alcanza 35 cuartos de final consecutivos en Grand Slams.

En cuartos de final se enfrentará al francés Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.


Estadísticas del partido:

Roger Federer ha logrado 14 aces y ha cometido 1 doble falta. Ha tenido un 64% de primeros servicios dentro. Ha ganado 90% de puntos con su primer servicio y 75% de puntos con su segundo servicio.

Ha conectado 34 winners y ha cometido 12 errores no forzados.

Ha convertido 3 de las 7 bolas de break a favor y no ha concedido ninguna bola de break en contra.

Ha ganado 14 de las 15 veces que ha subido a la red.


domingo, 20 de enero de 2013

Previa del partido R.Federer - M.Raonic en octavos de final del Open de Australia 2013. Lunes 21 de Enero a las 21:00 pm hora local.


PREVIA DEL PARTIDO ROGER FEDERER - MILOS RAONIC EN OCTAVOS DE FINAL DEL OPEN DE AUSTRALIA 2013.

LUNES 21 DE ENERO A LAS 21:00 PM HORA LOCAL (MELBOURNE), 11:00 AM EN ESPAÑA, 07:00 AM EN ARGENTINA.


Nombre del torneo: Australian Open

Fecha del torneo: 14/1/2013 - 27/1/2013

Categoría: Grand Slam


FECHA DEL PARTIDO: Lunes 21 de Enero de 2013.

HORA DEL PARTIDO: 21:00 pm hora local (Melbourne), 11:00 am en España, 07:00 am.

METEOROLOGÍA: Soleado, 21ºC de temperatura máxima, 67% de humedad y vientos de 18 km/h.

TV: Eurosport, ESPN, Digital Plus, etc...

WEB: Sportlemon, LsHunter

PISTA: Pista Central "Rod Laver Arena" del complejo tenístico "Melbourne Park" (Melbourne-Australia), 14.820 espectadores. Pista dura exterior (techo retráctil).





MILOS RAONIC (CAN)




Fecha de Nacimiento: 27 de Diciembre de 1990.
Nacionalidad: Canadiense
Altura: 1,90 metros
Peso: 90 Kgs
Ranking actual: 15º
Mejor ranking en su carrera: 13º (Noviembre de 2012).
Debut profesional: 2008
Entrenador: Galo Blanco


Datos de interés del tenista canadiense:

Milos Raonic es un tenista canadiense de 22 años, es diestro y juega con revés a dos manos. Lleva desde 2008 como profesional.

Comenzó a jugar con 8 años. Sus aficiones son el fútbol y la informática.

Destaca por su potente saque y su volea.

Actualmente es el 15º del mundo. Llegó a ser el 13 del mundo en Noviembre del año pasado.

Tiene 3 títulos en su palmarés: San Jose 2011 y 2012 y Chennai 2012 Tiene también 4 challengers.

Su mejor resultado en un Grand Slam es octavos de final en el Open de Australia 2011 y US Open 2012..

Este año lleva un balance de 3 victorias y 1 derrota.

Este año ha logrado 75 aces, ha cometido 14 dobles faltas, ha convertido el 38% de las bolas de break a favor y ha salvado el 76% de las bolas de break en contra.

Se ha enfrentado 3 veces a Roger Federer con un balance favorable al suizo por 3-0.

Orden de juego del Lunes 21 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013 (Octavos de final), 8ª Jornada.

Saludos amigos/as.

Aquí os pongo el orden de juego del Lunes 21 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013.

En la jornada del sábado se disputará el octavo dia del torneo, donde se jugarán los partidos de octavos de final por la parte baja del cuadro.

Roger Federer se enfrentará ante el canadiense Milos Raonic, en el último turno de la pista central "Rod Laver", en torno a las 21:00 pm hora local (Melbourne), 11:00 am en España, 07:00 am en Argentina.


ORDEN DE JUEGO DEL LUNES 21 DE ENERO EN EL OPEN DE AUSTRALIA 2013, (Octavos de final), 8ª Jornada:


ROD LAVER ARENA

11:00 AM
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [10] v Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [1] v Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [7] v Richard Gasquet (FRA) [9]

19:30 PM
Serena Williams (EE.UU.) [3] v Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [14]
Milos Raonic (CAN) [13] v Roger Federer (SUI) [2]


HISENSE ARENA 

11:00 AM.
Todd Woodbridge (AUS) / Mark Woodforde (AUS) v Jacco Eltingh (NED) / Paul Haarhuis (NED)

No antes de las: 12:30 PM
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) v Andreas Seppi (ITA) [21]
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) v Sloane Stephens (EE.UU.) [29]

No antes de las 17:00 pm
Gilles Simon (FRA) [14] v Andy Murray (GBR) [3]

Resultados octavos de final del Open de Australia 2013, Domingo 20 de Enero (7ª Jornada).

Saludos amigos/as.

Aquí os pongo los resultados correspondientes al Domingo 20 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013.

En la jornada del domingo se ha disputado el séptimo dia del torneo, donde se han jugado los partidos octavos de final por la parte del cuadro.

Cabe destacar el partido entre Djokovic y Wawrinka, donde el serbio ha estado contra las cuerdas y a un paso de perder, pero finalmente se ha podido llevar la victoria en un partido de 5 horas.


Resultados octavos de final del Open de Australia 2013, Domingo 20 de Enero (7ª Jornada).

[1] N.Djokovic - [15] S.Wawrinka: 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7, 12-10
[4] D.Ferrer - [16] K.Nishikori: 6-2, 6-1, 6-4
[5] T.Berdych - K.Anderson: 6-3, 6-2, 7-6
[10] N.Almagro - [8] J.Tipsarevic: 6-2, 5-1(ret.Tipsarevic)

¿Alguien ve al Roger de ahora?

Viernes, madrugada argentina, celular en mano revisando la hora que es, espero ansioso y emprendo el viaje, voy a mi cuarto 15 minutos antes de que comience la trasmisión en vivo, enciendo el televisor y pongo "espn".

Aparece Roger en cancha central, en un escenario perfecto. Comienza el partido, y luego de ver esa orquesta de golpes a mitad del partido me paro un momento a pensar ¿Alguien ve al Roger de ahora? Me lo propongo a pensar porque profundamente hacía memoria de momentos pasados..
Roger Federer - The Championships - Wimbledon 2008

Como el 2008 con la tan recordada derrota en Wimbledon y la perdida del nro. 1 del ranking por primera vez cortando la racha de 267 semanas consecutivas en la cima del ranking.

Roger Federer - Sony Ericsson Open Day 12
O en el 2011 sin haber podido lograr ganar ninguno de los 4 Grand Slam de la temporada.

Esto por nombras dos temporadas especiales por momentos complicados. Pero seria injusto decir que fueron "malas temporadas"

Roger hoy sorprende felizmente, cuando por ejemplo cada vez son más los jugadores de su época que comienzan a retirarse, nuestro suizo sigue ahí totalmente renovado y con ganas de ganar. Jugando un tenis de altísimo nivel, que recuerda al Federer del 2006, 2007.

Roger demuestra que puede, y sigue ganando, como la medalla de plata en las olimpiadas, y Wimbledon 2012, como últimos grandes resultados.

Roger Federer - 2013 Australian Open - Day 6
Cuando tuve la oportunidad de verlo jugando contra Del Potro el 12 de Diciembre en Tigre, y pude ver ese nivel de tenis, entendí y me motivo a saber que hay Roger para rato, y de la mejor forma.


sábado, 19 de enero de 2013

Orden de juego del Domingo 20 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013 (Octavos de final), 7ª Jornada.

Saludos amigos/as.

Aquí os pongo el orden de juego del Domingo 20 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013.

En la jornada del domingo se disputará el séptimo dia del torneo, donde se jugarán los partidos de octavos de final por la parte alta del cuadro.


ORDEN DE JUEGO DEL DOMINGO 20 DE ENERO EN EL OPEN DE AUSTRALIA 2013, (Octavos de final), 7ª Jornada:

ROD LAVER ARENA


11:00 AM
Angelique Kerber (GER) [5] v Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [19]
David Ferrer (ESP) [4] v Kei Nishikori (JPN) [16]
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2]

19:00 PM
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [13] v Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4]
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] v Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [15]

HISENSE ARENA

11:00 AM
Mansour Bahrami (IRI) / Wayne Ferreira (RSA) v Jacco Eltingh (NED) / Paul Haarhuis (NED)

Not Before:12:30 PM
Mike Bryan (USA) [1] / Bob Bryan (USA) [1] v Jeremy Chardy (FRA) / Lukasz Kubot (POL)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) [10] v Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) [8]
Na Li (CHN) [6] v Julia Goerges (GER) [18]

MARGARET COURT ARENA

11:00 AM
Wayne Arthurs (AUS) / Pat Cash (AUS) v Thomas Enqvist (SWE) / Fabrice Santoro (FRA)

 Not Before:12:30 PM
Sara Errani (ITA) [1] / Roberta Vinci (ITA) [1] v Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) [15] / Shuai Peng (CHN) [15] Serena Williams (USA) [12] / Venus Williams (USA) [12] v Nadia Petrova (RUS) [5] / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) [5]

Not Before:17:00 PM
Kevin Anderson (RSA) v Tomas Berdych (CZE) [5]

*En el resto de pistas se jugarán partidos de dobles y de juniors.

Resultados 3ª Ronda del Open de Australia 2013, Sábado 19 de Enero (6ª Jornada).

Saludos amigos/as.

Aquí os pongo los resultados correspondientes al Sábado 19 de Enero en el Open de Australia 2013.

En la jornada del sábado se ha disputado el sexto dia del torneo, donde se han jugado todos los partidos de 3ª Ronda por la parte baja del cuadro.

La gran sorpresa del dia ha sido la derrota de Del Potro.


Resultados 3ª Ronda del Open de Australia 2013, Sábado 19 de Enero (6ª Jornada).

[2] R.Federer - B.Tomic: 6-4, 7-6, 6-1
[3] A.Murray - R.Berankis: 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
J.Chardy - [6] J.M.Del Potro: 6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 6-3
[7] J.W.Tsonga - B.Kavcic: 6-2, 6-1, 6-4
[9] R.Gasquet - I.Dodig: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-0
[21] A.Seppi - [12] M.Cilic: 6-7, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
[13] M.Raonic - [17] P.Kohlschreiber: 7-6, 6-3, 6-4
[14] G.Simon - G.Monfils: 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 1-6, 8-6

Conferencia de prensa de Roger Federer tras su victoria ante Bernard Tomic en 3ª Ronda del Open de Australia 2013.

Saludos amigos/as.

 Aquí os pongo la rueda de prensa de Roger Federer tras su victoria en 3ª Ronda en el Open de Australia 2013, donde ha ganado a Bernard Tomic por 6-4, 7-6(7-5) en 1 hora y 58 minutos de partido.

 La rueda de prensa está en inglés, pero pueden traducirla con la herramienta "TRADUCTOR", que se encuentra en la parte superior derecha de nuestro blog, justo debajo del tiempo meteorológico.


Q.  How close do you think the match was for you?  You had all the right answers at the right times.  How close to the perfect match was it for you?
ROGER FEDERER:  I thought it was a good match overall.  I thought the intensity was good.  We had tough rallies.  The crowds were great.  So I really enjoyed myself out there.
Obviously, the result is something I was hoping for, but not sure going into it.  So I'm just really pleased that the outcome is what I was hoping for.  I'm happy also with my playing.  I thought I played really good today.  That's obviously important looking ahead.

Q.  Certain shots or points that surprised even you?
ROGER FEDERER:  By him?

Q.  By yourself?
ROGER FEDERER:  By myself?  No.  I've seen and felt myself playing before so many times that I feel I didn't come up with a shot that I never hit before in my life.  But we had some great ones and I had to be able to bring the whole repertoire, I guess, to the court today, defense and offense, which I enjoy.  Then when you do win those kind of matches, it's a good feeling afterwards.

Q.  Has he improved since you played him last?
ROGER FEDERER:  I played him Cincinnati last time around.  That was a quick court, best of three sets.  Over in a hurry really.  I got off to a good start in that match, as well.  Then it's over quickly.
I mean, I would think so.  He's obviously played today's match very differently than he did play the last couple matches I played against him.  Yes, I would think so.  He has improved.  Obviously he played me so different that it's hard to judge because I've never seen him play offensive tennis against me in the past.  So now it's just a matter for him to keep it up.  That's the proof he's the much improved player.
But it's only over time that you're going to see.  He's had a great run now.  I hope he knows what he needs to do the next few months, weeks, and years ahead.  Isn't always a two month tour.  You know, we play 10, 11 months of the year, it's bring it every single day.
He seemed like a very good player today to me, you know.  So you would definitely expect him to rise in the rankings, get better draws as we go forward, plays more consistent, gets more confident.  That's how you make your move, really.

Q.  He's raised eyebrows about what he thinks his potential is.  How important do you think it is for a tennis player to be humble at his stage?
ROGER FEDERER:  I didn't read much.  I didn't hear much, to be honest.  I think it's important to be confident, but obviously you respect the game and you respect, yeah, the other players.  I think he has a lot of respect for me.
But I'm only one guy out of hundreds out there, so it's important to respect all of us because we make each other better players, all of us.  So we should be thankful to that.
And I think in our sport, like maybe in golf and stuff, you usually do talk nicer about the opponents, about the other players, than maybe in other sports like boxing, for instance (smiling).  Okay, that's an extreme example.  I'm just saying we usually are pretty humble.  It's just the way we are.
Because at the end of the day we are very friendly with each other in the locker rooms, in the restaurants.  We go for dinner away from the courts, stay in touch.  It's a nice tour to be on.  I don't know what he said, but I'm saying when you're younger you don't quite see that.  You always see the opponent on the court.  Then you judge him just the way he acts on court.  That's the way I did it as well when I was younger.
I changed my attitude around, as well, over the years.

Q.  He says you always had encouraging words for him.  Why do you do that?
ROGER FEDERER:  Well, I mean, I didn't say that much.  But it's true.  Patrick Rafter asked me in Sydney, was it last year, I don't know anymore, two years ago, when I played him in Davis Cup, after the tie was over, it was obviously an incredible    the situation was unbelievable.  We had to come back the next day for six points with Lleyton and Stan.  Pat asked me if I couldn't give any advice to Bernard.
He asked Bernard to come.  I just spoke to Bernard to come for five or ten minutes.  I gave him what I thought he should improve on.  Things didn't go better for him after that.  But maybe deep down he does listen and does want to improve.
But, look, I'm not a coach.  I'm just a player out there who feels his weight of shot and potential.  It's nice he listens to me.  But it's important he listens to his team and does the best for himself and for his country.

Q.  Are you seeing some results from your little pep talk?
ROGER FEDERER:  No, that was some time ago.  That didn't help back then.

Q.  Are you seeing it now?
ROGER FEDERER:  I think he's improved as a whole.  Obviously one more year on tour is going to make you improve as a player, mentally, physically, all these things.
Yeah, it's going to be an interesting year again.  I like to watch the younger players how they create their team, how they handle wins, losses, the press.  There's a lot of pressure as well on the younger guys.  I enjoy seeing them face all that.

Q.  Raonic next.
ROGER FEDERER:  I've had some tough matches with him in the past.  All of them went the distance.  Some of them I should have lost, maybe one or two.
Indian Wells, I felt like I was more in control than the other two.  In Madrid I was in a lot of trouble.  Halle was extremely close.
We'll see this time around how it's going to be.  He's obviously got one of the best serves in the game.  Up and coming.  So you always feel, especially after an off season like the one we've just had, he's maybe improved again a few things or he's worked on a few things.
So you would expect maybe some more unexpected stuff that he didn't do last time around.  We'll see how it goes.  I'm excited about the match anyhow.

Q.  We've been asking some of the other players about their impression of Lance Armstrong.  Love to get your impressions as well.
ROGER FEDERER:  Love to get everybody's impressions.  What a sad story.
Look, I mean, I don't know what to say.  It just really saddens me to see that someone did this for such a long time.  Obviously he's hurt his sport in a big way, even though he helped it in the beginning.
But now the burden they live under, all other sports maybe as well.  I'm an active athlete right now, and it's not fun times really to be in sports to a degree.  I guess all I needed to see was the first few minutes of the interview and then I knew what was the deal, and the rest I don't really care.
It's just very saddening, really, this story, to be honest.

Q.  Have you ever met him?
ROGER FEDERER:  No.

Q.  Back to tennis.
ROGER FEDERER:  I'm happy to talk about tennis (smiling).

Q.  Can you perhaps talk a little bit about Luke and what he's been doing for you in practice?
ROGER FEDERER:  We had a good practice when I got to Australia, maybe the second or third practice in.  Yeah, it was good.  He's a nice guy.  I think he plays well.  We stayed in touch through the coaches.  He was happy to warm me up, hit with me on the off days.
When you find a guy you're comfortable with, he's a nice guy, it's nice to stay with the same guy, although I like hitting with juniors the second week, although we're not there yet.  He's a nice guy.  I think he's got some potential, as well.
I think like Bernard, the work ethic, the day in, day out grind, wanting to improve badly, that needs to come through big time for these guys now.  I hope they'll do that. 

Roger Federer ha ganado a Tomic por 6-4, 7-6 y 6-1 en 1 hora y 58 minutos de partido, en 3ª Ronda del Open de Australia 2013.

Roger Federer se ha clasificado para octavos de final del Open de Australia 2013, tras ganar al australiano Bernard Tomic en tres sets por 6-4, 7-6(7-5) y 6-1 en 1 hora y 58 minutos de partido.

El suizo ha jugado de forma magistral ante un rival que venía muy crecido y con confianza tras ganar el torneo de Sidney, por lo que no conocía la derrota y se tomó el descaro de desafíar a Roger en la rueda de prensa antes del partido, pero Roger le ha demostrado porque es el mejor jugador de la historia. El suizo ha dado una clase de tenis magistral, sólido desde el fondo y dominando el partido a su antojo a pesar del marcador igualado en los dos primeros sets, aun así el público australiano se ha tenido que rendir a la evidencia y reconocer que su jugador promesa está aun muy lejos del tenis de Roger.

El partido comenzó de la mejor manera posible para Roger, ya que el suizo conseguía break en el primer juego y tomaba ventaja desde el inicio. A partir de ahí, Roger ganaba sus saques sin ningún problema y apretaba al resto, pero no pudo conseguir ningún break más, por lo que la rotura inicial fue suficiente y Roger se llevó el primer set por 6-4.

En el segundo set, el partido se igualó y aunque Roger gozó de varias bolas de break durante el set,  no pudo convertir ninguna, por lo que se llegó al tie break donde Tomic empezó muy fuerte y consiguió ventaja desde el incio para deleite del público local, pero el suizo despertó y con un tenis mágico dió la vuelta a la situación y se llevó el tie break y el set.

En el tercer set, el australiano bajó los brazos y el suizo lo aprovechó para conseguir un break inicial y consolidarlo con su saque para tomar ventaja inicial y colocarse 3-0. A partir de ahí, Roger se limitó a gestionar la ventaja y cuando el marcador era de 4-1, volvió a apretar y a conseguir otro break que sentenciaba el partido y con su saque cerraba el set por 6-1 y se llevaba la victoria.
Con esta victoria, el suizo suma 250º victorias en torneos de Grand Slams.

En octavos de final, se enfrentará al canadiense Milos Raonic, jugador muy peligroso y con un gran saque, por lo que Roger no debe confiarse y seguir al mismo nivel que lleva durante todo el torneo.


Estadísticas del partido:

Roger Federer ha logrado 11 aces y ha cometido 4 dobles faltas. Ha tenido un 69% de primeros servicios dentro. Ha ganado 88% de puntos con su primer servicio y 45% de puntos con su segundo servicio.

Ha conectado 46 winners y ha cometido 20 errores no forzados.

Ha convertido 3 de las 16 bolas de break a favor y ha salvado la única bola de break que ha tenido en contra.

Ha ganado 26 de las 30 veces que ha subido a la red.


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viernes, 18 de enero de 2013

Previa del partido R.Federer - B.Tomic en 3ª Ronda del Open de Australia 2013. Sábado 19 de Enero a las 19:00 pm hora local.


PREVIA DEL PARTIDO ROGER FEDERER - BERNARD TOMIC EN 3ª RONDA DEL OPEN DE AUSTRALIA 2013.

SÁBADO 19 DE ENERO A LAS 19:00 PM HORA LOCAL (MELBOURNE), 09:00 AM EN ESPAÑA, 05:00 AM EN ARGENTINA (MADRUGADA DEL VIERNES AL SÁBADO)


Nombre del torneo: Australian Open

Fecha del torneo: 14/1/2013 - 27/1/2013

Categoría: Grand Slam


FECHA DEL PARTIDO: Sábado 19 de Enero de 2013.

HORA DEL PARTIDO: 19:00 pm hora local (Melbourne), 09:00 am en España, 05:00 am en Argentina (madrugada del viernes al sábado).

METEOROLOGÍA: Soleado, 19ºC de temperatura máxima, 49% de humedad y vientos de 21 km/h.

TV: Eurosport, ESPN, Digital Plus, etc...

WEB: Sportlemon, LsHunter

PISTA: Pista Central "Rod Laver Arena" del complejo tenístico "Melbourne Park" (Melbourne-Australia), 14.820 espectadores. Pista dura exterior (techo retráctil).




BERNARD TOMIC (AUS)


Fecha de Nacimiento: 21 de Octubre de 1992
Nacionalidad: Australiano
Altura: 1,96 metros
Peso: 91 Kgs
Ranking actual: 43º
Mejor ranking en su carrera: 27º (Junio de 2012).
Debut profesional: 2008
Entrenador: John Tomic


Datos de interés del tenista australiano:

Bernard Tomic es un tenista australiano de 20 años, es diestro y juega con revés a dos manos. Lleva desde 2008 como profesional.

Es baloncesto, fútbol y ping-pong.

Su superficie favorita es la hierba.

Actualmente es el 43º del mundo. Llegó a ser el 27º del mundo en Julio del año pasado.

Tiene 1 título en su palmarés: Sidney 2013.

Su mejor resultado en un Grand Slam es cuartos de final alcanzados en Wimbledon 2011.

Este año lleva un balance de 7 victorias y ninguna derrota

Este año ha logrado 42 aces, ha cometido 4 dobles faltas, ha convertido el 36% de las bolas de break a favor y ha salvado el 85% de las bolas de break en contra.

Se ha enfrentado 3 veces a Roger Federer con un balance a favor del suizo por 3-0