Bernard Tomic: This Is The Perfect Time To Play Roger Federer! I Think I Can Do It, I’m Ready

yeah right, dream on…

January 17th, 2013 at 10:32 am

I don’t know if I like Tomic’s cockiness or not. On the one hand, it’s good that these young guys are confident in their abilities, at least going into matches. But Tomic seems unreasonably full of himself. I mean if feeding off that Djokovic win allows him to fulfill his potential and really play great tennis from now on, then great. But it still just seems unreasonable. It makes me want Federer to whoop him and remind him of his place. I would love the young guys to make some serious noise but I just don’t like any of them enough. So, let’s go Federer, show him what’s up.

January 17th, 2013 at 11:07 am

@Ben pronin I normally don’t mind cockiness, but I feel Tomic has gone a bit overboard with it especially after winning his first title.

January 17th, 2013 at 11:22 am

Tomic is going to get blitzkriegt old new and future style.
It is thefirst match of TMF I can see, but I rather go swimming with the kids on saturday morning. No problemo for Fed in third round.

January 17th, 2013 at 11:57 am

I would have liked to have seen Hewitt whip Tomic’s butt at the AO this year.

January 17th, 2013 at 12:40 pm

Well Tomic, that’s the attitude to defeat the experimented Swiss . If he does not have confidence, then who?

January 17th, 2013 at 1:12 pm

I’m also having a hard time deciding if I like Tomic’s cockiness or not. Obviously players need some degree of confidence to win big matches so on that hand it’s good that Tomic is being cocky. On the other hand, it’s really silly for him to be saying stuff like “if he gets there” when asked about his 3rd round match.

I think if this was best of 3, Tomic would have a good shot. But it’s really difficult to beat Federer over 5 sets, and Tomic barely made it through his match with Brands.

January 17th, 2013 at 1:34 pm

Well it also depends on the weather, right? It was scorching yesterday, so good on Tomic for battling through 4 long sets. But if it’s hot again, that greatly favors Federer. Tomic needs to focus and zone, which is obviously harder to do in the heat. Especially if you start losing. Federer, though, will keep his composure regardless.

I mean, man, this Tomic. Even when he’s actually playing good tennis like we want, still so controversial.

January 17th, 2013 at 1:37 pm

Love how Fed handled this on the Tele after his win over Davy. Mellow. When asked about Tomic’s remarks Fed refused to react. Wouldn’t get involved in the fodder. He loves Australia, Loves Tomic, etc. etc etc.
See you on the court Tomicio! BTW, have you ever taken a set off Fed on HC? Maybe you should work on that first!

January 17th, 2013 at 2:18 pm

When I retire, I am going to start a school on humility. Where do they raise these kids?

January 17th, 2013 at 2:30 pm

^School of HR of course, wtf?

January 17th, 2013 at 2:41 pm

I am not sure but I think TTTE did win one set in DC match in 2011 in Sydney. At least I feel better when I read your posts, for a moment I thought I was alone in my opinion about TTTE:)

There is more talk here about what Armstrong is going to say today 1pm local time than about tennis. I am pretty sure Armstrong is going to bring some big birds down, he is not going down alone. There is already calls for cycling to be kicked out of Olympic games!

January 17th, 2013 at 3:39 pm

As for temperature,it is not going to favour Federer, they are predicting day temperature about 22 or 72 degrees, night one is even lower.

January 17th, 2013 at 3:50 pm

Wogboy

Who is TTTE?

January 17th, 2013 at 3:52 pm

Thomas The Tank Engine.

January 17th, 2013 at 3:54 pm

^he won 1 set on grass, none on HC, like I said earlier.

January 17th, 2013 at 3:59 pm

skezeer,

Sorry, didn’t have enough sleep so missread your post. Getting ready for Extremly hot day here, over 40 or 100 degrees. I hate hot weather:(

January 17th, 2013 at 4:06 pm

^hot weather sucks. When your cold you just put on more clothes. When your hot, you can’t take off all your clothes and get colder, you just get a sunburn, in the wrong places.

January 17th, 2013 at 4:17 pm

Hi, WB, hi Skeez. Glad you’re here.

WB: Yesterday, I thought you were already sleeping and won’t see my post. Sorry.

January 17th, 2013 at 4:33 pm

Just read the Harrison interview. It is a very good read about Djokovic. But it also says a lot about Ryan Harrison, and I have no doubts he will soon be one of the stars of the game.

For anybody interested, it’s here:

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/interviews/2013-01-16/201301161358337655777.html

January 17th, 2013 at 4:39 pm

Honest observation: The discussions have been tepid since Nadal left the game.

January 17th, 2013 at 4:42 pm

Honest observation: The discussions have been tepid since Nadal left the game.
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Thanks for the love.

January 17th, 2013 at 4:43 pm

“in the wrong placees” not wrong:)

mat4,

I never had any doubt about your manners.
I cannot really sleep when the tennis on, even the ugly match as Kvitova/Robson was, I watched until end. No dissrespect for either of them but it wasn’t nice match.

January 17th, 2013 at 5:11 pm

FED: Spank him! Sorry but being confident is one thing, and I generally like Tomic, but you should keep quite as opposed to mouthing off in public about how you are really ready to take it to a legend when you have still done close to nothing on court! Do your talking first on the court with your game berny and then say whatever you want off it!

January 17th, 2013 at 5:16 pm

About Tomic: he is still young. Come on.

January 17th, 2013 at 5:22 pm

Young Tomic can talk the talk but can he walk the walk,confidence is one thing cockiness is quite another,and thats the difference between the elite and the young pretenders,the greats of the game dont need to brag about how good they are as their records and results speak for themselves,Tomic should take note of this.

January 17th, 2013 at 5:36 pm

@Alison:

Of course, you are right. But can’t he be forgiven? He’s only 19. And he’s a spoiled kid.

Anyway, it will be a pleasure to watch him trying to “walk the walk”. And watch his press conference after the match…

January 17th, 2013 at 5:46 pm

Mat4 yeah your right perhaps i am been a bit hard on the guy,like you say hes only 20 years old so hes still much to learn,it was probably said more in jest rather than anything else,hes a cheeky chappy but also a bit cocky but harmless never the less.

January 17th, 2013 at 5:57 pm

^19 not 20 duh^.

January 17th, 2013 at 5:58 pm

alison,

You are not harsh and he is 20 years old not 19.
I liked when Federer said last night about Tomic going first thing in the morning into players coffee shop and reading all the news (nice one) about himself. “I stoped doing that long time ago,” Federer said. Hats down to Federer, he knows when and what to say;)

January 17th, 2013 at 6:17 pm

WB: It will be a pleasure, for me, to read Tomic’s interview after the reality check.

Especially since I don’t see what his game plan against Federer could be. If he thinks Fed is going to let him play flat shots DTL, he’s dreaming awaken.

And Fed is not vulnerable to the slice. Quite the contrary.

January 17th, 2013 at 6:35 pm

Anyway, did you notice that Nole still doesn’t control well his FH? When he tries to accelerate, he often hit too long. But the power the new racquet gives him on this side seems amazing in those moments.

January 17th, 2013 at 6:38 pm

Yes, and that was when you could see he was unhappy even with such a clean game and result, I think also that FH is with less clearance above the net and bit sharper but I am not sure, I have seen only Harrison match.

January 17th, 2013 at 7:05 pm

I hope Federer teaches him a lesson!

January 17th, 2013 at 7:41 pm

I mean seriously, because he beat Novak in an exho? I remember he ran his mouth before playing Rafa two years ago and it bugged me then.

January 17th, 2013 at 7:42 pm

It is good to have a positive attitude but that should not turn into arrogance. He can talk-the-talk, but the point is can he walk-the-talk ? I do not know why Tomic says that it is the right time to play Roger ? May be he has the age on his mind or what ? But being a young brat I think he has arrogated himself somewhat in his exhuberant confidence. Well he has to give the Legend his due which he has not. He is not playing against an ordinary player, but a GOAT. That being said, he should learn to produce matured talk especially with the Media. As regards this match, I would say it would be 80:20 in favour of Roger.

January 17th, 2013 at 11:27 pm

Thanks mat4, such a refreshing interview from Harrison, so realistic and humble yet confident, very different to Tomic here. I dont see him as promising maybe, he lacks weapons and he’s not that young anymore, needs to step it up quickly. Though its wrong to measure these guys up to the Tops who are a kind we wont see again too soon. The level of Nole, Roger and company is so high, off the limits for anyone else. I kind of pity these youngsters.

January 18th, 2013 at 5:24 am

He is like a barking chiwawa. Cute but cannot harm the great dane lol

January 18th, 2013 at 11:40 am