Roger Federer Isn’t Targeting The Rio Olympics In 2016, At Least Not Yet

I am pretty sure Olympic games have great importance for Roger..and Mirka, if it wasn’t for Olympic games (and locker rooms of Ken Rosewall Arena), they probably wouldn’t be together..but on the second thought..who knows

November 23rd, 2015 at 7:11 pm

I’m a huge fan of Roger’s but I can’t see him as a contender at Rio. Majors are more important than Olympics- but imo Fed’s chances at another major are also very slim. But at this point I’m just happy to be able to watch him play.

November 24th, 2015 at 6:04 am

If Rafa doesn’t win Gold at OG 2016 ( he already has won Gold just to remind everybody) then I would much prefer fed achieve this so completing his CV instead of Podovic. All the same will of course be rooting for Rafa.

November 24th, 2015 at 6:11 am

Having been at the o2 and seen him in full flight last Tuesday night against Novak, I couldn’t agree more.

November 24th, 2015 at 7:54 am

It isn’t a question only of what Roger wants in Rio.
There is this other guy called Novak, and we know the Olympics means a great deal to him. “EvenAndy” could pose a threat to a 35 year old Fed! The inspired performances such as Roger produced against Andy at Wimbledon this year, won’t go on for ever. “The moving finger writes…”

Thought I’d slip in a bit of Shakespeare, just to show how terribly cultured I is. Ennit?

November 24th, 2015 at 9:34 am

“The tennis tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics will be staged at the Olympic Tennis Center, from 6 to 14 August. The competition will be played on a fast hardcourt surface used in numerous North American tournaments that aims to minimize disruption for players.”

Minimize disruption for Roger more like it.

Why can’t we see him winning gold there? It’s just eight months away and Roger won the fastest Master’s HC event in Cincy dismissing Novak in straights (where Novak has never won).

If he can beat Nole in two sets four times on hard courts recently, no reason he can’t win a third set.

Anyone that thinks it is not a main priority for him are deluding themselves.

He will be a pronounced second favourite to win Gold.

Tailor made.

November 24th, 2015 at 9:35 am

^^^ I concur, Elina and hi!

November 24th, 2015 at 9:40 am

Hi, Colin! Good to see you posting!

November 24th, 2015 at 9:42 am

No doubt about my degree of culture, folks. It wasn’t Shakespeare at all. Ah, well…

November 24th, 2015 at 9:42 am

@Wog Boy…

Huh?? I’m lost on the part of your comment about Mirka and Fed not being together…..enlighten me, I have had a mini stroke and I guess I’ve forgotten something. Help me out here….don’t want to be in the dark….a very lonely place! Lol…..and good morning!!

November 24th, 2015 at 9:46 am

Hi Okie, hope you are doing ok.

In terms of tennis I mean, do they even HAVE any hard courts in Brazil before Rio, let alone fast hard courts (which are going the way of the dinosaur).

They should call it the Fed Express Olympic Gold Centre.

I hope Karlovic meets Isner in the final.

November 24th, 2015 at 9:49 am

@Elina, thanks!

Are you sure you don’t want it to be Isner and
Mahut? Lol

November 24th, 2015 at 10:18 am

Colin, you were funny with the ‘Ennit’.

Keep ’em coming!

Oki,

Wog boy was having a senior moment. Not surprising you didn’t understand him. Seems to idolise Fed and Mirka these days. Must be in the process of writing a biography on their romance, he seems to know so much about their lives.

Stalker.

November 24th, 2015 at 2:14 pm

Hi madmax,
Glad to see you, I thought you said you are going to ignore my posts but can’t resist, can you? You have a fetish for an older man, I wonder why. If you read more Sigmund Freud or visit certain specialists (highly recommended), you might find answer for your problems (which are huge), it is usually called “childhood experience”.
BYW, what do you think and how is it possible that one ordinary gymnast can beat such an artist?

November 24th, 2015 at 2:29 pm

Okie,
Roger and Mirka started their relationship during Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, not that I knew than who Roger was, and I had a contract with 2000 Olympic Games and spend every day (12-16 hours in Homebush where all facilities were, including tennis courts and Olympic village) and yes, lots of things were going on there, particularly in Olympic Village, if the walls can talk, at the end of the day they are all young people full of hormones, quite normal and natural behavior one would say.

November 24th, 2015 at 2:48 pm

Assume everyone knows Federer has signed up for Stuttgart (on grass) for 2016 and 2017.

November 24th, 2015 at 4:08 pm

okiegal – a mini stroke….??

November 24th, 2015 at 4:09 pm