Federer in UniqLo. Chocked!! 😱😱

July 2nd, 2018 at 8:09 am

Shows still Nike.

July 2nd, 2018 at 8:10 am

Shoes

July 2nd, 2018 at 8:11 am

I see no more prestigious NIKE for fed, he’s wearing Uniqlo ( who?) now. Lol. No more “ RF” logo! Will they make him blazers and cardigans with gold buttons and trimmings?

July 2nd, 2018 at 8:12 am

Lajovic is playing bad, missing a lot.

July 2nd, 2018 at 8:25 am

After 1-0 Lajovic is now 9-0 games for Federer: 6-1 and 3-0. 29 min and they already played 10 games. Just what he needed to realx and not feel 1st round nerves.

Cilic through in straights.

July 2nd, 2018 at 8:38 am

@Daniel…….. Are you shocked or choked over Fed’s new clothing sponsor?? Ugly, no?? What was he thinking?? Oh lots and lots of moolah…… can’t fault him for that! Money is the name of the game!!! He’s playing great atm. He will hoist the trophy once again…. me thinks…..

July 2nd, 2018 at 8:54 am

Both Oki, kkkk

Thought the logo was too big and don’t like red of it also.

He is sharp but Lajovic is helping also, maybe nerves, probably his first centre court.

July 2nd, 2018 at 9:12 am

Mirka lost some weight, looking great.

July 2nd, 2018 at 9:31 am

@Giles: you’ll recall that one Djokovic made the move to Uniqlo a few years back, though he’s now moved on to Lacoste.

Great start today from Federer!

July 2nd, 2018 at 9:32 am

@Daniel……That brand is not nearly as sharp looking as Nike, but Fed lkes it, that’s what is important. I have never liked it that much, a little plain for my taste. He always looked so sharp in the Nike gear but the brand of clothing certainly did not interfere with his game today! Of course his opponent was helping that along as you said…… probably first match nerves and we all know you can’t do that against Roger. Have a good week Daniel!

July 2nd, 2018 at 9:40 am

TMR. I am fully aware of that.

July 2nd, 2018 at 9:41 am

Somehow I don’t think Uniqlo is going to be very lucky for fed. Just a hunch.

July 2nd, 2018 at 9:43 am

Early days, OK, early days, but you’re welcome to come and say, “I told you so” if he wins….if ;)

July 2nd, 2018 at 9:47 am

Giles Says:
I see no more prestigious NIKE for fed, he’s wearing Uniqlo ( who?) now. Lol. No more “ RF” logo! Will they make him blazers and cardigans with gold buttons and trimmings?

July 2nd, 2018 at 8:12 am

Hope so Giles. Anything that is brattish for Fed. He doesn’t need more recognition. He can make his own decisions and go from there. I agree, NIKE is more prestigious, but perhaps by wearing Uniqlo remember Federer is a Global Brand Ambassador, any company would be proud to have Federer support them. It will increase the branding of Uniqlo rather than further the Federer brand which is already established. I think he is pretty safe. Don’t you agree?

You might be interested to know that the following are also global ambassadors for Uniqlo:

SHINGO KUNIEDA – world class wheel chair tennis champion
KEI NISHIKORI – really, say no more. no really.
ADAM SCOTT – world class pro golfer

ROGER FEDERER! THE Roger Federer. Say no more. It will be interesting to see what the next design will be.

July 2nd, 2018 at 9:51 am

Some early Wimbledon thoughts:
– RIP RF logo
– No surprise to see Sloane go out early. She didn’t play any grass warm-ups, is generally inconsistent from one tournament to the other, and had a tough opponent in Donna Vekic, who is a very good grasscourt player.
– Didn’t see the Pliskova-Dart match, but it looks like Dart did herself proud in her first grand slam outing.

July 2nd, 2018 at 9:53 am

Giles Says:
Somehow I don’t think Uniqlo is going to be very lucky for fed. Just a hunch.

July 2nd, 2018 at 9:43 am

He is going to be super lucky Giles. Don’t worry.

July 2nd, 2018 at 9:54 am

Some quick stats from the Racquet Bracket (28 entries in all, though some of us have multiple entries in there).

Cilic is the most popular choice to reach the semis – all but 1 entry has him getting to the final 4. Fed was the 2nd most popular choice to reach the semis (chosen 24 times). No real crazy semi picks IMO.

For the final, both Fed and Cilic are the most popular picks, being chosen 14 times each (so half of the entries chose Fed, the other half chose Cilic). Djokovic was the 3rd most popular finalist pick (9 entries).

For the championship, Fed was by far the most popular pick – chosen 11 times. One brave soul chose Kyrgios to go all the way. (Stranger things have happened)

July 2nd, 2018 at 10:17 am

this roger’s half of the draw is quite crap to be honest..

July 2nd, 2018 at 11:18 am

He’s always handed “ crappy” draws. Nothing new.

July 2nd, 2018 at 11:42 am

cnt agree..rafa,roger both get crappy draws now & then..what I’m frustrated about is that lots of matches in this side are “meh”

July 2nd, 2018 at 11:47 am

Disagree about Fed having a crap draw. Coric was in his quarter (until he lost today) and he beat Fed at Halle. He also has some dangerous servers – Karlovic, Muller, Anderson – in his quarter, and they can pull off an upset against anyone on a strong serving day. Plus there is Querrey (semifinalist last year) in his quarter. I don’t see any of these guys beating Fed, but they are not easy draws on grass. Most importantly, if the seedings hold, Fed would have to play Cilic (who won Queens this year and is very good on grass, finalist at Wimbledon last year) in the semis.

July 2nd, 2018 at 12:03 pm

Stan / Grigor is an interesting match for a first round ….

July 2nd, 2018 at 12:05 pm

Decent outfit for Serena.That’s more like it ;)

Was in Holiday. Arrives just in time for Wimbly :D

July 2nd, 2018 at 12:10 pm

Rooting for Karolina Pliskova to win her first slam here. May the trend of 1 time GS winners continue: Sloane at UO 2017, Woz AO 2018, Simona FO 2018.

July 2nd, 2018 at 12:27 pm

yep..stan/grigor is a good match.
& it’s living up to its’ potential..monflis/gasquet very good too

July 2nd, 2018 at 1:04 pm

The Arrogant One wearing Uniqlo is like David hugging Goliath. Well,h e could have gone with Walmart or Carrefour.

July 2nd, 2018 at 1:06 pm

yeah rz..cilic sf is gonna be hard..but in the rafa side u got novak,delpo,zverev,thiem,edmund,kyrgios,nishikori,shapovalov etc..so that half is more interesting to me

July 2nd, 2018 at 1:08 pm

so happy for stan..cant stand dimitriv for the hype he’s been getting for years for no reason..his only achievement has been dating serena & maria

July 2nd, 2018 at 1:59 pm

el_matador:
Also very Happy for Stan.
Grigor lost his mojo?

Grigor gone way beyond Serena and Maria – his current lady and he are planning a family – (she is 40 years old).

July 2nd, 2018 at 2:17 pm

Did somebody mention money?

http://www.businessinsider.com/tennis-players-highest-paid-all-time-men-women-2017-1

July 2nd, 2018 at 2:38 pm

He said: “I’m not going to tell him what to play and what not to play. I think most important is if he does return, he’s fully fit, because then anything is possible, especially for a former top guy. You have it.

“I’m hopeful to see a fully fit Andy Murray again. That’s what I care about really as a fellow rival, friend, guy around who has been there before. That’s what I’m hopeful for.”

Roger, you are so right. Only Murray can make that decision, together with his team. The right one in order to preserve his longevity in the game.

Good call.

July 2nd, 2018 at 3:49 pm

Stan is on the comeback tour. I expected him to win and he did. I think Grigor has other things on his mind, perhaps it is his time next year. Needs to be more focused and put tennis first rather than girls. Such talent, but it seems a bit wasted right now.

July 2nd, 2018 at 3:50 pm

It struck me today that Coric’s loss and Stan’s win are symptomatic of the current state of tennis:

. the newish generation (eg Coric & co.) can win a match but find it extremely difficult to replicate success:
. the mature players (e.g. Stan & co.) are truly aware of the need for stamina and what it takes to play long matches and win them and still have the energy and skill to carry forward.

So the names of approx. 6 players who are usually in the quarter-finals; semis and finals have not really changed and are unlikely to vanish for at least another 3/4 years.

July 2nd, 2018 at 5:13 pm

Lovely to see Stan playing so well again, sad for Grigor, but a GS champion can hit form out of nowhere, could hopefully be a turning point for Stan ….

July 2nd, 2018 at 5:29 pm

Grigor, Coric and Gasquet messing my draw up.

Since 2003 Big 4 rule Wimbledon with multiple titles between them. With Andy out, that remains Fed, Nadal and Djoko.

Until somebody different actually win Wimbledon, to me the title remains with them, specially Fed or Djoko, who won 5 of the last 7, each were in 4 finals, as Nadal can’t go beyond R16 last 6 years

July 2nd, 2018 at 5:46 pm

It will be three years since Novak last won Wimbledon ….

July 2nd, 2018 at 6:00 pm

@Daniel – same here! I think one of my 2 draws might have had Coric going out early (curse of winning a tournament before) but I just couldn’t pick Monfils over Gasquet on grass. Monfils always messes up my brackets whether or not I pick him!

July 2nd, 2018 at 7:42 pm

@el_matador – maybe more interesting, but I don’t expect we’re going to see deep runs from Zverev (still injured), Thiem (not great on grass due to his positioning and style of play), Edmund (home favorite but not a threat to Rafa), Nishikori (can be overpowered on grass and injury prone) or Shapovalov (inconsistent). Kyrgios is a wild card – can win the whole thing or lose in the first round.

July 2nd, 2018 at 7:45 pm

Dr. Ivo is through, one more win and he plays Fed ( if Fed wins the next match ).
The big server has ALWAYS given Fed fits.

July 2nd, 2018 at 7:46 pm

The big server has ALWAYS given Fed fits.
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It’s a match you MUST watch. Grass court tennis at its best.

July 2nd, 2018 at 10:27 pm

“It’s a match you MUST watch.”
Enjoy!

July 2nd, 2018 at 11:07 pm

Dito RZ, I have never picked Monfils right in this 10 years we play brackets LOL

July 2nd, 2018 at 11:35 pm

Willow Says:
It will be three years since Novak last won Wimbledon ….

July 2nd, 2018 at 6:00 pm

Willow, this is so. Plus, don’t you think he is moving better and his confidence is building? I do. He has a real chance if he can keep his head.

I do believe that Novak is back. With Murray returning some day soon, do you think ‘order will be restored?’

Daniel, can you chip in here as well? Rafa (1) Federer (2) Novak/Murray, will work their way back to the top, in good time. It is just so good they are here and working through their injuries, both physically and mentally.

The Monfils and Gasquet match yesterday was so good. Always amazes me that Monfils, has not taken ore advantage of his talent. Some of the shots he was making yesterday were brreathtaking. Together with Gasquet, that backhand really was just beautiflul to watch.

July 3rd, 2018 at 5:34 am

Madmax IMO Novaks getting there, but i think he will only be fully back when hes winning titles again, and he hasnt won one in quite some time now, also i think Federer has a game more suited to grass than Novak and Rafa, whom are both vulnerable when it comes to the big hitters, i see more GS in both and Andy, but i dont think Novak will dominate again, however im not a fan so its best to ask somebody who is, as they are better judges than i am i feel ….

July 3rd, 2018 at 7:25 am

^And please play nicely Novak fans as we are all entitled to our opinions ^ ….

July 3rd, 2018 at 7:50 am