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It’s Federer!! ROGER THAT…as Fed wins his sixth title in Dubai. It looked dicey at first…as Roger was broken in his second service game of the first set (not the first as has been the trend in the last couple of matches) and dropped the first set to T. Berdych, 3-6. Roger was down a break again in the second set but broke back and went on to win the second set, 6-4 to even the match. In the third set, there was some tension but not as much as in the first two sets. Roger broke Berdych to start the third set and went on to eventually take the third set, 6-3. That was match point, championship point (something Federer has not heard since last spring in Halle, Germany), Federer! So happy to see Federer win his first title of 2014 and really hope this carries over into all of his tournaments in 2014 (especially Paribas Open at Indian Wells, CA, 3/6 – 3/16, since I will be there!!). There is a definite air of confidence about Roger, even when he is down on his serve, that he will serve it out and get it done. This was missing last year in 2013, and he was bothered by a bad back. Today, his forehand was shaky at points, most specifically in the first set, but he righted the ship. Coming into the net and ending points quickly is certainly a strategy he hopes will help him beat the other top tier players, notably Djokovic, Murray and Nadal. Murray and Djokovic are a fait de complete…he defeated Murray in Australia and he defeated Djokovic in the semifinals yesterday in Dubai. It is world #1 Nadal that must be dealt with next. I have continually maintained that a lot of the problem is in Fed’s head, the idea that Nadal is different, posing different problems for him, especially with that high looping lefty forehand to Fed’s backhand and for whatever reason, Roger does not work it out in his mind and just “get it done”. Perhaps with these positive results he has enjoyed so far in 2014, that can be erased as well. I am hoping it happens in Indian Wells and they could very possibly meet in the quarterfinals. Have to think Roger’s ranking will improve from its current position of #8 as long as he continues these winning ways.
Great day to be a Federer fan!
