费费在去年的美网半决赛输了两个赛点,在今年的美网半决赛又输了两个赛点。我觉得费费在这两场比赛中有故意输球的嫌疑:
因为在这两个大满贯中,纳豆都进入了决赛,而费费觉得自己如果进入决赛了,肯定会输给纳豆,从而使纳豆大满贯的数目越来越接近自己,与其这样,还不如让纳豆的克星小德去收拾纳豆,免得自己给纳豆作嫁衣裳。那为什么在今年的法网非得要击败小德呢?我的分析如下:
1.要杀杀小德的嚣张气焰
2.在美网的决赛,输给纳豆很丢面子,因为这样就意味着纳豆在每一个大满贯的决赛中都击败过自己,这大大有损自己GOAT的形象。费费不想在美网的决赛中输给纳豆,所以故意输给小德,然后让小德去收拾纳豆。而法网呢,大家都 expect 他输给纳豆,所以在法网中输给纳豆也没关系,所以在法网半决赛,费费不让小德,决定自己进决赛和纳豆较量,说不定还能爆个冷击败纳豆呢。
3. 费费在两次美网半决赛输了之后,都说“it could be worse, it (the loss) could be in the final"
请看下面的文章:Was His US Open Loss to Novak Djokovic a Blessing in Disguise?
We all know Roger Federer was defeated by Novak Djokovic in this year's US Open semi-finals in a nail biting climax. It was so close, yet so far, for the five-time champion.
Djokovic went on to beat Rafa Nadal pretty convincingly (only scoreline-wise) in the final to pick up his first US Open title.
Those watching the match, though, could see Nadal fighting 'til the very end, but eventually succumbing to the champion. He did not just give it away on a platter.
Now to me, this scenario was a blessing in disguise for Federer.
Here's why.
Had Roger beaten Djokovic, he would have had to face Rafa in the final.
With the history these two players have had, especially considering the past few meetings, it was always going to be a tall order for Roger to beat Rafa, after taking down Djokovic.
He'd beaten Rafa only twice in their past 10 meetings.
Looking back at the now-concluded final, Nadal was not finished by any means until the match was over.
We saw him make a comeback in the third set after some scintillating rallies between both players. Nadal's defense was something extraordinary.
Meanwhile, Djokovic had a problem with his back and took a medical time-out. Fortunately for him, the injury didn't cause any big setback during the match.
But, had Djokovic suffered a more serious injury, Nadal would've very well taken this match with a five-set win.
Now, picture the same Rafa Nadal that battled against Djokovic. But this time, playing Roger in the finals.
It would have certainly taken some incredible performance from Roger to beat "this" Rafa in the finals.
With Nadal's defensive capabilities and his resilience, as we witnessed against Djokovic, combined with the "forehand-to-backhand" tactic that he uses so well against Roger, I highly doubt if Roger would've won three sets against him.
Nadal winning would have meant that he would have 11 slams, and would've finally beaten Roger in every different slam finals, owning him pretty much everywhere.
Roger's legacy would be tainted to a certain extent, the slam record threatened, and the GOAT debate would get hotter with the balance shifting toward Nadal.
So, basically, the blessing here is the fact that with Roger's loss to Djokovic, Djokovic is getting more and more opportunities to penetrate Nadal's head, thus preventing him from winning more slams.
This, in turn, implies that Roger's 16 slam record will remain unbroken, as long as Djokovic remains on top.
Further, Rafa is being owned by Djokovic at the moment, the same way Roger was owned by Rafa.
So, the head-to-head battle involving Federer and Rafa kind of balances out with Djokovic getting into the picture.
Of course, if Nadal can find a way out against Djokovic, things will change.
But as long as Djokovic continues to play the way he is now, and Nadal continues to struggle, Roger's legacy remains safe.