Get well Dear Special One,for many years,you've­­ been the only one who could put a stop to my man­­ Federer,to my own shame,you went on to utterly destroy­­ him and i thought you went one step further,if­­ that's even possible,on the ladder of­­ Greatness.But,to every one of your fan,i hope you will­­ forgive me,although for sure your knee is failing­ you,i­ think it is the number one spot that added to­ it.Mark­ my words,i have absolutely no doubt Nadal is­ and will­ remain among the most loved and greatest­ players,and­ that physical strain in a "give his­ all and more­ "game finally caught up with him,but­ the pressure­ of being number one has been the final­ nail in your­ ...no i refuse to say that word.And i­ believe as well­ as a good physio and strong healthy­ knees, your mental­ strengh as Number One has to be­ reinforced.To me­ it's no surprise your health gave­ up on Nadal as­ soon as he reached top spot.He's­ proved to all­ he's a warrior though,and i'm­ sure he'll­ find a way.In the meantime,to all­ Federer's­ detractors,it took a very special man to­ dethrone him,a­ man we should all support,but­ that's what it took­ to overthrow Federer,and­ still,The Swiss Genius is­ still here after all,and­ that's the ultimate proof­ how truly great he is.

i think federer can and will win wimbledon. it Might­ not be an easy win seeing the way the tournaments have­ been unpredicatble this year,but oh welll he is my­ favourite.we all know how federer can turn a match­ around. And anyone who is ready to beat federer should­ be mentally prepared for a 5-set match cos it won't­ be that easy to defeat him in a 3 set game.

The amount of partisanship and absolute drivel spoken­ on this forum is incredible. I thought this was for­ TENNIS fans, sure we all have our favourites, but­ isn't it about seeing the GAME OF TENNIS played ­ not just at the highest level by the most able­ opponents, but watching the development of other­ players eg Murray, Monfils, Simon etc who bring other­ dimensions to the game. We may not like everybody's­ style, but nobody lasts forever and the game is­ constantly changing. To accuse players of faking injury­ etc is puerile without absolute proof. I admire­ Federer, he has in my opinion raised by his­ consistency, the level at which the game is played, but­ Nadal too has brought his speed and agility with a­ breathtaking shot making ability, why can we not praise­ both these players, have our favourite but recognise­ the skills of the other without resorting to the level­ of abuse found on this forum.

Yes I believe that Federer has the specs to win­ Wimbeldon and that is dependable on fitness and any­ relevant strategy

Roger is the greatest ever indeed. It's hard to­ compare generations, but there are a few facts, that­ can be used for this comparison.
1. 14 Grand Slams -­ yes, Sampras won 14 as well, but it took him longer,­ and he never had such a consistency, as Roger.
2.­ Career Grand Slam - Despite winning 14, Sampras was not­ able to win the French. Agassi won it, but he had only­ 8 Grand Slams.
3. Consistency. This is perhaps the­ most important thing. Since Wimbledon 2004, Roger has­ been to every single semi-final of every single Grand­ Slam. In fact, he basically bas been to every single­ final, except for a couple of semi-finals. This is what­ makes him really great and different - nobody, even­ Sampras did not have this kind of consistency. He would­ win a slam, then sometimes lose in the earlier rounds,­ or withdraw, etc. Federer's 14 slams, career GS,­ and the consistency make him the greatest ever.
Of­ course, if we just see the ultimate record of 14 GS,­ Roger is still tied with Sampras. However, when he wins­ 15, 16, 17, etc., then this question will be finally­ put to rest.

Well, nobody thinks that Nadal may be pretending he has­ knees problems. I don`t say he doesn`t, but maybe it`s­ not so agravated as everybody says it is. Maybe he­ "felt" Federer`s mentallyt recovery, after­ Madrid and maybe he tries to "relax" Federer­ and everybody else before Wimbledon. You have another­ style of play and mentality when you know your opponent­ has some problems. I don`t know, I think Rafa will make­ a nice surprise at Wimbledon, because the medical­ technology and treatments and other stuff can help a­ player to recover pretty well, but that`s just my­ oppinion..

I don't believe Roger Federer will win this­ year's Wimbledon. Nadal certainly won't even­ aside from his weaknesses in his legs!

Andy Murray­ stands a very good chance this year - have never seen­ the Brit (Scot) look more determined and his win over­ at Queens showed this.

C'mon Britain (Scotland) -­ let's show then that Britain really does have­ Talent!

Roger will win his 15th grand slam.. @#$% Nadal he just­ lucky he won Wimbledon last year...Nadal your carrier­ are an over..Nobody deserved to won Wimbledon except­ ROGER.. so now only Roger qualified and deserved to won­ this tournament now and 5 years ahead...I don't see­ anybody can defeat Roger on grass..Roger are KING OF­ THE GRASS..remember that..Murray not as good as­ Roger..he just lucky to everybody talk about him­ because he a British player and all media focus on him­ not as talented player..Djokovic are good but not too­ good for Roger on grass..Came on wake up, open your­ eyes...watch the real man who had 14th grand slam..now­ became 15th..Came on ROGER We're COUNTING ON­ YOU!!!!!!!!! ROGER­ BOLEHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
YYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHA­ AAAAAAAAAAA..........LOVE U ROGER....

According to Nadal fans, when Nadal loses at Roland­ Garros, the whole tournament should end that very day­ because no one deserves to win it if they don't­ beat him in the final.
These fans need to be reminded­ that Nadal is NOT the French Open nor the other way­ round. It existed before him and will after he retires.­ The world keeps spinning when he loses in the 4th round­ and doesn't make it to the final.
This is SPORTS,­ people. It's a test of endurance, strength and­ health. Federer went all the way, working his @#$% off­ in 5-setters and scares. He deserved the trophy.

what is wrong with you people? is it the fact that­ santa doesn't exist? i mean this is professional­ sport. there is a lot of money invested in each top­ player. roger have a life contract with nike. itf is­ earning with this more than federer himself, his­ immortality will mean so much for future of tennis­ income. i dont ask any of you to agree, but if you­ watch any sport, without prejudices, please, without,­ it is inevitable that you come to conclusion similar to­ this.
i enjoy tennis, and i was scared that i would­ never be able to watch it with same eager as before­ this years RG, but fortunately, these kind of things­ happen once in a while. and i can live with that.
and­ one more thing, RG story is something special, last­ year nadal had to play five lefthanders, never happen­ before, then djokovic, and final.
this year, rogers­ incapability to win anything, except madrid, breaking­ at every step, his statements of RG­ preparation...
anyway the time will tell

If federer plays like he did during french open at­ times against good grass players federer will be out­ early i think someone like roddick or karlovic may pose­ threats if both fit and play there agame also Murray­ will have his chance and has millions of critics to­ answer and that is to win a grand slam which no brit­ has achieved for years i think this could be a very­ interesting wimbledon.

RODGER FEDERER all the way!!!!!!!!!
He is simply THE­ BEST!!!!!!!

Safin with a run to at least the semi, possibly even­ further. You heard it here first.

I think people should not respond to te.rabbit comments­ again. answewring is like wasting time. Let him­ continue with his illitrate comments.

As to the question if Federer is the man to beat:­ Federer is always the man to beat. Sometimes he is­ beaten, sometimes not.

One more thing te.rabbit if your theory is true then we­ should expect Andy Murray to win the Wimbledon, and­ Henman should have won it because the media and the­ crowd were so crazy about him to win Wimbldon.­ Don't you see that there is something wrong with­ the way you're trying to explain Federer's­ victory?

te.rabbit, Roddick is an excellent tennis player. I­ doubt he could win Wimbledon, but i thoight of him too.­ Would be really nice if he won!

Rabbit,
don't you think that media put much more­ pressure on Federer by expecting him to win than in­ other's players? I didn't see any pressure on­ Hass or Del Potro, they simply ran out of gass becuase­ they played their best tennis for 2.5 sets but you know­ how tennis is, the moment one's concentration slips­ away the other player starts playing better. This is­ tennis and happens all the time. If you see this­ conspiracy then you shouldn't watch tennis or any­ other kind of sport at all. I think that the other­ players had nothing to lose that's why they pushed­ Federer to the brink, who on the other hand had all the­ pressure in the world on his shoulders. You could see­ it on him in the last 2 games in the finals, who was in­ tears, even before the match was over. Soderling had­ never been in the finals before and from what i've­ seen during all these years of watching tennis,­ that's what happens. He didn't lose because of­ what he heard for 48 hours prior to the match, he­ simply lost because of lack of a GS final experience­ and becuase Federer played astonishingly in the final,­ you can't deny it, Andy Murray can confirm this to­ you. Do you remember the 2008 US open final?
And as­ for the thumb down, don't worry, i don't even­ notice that.

why didnt anyone mentioned rodick?

No question about it, anyone participating has the­ chance, only a few the potential to win Wimbledon: Del­ Potro, Djokovic, Murray, Federer, Nadal.

My guess:­ Juan Martin del Potro, my surprise: Novak Djokovic, my­ unimaginability: Andy Murray, my wish: Roger Federer,­ my probability: Rafael Nadal