Game, Federer

In the final installment (for now??) of Game Federer, Brian and Vik relive and revisit Roger's 20th grand slam title where he defeated Marin Cilic in five memorable sets to hold up the trophy in front of Rod Laver one more (perhaps final) time.

Thank you to all the listeners and supporters who took this ride with us. Until next time...

Topics discussed:

-US Open draw & tournament favorites

-House money?

-Rafa & Novak's injuries: Roger's opportunity

-Novak's turnaround

-Shaq: playing your way into shape

-Roger's last "shot": a Jordan analogy

-Victory "speeches"

-Re-naming arenas

-Roger's farewell tour

-The Federer experience

-Best-of-the-pod

-& more

Game, Federer is an Alternate Thursdays production.

In the penultimate (for now) episode of this podcast series, Brian and Vik relive and revisit Roger's 19th grand slam title where he hoisted his record-breaking eighth Wimbledon trophy.

Topics discussed:

-US Open preview

-Lessons learned from NBA bubble

-The Hamptons Five

-Some US Open mechanics

-Roger's body and schedule management

-Does Roger train like Drago or Rocky?

-How outlier is not dropping a set during an entire tournament?

-& more

Game, Federer is an Alternate Thursdays production.

Brian and Vik relive and revisit Roger's 18th grand slam title where he collected his fifth Australian Open trophy against Rafa Nadal, in one of sports GOAT rivalries

Topics discussed:

-Restringing racquets mid match

-Roger's 24 hour rule

-Federer NOT on center court?

-SABR

-Brian's work calling matches for the US Open

-Roger's best Nike look?

-Roger's Swiss-German shout outs

-Hawkeye deciding match points?

-Pat Cash

-& more

Game, Federer is an Alternate Thursdays production.

Brian and Vik relive and revisit Roger's 17th grand slam title where he hoisted up his 7th Wimbledon trophy.

Topics discussed:

-Brian's inadvertent GOT reference

-Maxime Teixeira

-2011 US Open vs. Novak Djokovic

-Unsportsmanlike conduct?

-Mechanics of a wild card

-Ice open?

-Andy Murray's journey to eventual Wimbledon champion

-& more

Game, Federer is an Alternate Thursdays production.

Brian and Vik relive and revisit Roger's 16th grand slam title, where he defeated Andy Murray, who would quickly slot himself into the "Big 4" of Men's tennis.

Topics discussed:

-Brian's elegant segways

-Roger's Wilderness (Part 1)

-Gettysburg and The Neverending Story references

-Sidebar respect for writer Robert Caro

-Andy Murray in context

-Juan Martin del Potro

-Roger pressers (especially post-loss pressers)

-& more

Game, Federer is an Alternate Thursdays production.

Brian and Vik relive and revisit Roger's 15th grand slam title -- where Roger eclipses the Pete Sampras record on the hallowed ground of Wimbledon. This Wimbledon, as we'll explore, was also one of Andy Roddick's best string of performances on court.

Topics discussed:

-Eclipsing Pete

-Did Pete want to be there?

-Current tennis news (Citi Open canceled)

-Roddick's last great match?

-Roger won the match but Andy won hearts and minds

-Nadal and Richard Mille watches

-& more

Game, Federer is an Alternate Thursdays production.

Brian and Vik relive and revisit Roger's 14th grand slam title -- his first and only title at Roland Garros and, among many other things, the one that put him on the same footing, legacy wise, as Pete Sampras.

Topics discussed:

-Roger's new shoe

-What other players could or should have shoes

-US Open 2020 update

-Nadal on 60 Minutes

-How Robin Soderling beat Rafa on clay

-Roger's most clutch tournament performance ever?

-Roland Garros trivia

-& more

Game, Federer is an Alternate Thursdays production.

Brian and Vik relive and revisit Roger's 13th grand slam title, his fifth consecutive US Open victory against the ascending Andy Murray.

Topics discussed:

-Novak gets Covid-19 & the fallout

-Should exhibition matches be played right now?

-Roger's rough patches

-Situational baseball

-Roddick-Djokovic showdown

-"The back nine"

Game, Federer is an Alternate Thursdays production.

Brian and Vik relive and revisit Roger's 12th grand slam title, his first and only Grand Slam final victory against Novak Djokovic: US Open 2007

Topics discussed:

-Citi Open in Washington, DC

-The business of tournaments

-The business of exhibition matches and other appearances

-John Isner, the greatest server of all time

-Innovations in the game

-Records, records, and more records

-Novak's sponsor carousel

=Robert De Niro in Novak's box

-Kanye West & Tiger Woods comparisons

-Coach Vik

-Roger's post-peak consistency

Game, Federer is an Alternate Thursdays production.

Brian and Vik relive and revisit Roger's 11th grand slam title: Wimbledon 2007, the second of three consecutive years of Wimbledon Finals against Rafa Nadal.

Topics discussed:

-Pandemic insurance

-What tournaments are scheduled for 2020

-Fans or no fans?

-Rafa on clay

-Revisiting the GOAT checklist

-The evolution of Roger's Nike regalia

-& more

Game, Federer is an Alternate Thursdays production.