Wimbledon - Cilic has the trainer on and is in tears - spoiler

[malaise]

This is quite a meltdown. I have never seen anything like this.
The Fed won the 1st set 6-3 andis leading the 2nd 3-0.

[heather blossom]

1. Can't figure this out

Looks like he is having a total meltdown.

[spanone]

2. what happened, can't figure it out...

[malaise]

4. Same here

Reminds me of Federer's bawling at the OZ Open in 2009 after Nadal beat him in the final. But at least he waited for the end of the match.

[spanone]

5. yep, strange.

[Achilleaze]

12. Imagine the intensity of emotion

...and then imagine the effort to keep a cork in it all the time as the public intently watches your every micro and macro response to the intensity of the game...the victory, and {{{{ gaaaaahhhhh }}}} "the agony of defeat."

[malaise]

13. Noy only that - the English press were all pro-Fed

I mean the build up was the lead story on BBC radio news this morning.

[lisa58]

3. I was afraid he was going to retire...

Glad he is continuing

[malaise]

6. Same here

[cwydro]

9. Federer has got it now.

Disappointing final.

[malaise]

10. Two of them

SAD although I doubt the Fed thinks so

[cwydro]

11. Yes.

I really, really wanted Venus to win.

[joeybee12]

14. Fed doesn't think so as do many of his legions of fans

[malaise]

16. Led by you

That was a whipping. There is no doubt he plays the most elegant tennis ever seen.
I like his game and acknowledge his greatness, but I've never been a fan.

[joeybee12]

17. I've been a fan since he was. A kid and beat

Sampras at Wimbledon in about the fourth round. Sampras is one of my least favorite.

[malaise]

18. Hehehehehehehe

He was a strange bird

[joeybee12]

20. And a Republican

That's enough to dislike him, a Pat Buchanan type of Republican

[malaise]

22. Isner is a Don the Con supporter

Yuck!

[joeybee12]

23. Ugh

I sort of liked him. Not anymore

[USALiberal]

21. Curious why you dislike him? Seems like a classy man and decent person. n/t

[malaise]

24. Two things

I never forgave him for spoiling the victory ceremony for Nadal at the OZ Open in 2009 with his cow bawling and I find he over appeals calls.

[WinkyDink]

25. "Ever seen"? Rod Laver, Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg, ....

[malaise]

26. I watched a fair amount of Ashe and Borg

not that much of Laver but for me, the Fed really is the most elegant of them all.

[spooky3]

28. Agree. The others were great talents (so was McEnroe)

In their own ways, but no one matches Federer for grace and fluidity combined with his many great strengths and smart strategy.

[malaise]

30. He plays effortless tennis

or so it looks - it's lovely to watch

[USALiberal]

7. There's no crying in tennis!!!! n/t

[cwydro]

8. Bizarre match.

A shame - I was hoping for a good one.

[geek tragedy]

15. Too bad, though no one was beating Fed today nt

[malaise]

27. That's the truth

[roamer65]

19. Federer is one of the greats.

I was happy to see that he won.

[spooky3]

29. More recent reports say his foot was badly blistered

He may have been very upset at realizing then that he had no chance given the combination of the injury and Fed in good form.

I thought Cilic looked very flushed and wondered if he also had a fever.

[malaise]

31. Yep they showed the team

bandaging the blistered feet. That's one of the major tennis ailments

[geek tragedy]

32. Though Fed had a bum knee and back last year.

No tears, no excuses for him.