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**insightmike** · 06-10-2009, 05:23 AM

Federer hasn't looked great to me so far this tournament. Also, it seems like the press has pencilled him into the finals already. I believe he's mentioned that he has a shot at winning all four slams in a row because now all he needs are the two HC ones. Basically, I think he may be overconfident and not playing his best, so an upset is possible. Davydenko and Soderling are two of the few players with the talent to do it.

Oh, I completely agree that Davydenko and Soderling can take out Federer and that Federer isn't looking like he is in his top form yet. I don't think though that an upset can happen because of overconfidence. Roger has been the overwhelming favorite in slams lots and lots of times; if he was to be upset in a slam due to complacency, he'd have been in 05 or 06. But he can totally be outplayed by a hard-hitting Soderling or Davydenko.

06-10-2009, 05:23 AM	#16
insightmike Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 529 Senior Member	Federer hasn't looked great to me so far this tournament. Also, it seems like the press has pencilled him into the finals already. I believe he's mentioned that he has a shot at winning all four slams in a row because now all he needs are the two HC ones. Basically, I think he may be overconfident and not playing his best, so an upset is possible. Davydenko and Soderling are two of the few players with the talent to do it. Oh, I completely agree that Davydenko and Soderling can take out Federer and that Federer isn't looking like he is in his top form yet. I don't think though that an upset can happen because of overconfidence. Roger has been the overwhelming favorite in slams lots and lots of times; if he was to be upset in a slam due to complacency, he'd have been in 05 or 06. But he can totally be outplayed by a hard-hitting Soderling or Davydenko.
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