Flawless? Federer's rate of unforced errors in this highlight reel alone shows pretty much the opposite! Which makes it even more astonishing how he could overcome Medvedev...
@@neilcruise571 federer plays another game all together it includes chances and mistakes. it includes the percentagecalculations of the opponent and federer plays different games vs different opponents. He explained this in an interview where his team discusses how to take on the opponent.
Tennis these days is about minimizing mistakes. The balls, courts, and the strings allow that style to be most successful. Djokovic and Nadal are the kings of that. Tennis used to be all about shotmaking. Federer is the king of that. Not only did he get older as those two ascended, the game changed to suit them better, so Federer had to make a lot more adaptations in his career than they did.
@@newdivide555, he was also the Australian Open Champion that year. What’s your point? Despite giving up sets to other players (which is irrelevant to how good his backhand was in relation to the rest of his career), I was simply stating that it’s the best it had ever looked.
Yeah apparently he made an adjustment where he started hitting his backhand earlier than before. That's what fed said th big difference was after his come back.
@@superx1457 Not the exact same, no, but he's very very close here to even his current form, the only thing missing was the belief. His extending the rallies, big serving, robot-like backhand are all already present. Not to mention the fact 7 months later in 2019 Miami, Federer beat him in straight-sets enroute to another title, the same calendar year Medvedev broke out and won a gazillion hard-court tournaments in a row and almost won the US-Open against Rafa. Even Medvedev said Federers game kept him from ever feeling comfortable, like he's never experienced.
@@chriswells5983 Thanks, This is spot on analysis. In fact, Federer's game is maybe one of the best matchups against Medvedev out of the 3 of them. Medvedev's very capable of sticking with Djokovic and Nadal in extended rallies where against almost everyone but each other player they would be very comfortable, but it allows Medvedev to hang back and become like a steel wall, it's Medvedev's comfort zone. They both have to play great controlled aggression to win, but Medevdev has beaten Djokovic convincingly a couple of times in straight sets, and for the first 2 1/2 hours of their Aus Open final, Medvedev made Nadal feel sufficated like when Nadal used to other players when he was nearly impossible to hit past in his prime (Greatest comeback in GS final history to me) . However, Federer stands up on the baseline, hits on the rise, uses angles and slice to make the opponent have to move and react quickly to different types of shots. You can see where Federer was able rush medvedev, wrong foot him( which is hard to do) and move him forward and over, giving him difficult looks and forcing him to move awkwardly and think fast. . That's definitely not Medvedev's comfort zone, Federer's abiltiy to rush and take players out of their zone with his shots is something many other players have commented on
Medvedev really does remind me of Andy Murray. You know, he hasn’t won as much as The Big 3, but he 100% had (and still has) the talent to compete with every single one of them with an equal level of ferocity. He beat Djokovic five times, and Nadal only once. Only Roger he has not beaten. But every match he played with any of them, whether he won or lost, has been really exciting and has never been a complete demolition. Daniil really is an amazing player😉
Murray was great, complete game tennis player, great mover as a bigger man. Beat all big 3 many times. Med is not in the same class at all. If Med was playing Murray peak years he would not be top 5, maybe not top 10.
@@mysticnomad89 You cry for the below Djokovic Nadal Federer Grand Slam 24 22 20 ATP Finals 6 - 6 ATP Masters 39 (9/9) 36 (7/9) 28 (7/9) Weeks as No. 1 391 209 310 Year-end No. 1 7 5 5 Big Titles 69 59 54 Overall titles 96 92 103 Top 10 victories 251 186 224 Head to head 27-23 (F), 30-29 (N)
@@JohnSmith-qs7qy Yes, and this persons opinion is no one does it better than Federer. But thank you for coming on to a Federer video, on a Federer-post and sharing your Rafa and Djokovic sentiments for some reason.
This sport has NUMBERS for a reason. If RF fans want to count "elegance", "charm", "easiness in execution", "class" they should have chosen to support a star of artistic gymnastics or aquatics
Just watched Medvedev beat Tsitsipas in AO21 Semi. The way to beat Medvedev as Federer showed here is to mix it up with low spin slices and attacking at the net to keep him guessing. All baseline players like Medvedev don't like coming to the net so the more you take them out of their comfort zone the better. Simples!
I actually wondered the same question when seeing Med VS Tsitsipas and therefore came here for an answer. I don't agree with what you said. It is true that Med is more a baseline player but his game has improved a lot since 2018. His baseline is stronger, more aggressive with wider angle which make it very difficult to come to the net. Another things to notice is that not every one has the net skill as Fed. Fed's net game is one of the best in the tournament. It is not that simple at all.
@@randolphzeng6051 Exactly. I looked it up to see how Fed achieved this (and his other 2 wins, H2H 3-0) over Med. As well as the stunning net play is his ability to block the return, creating a short ball which forces the opponent forward into the court where Fed's ready to pounce. Precision and perfect timing are crucial. Yes it's not remotely simple. I really can't think of any current player who comes close to being able to execute this; . Watching just reminded me how much I've missed Roger this last year and a bit. Hope he returns fit and healthy. a for a while longer. Meanwhile, Good Luck Daniil for tomorrow.
@@juliusseizure591 actually that’s not even wrong, the aspect of variety and his netplay wasn’t even that relevant to federers game in his dominant days, since 2010 federer began to rely more on his volleys and half volleys to make up for his increasing age and less stamina etc which made his touch and outstanding feel really stand out
@@forgotmyname2462 His forehand used to be a deadly killer and his backhand often the finishing touch. As soon as Nadal and Djokovic started targeting his backhand nonstop to avoid that killer weapon, to the point his game broke down in errors, he had to work on it. His backhand wasn't his kryptonite anymore during 2017-2018 but in all honesty, he's simply not playing as good anymore. Time takes a toll on everyone. His forehand, his habit to resort to slices rather than toy his opponent around in an attempt to keep a match as short as possible, is a sign that his days are coming to an end.
I wish they would erase all those crazy tics off of Nadal's hard drive. I can barely watch him play because all his idiosyncrasies drive me nuts. Can't step on a line between points, butt pick, shirt tug left, shirt tug right, wipe nose left, wipe nose right, wrist band to face down, wrist band to face up, towel has to be perfectly straight, water bottles facing a certain way. Damn just typing it clarifies the craziness.
I think the key part of this match for Federer was Medvedev not employing a net game from his serve. Federer is completely free to just continually slice his big serve back into play without consequences, as this method is not getting punished . Federer kept neutralizing his serve in this way. Meddy never made him afraid to keep using this tactic over and over again.
people says a lot of stuff about medvedev being better than here later in his career, I agree with that. He is able to read and overcome same game plans but he still has the same returning strategy I am saying this after USO 2023. Does anyone remember in AO 22 final how Rafa was able to come back from 2 sets down against him ? He mixed the play styles from low slicing deep balls to volleying and drop shots a lot. What will happen if you keep grinding, you will end up with a very tiring and long set and he won't make errors. He is able to return all attacks, the trick is to run him around a lot and always keep him guessing, now comes the question, if 2019 Roger met with 2023 medvedev, could he still win? I would say Fed have 90 percent chance. He is the best when it comes to variety. Since Meddy's standing so back these days, like Novak and Carlos, Fed can too mix serve and volley and who's better than Federer at the net? Federer has one of the best serves in the game so I would only say if Meddy has a chance against Rog it would only be USO, on other surfaces 2019 Rog will dominate him.
I'm sure Medvedev would have beaten Roger as many times as he would have lost to him if he had continued his career. Novak only really tries against Daniil at the Grand Slam tournament, and Daniil still managed to beat him in the final. Nadal was close to defeat twice, and at the final tournament he lost, it seems, in the semi-finals. Medvedev is objectively weaker than the Big Three and objectively not much weaker than them when he is in peak form.
Not only that but he’s also the most complete tennis player ever. His defense doesn’t get nearly the admiration that it should. Clearly Novak is the best defender of all time and would be a Champion in any era but Idk if he could win as much as he has in past eras. Whereas Fed’s game is classic. Fed wins 20 Slams in any era.
@@luisalejandro2335 novak & nadal will never be champions in anycera due toctheir limied tslents, where as fed will be a champion & numberc1 player in any era due to his godly enormous talent. He is the most perfect & complete tennis player there ever will be. Most popular sportsman there ever will be due to this
fed was 37 here... Med should be beating him badly...but Fed is just smarter here...gosh Med even at his grandslam winning mode can't even come near to the beast Fed was at the same age
Federer is clearly just better, you have that feeling watching, it always seems medvedev is just defending and following federer directions of the rally, if fed makes a mistakes nedvedev get the point otherwise is just fed creating points.
@@froeliuus That's actually Medvedev's whole playing style. Being really aggressive at the base line with good angles, and playing hard and deep safe shots... As soon as you take the rhythm out of the match, start playing extremely versatile, Medvedev was done for. He can't handle people consistently taking the rhythm out of play. For Federer, this was a warm up match, Fed was making too many errors!
0:52 OMFG the way Fed just looked away... thanks for this. We all know this is Roger's last year. Let's get real. And much as I love Mac, Laver, Nasty, Arthur, Budge, Pancho, Novak, Rafa, Edberg, Borg, Connors, Roger is the best. Mac is the most talented in his era too. There's no real debate here and everyone knows it.
Interesting to see how when push came to shove, Federer turned to his net game in the third set to clinch the match. Not enough top young players these days have that in their repertoire.
It never fails to crack me up that people always talk about what an eclectic game Medvedev has - but when he plays Roger you see exactly who traditional his game really is. Maybe it's because he knows he can't "junk ball" Roger because Roger has "every shot in the book" and nothing he can do will surprise Roger. It's like Kyrgios using the SABR or trying to drop shot him to death. Good luck with that, fellas! Roger is the master. You are but the student. (Yes, I'm stealing from Star Wars. LOL!)
this match is from Oct 2018, Medvedev has evolved his serve and return games greatly since then (even at the time of your comment). If you think his game style is simply "junk balling" then you're in for a treat ;)
medvedev beat domi in atp tour final 2020 exactly the way fed beaten him in 2018.....mixed in the approaches & volleys and becoming extremely unpredictable.
Wish we had Federer on tour to deal with the next gen atm, none of them can handle his game consistently. Barely any of them have good net games or passing shots
Such luck to have been able to witness, for more than 15 years, the best 3 players to ever in play this sport (ever since Tennis even exists), at their prime, going at each other, winning everything there is to win. And such a pity they might all go out just like that in a very short time (Fed too old, Novak for politics and Nadal injuries). There will be nothing left to see in Tennis (Tsitsipas is a bum, Medvedev is boring, Zverev is inconsistent and the rest are irrelevant and boring).
THIS is why Roger is the GOAT period - point blank. Have whatever pov you'd like but these dudes are 15-18 years younger, Roger made quite a few errors but you can see how he can't just be broken down by slamming the ball - not like his BH used to be able to. It's amazing Roger's still playing against these guys who are slamming the ball at him he returns with one handed bh and can still make it look way less effortless than it is and pull off the win.
That's pretty much how everything works. The older you get the more errors you make. Why do you think the "younger generation" eventually overtakes the "older generation". You can't be in your prime forever.
the problem there is that part of the goal is to shorten points, you can't exactly have grind-out slugfest after slugfest at that age, so there is more painting of lines, higher risk. which is part of what you're seeing, besides the occasional mistimed, off the frame, whatever. he's managed it incredibly well, considering such things are in part mentality. historically well, in fact, of course.
Med is a top 5 player here and his game is full of holes like some qualifier compared to Fed 37 yo. Med 2nd serve very vulnerable and substandard, service rtn sub standard, movement to net and at net substandard. Cmon Fed movement nice but is a shadow of former self. Used to be 30+ yo guys before 2010 got blown off the tour by next Gen. Not now. Fed, Djoker, Nadal, all are great athletes and if not tennis would have been great premier league soccer players. Not Medvedev, not any of next Gen until Alcaraz.
Роджер, как я вижу, успех нюхнуть данииловского богатырского духа 😊. Эти бесконечные размены на задней линии, в которых выиграть может только Медведев... Увы, есть ощущение, что всё это осталось в прошлом 😐. Сейчас Даниил играет несравнимо круче, но магия пропала.
Class act - something Djokovic will never be. Such a bad example to the youth with his outbursts and his anti vax stances is reprehensible and irresponsible spreading lies invariably putting more people in danger.
Federer is a dream to watch, so effortless and such grace.
Federer Turned Pro 1998. Medvedev was born 1996.
When you think about it like that… yeah thats bloody insane
wow hard to believe when you put it like that
Which means he was 2yrs old when fed started on tour
Flawless Federer always so delighted seeing him, such soft hands skills, beautiful backhand, deadly forehand and brilliant serve.
ok
Exactly
Flawless? Federer's rate of unforced errors in this highlight reel alone shows pretty much the opposite! Which makes it even more astonishing how he could overcome Medvedev...
@@neilcruise571 federer plays another game all together it includes chances and mistakes. it includes the percentagecalculations of the opponent and federer plays different games vs different opponents. He explained this in an interview where his team discusses how to take on the opponent.
Tennis these days is about minimizing mistakes. The balls, courts, and the strings allow that style to be most successful. Djokovic and Nadal are the kings of that. Tennis used to be all about shotmaking. Federer is the king of that. Not only did he get older as those two ascended, the game changed to suit them better, so Federer had to make a lot more adaptations in his career than they did.
2017 and 2018 were the best Roger’s backhand had ever looked. It was unstoppable during the 2017 Australian Open.
lol, in australian open 2017, he lost 2 sets versus nishikori, Wawrinka and nadal ^^
@@newdivide555, he was also the Australian Open Champion that year. What’s your point? Despite giving up sets to other players (which is irrelevant to how good his backhand was in relation to the rest of his career), I was simply stating that it’s the best it had ever looked.
Yes, his bh was very offensive, which caught his opponents off guard.
If it's the year I'm thinking of, I'd say Nadal would agree with you wholeheartedly!
Yeah apparently he made an adjustment where he started hitting his backhand earlier than before. That's what fed said th big difference was after his come back.
A 22 years old, and not one random player, struggled and even lost to a 37.
that can just say a lot of things about class,talent, tennis and federer
Federer is indeed an unbelievable player but this isn't the same medvedev. Djodal wld have done the same to him at this stage of his career.
@@superx1457 Not the exact same, no, but he's very very close here to even his current form, the only thing missing was the belief. His extending the rallies, big serving, robot-like backhand are all already present. Not to mention the fact 7 months later in 2019 Miami, Federer beat him in straight-sets enroute to another title, the same calendar year Medvedev broke out and won a gazillion hard-court tournaments in a row and almost won the US-Open against Rafa. Even Medvedev said Federers game kept him from ever feeling comfortable, like he's never experienced.
@@chriswells5983 idk if you've forgotten but Nadal literally beat him In Montreal that year with a bagel lol 🤣
@@chriswells5983 Thanks, This is spot on analysis. In fact, Federer's game is maybe one of the best matchups against Medvedev out of the 3 of them. Medvedev's very capable of sticking with Djokovic and Nadal in extended rallies where against almost everyone but each other player they would be very comfortable, but it allows Medvedev to hang back and become like a steel wall, it's Medvedev's comfort zone. They both have to play great controlled aggression to win, but Medevdev has beaten Djokovic convincingly a couple of times in straight sets, and for the first 2 1/2 hours of their Aus Open final, Medvedev made Nadal feel sufficated like when Nadal used to other players when he was nearly impossible to hit past in his prime (Greatest comeback in GS final history to me) .
However, Federer stands up on the baseline, hits on the rise, uses angles and slice to make the opponent have to move and react quickly to different types of shots. You can see where Federer was able rush medvedev, wrong foot him( which is hard to do) and move him forward and over, giving him difficult looks and forcing him to move awkwardly and think fast. . That's definitely not Medvedev's comfort zone,
Federer's abiltiy to rush and take players out of their zone with his shots is something many other players have commented on
Yeah man the big 3 is different... unreachable players.. yes and this not even prime federer😮😂
Medvedev really does remind me of Andy Murray. You know, he hasn’t won as much as The Big 3, but he 100% had (and still has) the talent to compete with every single one of them with an equal level of ferocity. He beat Djokovic five times, and Nadal only once. Only Roger he has not beaten. But every match he played with any of them, whether he won or lost, has been really exciting and has never been a complete demolition. Daniil really is an amazing player😉
Murray was great, complete game tennis player, great mover as a bigger man. Beat all big 3 many times. Med is not in the same class at all. If Med was playing Murray peak years he would not be top 5, maybe not top 10.
@@Nill757 Okay thanks, good to know😂
@@Nill757true, many older gen like the likes of roddic stan murray etc would destroy current gen
Great form and great performance from the GOAT. I miss him so much
The GOAT is one and only, and his name Novak.
@@ipsa-uae9050movax is goat of weak era 😂
@@mysticnomad89 Cry me a river.
@@ipsa-uae9050 crying out of joy for fedal are the goat 🐐
@@mysticnomad89 You cry for the below
Djokovic Nadal Federer
Grand Slam 24 22 20
ATP Finals 6 - 6
ATP Masters 39 (9/9) 36 (7/9) 28 (7/9)
Weeks as No. 1 391 209 310
Year-end No. 1 7 5 5
Big Titles 69 59 54
Overall titles 96 92 103
Top 10 victories 251 186 224
Head to head 27-23 (F), 30-29 (N)
Man I miss the old federer he really was a different beast back then. He made things look too easy. Nobody does it better than him
Just FYI Rafa and Djoker both have winning record against Roger and also FIY the Goat 🐐 Rafa hs 21 GS vs. Roger 20 lol
@@JohnSmith-qs7qy Yes, and this persons opinion is no one does it better than Federer. But thank you for coming on to a Federer video, on a Federer-post and sharing your Rafa and Djokovic sentiments for some reason.
This sport has NUMBERS for a reason. If RF fans want to count "elegance", "charm", "easiness in execution", "class" they should have chosen to support a star of artistic gymnastics or aquatics
@@ipsa-uae9050shut
@@ipsa-uae9050Or why not shut up and let people think however they want?
when you see this, you should remember that tennis can be art. he is without a doubt, the GOAT .
I don't know man...there is a lot of doubt about him being the GOAT. There is one guy I know who took the game to another level.
@@asud2571You just saw an old man with dodgy knees beat one of the best of today’s gen. #weakgen
Just watched Medvedev beat Tsitsipas in AO21 Semi. The way to beat Medvedev as Federer showed here is to mix it up with low spin slices and attacking at the net to keep him guessing. All baseline players like Medvedev don't like coming to the net so the more you take them out of their comfort zone the better. Simples!
I actually wondered the same question when seeing Med VS Tsitsipas and therefore came here for an answer. I don't agree with what you said. It is true that Med is more a baseline player but his game has improved a lot since 2018. His baseline is stronger, more aggressive with wider angle which make it very difficult to come to the net. Another things to notice is that not every one has the net skill as Fed. Fed's net game is one of the best in the tournament. It is not that simple at all.
@@randolphzeng6051 Exactly. I looked it up to see how Fed achieved this (and his other 2 wins, H2H 3-0) over Med. As well as the stunning net play is his ability to block the return, creating a short ball which forces the opponent forward into the court where Fed's ready to pounce. Precision and perfect timing are crucial. Yes it's not remotely simple. I really can't think of any current player who comes close to being able to execute this; . Watching just reminded me how much I've missed Roger this last year and a bit. Hope he returns fit and healthy. a for a while longer.
Meanwhile, Good Luck Daniil for tomorrow.
I don't know any other player with such variations and precision... Federer is unique.
I mean simple if you're Roger... His anticipation and execution at net is unmatched!
@@virgilsebaa3660 probably nadal with his new style of play tbh
Just marvelous! He's simply amazing. The variety. Wow! ❤️
Excellent match, cud see both players making adjustments in their play, awesome fed got this one. Med is the future for sure
Look where medv is now. #1
The last great champion who didn’t play tennis like a machine…….the future will miss Fed badly.
During his peak he seemed like a machine...
@@juliusseizure591 actually that’s not even wrong, the aspect of variety and his netplay wasn’t even that relevant to federers game in his dominant days, since 2010 federer began to rely more on his volleys and half volleys to make up for his increasing age and less stamina etc which made his touch and outstanding feel really stand out
@@forgotmyname2462 His forehand used to be a deadly killer and his backhand often the finishing touch. As soon as Nadal and Djokovic started targeting his backhand nonstop to avoid that killer weapon, to the point his game broke down in errors, he had to work on it. His backhand wasn't his kryptonite anymore during 2017-2018 but in all honesty, he's simply not playing as good anymore. Time takes a toll on everyone. His forehand, his habit to resort to slices rather than toy his opponent around in an attempt to keep a match as short as possible, is a sign that his days are coming to an end.
I wish they would erase all those crazy tics off of Nadal's hard drive. I can barely watch him play because all his idiosyncrasies drive me nuts. Can't step on a line between points, butt pick, shirt tug left, shirt tug right, wipe nose left, wipe nose right, wrist band to face down, wrist band to face up, towel has to be perfectly straight, water bottles facing a certain way. Damn just typing it clarifies the craziness.
@@1bcordell Who is they?
I think the key part of this match for Federer was Medvedev not employing a net game from his serve. Federer is completely free to just continually slice his big serve back into play without consequences, as this method is not getting punished . Federer kept neutralizing his serve in this way. Meddy never made him afraid to keep using this tactic over and over again.
That's tennis for you nowadays, baseline tennis till the cows come home.
God i miss him in the Game. Please come back Rog. 'one more run?
people says a lot of stuff about medvedev being better than here later in his career, I agree with that. He is able to read and overcome same game plans but he still has the same returning strategy I am saying this after USO 2023. Does anyone remember in AO 22 final how Rafa was able to come back from 2 sets down against him ? He mixed the play styles from low slicing deep balls to volleying and drop shots a lot. What will happen if you keep grinding, you will end up with a very tiring and long set and he won't make errors. He is able to return all attacks, the trick is to run him around a lot and always keep him guessing, now comes the question, if 2019 Roger met with 2023 medvedev, could he still win? I would say Fed have 90 percent chance. He is the best when it comes to variety. Since Meddy's standing so back these days, like Novak and Carlos, Fed can too mix serve and volley and who's better than Federer at the net? Federer has one of the best serves in the game so I would only say if Meddy has a chance against Rog it would only be USO, on other surfaces 2019 Rog will dominate him.
Even in US open if federer had taken that Quarterfinal against Dimitrov, he would have beaten Medvedev in SF
I'm sure Medvedev would have beaten Roger as many times as he would have lost to him if he had continued his career. Novak only really tries against Daniil at the Grand Slam tournament, and Daniil still managed to beat him in the final. Nadal was close to defeat twice, and at the final tournament he lost, it seems, in the semi-finals.
Medvedev is objectively weaker than the Big Three and objectively not much weaker than them when he is in peak form.
The legend in action
Man Rodge can hit every shot in the book.
Wow
Sir Roger federer golden legend in universal love you so much ❤❤❤
Buttery smooth tennis and the footwork wow! RF the best!
RF the most classiest player ever.
classiest is enough...
Not only that but he’s also the most complete tennis player ever. His defense doesn’t get nearly the admiration that it should. Clearly Novak is the best defender of all time and would be a Champion in any era but Idk if he could win as much as he has in past eras. Whereas Fed’s game is classic. Fed wins 20 Slams in any era.
From GOAT to COAT!!
@@luisalejandro2335 novak & nadal will never be champions in anycera due toctheir limied tslents, where as fed will be a champion & numberc1 player in any era due to his godly enormous talent. He is the most perfect & complete tennis player there ever will be. Most popular sportsman there ever will be due to this
1:04 Federer is a male ballet dancer
And now, wimbledom 2021 people!!!! Advantage federeeeeeeerr
@ Me too…
Federer cant lose against Medvedev because he play realy quick
Holy hell that backhand at 10:27
The Big 3 have so much more versatility than any of the other players.
There's no doubt Medvedev can trouble Federer. But he has to play extremely well of course.
Yeah, even if Federer playstyle gives medvedev a lot of problems. Too many variations, slices, drop shots and a good serve.
fed was 37 here... Med should be beating him badly...but Fed is just smarter here...gosh Med even at his grandslam winning mode can't even come near to the beast Fed was at the same age
Federer is clearly just better, you have that feeling watching, it always seems medvedev is just defending and following federer directions of the rally, if fed makes a mistakes nedvedev get the point otherwise is just fed creating points.
@@froeliuus That's actually Medvedev's whole playing style. Being really aggressive at the base line with good angles, and playing hard and deep safe shots... As soon as you take the rhythm out of the match, start playing extremely versatile, Medvedev was done for. He can't handle people consistently taking the rhythm out of play. For Federer, this was a warm up match, Fed was making too many errors!
@@chanjiewan6823 Medvedev was not at that level here
This was a mix of classic and terrible for Federer
It seems like only Roger Federer can make Medvedev behave on court lol
You havent seen much of Medvedev have you
@@TheRafaelBond medvedev only behaves nicely on court when he’s facing federer
@@TheRafaelBond Throwing coins to refs, smashing racket at umpires chair, it's enough, really.
I notice one thing: Federer seems to never grunt during playing.
Except for the kick serve.
It will be a really sad day for tennis when Federer calls it a day
Purest form of tennis since Laver.
10:10 What a point, always so entertaining to watch.
Who's here revisiting Roger's best moments following the retirement?
Roger went pro when this guy was born lol
Federer, the GOAT!!!
FF
If I watched this match in 2018 I would think if this young player keeps developing he is the next big player. And he kept developing.
0:52 OMFG the way Fed just looked away... thanks for this. We all know this is Roger's last year. Let's get real. And much as I love Mac, Laver, Nasty, Arthur, Budge, Pancho, Novak, Rafa, Edberg, Borg, Connors, Roger is the best. Mac is the most talented in his era too. There's no real debate here and everyone knows it.
I don’t know it 🤷♂️
@@cornflakes6810 There's just no way man. With the injury and the pace of the competition now? Love him to death but come on man.
Roger’s game is poetry. I don’t care about the Slam record. Federer is the goat. It’s poetry.
The most humble champion who never demanded the crowd cheer for him…who never made ostentatious celebration after victory. GOAT…
Interesting to see how when push came to shove, Federer turned to his net game in the third set to clinch the match. Not enough top young players these days have that in their repertoire.
Great match! Watching RF highlights one by one.
9:45 Rafa would be proud of you Roger using the lasso finish to that forehand. We will forever miss you, God bless you Mr Federer
That was entertaining, thanks for highlights
What a good fought victory for Fed. needs that RF back on his clothing and hat.
he got it back and now has a cap
Idiot!!! You did me spoiler!!
I miss you, Roger!
2:53〜 best rally
happy to have lived during the reign of this man and TB12
This Federer clearly has a bright future toward him. Keep up the good work !
ロジャーのテニスは見ていて気持ちいい、勝つとさらに気持ちいい。
It was super match
37 anni e giocare così... The best!!!
Federer joue au tennis comme les Harleem jouaient au basket. Quelle qualité de jeu !
Such a beautiful and smooth serve action Federer has
I really miss his tennis😢
wonderful!
goat vs the future atp number one
Forehand was a little off this match for Roger.
It never fails to crack me up that people always talk about what an eclectic game Medvedev has - but when he plays Roger you see exactly who traditional his game really is. Maybe it's because he knows he can't "junk ball" Roger because Roger has "every shot in the book" and nothing he can do will surprise Roger. It's like Kyrgios using the SABR or trying to drop shot him to death. Good luck with that, fellas! Roger is the master. You are but the student. (Yes, I'm stealing from Star Wars. LOL!)
this was two years ago, noody can beat time, not even federer as great as he is, i don't think that he can win to medvedev this days
@@ollinteco i've been hearing 'i don't think he can ___ now' for like 8 years
this match is from Oct 2018, Medvedev has evolved his serve and return games greatly since then (even at the time of your comment). If you think his game style is simply "junk balling" then you're in for a treat ;)
If there was a server worth mimicing its Federer - plenty of power placement and most of all disguise.
medvedev beat domi in atp tour final 2020 exactly the way fed beaten him in 2018.....mixed in the approaches & volleys and becoming extremely unpredictable.
but medvedev didnt use that tactic against nole i dont know why
@@raghumanda2tanush496 in AO final you say?
@@lunaAvA yes
@@raghumanda2tanush496 that night Djokovic didn't let Medvedev do Anything.. 😅
37 year old Fed taking the young man out to the woodshed !!!
Wish RF plays more of that backhand down the line shot :)
Wish we had Federer on tour to deal with the next gen atm, none of them can handle his game consistently. Barely any of them have good net games or passing shots
A good form of Fed
Anyone here after djokovic medvedev calendar slam final?
Such luck to have been able to witness, for more than 15 years, the best 3 players to ever in play this sport (ever since Tennis even exists), at their prime, going at each other, winning everything there is to win. And such a pity they might all go out just like that in a very short time (Fed too old, Novak for politics and Nadal injuries). There will be nothing left to see in Tennis (Tsitsipas is a bum, Medvedev is boring, Zverev is inconsistent and the rest are irrelevant and boring).
It's never a pleasure to see Novak Djokovic anywhere
Lmaooo
Alcaraz has entered the room.
Djokovic: "oh I see! that's how you beat Medvedev on hard court". 😆
The King
THIS is why Roger is the GOAT period - point blank. Have whatever pov you'd like but these dudes are 15-18 years younger, Roger made quite a few errors but you can see how he can't just be broken down by slamming the ball - not like his BH used to be able to. It's amazing Roger's still playing against these guys who are slamming the ball at him he returns with one handed bh and can still make it look way less effortless than it is and pull off the win.
Has Medvedev ever beaten Federer?
Not yet
Maybe he will in 2021.
haha i hope not, that ugly tennis should be forbidden by law
@@hrabmv фани
@@ВячеславУ-у4м no its not funny its tragic lol
I miss him so...GOAT.
Great GENIUS FEDERER........
Данила просто краусавчик ,еще немножко и он сможет стабильно обыгрывать легенду тенниса Федю
Как щенка возили по корту твоего «красаучика»
Этой вашей принцесске - истеричке никогда не быть на уровне БИГ |||
Ttana eva..che livello, che tennis. Sono due mostri, alla fine l'ha spuntata ancora il vecchio montanaro ,)
How did you not include the best shot of the match? The drop volley that went back over
DeceitfulDestiny sorry
was the drop volley from medvedev ?
@@kapilmathur87 of caurse not only federer does these kind of things
@@mrhatman675 no it was from medvedev. Federer hit a high forehand pass to medvedev’s backhand and the resulting drop volley bounced back on his side.
@@mrhatman675 lol u look so stupid now FedBoy
I will never watch tennis again once RF retires. The GOAT only comes along once in a lifetime
The GOAT ..!!! The King..!!!
seems the older fed gets, the more errors he makes. imagine if he brought down his errors....
If if if doesn't exist
-A wise man
That's pretty much how everything works. The older you get the more errors you make. Why do you think the "younger generation" eventually overtakes the "older generation". You can't be in your prime forever.
No kidding...?
the problem there is that part of the goal is to shorten points, you can't exactly have grind-out slugfest after slugfest at that age, so there is more painting of lines, higher risk. which is part of what you're seeing, besides the occasional mistimed, off the frame, whatever. he's managed it incredibly well, considering such things are in part mentality. historically well, in fact, of course.
Actually imagine if Fed was younger
why do you bother with zoom, you cut off the video. if they want to find you just search what's in your title
A guy who never chokes vs federer.
17
@@brandonprice1301 its equal AO22 is for begging.
A guy who has 20 slams vs a guy who has 1😂
@@SHVideografie at that he did not even have one.
Bien amigo feliz navidad
I keep forgetting Roger was 38. That's wild
Federer time is over but still the legend
7:42 chum jetze 💪 I really miss the man on tour
I thought Fed was gonna lose.
Эти корты очень быстрые
Is the crowd training to cheer loud ??
Love Fed's style. But you see his forehand weakness, which is obviously a result of the flat strokes of Medvedev.
Med is a top 5 player here and his game is full of holes like some qualifier compared to Fed 37 yo. Med 2nd serve very vulnerable and substandard, service rtn sub standard, movement to net and at net substandard. Cmon
Fed movement nice but is a shadow of former self. Used to be 30+ yo guys before 2010 got blown off the tour by next Gen. Not now. Fed, Djoker, Nadal, all are great athletes and if not tennis would have been great premier league soccer players. Not Medvedev, not any of next Gen until Alcaraz.
How is that possible .
How did he won the match.At the end
It was 40-40 right and it was best of 2 .
And there is the template to beat medvedev... take the ball super early and dominate the net ... easy really 🤣🤣🤣
Federer Goat
Роджер, как я вижу, успех нюхнуть данииловского богатырского духа 😊. Эти бесконечные размены на задней линии, в которых выиграть может только Медведев... Увы, есть ощущение, что всё это осталось в прошлом 😐. Сейчас Даниил играет несравнимо круче, но магия пропала.
The Russian chess master has not solution on this day.
at 39 wowwww
👏👏👏👍
These two shouldn't be on the same court
Bit of Dooku vs Anakin about this
Class act - something Djokovic will never be. Such a bad example to the youth with his outbursts and his anti vax stances is reprehensible and irresponsible spreading lies invariably putting more people in danger.
I love Medvedev as a person, but I hate his tennis style lol. Hit 1 trillion balls back and gg. Annoyingly efficient