I am really missing seeing Federer nowadays. There are still some really great players around but none of them quite match his incredible speed and control. He couldn't always play at his peak level but when he did, he was untouchable.
@@kenandjoker4857 Clay is a very awkward surface for Federer's game, he liked to take early returns when he could but with the ball bouncing above his head his opportunities were limited. Nadal was very hard to play on clay and I remember the same being said about Borg decades before, plus he used huge topspin.
Roger's fake to the right at 7:24 is masterful magic - he even lets the racket clip the ground to suggest he's scrambling to get to the other corner. And completely confident that he's tricked the other player where to hit, he scoops it up easily.
In 2010 the old ESPN magazine had a great Roger cover story - Why Roger Federer is the World's Greatest Athlete. I think I still have the mag somewhere. One of the things they talked about was Roger's underrated speed, but the author said more than speed it was his preternatural anticipation of where his opponent's next shot was going that allowed him to cover the court so effortlessly. That and he had great balance, court vision, court awareness and unmatched hand-eye coordination. And...my own 2 cents worth - he did all without doing the splits when an extra step would get him to the ball. Not that I'm throwing shade...much...
I love Roger's movement. His anticipation is definitely unreal. But Novak's movement revolutionized the sport. now you see all the top players, Alcaraz, Sinner, Rune, Tommy Paul, etc. adopting the flexibility regimen and getting to shots that otherwise wouldn't have been possible. I wouldn't "throw shade" on that.
Totally agree with you. Wish l'd seen this sooner. For Federer starved fans this is a treat. His physical conditioning is amazing. Your spiel is so on point. And this compilation is top notch amazing. So well edited. Please narrate more. Thank you ❤.
His anticipation level is off the charts! Most people don’t pay attention to their opponents racket so they are late realizing where the ball is going and the spin. Federer sees everything. he’s moving in the proper direction before his opponent has even hit the ball.
i think the fastest man on the court was prime Monfils but if you are talking to reflect/response for covering his court area then prime Roger Federer is the one you are looking for
He wasn't as fast as some of his contemporaries(Nadal, Chang, Hewitt, Monfils...) but his speed is very overlooked. Probably because of his elite footwork, court sense and anticipation.
Are you talking about Michael Chang, because Chang's fitness was terrible? He was great in three-set matches, but he massively struggled to close out five-set matches throughout his career.
Carlos, Carlos, All we hear is Carlos's speed, but First there was The Fed. And he is soooo smooth with it, you dont see that he is so fast, bcos his shot looks like he had loads of time to execute for the winner, Which of course he did.😊
Roger MAY have had great speed. Why he was thought of as "the man who never sweats" may be because he was one of the SMARTEST players to ever play the game. His anticipation and reflexes did the rest. I can't recall how many times av point for him played out like a chess sequence because of how many moves(shots) ahead he was planning. Don't get me wrong. I am a HUGE Roger fan. I'm just saying there was WAY more than just raw speed. [Please forgive the typos. I have been trying to type around my dozing puppy.]
Just a couple more things: -Shots when RF had a pony tail or against Tsonga or Davydenko or Agassi are clearly from Roger's early years. -A Lot of these shots deal with two more RF skills: *innate hand skills and *Spatial awareness. This last is the ability to know, in his head, exactly where he is on the court (even with his back turned toward it), where the ball is, where the opponent is and how much court he has to work with. I've never seen a better player at it.
Probably in the top 10 most athletic players in tennis history during his prime. His footwork was lightning quick and his endurance was very good; you almost never saw Federer get tired. I’d put him as like a tier 2-3 athlete ever. Not on tier 1 with Nadal, Djokovic, Alcaraz, but he could fit in tier 2 with guys like Murray, Dimitrov (underrated athlete, could even be in tier 1), Medvedev, Borg… I didn’t list Monfils only because his endurance is awful. Endurance is a huge part of tennis, yet Monfils was consistently gassed after 2 sets, didn’t recover from long matches well, and always bent over after long rallies. As far as pure speed and explosiveness, he’s right up there with the tier 1 guys though.
Alcaraz said he looked up to Federer most in tennis talent (includes athleticism), Nadal lost last 7/8 of their pro matches, 3/4 @ Wimbledon, Djoker only has a slight statistical overall edge over Federer, but he had to work hardest using probability strategics and overall athleticism of the big three to make up for the amazing anticipation and elegance Fed had, and lefty intensity and great power of topspin of Nadal, the two forerunners of his… So no, not possible to lower Federer’s speed to tier 2, unless you want to discount the 1/2 second starting edge he had on all rivals…
On one side we have roger who has immense talent and the other side we have novak who is after all a pusher😂😂...if someone pushes well than novak, he eventually loses the match..such is the talent of WTA GOAT Novak
@@ja_9568because he’s played all pushers just like him and inexperienced ones too. The only person Novak really had to face who had a different game was Roger who was slowly declining and courts were become much slower at the time
@@hafadaze9046 Nadal is a bit more than an inexperienced counterpuncher, and even if I can agree that post 2019 he somehow benefitted of a generational change, where the old greats were declining and the youngs were still not at the top, describing novak in that way is totally ungenerous. He made the history of the sport and that's a fact
@@ja_9568The way that Nadal and Djokovic have evolved their games since 2017ish shows that they were never really pushers. They grinded out points when they were younger because it was the easiest way for them to win matches, but they were perfectly capable of playing more aggressive tennis, they just saved it for certain matchups. Similar to how Nadal was getting blown off the court by Berdych at AO2012 but moved his return position closer and began taking the ball super early even on his own serve.
Maybe oneday Djokovic grandslam record will replaced by someone but there is no one who will replaced federer magic.....federer will be remembered forever....because Djokovic achievement is individual but federer elegance forever for tennis
Many fools who try to diminish Djokovic's records by coming up with the aging Federer argument in 2010-2015 do not realize that Federer was still fast and nimble as a cat especially in 2011-2012, and his game actually became more complete and refined in those years. His forehand in 2012 is extremely underrated, and it was more versatile than 2004-2007 even though it definitely lost power. Plus the variety in his game increased for the better in 2011. Fools who claim that Federer's aging made him worse are making themselves look even more foolish by diminishing Federer's level of tennis.
Yeah not only that but the game has changed courts became slower so serve and volley wasn’t an option and that’s what roger grew up on and balls became heavier favoring more topspin so it was difficult to volley at the net making the game how it is today baseline to baseline which is novaks game
@@annewalden3795 Exactly, Anne. I really like young Jannik - really, really nice young man - but even though I'm a big supporter I almost don't have the interest to watch Jannik/Novak/Meddy highlights, let alone 5 sets over 3+ hours..... Young Carlos is interesting to watch, but otherwise....
Hmmm Federer and Djokovic during 2011 and 2012 were pretty equal we fed fans never said anything about those seasons but the seasons after the horrendous 2013 season Federer just wasn t playing that consistent in long matches and his off days (take 2015 us open final for example) became more and more often
I am really missing seeing Federer nowadays. There are still some really great players around but none of them quite match his incredible speed and control. He couldn't always play at his peak level but when he did, he was untouchable.
I 100 percent disagree if nadal reach peak mode he is unbetable federer peak on hard court or Grass is nothing compared to nadal on clay
@@kenandjoker4857disagree
Nothing? I think 19 Grand Slam titles on hardcourt and grass says otherwise.
@@kenandjoker4857 federer peak on grass is just as invincible as nadal on clay, but his peak is way shorter
@@kenandjoker4857 Clay is a very awkward surface for Federer's game, he liked to take early returns when he could but with the ball bouncing above his head his opportunities were limited. Nadal was very hard to play on clay and I remember the same being said about Borg decades before, plus he used huge topspin.
Roger's fake to the right at 7:24 is masterful magic - he even lets the racket clip the ground to suggest he's scrambling to get to the other corner. And completely confident that he's tricked the other player where to hit, he scoops it up easily.
Analysis seems spot-on I missed that when I first watched!
In 2010 the old ESPN magazine had a great Roger cover story - Why Roger Federer is the World's Greatest Athlete. I think I still have the mag somewhere. One of the things they talked about was Roger's underrated speed, but the author said more than speed it was his preternatural anticipation of where his opponent's next shot was going that allowed him to cover the court so effortlessly. That and he had great balance, court vision, court awareness and unmatched hand-eye coordination. And...my own 2 cents worth - he did all without doing the splits when an extra step would get him to the ball. Not that I'm throwing shade...much...
I love Roger's movement. His anticipation is definitely unreal. But Novak's movement revolutionized the sport. now you see all the top players, Alcaraz, Sinner, Rune, Tommy Paul, etc. adopting the flexibility regimen and getting to shots that otherwise wouldn't have been possible. I wouldn't "throw shade" on that.
@@mpham815Novak employs the Gumby/Baby Giraffe method 😂
@@christiandenton2174both players revolutionized the game
What a gem of a compilation. Thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed it my man!
OMG! Pure Federer Gold! What a compilation, if I could give a 1000 likes for this gem I would, Thank you 🙏🙏
Glad you enjoyed it buddy ❤️
Totally agree with you. Wish l'd seen this sooner. For Federer starved fans this is a treat. His physical conditioning is amazing. Your spiel is so on point. And this compilation is top notch amazing. So well edited. Please narrate more. Thank you ❤.
Thank you so much, Celine 🙏 ❤️
No..we thank you. 😊
His anticipation level is off the charts! Most people don’t pay attention to their opponents racket so they are late realizing where the ball is going and the spin. Federer sees everything. he’s moving in the proper direction before his opponent has even hit the ball.
Super-entertaining compilation, thanks. Love hearing the crowd hysteria.
Glad you enjoyed it buddy ❤️
What a game! Thank you for sharing! ❤
My pleasure, Angela!
Thank you for this compilation. Always appreciated how he could cover all of the court, and then hit the return with such control.
Glad you enjoyed it ❤️
i think the fastest man on the court was prime Monfils but if you are talking to reflect/response for covering his court area then prime Roger Federer is the one you are looking for
GOAT
Love your videos! The GOAT ❤
Thank you, Loria! It's my pleasure ❤️
peRFect.
How we missed him on court.
Love this compilation.
Thank you for the post.
Simply the GOAT.
He wasn't as fast as some of his contemporaries(Nadal, Chang, Hewitt, Monfils...) but his speed is very overlooked. Probably because of his elite footwork, court sense and anticipation.
Are you talking about Michael Chang, because Chang's fitness was terrible? He was great in three-set matches, but he massively struggled to close out five-set matches throughout his career.
@@ryokan9120 I am talking about speed, which is the topic of the video, not fitness.
Carlos, Carlos, All we hear is Carlos's speed, but First there was The Fed.
And he is soooo smooth with it, you dont see that he is so fast, bcos his shot looks like he had loads of time to execute for the winner,
Which of course he did.😊
Roddick threw the kitchen sink and his racquet at him 😂
Just an unbelievable talent. Greatest Player to walk the Earth.
Not just speed... he somehow manages to have a delicate touch at the end of those unhumanly fast sprints ❤
incredible ma vero 🤯
Roger MAY have had great speed. Why he was thought of as "the man who never sweats" may be because he was one of the SMARTEST players to ever play the game.
His anticipation and reflexes did the rest. I can't recall how many times av point for him played out like a chess sequence because of how many moves(shots) ahead he was planning.
Don't get me wrong. I am a HUGE Roger fan. I'm just saying there was WAY more than just raw speed.
[Please forgive the typos. I have been trying to type around my dozing puppy.]
Just a couple more things:
-Shots when RF had a pony tail or against Tsonga or Davydenko or Agassi are clearly from Roger's early years.
-A Lot of these shots deal with two more RF skills:
*innate hand skills and
*Spatial awareness.
This last is the ability to know, in his head, exactly where he is on the court (even with his back turned toward it), where the ball is, where the opponent is and how much court he has to work with. I've never seen a better player at it.
My GOAT
I laugh everytime when I see Andy Roddick throwing his racket.
Peak Roddick all day love that guy
Best movement ever on a tennis court.
0:10 there's almost not a player in the world who wouldn't find that funny. But not Agassi......
Probably in the top 10 most athletic players in tennis history during his prime. His footwork was lightning quick and his endurance was very good; you almost never saw Federer get tired.
I’d put him as like a tier 2-3 athlete ever. Not on tier 1 with Nadal, Djokovic, Alcaraz, but he could fit in tier 2 with guys like Murray, Dimitrov (underrated athlete, could even be in tier 1), Medvedev, Borg…
I didn’t list Monfils only because his endurance is awful. Endurance is a huge part of tennis, yet Monfils was consistently gassed after 2 sets, didn’t recover from long matches well, and always bent over after long rallies. As far as pure speed and explosiveness, he’s right up there with the tier 1 guys though.
You ought to get a real roasting from tennis fans who know what they are talking about. Your judgement is a joke and Roger is the real G OAT .
Alcaraz said he looked up to Federer most in tennis talent (includes athleticism), Nadal lost last 7/8 of their pro matches, 3/4 @ Wimbledon, Djoker only has a slight statistical overall edge over Federer, but he had to work hardest using probability strategics and overall athleticism of the big three to make up for the amazing anticipation and elegance Fed had, and lefty intensity and great power of topspin of Nadal, the two forerunners of his…
So no, not possible to lower Federer’s speed to tier 2, unless you want to discount the 1/2 second starting edge he had on all rivals…
On one side we have roger who has immense talent and the other side we have novak who is after all a pusher😂😂...if someone pushes well than novak, he eventually loses the match..such is the talent of WTA GOAT Novak
If it's so easy beating him how does he have 24 slams :)
@@ja_9568because he’s played all pushers just like him and inexperienced ones too. The only person Novak really had to face who had a different game was Roger who was slowly declining and courts were become much slower at the time
@@hafadaze9046 Nadal is a bit more than an inexperienced counterpuncher, and even if I can agree that post 2019 he somehow benefitted of a generational change, where the old greats were declining and the youngs were still not at the top, describing novak in that way is totally ungenerous. He made the history of the sport and that's a fact
Yep so true, most successful 'pusher' of all time' grimly determined to chase the greatest talent of all...Federer King of tennis!!!😊
@@ja_9568The way that Nadal and Djokovic have evolved their games since 2017ish shows that they were never really pushers. They grinded out points when they were younger because it was the easiest way for them to win matches, but they were perfectly capable of playing more aggressive tennis, they just saved it for certain matchups. Similar to how Nadal was getting blown off the court by Berdych at AO2012 but moved his return position closer and began taking the ball super early even on his own serve.
I do think Roger was one of the best at footwork and was quick but a lot of players at least nowadays would get to a lot these balls
Maybe oneday Djokovic grandslam record will replaced by someone but there is no one who will replaced federer magic.....federer will be remembered forever....because Djokovic achievement is individual but federer elegance forever for tennis
Had to be THAT as the last one
Many fools who try to diminish Djokovic's records by coming up with the aging Federer argument in 2010-2015 do not realize that Federer was still fast and nimble as a cat especially in 2011-2012, and his game actually became more complete and refined in those years. His forehand in 2012 is extremely underrated, and it was more versatile than 2004-2007 even though it definitely lost power. Plus the variety in his game increased for the better in 2011. Fools who claim that Federer's aging made him worse are making themselves look even more foolish by diminishing Federer's level of tennis.
Yeah not only that but the game has changed courts became slower so serve and volley wasn’t an option and that’s what roger grew up on and balls became heavier favoring more topspin so it was difficult to volley at the net making the game how it is today baseline to baseline which is novaks game
@@hafadaze9046 Baseline tennis is rather boring and it is difficult to maintain interest over 5 sets .
@@annewalden3795 Exactly, Anne. I really like young Jannik - really, really nice young man - but even though I'm a big supporter I almost don't have the interest to watch Jannik/Novak/Meddy highlights, let alone 5 sets over 3+ hours..... Young Carlos is interesting to watch, but otherwise....
@@danguee1 Thank you for taking the time to confirm I am not alone .
Hmmm Federer and Djokovic during 2011 and 2012 were pretty equal we fed fans never said anything about those seasons but the seasons after the horrendous 2013 season Federer just wasn t playing that consistent in long matches and his off days (take 2015 us open final for example) became more and more often
Lol at the thumbnail