Nice, but I think the list should look more like this Medvedev- Net Game Zverev- Second Serve Nadal- Left Foot Alcaraz- Experience Tsitsipas- Mental Strength Djokovic- Smash Ruud- Backhand Auger-Aliassime- Ability to win Finals Norrie- Power Hurkacz- Ability to win 5 set matches
@Atp tennis TV totally missed to added Nadal's forehand to his attributes as that weapon of his really made a big difference. And for Djokovic his defence to offence change which is just another phenomenal attribute which made him a legend of this game.
Nadal’s forehand mainly responsible for 14 French open titles. 8 more than his closest rival. This per Johnny Mac who knows a little about the pro game.
Even though it only says fighting spirit for Nadal his ability to make all those comebacks in his career requires all the 9 other attributes featured on here. That's what makes him a goat because he can do all of these things.
Yeah I get kinda sick of hearing “fighting spirit”. Nadal’s focus is immense, but a lot of players have “fighting spirit”. You need the talent to go with it. Nadal’s forehand and footwork are the main killers imo, but I mean he has a massive backhand, great serve, very good feel, volleys, touch, and great defense. In his prime his serve was worse but defense was a ton better. It’s almost difficult to pick Nadal’s greatest attribute since he has/had so many to kill you with. In his prime I’d probably say overall movement, including footwork and defense, but nowadays I’d just say forehand.
Medvedev reminds me a bit of Ferrer, how he goes after every ball no matter how hard the shot will be also no forehand for Rafa? one of the best forehands ever, especially when he goes down the line !
@@jeffhermida4788 Jimmy Arias what? He had a good topspin forehand, but you can't compare both forehands just because Arias played years before... that's insane! Rafa's forehand is one of the best ever, Arias' one is a good forehand.
Obviously Alcaraz’s drop shot is super good, but you could also put in the truly absurd gear he finds when facing match point. He’s gotta be one of the most clutch players on tour already.
@@davidviner5783 instinct comes from long practice. Reaction shots like that are just as amazing as intentionally placed shots, they show the thousands of hours of training that hone the player's reflexes.
@@norsky7199 So without a huge strength you're winning two ATP finals, five masters tournaments and the Olympic gold medal? His biggest strength is definitely the backhand, that's what he always says as well, it's the shot he normally can rely on. His serve is big as well. He's just too inconsistent at times, but with a normal or a good form he's got some weapons.
Medvedev - clay Zverev - beating up women Nadal - left foot Alcaraz - experience Tsitsipas - holding his shit long enough during match Djokovic - overhead Ruud - backhand FAA - idk? Norrie - standard form Hurkacz - five setters
I feel that, at this point, Rafa's capabillities are getting criminally underrated, recently I've been hearing too much of "what a mental giant" or "what a warrior" like he is just an ordinary player with great fighting spirit, which is totally wrong, he has arguably the greatest forehand of all time, one of the most underrated backands ever (i mean nobody refers when talking about the best backands in the world), possibly a top 3 all time net game (might be behind Roger, Pete, McEnroe or others, even tho I think that is more of a personal opinion than anything else), and also his elite movement (especially a young Rafa), but no, his biggest strenght is his fighting spirit, meh... Edit: This comes from a Novak fan
Yes dude! We always hear about Nadal’s “fighting spirit” or in his prime it was his defense, but he pretty much is great at everything. In his prime, his only somewhat weak shot was his serve, which is obviously very important. As a result, he had a top 5 backhand, best forehand, amazing net game, top 2 defender of all time, and just flawless baseline game. In the present day, he has the best forehand, a top 3-5 backhand imo, amazing net game, great variety, and an improved serve. He’s lost a bit of his defense; I’d say he’s maybe top 5 in the world on defense, but still great. I’d say modern Nadal’s best trait is the forehand, and prime Nadal’s best trait was movement (footwork+speed).
nadal has every shot and ability in the book, including the best forehand of all time. however, there are days when his shots break down. he has won many grand slams with fighting spirit and not much else. his game and fighting spirit combined is the reason he has 22 slams, but his fighting spirit is the one part that will never leave. it has remained for all of his career and will remain for the rest. he never gives up.
Brilliant how authentically different for each player! And amazing that no-one was listed as Serve. First serve: Zverev. Second serve: Djokovic or Hurkacz?
@@idc9053 True! What altered my thinking is how weak he has been mentally lately - Before, he surely had the best second serve for saving umpteen break points.
A bit reductionist but a fair assessment. But above all the greatest attribute is match management. How much energy and focus to give a point, a game, a match. It’s that gift and discipline that wins tournaments. And above all wins slams. Anyone in the top twenty has the game to beat anyone else on a redline day. But day after day for two weeks at a slam requires incredible management of your body and brain. And the Big 3 are just astounding at it. When they retire my picks would be Alcaraz and Sinner to continue that legacy. We shall see!
Honestly think Fed was right when he said lack of BO5 outside of slams has hurt the younger guys. With Fed being the oldest of the Big 3, he has the most experience of playing BO5 outside slams, followed by Rafa. But even with the Masters switching to BO3, Djoker and others in his age group, plus those a bit younger (so, Del Potro) got additional BO5 experience from playing Davis Cup. These current lot have no opportunity to play BO5 (even Olympic final is BO3 now) other than at slams.
@@mantaishere Really interesting point and one that I hadn’t considered. Makes perfect sense. I guess that BO5 playing field will only be levelled once Rafa and Novak call it a day.
@@divinitymode9364 Yes (unfortunately). Maybe the youthful vitality and abandon (though somewhat reckless at the moment) of Alcaraz can upset the applecart. I think it will take either that, or 1-2/2-3 guys regularly making it deep in slams to knock those two off their perch. That second one is an unlikely scenario, seeing as none of these lot can play on grass.
Some of these are so off. Medvedev's best attribute is his serve-return dynamic. Nadals best attribute is his forehand in terms of heavy spin to off center opponents and his ability to counterpunch off that wing. Zverves best attribute is, yeah his backhand. Ruuds best attribute is his forehand. Alcaraz's best attribute is his ability to close, that just means finishing points with drop shots, approach shots, coming to the net, his +1s, etc. Djokovic's best attribute is turning defense into offense, sometimes its subtle but he always does it. Hurkacz's best attribute is his serve. Norrie's is his fitness. FAA's is his serve +1. Tsitsipas's is his forehand + net play. I'll throw in Federer, his is the serve + 1 as well, coupled with insane touch and effortless power.
Djokovic: Reflexes Footwork Flexibility Court Coverage Backhand Return Taking the Ball Early Depth Accuracy Controlled Agression Experience Mental Strength Clutch Mindset Mind Games Second Wind Energy Save Rival Analysis Stamina Lob The only 3 aspects of the game in which Djokovic isn't above average are Smash, Power and Drop Shot.
Saving a match point off Novak is crazily underrated, esp on Novak’s serve. Novak has only lost matches where he had match points 3 times in his whole career. (Never in a slam) I think Nadal has lost 6 (Never in a slam). Federer has lost 24 (6 in grand slams)
I refuse to believe they put "fighting spirit" for Rafael instead of idfk, at least that FH if you're not gonna say "problem solving/awareness" or something. Damn.
well, the list and the attributes of each are spot on. but all except one are skills (like return of serve) and physical capacities (like speed or endurance). the one exception is "fighting spirit". that is not a skill nor is that a physical capacity. it is a mental thing, a matter of, precisely, "spirit", an interior disposition. and that one and only exception belongs to...Nadal. perhaps close to "fighting spirit" is "controlled aggression"; but in FAA's case, that seems more like the capacity to suddenly pull the stops and let go...
Medvedev devrait être le favori pour NY ensuite pas forcément dans l'ordre , Nadal , Alcaraz , Sinner, Kyrgios, Berettini , Hurkacz , et peut être une surprise. Mais sans Djoko et Zverev en plus Tsitsipas déjà éliminé c'est dommage.
Over-simplified analysis. The top players do not have any weak points. Medvedev's court coverage is impressive but is it better than that of Djokovich, Nadal and Alcaraz? The most important skill perhaps is that of consistency. Make no mistakes so that your opponent must win the point rather than you losing it. Where players on the tour differ most perhaps is in the first serve. Isner, Berretini and Kyrgios rate very highly but it is not enough to secure a top 5 ranking.
I never understood why people only think about fighting spirit for Nadal as a main reason for his success when he literally has all the shots. :D You can't win 21 slams by trying harder than the rest, you need the game as well.
What’s your best attribute for each?
It’s lonely at the top, isn’t it tennis tv?
I was waiting for Carlos featuring all of those qualities. He does it all, and getting better.
I think for charlie it's the forehand
Nice, but I think the list should look more like this
Medvedev- Net Game
Zverev- Second Serve
Nadal- Left Foot
Alcaraz- Experience
Tsitsipas- Mental Strength
Djokovic- Smash
Ruud- Backhand
Auger-Aliassime- Ability to win Finals
Norrie- Power
Hurkacz- Ability to win 5 set matches
lmaoooo
For zverev it’s mental, for tsitsipas it’s his ability to hold his crap to go to the toilet
Ruud his ability to drop shot lol
@@casperruud331 alcaraz did better tho
this list is surreal
Tsitsipas good at taking a tournament exit early too
Toilet breaks
His dad
Hahahahahaha
Where are the highlights? Tennis tv must put the highlights
@@AlexFortunyLlop tennis tv can’t put grandslam points
"Auger-Aliassime: Controlled Aggression" proceeds to show us two points where he is scrambling for his life and hits a winner out of nowhere
His controlled aggression is top tier tho
true that
@Atp tennis TV totally missed to added Nadal's forehand to his attributes as that weapon of his really made a big difference.
And for Djokovic his defence to offence change which is just another phenomenal attribute which made him a legend of this game.
Nadal’s forehand mainly responsible for 14 French open titles. 8 more than his closest rival. This per Johnny Mac who knows a little about the pro game.
Even though it only says fighting spirit for Nadal his ability to make all those comebacks in his career requires all the 9 other attributes featured on here. That's what makes him a goat because he can do all of these things.
This is the only right answer🤙🏻
Yeah I get kinda sick of hearing “fighting spirit”. Nadal’s focus is immense, but a lot of players have “fighting spirit”. You need the talent to go with it. Nadal’s forehand and footwork are the main killers imo, but I mean he has a massive backhand, great serve, very good feel, volleys, touch, and great defense. In his prime his serve was worse but defense was a ton better.
It’s almost difficult to pick Nadal’s greatest attribute since he has/had so many to kill you with. In his prime I’d probably say overall movement, including footwork and defense, but nowadays I’d just say forehand.
@@SJ-di5zu his serve has never been amazing tho
@@gamingwithglasses4544 I agree, but his serve now is definitely very good
I don't think drop shot
Medvedev reminds me a bit of Ferrer, how he goes after every ball no matter how hard the shot will be
also no forehand for Rafa? one of the best forehands ever, especially when he goes down the line !
Should’ve put forehand for Rafa. That shot is one of the greatest shots in tennis history
nah man, Jimmy Arias, the father of the modern day forehand.
@@jeffhermida4788 Jimmy Arias what? He had a good topspin forehand, but you can't compare both forehands just because Arias played years before... that's insane! Rafa's forehand is one of the best ever, Arias' one is a good forehand.
Obviously Alcaraz’s drop shot is super good, but you could also put in the truly absurd gear he finds when facing match point. He’s gotta be one of the most clutch players on tour already.
He Is also so fast Just like young nadal
Look at the break point conversion. He's got some way to go.
This aged well
15:33 one of my all-time favourite shots, unbelievable.
Impressive but do you think he meant to place that shot? More like a instinctive reaction.
@@davidviner5783 instinct comes from long practice. Reaction shots like that are just as amazing as intentionally placed shots, they show the thousands of hours of training that hone the player's reflexes.
Damn I thought Zverev's strength would be his serve
Too inconsistent
Difference is he can rely on his backhand, his serve is sometimes too inconsistent
His second serve is non existent
He doesn’t have a huge strength, his serve is inconsistent, his backhand lost him the US Open lol, so I guess his forehand?
@@norsky7199 So without a huge strength you're winning two ATP finals, five masters tournaments and the Olympic gold medal? His biggest strength is definitely the backhand, that's what he always says as well, it's the shot he normally can rely on. His serve is big as well. He's just too inconsistent at times, but with a normal or a good form he's got some weapons.
Nadal is his Forehand, that's arguably the greatest shot ever
Medvedev - clay
Zverev - beating up women
Nadal - left foot
Alcaraz - experience
Tsitsipas - holding his shit long enough during match
Djokovic - overhead
Ruud - backhand
FAA - idk?
Norrie - standard form
Hurkacz - five setters
I feel that, at this point, Rafa's capabillities are getting criminally underrated, recently I've been hearing too much of "what a mental giant" or "what a warrior" like he is just an ordinary player with great fighting spirit, which is totally wrong, he has arguably the greatest forehand of all time, one of the most underrated backands ever (i mean nobody refers when talking about the best backands in the world), possibly a top 3 all time net game (might be behind Roger, Pete, McEnroe or others, even tho I think that is more of a personal opinion than anything else), and also his elite movement (especially a young Rafa), but no, his biggest strenght is his fighting spirit, meh...
Edit: This comes from a Novak fan
Yes dude! We always hear about Nadal’s “fighting spirit” or in his prime it was his defense, but he pretty much is great at everything. In his prime, his only somewhat weak shot was his serve, which is obviously very important. As a result, he had a top 5 backhand, best forehand, amazing net game, top 2 defender of all time, and just flawless baseline game. In the present day, he has the best forehand, a top 3-5 backhand imo, amazing net game, great variety, and an improved serve. He’s lost a bit of his defense; I’d say he’s maybe top 5 in the world on defense, but still great.
I’d say modern Nadal’s best trait is the forehand, and prime Nadal’s best trait was movement (footwork+speed).
@@SJ-di5zu Couldn't agree anymore
That’s actually my opinion for years. Thank you for pointing it out.
@@gabrielececi4711 You're welcome 😅
nadal has every shot and ability in the book, including the best forehand of all time. however, there are days when his shots break down. he has won many grand slams with fighting spirit and not much else. his game and fighting spirit combined is the reason he has 22 slams, but his fighting spirit is the one part that will never leave. it has remained for all of his career and will remain for the rest. he never gives up.
Bernard Tomic: Work Ethic
The return of serve is probably the most underrated part in tennis compared to other plays and shots..
2:43, dude, that ball's out 🤣🤣🤣
I don’t like the idea of nadals greatest strength being his “fighting spirit”, it’s too vague. I would say his forehand
Brilliant how authentically different for each player! And amazing that no-one was listed as Serve. First serve: Zverev. Second serve: Djokovic or Hurkacz?
Tsitsipas has brilliant second serve. Def not Novak or Hubi.
@@idc9053 True! What altered my thinking is how weak he has been mentally lately - Before, he surely had the best second serve for saving umpteen break points.
Novak’s second serve isn’t good at all. It only was at That one AO where he went big every time
@@zetristan4525 Last year was his by far the best year so far. He was incredible all clay season long. Now he is just nowhere near that level anymore
It feels weird that Berrettini isn’t in the top ten anymore
neither is FAA
He's been there since October 2019. Injuries took him out of the top 10.
8:57 returning like Nick Kyrgios
Alcaraz: Intensity
Ruud: Serve + Forehand Combo
Nadal: Forehand
Medvedev: Speed
Zverev: Rally Tolerance
Tsitsipas: Forehand to Net transition
Djokovic: Backhand to Dropshot combo
Norrie: Fitness
Rublev: Power off both wings
Sinner: Mental Strength/Clutchness
Nadal’s is pretty much everything
alcaraz- coverage of the court
djokavic- flexibility and consistency
Alcaraz disguises dropshots so well i cant even guess when he will do one
A bit reductionist but a fair assessment. But above all the greatest attribute is match management. How much energy and focus to give a point, a game, a match. It’s that gift and discipline that wins tournaments. And above all wins slams. Anyone in the top twenty has the game to beat anyone else on a redline day. But day after day for two weeks at a slam requires incredible management of your body and brain. And the Big 3 are just astounding at it. When they retire my picks would be Alcaraz and Sinner to continue that legacy. We shall see!
Honestly think Fed was right when he said lack of BO5 outside of slams has hurt the younger guys. With Fed being the oldest of the Big 3, he has the most experience of playing BO5 outside slams, followed by Rafa. But even with the Masters switching to BO3, Djoker and others in his age group, plus those a bit younger (so, Del Potro) got additional BO5 experience from playing Davis Cup. These current lot have no opportunity to play BO5 (even Olympic final is BO3 now) other than at slams.
@@mantaishere Really interesting point and one that I hadn’t considered. Makes perfect sense. I guess that BO5 playing field will only be levelled once Rafa and Novak call it a day.
@@divinitymode9364 Yes (unfortunately). Maybe the youthful vitality and abandon (though somewhat reckless at the moment) of Alcaraz can upset the applecart. I think it will take either that, or 1-2/2-3 guys regularly making it deep in slams to knock those two off their perch. That second one is an unlikely scenario, seeing as none of these lot can play on grass.
@@mantaishere A very good point.
medvedev: horizontal court coverage
zverev: backhand
nadal: fighting spirit
alcaraz: raw power
tsitsipas: aggression and taking the ball early
djokovic: movement (or return)
ruud: forehand
felix: athleticism
norrie: rally tolerance
hurkacz: serve
that is phenomenadal
Damn how can Hurkacz’s strength not be the serve??
I thought so too, but I guess his net game is really good as well.
I guess cause he has relatively low first serve percentages
@@steef4851 not true. hes #5 this season for holding serve.
They invented a new strength for Felix lmao......controlled aggression.....whatever that means 😂
Low-key racist as hell
Some of these are so off.
Medvedev's best attribute is his serve-return dynamic.
Nadals best attribute is his forehand in terms of heavy spin to off center opponents and his ability to counterpunch off that wing.
Zverves best attribute is, yeah his backhand.
Ruuds best attribute is his forehand.
Alcaraz's best attribute is his ability to close, that just means finishing points with drop shots, approach shots, coming to the net, his +1s, etc.
Djokovic's best attribute is turning defense into offense, sometimes its subtle but he always does it.
Hurkacz's best attribute is his serve.
Norrie's is his fitness.
FAA's is his serve +1.
Tsitsipas's is his forehand + net play.
I'll throw in Federer, his is the serve + 1 as well, coupled with insane touch and effortless power.
Djokovic:
Reflexes
Footwork
Flexibility
Court Coverage
Backhand
Return
Taking the Ball Early
Depth
Accuracy
Controlled Agression
Experience
Mental Strength
Clutch
Mindset
Mind Games
Second Wind
Energy Save
Rival Analysis
Stamina
Lob
The only 3 aspects of the game in which Djokovic isn't above average are Smash, Power and Drop Shot.
Tsitsipas flame shot
Out of all the attributes in the list, Nadal's is the most obvious one
Saving a match point off Novak is crazily underrated, esp on Novak’s serve. Novak has only lost matches where he had match points 3 times in his whole career. (Never in a slam) I think Nadal has lost 6 (Never in a slam). Federer has lost 24 (6 in grand slams)
ok but i would also love to see the worst attributes from these same players
Missing Thiem badly in this list.. don't know if he can make it to TOP10 again or not..
Alcaraz everything. Forehand, court coverage, fighting spirit.
Nadal top spin forehand >>>>>>>>>>>>>>............. >>>>> Ruud
Alcaraz also has a bazooka forehand too
Edit: and crazy athleticism
I like rematch hilights ranking and stuff.
Vamos Rafa 🐐 Best of Luck for Today's 1R Match 🔥💪
Form is important to this game.
You just had to make something up for tsitsipas😂😂
Worst attributes:
Djokovic: smash
Zverev: second serve
Berrettini: backhand
You continue ⬇️
meddy : volley
tsitsipas slice backhand
ruud backhand i think
Rublev: Inconsistency, bad nerves, BWEHH
Sinner/Alcaraz: Too good but don't win
Rublev: BWEHHH
I refuse to believe they put "fighting spirit" for Rafael instead of idfk, at least that FH if you're not gonna say "problem solving/awareness" or something. Damn.
RAFA THE 🐐
Someone needs to explain to me what controlled aggression means to me 🤔
When a player measures just when to put something extra on a shot/shots.
Yeah constantly keeping good placement and depth but not with a lot of power to keep it somewhat safe
Rafa: doing everything he can to run around to his forehand
Nadal's atribute is his forehand
Did you like my tennis dueling card idea.
well, the list and the attributes of each are spot on. but all except one are skills (like return of serve) and physical capacities (like speed or endurance). the one exception is "fighting spirit". that is not a skill nor is that a physical capacity. it is a mental thing, a matter of, precisely, "spirit", an interior disposition. and that one and only exception belongs to...Nadal. perhaps close to "fighting spirit" is "controlled aggression"; but in FAA's case, that seems more like the capacity to suddenly pull the stops and let go...
Norrie : everything except backhand xD
Rafa has almost every attribute
Alcaraz: All of the above
Taking ball early lol 😂😂
Medvedev devrait être le favori pour NY ensuite pas forcément dans l'ordre , Nadal , Alcaraz , Sinner, Kyrgios, Berettini , Hurkacz , et peut être une surprise. Mais sans Djoko et Zverev en plus Tsitsipas déjà éliminé c'est dommage.
Ace!!!
I am here for NOVAK, that's it👉
Over-simplified analysis. The top players do not have any weak points. Medvedev's court coverage is impressive but is it better than that of Djokovich, Nadal and Alcaraz? The most important skill perhaps is that of consistency. Make no mistakes so that your opponent must win the point rather than you losing it. Where players on the tour differ most perhaps is in the first serve. Isner, Berretini and Kyrgios rate very highly but it is not enough to secure a top 5 ranking.
Nadal: the running banana forehand shot...
It isn't his best attribute.
@@pawewlodarczyk6200 whatever.
I never understood why people only think about fighting spirit for Nadal as a main reason for his success when he literally has all the shots. :D You can't win 21 slams by trying harder than the rest, you need the game as well.
22 slams
Rafa gets forehand too
Zverev backhand over serve?
How is the best FH ever not the player's best attribute?
ask this to benoit paire
@@thym1973 😂🤣
Going continental, sometimes with laughter is ok...
So I thought it was to real the style ,toss?
Tennis TV had to think hard for some of the players 😂
Roger?
He fell out of the rankings
Where is Kyrgios Serve ? The best no ?
top 10 dude ))))
Can I learn to be a racquet stringer.
Nothing about Nick Kyrgios?
Replay!
Djokovic come back in 2023 stronger than ever! He breaks the Grand slam record!
Djokovic's best attributes: shots avoidance. 😂
Not without his second vaccine😅🤣😭
Djokovic is the worst
@@opkilleryt7061 lol he is top 3 all time alongside Fed and Rafa, I'm going to collect your tears and donate to dry countries
Mehh... I would this differently.
Vamosssss mon Rafa 🎾🎾🥎🥎🥎
Can’t wait for Zverev to come back 😊
??? I got it for a three line...
Tsitsipas is good at being a child.
And where’s Federer serve….
Oh he retired
Federer
Weird dated porn sounding music. 😂
nadal: drug break when losing
shame that awful female commentator is ruining the Hurkacz highlights
First
Nadal's also good at faking injuries for half his career.
I got to Nadalito, and puked my eyes out... sorry, couldn't hold it in. Can't continue.
tsitsipas’s strength is making it out of the first round…Oh wait…🫣