This is EXACTLY the kind of match Kyrgios is talking when he says that when playing Fed, he put you on such a misery that you just don't want to be there and leave the court as quick as possible... 🙂
I think that Fed's opponent here made the 2nd round of a slam.... once. Career-high of 110. One to remember. Kyrgios has more recently said - "Novak Djokovic is the best player to ever touch a racket - the best player to ever walk the Earth.” Looks like he has given someone else than Fed the nod. Although don't just take Kyrgios's word for it. The long reigning pre-Big 3 GOAT anointed Djokovic even 2 years ago - "he is the greatest of all time". Sampras's voice does carry a decent amount of weight in these matters it's pretty obvious to say.
@@leumas0412 Kyrgios's view is the pretty obvious connection. Fairly obvious I would have thought. Although I personally put more store in what Sampras has to say as I said.
Fun fact: In 2018, Polansky became the first player in the Open Era to qualify for all four Grand Slam tournaments as a lucky loser within the same calendar year.
He was the absolute benchmark for so many Years. 237 conclusive weeks (that's a bit more than 4,5 Years!) as No.1, that record will probabbly never get broken. Miss this dude on court.
big Federer fan here so not dismissing how good he is in this match, but seriously it was like Polansky was aiming for Federer's strike zone on every shot . Fed didn't really have to do that much to blast him off the court .
Thank goodness, another video, thank you. I must have watched the 'ruthless' one 6 or 7 times now. These no-hope opponents are pure victims, and must feel wretched, as RogerBiwandu says below. And Federer just gets so much confidence that he plays 'what shall I try out next' kinds of shots. From the count of views after 2 hours I feel a lot of people out there are lost without Federer (including me).
Cant believe how many people are saying Polansky sucked. Yes he only got to 110 in the world but if you make it to 110 in the world you are still an insanely good tennis player! Federer was just on a completely other stratosphere in comparison to Polansky
Well tennis is pretty much the sport where if you pick the top 100/200 in the world, there is the biggest gap between the first 7/10 and the rest... and probably its 99% a mental gap.. to be in top 10 and mantain that spot you gotta have such a mental strength and consistency.. it's insanely hard to stay at the top for so long like roger rafa and nole did... they kinda made all of us think what they did is normal, but honestly its not so normal haha
RF : "thank you Lord, with your blessings i proudly compete with everyone mostly who're 5-20 years younger than me. i destroyed them fairly to take my glorious victory. thanks for everything amen."
Could watch a slow-mo of any fed shot but especially that forehand perfect preparation, head still, how relaxed his wrist is and the lateness of the wrist, the straight elbow everything beautiful shot. Wish my forehand looked as good
The Fed Express in free-flow😊. Sure, the opponent was no match for him, but not just the fh, his serve was on - 81% 1st serves did they say? Waaay above his tour avg of 64%. The confidence he was clearly feeling gave him the chance to demonstrate his sheer excellence & variety. Us Fedfans loved these short matches where practically every stroke was peRFect. Just gorgeous to watch. Big fat smiles all the way.😀
Well, as much as i prefer Roger over the rest big-3 (Delpo fan), that's debatable. For one, no one could ever beat 2008 Rafa on RG, no matter the form. Generally, in-form Rafa on clay is the most unbeatable force tennis has ever seen! As for Roger, we can't be sure! We've seen Novak played some flawless, maybe unparalleled tennis on some occasions. 2016 F in Doha against Rafa (Rafa said he had never seen anyone play at that level) and the first two sets of AO against Roger, same year. I'd love to see that Novak against AO 2009 Roger (match against Delpo) or the version against Blake in 2006 Masters Cup. Too bad it can't happen!
I think the French Open semi final 2011 I believe where Roger and Djokovich played and Roger ended Novak's 41 match win streak or something was the best match I've ever seen. Incredibly competitive tennis. Novak won 3-4 majors that year and Roger had to up his game to take him down. It was amazing to watch
@@ryaniam22 A good win for Fed there alright - Fed's 2nd last ever slam win against Djokovic. The last would be next year at Wimbledon, still only 30 at the time. 2011 into 2012 AO was an amazing year. "Prime Fed" took 7 years to get 7 wins from Nadal 2004-10 (with 14 losses to go with) and Djokovic did it in 7 months. beat Nadal 7 times in a row from March 2011. all matches were finals, including 3 slam finals. 2 consecutive masters clay finals also. Fed never did win Rome or Monte Carlo. PIty.
@@ryaniam22 Definitely the best match Roger has played on clay. And considering how invulnerable Novak looked at that point (41 wins in a row bf that match), probably a top-5 match of Roger's career, maybe top-3. Shame he couldn't keep it up in the Final. Not to mention that had Djokovic won against Roger, he probably would've beaten Rafa in the final as well. He had his number that year and already 4 wins in a row against him, 2 of which on clay finals in Rome and Madrid.
I think he could have played on water. An astonishingly gifted person. Not a backhand like Wawrinka but I'm always lost when critics say he had a weak backhand.
It was a really great backhand as well, with something less and something more than Wawrinka's. Less brute force (which has never been his style), but amazing timing, impressive angles and extremely quick setup for the shot, which's equally important.
Federer didn't have a weak backhand, he had an inconsistent backhand. The moment you put him under pressure, at times he is uncertain. So Djoker & Nadal targeted that part of his game again and again causing more doubts. [As a die hard federer fan, this is my take on it]
Polanski was giving him sitters! Federer smoked him definitely, and I could watch Federer’s attacking style all day. But Polansky had nothing threatening with his ground game. If the ball is gonna sit at the service line, fed is gonna eat it alive. And I’m here for it
@@lukazweverink9233 There's really no need to say "my". :) Anybody who's watched Fed play (vs Djoko and others) knows he's a greater *player* than Djoko is. (Djoko is the marginally more successful winner.) Fed illustrated this himself by outplaying Djoko when he was in his mid 20s, in his late 20s, in his mid 30s, and in his late 30s. In fact, Djoko only approached 20 slams on the back of his two fluked wins over Fed - at USO11 & Wimby19. If Fed had closed those matches out like he should have, Djoko would have _at least_ two fewer slams & their H2H would be 25-25. Basically, my point is this: I don't care for the 'GOAT' discussion or debate, but Fed has _just as much_ of a claim to being the GOAT as Djoko does.
@@thesoccergod Djokovic was beating 26 year OLD Federer at the Australian Open. Federer could never beat Djokovic at the Australian open again. Fed won 1 set TOTAL in 4 matches Djokovic beats just turned 29 year OLD Federer at the US open in 2010. Federer could never beat Djokovic at the US open again. Whenever Djokovic first beat Federer at a slam Federer could NEVER beat Djokovic there again.. Federer's last ever slam match win against Djokovic was when Federer was still only 30 Federer was not able to beat Djokovic anymore at the slams long before he was "OLD". Federer didn't retire for more than another 10 years. Looking at the career outsets, Federer got past a first slam 1/4 final a few weeks off turning 22 in a soft period of tennis, appropriately facing the completely unseeded Philapoussis in his first final. Not being able to make even last four of a slam in that era until that age in retrospect is a fail. Fed had 3 completely unseeded players in slam finals 03 to 07. Bagdatis who barely spent a career couple of months in the top ten being the most "notable". Nadal wasn't able to contend at either the US open or the Australian open, not making it past a 1/4 final at either until 2008. Djokovic was dominating both Federer still in his 20's and Nadal in 2011 at just 23 in the strongest era of tennis. Completely different competitive landscapes to have to do it in.
Roger has had time to become a pro and retire, but we have yet to see a someone play as smoothly as he did. Most beautiful technique ever seen in tennis.
Federer’s 5 years older than rafa and beat him at AO 2017 at 35/36 coming back from injury and 6 months off. He came back from a break down in the 5th…talk about pressure huh. Do me a favour and never voice ur opinions on a tennis video ever again. Cheers
@@KingSach24 yeah Nadal off clay (fed was never a competitor to him on clay really with never even taking more than a set off him at RG) was about as useful as Anne Frank's drum kit against the other 2 of the big 3 since 2014. Fed didn't do so well against Djokovic tho - last slam match win over 10 years before he retired. Still only 30 at the time.
@@huzcer 30 was considered old in 2011/2012. They were calling him a grandpa at that time. Also fed was still playing very well and people were amazed at how well he was playing at 30. Context is very important, maybe u should learn what it means. 🤣
I have been a Nadal fan all my life and I hated Federer most of his career. I have come in conclusion that Federer is the most gifted player ever and he is the greatest player of all time. His style, elegance and charisma is something inexplicable. The more I see Djokovic the more I realize he’ll never be anything like Federer and Nadal. He can win as many titles as he wants, he always remains the #3 who will have chased these 2 giants almost all his career.
Please explain how the guy in the lead is chasing someone? When you're in the lead, and read this part carefully, EVERYONE ELSE IS BEHIND YOU!!!! so please explain, how the guy that has the better head to head win percentage against both fed and rafa is chasing ? The man with the most weeks at number one in the HISTORY of men's tennis???? Novak isn't even my favorite player, I like Becker, and rafa the most, but id never make such false statements jist because I prefer another player. That's just silly.
@@jimmysp4des229 Djokvovic was #3 most of his career. He chased his 2 biggest rivals until the end of their career. Because he was able to overtake them at the very end of their career statistically speaking, because Federer is retired and Nadal has been OUT for 1 year, he would become the greatest player? Hahaha it’s so ridiculous. If Djokovic was the greatest player in history he only had to be #1 statistically against these 2, but this is not the case. He will remain the #3 who will have chased his 2 biggest rivals ALL his career.
@stuewz once again, novak holds every important statistical record, so he's not chasing anyone. When you're the best ever, you don't chase, you run away from the pack. Pete sampras says novak is the goat, I'll take one of the greatest players opinion over yours, you're using emotional arguments, not statistical facts.
@@jimmysp4des229 Lol, the name dropping argument I love it. Pete Sampras says Djokovic is the GOAT because it’s his opinion. I can name you a lot of names who says Federer and Nadal are still the GOAT. It goes both ways. And If it was only for the statistics, Lebron James would be the GOAT in basketball, but Michael Jordan is still seen as the GOAT.
@@stuewz basketball is a team sport kid, no comparison there. Novak played both fed and nadal, and he has a winning record against both, so we have hard factual numbers. These are facts, undeniable facts, Novak has beaten them both more, making him the better player. When you get beat more than you beat the other guy, that makes the other guy better. Or do you have some alternate way or perceiving getting beaten that has no bearing on reality?
If Federer didn’t catch mono, he would have won a few more grand slam. His performance went down after 2008 when mono kicked in. He used to move much quicker and played like he had much more energy before 2008.
I think the USO final against Hewitt wil always be his most godlike FH performance. And tbh, where was this fh in the final of Wimbledon against Djokovic that year? It seemed almost nonexistent.
Mental. It's much easier to play freely and connect with all your shots when you know the other side can't hurt you. After Djokivic had beaten Federer in a few tight match, the mental advantage went to Djokovic. You also saw the mental advantage switched to Federer after he beat Nadal at AO 2017, coming back from behind in the fifth set. He dominated Nadal in all subsequent matches except clay. Nobody does that to Nadal on clay, especially at RG.
@@tomsd8656Age. What about age instead? Everybody's talking of late Nole/Roger clashes like three six years difference didn't exist, pretending they were matches played at even conditions... Well, they weren't. Roger, because of changes in technical equipment, and because of an obligated (by aging, with injuries to knee and back and consequent diminished court coverage) switch to extreme constant aggression, with a shift forward by one full meter in his average court positioning, was forced to modify his forehand movement during 2013 off-season, as well as his backhand... and while this fact gave an unbelievable new "youth" to his backhand, it didn't help his forehand consistency at all. Hence his relative diminished confidence.
@pierdomenicosommati443 You should look no further than Federer's dominance of Nadal after the 2017 AO. Age difference is the same. That was just mental. Against Djokovic, he had match points at Wimbledon. You can't be compromised by age and hold match points. You need to watch Wimbledon 2019. When Federer held two match points, Djokovic didn't do anything special at all, just trying to get the ball back, but Federer was just missing, and it looked 100% mental to anyone, even amateurs, who had played tennis and be in the same position. The reason for that was a result of Federer's losing many closed big matches to Djokovic before, like US Open semi 2010, 2011, Wimbledon 2014. Federer had match points in both US open semi 2010 and 2011. That must have haunted him in Wimbledon 2019. Yes, Federer's tennis can reach a God like level, which Nadal and Djokovic can't reach, which is why Federer bageled Djokovic at Cinci, but Federer is still human, and human is affected mentally by a lot of things.
@@tomsd8656 the main reason why Federer looks mentally weaker, is his type of tennis. In topic moments, grinding even more or continuing to pick lines or hitting winners are two completely different things. In tight situations, the problem of tension is universal... but it's far easier to fight tension by running even more and trying harder and harder, compared to what Federer always does in all his matches. The risk of playing less briliant pivotal points is inherent to his tennis, not to his person. And yes, age matters. When he was younger, this problem was much less relevant, and he was very notorious for hitting ace after ace when he faced very delicate situations on serve. Being 6 years older than your opponent, and feeling the risk of a long fifth set against a 6 years younger Djokovic if match doesn't end soon, is not gonna make things easier, like at all. It's a thing which can vastly impair one's confidence. Condidence in Federer's style of play, was everything. After his January 2008 mononucleosis and subsequent multiple unexpected losses, he suffered a visible loss of confidence, which ultimately was the main reason behind his loss to Nadal at Wimbledon, particularly in those two poorly played first sets.
@pierdomenicosommati443 I don't really know about your analysis. I am not those players, so it's hard to say. But regardless of style, amy player could lose a mental match, Nadal and Djokovic too. Federer basically won the AO 2017 on mental will, then dominated Nadal since then. Federer is also very good at defending. It's not just finishing points. Age matters overall, which is why Federer is retired now, and Djokovic and Nadal are still playing. But in a specific match, if you hold match points in the fifth set, and then you were able to last until 14-12, it's ridiculous to blame age. Djokovic in the late part of his career had improved his mental game quite a bit. All of the very top players do a lot of work mentally. Tennis is a highly mental sport. You cannot win as much as Federer, Nadal, Djokovic without the mental game. But what I saw is that near the end, Djokovic edged out both Federer and Nadal just a tiny bit on the mental game.
The title and description make it sound like Fed was unusually good in this, when it's really just the opponent who was slow, had poor footwork and sent balls right in Fed's comfort zone.
The sad part is Fed did not always play with this aggression especially against djokovic and Nadal and instead just passively blocked balls back and ultimately succumbed to injuries😢
@@AC-wl7ve On a fast surface, he could do this with anyone including Djoker and Nadal. On slower surfaces which are more common since late 2000s, he is weaker and thats where Djoker and Nadal went past him. Just look at the US Open 2023 surface speed vs US Open 2005/2006 speed.
I’m not sure where Polansky’s ranking was, but he just couldn’t keep up with Fed’s pace. He kept giving fed beach balls which ass blasted him off the court. (Which as we know “beach balls” at ATP level are like 60 mph 😅). I now understand what is meant by “The top players simply hit a different type of ball”
It is nice that somebody admit that sone human beings are God gifted and another human beings are "normal" with nor abillity and another are just garbagge in the world.
Federer's greatest matches are always against lower ranked opponents due to his ability to simply bamboozle them like amateurs. Given the ticket prices and Roger's record, I would prefer watching Federer play in the 2/3rd round than the finals.
This alleged 'God' should not get all the credit - on the contrary, it belongs to the player himself for all the hard work he put in, over many years, to maximise his potential.
If Fed had played with a two-handed BH, he wouldn't be Fed. Besides, he _is_ right up there with Djoko in the discussion, _despite_ having a one-handed BH. Goes to show just *how* good Fed was. (Djoko needed to fluke two wins vs 30+ y.o Fed to even begin to approach 20 slams.) Fed is _easily_ the greatest *player* to ever play the game and one its most prolific winners. That's not all. In his physical prime, Fed was *_simultaneously_* the sport's aesthetic ideal, its greatest shotmaker, and its most prodigious winner. The Maestro. 🙏
@@thesoccergod I agree she plays beautifully and is a great guy but how come u downgrade novak? He’s been persecuted his whole career and as soon as he became successful everyone started disliking him 🤷♂️
Yours is a very good comment to make the point that what makes Federer the GOAT (without having the most titles and records) is precisely the beauty of his game, of which his one-handed backhand, his movement and footwork, and his devastating forehand are above and beyond what every other player has been able to offer. Novak will always have the most of this and that because of his superior competitive spirit, mental strength, and superb defense but his game is not "exquisite."
@@patriciaardila5601 That doesn't actually make him the goat tho, it just makes him your favorite player of all time. Ultimately the most objective way to determine who's the goat is to look at raw numbers like majors won, weeks at no 1, masters 1000s won, and cross-surface titles. That last part is what gives djokovic the edge over federer and nadal; the fact that he consistently played the highest levels of tennis across all 3 surfaces. Obviously, federer and nadal were still incredibly good across the surfaces but djokovic had the slight advantage.
One small glitch though...I for once landed my own racquet to Roger for the 2008 French Open final....Rafa obviously borrowed God's racquet this very day....oopsy!
This is EXACTLY the kind of match Kyrgios is talking when he says that when playing Fed, he put you on such a misery that you just don't want to be there and leave the court as quick as possible... 🙂
I think that Fed's opponent here made the 2nd round of a slam.... once. Career-high of 110. One to remember. Kyrgios has more recently said - "Novak Djokovic is the best player to ever touch a racket - the best player to ever walk the Earth.” Looks like he has given someone else than Fed the nod. Although don't just take Kyrgios's word for it. The long reigning pre-Big 3 GOAT anointed Djokovic even 2 years ago - "he is the greatest of all time". Sampras's voice does carry a decent amount of weight in these matters it's pretty obvious to say.
How is Djokovic related to the original comment? @@huzcer
@@leumas0412 Kyrgios's view is the pretty obvious connection. Fairly obvious I would have thought. Although I personally put more store in what Sampras has to say as I said.
@@huzcer Fed GOAT
@@hetsahk forgive me if I go with Pete Sampras on that over you.
Really appreciate how you keep the memories alive. Miss the fella terribly. Not the same without him.
i'll feel the same until i die .. tennis will never be the same
I didn’t know people still played tennis after he retired.
Djokovic may have the most titles to his name but he never had the majestic shots of the genius that is Roger Federer.
Djokovic always thought that Fed's topspin backhand shot was such a majestic gift alright!
@@huzcer : Yes, Djokovic was killing him through the backhand 😆
@@huzcer And now Alcaraz feels the same about *all* of Djokovic's shots! 😂
@@AJD09FB Woger was not seen anywhere near a slam final 5 weeks after knee surgery that's for sure!
@@huzcer True, but I don't really care. I'm not a Federer fan. Cry yourself to sleep tonight knowing that Novax is Alcaraz's b*tch now. 🤣
RF hits the ball so early, with so much power and precision. Unmatched in the history of the game . . .
@@PrecisionPointTennis Andre was a great player. People often get too caught up in the Big 3 and forget bout all the other brilliant players.
@@PrecisionPointTennis Andre's forehand is not as versatile as Federer's.
with such precision that at Wimbledon 2019 he sent the match ball to the moon that they are still looking for it
@@dieguito578 unlike you dieguito, who never missed a wimbledon match ball.
Miss this effortless play on tour. Rf always makes it look so easy
Fun fact: In 2018, Polansky became the first player in the Open Era to qualify for all four Grand Slam tournaments as a lucky loser within the same calendar year.
What is lucky loser
3:05 That volley is absolutely nuts
He was the absolute benchmark for so many Years. 237 conclusive weeks (that's a bit more than 4,5 Years!) as No.1, that record will probabbly never get broken.
Miss this dude on court.
Jannik Sinner: hold my Gewurztraminer (no, I don't think Sinner will be that good, I just wanted to make the Traminer joke...)
@@svevo Probably more "hold my Vernatsch" or "hold my Lagrein". Those (excellent) vines are more Südtirol specific than the Gewürztraminer.
@@svevohey that's actually one of my favourite wines and i had a killer one in northern italy.
With you on this one😅
big Federer fan here so not dismissing how good he is in this match, but seriously it was like Polansky was aiming for Federer's strike zone on every shot . Fed didn't really have to do that much to blast him off the court .
Same thoughts here and I said so much with my comment too 😂. He gave him a lot or short balls right in his favorite strike zone
TRUE LOL
It’s more likely his footwork on every single point
he couldn't deal with fed's ball the whole match, just too heavy for him to hit decent shots consistently, overpowered xD
Hahaha, yeah! Polansky played like a lot of the women play......hitting the ball straight down the middle of the court!!
Thank goodness, another video, thank you. I must have watched the 'ruthless' one 6 or 7 times now. These no-hope opponents are pure victims, and must feel wretched, as RogerBiwandu says below. And Federer just gets so much confidence that he plays 'what shall I try out next' kinds of shots. From the count of views after 2 hours I feel a lot of people out there are lost without Federer (including me).
Cant believe how many people are saying Polansky sucked. Yes he only got to 110 in the world but if you make it to 110 in the world you are still an insanely good tennis player! Federer was just on a completely other stratosphere in comparison to Polansky
Well tennis is pretty much the sport where if you pick the top 100/200 in the world, there is the biggest gap between the first 7/10 and the rest... and probably its 99% a mental gap..
to be in top 10 and mantain that spot you gotta have such a mental strength and consistency.. it's insanely hard to stay at the top for so long like roger rafa and nole did... they kinda made all of us think what they did is normal, but honestly its not so normal haha
RF : "thank you Lord, with your blessings i proudly compete with everyone mostly who're 5-20 years younger than me. i destroyed them fairly to take my glorious victory. thanks for everything amen."
Could watch a slow-mo of any fed shot but especially that forehand perfect preparation, head still, how relaxed his wrist is and the lateness of the wrist, the straight elbow everything beautiful shot. Wish my forehand looked as good
This is why RF will always be the GOAT for me!
❤❤❤❤❤
Looks so easy when he does it, it's crazily beautiful
Federer Fan Forever.......
Miss you Play....
at the end he was playing in practise mode❤. His genious can never be matched.
6-2, 6-0.
Cool Performance By The Ice Cool Federer 😎
Love the title Raz! Amazing compilation of Roger's unmatched brilliance, thank you!
The Fed Express in free-flow😊.
Sure, the opponent was no match for him, but not just the fh, his serve was on - 81% 1st serves did they say? Waaay above his tour avg of 64%. The confidence he was clearly feeling gave him the chance to demonstrate his sheer excellence & variety. Us Fedfans loved these short matches where practically every stroke was peRFect. Just gorgeous to watch.
Big fat smiles all the way.😀
you have the best thumbnails and titles
No one has ever played the game more beautifully than Roger. Just sublime
Thanks for the audio and the video, Raz. Without the video, I would have thought that umpire's "Game Federer" was a broken record! :-)
Best thumbnail I've ever seen
No onelse like Roger now and forever
AHAHAAH I liked before even watching because of the HILLARIOUS thumbnail 🤣🤣
That the Famous FedExpress Era!
Roger was so special 🥉
When Fed is on he is better than everyone
Preach!
Well, as much as i prefer Roger over the rest big-3 (Delpo fan), that's debatable. For one, no one could ever beat 2008 Rafa on RG, no matter the form. Generally, in-form Rafa on clay is the most unbeatable force tennis has ever seen! As for Roger, we can't be sure! We've seen Novak played some flawless, maybe unparalleled tennis on some occasions. 2016 F in Doha against Rafa (Rafa said he had never seen anyone play at that level) and the first two sets of AO against Roger, same year. I'd love to see that Novak against AO 2009 Roger (match against Delpo) or the version against Blake in 2006 Masters Cup. Too bad it can't happen!
I think the French Open semi final 2011 I believe where Roger and Djokovich played and Roger ended Novak's 41 match win streak or something was the best match I've ever seen. Incredibly competitive tennis. Novak won 3-4 majors that year and Roger had to up his game to take him down. It was amazing to watch
@@ryaniam22 A good win for Fed there alright - Fed's 2nd last ever slam win against Djokovic. The last would be next year at Wimbledon, still only 30 at the time. 2011 into 2012 AO was an amazing year. "Prime Fed" took 7 years to get 7 wins from Nadal 2004-10 (with 14 losses to go with) and Djokovic did it in 7 months. beat Nadal 7 times in a row from March 2011. all matches were finals, including 3 slam finals. 2 consecutive masters clay finals also. Fed never did win Rome or Monte Carlo. PIty.
@@ryaniam22 Definitely the best match Roger has played on clay. And considering how invulnerable Novak looked at that point (41 wins in a row bf that match), probably a top-5 match of Roger's career, maybe top-3. Shame he couldn't keep it up in the Final. Not to mention that had Djokovic won against Roger, he probably would've beaten Rafa in the final as well. He had his number that year and already 4 wins in a row against him, 2 of which on clay finals in Rome and Madrid.
That forehand is a dream..
I think he could have played on water. An astonishingly gifted person. Not a backhand like Wawrinka but I'm always lost when critics say he had a weak backhand.
watch 2006 federer vs blake atp finals shanghai...dont think anyone can call that backhand weak
@@altruism8637 Blake gave him some good battles!
It was a really great backhand as well, with something less and something more than Wawrinka's. Less brute force (which has never been his style), but amazing timing, impressive angles and extremely quick setup for the shot, which's equally important.
@@pierdomenicosommati443 Yeah, that's a really good observation. Agree.
Federer didn't have a weak backhand, he had an inconsistent backhand. The moment you put him under pressure, at times he is uncertain. So Djoker & Nadal targeted that part of his game again and again causing more doubts. [As a die hard federer fan, this is my take on it]
I miss this godlike player!
Excellent video, as usual, thanks a lot.
Damn. It's performances like these where I actually feel bad for the opponent lol
Polanski was giving him sitters! Federer smoked him definitely, and I could watch Federer’s attacking style all day. But Polansky had nothing threatening with his ground game.
If the ball is gonna sit at the service line, fed is gonna eat it alive. And I’m here for it
Obviously GOD never got bored with Roger. The most aggressive and complete of players. One and only GOAT😊❤🎉
true at least my GOAT
@@lukazweverink9233 Pure magic was Roger. He mastered the entire court.
I agree! ❤🎉
@@lukazweverink9233 There's really no need to say "my". :)
Anybody who's watched Fed play (vs Djoko and others) knows he's a greater *player* than Djoko is. (Djoko is the marginally more successful winner.) Fed illustrated this himself by outplaying Djoko when he was in his mid 20s, in his late 20s, in his mid 30s, and in his late 30s. In fact, Djoko only approached 20 slams on the back of his two fluked wins over Fed - at USO11 & Wimby19. If Fed had closed those matches out like he should have, Djoko would have _at least_ two fewer slams & their H2H would be 25-25.
Basically, my point is this: I don't care for the 'GOAT' discussion or debate, but Fed has _just as much_ of a claim to being the GOAT as Djoko does.
@@thesoccergod Djokovic was beating 26 year OLD Federer at the Australian Open. Federer could never beat Djokovic at the Australian open again. Fed won 1 set TOTAL in 4 matches Djokovic beats just turned 29 year OLD Federer at the US open in 2010. Federer could never beat Djokovic at the US open again. Whenever Djokovic first beat Federer at a slam Federer could NEVER beat Djokovic there again.. Federer's last ever slam match win against Djokovic was when Federer was still only 30 Federer was not able to beat Djokovic anymore at the slams long before he was "OLD". Federer didn't retire for more than another 10 years. Looking at the career outsets, Federer got past a first slam 1/4 final a few weeks off turning 22 in a soft period of tennis, appropriately facing the completely unseeded Philapoussis in his first final. Not being able to make even last four of a slam in that era until that age in retrospect is a fail. Fed had 3 completely unseeded players in slam finals 03 to 07. Bagdatis who barely spent a career couple of months in the top ten being the most "notable". Nadal wasn't able to contend at either the US open or the Australian open, not making it past a 1/4 final at either until 2008. Djokovic was dominating both Federer still in his 20's and Nadal in 2011 at just 23 in the strongest era of tennis. Completely different competitive landscapes to have to do it in.
I don't care about the grand slam numbers, Roger is still the GOAT 🐐
I love the caption ❤
The title 😂😂🎉ist love it
The GOAT
thumbnail is great hahaha
Tennis needs Roger Fereder ♥
These tennis videos that are enhanced to make the important content highly visible are great! A sight for sore eyes, as they say.
If that first return happened to me on what appears to be the second point of the match imma be like "we're gonna be here a while... or maybe not"
Wow I was at this match in 2014, the last time ever he came to Toronto.
He made a final in 2017
This was a cold blooded muder, so much agression with a lot of precision
2:05 someone in the public having pasta
Roger has had time to become a pro and retire, but we have yet to see a someone play as smoothly as he did. Most beautiful technique ever seen in tennis.
That was a nice crowd on this Federer training session 🤔
"Son, that s my racket". Genious title.
This is easily the best (if not top 3) outfit Federer ever wore
God: 'Son, that's my racquet'. RF: 'Sorry mate, it's mine'.... :) :)
Roger without pressure have arguably the best forehand or backhand of all time
Federer’s 5 years older than rafa and beat him at AO 2017 at 35/36 coming back from injury and 6 months off. He came back from a break down in the 5th…talk about pressure huh. Do me a favour and never voice ur opinions on a tennis video ever again. Cheers
@@KingSach24 WT hell are you on about buddy?
Its a complement
Stop being too emotional
@@KingSach24 yeah Nadal off clay (fed was never a competitor to him on clay really with never even taking more than a set off him at RG) was about as useful as Anne Frank's drum kit against the other 2 of the big 3 since 2014. Fed didn't do so well against Djokovic tho - last slam match win over 10 years before he retired. Still only 30 at the time.
@@rjari8578 u said without pressure u idiot. Ur giving him a backhanded compliment. Go to school you’re late.
@@huzcer 30 was considered old in 2011/2012. They were calling him a grandpa at that time. Also fed was still playing very well and people were amazed at how well he was playing at 30. Context is very important, maybe u should learn what it means. 🤣
Simplemente Roger Federer ❤️
Love these titles/thumbnails 😂
I have been a Nadal fan all my life and I hated Federer most of his career. I have come in conclusion that Federer is the most gifted player ever and he is the greatest player of all time. His style, elegance and charisma is something inexplicable. The more I see Djokovic the more I realize he’ll never be anything like Federer and Nadal. He can win as many titles as he wants, he always remains the #3 who will have chased these 2 giants almost all his career.
Please explain how the guy in the lead is chasing someone?
When you're in the lead, and read this part carefully, EVERYONE ELSE IS BEHIND YOU!!!!
so please explain, how the guy that has the better head to head win percentage against both fed and rafa is chasing ?
The man with the most weeks at number one in the HISTORY of men's tennis????
Novak isn't even my favorite player, I like Becker, and rafa the most, but id never make such false statements jist because I prefer another player.
That's just silly.
@@jimmysp4des229 Djokvovic was #3 most of his career. He chased his 2 biggest rivals until the end of their career. Because he was able to overtake them at the very end of their career statistically speaking, because Federer is retired and Nadal has been OUT for 1 year, he would become the greatest player? Hahaha it’s so ridiculous. If Djokovic was the greatest player in history he only had to be #1 statistically against these 2, but this is not the case. He will remain the #3 who will have chased his 2 biggest rivals ALL his career.
@stuewz once again, novak holds every important statistical record, so he's not chasing anyone.
When you're the best ever, you don't chase, you run away from the pack.
Pete sampras says novak is the goat, I'll take one of the greatest players opinion over yours, you're using emotional arguments, not statistical facts.
@@jimmysp4des229 Lol, the name dropping argument I love it. Pete Sampras says Djokovic is the GOAT because it’s his opinion. I can name you a lot of names who says Federer and Nadal are still the GOAT. It goes both ways. And If it was only for the statistics, Lebron James would be the GOAT in basketball, but Michael Jordan is still seen as the GOAT.
@@stuewz basketball is a team sport kid, no comparison there.
Novak played both fed and nadal, and he has a winning record against both, so we have hard factual numbers.
These are facts, undeniable facts, Novak has beaten them both more, making him the better player.
When you get beat more than you beat the other guy, that makes the other guy better.
Or do you have some alternate way or perceiving getting beaten that has no bearing on reality?
Anyone know what Racket Federer is using?
Ump called "40-30" on Polansky's serve where Federer was up 5:44
Yup, i thought the same thing. Then instead of Federer breaking 5-0 he called deuce, and he had to win another 2 points.
If Federer didn’t catch mono, he would have won a few more grand slam. His performance went down after 2008 when mono kicked in. He used to move much quicker and played like he had much more energy before 2008.
Peak Federer is "absolutely" the greatest of all time.
these forehands would have been important at 2 matchpoints at wimbledon.
It’s the Rogers cup in Toronto, Federer didn’t want anyone touching his cup.
And the AO 2017 final vs Rafa was when God took control of his backhand
federer magnifique bon vid
Goodness me, full of confidence!!
I think the USO final against Hewitt wil always be his most godlike FH performance.
And tbh, where was this fh in the final of Wimbledon against Djokovic that year? It seemed almost nonexistent.
Mental. It's much easier to play freely and connect with all your shots when you know the other side can't hurt you. After Djokivic had beaten Federer in a few tight match, the mental advantage went to Djokovic.
You also saw the mental advantage switched to Federer after he beat Nadal at AO 2017, coming back from behind in the fifth set. He dominated Nadal in all subsequent matches except clay. Nobody does that to Nadal on clay, especially at RG.
@@tomsd8656Age. What about age instead? Everybody's talking of late Nole/Roger clashes like three six years difference didn't exist, pretending they were matches played at even conditions... Well, they weren't. Roger, because of changes in technical equipment, and because of an obligated (by aging, with injuries to knee and back and consequent diminished court coverage) switch to extreme constant aggression, with a shift forward by one full meter in his average court positioning, was forced to modify his forehand movement during 2013 off-season, as well as his backhand... and while this fact gave an unbelievable new "youth" to his backhand, it didn't help his forehand consistency at all. Hence his relative diminished confidence.
@pierdomenicosommati443 You should look no further than Federer's dominance of Nadal after the 2017 AO. Age difference is the same. That was just mental. Against Djokovic, he had match points at Wimbledon. You can't be compromised by age and hold match points. You need to watch Wimbledon 2019. When Federer held two match points, Djokovic didn't do anything special at all, just trying to get the ball back, but Federer was just missing, and it looked 100% mental to anyone, even amateurs, who had played tennis and be in the same position. The reason for that was a result of Federer's losing many closed big matches to Djokovic before, like US Open semi 2010, 2011, Wimbledon 2014. Federer had match points in both US open semi 2010 and 2011. That must have haunted him in Wimbledon 2019.
Yes, Federer's tennis can reach a God like level, which Nadal and Djokovic can't reach, which is why Federer bageled Djokovic at Cinci, but Federer is still human, and human is affected mentally by a lot of things.
@@tomsd8656 the main reason why Federer looks mentally weaker, is his type of tennis. In topic moments, grinding even more or continuing to pick lines or hitting winners are two completely different things.
In tight situations, the problem of tension is universal... but it's far easier to fight tension by running even more and trying harder and harder, compared to what Federer always does in all his matches. The risk of playing less briliant pivotal points is inherent to his tennis, not to his person. And yes, age matters. When he was younger, this problem was much less relevant, and he was very notorious for hitting ace after ace when he faced very delicate situations on serve. Being 6 years older than your opponent, and feeling the risk of a long fifth set against a 6 years younger Djokovic if match doesn't end soon, is not gonna make things easier, like at all. It's a thing which can vastly impair one's confidence.
Condidence in Federer's style of play, was everything. After his January 2008 mononucleosis and subsequent multiple unexpected losses, he suffered a visible loss of confidence, which ultimately was the main reason behind his loss to Nadal at Wimbledon, particularly in those two poorly played first sets.
@pierdomenicosommati443 I don't really know about your analysis. I am not those players, so it's hard to say. But regardless of style, amy player could lose a mental match, Nadal and Djokovic too. Federer basically won the AO 2017 on mental will, then dominated Nadal since then. Federer is also very good at defending. It's not just finishing points.
Age matters overall, which is why Federer is retired now, and Djokovic and Nadal are still playing. But in a specific match, if you hold match points in the fifth set, and then you were able to last until 14-12, it's ridiculous to blame age.
Djokovic in the late part of his career had improved his mental game quite a bit. All of the very top players do a lot of work mentally. Tennis is a highly mental sport. You cannot win as much as Federer, Nadal, Djokovic without the mental game. But what I saw is that near the end, Djokovic edged out both Federer and Nadal just a tiny bit on the mental game.
Roman Polansky played Tennis? I had no idea. Hopp Schwiiz! :)
The title and description make it sound like Fed was unusually good in this, when it's really just the opponent who was slow, had poor footwork and sent balls right in Fed's comfort zone.
5:42 Scoring is weird here...Then it changes to 5-0 as it should be, but then it goes Ad Polansky. Mistake by the umpire?
Roger looks so slight with skinny arms and thin torso, yet THE POWER OF GOD runs through it 😮
I took a photo with him, and was amazed at how thin he was, looking at him from aside!
This is a horror show. I won't be able to forget what I've seen next time I give a short ball to someone 😂
The sad part is Fed did not always play with this aggression especially against djokovic and Nadal and instead just passively blocked balls back and ultimately succumbed to injuries😢
I imagine it’s a bit harder to play this style against a player like joker.
@@AC-wl7ve On a fast surface, he could do this with anyone including Djoker and Nadal. On slower surfaces which are more common since late 2000s, he is weaker and thats where Djoker and Nadal went past him. Just look at the US Open 2023 surface speed vs US Open 2005/2006 speed.
This is how Tsitsipas imagines himself in his head .
So we are measuring the quality of his forehand vs Polansky? How many GS he won again? How many weeks at no 10 he spent?
I’m not sure where Polansky’s ranking was, but he just couldn’t keep up with Fed’s pace. He kept giving fed beach balls which ass blasted him off the court. (Which as we know “beach balls” at ATP level are like 60 mph 😅). I now understand what is meant by “The top players simply hit a different type of ball”
Fed must have some sort of a magnetic attraction towards the net. Every chance he gets to use his forehand, he is looking to charge the net
Later in his career he lacked the stamina that younger players had, so he’d come to net to end points faster
just a suggestion, you might consider amending to "Son That's My Staff"
The title of this video is well adapted ! GOD is somewhere in the game of RF.
Roger 🐐
Federer will always be the most skillful player
I would USO 2005 final was the match that FH was godly!!
what year was it?
Check the beginning of the video… 0:10
Lmfao that thumbnail
Remember god was once a human.
Goat
It is nice that somebody admit that sone human beings are God gifted and another human beings are "normal" with nor abillity and another are just garbagge in the world.
Big thanks to Polansky for holding a racquet on the other side of the net that day.
Federer's greatest matches are always against lower ranked opponents due to his ability to simply bamboozle them like amateurs. Given the ticket prices and Roger's record, I would prefer watching Federer play in the 2/3rd round than the finals.
top quality opponent, too.
own Federer
This alleged 'God' should not get all the credit - on the contrary, it belongs to the player himself for all the hard work he put in, over many years, to maximise his potential.
It s true, God said " my racket is in your hands "
If federer had had a two hander since the beginning of his career he definitely could have been up there with Novak in the discussion for the greatest
If Fed had played with a two-handed BH, he wouldn't be Fed.
Besides, he _is_ right up there with Djoko in the discussion, _despite_ having a one-handed BH. Goes to show just *how* good Fed was. (Djoko needed to fluke two wins vs 30+ y.o Fed to even begin to approach 20 slams.) Fed is _easily_ the greatest *player* to ever play the game and one its most prolific winners.
That's not all. In his physical prime, Fed was *_simultaneously_* the sport's aesthetic ideal, its greatest shotmaker, and its most prodigious winner. The Maestro. 🙏
@@thesoccergod I agree she plays beautifully and is a great guy but how come u downgrade novak? He’s been persecuted his whole career and as soon as he became successful everyone started disliking him 🤷♂️
Yours is a very good comment to make the point that what makes Federer the GOAT (without having the most titles and records) is precisely the beauty of his game, of which his one-handed backhand, his movement and footwork, and his devastating forehand are above and beyond what every other player has been able to offer. Novak will always have the most of this and that because of his superior competitive spirit, mental strength, and superb defense but his game is not "exquisite."
@@patriciaardila5601 even Federer didn't trust his topspin backhand ua-cam.com/video/qX0U57TUnqQ/v-deo.html
@@patriciaardila5601 That doesn't actually make him the goat tho, it just makes him your favorite player of all time. Ultimately the most objective way to determine who's the goat is to look at raw numbers like majors won, weeks at no 1, masters 1000s won, and cross-surface titles. That last part is what gives djokovic the edge over federer and nadal; the fact that he consistently played the highest levels of tennis across all 3 surfaces. Obviously, federer and nadal were still incredibly good across the surfaces but djokovic had the slight advantage.
One small glitch though...I for once landed my own racquet to Roger for the 2008 French Open final....Rafa obviously borrowed God's racquet this very day....oopsy!
Why was it deuce and not 5-0 in the second set?
Because God was playing and he sets his own rules
GOAT
Maybe others one more slams, or were more consistent. But if you had any two players playing their best tennis, on any day, nobody beats Roger.
Polansky playing pusher against the most solid guy in history. there can be only one outcome.
The best ever
Did you see what GOOOOOD just did to us man!?
Maybe the quality of Roger's opponent had something to do with it.