This is pretty much the end of prime Federer for me. I've never seen the same focus, footspeed and firepower again from Fed between 2010-2020, with a few exceptions here and there.
True except for 2017. Spot serve best yr ever. Backhand best year ever which beat Nadal AO 2017. Movement 2017 less explosive than early years but smoother, looser, more efficient. Only year Fed does not drop a set Wimbledon. Record 2017 54-5. Fed 2017 beats Fed any other time except 2005-2006.
+Sharp Tongue the final is not that great, Fed's level is not as good as Murray to be honest, but Federer just seem to read Murray so well , and 2012 also,
The point starting @ 5:05. The way Federer constructed it is pure genius. The nano-second decision to go with a backhand rather than the forehand @ 5:16, taking Murray wide off the court with a short angle, and then the killing BH down the line. No Wonder Jim says "Oh my Goodness. That is just abusive"... We love You Roger. There can never be another like you again.
the angles that federer produced were out of this world. it didnt just require fitness but mili second decision making as well. truly he has the superior tactical level of awareness in the tour. In my opinion I think one of the reasons of this performance was the fact that he was still fast then on his forehand side; because now when he chases the ball on his right side it doesnt have that power like before.
In my opinion, that is why he is the greatest of all time. Novak and Rafa may have got better over him during recent years but no one will ever be that consistent again.
lol, gluten free Djokovic. What a joke. Federer beat him at the French to stop his win streak. Federer in his prime is on a completely different level than Djokovic.
computermaster The only way I can see him winning another GS is if somehow Djokovic loses before reaching the final so Federer avoids meeting him. Otherwise his chances are very low against Djoko in a GS final.
I can’t believe how small Roger’s rackets’ head sizes were. I never noticed it until now for some reason and they’re SO small! It’s nuts that he played with that for nearly 20 years and still won so many Slams. Imagine if he had switched to a 99-inch frame ten years ago! He might have won as many Slams in the 2010s and he did in the 2000s.
Andy Murray is noted for his exceptional strategic style of play but here we see Federer outdoing him at his own game. Federer is beautifully constructing points, hitting in the opposite direction to what Murray expects. That combined with his explosive forehands, angled backhands and accurate serves overwhelmed Murray.
Has anyone else spotted how much more SNAP there is to Roger's backhand here? Compared to say - against Djok in Wimb '14? Roger's BH seems much more defensive now than it ever has been. I'd love to see him flatten it out again, like in this match. Pulling the trigger more quickly and more often.
Yeah I'd agree. There were days when his backhand had much more forward motion (this vid for example) but I can defo see how other players could wear this down. These days it's becoming a liability.
Yeah Daniel Richards fair point actually. The big guns from the Big Four - 3 of them have double-handers. I like seeing the single-handed play though - a thing of beauty. It might phase out entirely, over the next few years unfortunately.
Watching this after Andy Murray's retirement announcement. At 12:30, you know he wasn't feeling comfortable with his hip.... Anyway, thanks for all the memories Andy! He was part of the Big4!
End of an Era. Thank you Maéstro, a.k.a. Roger Federer for all the memories. It was an honour witnessing your grace, elegance, flamboyance. There will never be another athlete, another Champion, another #Legend like you. You are simply the very best!🙏🏻🏆❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ You made us all fall in love with this sport. You made us believe that no matter how hard life knocks us down, we must never give up and keep Believeing. It was a privilege watching you, right from my childhood days,almost 2 decades ago till now. You are an icon in not only tennis, but also the Sporting Universe as a whole. We all realise what you had to go through the past 3 years with 3 back to back arthroscopic surgeries on the knee. The only thing I am happy about now is that you will be relieved of the physical stress that a tennis athlete has to endure in order to play at the highest level. Needless to say that it breaks my heart to even imagine that you will never be seen again in the ATP Circuit after next week. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔Tennis will never be the same again without you, Rog! This is the saddest day of Tennis till now. 🙏🏻💔 You revolutionized the sport in astronomical proportions Roger. Your Legacy shall live on forever. 🙏🏻❤️ Tennis will never be the same again without you. 🙏🏻💔 Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❣️❤ 2017... What a dream year it was!! 🙏🏻❤️ Now only the memories remain for us to cherish. Here are some of the feats achieved by Roger Federer. 1. Record 237 Consecutive weeks as World Number 1(from February 2004 to July 2008) and a total of 310 weeks as World #1. 2. Record 65 consecutive Grass Court wins from 2003 to 2008 3. Record 19 ATP Titles on grass. 3. Record 5 consecutive Wimbledon Titles(2003-2007), a record shared with Bjon Borg. 4. 20 Grand Slam Titles, the 3rd Highest after Rafa Nadal(22) and Novak Djokovic (21). 5. Record 8 Wimbledon Titles. 6. 6 Australian Open Titles, the 2nd highest after Novak Djokovic(9). 7. Record 5 US Open Titles, shared with Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors 8. 1 Roland Garros Title, where he had lost 4 of those Finals against Rafa Nadal, the winner of 14 Roland Garros Titles and is yet to lose a Roland Garros Final. 9. Record 23 Consecutive Grand Slam semi final appearances from 2005 Roland Garros to 2010 Australian Open, which also features a record 10 consecutive Grand Slam Finals from 2005 Wimbledon to 2007 US Open, followed by yet another 8 consecutive Grand Slam Finals from 2008 Roland Garros to 2010 Australian Open. 10. Record 369 Grand Slam match wins from 429 matches(86% wins), including 105 wins and 14 losses at Wimbledon(88%), 102 wins and 15 losses at Australian Open(87%), 89 wins and 14 losses at US Open(86%), 73 wins and 17 losses at Roland Garros(81%). 11.103 ATP Titles including 1251 ATP match wins out of 1500 matches, only 2nd to Connors's 107 ATP Titles and 1274 match wins. 12. Oldest ever World Number 1 in 2018( 36 years, 10 months). 13. Recovered to win from a 2 sets to 0 deficit on 10 occassions. Rafa has done that 4 tines and Novak 7 times. 14. Olympics Gold Medalist(doubles) with Stan Wawrinka at the 2008 Beijing Olymlics and Olympics Silver Medalist(singles) at the 2012 London Olympics. 15. Davis Cup Champion( 2014). 16. 0 match retirements. Needless to say that the Legacy of this Great Man is beyond any numbers. He revolutionized the sport in astronomical levels with his fluid style of play, that made this Challenging sport seem like a walk in the park. He is in every sense THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. He now leaves behind an INFINITE LEGACY, and a void that can never ever be fulfilled. The Legacy built on a foundation of a combination of God-gifted talent, hard work, dedication and enormous sacrifice. Thank you Roger Federer for everything you gave to the Sport, thank you for the sheer joy, encouragement, motivation, belief that you gave us over the years. There will never ever be another Champion like you. 💯❣️❤️
Is it just me or have the AO courts become slower, cause Rogers was ripping winner left and right but nowadays its just impossible to do! They need to make the courts faster cause mens tennis is getting a little boring. Players nowadays use more spin they know hitting a winner is pretty much impossible unless you work your opponent out of position!
It's not just you. Ever since the AO switched from rebound ace to plexicushion, it's been quite apparent that the court has slowed down. The plexicushion is like sandpaper and balls just sit up, making it harder to end points. The real testament of the AO's slow courts was the 2012 men's final.
jbobbster Ah okay. Well that explains a lot! Thats also why Novak has dominated the last couple of years cause he's pretty much unbeatable on a slow hard courts combined with his world class defense, specially indoors like Masters Cup in London!
Daniel Richards Are you serious....o.0? The indoors London are probably the slowest hard courts on tour! Thats why Novak has dominated the Masters Cup last couple or years! The indoors courts at ATP Basel and WTA Paris are the two fastest courts on tour!
After watching this over again... Murray didn't play bad. He just missed some chances and allowed himself to get broken. Federer also played really well that day, Murray would have to played his very best but he only played well, not his best (which isn't to knock him at all).
Cannot believe this's 5 years ago. When I watched this match 5 years ago, i would not believe this's the last second grand slam Federer would win in the past 5 years.
In 2016, I spent an entire morning to enjoy his golden period. He was too strong to the rest. He was unbeatable with his speed, his powerful groundstrokes, world-class volleys, and super serves as well. If folks still judge that he won't be the best of all times, they may think it again. In his time, there were a lot of beast players such as Sampras, Agassi, Safin, Nalbandian, Davydenko, L. Hewit, Roddick, Nadal, Murray, Lopez.etc, but he has been on top from 2002. If someone asks me whether Djokovic can defeat that Roger, I'm going to say NOPE. It's sad that Roger will be off until 2017.
Sampras isn't form Roger's generation. And Agassi was already ald. Then, Safin, Nalbandian, Roddick, Davydenko, Hewitt and Gonzales, are amazing players without a shadow of a doubt. But they are no match for Djokovic, Nadal and Murray. Roger dominated a weak era. This three guys took over that generation and beat them up. All this guys became a joke after 2008, when they were still young, because they couldn't hold up to the new generation. (Except for wimbledon 2009 were Roddick played amazing). As for Roger, he is the only one from this weak generation who was actually good. But look at his grand slams from this decade. Don0t get me wrong, he is ONE OF THE best in history, but he is not THE best.
Alex Sander This is the first time I ever heard folks announce that Roger had been through a weak generation of which there were dozens of genius players and some even become legendaries. Roger was superior to his generation, still unbeatable in Nadal's generation (players born after 1986). Now he's 6-year elder than Djokovic, and Iron Man never gets easy matches against him. Perhaps you're right Roger is not the best. He is the legend of all legends. His records and many top sports magazines speak for him, not me. Cheers!
You ever think Roger didnt dominate the "weak era" but Murray Novak and Nadal just were what it took to set the bar so high to give people the ilusion of a "weak era"?
Anh Ho Just look at the head to head with Djokovic, Nadal and Murray. With Rafa is a beatdown. Fucking humilliating. Novak has recently surpassed him. And Roger only turn the head to head to his favour against Andy only after Murray's back injury in 2013. Before that he was down. All this 3 guys dominate him.
Alex Sander You got your points, and I study that they are remarkably reasonable. However, you may misunderstand my clear-writing words. I did mention the FedEx at his golden ages. FedEx is 35, and Nole is 29. They're both professional, and it makes things different. I hope you understand what I mean. Next, you talked about H2H among those top players. Nadal was great on clay courts, but I apologize for saying that he had no chance against FedEx on the other courts. You surefire know that there are several essential ones called as Clay, Hard, Grass and Carpet, I guess you may know... Murray has his audience, but I don't belong to those... Djokovic is now close to being invincible in his prime-time. Last but not least, we should consider how a professional has preserved his prime-time since he's still playing: fewer injuries, mastering all skills perfectly and awe-inspiring play-style. Cheers!
There may be Nadals and Djokovics winning more grand slams but the mental injury that Federer has given to his opponents in his peak with such dominance is not going to be repeated. Such a flawless game !!
At 4:47 watching the player level view of reaction time is beyond mortal. Typical birds eye broadcast view does not convey how fast the ball moves, nor what is happening. Wish they did it more often. Same thing with a major league baseball pitch. The top down view makes it look like plenty of time. But from the batter’s perspective, its unreal how talented these superheroes are.
If you saw Murray in that tournament you would say how can anybody beat this guy ? Then there's Roger who just had fun with him.That's the Prime Federer no one in this planet could beat him on that final.Unfortunately he got old.
Nothing better than Fed at his best. It is kind of sad see him fighting hard against guys he would blow off the courts couple of years ago. Even that he is still winning :) Legend.
Remember watching this match on TV 12 years ago at the time of posting this. Back then, as now, I do not think I have ever seen Federer to be so much at the top of his game or peak of his powers, whatever phrase you want to use. As others have said, it was not the case that Murray played poorly or even below his very high levels, indeed he played very very well and showed his usual gutsy persona, it was simply that on that day he met an opponent who was simply playing some of the most ruthlessly efficient and beautiful tennis that I have ever had the pleasure of seeing.
Federer Rafa and Djokovic are absolutely phenomenal but I feel most of the Djokovic's grandslam wins were when Federer wasn't in his prime , just like Rafa has Roger's number Djokovic had rafa's but I feel a prime Federer would have taken 2-3 G slams from Djokovic
100%. Roger is 6 years older. That's a lot. He beat Rafa Wimbledon semi-final in 2019 and almost beat Novak in the final - in a loooong 5-setter. The longer the match, the less likely Roger is going to win at his age. Roger 100% wins that final if he's younger. He's just the better player - period. GOAT
You could see Murray getting to be better overall here. His serving and offense were improving to go along with his brilliant defensive skills. But he was still no match for Federer.
Murray was a absolute beast in 2010-2016! He won Wimbledon twice and went to the brick in every final. Great player and would boss the new generation in his prime
To be fair to Murray, he didn't play too badly. Federer was just in his absolute prime here. His backhand wasn't a wing that players could go to back then for respite (unless you were Nada), like they do now. He was equally ridiculous off both sides then.
This is the last match of Federer's absolute prime. He still reached prime level until 2013 AO but it was more sporadic. Difference here as well as movement is his forehand, post-racket change he's just lost so much speed and weight of shot with the forehand
In 2017 his bachand was better than ever and even though he was slower, he was wiser during his movements so I think we could still talk about prime Fed during 2017 and beginning of 2018
Prime Federer(2008 to 2019) Peak Federer(2003 to 2007) when Nadal didn't reach Prime on hard court surface actually. From 2008 to 2019 He has won 8 major titles actually which is big thing for sure as Nadal and Djokovic getting stronger and better actually Federer is one of the greatest tennis player in the world actually He won 8 major titles from 2008 to 2019.
This was the end of Federer as a dominant player against everybody except Nadal. Murray was two years away from reaching his highest level in 2012 and part of 2013 but should never be considered part of the same group as Djoker, Nadal and Federer. There's a big 3 and that's it.
I disagree Murray while not as consistent as the others is the closest to them by some margin. Federer has been very fortunate on grand slam finals alone counting only Nadal and Novak he would only have 3 slams in fact it has been seven years since Fed last beat either of them in a slam final. As for Murray he beat Novak twice in his prime in slam finals he deserves to be acknowledged for that.
+Josh Jones 2012 us open final was frustrating.Murray was choking even after getting 2sets up.And the weather was so much windy.And murray played better in 2013 final (Wimbledon) against novak.But i really dont like murray's camp.What the hell they are trying to do?
I'm watching this and wondering why he did not play like this in 2011 against djokovic. He tried to outhit djokovic from the baseline instead of mixing it up like he did against murray. His movement was superb in this match too.
+Mr Ma same court same performance and same match (Final) and Nadal beats this Federer no problem in his prime. Its as simple as that, Nadal in his prime would beat Federer everywhere except maybe Wimbledon. All other courts in slams Nadal would beat Federer. The US Open 2010 Nadal would ruin every version of Federer, the serve alone never mind the baseline rallies would destroy Federer
+93football4life I like how objective you are. Nadal struggled big time with Federer on a slow hardcourt at the AO in 2009. You can hardly call it 'destroyed'. On a faster hardcourt, like Us open, Nadal would have had significantly more trouble with federer.
such bullshit, Nadal gave off a gruelling 5 set encoutner against Verdasco in one of the all-time great matches, Federer beats his fave pigeon Roddick easily. No excuses.
+93football4life Fed can cover the court a bit better now, but his BH has declined. In this match, he was driving through his BH, especially DTL. Nowadays, his BHs land short or he's slicing it, and that's if he's not shanking it. And he's almost always going cross-court with it. He can't really end points with it anymore.
Specterling one thing is so obvious though just like with Rafa, both guys forehands are nowhere near as lethal as they used to be. You still see signs of the great shot but they don't have that brutal forehand they once possessed which opponents used to fear. For example on a big point Roger used to make sure he got his forehand in play and made sure point was over, these days his forehand needs 4/5 set up shots before he rips a winner whereas before he only needed a single shot with a forehand.
@@prashantkumarchoudhary6124 Yeah that was bizarre from Nadal since he played so well during the tournament, but Nole was on another level in the final !
@@monstermagnet3150 it doesn't matter in the end he won 2 major titles in 2019 and finished year ending as world ranking no 1. His major titles won't stop though he loses to Federer and Djokovic also
Andy Murray defeated Federer 11 Times and lost 14 Times to Federer Which is very sad and disappointing Roger Federer able to beat Stan in head to head rivalry which was one sided
This is pretty much the end of prime Federer for me. I've never seen the same focus, footspeed and firepower again from Fed between 2010-2020, with a few exceptions here and there.
Fed 2017 wasn't with that speed but still incredible
The most correct comment ever
True except for 2017. Spot serve best yr ever. Backhand best year ever which beat Nadal AO 2017. Movement 2017 less explosive than early years but smoother, looser, more efficient. Only year Fed does not drop a set Wimbledon. Record 2017 54-5. Fed 2017 beats Fed any other time except 2005-2006.
Fed's 2017 was about powerful backhand. He got his both sides covered.
After he changed to a larger racket head, he was able to extend his high level of play for a while, especially on the backhand...
Seriously one of the best performances in tennis history by Federer.
I don't think Murray did too bad. It's just that Federer was playing out of his mind. Absolutely insane performance.
+Sharp Tongue the final is not that great, Fed's level is not as good as Murray to be honest, but Federer just seem to read Murray so well , and 2012 also,
***** true,but 2015 Federer is in God Mode
Well, prime Roger's normal output is "out-of-mind" by others standards
_"Fed's level is not as good as Murray to be honest"_ must be the most ridiculous statement I've ever read on UA-cam's comment section.
He did sure well to beat Murray in straight sets with a level lower than his opponent !
Anyone else think that this is one of the times where Federer played with a ridiculous amount of guts? He seriously chewed this one.
The point starting @ 5:05. The way Federer constructed it is pure genius. The nano-second decision to go with a backhand rather than the forehand @ 5:16, taking Murray wide off the court with a short angle, and then the killing BH down the line. No Wonder Jim says "Oh my Goodness. That is just abusive"... We love You Roger. There can never be another like you again.
"Nano-second"? C'mon
Straight from Raz Ols lol
just stupid
My favorite point of the match
isn't that similar to this point lol except i think the point in 2017 is way more crazy. ua-cam.com/video/ixFR_pONigk/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Arn_K90
the angles that federer produced were out of this world. it didnt just require fitness but mili second decision making as well. truly he has the superior tactical level of awareness in the tour. In my opinion I think one of the reasons of this performance was the fact that he was still fast then on his forehand side; because now when he chases the ball on his right side it doesnt have that power like before.
7 years later, he finally won it again.
I mean 7 years dude! That, I believe, is a generation gap in tennis.
And again. FUCKING AGAIN DUDE!
make that 8
Back to back
We will see Federer at 50 winning again!
Novak injury time Roger won aus open 2017 2018
"That is just abusive." xD
From French Open 2008 to Australian Open 2010, Roger Federer had been in every single Grand Slam Final! And people say he was only good in weak era.
during the gluten Djokovic times...
he reached 18 of 19 grand slam finals from wimbledon 05 till AO 10 and missed just the one at the AO 08, thats just an incredible number!
In my opinion, that is why he is the greatest of all time. Novak and Rafa may have got better over him during recent years but no one will ever be that consistent again.
lol, gluten free Djokovic. What a joke.
Federer beat him at the French to stop his win streak. Federer in his prime is on a completely different level than Djokovic.
@@stretch90 lmao, just like how djokovic crushed him in the rematch the next year. What you say is sheer nonsense
Federer's angles tho
16 grand slam titles by the age of 28, unbelievable.
MrOstrichLover202 1 Grand slam in 5 years just saying.
Sam Fisher So what? How many Grand Slams have you won? 17 isn't good enough for you?
+Sam Fisher Same is gonna happen to Nadal
He stopped winning grand slams after Djokovic switched to a gluten free diet.
computermaster The only way I can see him winning another GS is if somehow Djokovic loses before reaching the final so Federer avoids meeting him. Otherwise his chances are very low against Djoko in a GS final.
best 13 min of my life...sit back,relax and enjoy the PERFECTION !!!
Murray looked like he'd been through a war. Federer didn't break a sweat.
Beaten, battered and bruised sideways.
I can’t believe how small Roger’s rackets’ head sizes were. I never noticed it until now for some reason and they’re SO small! It’s nuts that he played with that for nearly 20 years and still won so many Slams. Imagine if he had switched to a 99-inch frame ten years ago! He might have won as many Slams in the 2010s and he did in the 2000s.
Don't be this delusional. Its just sad.
Unbelievable point construction movement and shot selection against a great defensive player
should have did that against djokovic in 2011 too.
Please make sure you watch the point at 5:04... That's why Federer is the GOAT!!
Roger ROCKS. Great timing overal. The king of tennis.
Andy Murray is noted for his exceptional strategic style of play but here we see Federer outdoing him at his own game. Federer is beautifully constructing points, hitting in the opposite direction to what Murray expects. That combined with his explosive forehands, angled backhands and accurate serves overwhelmed Murray.
Great analysis. :)
Murray's defense in the 3rd game of the 1st set was insane.
Still Federer defeated him just shows his problem was only other two great players Rafa and Novak whom he trails by just small margin
So fucking cool when Federer said, "...Challenge." on 9:33. God so fucking classic.
haha had to watch it again. only he can request a challenge that way.
for someone that was so against the system does not mind using it does he.
Josh Jones He still hates it. But since it's there anyway, not using it is just stupid.
Has anyone else spotted how much more SNAP there is to Roger's backhand here? Compared to say - against Djok in Wimb '14? Roger's BH seems much more defensive now than it ever has been. I'd love to see him flatten it out again, like in this match. Pulling the trigger more quickly and more often.
Callum Rickard his backhand was uncharacteristically powerful in this match. even in most of his best matches his backhand was not this good
Yeah I'd agree. There were days when his backhand had much more forward motion (this vid for example) but I can defo see how other players could wear this down. These days it's becoming a liability.
Callum Rickard yeah it's because the courts are so slow now as well. one handed backhands were meant for net play not baseline grinds
Yeah Daniel Richards fair point actually. The big guns from the Big Four - 3 of them have double-handers.
I like seeing the single-handed play though - a thing of beauty. It might phase out entirely, over the next few years unfortunately.
Callum Rickard yeah wawrinka only hope of keeping it alive
That was quite a beating!! What a wonderful reminder of the absolute brilliance of Federer back in his heyday
Watching this after Andy Murray's retirement announcement.
At 12:30, you know he wasn't feeling comfortable with his hip....
Anyway, thanks for all the memories Andy! He was part of the Big4!
Murray's hip disintegrating since 2010.
The fact that a man can hit backhands like that IN A GRAND SLAM FINAL *WITH A 90-INCH RACKET FRAME* IS *A S T O U N D I N G .*
End of an Era. Thank you Maéstro, a.k.a. Roger Federer for all the memories. It was an honour witnessing your grace, elegance, flamboyance. There will never be another athlete, another Champion, another #Legend like you. You are simply the very best!🙏🏻🏆❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ You made us all fall in love with this sport. You made us believe that no matter how hard life knocks us down, we must never give up and keep Believeing. It was a privilege watching you, right from my childhood days,almost 2 decades ago till now. You are an icon in not only tennis, but also the Sporting Universe as a whole. We all realise what you had to go through the past 3 years with 3 back to back arthroscopic surgeries on the knee. The only thing I am happy about now is that you will be relieved of the physical stress that a tennis athlete has to endure in order to play at the highest level. Needless to say that it breaks my heart to even imagine that you will never be seen again in the ATP Circuit after next week. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔Tennis will never be the same again without you, Rog! This is the saddest day of Tennis till now. 🙏🏻💔 You revolutionized the sport in astronomical proportions Roger. Your Legacy shall live on forever. 🙏🏻❤️ Tennis will never be the same again without you. 🙏🏻💔 Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❣️❤
2017... What a dream year it was!! 🙏🏻❤️ Now only the memories remain for us to cherish.
Here are some of the feats achieved by Roger Federer.
1. Record 237 Consecutive weeks as World Number 1(from February 2004 to July 2008) and a total of 310 weeks as World #1.
2. Record 65 consecutive Grass Court wins from 2003 to 2008
3. Record 19 ATP Titles on grass.
3. Record 5 consecutive Wimbledon Titles(2003-2007), a record shared with Bjon Borg.
4. 20 Grand Slam Titles, the 3rd Highest after Rafa Nadal(22) and Novak Djokovic (21).
5. Record 8 Wimbledon Titles.
6. 6 Australian Open Titles, the 2nd highest after Novak Djokovic(9).
7. Record 5 US Open Titles, shared with Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors
8. 1 Roland Garros Title, where he had lost 4 of those Finals against Rafa Nadal, the winner of 14 Roland Garros Titles and is yet to lose a Roland Garros Final.
9. Record 23 Consecutive Grand Slam semi final appearances from 2005 Roland Garros to 2010 Australian Open, which also features a record 10 consecutive Grand Slam Finals from 2005 Wimbledon to 2007 US Open, followed by yet another 8 consecutive Grand Slam Finals from 2008 Roland Garros to 2010 Australian Open.
10. Record 369 Grand Slam match wins from 429 matches(86% wins), including 105 wins and 14 losses at Wimbledon(88%), 102 wins and 15 losses at Australian Open(87%), 89 wins and 14 losses at US Open(86%), 73 wins and 17 losses at Roland Garros(81%).
11.103 ATP Titles including 1251 ATP match wins out of 1500 matches, only 2nd to Connors's 107 ATP Titles and 1274 match wins.
12. Oldest ever World Number 1 in 2018( 36 years, 10 months).
13. Recovered to win from a 2 sets to 0 deficit on 10 occassions. Rafa has done that 4 tines and Novak 7 times.
14. Olympics Gold Medalist(doubles) with Stan Wawrinka at the 2008 Beijing Olymlics and Olympics Silver Medalist(singles) at the 2012 London Olympics.
15. Davis Cup Champion( 2014).
16. 0 match retirements.
Needless to say that the Legacy of this Great Man is beyond any numbers. He revolutionized the sport in astronomical levels with his fluid style of play, that made this Challenging sport seem like a walk in the park. He is in every sense THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. He now leaves behind an INFINITE LEGACY, and a void that can never ever be fulfilled. The Legacy built on a foundation of a combination of God-gifted talent, hard work, dedication and enormous sacrifice. Thank you Roger Federer for everything you gave to the Sport, thank you for the sheer joy, encouragement, motivation, belief that you gave us over the years. There will never ever be another Champion like you. 💯❣️❤️
vintage fed. probably one of my favourite meetings of these two to rewatch
Is it just me or have the AO courts become slower, cause Rogers was ripping winner left and right but nowadays its just impossible to do! They need to make the courts faster cause mens tennis is getting a little boring. Players nowadays use more spin they know hitting a winner is pretty much impossible unless you work your opponent out of position!
It's not just you. Ever since the AO switched from rebound ace to plexicushion, it's been quite apparent that the court has slowed down. The plexicushion is like sandpaper and balls just sit up, making it harder to end points. The real testament of the AO's slow courts was the 2012 men's final.
jbobbster Ah okay. Well that explains a lot! Thats also why Novak has dominated the last couple of years cause he's pretty much unbeatable on a slow hard courts combined with his world class defense, specially indoors like Masters Cup in London!
640abdalla i think they made the courts slower to allow Nadal and Djokovic play marathon 5 hour matches .
640abdalla indoors in London is probably the fastest court left
Daniel Richards Are you serious....o.0? The indoors London are probably the slowest hard courts on tour! Thats why Novak has dominated the Masters Cup last couple or years! The indoors courts at ATP Basel and WTA Paris are the two fastest courts on tour!
After watching this over again... Murray didn't play bad. He just missed some chances and allowed himself to get broken. Federer also played really well that day, Murray would have to played his very best but he only played well, not his best (which isn't to knock him at all).
Cannot believe this's 5 years ago. When I watched this match 5 years ago, i would not believe this's the last second grand slam Federer would win in the past 5 years.
张庆 Fed won Wimbledon 2012
Advith Sarikonda he said ''last second'', meaning 'second last'.
+张庆 You meant to say ''second to last''...
张庆 At least you can witness him winning some more now :)
张庆 look at him now hehe
One of my favorite fed matches. Brilliant tennis!
In 2016, I spent an entire morning to enjoy his golden period. He was too strong to the rest. He was unbeatable with his speed, his powerful groundstrokes, world-class volleys, and super serves as well. If folks still judge that he won't be the best of all times, they may think it again. In his time, there were a lot of beast players such as Sampras, Agassi, Safin, Nalbandian, Davydenko, L. Hewit, Roddick, Nadal, Murray, Lopez.etc, but he has been on top from 2002. If someone asks me whether Djokovic can defeat that Roger, I'm going to say NOPE. It's sad that Roger will be off until 2017.
Sampras isn't form Roger's generation. And Agassi was already ald. Then, Safin, Nalbandian, Roddick, Davydenko, Hewitt and Gonzales, are amazing players without a shadow of a doubt. But they are no match for Djokovic, Nadal and Murray. Roger dominated a weak era. This three guys took over that generation and beat them up. All this guys became a joke after 2008, when they were still young, because they couldn't hold up to the new generation. (Except for wimbledon 2009 were Roddick played amazing). As for Roger, he is the only one from this weak generation who was actually good. But look at his grand slams from this decade. Don0t get me wrong, he is ONE OF THE best in history, but he is not THE best.
Alex Sander This is the first time I ever heard folks announce that Roger had been through a weak generation of which there were dozens of genius players and some even become legendaries. Roger was superior to his generation, still unbeatable in Nadal's generation (players born after 1986). Now he's 6-year elder than Djokovic, and Iron Man never gets easy matches against him. Perhaps you're right Roger is not the best. He is the legend of all legends. His records and many top sports magazines speak for him, not me. Cheers!
You ever think Roger didnt dominate the "weak era" but Murray Novak and Nadal just were what it took to set the bar so high to give people the ilusion of a "weak era"?
Anh Ho Just look at the head to head with Djokovic, Nadal and Murray. With Rafa is a beatdown. Fucking humilliating. Novak has recently surpassed him. And Roger only turn the head to head to his favour against Andy only after Murray's back injury in 2013. Before that he was down. All this 3 guys dominate him.
Alex Sander You got your points, and I study that they are remarkably reasonable.
However, you may misunderstand my clear-writing words. I did mention the FedEx at his golden ages. FedEx is 35, and Nole is 29. They're both professional, and it makes things different. I hope you understand what I mean. Next, you talked about H2H among those top players. Nadal was great on clay courts, but I apologize for saying that he had no chance against FedEx on the other courts. You surefire know that there are several essential ones called as Clay, Hard, Grass and Carpet, I guess you may know... Murray has his audience, but I don't belong to those... Djokovic is now close to being invincible in his prime-time. Last but not least, we should consider how a professional has preserved his prime-time since he's still playing: fewer injuries, mastering all skills perfectly and awe-inspiring play-style. Cheers!
First Grand Slam of the 2010s.
Now we are watching the last.
Fed's backhand was amazing in this match
The best match outside of Wimbledon to watch Federer's Footwork. Just watch👣🕺. beautiful.
federer's backhand is so beautiful
Rafa would have made that passing shot at 12:06 in his sleep
Haha yeah
Yes in his dreams.
This is when Federer was the Fed Express...He was so Explosive!!
One of Federer's best ever matches. Ridiculous artistry!
There may be Nadals and Djokovics winning more grand slams but the mental injury that Federer has given to his opponents in his peak with such dominance is not going to be repeated. Such a flawless game !!
Mental Injury... to his opponents.. 😂 😂 😂, Fed has been crushed by Nad and Novak, he'll never recover.
At 4:47 watching the player level view of reaction time is beyond mortal. Typical birds eye broadcast view does not convey how fast the ball moves, nor what is happening. Wish they did it more often. Same thing with a major league baseball pitch. The top down view makes it look like plenty of time. But from the batter’s perspective, its unreal how talented these superheroes are.
FED was in the zone!
He's the Fetterer!
2004-08 Prime Federer was better than this
If you saw Murray in that tournament you would say how can anybody beat this guy ? Then there's Roger who just had fun with him.That's the Prime Federer no one in this planet could beat him on that final.Unfortunately he got old.
One does not simply, beat Federer.
Nothing better than Fed at his best. It is kind of sad see him fighting hard against guys he would blow off the courts couple of years ago. Even that he is still winning :) Legend.
Everybody ages !
Feds level in this match was insane
I think is going to win 2017 😢
your wish came true didn't it. :)
dang you knew it was coming
Andy played well- but when Roger's "in the zone", he's unbeatable.
Except by Rafa and Novak and Thiem
@@yussepig6629 Not Thiem, and it's rare for the 2 pthers to beat him when he is playing like this
Federer playing lights out. Doesn't get much more entertaining than this.
Federer at his best is Tennis perfection
Munte ,pe carari spre ina ta
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That third set was one of the best sets ever!
a federer beast in these times in my opinion
I hope Roger will Play like this in tomorrows final agains Rafa!! GO ROGER, ALLEZ SUISSE!!!!
*allez la suisse
not played that well, but still enough to beat Nadal
王翔平 5th set was prob the best set of his life
He played like this in the odd sets. Look at that 5th set, wow!
Master class
I think Murray should have paid Federer for that clinic!
0:56 2017 Federer be like: "Not this time boyy."
Remember watching this match on TV 12 years ago at the time of posting this. Back then, as now, I do not think I have ever seen Federer to be so much at the top of his game or peak of his powers, whatever phrase you want to use. As others have said, it was not the case that Murray played poorly or even below his very high levels, indeed he played very very well and showed his usual gutsy persona, it was simply that on that day he met an opponent who was simply playing some of the most ruthlessly efficient and beautiful tennis that I have ever had the pleasure of seeing.
watching in 2021 👀love these times
The way fed played solid .. goat
The End of Federer's Era 2003 Wimbledon to 2010 AO
SRINIVAS VANGALA 2012 wimbledon??
Backhands were just out of this world!
Federer forehand in the past much more power and speed than any one else in these day.
Come giocava a quei tempi federer.
Pazzesco!!
Roger's backhand was so good
The last GS win of his prime. Sad to never see Fed dispel another member of the Big4 with such ease at the big tournaments
What about AO 2017?
@@dgmobbdeep That wasn't with great ease though, it was 5 sets vs Rafa.
I miss peak RF forehand. Outrageous
legend
Federer Rafa and Djokovic are absolutely phenomenal but I feel most of the Djokovic's grandslam wins were when Federer wasn't in his prime , just like Rafa has Roger's number Djokovic had rafa's but I feel a prime Federer would have taken 2-3 G slams from Djokovic
100%. Roger is 6 years older. That's a lot. He beat Rafa Wimbledon semi-final in 2019 and almost beat Novak in the final - in a loooong 5-setter. The longer the match, the less likely Roger is going to win at his age. Roger 100% wins that final if he's younger. He's just the better player - period. GOAT
You could see Murray getting to be better overall here. His serving and offense were improving to go along with his brilliant defensive skills. But he was still no match for Federer.
No this was best Murray better than 2013,2015 and 2012 when he lost to djokovic
Remember watching this, wiling Murray to win his first GS title. Fed played an astute game, a wonderful performance
Murray was a absolute beast in 2010-2016! He won Wimbledon twice and went to the brick in every final. Great player and would boss the new generation in his prime
I hope he returns to his strength and glory. He has great abilities.. I think that injuries are what affected his level in recent years.
To be fair to Murray, he didn't play too badly. Federer was just in his absolute prime here. His backhand wasn't a wing that players could go to back then for respite (unless you were Nada), like they do now. He was equally ridiculous off both sides then.
Perfect example of how great offense always beats great defense. End of class....
Really depends on the surface.
This is the last match of Federer's absolute prime. He still reached prime level until 2013 AO but it was more sporadic. Difference here as well as movement is his forehand, post-racket change he's just lost so much speed and weight of shot with the forehand
In 2017 his bachand was better than ever and even though he was slower, he was wiser during his movements so I think we could still talk about prime Fed during 2017 and beginning of 2018
Prime Federer(2008 to 2019)
Peak Federer(2003 to 2007) when Nadal didn't reach Prime on hard court surface actually.
From 2008 to 2019
He has won 8 major titles actually which is big thing for sure as Nadal and Djokovic getting stronger and better actually
Federer is one of the greatest tennis player in the world actually
He won 8 major titles from 2008 to 2019.
@@kikaa1884Federer is not prime from 2013-2019 no way he’s just good like Nadal 2004-2007 and Djokovic 2005-2010 lol 😂 and Agassi 2003-2006
@@dewman7477 Prime will be till age 30 for tennis players actually
This was the end of Federer as a dominant player against everybody except Nadal.
Murray was two years away from reaching his highest level in 2012 and part of 2013 but should
never be considered part of the same group as Djoker, Nadal and Federer.
There's a big 3 and that's it.
I disagree Murray while not as consistent as the others is the closest to them by some margin. Federer has been very fortunate on grand slam finals alone counting only Nadal and Novak he would only have 3 slams in fact it has been seven years since Fed last beat either of them in a slam final. As for Murray he beat Novak twice in his prime in slam finals he deserves to be acknowledged for that.
Josh Jones
Federer beat Djokovic when he was "invincible" in French Open Semifinal 2011..
Josh Jones And the Federer beat Djokovic in the semi finals of Wimbledon 2012 as well...
+Josh Jones 2012 us open final was frustrating.Murray was choking even after getting 2sets up.And the weather was so much windy.And murray played better in 2013 final (Wimbledon) against novak.But i really dont like murray's camp.What the hell they are trying to do?
+Josh Jones yeah wrong duude.
I'm watching this and wondering why he did not play like this in 2011 against djokovic. He tried to outhit djokovic from the baseline instead of mixing it up like he did against murray. His movement was superb in this match too.
An angel in heaven dies every time Murray beats Federer.
The performance of Federer in this game just like the performance he did on 06-07...
even Nadal in his prime can't beat this RF
+Mr Ma same court same performance and same match (Final) and Nadal beats this Federer no problem in his prime. Its as simple as that, Nadal in his prime would beat Federer everywhere except maybe Wimbledon. All other courts in slams Nadal would beat Federer. The US Open 2010 Nadal would ruin every version of Federer, the serve alone never mind the baseline rallies would destroy Federer
+93football4life I like how objective you are. Nadal struggled big time with Federer on a slow hardcourt at the AO in 2009. You can hardly call it 'destroyed'. On a faster hardcourt, like Us open, Nadal would have had significantly more trouble with federer.
+93football4life You fucking serious? Roger would actually destroy Nadal in prime againts nadal prime. Everyone knows it. Go watch tennis again dude.
such bullshit, Nadal gave off a gruelling 5 set encoutner against Verdasco in one of the all-time great matches, Federer beats his fave pigeon Roddick easily. No excuses.
Not sure why this is a theoretical debate, they have played multiple times when both of them were in their primes, and Nadal wins most of the time
Tomorrow it will be 20? His 8 in Wimbledon
I missed this federer :(
The difference in athleticism with federer in 2016 is immense
He is a better server now than he was here though. Forehand and speed is better here and his backhand and defence is better now in my opinion
+93football4life Fed can cover the court a bit better now, but his BH has declined. In this match, he was driving through his BH, especially DTL. Nowadays, his BHs land short or he's slicing it, and that's if he's not shanking it. And he's almost always going cross-court with it. He can't really end points with it anymore.
Specterling one thing is so obvious though just like with Rafa, both guys forehands are nowhere near as lethal as they used to be. You still see signs of the great shot but they don't have that brutal forehand they once possessed which opponents used to fear. For example on a big point Roger used to make sure he got his forehand in play and made sure point was over, these days his forehand needs 4/5 set up shots before he rips a winner whereas before he only needed a single shot with a forehand.
He is back
he is as usual the greatest of all time .so he shoul win the 16th grand slam
Murray got smashed, 3-0 in a final? That's just outrageous, the GOAT
It is not that bad as it seems. In Australian open 2019 Djoker hammered Nadal. That was pretty bad performanve from Nadal.
@@prashantkumarchoudhary6124 difference is that Rafa has 20 to Murray's 3.
@@prashantkumarchoudhary6124 Yeah that was bizarre from Nadal since he played so well during the tournament, but Nole was on another level in the final !
@@monstermagnet3150 it doesn't matter in the end he won 2 major titles in 2019 and finished year ending as world ranking no 1.
His major titles won't stop though he loses to Federer and Djokovic also
Andy Murray defeated Federer 11 Times and lost 14 Times to Federer
Which is very sad and disappointing
Roger Federer able to beat Stan in head to head rivalry which was one sided
Fed at his very best. He played so consistent in this match.
Feds forehand is crazy. He really belts it.
Vintage Andy Murray back those days
And sorry but I just have to say that 8:56 was an AWESOME point! Roger was like ninja at the net but couldn't hold Andy off.
That 3rd tie break is crazy!
@5:05 "That is just abusive" ROFLMAO!
That is a Fed no one from the Past Present & Future would want to face...
Masterful class!
Federer's serves are unreal
tbh Murray played well and Fed played 3 hella tough sets, he just got through each one of them at the end.
Amazing backhand control...
I pray for Federer to find his invisible form of 2017. Hope is not lost
Federer absolute genius.
if fed ever gets anyone on the defensive for about on or two its it's over. He leaves no room for neutralizing the point.
Wow. That was a beat down.
it appeared as if Federer was teaching tennis lessons for Murray lol
ROGER EL MEJOR DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS, desde 🇦🇷
insane forehand from Roger
0:29 huge 240kmph serve by Murray!