What makes his forehand so great is his inside out shot. It's literally his go to shot and if you ever think about biting he hits you with the heavy cross court roller. Beautiful.
Watching this after seeing Roger's retirement interview at Laver Cup few days ago. Still in shock. He will be missed and there will never be another Federer.
The greatest gift of Tennis to mankind is the Phenomenon of Federer. You cannot quantify the joy the bliss of witnessing Federer play. If God ever decided to play Tennis. One cannot help but think that this is the way we would see God play.
It's the best I've seen him hit since the racquet change. Fed hits the forehand (especially the inside out) with more confidence and authority now, he was hitting winner after winner off that wing. I also think his forehand is now one of the heaviest on tour looking at the amount of short balls he was able to draw from Nadal, he can hold his own in rallies better these days. Besides, It was at Miami where his FH really shine IMO; At AO his BH was on par with his FH.
NinaNoni1 I think this is the cleanest FH tourney he's ever had and I've seen them all. It was from another Planet how early and stupid clean he was spanking it. Wicked spin that I swear looked like the heavier ball between him and Nadal which is saying something.
he improved his backhand a lot, plus he changed his racquet to a bigger face, which amped his shot power and spin. he probably felt that it was necessary to make up for the lose in physical power due to age
All the great baseliners really love these courts in Melbourne. Something about the way the ball reacts to the court. Agassi Fed Lendl Courier Novak ect ect
Federer still has the best forehand in the game, but it's not even close to the forehand from 04-07. That Federer forehand is the best shot in tennis history. It was flat, hit from a loop and with immense power. It's the price you pay for changes in technique (now there's top spin) and racquet size. He's got a lot more finesse now, and the backhand is actually no longer a liability. If Federer is healthy and confident firing from both wings, he's the player to beat even at 37.
If you don't play tennis, you can never appreciate how smooth Roger moves on court
Or how fast. It is much faster than it looks.
Just watching him play gives me joy
All this brilliance. No grunting, huffing and puffing like Nadal or Nole. Just pure bliss.
AO 17 was the most intense grandslam I ever watched❤
What makes his forehand so great is his inside out shot. It's literally his go to shot and if you ever think about biting he hits you with the heavy cross court roller. Beautiful.
Watching this after seeing Roger's retirement interview at Laver Cup few days ago. Still in shock. He will be missed and there will never be another Federer.
And his backhand was off the charts in the tournament.
12:45, is that Federer peppering Nadal's backhand?
OMG indeed hahahaha
The greatest gift of Tennis to mankind is the Phenomenon of Federer.
You cannot quantify the joy the bliss of witnessing Federer play.
If God ever decided to play Tennis.
One cannot help but think that this is the way we would see God play.
Roger's down the line and cross court forehands have always been deadly but now his off forehand is equally as deadly.
Back to this video after witnessing what this man did in Basel.
He really took his forehand to another level this year. That Goffin match man...brutal
Length, accuracy, power, angles ..what else.
Australian Open and US Open should make the courts faster again
The court at Melbourne has slowed down. It's more fun to watch fast-surface court
It is the best and most versatile shot in the universe, except when he gets it wrong. Then it's like a glitch in the universe itself.
Must be like playing a computer. Certainly let’s you know what needs work in your game. He makes Pros look like 4.0 players at times. Best EVER!
After the half year miss-out on tennis Roger has changed his tennis totally.
Zverev doesn’t learn to stay back on his own serve against Federer
Ah, the REAL biggest improvement in 2017rer's game...
His forehand was always this good, it's just highlighted by the fast court.
It's the best I've seen him hit since the racquet change. Fed hits the forehand (especially the inside out) with more confidence and authority now, he was hitting winner after winner off that wing. I also think his forehand is now one of the heaviest on tour looking at the amount of short balls he was able to draw from Nadal, he can hold his own in rallies better these days.
Besides, It was at Miami where his FH really shine IMO; At AO his BH was on par with his FH.
NinaNoni1 I think this is the cleanest FH tourney he's ever had and I've seen them all. It was from another Planet how early and stupid clean he was spanking it. Wicked spin that I swear looked like the heavier ball between him and Nadal which is saying something.
he improved his backhand a lot, plus he changed his racquet to a bigger face, which amped his shot power and spin. he probably felt that it was necessary to make up for the lose in physical power due to age
All the great baseliners really love these courts in Melbourne. Something about the way the ball reacts to the court. Agassi Fed Lendl Courier Novak ect ect
My God! What lethality.
10:54 wow!!
what complete dominance
An end
Federer still has the best forehand in the game, but it's not even close to the forehand from 04-07. That Federer forehand is the best shot in tennis history. It was flat, hit from a loop and with immense power. It's the price you pay for changes in technique (now there's top spin) and racquet size. He's got a lot more finesse now, and the backhand is actually no longer a liability. If Federer is healthy and confident firing from both wings, he's the player to beat even at 37.
Actually his forehand is exactly the same technically and just as good... he has to hit with more spin, mainly due to balls and courts.
we will miss the fedal Maches the most
4:40 Federer clearly wins this game with that forehand, and then afterwards he's 4-0 behind?
bruxonn12 nope. nishikori was serving and 40-15 up in that game. Fed made it 40-30 with that FH winner but nishi won that game to lead 4-0
How do these guys not rupture ligaments in their legs when they slide with so much force?
This is better than music
No juego tenis pero sé apreciar la belleza y elegancia del Sr. Federer
No one plays like federer. Because no one can do that in his level.
Meltzer had a pretty game.
Master class vs Melzer
Wow
If you're playing that good then by all means skip clay
Amanda Connelly he did nearly
He did completely :)
he skipped clay entirely, doing the same in 2018 i think
why?
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the decline is real - since wimbledon 2017 he was nowhere near as good as this again.
@@kennethnakamura3936 even at the 20 AO, he was in control until his knee gave out
Ehhhh wimby 19 was a pretty damn good performance for the most part.
beautiful from goderer
I didn't know Alexander had a brother
Surely you could find better footage of Fearless Forehand than dropping sets to nobodys like Melzer and Rubin?
7:18 this guy's not even good at net, why all these net plays.. against Fed's net game really?
11:33 thank me later:)
I would have to admit federer forehand is not as good as it used to be with the old racket
It is better now than it has ever been.
+Hudson Hopper. No it 's not. With the old racket it used to be much better.
I agree.
It's a trade-off he had to make for a reliable BH with a bigger frame.
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Take away Clay and Nadal is a great player . Take away Grass and Federer is a better player!
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Tbh the zverev one is just dumb af, he kept going to the net every single point and just kept on failing 🤷🏻♂️
Yeah unlike his brother, Mischa Zverev is a bit one dimensional.
was pretty bored first 5 mins so decided to skip to the finals.. first thing i heard was nadal’s UHHHH 😂
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quality of the video sucks. too bad
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