Dimitrov builds his PERFECT player 🤔
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Some of the best and original answers I've seen in all of these build a player videos. Grigor, you my friend, have earned even more respect as an athlete and student of the game.
I'm glad he mentioned Kei Nishikori's name.
I would put nalbandians backhand
i've heard roger say kei has one of the best backhands on the tour.
@@sultanabran1 Dimi was trying to be nice picking all these different players but everyone knows what the most effective and consistent backhand of all time is.
@@huzcer well the interview wasn't asking who you think dimitrov thinks the best backhand is. is it? in any case, where in my comment does it agree or disagree with dimitrov or you?
@@sultanabran1 get over yourself
Nishikori backhand shoutout I see Grigor is a man of taste
I’ve been lucky enough to see him play at Queen’s. So elegant and exciting and seems like a great guy
i love how people have different picks on everything but return is the only one wheres no room for debate :D
Aggasi was no slouch on the return! But other than that, nobody comes close to Djokovic!
Even BH shouldn't be debatable
@@Pie-oq4np Can't argue with the 24 slams but there have been a few right up there like Nalbandian...What puts Djokovic ahead on that side is reach and flexibility but his forehand and serve have been really good the last few years
Wow, very well spoken and thoughtful variety compared to the rest...cant disagree with any.
I am glad he mentioned Davydenko! He gets not enough credit. He was a really good player
This was the most interesting one
For once creative and non boring answers
Still don't understand when they pic Nadal Over Djokovic when it comes to mental toughness. There is no player in the world that can handle a hostile crowd like Djokovic. Specialy when he plays Roger or Rafa. And still he is ahead on the head to head versus both players
Yeah me neither it's starting to feel like brain washing. I'd argue that Nadal has the best fighting spirit because he never gives up any point and plays each one like it's match point. However Djokovic has an ability to keep his composure in key moments that I've never seen in anybody else (except maybe Sampras), while having 99% of Rafa's fighting spirit.
You're confusing mental toughness with being clutch.
Djokovic is more clutch than Rafa.
Mental toughness for me is how you overcome adversity and Rafa is second to none.
We know how difficult it can be to come back from injury, Thiem is struggling for years.
Nadal has made so many comebacks when his career looked finished. Unreal mental toughness and self belief.
Nadal was always picking up injuries, missing large parts of the tour, missing many Masters and even Slams but he always came back stronger. He's the right pick for mental toughness.
The H2H which Djoker stat padded against 33+ Federer. Come on .... He did a vulture job.
Your just SAD that they don't pick DJOKOVIC for EVERY category
Djokovic has broke his racket, Rafa has never and keeps cool
Dimitrov tried to mention not the same Player
Can’t be mad at any of these picks, especially if he’s using each player once. Although I think someone like Alcaraz, Medvedev, De Minaur, or Monfils could’ve been used for speed over Davydenko. I also feel like using Nadal at “mental toughness” is a little bit of a waste when you can use him for forehand or footwork or speed, whereas you could plug Ferrer in at mental toughness.
Also Dimitrov’s backhand slice is insane. It’s genuinely a match winner against certain players, and it’s the reason he stomped Murray at the US Open. I’d put it on the same level as Federer’s.
lol, you dont pick by convenience or leisure for inclusion standards, if he feels Rafa is best for mental, he will take him for mental.
No way his slice is on par with Federer. Forget about it
@@lammie001 Not even close. Like a number of people have said, Fed's slice was a "swiss knife". Dimitrov's is cool but no way does he have the variety Fed had. Or the control.
There is no better Forehand than Federer's one...I am a Nole fan.
He played them. You watched!
Forehand: Alcaraz
Backhand:Wawrinka
Serve: Kyrgios
Return: Djokovic
Slice: Federer
Net game: Federer
Speed: Tommy Paul
Mental toughness: Djokovic
But we miss the most important skill
Consistency:Djokovic
Really consistency? 😂 then why not add novak’s retiring matches when losing, taking 10+ mins bathroom breaks while losing, calling medical timeout while losing?
Forehand alcaraz? It’s a great forehand but Federer, nadal, del potro, Gonzales all have better ones
@@bsrussian Yeah maybe, it's personal preference. But you're actually right, Del Potro's forehand was amazing.
speed Tommy Paul :D I go for Monfils every day
Net game Federer??? Realy. Roger is not a net player was.... never was net player ...and never will be a net player. Federer is a baseline player
The best composition yet and by farrrrrr❤️🙏
Amazing stuff!
Interesting picks. I agree with 80%.
Great list! Nalbandian for backhand on my list
Best Nalbandian backhands are the best ever. But I've seen plenty of matches when David was off the boil - and so was his backhand.
Nice to see some older players in there. S&V used to be stronger because it was a more successful strategy back in the fast court days. Except for Kyrgios and the genetic giants, there's no serving like Ivanisevic, Becker or Sampras anymore. Especially flat serve seems to have almost gone extinct. With that and using only active players once, this is my list:
Serve: Kyrgios
Return: Medvedev
Forehand: Sinner (unless Nadal comes back)
Backhand: let's take Stan's one hander.
Volley: Mahut (as a doubles specialist)
Dropshot: Alcaraz
Lob: Murray
Overhead: Tsitsipas
Speed & athleticism: Montfils
Fitness: de Minaur
Mental toughness & competitiveness: Djokovic
Without the constraint I'd take Djokovic on most, with Kyrgios' Serve, Alcaraz' dropshot and Tsitsipas' overhead. Yes, also the forehand. I think it's generally underestimated how much control and variety he has with that shot.
Did you watch the US Open final where Medvedev literally lost the match because of his forehand return? Refused to move forward and Novak won more than 40 serve and volley point on *one* side. Zero versatility as a returner. Take a look at Sebastian Korda instead.
Medvedev is a bad pick over Djokovic for return.
Tsitsipas has a better forehand than Sinner.
I love these videos. For mental toughness I wouldnt agree with pick any of the top 3 part, I think that the choice should be either Novak or Rafa, I give slight edge to Novak because he is always playing against the opponent and crowd, but Rafa is also a perfect pick as well so yeah. Other than that, I pretty much agree with everything, Kei pick is kinda surprising but its not a bad one
If this was 2017 or earlier, you'd be picking Federer as well for mental toughness.
But fans quickly forget things after a few years go by.
@@sasho888prm I would still pick Rafa or Novak, because of the circumstances they've been in. Roger is not a bad take at all, I simply think that both Nadal and Đoković are mentaly tougher
@@sasho888prmNah feds mental toughness was terrible he choked so many matches while having match point….
@@CkvEditz Oh yeah, I guess he was lucky to win those 1 or 2 Slams once with a weak mindset
For mental toughness, Hewitt. He was the toughest.
Here’s a real test. Pick your player but you can only use each once and you can’t use Novak, Nadal or Roger? Server Isner, Forehand Pete, Speed Alcaraz, Return Andre, Backhand Nalbandian, Slice Dimitrov, mental toughness - Borg, Net game Edberg, Competitiveness Hewitt, Celebration Guga
Nice fun list! Interestingly or funny to me, the moment it got harder, the moment Borg quit... He did great meanwhile though, but couldn't/wouldn't handle not being the best.
ATP players interviewed common answers:
Forehand: Roger
Return: Novak
Serve: Nick Kyrgios
Mental Toughness: Rafa
Rafa being at mental toughness when Djoković is around is hilarious. He's a clear 2nd no doubt, but he's not Novak.
@@dimitrijespasic473 I dunno man you can watch Medvedev's interview as well. Same answer from him.
@@natehanying54 Yeah I watched it a week before this one. Still hilarious. I guess it would be alright if he had to use a player only once.
@@dimitrijespasic473You're confusing mental toughness with being clutch.
Djokovic is more clutch.
Rafa has faced a lot more adversity in his career, constant injuries, missing months of tour, losing form but he always comes back stronger. That is a sign mental toughness. Rafa is second to none.
@@alburaq3290 mental toughness is also winning when the crowd is against you. Constant interruptions, booing etc and he even started playing better.
Good to see some of the older players getting a look in for once but when is someone going to chose Sampras for serve? I guess most current players aren't really students of the game and pick what they know. That's why these build a players are a bit samey.
Or Agassi return and backhand.
His return put fear in the hearts of weak second serves.
For backhand why not choose a left handed forehand player’s?
Well if we’re being realistic with it, then you’d have to switch grips to hit two forehands, and that probably wouldn’t work well. If someone was to have two forehands, they would need to have a backhand return because serves come too fast for them to switch grips, and be able to hit defensive backhands. You would bare minimum need to have a good backhand slice/chip.
If only can use same player once my list would probably go something like:
Forehand: Alcaraz
Backhand: Wawrinka
Serve: Isner
Return: Schwartzman
Slice: Dimitrov
Net Game: Federer
Speed: De Minaur
Mental Toughness: Djokovic
Competitiveness: Nadal
Celebration: Medvedev
BH or return Murray
Schwartzman return? A kick serve by someone super tall is pretty difficult for him to return just to his height
Schwartzman literally survives solely on breaks, in his prime he had by far the most breaks on tour.
Alcaraz forehand is great but it leaks a lot of errors and he hasn’t tuned it sufficiently to be on an all time great list imo. It has the potential to be but right now he has days when it’s just wild.
This is a ridiculously good list. Pretty close to what I'd pick personally
Best choices so far!
only thing id change with the first 5 is Marat Safin backhand > Kei
i thought i was the only one that found Kygrios serve crazy whenever I watched it. It just looks sudden and tricky all at once.
How can you not pick De Minaur for speed? He’s clearly the fastest
Hewitt's a great pick!
Love how the players don't pick Nole for mental toughness, except Thiem who made it fair and said it's Rafa and him, but from my memory didn't he come up with/coin the term along with the celebration of pointing to his head?
My picks are
Forehand - Del Potro
Backhand - Thiem
Serve - Sampras
Return - Djokovic
Slice - Federer
Net Game - Edberg
Speed - Nadal
Mental Toughness - Djokovic
Competitiveness - Djokovic
Celebration - Federer
Backhand Thiem 😂😂😂
Celebrations definitely Medvedev
@@BigOllieSpinIn his prime, Thiem had one of the best backhands on tour PERIOD, and arguably has one of the greatest 1HBHs of all time. Maybe only Stan's is better, but Thiem's BH is close to GOAT status
@@traebeneck4994 bs. Thiem's BH never ever was better than Zverev's
@@BigOllieSpinI never made that claim. I only said that Thiem has one of the greatest 1HBHs of all time (which would be difficult to argue against), and while his backhand was one of the best on tour regardless of 1H vs 2H, I never argued that it was THE best. It was obviously elite, easily top-10 or 20, but of course players like Zverev and Djokovic had FAR better backhands than his.
@@traebeneck4994(I’m a fan of him) good but not better than Gasquet so i don’t know how could you say that
The perRFect player:
Federer’s FH
Federer’s BH
Federer’s serve
Federer’s volley
Someone picked davydenko for speed yesss
Love Kei ❤
Indeed Dimitrov has arguably one of the best slices on tour. However, my impression (from several of his interviews) is, he is too obsessed in this shot and uses it WAY TOO MUCH… It is working against most of the players, but to compete with the best players, say top30 in world, it is simply NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Because the top players normally are very solid and therefore not afraid of pure defensive shots without speed and penetration. Even if they have trouble handling the slice in the beginning, they have unbelievable ability to adapt and find a way out quickly. Especially Dimitrov’s slice is no longer a mixed-up surprising shot but rather a regular shot, it is just easy to get used to for the top players. Unless Dimitrov has no intention to improve and get higher in the ranking again, he should just stop or reduce using that slice.
Touch grass bro, he has a good slice and he just beat the #3 player in the world while constantly using it, grow up you child.
Forhand=Sampras.Volly=Edberg.Mental=Björn Borg.Serve Sampras.Backhand one hand. Stan the Man.Two hands bakchand=David Nalbandian.
he's right on all those choices really.
FH: Federer
BH: Djokovic
Serve: Isner
Return: Djokovic
Slice: Federer
Net game: Edberg
Touch: Federer
Speed: Alcaraz
Flexibility: Djokovic
Mental: Djokovic
Competitiveness: Nadal
Celebrations: Medvedev
Here's my unpopular opinion list:
*Serve* : Roddick (not too tall)
*Forehand* : Malisse / Gonzalez
*Backhand* : Nalbandian
*Volley* : Muller / Mischa
*Slice* : Dolgopolov
*Dropshot* : Alcaraz / Janowicz
*Speed* : De Minaur / Rafa / Alcaraz
*Mentality* : Nole
*Flexibility* : Srichaphan / Nole
*Physique* : Verdasco / Berettini / Fucsovics
*Power* : Del Potro / Rublev
*Spin* : Guga / Rafa / Thiem
*Lob* : Hewitt / Murray
*Consistency in all* : Federer
What else?
That's a good list! Like the fact you've chosen some less obvious picks. Dolgopolov's offensive slice was insane, as was Gonzalez's forehand.
Heres mine
Serve - Karlovic
Forehand- Agassi
Backhand - Kuerten
Volley - Woodforde
Slice - Aguilera
Dropshot - Rios
Speed - Ferrer
Mentality - Hewitt
Flexibility - Djokovic
Physique - Wawrinka
Power - Nadal
Spin - Nadal
Lob - Medvedev
Consistency in all Djokovic
@@DrFearfall I miss Dolgopolov :'(
Never plays a boring match
amazing tennis knowledge
Nalbandian backhand was so good! He could do anything with it! And looked effortless!
Amazing that he can keep a straight face with what he is being subjected to. Sad what we've come to in sports.
my perfect player:
Humour- Andrey rublev
Style - Andrey Rublev
personality- Andrey rublev
everything else- Mix of the big 3
I’m surprised Isner isn’t picked as best serve.
Ill do one with players most likely no one will mention:
Forehand: Cerundolo
Backhand: Altmaier
Slice: Steve Johnson
Serve: Veselý
Return: Paul
Net: Mischa Zverev
Mental: Coric
Speed: Ymer
Competitive: Sinner
Celebration: Safin
Haha, Safins celebration when he won the US Open, Australian Open slam finals and when he beat Federer in a 5 set marathon semi, were all just epic. 😅
Spoiler: there was literally no celebration, not even a smile.
Coric mentally is incredible. From an absolute prodigal young talent (beat Nadal and Federer at their peaks very young) he has still stayed motivated though injuries, including winning a masters 1000. Never gives the opponent nothing on the court no matter how much pain he might be in.
I would go with Takao Suzuki over Mischa Zverev, check his AO match highlights against Federer.
@@loganthewolverine2030 I chose Safin purely for the one where he pulled down his shorts. It was so insane that I had to include it. Coric doesn’t seem overawed by any occasion, and he fights so well. I’ll check out Suzuki
For me Novak got strongest mental toughness he never gives up and fight like a warrior... he could be behind 6:0 6:0 and 5:0 and i would still have hope he can turn a match around.
Except while playing at the Olympics. The mental pressure of winning for home country is too tough
I mean Nadal has done this too and also I think Grigor tried to pick a different player for each category
He really pulled a sascha and put himself in there 💀
Yeah but it’s actually justified here. Dimitrov has an amazing slice, and he had already used Federer for forehand. It’s not like Sascha putting himself as the “strongest player on tour” lol
but dimitorv's slice is defo the best in the business
Not a bad choice at all
I wasn't expecting to get pressed by everyone over a joke 😞
Its quite funny how Nole`s fans get offended why a lot of players and public pick Rafa for mental toughness as they would know better from their sofa. lol
A lot of people are complaining on Instagram that Dimi didn’t pick Rafa for competitiveness. Calling him salty and Rafa hater. I found it funny 😂
@@gabrielametodieva8360 Especially when he picked Hewitt, everyone knows he is the mentally toughest player ever.
Mental Toughness: Novak
Feds FH had far more off days and was far more vulnerabe under pressure than Rafas lol.
and Fed's forehand was also far more effective taken early on quick courts
@@DaggerMan11 fed's forehand was inferior on every other surface. not to mention on the run and under pressure, his forehand was not consistent. it also couldn't return or defend as well as nadal's. "taken early on quick courts" is a specific condition on a specific surface whereas nadal's is much more versatile and reliable everywhere. at their peaks, i'm taking nadal's forehand on clay over fed's on grass too.
@@rhoclouds What does "every other" surface mean? There are medium-and-faster outdoor hardcourts, grass, and fast indoor courts. Fed's forehand is better on all of those surfaces. On clay and slow outdoor hard you can back Rafa.
Federer is a creative attacking player trying to end points with his forehand and Nadal is a defensive counter puncher who is trying to extend points. Given those things, Dimitrov is trying to say Federer does not miss much. Nadal's goal is too not miss.
Rafa forehand is best on clay but Federer has better forehand on hard and grass.
Nadal's forehand can be rushed like Alcaraz. That's how Djokovic dominates their hard court head to head. Its a big weakness.
Overall Federer has the better forehand.
My pick would be healthy Del Potro. Even top players feared his forehand.
DJOKOVIC STILL CAN BEAT YOU PERFECT PLAYER.
No chance. This perfect player serves like Kyrgios and returns like Djokovic himself so Djokovic will always be at a disadvantage.
Not to mention other weapons and elite net play.
This perfect player would be unbeatable by any real player other than Nadal on clay.
Djokovic fans are the funniest😄
Obvious question and you still get it wrong
His choices are interesting! He seems like a great guy. However, mental toughness and competitiveness were just journalists attempting to put Rafa in there 🤦♂️ plus, if competitiveness equals fighting spirit (which seems to be the case with Lleyton Hewitt), it means that mental toughness has to mean something different. And the only thing I can think of is composure in key moments. And in that case, it seems obvious to me that the best choice is Novak Djokovic.
Competitiveness…. Andy Murray
He loves the slice cause he is a pusher
Lol what an expert opinion. So eg Medvedev who has topspin backhand is not a pusher but Dimitrov who hits more winners than the average players is a pusher. Cool cool.
Grigor has one of the best slices on tour, it can really put the opponents in a pickle when used well. John McEnroe once said that he had the best slice on the tour. Maybe you’re just a guilty pusher and want to vent your frustration on professional tennis players that spent thousand of hours honing their craft (especially the graceful players like roger and grigor)…
He just wanted to say - if you want to be a GOAT you don’t need best FH, BH, Serve or slice. You need mental toughness. RAFA 💪
To be fair Rafa probably has the best FH of all time
@@traebeneck4994only on clay. Federer has the better overall. His 20 GS with a one hander prove it
Nadal is a bit overrated on mental toughness. What has he done outside of clay which suits his game completely? Djokovic is doing it everywhere against a full stadium.
Rafa has faced more adversity with constant injuries. Look at Thiem, his career is almost over after one injury.
Rafa has missed so many Masters and Slams recovering from injuries, you lose form, you lose confidence, you lose match readiness. To overcome serious injuries and come back strong like Rafa has is the best sign of mental toughness.
Djokovic has faced what only one serious injury and he took 1-2 years to come back from that.
Nadal always lost momentum from injuries and still made comeback. 2009, 2013, 2014, 2021 he suffered many injuries that could have derailed or even ended career of a lesser player but Rafa always comes back stronger. You're unestimating how frustrating it is to get injured and lose your form and momentum and how hard it is to come back from that.
The hostility of the public serves djokovic since years it helping him. When he had the public with him he lost in the US Open final
Mental tougness: Djokovic - he is playing against the crowd, covid agenda etc.
Big words from someone who can't win a GS,... LOL
Fed literally sent the forehand at W2019 🤣🤣
(just joke guys, i love all members of big 3)
Wrong
What is he smoking surly Djokovic is both superior than anyone on competitiveness and mental toughness. Otherwise why would he be still top player
Why people picking Rafael over novak on mental toughness.
Why anyone picking anyone over Hewitt?
Because Rafa is more tough mentally.
Djokovic is more clutch.
People confuse clutchness with mental strength.
4:20 does Dimitrov support the Z movement in Russia by supporting Youzhny's soldier salute celebration? Thought emoji Thought emoji
Yeah you know Youzhny actually was the one who created the Z movement 15 years ago
Dimitrov reminds me of croatian football player Dejan Lovren
i dont understand how you can not choose nole for mental thougness....the guy won 96 titles against the crowd, the media, the politics, came back from the most sets down, i mean nole 1000%
Yea these guys are nt smart
You can use a tennis player only once. Who's your pick for best return if not Nole?
Djoko was already picked for return.
Have a rakia and chill out a bit.
Yes there also were bullets, rockets and what not over him but he still is SuperDjokochetnik!
I don't understand how you can not choose Hewitt ..