This is why I like Federer more than all other players. Some of the other GOATs play like machines. Strong, efficient, ruthless. But Federer plays like he is *playing*. He plays like an artist. Others use efficiency of a few shots. This guy uses creativity and plays like a hundred different shots. Is he talented? Sure. But it's still such an amazing experience to watch such tennis. Baseline battlers are great. But this, right here, is one of a kind. This is special.
Returning a serve is difficult stuff. We all know Federer is a great returner. His block return off the backhand is second to none... But to run into the box and still return 120mph serves is stuff of legend. Most players would be pressing their backs against the walls. Federer is picking these balls barely off the bounce. I can’t even fathom the level of eye hand coordination to be able to do this... The man is the greatest ever. Pure talent.
I can watch this time and again. Roger is a master with his precision shots and concealed intention. He is so elegant and makes it look easy. Miss him on the circuit. He will always be the GOAT to me.👏👏🎾⭐️🌹
Can you imagine Roger with everything we got strong at a moment of his career but at the same time ? His forehand and stamina from his 2005-2006 period, his serve, his backhand from 2017, SABR, his serve, his volley, his good movements... It'd be nice.
Rafa will always be my fave because i enjoy his style the most but what you said is the reason i think Federer is probably the G.O.A.T. If you take the best version of all his traits then he would be nearly unbeatable. If he had the backhand that he developed later on way back in 2006/08 he probably would of won all the GS during that period. Now we see Nadal developing strengths to beat Djokovic that he didnt have earlier on in his career like a better serve, drop shots, coming to the net more and the ability to play less agressive against Novak forcing Djokovic to generate the power and angles during a game.
its a modified version of the chip & charge. fed runs in much earlier than the normal chip and charge, particularly when the opponent just toss the ball in the air and his eyes just shifted up into the air. the usual tactic will be waiting close to the baseline, while for fed's version, he is already near the service box when the opponent hits the serve. also fed usually hit the return with a forehand or backhand on the rise instead of the slice return like the normal chip & charge. all these adds up to the ball returning much faster to the opponent's side compared to the original chip & charge, giving them less time to react, which will make them produce a weak shot which can be vollied away easily
@@gherbihicham8506 its not a chip, a chip is more of a lob with a continental grip, and the player isn't that close to the service line when making contact with the ball
6Whodini it’s wayy harder than u are making it. Doing it in front of the likes of Djokovic ain’t an easy task. But he is Roger Federer so what do u know. 😂
0:40 will always be the best one for me... he just nonchalantly walks up the court, times the ball absolutely PERFECTLY and just strolls away like he does it every day 😂
As others have said, Nadal and Djokovic have ended up with more Grand Slams, but Federer will always be the GOAT. He played such a sublime, beautiful, elegant, attacking, risk-taking game and still got 20 Grand Slam titles. Tennis is so boring these days. You could conceivably program a robot to play how these baseline players play. Of course, the occasional drop shot and foray to the net make these robots seem human sometimes.
Federer is not the GOAT because he isn't the player that has played the greatest tennis. He played a beautiful and entertaining tennis, but in terms of greatness, which you can measure by grand slams, titles, elo, etc., Djokovic is far ahead of him.
That's why he's the GOAT. He wont have the slams of Rafa or Nole... but who cares... whereas nowadays you see only players skilled on one particular court or game, this guy can adapt e play every kind of tennis. Unbelievable.
@@CycleEnder he played 4 consecutive straight finals in RG, 5 in total and he lost against the undoubtedly goat of clay. Federer was crazy good on clay too (not as on hard court or grass, of course). Nadal on that surface far behind everyone, his record wont never be broken probably
This why Fed is the real GOAT, not only does he win everything but he does it with a skill level unsurpassed, Nadal and Djoko are great but their tennis is more defensive and less ' artfull ', you could say. Australian Open 2021 Analysis and Review - TH-cam
@@zokkostenniszone3282 so? Federer has only one FO. 16-24 against Rafa, 23-27 against Novak, both negative. Novak and Rafa are younger than Federer 5 and 4 years. So, just wait.. Novak is probably the Goat, but we will discuss it after all three of them retire.
That was the only time he got it right in that match, he missed all other attempts. It's a cool trick to entertain the crowd but very inefficient. And, as you said it yourself, he ended up losing the match.
Hey, That was an incredible, and an unreal Top quality Match, by "Grande Maestro". Djokovic, in this match, can only watch, and watch, and watch... Super Federer. Cheers.
It's funny, you can clearly see the strategy behind when he hit the SABR. Each time he was either A) down 40-0 or 40-15 , making the shot "worth the risk," or B) Up so much in the set it didn't matter (5-1 against Anderson, 5-1 against Querrey.) The only time he hit the SABR in critical moments was against Novak. It was almost like all the other times were just practice for the Novak ones. He hit it at the beginning of the second set in the US Open, and also up 3-1 in the first set tiebreaker in Cinci. The Cinci one was my favorite. You can see how big a risk it was and how huge a payoff it was, too. Federer was elated, Novak looked completely taken by surprise and completely deflated by it. I'd bet Novak studied the film of those SABRs and thought, no way he hits this shot at a critical moment. Then, boom. Awesome to watch.
I ended up throwing in a few of these in every once in a while at club level (3.5-4.0ish) after watching these. Loads of fun when it works, seeing the absolute look of surprise on your opponent's face, with them not expecting to have to pull a passing shot out of nothing like that. Of course, a fair bit of time it is i who looks like an idiot if i try this but the return is weak and my opponent just hits an easy lob or pass.
This is something nadal and djokovic cannot do, or if they can would not be on this level. and federer makes it a part of his game, incredible. I am not a Fedex fan, I like all 3 of them and if I had to chose, Nadal would be my favorite.
Sabr is one of the two parts of faith. It teaches to remain spiritually steadfast and to keep doing good actions in the personal and collective domain, specifically when facing opposition or encountering problems, setbacks, or unexpected and unwanted results
It was a charity match (Match for Africa) rather than anything official. In those types of matches no one cares. There are some exhibition matches on youtube where the player even gets the ball kids to play a point for them
Never mind the sabr, how can McEnroe be commentating on the shot against Djokovic and then (2:17) appear seated on a chair watching the other shot against Querrey.... how does he manage that? I CANT BELIEVE
This is why I like Federer more than all other players. Some of the other GOATs play like machines. Strong, efficient, ruthless. But Federer plays like he is *playing*. He plays like an artist. Others use efficiency of a few shots. This guy uses creativity and plays like a hundred different shots. Is he talented? Sure. But it's still such an amazing experience to watch such tennis.
Baseline battlers are great. But this, right here, is one of a kind. This is special.
I don’t even care now if he is GOAT or not I am simply glad that a player like him exists. His shots never get boring.
Returning a serve is difficult stuff. We all know Federer is a great returner. His block return off the backhand is second to none...
But to run into the box and still return 120mph serves is stuff of legend. Most players would be pressing their backs against the walls. Federer is picking these balls barely off the bounce. I can’t even fathom the level of eye hand coordination to be able to do this...
The man is the greatest ever. Pure talent.
@@prkrmc6457 One of those serves was 132mph
He's just another eurobot.
Hahahahha haahahaha
Jack sock reaction was jst amazing 😉😅
I can watch this time and again. Roger is a master with his precision shots and concealed intention. He is so elegant and makes it look easy. Miss him on the circuit. He will always be the GOAT to me.👏👏🎾⭐️🌹
I keep coming back to this compilation once every couple of months. Genius.
Wow! Me too. I am starting to think I am addicted
Can you imagine Roger with everything we got strong at a moment of his career but at the same time ?
His forehand and stamina from his 2005-2006 period, his serve, his backhand from 2017, SABR, his serve, his volley, his good movements... It'd be nice.
Rafa will always be my fave because i enjoy his style the most but what you said is the reason i think Federer is probably the G.O.A.T. If you take the best version of all his traits then he would be nearly unbeatable. If he had the backhand that he developed later on way back in 2006/08 he probably would of won all the GS during that period. Now we see Nadal developing strengths to beat Djokovic that he didnt have earlier on in his career like a better serve, drop shots, coming to the net more and the ability to play less agressive against Novak forcing Djokovic to generate the power and angles during a game.
Sock running after Roger after losing the point is hilarious
the Fed casually knocking off a 158 mph serve from inside the baseline... what a legend
The fastest serve of all time is 157 mph but okay
It was 140 from Roddick
I just love the way Fed was returning those 389Mph serves with such ease. Those 500 mph returns were just unruly.
what? 😂@@RH-nk7eo
@@RH-nk7eo I agree. They were supersonic.
This is so satisfying to watch.
Imagine HOW good you have to be to even think about attacking one of these monster serves. The technique 🤩🤩
Chip and charge against modern servers? Impressive.
its a modified version of the chip & charge. fed runs in much earlier than the normal chip and charge, particularly when the opponent just toss the ball in the air and his eyes just shifted up into the air. the usual tactic will be waiting close to the baseline, while for fed's version, he is already near the service box when the opponent hits the serve. also fed usually hit the return with a forehand or backhand on the rise instead of the slice return like the normal chip & charge. all these adds up to the ball returning much faster to the opponent's side compared to the original chip & charge, giving them less time to react, which will make them produce a weak shot which can be vollied away easily
When you consider how slow the courts are now not really .
@@kcazzzzz it's not modified, it's just chip and charge.
@@gherbihicham8506 its not a chip, a chip is more of a lob with a continental grip, and the player isn't that close to the service line when making contact with the ball
@@Matthew9818 He's still doing it against guys who hit 110+ mph second serves. It's still impressive no matter how "slow" the courts are.
Everything this dude does looks so graceful and effortless. He will be the greatest in my opinion.
zip it up when you're finished
A maneuver that only Federer can do! He invented it! He perfected it!!
you aint getting in his pants, stop trying
2002 saw Mauresmo playing Capriati and started watching tennis. Found Federer, and for 18 years he has been favorite male athlete.
God! Tennis is going to be so boooring when he retires! That guy has balls to try that type of strategy in modern tennis.
He is just another eurobot in the techno racket era.
well that day has come buddy
@@asmerX100 well i am glad I could witness some of his best years...
This must be written by a bot that's never seen tennis😂@@frankcabanski9409
@@frankcabanski9409 what’s that even mean
He should do it again, the most aggressive tennis you can do and so ridiculously great haha
And this is also why Federer is the GOAT. So many things only he can do on a tenniscourt.
How can he do this to a big server like Kevin Anderson...insane skills😳😳😍😍
Just let the ball do the work and hold out your racket at the right angle. It's basicly a halfvolley. but then again easier said then done ;)
6Whodini it’s wayy harder than u are making it. Doing it in front of the likes of Djokovic ain’t an easy task. But he is Roger Federer so what do u know. 😂
he usually use it only on 2nd serves, not 1st serves.
@@6Whodini Than*
@@deeprahul not realy
0:40 will always be the best one for me... he just nonchalantly walks up the court, times the ball absolutely PERFECTLY and just strolls away like he does it every day 😂
As others have said, Nadal and Djokovic have ended up with more Grand Slams, but Federer will always be the GOAT. He played such a sublime, beautiful, elegant, attacking, risk-taking game and still got 20 Grand Slam titles. Tennis is so boring these days. You could conceivably program a robot to play how these baseline players play. Of course, the occasional drop shot and foray to the net make these robots seem human sometimes.
Tennis is not boring these days.
If it was all about titles than Russell would be greater than Jordan
Federer is the GOAT, period
@@Starrynovabro basketball is a teamsport😂
Tennis is not "period"
Love Roger but this is some high level cope
Federer is not the GOAT because he isn't the player that has played the greatest tennis. He played a beautiful and entertaining tennis, but in terms of greatness, which you can measure by grand slams, titles, elo, etc., Djokovic is far ahead of him.
That’s how you become the Goat, always improving your game to the next level!!
Federer is the GOAT of all GOATS for me
Best tennis player in history ...
Imagine this man made me love tennis , and after he retired i swear i dont give it a shit
If he misses it will embarrassing and he knows it and yet he is ready to risk it ,that is what which makes him Great
Dio padre
We all will miss you, Roger!
He’s the master. So amazing.
he ain't know you lil bro
The greatest ever
Bruh I just love Sock, he seems like a cool dude😂
It's not just that he can use the SABR so well, but that he has so little time to decide whether to use it!
Elegant and artistic Roger...
this is art
The best and scary thing is that he does alll that with a smile 😂
as a slice user, I'm so glad Fed showed the world that the old chip n charge still works at a high level, on occasion.
he made it look so easy......
El mejor de la historia ... Tenis de lujo de la perfección Suiza ... Su Majestad Roger Federer
That's why he's the GOAT.
He wont have the slams of Rafa or Nole... but who cares... whereas nowadays you see only players skilled on one particular court or game, this guy can adapt e play every kind of tennis. Unbelievable.
I mean he still has only 1 Roland garros title
@@CycleEnder he played 4 consecutive straight finals in RG, 5 in total and he lost against the undoubtedly goat of clay. Federer was crazy good on clay too (not as on hard court or grass, of course). Nadal on that surface far behind everyone, his record wont never be broken probably
Rogers reflexes have to be in the 0.0000001% to read the serving motion and place the racket at the right position.
The best tennis ever had!
Roger running from sock was hilarious lol.
This why Fed is the real GOAT, not only does he win everything but he does it with a skill level unsurpassed, Nadal and Djoko are great but their tennis is more defensive and less ' artfull ', you could say.
Australian Open 2021 Analysis and Review - TH-cam
Federer is Mozart of the tennis. Probably the greatest talent and most elegant player ever. But, Goat debate is between Rafa and Novak
@@TheBernuli but Novak only has 18 slams and 2/3 of Rafa's are FOs with only 1 AO.
@@zokkostenniszone3282 so? Federer has only one FO. 16-24 against Rafa, 23-27 against Novak, both negative. Novak and Rafa are younger than Federer 5 and 4 years. So, just wait.. Novak is probably the Goat, but we will discuss it after all three of them retire.
@@TheBernuli Nah, could be 5 years away. This th-cam.com/video/bI2C2GmEPvY/w-d-xo.html
@@TheBernuli I replied to you in my video case you missed it
Had never realized he'd done it at the USO Final haha what a legend. Too bad he lost :(
That was the only time he got it right in that match, he missed all other attempts.
It's a cool trick to entertain the crowd but very inefficient.
And, as you said it yourself, he ended up losing the match.
@@ihuu2 OK little nobody
Those are not trick shots, That's just DAMN good tennie!!!!
A great shot from Federer 😎😇, most of today’s player can only power and power, but he could play 😊
Never to be seen again 😭. Hope somebody tries this in the future.
Il grande genio del Tennis!
GOAT
2:00 Fast & Aggressive..... Good Video
This is what you would do in a game like top spin against slow servers.
Hi catrina
Wow!
The GOAT !!
Wonderful stuff 👏 👌
Imagine having a shot named after you that only you can hit 💀🤯 SABR is madness, I love it
Kyrgios can do SABR too.
@@Goldnb0ybut not even half as effective as Federer😂
It's like a technique only Federer can use.
Not a single other player has hands that fast.
Aggression with a 😊.
For me the best player ever Roger Federer🥰🥰🥰🥰😊😊
Vedendo queste immagini, cosa possiamo dire! Non c'è niente da dire.....assistiamo incantati! Buonasera
I've always said tennis would struggle when federer retired. I believe it has. The federer v Nadal rivalry may be the greatest ever in any sport
My all time favourite player one and only REAL GOAT FEDERER.love ♥️FROM india
Hey,
That was an incredible, and an unreal Top quality Match, by "Grande Maestro". Djokovic, in this match, can only watch, and watch, and watch...
Super Federer.
Cheers.
So goaty 🐐
maestro de maestro un winer
Federer and Mischa Zverev both met at the net at the same time!😂👌🏻🙌🏻💯
I still remember how he wil hit a precise backhand wich wil just land on the sideline n u wil b left gasping at his greatness
0:54 lil John in the crowd
Did he only do this on second serves? Imagine if Roger did this in the 2000s. I stopped watching around 2008, but this style is fantastic.
To try that against a first serve, now that’s awesome
I would struggle to time these shots at the rec level. Fed's hand-eye is not human.
SABER is working well even for BIG4
Mister peRFekt 👑
this is tennis, the rest is passing the ball until the other one drops dead.
alcaraz lobs vs federer volleys can be seen only in a dream
I always laugh at Jack Sock chasing Roger!
Debió contar con bueno su tiro que pasó por un orificio de la red en su último partido de dobles en su despedida en Laver Cup ❤
It's funny, you can clearly see the strategy behind when he hit the SABR. Each time he was either A) down 40-0 or 40-15 , making the shot "worth the risk," or B) Up so much in the set it didn't matter (5-1 against Anderson, 5-1 against Querrey.)
The only time he hit the SABR in critical moments was against Novak. It was almost like all the other times were just practice for the Novak ones. He hit it at the beginning of the second set in the US Open, and also up 3-1 in the first set tiebreaker in Cinci. The Cinci one was my favorite. You can see how big a risk it was and how huge a payoff it was, too. Federer was elated, Novak looked completely taken by surprise and completely deflated by it. I'd bet Novak studied the film of those SABRs and thought, no way he hits this shot at a critical moment. Then, boom. Awesome to watch.
I swear baseline bullies nadal djoco fans never even heard of this shot 😂
th-cam.com/video/gT02bD9C13U/w-d-xo.html :D
They know but simply can’t accept it blinded by hate.
@@looterabaniya3327 th-cam.com/video/DXB4MApF4Lo/w-d-xo.html 😋
I ended up throwing in a few of these in every once in a while at club level (3.5-4.0ish) after watching these. Loads of fun when it works, seeing the absolute look of surprise on your opponent's face, with them not expecting to have to pull a passing shot out of nothing like that. Of course, a fair bit of time it is i who looks like an idiot if i try this but the return is weak and my opponent just hits an easy lob or pass.
It’s definitely a fun surprise, and about 5 times easier then doing it to a pro level serve lol
what does SABR means?
Sneak Attack by Roger
The kind of shot picked up on a squash court.
SABR=Super Aggression By Roger
snick attack by roger
can somebody explain what he’s doing
what does SABR stand for
Speed Attak By Roger ( sry for the mistakes im swiss 😅)
fabi 3 thx bro bro
@@becausetheinternetluke np 😊
Sneak Attack By Roger
@@fabi3679 no need to apologize friend. I doubt many of us could say the same in reverse!
2:25 Zverev and other players having fun with the match.
I may seem normal, but I miss SABR!
This is something nadal and djokovic cannot do, or if they can would not be on this level. and federer makes it a part of his game, incredible. I am not a Fedex fan, I like all 3 of them and if I had to chose, Nadal would be my favorite.
justifies he is the GOAT
Il siparietto frustino.
I feel like tezuka from prince of tennis is modeled after him
What does SABR mean?
What is it SABR ?
sneak attack by Roger
Sabr is one of the two parts of faith. It teaches to remain spiritually steadfast and to keep doing good actions in the personal and collective domain, specifically when facing opposition or encountering problems, setbacks, or unexpected and unwanted results
Miss him badly in US open
When you already have in the hat all the shots and decide it's time to invent a new one...💏 😍
wait Sock crossed the net? I know it’s in jest but i thought it wasn’t allowed?
It was a charity match (Match for Africa) rather than anything official. In those types of matches no one cares. There are some exhibition matches on youtube where the player even gets the ball kids to play a point for them
Would love if a comment mentioned what the heck a SABR was...
Sneak attack by Roger
sneaky aggression by roger
I like the mischievous side of Sock
Me: that was impressive.
Also me: what the heck is SABR...
Can he do it to Roddick’s serve? 😄
So when did people/commentators actually started calling it the SABR ?
Who coined the term ?
They should make him take DNA tests to prove he's still Human!
He would have failed, because they would have found GOAT DNA
Hahahahha hahahahaaha super4015human
What is SABR?
Sneak Attack by Roger
When people say you're too old...
Never mind the sabr, how can McEnroe be commentating on the shot against Djokovic and then (2:17) appear seated on a chair watching the other shot against Querrey.... how does he manage that? I CANT BELIEVE
Why is always Djoko who pays the price? LOL
Kleytom Hudgens
I think you missed out 2015 US open finals, where Djokovic dismantled it. It was a sweet revenge