Federer vs. Roddick, US Open 2007 quarterfinals highlights. A great match: Roddick played his best, but wasn't able to beat the fantastic Darth Federer.
Its amazing to watch how hard Roddick plays, you see how he is physically challenging himself so much. Federer makes it look so smooth and effortless. As a tennis player myself, i watch Federer and can dream of having is form
The amazing thing is Roddick's approaches worked fine in matches against other players. That is how he could reach the business end of slams to face Federer. Roddick faced Federer in four Grand Slam finals. Those are titles he might have won against another opponent, one who didn't read his serve as diabolically well as Fed.
It's so admirable how so silent Federer plays! Not a single grunt from him and his head is always vowed down even after an amazing shot! Such calmness and class, what a style!
roddick is trying and playing as BEST as he can possibly do in this match...yet he'e still loosing in straight sets to federer... sometimes, you just have to say TOO GOOD. the way federer absorbs all the pressure put on him by opponents, rival fans and media..its just amazing. he always looks so assured and calm on the court..
Roddick gave it his all, 120%. EVERYTHING he had, and still came up short, I have never seen Roddick try so hard and be so determined ever. (coming from a Roddick fan since 1999) It just goes to show that Federer has that little extra genius in his game that can pull up an unbelievable shot when he needs it.
You can tell Roddick gives his all when he grunts lol. I remember this game, I think this was the final realization that he could never get past Federer in a Slam. Although Wimbledon a few years later he came oh so close..
Roddick always got owned whenever he came into the net. Federer would pass him most of the time he did that. Roddick should have stayed at the baseline and ground Federer down that way, like Nadal and Djokovic have done so successfully against Federer.
Looking back on this match, among many, after watching tennis in 2023 (which is great, dont get me wrong)... There were truly monsters back in this era. I can barely comprehend the level of tennis here... we were lucky to watch matches like these live. Roddick played one of the best matches I've ever seen him play, and still lost.
Federer's serve was brilliant throughout 2007. 2007 US Open - excellent (especially against Djokovic), 2007 Wimbledon - saved him the final against Nadal, 2007 Masters Cup - Nadal was just hopeless against Federer making 80 % + of first serves. That's the top 3 of his serving performances
Look at Roddick's head-to-head vs particular players and tell me he's not good: 5-0 vs Ferrero, 6-6 vs Hewitt, 4-3 vs Safin, 2-1 vs Sampras, 4-2 vs Djokovic, 3-2 vs Nalbandian, moreover 3 wins vs Nadal, 3 wins vs Murray. Roddick is one of the best players on tour UNDOUBTEDLY.
It is crazy how good Federer plays Roddick. Their matches always expose Roddick's weaknesses ever so much more: the short, ambitious approaches, the foolish court positioning when returning serve from his forehand, the penchant for pure pace etc. Federer just steps it up, almost as though to punish Andy for these mistakes. It makes for a great watch. And this was probably the best Andy has ever played!
He threw an entire hotel at Federer (Literally only losing 1 service game all day) in Wimbledon '09 and still lost in 5. Credit to Federer for sticking around with Nadal and not letting Nadal destroy his career, and finally finding a way to beat him regularly to balance the head to head a bit.
@@hacantyapradipta1119 Maybe a controversial take, but I think 2009 was Roddick's best Wimbledon final, as opposed to 2003. He was fit, balanced, hitting both his forehand and backhand great, serving great, and engaging in lengthy rallies with confidence. That was his only way to beat Federer in my opinion, not the unreasonably high risk strategy of trying to win rallies in 3-5 shots against Federer, which IMO is impossible to do with enough consistency to win a match. Had Roddick continued his 2009 form he would have won another major imo.
I love how Roddick started grunting in this match all of a sudden, thinking it will help him break through. Not that he played a bad match, he played a great match, still came up quite short.
Honestly, that was only his final disappointment, I think the 2007 Australian Open semi-final that Roddick lost to Federer really blew-up his self-confidence, by the time of this 2007 US Open, Federer wasn't viewing him as a threat at all. You can see the difference in their body language, Roddick is trying everything he can think of to throw at Federer and Federer is just acting as if this is just a tune up for the semis and the finals. In 2009 that was a separate comeback for Roddick and his last.
i like the fact that this vid doesn't just show fed hitting winners. he undoubtedly deserved to win this match but at least it gives roddick the credit he deserves.
Fed was on a different level back then. Sure he's still playing well and in 2017 we saw lots of glimpses of his old self, but he won't ever move this well again or hit the ball as clean (especially on the fh side) I think.
Andy played at his best,I've never seen him placing so accurate backhands like in this video. But Roger is really the best in the world today,there's no question about it. I like both Federer and Roddick and I hope that Andy will be back in the TOP 3 of the world soon :)
god, Roger is incredible. you can see AND hear how hard Andy is working to try to put these balls past him.. and though Roger is working hard, he is silent as ever in getting every ball back and more, Darth Federer at his best. come on Roger - here's for a great 2010 :)
Andy played some great points here, shows he can stick with fed definitely, fed at this time was just the god of tennis, it wasnt that Roddick couldnt beat him, it was that NO ONE COULD. Got to give andy credit in this match a lot of great points by him
Easily one of my top favorite matches. It shows both players at the peak of their athletic abilities. Clearly Roddick had the potential to win more slams but Federer is the GOAT. Not much can be done about that. Sorry Andy, no titles for 2nd best.
This was one of my favorite matches from last year. I loved how they both wore all black, and Rogie in particular looked smashing in that all black outfit and shoes. This was where he got the nickname Darth Federer,LOL. I know Rogie has had a "bad" year by his own superb standards but he has been far more consistent than anyone. You have to applaud him for still going out there and playing despite harsh criticism. I'm still picking him for gold at the Olympics and to win the US Open. GO FED!
funny how Roddick is grunting like crazy right through the entire match but the only sound you hear from Federer is the sweet sound of the ball hitting the racket
What an awesome match from federer against roddick who serve unbelievable well!!!! roddick played well but federer played amazing!!!!! GO ROGER,always our number #1!!!!! And congratulations for your silver medal win at the olympics!!!!! Thank you very much for this video:GREAT highlights and quality!!!!!
This, along with Wimbledon 2004 and 2009 are the three Roddick v Federer matches where Roddick played out of his mind and still lost. It's such a shame for Roddick
I was in the bathroom with taking a dump, and I was struggling really bad... After I saw the shot at 0:53 everything came out! Thanks Federer for making things easier for me!
This match so interesting because Roddick was pressing so hard after Federer just took him apart in the Semis of that year's Australian Open, and just humiliated him. However you got the impression that Federer only playing like 75 percent of what could actually do, even though Roddick was going all out and he still won in straight sets.
Man, Roddick is just so obviously slimmer and more fit now than he was at the time of this match. I'm not trying to dis him because even if he wasn't super fit he's obviously an incredible athlete, but it's so clear how he's in such better shape now than in 2007-2008.
while Roddick does have the fastest serve, I still think Pete Sampras has the best serve. Pete's combination of power, placement and follow-up [his approach shot/volley] made it a much more powerful weapon than if it was just power. If Roddick can hit lines with his serve more often and bring his forehand back to where it used to be, I think he will be much closer to Federer's level. Yeah Andy! I believe in him =]
I agree with u Roger played well and entrtained us .. his mistakes on his last service game made him under Andy's control ..Andy served a powerful match point In general I didn't expect Roger to lose that match ..None makes me enjoy watching tennis like Roger does ! He's great!
yea i gotta give props to them both. and ive never seen roddick play so well. i think hes good enough to win it, or atleast get into the finals in the future. but federers just a monster. i actually think roddick was playing pretty smart this game, he went to the net more than usual too. but fedrers just too good
federer is just a BEAST against roddick.. he knows exactly what shot roddick is going to play, he can read his serve, he puts a-rod in uncomfortable positions around the court...its just a TACTICAL MASTERCLASS... roddick is actually playing an ok match here, he is just being OUTCLASSED totally by federer...its happened alot in their matches.
guys.. i definitely think that roddick is getting alot better, he is being way more aggressive now, his backhand and volley have improved alot, and his forehand... iz way faster now... just like his old forehand he used to have..... roddick is awsome...
This is the Roddick I looked up to and admired. He may have lost but he didn't compromise his game, he didn't play percentage tennis, he hit to win not to just keep the ball in play, and he didn't hold back.
roddick tries really hard..so you have to applaud that. but federer is just amazing...especially in 2007, he was awesome! look at his ability to absorb all the PRESSURE that roddick throws at him
roddick hit v. well here...he flattened out his forehand really really well...hit good approach shots, good volleys...if he could hit like this more often...he'd do so much better
I wish Federer met Nadal more at wimbledon and us open where the surface favours him, rather then so many matches at the French open and Australian open. Oh well and btw in my opinion 2007 was his greatest year, even better then 2006!
Yeah, 2010-2013 was definitely not Fed's best years (His absolute peak was certainly in 2004-2007, winning a cartoonish 11 majors in 4 years), and it was certainly Nadal's best ever period (winning 7 majors, including 3 outside clay). Nadal would've threw Fed off the court in those years.
Onmysheet 2011 not so sure. Remember Fed matched Nadal pretty well at the french open final that year. At the US Open Nadal is more vulnerable and he was playing defensive at times in 2011. Roger was in good form and he could have beaten him that year. 2010 and 2013 are a different story. But from 2005-2009 I would have given Federer the edge.
Federer is the best player ever because he has the best PLACEMENT. he often places the ball in a spot where the opponent is not standing and with effortless power.....that's why he makes it look so easy because his opponents are always running around like headless chickens while he is barely breaking a sweat.
Embarrassing? A lot of players grunt when they hit. Both Williams' sisters, Nadal, Sharapova, and plenty others. But he usually doesn't grunt that loudly. I kind of appreciated it because it really shows how much he wanted to win this match. I think Roddick would have won this match on any other night, he played the best tennis I've seen him play in a long time.
roddick put everything he had in this match! but rog is just something else... roddick could have beaten nearly everybody on the tour in that night, but rog made him look different. he reads his game so well, better than anyone else! roddick is a very good player, but i don't think there will be another victory over rog!
Actually Roddick's volleys were very good in this match. 0:18, 2:20 The problem is his approach shots usually suck and set him up badly to be passed. The other thing is Federer's defense is so good that your volleys can't just be good, they have to be perfect every time (otherwise you'll get passed). 2:09 and 4:57 are the perfect examples. Roddick hits a poor approach shot, and an excellent volley but it was already too little too late. I've never heard Roddick grunt this loud in a match, lol!
federer, in my opinion, still has some of the after effects of the mono he had in the beginning of the season~ roddick, he just had should surgery but he did well winning dubai. but because of the shoulder surgery he sort of got rusty and needed to restart his engine by having pat mcenroe coach him for the us open
There have been several matches Andy played Roger fairly close, not just 07 USO. He needs to have a good serving day and take good risk with forehand to Roger's backhand a lot more and see if things happen. I think that's why Andy has had some good stuff here. He went to Roger's backhand a bit more.
I don't doubt that Nadal has got to Roger to a degree but I think that's only really happened since last year when he lost his confidence. From 05-07, I don't think he was afraid of him. On the occasions that he won, his mental strength was superb. On the other occasions (clay) Nadal was a beast. Unfortunately, last year was not a great one by his standards and Nadal took full advantage, hence why now the h2h is larger than it was at the end of 07.
I made that comment three months ago and now that the season is over I agree his hard court playing is better and it can continue to get better if Rafa keeps working hard at it and takes good care of his body, especially those knees.
Roddick played a great match, he just totally lost his confidence in the final set after giving the first two his absolute all and still losing them both. What could you do? Federer was just not going to be denied on this day, or in this tournament.
Yeah, you're right, I thought Roddick would with this year right up until about 12-12 in the fifth. Once it got that far, it was clear Federer would eventually win. But Roddick played better overall I think.
Federer just has insane reflexes and reaction the way he can deal with some of the things Roddick has tried a few times throughout his career. Not even just againt Roddick either really.
Agreed, Roddick came out with a swagger and some fire on this night but it still just wasn't enough. I think that Roddick would have beaten anyone else in the world past or present playing like he did in this match though.
Deadeye is correct about what Roddick would have otherwise achieved with Slams. 2004 AOpen, Federer ended his life.. mudda clearly does not know anything about tennis if he is comparing Roddick to Federer. This was Roddicks best match against RF. He really put everything out there.. which is rare for Roddick. A glimmer of Nadals constant efforts.
He still does. Just because he loses more often to Nadal, it doesn't change the fact that he still looks as good. If you watched any of their matches, you would know.
That is exactly right, to repeat an amazing year is almost unheard of and only the top greats of all-time have ever done that for even back to back years. Nadal has significant problems in his knees (Roddick has faced similar problems) and if Nadal isn't careful his career will be cut short. Nadal needs to become more aggressive and mix up his game in order to not put so much constant strain on his legs by playing from behind/defensively all the time. He is working on it, so thats good :)
if Roddick could play as well nowadays as he did in this match against Federer, with Federer committing more errors than he did in his era of tennis, i.e. when he won pretty much everything, I honestly reckon that Roddick would have a great chance in beating Federer! He played probably his best match at the US Open (except the 2003 Final) here and would have beaten anyone else other than Federer
It seems as though this year at the US Open Andy seemed unafraid to go after Federer. I love Andy, but whenever he plays Roger he plays him like he's afraid of him. But at the US Open Andy finally showed he could keep up with Roger, if he keeps playing Roger like that he just may beat him someday, but that's a big if because there's no stopping the Fed Express.
just fyi for everyone else. My favorite atp player is Andy Roddick. I don't like Fed too much considering what he's done for Roddick's career, but i do respect him and what he's done, and i will defend him and all of the players of our time.
I agree! I don't know why everyone thinks because Rafa won Wimby that automatically qualifies him as the best hard court player and therefore guaranteed to win the US Open.I love Rafa and he has improved but last week against Djokovic was proof he still needs work. Guys like Federer, Djokovic, Roddick, Blake and a bunch of others are way better hard court players than Rafa who will play him to death and the hard courts will wear his knees out. I don't see him getting any further than the QF.
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Its amazing to watch how hard Roddick plays, you see how he is physically challenging himself so much. Federer makes it look so smooth and effortless. As a tennis player myself, i watch Federer and can dream of having is form
The amazing thing is Roddick's approaches worked fine in matches against other players. That is how he could reach the business end of slams to face Federer. Roddick faced Federer in four Grand Slam finals. Those are titles he might have won against another opponent, one who didn't read his serve as diabolically well as Fed.
Roddick was lucky he didn't clash with Federer at the US Open 2003, otherwise he wouldn't have a slam.
Because if Federer had reached the semifinals, he would've probably beaten Roddick.
If Nadal didnt get beaten by Soderling, Federer wouldnt have a RG title. IF BUTS MAYBE. This is pointless.
@@Onmysheet too bad Federer lost to a guy Roddick beat
Roddick actually played about as well as he could and shouldn't be criticised too much. Federer was simply sublime at this stage of his career.
It's so admirable how so silent Federer plays! Not a single grunt from him and his head is always vowed down even after an amazing shot! Such calmness and class, what a style!
He does grunt (Especially on second serves and when rallying on clay), just not as exaggerated as other players.
Roddick's desperate grunts were quite embarrassing, while he was scrambling for every ball.
roddick is trying and playing as BEST as he can possibly do in this match...yet he'e still loosing in straight sets to federer...
sometimes, you just have to say TOO GOOD.
the way federer absorbs all the pressure put on him by opponents, rival fans and media..its just amazing. he always looks so assured and calm on the court..
Roddick gave it his all, 120%. EVERYTHING he had, and still came up short, I have never seen Roddick try so hard and be so determined ever. (coming from a Roddick fan since 1999) It just goes to show that Federer has that little extra genius in his game that can pull up an unbelievable shot when he needs it.
Man. Roddick gave everything he had. Federer just to good. His game is much more complete
You can tell Roddick gives his all when he grunts lol. I remember this game, I think this was the final realization that he could never get past Federer in a Slam. Although Wimbledon a few years later he came oh so close..
Roddick always got owned whenever he came into the net. Federer would pass him most of the time he did that. Roddick should have stayed at the baseline and ground Federer down that way, like Nadal and Djokovic have done so successfully against Federer.
Geo Oh believe me, he tried that. He even changed his overall game from a big serve-big forehand game to a grinding man's game. Still failed.
Even though this is just a highlights reel, this short snippet is some of the best tennis i've ever seen Roddick play.
Looking back on this match, among many, after watching tennis in 2023 (which is great, dont get me wrong)...
There were truly monsters back in this era. I can barely comprehend the level of tennis here... we were lucky to watch matches like these live. Roddick played one of the best matches I've ever seen him play, and still lost.
this is, personally, by far the best performance of federer ever!!!
Federer's serve was brilliant throughout 2007.
2007 US Open - excellent (especially against Djokovic), 2007 Wimbledon - saved him the final against Nadal, 2007 Masters Cup - Nadal was just hopeless against Federer making 80 % + of first serves.
That's the top 3 of his serving performances
This was the great Federer, at his peak, at the absolute top of his game. THIS Federer would absolutely destroy anyone today.
Look at Roddick's head-to-head vs particular players and tell me he's not good:
5-0 vs Ferrero, 6-6 vs Hewitt, 4-3 vs Safin, 2-1 vs Sampras, 4-2 vs Djokovic, 3-2 vs Nalbandian, moreover 3 wins vs Nadal, 3 wins vs Murray.
Roddick is one of the best players on tour UNDOUBTEDLY.
It is crazy how good Federer plays Roddick. Their matches always expose Roddick's weaknesses ever so much more: the short, ambitious approaches, the foolish court positioning when returning serve from his forehand, the penchant for pure pace etc. Federer just steps it up, almost as though to punish Andy for these mistakes. It makes for a great watch. And this was probably the best Andy has ever played!
Roddick literally threw the entire house at Federer during this match and Federer still came out in straight sets.
Ridiculous.
He threw an entire hotel at Federer (Literally only losing 1 service game all day) in Wimbledon '09 and still lost in 5.
Credit to Federer for sticking around with Nadal and not letting Nadal destroy his career, and finally finding a way to beat him regularly to balance the head to head a bit.
Rodrdick in his prime no doubt.
@@hacantyapradipta1119 Maybe a controversial take, but I think 2009 was Roddick's best Wimbledon final, as opposed to 2003. He was fit, balanced, hitting both his forehand and backhand great, serving great, and engaging in lengthy rallies with confidence. That was his only way to beat Federer in my opinion, not the unreasonably high risk strategy of trying to win rallies in 3-5 shots against Federer, which IMO is impossible to do with enough consistency to win a match. Had Roddick continued his 2009 form he would have won another major imo.
I love how Roddick started grunting in this match all of a sudden, thinking it will help him break through. Not that he played a bad match, he played a great match, still came up quite short.
After Wimbeldon 2009 he never recovered.
Honestly, that was only his final disappointment, I think the 2007 Australian Open semi-final that Roddick lost to Federer really blew-up his self-confidence, by the time of this 2007 US Open, Federer wasn't viewing him as a threat at all. You can see the difference in their body language, Roddick is trying everything he can think of to throw at Federer and Federer is just acting as if this is just a tune up for the semis and the finals. In 2009 that was a separate comeback for Roddick and his last.
i like the fact that this vid doesn't just show fed hitting winners. he undoubtedly deserved to win this match but at least it gives roddick the credit he deserves.
Fed was on a different level back then. Sure he's still playing well and in 2017 we saw lots of glimpses of his old self, but he won't ever move this well again or hit the ball as clean (especially on the fh side) I think.
This was vintage, GOAT Federer. I wish more people would have appreciated his greatness back then when he was the absolute best.
Just passing through on my journey to watch every Federer match.
Wow 😯
I never get tired of watching this !
Andy played at his best,I've never seen him placing so accurate backhands like in this video. But Roger is really the best in the world today,there's no question about it. I like both Federer and Roddick and I hope that Andy will be back in the TOP 3 of the world soon :)
please god bring us back another match between this to men!!! is just the most exciting u can see at tv!
god, Roger is incredible. you can see AND hear how hard Andy is working to try to put these balls past him.. and though Roger is working hard, he is silent as ever in getting every ball back and more, Darth Federer at his best.
come on Roger - here's for a great 2010 :)
Andy played some great points here, shows he can stick with fed definitely, fed at this time was just the god of tennis, it wasnt that Roddick couldnt beat him, it was that NO ONE COULD. Got to give andy credit in this match a lot of great points by him
Easily one of my top favorite matches. It shows both players at the peak of their athletic abilities. Clearly Roddick had the potential to win more slams but Federer is the GOAT. Not much can be done about that.
Sorry Andy, no titles for 2nd best.
Love that british commentator, so much passion.
THAT IS A TENNIS MATCH. WHAT A BATTLE!!!! GO FEDERER!!!!
This was one of my favorite matches from last year. I loved how they both wore all black, and Rogie in particular looked smashing in that all black outfit and shoes. This was where he got the nickname Darth Federer,LOL.
I know Rogie has had a "bad" year by his own superb standards but he has been far more consistent than anyone. You have to applaud him for still going out there and playing despite harsh criticism. I'm still picking him for gold at the Olympics and to win the US Open. GO FED!
can neva get tired of watchin this ova and ova and ova.......cant beleive he's still hasnt retired
One of the best performances in Roddick's career, and he still lost. Federer is a genius!
funny how Roddick is grunting like crazy right through the entire match but the only sound you hear from Federer is the sweet sound of the ball hitting the racket
who mad Federer mad when he was in junors because his tennis fury is like no other he just kills everyone on the court. The Federer express.
What an awesome match from federer against roddick who serve unbelievable well!!!!
roddick played well but federer played amazing!!!!! GO ROGER,always our number #1!!!!!
And congratulations for your silver medal win at the olympics!!!!!
Thank you very much for this video:GREAT highlights and quality!!!!!
This, along with Wimbledon 2004 and 2009 are the three Roddick v Federer matches where Roddick played out of his mind and still lost. It's such a shame for Roddick
Federer was serving brilliantly throughout that tournament.
One of the greatest game I’ve seen!!!!
I was in the bathroom with taking a dump, and I was struggling really bad... After I saw the shot at 0:53 everything came out! Thanks Federer for making things easier for me!
well i never expected that... and i am still stunned by roddicks performance! nice work by him!!
This match so interesting because Roddick was pressing so hard after Federer just took him apart in the Semis of that year's Australian Open, and just humiliated him. However you got the impression that Federer only playing like 75 percent of what could actually do, even though Roddick was going all out and he still won in straight sets.
Man, Roddick is just so obviously slimmer and more fit now than he was at the time of this match. I'm not trying to dis him because even if he wasn't super fit he's obviously an incredible athlete, but it's so clear how he's in such better shape now than in 2007-2008.
while Roddick does have the fastest serve, I still think Pete Sampras has the best serve. Pete's combination of power, placement and follow-up [his approach shot/volley] made it a much more powerful weapon than if it was just power.
If Roddick can hit lines with his serve more often and bring his forehand back to where it used to be, I think he will be much closer to Federer's level.
Yeah Andy! I believe in him =]
yea!! probably in 2 days we will see federer vs roddick again on court there in miami!!! if that happens the match will be crazy
I agree with u Roger played well and entrtained us .. his mistakes on his last service game made him under Andy's control ..Andy served a powerful match point
In general I didn't expect Roger to lose that match ..None makes me enjoy watching tennis like Roger does ! He's great!
yea i gotta give props to them both. and ive never seen roddick play so well. i think hes good enough to win it, or atleast get into the finals in the future. but federers just a monster. i actually think roddick was playing pretty smart this game, he went to the net more than usual too. but fedrers just too good
federer is just a BEAST against roddick..
he knows exactly what shot roddick is going to play, he can read his serve, he puts a-rod in uncomfortable positions around the court...its just a TACTICAL MASTERCLASS...
roddick is actually playing an ok match here, he is just being OUTCLASSED totally by federer...its happened alot in their matches.
guys.. i definitely think that roddick is getting alot better, he is being way more aggressive now, his backhand and volley have improved alot, and his forehand... iz way faster now... just like his old forehand he used to have..... roddick is awsome...
The level of execution in this match for two sets is really incredible.
This is the Roddick I looked up to and admired. He may have lost but he didn't compromise his game, he didn't play percentage tennis, he hit to win not to just keep the ball in play, and he didn't hold back.
federers serve return game is unreal..too good
A leggere commenti di sedici anni fa mi scende la lacrima. Ci manchi Roger 😢
i like roger because he always stays calm while playing..
That forehand on 7:54...what a ripper!
roddick tries really hard..so you have to applaud that.
but federer is just amazing...especially in 2007, he was awesome!
look at his ability to absorb all the PRESSURE that roddick throws at him
roddick hit v. well here...he flattened out his forehand really really well...hit good approach shots, good volleys...if he could hit like this more often...he'd do so much better
of course he is. he's playing his heart out
I wish Federer met Nadal more at wimbledon and us open where the surface favours him, rather then so many matches at the French open and Australian open. Oh well and btw in my opinion 2007 was his greatest year, even better then 2006!
If he met Nadal at the US Open in 2010, 2011 & 2013, Nadal would've beat him easily.
Yeah, 2010-2013 was definitely not Fed's best years (His absolute peak was certainly in 2004-2007, winning a cartoonish 11 majors in 4 years), and it was certainly Nadal's best ever period (winning 7 majors, including 3 outside clay). Nadal would've threw Fed off the court in those years.
Onmysheet 2011 not so sure. Remember Fed matched Nadal pretty well at the french open final that year. At the US Open Nadal is more vulnerable and he was playing defensive at times in 2011. Roger was in good form and he could have beaten him that year. 2010 and 2013 are a different story. But from 2005-2009 I would have given Federer the edge.
Roddick's forehand looks SO SMOOTH
Federer is the best player ever because he has the best PLACEMENT. he often places the ball in a spot where the opponent is not standing and with effortless power.....that's why he makes it look so easy because his opponents are always running around like headless chickens while he is barely breaking a sweat.
Embarrassing? A lot of players grunt when they hit. Both Williams' sisters, Nadal, Sharapova, and plenty others. But he usually doesn't grunt that loudly. I kind of appreciated it because it really shows how much he wanted to win this match. I think Roddick would have won this match on any other night, he played the best tennis I've seen him play in a long time.
Roddick looks like using so much energy on this game. Vs Fed just doing his stuff relaxed.
roddick put everything he had in this match! but rog is just something else... roddick could have beaten nearly everybody on the tour in that night, but rog made him look different. he reads his game so well, better than anyone else! roddick is a very good player, but i don't think there will be another victory over rog!
agreed, but it is cool to hear him grunt like on big points or when he does start playing at like 110%
Actually Roddick's volleys were very good in this match. 0:18, 2:20 The problem is his approach shots usually suck and set him up badly to be passed. The other thing is Federer's defense is so good that your volleys can't just be good, they have to be perfect every time (otherwise you'll get passed). 2:09 and 4:57 are the perfect examples. Roddick hits a poor approach shot, and an excellent volley but it was already too little too late. I've never heard Roddick grunt this loud in a match, lol!
federer, in my opinion, still has some of the after effects of the mono he had in the beginning of the season~
roddick, he just had should surgery but he did well winning dubai. but because of the shoulder surgery he sort of got rusty and needed to restart his engine by having pat mcenroe coach him for the us open
i want just the US open here again to watch andy playing his most powerful tennis n this year could be his year here in the open one more time!
There have been several matches Andy played Roger fairly close, not just 07 USO. He needs to have a good serving day and take good risk with forehand to Roger's backhand a lot more and see if things happen.
I think that's why Andy has had some good stuff here. He went to Roger's backhand a bit more.
I don't doubt that Nadal has got to Roger to a degree but I think that's only really happened since last year when he lost his confidence. From 05-07, I don't think he was afraid of him. On the occasions that he won, his mental strength was superb. On the other occasions (clay) Nadal was a beast.
Unfortunately, last year was not a great one by his standards and Nadal took full advantage, hence why now the h2h is larger than it was at the end of 07.
I made that comment three months ago and now that the season is over I agree his hard court playing is better and it can continue to get better if Rafa keeps working hard at it and takes good care of his body, especially those knees.
great upload- amazing tennis from both player espec the first set-great to watch
Roddick played a great match, he just totally lost his confidence in the final set after giving the first two his absolute all and still losing them both. What could you do? Federer was just not going to be denied on this day, or in this tournament.
Yeah, you're right, I thought Roddick would with this year right up until about 12-12 in the fifth. Once it got that far, it was clear Federer would eventually win. But Roddick played better overall I think.
wow great match by both of them
Even more amazing when you think about how passionate and angry a player he was in his younger days.
Federer just has insane reflexes and reaction the way he can deal with some of the things Roddick has tried a few times throughout his career. Not even just againt Roddick either really.
Agreed, Roddick came out with a swagger and some fire on this night but it still just wasn't enough. I think that Roddick would have beaten anyone else in the world past or present playing like he did in this match though.
The entertaining Roddick retired in 2012. We miss his entertainment along with his innovative shots.
He gave everything he had that first set
I love how he gives it everything hes got grinding to the bone.
Deadeye is correct about what Roddick would have otherwise achieved with Slams. 2004 AOpen, Federer ended his life..
mudda clearly does not know anything about tennis if he is comparing Roddick to Federer.
This was Roddicks best match against RF. He really put everything out there.. which is rare for Roddick. A glimmer of Nadals constant efforts.
He still does. Just because he loses more often to Nadal, it doesn't change the fact that he still looks as good. If you watched any of their matches, you would know.
That is exactly right, to repeat an amazing year is almost unheard of and only the top greats of all-time have ever done that for even back to back years. Nadal has significant problems in his knees (Roddick has faced similar problems) and if Nadal isn't careful his career will be cut short. Nadal needs to become more aggressive and mix up his game in order to not put so much constant strain on his legs by playing from behind/defensively all the time. He is working on it, so thats good :)
if Roddick could play as well nowadays as he did in this match against Federer, with Federer committing more errors than he did in his era of tennis, i.e. when he won pretty much everything, I honestly reckon that Roddick would have a great chance in beating Federer! He played probably his best match at the US Open (except the 2003 Final) here and would have beaten anyone else other than Federer
Roddick grunting THAT LOUD????
andy plays with so much heart... he would have won more slams in a world without roger
It seems as though this year at the US Open Andy seemed unafraid to go after Federer. I love Andy, but whenever he plays Roger he plays him like he's afraid of him. But at the US Open Andy finally showed he could keep up with Roger, if he keeps playing Roger like that he just may beat him someday, but that's a big if because there's no stopping the Fed Express.
yep, 2009 French Open as well, I remember he served 4 aces in his 4 service points in the tie-break against Soderling
One of the best matches by Federer.
2007 wasn't a bad year for roddick. semis at Australia, and quarters at Wimbledon and US.
I would like to see this full match. Great match!!!
ELECTRIFYING TENNIS!!! Does anyone have this full match??
he hits them a lot harder than you could
just fyi for everyone else. My favorite atp player is Andy Roddick. I don't like Fed too much considering what he's done for Roddick's career, but i do respect him and what he's done, and i will defend him and all of the players of our time.
If Roddick played like this consistently he could easily be back in the top 3.
I agree! I don't know why everyone thinks because Rafa won Wimby that automatically qualifies him as the best hard court player and therefore guaranteed to win the US Open.I love Rafa and he has improved but last week against Djokovic was proof he still needs work. Guys like Federer, Djokovic, Roddick, Blake and a bunch of others are way better hard court players than Rafa who will play him to death and the hard courts will wear his knees out. I don't see him getting any further than the QF.
Roddick play so hard this match.
great play
he does sumtimes either if he wants to physc out his opponent or if he's trying his absolute hardest. which he was here
Great match from Federer! Again!