Federer may not hold the record for the number of slams won etc but he is still the GOAT for one simple reason. He played the game on a different level to everyone else. Enjoy your retirement Sir.
Agreed!! There will never be another Federer!!! Skill with grace, elegance, and savagery when needed. No other tennis player is as enjoyable to watch...waving his magic Wilson wand as they say!!!!!
Why to bring the number of titles in conversation? For you he is the GOAT, that's it.. Nobody in the world will argue that anybody ever played more visually pleasing game on court but we have to respect the Djokovic's mental strength and Nadal's physical abilities as well. For me no one is GOAT, they all have their flair and they excelled at that. Got one up on each other, had some crucial moments, sometimes one handled the pressure better at critical stages than the other. Injuries at wrong time, mental baggage on a particular day can change the debate. Sitting outside and getting into debate is an easy task.
Yeah, could watch him all day. He won't be remembered as the guy who won the most but he will be remembered as they guy that took our breath away the most...
I have been a tennis fan for most of my 62 years. I have seen and greatly admired some legendary players; Laver, Borg, Connors, McEnroe, Becker, Sampras, Nadal & Djokovic. However, IMHO there has never been any human being who picked up a racquet as majestic, graceful, charismatic and as great as Roger Federer. He is, to me, the greatest sportsman who has ever lived. I feel honoured to have lived in the time of Federer.
I think you are a great connoisseur and have no hesitation in agreeing with you. Roger was capable of playing the most sublime tennis and I think Rod Laver greatly admired him judging by his regular attendance at Wimbledon.
@@annewalden3795 Connors at his peak would have floored Roger. Roger wouldn't have been any good with a steel T2000 racquet either. And Connors still holds the record for most professional titles. On the eve of Wimbledon 2013 the Chair of the Royal Tennis Association of England announced to the public that Connors was the greatest player in history.
I never get bored watching Federer highlights from mid 2000's. What a beast he was. People usually describe him as a shotmaker and natural talent and so on. He was also a magical athlete, strong and fast. I have to put Djoko as the best ever considering everything, but I firmly believe that prime Federer was the best version of a tennis player we have ever seen. His A-game back in the days was out of this world.
A Fed fan . We should respect Joker because after all said and done. He has achieved it on paper. Joker the GOAT FED the BOAT( BEST OF ALL TIME) NADAL is both GOAT AND BOAT but only on clay
@@MrRajesh8897 I do not respect Novak. Just a couple of days ago he suggested he had lost an important match because of a wrist injury .Can you imagine Roger Federer being crass enough to say such a thing ?
Federer will always be my favorite not just for the brilliant talent but his class and character. Always showed respect for officials and opponents. Very gracious and accommodating with the media. I consider myself lucky to have enjoyed his legendary career.
The most beautiful tennis player to ever play the game. Genius, artist and the best in every aspects. He is Roger Federer. He always comes out with magic and miracles. He is the greatest.
Same about watching, but beein tennis fan since 1980. I remember that crazy tie break in the wimbledon final between Borg and McEnroe, cheering for Borg in front our still black and white TV
The last one against Daveydanko is my all-time favorite. That's called Roger's Liquid Whip. Breathtaking! Next would be at the net against Nadal at the French Open. Electrifying! Thanks for posting. These were great!
the most beautiful to watch and the greatest creator of magical points. As others said he may not have the most slams but his inventiveness and attacking play puts him ahead of the 'other two' in my eyes who built their careers mainly on defence.
In recent times, professional tennis may have produced more efficacious machines, but none more soulful than Federer. Many will be remembered by their numbers, few by their genius. What his poetry makes you feel in awe is unmatched.
There are many greats in sports, but certain athletes are a notch above the rest, athletes that define a generation and will continue to inspire long after their careers end. Federer in tennis, Tiger in golf, Messi in football. etc.
The master of volleys, the king of foreband, the Lord of tweeners who didn't necessarily need to look in direction of the shot to make it go right One and only.... Roger Federer
there was a time, when federer seemed to have a special contract with the laws of physics, allowing him to do things that no one else can do. pure magic.
I love Nadal and the Joker. But i can burn a thousand calories watching them play, they are so athletic and play so hard every shot. But watching Federer play is literally like watching water run downhill in a smooth flowing calm stream. Enchanting poetry in motion.
He won a lot of his matches by being in utter control, outplaying his opponents and having time left for some magical improvisations. Djokovic and Nadal have the grit and tenacity, but Federer left spectators with jaws wide open.
this actually shows how dedicated he was in his shot making. 99.5% of all other tennis players would not attempt a shot that goes around the net instead of over it
I have NO IDEA what past good karma the rest of us tennis fans did in our previous lives ….but surely we must all have done something unbelievably good…..how else can one explain that we all got to see Federer, Rafa and Novak all competing against each other in the same window of approx. 15 years….and I am not evening counting Andy and Stan W in the mix. 2005-20 - the Magic Years for all Tennis fans…….bar no other period
Two things (1) it’s easy to forget that the most graceful of players also ran MILES to chase the ball down. Doesn’t matter how great your touch, you still have to WORK (2) it takes two great players to make a great point. Roger only has to play these amazing shots because he is playing against great opponents. The standard of tennis at the top is incredibly high.
when the world still believed he was going to be the greatest ever. well, he still played the most beautiful tennis ever, looked the greatest, was the greatest sportsman, the real poster child.
But he will be remembered as a man who won the most at one time records were meant to be broken but ladies and gentlemen my Roger will never be forgotten enough said!!!!!!!!🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Es en esa final de Roland Garros que le da una paliza increíble en el primer set a Nadal, que se va al vestuario y lo saca de partido. Le hizo un montón de esas escenas en ese periodo y el "bueno" de Roger nunca un gesto de enojo, sabiendo que se lo hacía para desconectarlo de su zona.
it's remarkable that with all the fantastic amazing shots Federer did you still had to include 2 where opponents mis hit the ball and one where it was a simple shot a 10 year old could make as opponent was too far away to hit it. That's 3 moments of brilliance we missed out on.
Do you lack the license to show any Wimbledon highlights or something? That's probably where most of his best shots were. The top one that comes to mind was around 2008 facing set point against Nadal and Roger smoked a perfect backhand passing shot down the line.
A minute in and literally zero of those shots were close to "nobody would believe if not filmed".... Continuing on, and.... hell, I've done most of those when I was a junior tennis player. In fact, if these are so good nobody would believe if not filmed, then you wouldn't believe some of the shots I've made when I was a tennis player...... I was actually expecting some crazier/more impressive shots than these. The shots between the legs, or the spinning forehand early on, yeah, I get those being there, but honestly they're relatively common these days. Trick shots sure, but nothing befitting the title...... I mean, I once hit a shot that hit the tape of the net, rolled almost half of the length of the net across the top of the tape before rolling over the other side and landing in. THAT is the kind of shot nobody would believe if it wasn't filmed. Hell, I DID that and scarcely believe it. Gotta say, a little disappointed that they're just good tennis shots or good tennis in general as opposed to whatever the title made it out to be. That shot at 4mins, my coach literally taught me that shot, but better, landing much closer to the net. So close in fact I hit it against someone who bragged about his ranking in the state and he stood their stunned in disbelief for 3 seconds, before cheating and calling it out as junior tennis you umpire your own side of the court, at least that's how it was in pretty much all tournaments as a junior here. It's difficult, but hardly a shot nobody would believe, especially not someone who's actually played at a high level.
Federer may not hold the record for the number of slams won etc but he is still the GOAT for one simple reason. He played the game on a different level to everyone else. Enjoy your retirement Sir.
Agreed!! There will never be another Federer!!! Skill with grace, elegance, and savagery when needed. No other tennis player is as enjoyable to watch...waving his magic Wilson wand as they say!!!!!
In Italy we say: "Class is not water!"😜
everyone is entitled to their own opinion
THATS Y HES DA GOATTT
Why to bring the number of titles in conversation? For you he is the GOAT, that's it..
Nobody in the world will argue that anybody ever played more visually pleasing game on court but we have to respect the Djokovic's mental strength and Nadal's physical abilities as well.
For me no one is GOAT, they all have their flair and they excelled at that. Got one up on each other, had some crucial moments, sometimes one handled the pressure better at critical stages than the other. Injuries at wrong time, mental baggage on a particular day can change the debate.
Sitting outside and getting into debate is an easy task.
Yeah, could watch him all day. He won't be remembered as the guy who won the most but he will be remembered as they guy that took our breath away the most...
I have been a tennis fan for most of my 62 years. I have seen and greatly admired some legendary players; Laver, Borg, Connors, McEnroe, Becker, Sampras, Nadal & Djokovic. However, IMHO there has never been any human being who picked up a racquet as majestic, graceful, charismatic and as great as Roger Federer. He is, to me, the greatest sportsman who has ever lived. I feel honoured to have lived in the time of Federer.
The most exciting to watch was Connors.
I think you are a great connoisseur and have no hesitation in agreeing with you. Roger was capable of playing the most sublime tennis and I think Rod Laver greatly admired him judging by his regular attendance at Wimbledon.
@@lawrence1318 Connors was a great player but he did not have Rogers skill and his behaviour was questionable at times .
@@annewalden3795 Connors at his peak would have floored Roger. Roger wouldn't have been any good with a steel T2000 racquet either. And Connors still holds the record for most professional titles. On the eve of Wimbledon 2013 the Chair of the Royal Tennis Association of England announced to the public that Connors was the greatest player in history.
@@lawrence1318 It is a question of taste and while I enjoyed watching Jimmy Connors I was more impressed by Roger F .
I never get bored watching Federer highlights from mid 2000's. What a beast he was. People usually describe him as a shotmaker and natural talent and so on. He was also a magical athlete, strong and fast. I have to put Djoko as the best ever considering everything, but I firmly believe that prime Federer was the best version of a tennis player we have ever seen. His A-game back in the days was out of this world.
I agreed with you on everything except the part where you said Djokovic is the best ever. Best defender maybe but beyond that, Novak sucks.
@@maddoxmortenson8009that’s so true
@@maddoxmortenson8009 I can only agree .The Joker is not worth watching .
A Fed fan .
We should respect Joker because after all said and done. He has achieved it on paper.
Joker the GOAT
FED the BOAT( BEST OF ALL TIME)
NADAL is both GOAT AND BOAT but only on clay
@@MrRajesh8897 I do not respect Novak. Just a couple of days ago he suggested he had lost an important match because of a wrist injury .Can you imagine Roger Federer being crass enough to say such a thing ?
Federer will always be my favorite not just for the brilliant talent but his class and character. Always showed respect for officials and opponents. Very gracious and accommodating with the media. I consider myself lucky to have enjoyed his legendary career.
The most beautiful tennis player to ever play the game. Genius, artist and the best in every aspects. He is Roger Federer. He always comes out with magic and miracles. He is the greatest.
No grunting, no attitude, just class. I have hardly watched tennis since he retired. Been a tennis fan since 1991.
his celebration though is almost Diego Simeone like ;) 1:31
Same about watching, but beein tennis fan since 1980. I remember that crazy tie break in the wimbledon final between Borg and McEnroe, cheering for Borg in front our still black and white TV
Haven't watched a single match since he got hurt. There has never been a more talented player or one that was such a pleasure to watch.
I love it when Federer is impressed by his own genius.
I miss his finesse more than ever He was the epitome of charisma which may be unmatched for many decades if ever.
Greatest sportsman of all time. He's my tennis GOAT!
The last one against Daveydanko is my all-time favorite. That's called Roger's Liquid Whip. Breathtaking! Next would be at the net against Nadal at the French Open. Electrifying! Thanks for posting. These were great!
if only the US Open courts moved that fast the last 10-15 years, would have probably seen 1-2 more titles from Fed
Thats probably when that forehand was at its whippiest lol
the most beautiful to watch and the greatest creator of magical points. As others said he may not have the most slams but his inventiveness and attacking play puts him ahead of the 'other two' in my eyes who built their careers mainly on defence.
The great entertainer and ambassador! Loved the games he played with the ball kids as well.
Amazing artistry. Will be sorely missed.
In recent times, professional tennis may have produced more efficacious machines, but none more soulful than Federer. Many will be remembered by their numbers, few by their genius. What his poetry makes you feel in awe is unmatched.
Love RF! The greatest! Art in motion..
Beautiful.
Federer is so good his touch is so good
This is the most amazing 4:43 all smiles on his way to an other incredible point.
Forget about stats tournament wins etc he's the best I've seen an the goat
A Federer on top of his game is the best ever
Hands down the goat. He made the game look easy.
Ladies and gentlemen Roger Federer the number one tennis player in the world!!!!😊😊😊😊😮😮😮😮
Watching him sometimes felt like watching destiny. He was just fated to win and there was nothing anyone could do about it.
There are many greats in sports, but certain athletes are a notch above the rest, athletes that define a generation and will continue to inspire long after their careers end. Federer in tennis, Tiger in golf, Messi in football. etc.
Michael Schumacher in F1.
어찌 저리 간결하면서도 쉽고 가볍고 강렬한
샷을 우아한 포즈로 창출하는지ᆢ
세상에 다시없을 테니스의 황제답습니다♡
I like how Federer is silent and always beats the grunters!! Well done sir.
Great selection!
What a champion he was! These are probably 20 out of 2000 great shots.
No one has this magic single hand backhand. It’s such a beauty to watch and he makes it look effortless.
The master of volleys, the king of foreband, the Lord of tweeners who didn't necessarily need to look in direction of the shot to make it go right
One and only.... Roger Federer
The legend in action.
Federer is the MJ of Tennis.
Roger... we miss you on court !!!
there was a time, when federer seemed to have a special contract with the laws of physics, allowing him to do things that no one else can do. pure magic.
El Rey del Tenis. Ningún deportista me ha emocionado tanto como Su Majestad por quien quedé despierta madrugadas psra verlo jugar ❤
I love Nadal and the Joker. But i can burn a thousand calories watching them play, they are so athletic and play so hard every shot. But watching Federer play is literally like watching water run downhill in a smooth flowing calm stream. Enchanting poetry in motion.
He won a lot of his matches by being in utter control, outplaying his opponents and having time left for some magical improvisations.
Djokovic and Nadal have the grit and tenacity, but Federer left spectators with jaws wide open.
No one played with the skill as Federer
The world ❤ you
We can only hope one of his kids follow in his footsteps
The GOAT. No question.
Sehr sympathisch! Well done und weiter so !
True Tennis GOAT.
this actually shows how dedicated he was in his shot making. 99.5% of all other tennis players would not attempt a shot that goes around the net instead of over it
Federer may be the only player for whom the crowd could be heard cheering more than his opponent, even when playing in his opponent's country...
No ooing or aaing from Roger, just MAGIC!
Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg are the most elegant player of all time irrespective of titles.People will remember them.
Since he retired, I must admit tennis is no longer the same 😢
I miss Federer 😢
Everytime I watch a Fed highight vid I remember just how much I miss his magic. 😪
Yes Roger enjoy your retirement, but I must say I miss you on the courts. I was a great fan of yours. There is nobody playing Tennis like you.
ROGER......WHERE MAGIC HAPPENS❤
I have NO IDEA what past good karma the rest of us tennis fans did in our previous lives ….but surely we must all have done something unbelievably good…..how else can one explain that we all got to see Federer, Rafa and Novak all competing against each other in the same window of approx. 15 years….and I am not evening counting Andy and Stan W in the mix.
2005-20 - the Magic Years for all Tennis fans…….bar no other period
4:20 .. just sublime!!
6:00 Berdych couldn't have played that point any better, Federer is just the greatest player of all time.
FEDERER WAS A WIZZARD! He changed tennis for ever and the rest followed his examples....❤
Was & is GOD ✝️ givn talent , tennis missing Roger 😢😢
Two things (1) it’s easy to forget that the most graceful of players also ran MILES to chase the ball down. Doesn’t matter how great your touch, you still have to WORK (2) it takes two great players to make a great point. Roger only has to play these amazing shots because he is playing against great opponents. The standard of tennis at the top is incredibly high.
Federer, el Messi del tenis; magia pura
Maybe Roger was not so strong mentally like his great rivals Rafa and Novak but the way how he played. Maestro!
True. Unlike the others, Roger did not have the mentality to even try to be become "GOAT:Grunting", That prize goes to the others.
The incomparable Mr Federer lost some of these matches. Doesn't matter ; he's the GOAT.
It's a Messi - Ronaldo discussion... Djoko scored more, but the magic happens somewhere else
when the world still believed he was going to be the greatest ever. well, he still played the most beautiful tennis ever, looked the greatest, was the greatest sportsman, the real poster child.
Roger- wasted no energy, was the most relaxed in his body, the most creative (in the moment).
High art, and no grunting
If Federer would not (have) exist(ed) he must have been invented. What a joy.
Greatest TP ever…. He IS THE GOAT …. GS or not ?
Super Fed. do you like also Alf from 1990
0:52: Best commentary ever....
Federer is something like Ronaldinho in football
they always have a physical explanation....otherwise they wouldn't happen....
But he will be remembered as a man who won the most at one time records were meant to be broken but ladies and gentlemen my Roger will never be forgotten enough said!!!!!!!!🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Es en esa final de Roland Garros que le da una paliza increíble en el primer set a Nadal, que se va al vestuario y lo saca de partido. Le hizo un montón de esas escenas en ese periodo y el "bueno" de Roger nunca un gesto de enojo, sabiendo que se lo hacía para desconectarlo de su zona.
Federer makes the game look effortless yet with so much variation, craft and intelligence. And no grunting / yelling. Sheer class and a joy to watch.
it's remarkable that with all the fantastic amazing shots Federer did you still had to include 2 where opponents mis hit the ball and one where it was a simple shot a 10 year old could make as opponent was too far away to hit it. That's 3 moments of brilliance we missed out on.
9:47 peak Davydenko vs peak Fed , that was violent
The crazy part is that he has 2000 other shots just like these. Almost every match with multiple moments of tennis wizardry.
Do you lack the license to show any Wimbledon highlights or something? That's probably where most of his best shots were. The top one that comes to mind was around 2008 facing set point against Nadal and Roger smoked a perfect backhand passing shot down the line.
Jes
“Don’t even have a physical explanation.”
Physicists: X
GOAT period.
6:31 Bird
That killer forehand.
6:22 "It's a long way down when you're 6'5"."
Bad Azz💯
Novok is in making of the Greatest ever tannis player like Jahangir Khan in Squash.
Dustin Brown highlights would be just as impressive
5:54 is wild. Took him out of his shoes!
Federer llegó a emocionar hasta a sus rivales...algo difícil de ver...
All of these beyond the imagination of even djokovic the supposed GOAT.
I miss those Rafa shorts...
Wonderful. But of course they have a physical explanation, otherwise he couldn't have done them.
You missed the greatest of all. His backhand get with the ball well up court of him, turned near fully up court, to lob Agassi to perfection.
A minute in and literally zero of those shots were close to "nobody would believe if not filmed"....
Continuing on, and.... hell, I've done most of those when I was a junior tennis player. In fact, if these are so good nobody would believe if not filmed, then you wouldn't believe some of the shots I've made when I was a tennis player...... I was actually expecting some crazier/more impressive shots than these. The shots between the legs, or the spinning forehand early on, yeah, I get those being there, but honestly they're relatively common these days. Trick shots sure, but nothing befitting the title...... I mean, I once hit a shot that hit the tape of the net, rolled almost half of the length of the net across the top of the tape before rolling over the other side and landing in. THAT is the kind of shot nobody would believe if it wasn't filmed. Hell, I DID that and scarcely believe it. Gotta say, a little disappointed that they're just good tennis shots or good tennis in general as opposed to whatever the title made it out to be.
That shot at 4mins, my coach literally taught me that shot, but better, landing much closer to the net. So close in fact I hit it against someone who bragged about his ranking in the state and he stood their stunned in disbelief for 3 seconds, before cheating and calling it out as junior tennis you umpire your own side of the court, at least that's how it was in pretty much all tournaments as a junior here. It's difficult, but hardly a shot nobody would believe, especially not someone who's actually played at a high level.
When you know you had lost it but forced to make a move, your subconscious mind (98% brain) takes over & brings the best move out of you.
How does this not include the Agassi one where Federer ended the point with a lob over Agassi's head.
i have no physical explanation for some of these shots!!
some of these everybody would believe
because theyve seen it from roger already
I’m a fed fan but let’s not be hyperbolic. Tennis nor federer break the laws of physics “no physical explanation” my ass
Supposed GOAT made to look silly at 5:45. Lol!
5:40 Seriously Joker, you're going to try to Fed the Fed? He knew exactly what you were fixing to do. Class dismissed.