This is a point that’s seldom made. Nadal wasn’t making it far enough through tournaments to regularly play Federer unless he was in very good form. If you look through tournaments back then he’d be losing to guys Federer would then completely dismantle.
He was such an unsubtle player, almost unbearably so. That really stupid forehand at 6:58 encapsulates so much of his style in one shot: dumb, imprecise, poorly positioned. Federer's backhand winner was great but it was almost fed to him by that pitiful attempt at an attack.
This was perhaps the best executed match in history. Not the best match, because in order to do that both players must represent a challenge for the other, but in terms of performance from one of the two players I thing this match is ridiculous, not even Alcaraz, Nadal, or Djokovic have a match like this.
Federer shanking alot of shots that go in as well makes it impossible to beat. Imagine if he couldn't hit a chip return against Roddick then that would be a fair match. 😅
After all these years, RU-vid algarithm keeps on offering me this match. Peronsally I feel Federer single handedly destroyed Roddick's career. Imagine how many slams Roddick would have (I think at least 5~8) if Federer did not exist. Roddick's serve and forehand were so lethal. Before the emergence of Nadal and Djokovic, not too many people could actually return Roddick's serve & forehand as efficient and effective as Federer.
I used to believe Federer prevented roddick and a few others from winning slams but this video proved me wrong: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o1FrO2XLBJM.html
Andy needs to work on his footwork, just watch how many steps he takes to prep for a forehand top spin..then watch djokovic plays, now we know why djoker beats federer
@@bigdombig op might not be a native speaker. But I always wonder if roddick could have won some matches against fed, like 09 Wimbledon final. Wawrinka was better than roddick but their h2h against fed were about the same.
@@hobbes4583 I am more og than you nigga...native speaker lol...there ain't no such thing...the world is a melting pot...u native yourself nigga? U rooted in the place your great ancestor was born and raised
@@GiacomoArturi not really, the more steps and preparation he gives and the posture he uses to hit the ball, It already delayed so much time and the time it gives federer to anticipate and see which direction Andy might go...instead djoker hits the forehand way earlier before you have ample time to gather yourself to receive the ball..that makes a whole lot of difference...a big reason why federer repeated dominated on any surface, personally I feel it had a lot to do with Andy's not so subtle footwork and his quickness around baseline.
Andy has a great skill set - but I've ever seen anyone use less or worse the skills they have than Andy Roddick. No aggression on the Fh, lousy footwork and shot selection, stranding himself in no man's land constantly, and on top of that tonight he just played badly. It wasn't just Roger playing amazing it was also Andy playing like crap
I agree there were some tactical issues and poor shot selection on Andy part in this match, but the mental pressure to play a Federer like that must be very hard and make you play badly.
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