The last time Federer would make a grand slam semi final, and his last AO appearance.. not that we knew it at the time. This was also just before the covid pandemic although Federer was sitting out injured after this event anyway. We just live in the moment a lot and don't realise how good things are until they're gone.
+Christopher Gaffney I know right? Just watched a 13.5 utr player in person yesterday and it seems like him and the other players hit with so much more intensity and pace than these pros on TV lol
@@tanmaywadhwa211 I mean even this video it looks like Djokovic/Federer are playing pretty effortlessly and not trying that hard not nearly as intense as those kids in real life
@@jollyjames30 the two slowest majors of the year are the Us open and French open. Djokovic has struggled there compared to the two faster majors, therefore nullifying your point. Your response didn’t make any sense either.
What's so special about it? Most of the pace comes from the racquet and strings. If you go to a local tennis court, you'll see 8 year old girls blasting the fuzz off the ball.
A lot of it is using your body's momentum to move into the shot. That along with the right footwork and holding the racket loosely so that there's a huge flick of the wrist that's kinda hard to see, among other things, creates quite the power with not a whole lot of arm strength compared to what we would think would be necessary and therefore relative effort involved. There's also the fact that these guys are athletes and can make huge strength-requiring movements seem easy
Love this angle it legit tells you the pace of the ball. How controlled their games are compared to normal amature players. Rogers game is such a bliss to watch. It's therapy to the eye. Novak's game is so so technical. His defense is impeccable just so difficult to winner him.
Exactly what I thought, the pace is incredibly. Which is why the more straight on it feels like the ball is just floating in air comparatively. But I guess you see the angles better straight on. I still prefer this view or maybe splitting the difference hah
@@eyeofhorus1301 Federer increased his level once Novak and Rafa entered scene. Just watch those matches between Novak, Rafa and Roger from 2010-2015 (after that Roger's body couldn't handle that tempo anymore), it's just another level. Roger never had to play on that level against Safin, Roddick and Nalbandian.
@@perakojot5628 Watching Federers career highlights he had so many super amazing perfect shots when he was young and he was clearly speedier more athletic better timing better reflexes.
@@eyeofhorus1301 He was faster back then for sure. But his accuracy, technique and movement improved later. Look at these young guys now who r still under 22,23... They can run, they hit hard but they need to work on shot selection and tactics
Love the guys in the green shirts at the front who cheered for every Djokovic point. People often say he gets no support from the crowd but this video shows otherwise.
He got some support from them but federer had the overall crowd support. Although that dissipated pretty quickly after Djokovic took control of the match
Pretty crazy to see/hear the stark difference in crowd support live versus being told about how Novak isn’t loved as much. After everything he’s accomplished, that crowd bias would definitely eat away at me if I was in the same position. For him to come out of that mentally stronger and get the win is remarkable. This video is incredible and I love the angle. Shows how these players are able to play with such controlled aggression - hitting with pace but managing to hit ridiculous angles at the same time. Absolutely nuts. Thank you for sharing!
I never imagine it to be this bad. The only group (6-7 guys?) supporting him in that section was what I presume to be Serbians... This is a huge shame because he deserves way more respect outside of Serbia.
If you think this is a crazy amount of crowd support for Federer you should have heard it at the 2018 US Open when he played Nick Kyrgios. Raucous applause for almost every point, and the friekin roof almost came off when he broke serve or won a set point
Wow! Incredible video! From this angle you can really see the insane speed of the ball and how quick and skilled these great athletes are in terms of timing and anticipation.
I still keep coming back to this video even 2 years after it was posted. It’s just brilliant and u can really see how good the heavyweights of tennis are. The movement, decision making, aggression, defense, and emotion are all on full display here and I love it.
Two things. 1. Consider this court is not strictly speaking a "fast court", if you compare it with most hard courts during the 2000s' decade, and still this view shows how fast things are going on, on court, in comparison with the camera angle tv broadcast has. It's truly amazing athleticism to play as players like these do (which, in any case, not many can do as consistently as them). 2. Aesthetically, this angle of view is my favourite. Lower than regular tv cameras, and located at a corner (maybe just a bit closer to the center of the baseline). Absolutely beautiful. Thanks a lot!
What i take from this is how difficult it must be to play in a stadium like this when the whole crowd so clearly wants the other player to win. It seems way more apparant in this video than it does on TV. I really think it adds another to level to Djokovic's abiltily to be able to perform on the big stage.
Because not everybody was able to push him hard as Federer ever did. You should look for their rivalry battles in 2011 in which there were even more aggressive rallies between both.
the way Novak moves, slides and footwork is something to behold from this angle. Nobody can ever do what he does, the way he slides and moves around the court. Incredible stuff! The mental strength, the backhand, the return! Majestic. Nobody even close to him! Goat stuff!
The most efficient slider of the game ever exists. Although my gentleman and idol Federer might be unbeatable in his peak days, Djokovic has lasted his prime longer than anyone else, incredibly. In terms of achievements, he's simply an undisputed god of this sport.
Awesome video, thank you for this! 🔥🔥😃 I never seen my favorite player Roger Federer play live in person before but tbh this felt literally like I was actually there and got to see Rogers’s serve and strokes with footwork, GOSH he makes everything look so smooth even in his movement and defense, even the returns Novak was hitting at his feet, still just so smooth and graceful, not rushed at all. He’s just a beautiful player to watch FR !! 🔥🤩😏
It should he pointed out that Federer suffered an injury prior to this match… & still did NOT withdraw or retire! He played it out & gave Djoko a chance to fight for the spot - it may have been one-sided, but it shows he does NOT back down even when he is at a disadvantage!
Dumbo. Federer was injured coming into and throughout this match and his movement was not even 50%. He said that he was glad that he was able to just finish the match...Even Djokovic lauded Roger for finishing this match despite being injured....
Federer was injured in this match. I believe this was set #1, which he could and probably should have won going away - was ahead 5-1 I believe, but wound up losing. Anyways, yeah, he was relying on hitting the stuffing out of the ball every time so as to avoid having to run on the injured knee. Was doing REALLY well at it too! Us Fed fans thought that was going to be his new style of play in his very last comeback - and we were all looking forward to it! ... Ah, we would have utterly RELISHED the gift of seeing him play another year; or even just one more Wimbledon (or other Major)
Man the only thing that just blows my mind away is the return of both there serves honestly.. other then that I’ve seen it all locally as far fast rally paces etc etc Ofcourse theres way more inconsistency.. but the return of serve and how fast the serve aswell..
I've watched tennis for 2 years and this is the best angle. First time I could see how well Joker hits the ball. Fed always the best artistry but Joker hitting so so good too.
And this is 38 year old federer still hitting this hard and going toe to toe with Novak. Now imagine how hard he must be hitting in his prime. Unreal level god. No wonder he dominated the whole tennis for so long.
Wow, incredible angle. Just shows how skillful these guys are. As beautiful as Federers shots are, this angle shows how good Djokovic is and he is just a cut above
The importance of depth of shot is very evident from this angle. Seemingly unspectacular balls that Novak hit were netted by Roger a number of times, or so it appeared from the normal TV angle, but here we could see that the combo of good speed and consistent depth meant that Roger was having to deal with balls landing inches in front of him and little time to produce his usual swing. Hitting outright winners your opponent can't get to is one way to win but consistently hitting fast and deep is just as effective and probably safer.
Playing like this Fed would beat everyone but Djokovic. His serve is so good he had so many free points in the hightlights and could be even more if not for amazing returns from Djokovic. In all, Federer’s forehand is a little flatter, thus faster, but then it’s too error prone. Djokovic FH is just solid. The backhand is the main issue for Federer as he lost many points on that side.
This just about shows how out of this world their level of play was. Djokovic was a human backboard. He moved like an energizer bunny compared to Federer who seemed slow. It would've been a sight had they met when Federer was in his early 20's. Great video 👍🏼
The slowed surfaces never favoured an aggressive attacker's style of play. It's why Berdych, Del Potro and the big hitters can't hit through these courts. It's more designed for the baseline defenders. That's why so many clay courters tend to do so well on hards and grass nowadays since the surfaces are all slowed.
@@jollyjames30 Couldn't agree more. The tour wanted to have the same players playing well on all grand slams, so we almost always see the same players every time.
Roger was playing with an injured knee here though. No wonder he wasn’t moving too well. The first set was good but after that he could barely run to the forehand side.
I'm a D1 tennis olayer or for those who know UTR i'm around a 12.5 and in a good day a 13 It's crazy that people don't realize how difficult to play like that is It's just amazing and ridiculous at the same time They are the best of the best thats why sometimes it looks easy but trust me when I Say thats an insanely hard (top3 hardest sports to play) to play at that level From the placement, movement,speed, shot selection and I can go on and on This things I just mentioned are the things that make them ridicoulsly good
@@thiagogocrazy7234 and still the point of my message was to give an idea of how hard it is Not to flex about my UTR which can be so much better honestly So focus on the message and that’s it If you are too intrigued about if it’s fake or not (my rating) you are more than welcome to look it up any day literally
