Five Ways Roger Federer Reinvented Tennis 

Have been watching tennis around 40 years, right from Bjorn Borg to Carlos Alcaraz. Roger is the best and legend of legends.

He has dominated with his grateful beauty, and his immensely talented skills. No one moves plays like him. He made tennis moved into another level.

The Definitive Tennis Maestro. A true joy to watch

thank you for the past 25 years, Roger. has been truly magical!!

Absolute GENIUS. His play Is impossibile to imitate. He won 20 slams with a Majestic display of class, inside and outside the court. That's why for the most of the fans, he Is the GOAT, regardless of one or two Grand Slam titles Less. Long Live to King Roger. 👑. Thank you for all Swiss Maestro. 🙌🐐❤️

There will never be another Roger Federer. He is tennis.Period. His style of play and genius, taking the game to the opponent & consistency across all surfaces for the longest period of time has transcended the sport itself. And his biggest legacy will be continuing to push the standard of tennis higher while competing with not one, but 2 exceptional successors despite being 5-5.5 years elder. Records may be broken, but his impact and style are forever etched in the history of tennis. Truly the Greatest Tennis Player of All Time. Farewell, Maestro. And Thank you for the years of entertainment.

The backhand slice was just magical to watch.. No idea how the depth varied soo much even though the shot looked the same!

He literally made modern tennis😂 He is an inventor, pioneer, champion and legend❤❤ Love you RForever

Watching Federer play is one of the best mood boosters I know of. I always find myself smiling and energized after watching some highlights. Thanks for posting this.

He has been the reason I keep playing and watching tennis. Sad to see him leave the court.

In thise backhand slice disguises, one has to remember also those nasty slice returns he did, especially on clay and grass, where the opponent expected a deep slice return, only to be bamboozled by Roger with a sublime drop shot. Truly a maestro.

This is what was so fantastic. Whether winning or losing, at the start of a match or the end, you were never too far away from the next beautiful shot.

I think you could also add The Half Volley shot of Roger. He was a master of it and sometimes people can't do anything about it.

What a journey it has been to watch this man play. I love watching FEDERER play.🎉

I could be wrong but another shot that Roger pretty much invented was the 100 mph short angle slap forehand where the ball lands inside the service box. Any player nowadays can hit a 100 mph forehand. But only Roger can hit a 100 mph forehand winner and do it with so much whip and spin that the ball ends up landing in the service box. If you dont believe me, check out his 2006 matches against Davydenko and Haas at the Aussie Open. He hit a few insane forehands during those matches that defied the laws of physics. Have literally never seen anyone else hit a forehand like that.

If I could add a couple more they would be: 1- the smash off a smash 2- the drop shot return of serve 3- and perhaps, the half volley winners from the baseline. He wasn't as rock solid as Novak and Rafa, and they were a bit stronger mentally than him, but Federer's playing style is just so different and unique from everyone else. NO ONE plays like him. Such a beautiful thing to witness.

While people have commonly (and rightly) described Alcaraz as a scary hybrid of the Big 3, his game reminds me most of Roger. It’s that unwavering and courageous instinct to attack and end the point. Never looking to draw the error, always looking to kill it. That’s the tennis the world loves and will always love. It’s why they love Roger and why Carlitos has more fans than any of the young guns. Hurrah for Roger. A genius and a gentleman.

Unmatched creativity and skill. Roger is the reason I wanted to pick up a racquet. I'm so grateful to have seen him play in person, always unforgettable.

I can do the SABR, but instead of me hitting the ball, the ball hits my balls.

🇪🇸1) Nadal: The King. 🇨🇭2) Federer: The Godfather. 👑3) FEDAL: The Legendary.

No one will ever do what you did, in all aspects. Thank you so much for being the one. Goat forever.

I think we all know Roger is a seminal talent and it'll be a very long time before tennis sees anyone with as complete a game again. Every shot in the book from anywhere on the court at any time during the point. If Roger could paint - he'd be a modern day da Vinci.

Roger Federer single handedly raised the level of Tennis. He forced everyone to have to become better, to work harder than ever before. I don't think Novak or Nadal would have become as good as they are today, without Roger leading the way. For me he's the GOAT - The Maestro.

We'll miss you Roger ! Tennis won't be the same without you

1. I tried the SABR but instead of hitting the ball , the ball hit me where it hurts the most. 😵 2. I tried the Fake Forehand Drop Shot but I sliced it so hard due to momentum that the ball hit the referee's head instead. 😧 3. I tried the No Look Shot but I had to rather look where the ball was when I completely missed it trying to look cool like Roger. 😶 4. I tried the Backhand Slice Disguise but the only one who got disguised was me when my opponent hit an easy passing winner. 😑 5. I tried the tweener but each time instead of hitting the ball, I hit my balls 🤢 No one can be like Roger Federer💙! Miss you GOAT 🐐

i really like the pinch of arrogance young federer had; he made us and himself think he could do anything from any position so long as he tried, and he did!

I always remember his grace and heady play, but I alway forget his forehand was insanely powerful. Really good server too, despite not being overly fast. I miss him already.

Thanks Roger for playing 25 years.You have a great tennis player around the world.You inspire a lots.❤

Thanks Roger, it was pleasure watching you. You inspired milions! 🐐❤️

Roger's sneak attacks always go back to the server. That's good percentage play.

So much ability and also inventiveness . There will never be another like Roger .

Thank you maestro, only you could make those shots

SMH. What is masterful is not just "thinking" about doing a trick shot, but making the "decisive and risky" decision to actually do it, do it well, do it with "intention", having it work and be effective. That is what is great about Roger. Overall he is also having fun.

Swiss Maestro is a realy GENIUS with his beautiful strokes and shots, we'll miss him for sure.

God of Tennis

Roger is a Genius

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There are so much more of these highlights from grand slam tournaments. Federer played a lot of these shots with ease and better than anyone else. The video should have shown how great Federer was able to adapt to unusual and unique situations and improvise or adjust his shots. He is by far the greatest all-court player to have ever played the game. He may have been bested by Djokovic (baseline/hard court GOAT) and Nadal (clay GOAT) but these two simply did not have the all-court versatility that Federer had.

That tweendr against gasquet is definitely underrated, so effortless like life is too easy

So at this point I think we can agree that Rafa and Nole are better than him because of the stats but they are by no means greater than Roger. It's not just about this video, it's about everything about Roger, he came in the world of tennis with something completely new and changed this sport in what it is today. In tennis schools they are not studying Nole or Rafa, they are studying Roger. And for this he is the GOAT ❤️❤️❤️.

I think Will never rise a player like him! This is almost Perfect!

Roger a class act and one of a kind! You will be missed by all of us! Shame the knee Injury marred your last year..take care Roger!

Thanks Roger for the great tennis all these years ❤️

Legend. Glad I got to see him live

This is great but it’s tactical, Federer changes the underlying strategy and assumptions around court positioning, power, patterns of play….and introduced a whole new mental element and focus. Just brilliant!

That when you are truly talented, when you have a shot/play/move named after you. Kareem SkyHook Roger SABR

I always love watching his unexpected and incredible shots. ❤️

Most importantly than all of that is the way he took the ball early when it was rising and his accuracy

Roger is without a doubt the most amazing talented genius player in tennis history. This videos sums up his game, how smart he is on the court, his ability to turn defense point into attack. Eventhough he may not be the goat in terms of number of slams won but when it comes to style and beauty of tennis, he’s outclassing everybody. I guess even Rafa and Novak must be watching these kind of videos of Roger s points 😃

One of the best videos by Tennis TV ever.

THE MOST TALENTED AND MOST NATURALLY GIFTED TENNIS PLAYER EVER ☺️ Sir Roger

Roger..What a legend we going to miss you.Keep well and safe. God Bless🎾🎾South Africa⚘️🎾

I think his biggest contribution/achievement was not grunting. He showed you can play without making noise and still win. Probably the only current tennis player that doesn't do a walrus grunt.

I am Rafa fan, but man, Roger's playing style is so beautiful.

No one brings a smile on your face while watching them as much as Roger does, for me at least. The game is a wonder watch, at every given time. Facts of the sport are hard truths but what does it for all of us (even the ones not willing to admit to themselves), is that the way this guy moves, plays, shot selects and executes, no person has or perhaps will in a long while.

Also the backhand volley/overhead smash

Can not stop watching

He can make world number 3-20s back in his prime look like 100+

Absolutely the GOAT. He made the almost impossible shots look merely mundane with his brilliance

I always thought Bjorn Borg reinvented tennis. The first top player to hit extreme topspin groundstrokes. The experts used to say that his arm and shoulder muscles would weaken, while the continental grip and flat groundstrokes were still being taught by teaching pros. Now almost every top player plays with extreme topspin and from the baseline. Very rare to see flat groundstrokes and serve and volley players these days.

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dude was so smooth... seemed like effortless for him...

the only tennis player i enjoy watching

Que maravilla. Se fue un grande para disfrutar de su familia pero nos dejó pura magia.

Watching this you can really see where kyrgios gets his game style from. He says federer is his idol and it shows. He plays all these shots every match.

1:27 Djokovic totally being destroyed by SABR

As someone play badminton and table tennis i'm suprised this kind of technique is new in this game.

The legend

i would amend the tweener. he has hit a tweener lob before i think vs del potro and that was something special. thinking two steps ahead.

Roger is the GOAT.

He didn't invent any of these shots, but he was the only player of his generation who actually learned from his predecessors. All the others play as if the 1960-1990s never happened. Sad to see 😕

Man, the blue clay looked so cool.

I've seen countless tweeners before Federer played. I personally don't think he changed the game technically speaking. I think he showed how good you had to be to beat him and have success. Everyone had to raise their level dramatically. A a were able to raise enough to have as much success. The rest, moderate success. Everyone had to be way more disciplined and have their huge coaching staff and physios and nutritionists and all that to contend with him

6. His „half-volley” 2017 backhand drive.

My king, I love Federal, Bangladesh.

GOAT

Sneak attack by Pete Sampras first…but both are my idols…single backhands 😍

For all those who watches the game of Tennis just for a couple of Years, take all the the greats in history of this sport, in terms off overall best tennisplayer ever, no one comes close. Roger the 🐐 Federer 🙏🏾.

that lauded "sabr attack" has landed him in more trouble vs top players than anything in his career

How could you fail to include THE backhand dropshot against berdych (the one he hit into the stratosphere)?

He transformed his forehand, he transformed his backhand, he adjusted to courts getting faster, he went through the change from best of 5 sets in masters 1000 to best of 3. He should have been irrelevant by the 2010's and instead he won 2 more slams in 2017

Roger that 👍👍👍

The GOAT

Also part of the first group of players to chase absolutely every ball, defensively. That's just part of the job description, now.

Anyway, beyond all the self gratifying comments shared, I really miss this guy. Maybe he is not the legitimate GOAT, but he does get credit for lifting the ATP to a higher level with his unique and very popular game style. Much like Kyrgios really, in that even though he is not in the GOAT discussion, he won many, many fans through his also unique and popular game style.

Um, respectfully no. Title is not correct you could maybe make the case with the tweener shots, but that’s not reinventing tennis. Most of this is re-inventing the Federer game with age. The true way Roger reinvented the game was his dominance and accuracy. He had it all, stellar and economical footwork, imaginative shot selection, COULD NOT MISS when he was in his prime (can’t stress this one enough), developed and owned the greatest forehand in the history of the sport, easily one of the top three serves of all time, turned his one hander from a weakness into a weapon, one tier under sampras level volleying, and never scared of an opponent, all while generating the most Grand Slam victories ever, reached 23 consecutive GRAND SLAM SEMI-FINALS….. let that sink in, while owning the record for longest time spent at number one…..that’s over 4 and half years folks, the runner up is the Jimster at just over 3 years. I haven’t even mentioned the single greatest achievement that sets him apart from every player who ever picked up a racquet. In 1526 Professional singles matches, the man NEVER quit a match, ever. The man just never quit. Seeing him retire was probably the hardest thing he ever had to do, but he did it, and I can say without a doubt, he was the greatest tennis player of all time. Players will be chasing his records for decades, congrats Roger, thanks for all the great memories and the performance of a century.

Dear Tennis TV, Fed’s ”no look shot” except the exchange with Gulbis here is simply a fundamental feature of a flawless tennis swing perfected by Roger: to watch the contact point until the swing’s been completed. Here to help!

6. The dropshot return of serve

That silent game of Federer and still ripping powerful winners. The USP of Roger Federer

G.O.A.T.

What song is that?

Federer started tennis, Djokovic reinvented it. From adding sliding on courts, to showing the sheer advantages of having good flexibility and fitness, I think most modern tennis players aim to copy his game, over Federers. However Federer invented beauty in this game.

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I would say 6. the dropshot return as well but interesting list nonetheless

"SABR" was done by Kyrgios before.

0:00 What is the music

The peRFect run indeed.

SABR 🐐🐐🎾

The actual way he reinvented tennis is that he forced players to both play aggressive and be consistent, i.e. never miss. Someone like Hewitt who never missed but didn't have any weapons, or Roddick who had some weapons but struggled at some conditions. They would not rule the tour after Federer came. I also think it forced Nadal to be more aggressive, instead of playing like Wilander.