Well, that's tough to say. There have been a lot of clean hitters throughout tennis. I really think agassi still takes it. But Djokovic has such amazing balance and athleticism. I will 100% say that there is no argument that he has the cleanest hitting while on the run that his game has ever seen and it's not even close. When I think of djokovic, I'm thinking of him hitting a clean ball while sliding in a nearly full split, somehow still completely and perfectly balanced and stable through contact with the ball. No one else can do that.
@@bsrussian No, the fact that he was miles away as an overall player doesn't mean anything. When it comes to clean hitting no one tops Berdych (and i wasn't even his fan)
I know the h2h record doesn't show it, but I've always had the feeling that Djokovic really hates to play against Bautista. They are very similar players and I never get the feeling that he's dominating him like it happens with every other not-big-3 player
You can really see why Djokovic is so hard to deal with in those practice points. His shots are so deep, accurate, and consistent. And his ball retrieval is insane.
RBA has such a beautiful forehand. It's so relaxed. So much easy power. It's not as big as Del Potro's forehand, but I think it's more economical and well balanced. His backhand, on the other hand, is well, one of the great mysteries of science. It's a not a bad shot, but I have no idea how it works. Also, watching this, you can tell why Novak is the tour's apex predator right now. He wasn't in nearly the shape he is now (early 2020), and his movement was still completely next level. The game is probably much slower for him than anyone else. He has all the time in the world. Its amazing to watch.
Bautista Agut is a mistery, no idea how his backhand could work, it has no spin at all, it's flat and weird. It's true he makes a lot of mistakes, but should be almost 90% of mistakes...
Great video, thanks for posting. I don’t know why this particular vid did it, but it tweaked me realize the two handed backhand looks amateurish in general, like a little child wielding their dad’s hammer in the workshop trying to hammer nails tapping repeatedly, except they never grew out of it. Where Federer is like the grown man, the dad who gently takes the hammer from the child and swiftly and precisely with one hand, pounds the nail to flush as the child(spectators) grin with amazement. Same could be said of crisp precise forehand rockets of decades past compared to some of the play it safe, just get it in loopy forehands of current times. Certain people with certain skills were just a completely different level it seems in comparison.
