Roger Federer- The perfect tennis player. Most elegant, aggressive yet an artist. Had all the shots , backhand volley from anywhere, great consistent first service, fast second serve , forehand, intelligent use of serve volley combination, drop shots from anywhere of court . He will remain unmatched
Perfect? Any tennis fan knows that his flaws were poor rally tolerance, his backhand on deep groundstrokes, and his tendency to mentally check out during high pressure moments. Far from flawless, and it cost him the distinction of GOAT.
@@gopalchatur2303 He is the best ever to watch. He was not, however, the "most perfect" player. It's not a matter of opinion when all I've said is facts. He was flawed in many ways.
@@terryallen5328 The Terry Allen I thought about is Artist, Writer and Musician and grew up in Lubbock, Texas lives now in Santa Fe. He's worth looking for : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Allen_(artist) When I saw Roger Federers shots, I listened to "Lubbock (on everything)" and saw your name in the comments,a strange coincidence.
There are players who perform at an incredible physical and mental level, charismatic entertainers, provocative volcanoes, guys like miroslav mecir, intelligent and sometimes irresistible and - there is Roger Federer! For me, the greatest of all players, always fair, humble and a gift to us and the sport we love.
There's something different about the way Federer hits the ball - other players seem to whack it, he just connects with it so effortlessly and gracefully, the sound is different. And yet he can still be hitting with huge force, as in the Davidenko exchange.
RU-vid algorithm being on a mission to make me miss the man, the myth, the legend even more. That backhand is truly one for AGES. Sharp as finest knife, yet like a brush stroke painting masterpiece. And that no frill presence on court, some type of elegant charisma. Latent, but deadly when he was on. Missing you lots, RF!!
A lot of Roger's 'scrambling/recovery' shots are pure squash (the game). He played a lot with his dad when he was a kid and you can see it in his shots, especially the lunging, reaching forehand that he just slices back with a flick of the wrist. Squash & badminton all comes from the wrist, tennis from the shoulder. But you can definitely tell Fed has squash in his blood . . . . !
At the most physically demanding sport where there is no such thing as a fat tennis player, he often seemed to go about dismantling his opponent so skillfully and gracefully, seemingly without even breaking a sweat.
The first time i saw Federer was against Agassi who was my favourite at the time. after Agassi winning the first set i was sure it was going to be an easy win. Then Roger started playing and the rest was history. I have never seen anyone play tennis like that. Hingis maybe
