Yeah, there’s no way the commentator at that time would have imagined that Roger would go on to break Sampras & Agassi’s records over & over. It is quite incredible.
It would be even sadder if Roger retired injured to the point without being able to play one more time which he's able to do and we will see him play again at the laver cup, so he can retire on court playing which is great!
@@hash8910 lol. It absolutely did undergo changes/adjustments; the way he brings back the racquet arm, the racquet lag, the amount of leaning into the court with his hips and how far "behind" him he brings the tossing arm right before launching into the serve, the rhythm of the motion (it was a quicker motion back then), the way he positions his feet (later on he would take a small step with his left foot around the time he releases the ball with his tossing arm), and so on.
The most exquisite and technically the most correct player i have ever watched... i started playing tennis because of him and sampras... i always thought if there is anyone who would surpass sampras, it would be roger first... Even our coach used to tell us how one should play his forehand and single handed backhand always referring to federer... Heartbroken to the core... never thought this day would come... but it had to anyway... was just ignorant to accept the fact that everyone gets old... and even i have gotten old...
He could make the hardest shots look easy.. His style was so elegant. His dominance between 2003 and 2009 was unbelievable. I especially remember the match against Roddick in Melbourne on the green court. He absolutely killed him. But most importantly and most impressive was his behavior in interviews and press conferences. I never met him but I'm sure he must be a very down to earth guy
Roger could always kill short balls (landing near service line) and through most of his career Roddick shots were not penetrating and so the match-up totally favored Fed.
@@Andres-qm1xx Like 2 or 3 throughout his whole career, while Nadal has been shouting, screaming and been extremely overeacting sometimes, so as Novak. Not anything against them, they are great champions I highly admire, but Federer has always been very classy, humble, kind, polite and behaving with respect, like a true tennis gentleman and ambassador. He is just one of a kind. Not only among the all time tennis players, but athletes in general.
Poetry in motion - an absolute genius who made tennis an art form never to be matched or replicated. So much more than just the GOAT Roger made people smile with a brand of tennis that’s never been seen before & probably never be seen again, a magician from another planet.
He is the reason why i started watching tennis, even when he is not playing. Sort of scouting his possible opponents on his next match. We may not see a tennis player like him, again.
I am so grateful to be able to watch Roger play tennis at the highest level. The way he plays tennis is like he is creating a work of art, very elegant. For me, this will be the greatest longing in the history of tennis. Tennis would not be the same again without him. For me, Roger Federer is the Greatest of All Time, forever.
Big loss for tennis,he will be missed!I used to hate Federer when my idol Nadal joined the tour but with the years I learnt to admire him as well,Federer is a legend and a true role model
As a Nadal fan, I used to fear Federer ... even though Nadal won a lot against Fed in the early days, Fed used to have a reputation for completely turning his deficits around to shame his opponents (Hewitt, Nalbandian) ... so I was just waiting fearfully for Fed to overcome his deficit to shame Nadal ... in the end Fed turned the table on Nadal in the end of their rival, though not completely, but that also had something to do with Nadal's foot issues...
The most I've heard Federer say on court but I read that he had problems with his temperament as a younger player. His service action was already up there but it took both players a while to get going in this game, looked like there were a lot of nerves with the groundstrokes. The people who were in the crowd to watch this will feel privileged to have seen Roger as his career began, they wouldn't have thought that they were witnessing a player who would become the greatest on grass. It's been a pleasure to watch Roger all these years, I remember when he played Sampras at Wimbledon and I wasn't particularly impressed at the time but he was a lot rawer then, so more fool me. We have just witnessed a golden era of tennis which will be sorely missed. Thanks Roger
I woke up this morning, opened facebook and first post that came up was from the official Federer page. Didn’t even had to read it to know what it was about. I started watching tennis back in 2005 when I was only 7.. I would wake up at 5 am ( 2 hours before school) to watch him and Nadal play. Because of Roger and Nadal I started playing tennis and will continue to do so. Now 24, I am deeply sad about his retirement, the end of an era for sure. This video only has 8.4k views right now but I bet $100 it will have at least 500k in 6 months.
Thanks for this vid a good bit of history. He turned pro after this I think and what a marvelous journey we've had with him over the last 24 years, God bless him.
He is an icon, a great ambassador for the sport. But as far as role models go, Novak is the perfect model for me. His diet, his mental approach, his philosophy of life are real inspirations not only on court but also in life in general.
@@chocosquirrel3319 He was the GOAT at 20 Slams won until surpassed, don't be a twerp. Each one of his rivals referred to him as the GOAT, up until the day Rafa passed him. That's how it works.
Such a diamond in the rough here, showing occasional signs of brilliance; 3 years later, beats Sampras in the 4th round and the rest is history. The greatest to ever do it.
The writing was already on the wall for Sampras. He hadn’t won a tournament since the preceding Wimbledon and wouldn’t win another tournament until the US Open 14 months later.
It's amazing that Federer is getting angry for every unforced error he makes in this match, his temperament here to what is typically was later on is the polar opposite.
Little did we know that we were watching GREATNESS in the making. Class act his whole career. Federer was an absolute joy to watch and it's sad that he's retiring.
Esas personas quizás nunca se imaginaron el valor que tendría ese autógrafo de un joven promesa lleno de ilusiones por convertirse en el mejor como sus héroes (Sampras,Edberg,Becker) y que terminó siendo leyenda no solo del tenis, sino del deporte en general, para mí el mejor de todos, gracias Roger Federer te extrañaremos mucho campeón 🥺😢😭
It's funny to see that 2 young boys, both at a calibre about similar to each other, had such wildly different careers. One made history, broke records, was at atp 1 for a record time and had a career that spanned almost 25 years, while the other had a career that spanned only half of the other's, and had a highest ranking of number 42
I think it shows that one of them decided to work very hard every day on his tennis. The inner talent was about the same, so the difference comes down to hard work, and it paid off, big time.
@@youuuuuuuuuuutube That's a bit presumptuous. For all we know, Labadze worked harder than anyone to maximise his lesser natural talent and make a career of it. Hell, even becoming a tour player is a monumental achievement. Comparing him to arguably the greatest player of all-time is unfair, to say the least.
At that time, Pete Sampras was a great role model for tennis players. Federer is using the Pro Staff 6.0, the racquet that Sampras immortalized. It is interesting how he mimics the mechanics of Sampras (the volleys and the backhand).
Sampras backhand was good at times but never one for all surfaces consistently. Federer had different sting technology to help him out but he didn’t need his backhand when he could get to the forehand inside out so often. Sampras used the running forehand as his deadly counter
Iraki Best Slam Performance Wimbledon 2004 Reached 4th Round.. Career Record ( 50 - 83 ).. Highest Ranking ( 42 ).. Retired ( 2010 ) Won No ATP Titles..
Pretty sure that was the great commentator John Barrett, a great voice of tennis for many years. He didn’t ask a question but rather made the statement “we’ll be seeing him again”.
I really couldn't tell he had all the talent in the world back then but I have to keep in mind he was only 16 back then, winning the 18U category pretty easily
el sponsor de IBM jaja. Y hablando de Federer, es impresionante el salto del Junior al Profesionalismo. No solo mejoro completamente su juego, sino su Revés sobre todo.
I wonder how many of them people that attended this game are still alive and how many of them have heard the news of Roger’s retirement.. 24 years ago is a long long time
Young Fed seems to have struggled on the backhand return. Thinking about the improvements he had made towards turning pro and achieving those incredible victories, it is unbelievable.
It is interesting to see his younger self and his "crankiness" on the court. All of his acting out, breaking rackets and stuff that he did when he was younger (and even a young pro) was due to HIS mistakes. I imagine that in his mind, even at this time, he knew he was capable to play the flawless tennis that he would eventually embody. And thus, in his formative years his frustrations would boil over when he was not playing up to that level of talent. It was not yet harnessed. I say this in contrast to players who act out of the court, against their opponents and things like that. Young Roger, seen here, chastising HIMSELF for not playing up to what he knows is his capability was eventually a very positive thing that compelled him to get better. As he played up to his potential, all of that acting out went away. It was all personal, never directed at his opponent or done as poor sportsmanship, etc.
But the press conferences are also where issues show.. calling Djokovic and nadal basic players and nalbandian lucky says a lot. But he does behave remarkably well and doesn’t do anything unpleasant in terms of tennis rules compared to the other big names. The endless wait as he gets his expensive racquet out in recent years always annoyed me but that’s just subjeftive
He had a lot of it but didn't quite have the backhand yet. The topspin backhand was hit much flatter than he would eventually get it and the slice was really not good.
He was 18 and absolutely terrible here. Alcaraz would beat him 60 60 Both patzers missing every shot. The slice is just hideous and disgraceful. Roger improved luckily
Todo lo mantuvo y perfeccionó, su actitud en cancha, ademanes, tiros, expresiones todo... Un grande desde que era junior👍🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 LEYENDA DE ESTE DEPORTE.
I know that Federer said for himself that when he was younger he was very nervous and full of anger in his game. At one point, that changed and then it had a positive effect on his game, as we can witness for ourselves. A unique player and for me the best ever.
Amazing how fast Roger plays. The ball boys barely are picking up his first serve fault and the second serve is in flight. I like that about him.he doesn’t waste time that’s for sure. I bet Nadal tested his patience all those years where he had to wait for Rafa to get ready which stalled his natural pace preference
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 So. I was referring to his matches with Nadal and his improved backhand that year. In 2017 he beat Nadal in all four matches they played. I already knew that Nadal was the yearend number 1.
"A lot of famous names have won this," they announced at the trophy presentation. It was true of course... but not as famous as this! He showed his killer instinct early in that first break point.
shows also how amazingly competitive and difficult this sport really is. There's a boy who was a Federer's competitor in juniors at Wimbledon...we have never heard from him since. There are so many amazing players who eventually never make it. The more special is Federer for this reason.
