Federer actually has many shots that are the best of all time, or within top 3 or 5. Forehand = best ever, slice = best ever, overhead = top 3, volley = top 3, dropshot = top 3, serve = top 10. The freaking GOAT
Best slice backhand, I'd say. The reflex squash shots are a treat to watch, but his slice backhand is almost an offensive weapon, because it stays so incredibly low.
That's one of best-struck forehands I've ever seen Federer hit. That's the kind of shot that only Roger Federer can hit. No one can learn that sort of technique.
1:09 That forehand as he's dipping backwards and to the side is like a perfectly executed fadeaway in basketball. He makes it look ridiculously easy, but not even Rafa or Djokovic can hit that shot. Only Roger Federer can hit that kind of forehand let alone a winner.
I remember after hamburg's 2007 final nadal said something like "his forehand was just too good". I can't remember nadal saying that about anybody else ever again.
