Why Tennis Players FEARED Playing Roger Federer!

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  @Terminatortx33 · 2 years ago

  Federer made it look effortless. He walked with a swagger that no other player has.

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  @lachd2261 · 2 years ago

  The 2006 model Federer was the greatest player to walk the earth. I remember watching matches from Wimbledon at that time and thinking how effortless it all was - perfect shot selection, nearly every first serve going in, nearly every winner hitting the line, perfect movement, perfect decision making about when to come to the net, perfect volley execution, almost error free tennis... it was utterly extraordinary. If you saw it, you know.

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  @grimson · 2 years ago

  I’m 25 years older than you. I watched this all live. He just was MUCH better than anyone else playing 2004-07. I think this HURT him later in terms of learning how to consistently win pressure points, because he barely faced any! Rafa developing a hardcourt game and then Djokovic learning how to serve in 2011 exposed his mental game a little. He was not more mentally tough than either of them imo. More talented, better touch, more attacking? Yes. But also more likely to frame a forehand at 5-5, deuce, against either of those two guys. This doesn’t take away his greatness at all; I just think it hurt him that he had so many years without a true rival.

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  @scotter7663 · 2 years ago

  One thing that I never hear anyone talk about when comparing the big-3 is that Federer is 5-6 years older than both Nadal and Djokovic. In a time when court surfaces were slowed down, and tennis became more physically demanding than it&apos;s ever been in the past, this is a huge disadvantage. It was an advantage for Federer early in his career, &nbsp;I&apos;d say, for the first 5 years that Nadal and Djokovic were competitively playing on the tour Federer had the experience and maturity that they hadn&apos;t yet developed. So between 2005-2010/2011 this worked in Fed&apos;s favor, but for the following 10 years+ this was a huge disadvantage. As Djokovic reached his prime in 2011, the 6 years of youth was a big advantage for him over Federer and during the last 5 years of Fed&apos;s career it was a huge advantage for both Nadal and Djok and yet Federer still found ways to win against both players.<br>Obviously Djokovic is the greatest with his slam and title record, but I wonder what the GS counts and head-to-head records would look like if Federer was the same age as they were, or at least from the same class. I have to think it would have improved Federer&apos;s career to not be playing at a physical disadvantage for the majority of his career

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  @SMNtheNight · 2 years ago

  Tennis was always exciting when Federer was on the court, that&apos;s a big thing for me. Even when he completely dominated a lesser opponent, it was still a treat watching him glide around and bring so much variety to the match. The mastery he had over the game in every aspect was simply sublime, like some kind of tennis ASMR.

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  @Astadium · 2 years ago

  I was a witness of Roger federer&apos;s prime, My rememberence is vivid because that&apos;s my youth too, he&apos;s simply perfection.

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  @azorbarros3308 · 2 years ago

  One of the GOATs… and hands down the most beautiful Tennis ever played… he was a dancer in the court… Fred Astaire playing tennis with children

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  @Czeck0-u1k · 2 years ago

  It is true. Those Fed years the highest tennis level the game has ever seen. Five straight W. &nbsp;Five straight USO. Those streaks in grass hard only possible with an elegant, graceful game from great athleticism &nbsp;which enables repeats. <br><br>Nobody else going to do that.

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  @Gr33nsurfer · 2 years ago

  No matter the number of titles there has never been a player making it look so smooth and easy like federer did and for that and his emotions he will always be remembered.

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  @10oneluv10 · 2 years ago

  Such a graceful playing style. &nbsp;I really enjoyed watching him play.

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  @Zach78z · 2 years ago

  What many people don&apos;t realize is that it wasn&apos;t until Federer was 34 years old that Djokovic finally broke the into the lead vs Federer Head to Head. Djokovic was 28 at this moment. &nbsp; The average age of the top 100 tennis players in the world is 27 so Djokovic was at the prime age on tour when this happened. &nbsp;Djokovic basically had to wait until Federer was old until he finally had a winning record against him. &nbsp;What people don&apos;t realize is that Djokovic&apos;s extreme flexibility allowed him to play at his high level into his older years which is the only reason why he has the most grand slams. &nbsp;When you can still play at a high level, it gives you more opportunities. The best player of all time in my opinion is who played at the &quot;highest level&quot; for a few years, not the person who played at a high level for more years. &nbsp;<br><br>Federer by his 31st birthday: 17 Grand Slam titles, 75 tour singles titles <br> <br>Nadal by his 31st birthday: 14 Grand Slam titles, 72 tour singles titles <br> <br>Djokovic by his 31st birthday: 12 Grand Slam titles, 68 tour singles titles

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  @Ultimate.Tennis · 2 years ago

  As a Djokovic fan, I can say without a shred of a doubt that federer feared nadal. Nadal has never trailed federer in their head to head and actually had a dominant record against federer during federer&apos;s prime. Fed did turn the rivalry around post 2016, but he couldn&apos;t beat teenage nadal during his prime in his mid -20s.

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