Tennis Tips, footwork Roger Federer video analysis

[mechkapechka]

I love Fed but c'mon guys no one ever gives credit to Davy !

[shahidtufail786]

I am great fan of Roger Federer, he is awesome and greatest ever tennis player in this planet. This video is good of example of what I have already said.

[gasmaster01]

this is blurry

[GGfpc]

lol great video but when i saw it on the related videos the title was ... video anal

[DC180]

i reckon roger wins 90% of his games only because of his footwork..... he's simply all class.

[geennaam12]

ur analysis is quite illustrative, but it seems u r telling a terror story.

[atomalbert]

LOL... but hey! Roger's footwork's terrifyingly good

[gasty787]

Very good man! you should also do one for grass and another for hard courts wich has a different foot work.... great video!

[johnster06]

this is a great video. a div 2 player came up to alaska where I live and he was explaining all this to me but I was like what the heck is he talking about, but I kept it in mind any way and it shows up here. he was correct! I guess it saves time and helps you recover faster

[eous55]

nice video!

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[d0min0danc1ng]

Roger is so special, his body is very flexible and athletic. Unlike 99.99% of tennis players out there whose bodies are stiff like a wood, Roger's is so different.

Just like Muhhamad Ali, ppl nickname Ali "The Dancing Boxer" because when he boxed it looks like he was dancing. Watching Roger plays tennis is like watching him dancing too. Beautiful!

I think I am gonna nickname Roger "The Dancing Tenniser" from now on.

[Jespaah]

I think Pete Sampras kicks Rogers ass when it comes to flexibility and agility. Damn that man moved liked a cat on the court! =)

[demondayzzz]

he moved like a hunchback cat. no way he moved better than federer, never mind being more flexible. even at full stretch federer can hit shots sampras never dreamed of. though sampras was awesome, granted.

[Jespaah]

his movement was more like a puma...

"even at full stretch federer can hit shots sampras never dreamed of."

-What are you talking about?? If i say running forehand everyone will think of Sampras. Sampras was more agile than Federer is now.

[demondayzzz]

look at federermagic on youtube. even pete said that federer had a backhand flick that he never had. federer can hit running forehands as well and better than sampras could. ok sampras moved well, but if he moved as well as federer he wouldn't have had so much trouble on clay. "He's fun to watch. Just his athletic ability, what he's able to do on the run" says pete, "The way he moves around the court, you feel like he's barely touching the ground. That's the sign of a great champion" says laver

[demondayzzz]

also every one will think pete when you say running forehand because no one could do it as well until him, he popularized it. it doesn't mean that federer can't hit a crosscourt topspin lob winner on the run along with every shot in the book. this is not at all to diss pete, i was exaggerating when i said hunchback cat earlier. he just didn't look as comfortable as roger does moving around.

[auman311]

@demondayzzz

Gonzalez?

[demondayzzz]

what about him?

[auman311]

@demondayzzz

I thought he might have brought up the running forehand business before Federer

[demondayzzz]

ya i guess, but fed looks smoother!

[appantekundi]

what happened to the audio..it is so faint.

[OtakuKami]

i think i need some tennis shoes cuz lol i have a bunch of nikes but they all dunks af1's sb's

[musicgamer10]

ive been playing so much that my shoes have holes in the toes

[seeget]

does this apply to hard-court play also?... where you might be pulled out wide but there's no slide (stretched posture) involved.

[thetennisanalyst]

yes this also applies to hardcourt. But dont take my word for it, simply keep a eye out and see if you can spot the top players doing this. The main reason is that it helps you recover faster, but the is only 1 cross over step done then it is normally followed by a side step which helps you with your balance

[THES0L0IST]

It does apply to hard court however it is a bit different because it is a lot tougher/straneous to get back to balls that are hit behind you on clay that is why Federer's movements are a bit more conservative on clay. For example if you are running to the right and your opponent hits it on the left, you have to try to slide quickly to stop and shuffle back to the left. Obviously you don't have much grip on the ground as hard courts do so it is a bit different.

[thetennisanalyst]

for example, you may need to apply thought to picking up a glass of water and bringing that glass of water to your lips, but surely once the water has entered your mouth the rest is a natural or habitual happening.

[thetennisanalyst]

I think my reply to your other comments should also answer your points made here. please take a look at our first video to find my response to a question or point made by you which addresses more of the subconscious patterning of a pro player after the basics are correctly laid.

[dastacomantwo]

i would say this is partially true. you are spot on regarding the recovery step, but there is a small part you are omitting before the crossover recovery step. note that davydenko, as all good players do, use a GRAVITY STEP before the crossover.

[dastacomantwo]

watch -- just after the slide, but before the crossover, davydenko will slightly lift the foot away from the slide foot. this is a little-known nuance that leads to quicker recovery, because it recenters your balance after a hard charge in one direction via the force of gravity. i think the blowhard science term for it is something like "dynamic destablization."

[abemedia777]

Cool video,

[kidindian]

great video, looking forward to the next one

[TennisForALiving]

Nice! Keep them up!