Roger Federer Practice Serves in Slow Motion

[wussok]

how come he doesn't keep his eye on the contact point up until he hits the ball on this serve?

[qzpmwxonqzpm]

@wussok Two reasons, 1) At a particular point, watching the ball is meaningless because the motion cannot be stopped, slowed down or sped up anyways 2) He needs to open his shoulders up, if he doesn't his head will be pointed right and upwards in relation to his shoulders and he won't get full power and/or balance. That is what I know because I tried it out while serving.

[wulfe40]

what for???

[donhunam123]

he rotates the arm after contact on serves. What for??

[hurricane125]

@donhunam123 it's called pronation

[sarasmilepiano]

@donhunam123 He's pronating the wrist so he can generate topspin and pace. All the pros do it.

[ppsecurito]

the backgreen remembers me the club where i practice.

[blessedjp1]

The Greatest of All Time!

[torokko200]

goodいいですね。このムービーがんばってみます≧皿≦

[JakeBass12]

good slow motion. all the other ones i saw were choppy, GOOD JOB.

[2shanknoobs]

HOW DOES HE SERVE IN SLOW MOTION?!? He really is good...

[federerbestcIass]

@2shanknoobs He does it when warming up...

[Carlhockey1]

his arms are black sun burn

[awesomo400000]

wtf is that guy doing just walking behind federer while he's practicing. i mean COME ON the nerve of some people. jklolz

[monty321989]

I would agree with mattymatt86. I think Fed's just practicing the upper body motion, not the footwork. In the matches he bends his knees far more to produce more energy out of the legs and speed on the ball.

[shadowclaw9100]

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[fedfan2188]

Does anybody know if those are first or second serves? I think they are first serves because Roger is pronating his wrist a lot and for second serves you have to supinate not pronate, but I'm not sure. Thank you.

[WeeCosmo]

@fedfan2188 You're right, they are first serves; you can see that by the swing and follow-through; it's a very forward-moving swing as opposed to a second serve, where the swing would be much more across the ball than through it, and the follow through would be more out to the side. However, you NEVER supinate on any serves, because that would complicate matters very much. You pronate on first and second serves, the difference being the direction of your swing and the timing of your pronation.

[VellamyHarquinn]

Lmao. Darkflame0X ought to start watching more tennis if he can't even recognise one of the best players ever on tour.

[jambf2]

Yes, that is roger!!!

[jambf2]

Yes, that is roger

[Darkessflame0X]

That is not even Roger Federer!!!!

[isselman2000]

@Darkessflame0X What the hell?? Then who is it? John Newcombe?

[federerbestcIass]

@Darkessflame0X Why not?

[qzpmwxonqzpm]

@Darkessflame0X That is Roger. Even if his face was blurred, I could tell by just looking at the serve. 100000000% Roger.

[coolragazzo94]

0:36 awkward walk-in

[ravuthpum]

the guy walking onto the shot looked like a total badass

[tonyt0ny]

The dude walking in is like,

Heeeeeeeeeeyyyyyy federeeeeeeeeerrrrr

Leeeeetssss plaaaayyyyyy aaa gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmeeeeeee­eee.

Dude.

[misterlonely1446]

...and a guy just walks by haha

[ilovepokemon54321]

mada mada dane

[raydawg325]

textbook baby textbook!

[MisterMissingLogic]

LOL a dude walks and i bet he's like "DAMN"

[SirVetje]

@MisterMissingLogic i think that was severin luthi :)

[cheezheadZZ]

only the swiss would wear a watch while playing tennis lol

[OnlineIsland]

@cheezheadZZ

Your exactly right! :D

[rahulblues]

his left foot starts moving forward before he get into trophy position, is that the way it supposed to be or is he casually practising

[syncroneyes]

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[Wolfvoltrex]

Wow I learnt most of the fundamentals of his serve just by watching this..Thnx alot FYB2007!!

[bdz67]

Serving is not his primary weapon..a lot of guys outside the top ten could outserve him alright..

[FeDXeGX]

@bdz67 wrong. his serve is a very important part of his game and has won him so many big matches not only from the free points it gets him but also the way it sets up the whole point for himself

[Thanos20111992]

look at the guy behind...hes like :omg how can he do it?

[bjorncerovsek]

there's lot to admire here...

[crazyeyes981]

the dude walking behind him in the third clip make me laughhhh. i kept seeing him as thomas lennon as his reno 911 character scoping out federer omg

[N0rt0N988899]

its just semi - twist, not a complete kick serve nor slice

[mdmale7]

If it were topspin he would hit up on the ball and the toss would be more behind him. Notice in his swing and follow through that his thumb is down, which means its a slice to the inside of the ball causing it to kick the opposite direction

[rmrooster01]

@mdmale7 The best servers had the same toss for flat, kick, or slice serves. Sampras did, and so did Becker, and the german Michael Stich had a great serve with same toss. Why? Because at the pro level, its more difficult for the opponent to read. Yea, pros can tell little cues better than us amateurs. But yea, I toss my kick serve different.

[devastacao99]

fucker roger!!

[pabletion]

that dude is 3.5 at best........

[pmman1232]

you mean number 1 in the world?

[EternalChaos000]

FAIL LMAO.

[spankerer]

I agree. He is not even looking at the ball during his toss. His back isn't straight during the initial stage of his toss.

[fourleafclover96]

love his tan line

[federerbestclass]

Roger Federer Best, Love you Roger

[animaanimaanima]

beautiful pronation. they should be topspin serves right?

[paquillo67]

I think it's topspin serves too.

[gravedigger02]

@paquillo67 aren't these one's slice serves? i'm not sure, 'cause if he would do a kick serve he would need to striate the ball more on the upper side, doesn't he?

[paquillo67]

@gravedigger02 Yes, maybe slice, I'm not sure... What you say about to striate the ball in kick serve is true.

[gravedigger02]

@paquillo67 well, doesn't matter his serve is just brilliant :D

[Thephiphi]

Wish i could see him hit a down the T serve.... just to see if there is any variation on his toss

[wind1357]

One little habits of federer when he serve is he move his front foot foward a bit. That means he doesn't generate power from only his arm but foot also

[mattymatt86]

this foot action may be just a practice drill. he does not move his foot in the matches

[youthinkyouwin123]

No, that is how to practice " transfers weight from back to front foot."

[msane4XX]

I just can't see his wrist action here, even though I know he's doing it...weird.

[vincentbadminton]

its the pronation u see

[Nicharan]

Uh... can you hit as good as Roger Federer?

[puregrrmm]

He's not even serving seriously, the jump is far away from what he uses. What's the point with this video lol.

[jembals]

these are practice serves..

it's good for those who are blind to technique, and just see the service motion.

[themaliced]

its his wrist snapping upon contact with the ball thats making it face outward. Thats where alot of pace is provided. Its all about where your wind up position is before contact, the "trophy pose" as some call it. Take a look at yours and note where your racquet face is positioned, roger's trophy pose has his racquet face parallel to his body. Check the positioning of your feet , body rotation, and your racquet, and see where the tick is.

[chrisneder]

Can anyone help? After the pronation, right after he meets the ball, the raquet faces towards the outside than he comes back to finish the movement. Why does that happen? How to train that? It seems that my serve, after I hit the ball, my raquet will face inwards, and keep that way until I finish the movement... Well, I don´t know if I made myself clear... any coments?

[jasonwaggonerify]

I dont remember Roger picking up his front foot while serving.

[Davidz210]

it relaxes his shoulder he only does it to warm up

[wind1357]

anyone realize that how might have hit the ball at the closest side to add more spin on the ball. I think that is why he goes for accuracy instead of power because with power he will surely frame but accuracy on the other hand will increase acceleration.

[MacPr0xnxx0]

this is great to study thx

[ilovetennisdotorg]

Why does he always foot faults when he serves during practice. Ton of videos shows that he foot faults when he practices. I guess it is just to warm up his body.

[ednegroni]

It's a warm-up, loosening up that shoulder.

[Grindking]

Does anyone know what grip he uses to serve?

[Information2009]

I'm pretty sure he uses the continental grip to serve. Everybody uses the continental grip to serve, as there is only one grip for proper serving, unike the forehand, where you have eastern/semi wester/western...

[doublea422]

there are acculty 2 serve grips the continental and then the top spin grip i cant remember what the name for it is but theres 2 grips

[FYB2007]

well you can use a continental to hit topspin. but some people find the eastern backhand grip makes it easier to hit a topspin or kick serve.

[ribcat]

FYB 2007

I tried serving topsins with a eastern backhand grip and found it to be very flat. there isn't a lot of spin but u can hit it very hard.

[infoowetrust]

flat serve with and eastern bkhnd grip? wow thats my grip on kicks. your racquet path must be towards the court or the net. you have to follow a swing path towards the sidelines. brush up on the ball.

[ribcat]

thanks, good tip. can u post a clip of ur kick serve.

[longngo12]

@Information2009 there is more than 1 grip to serve. you can use the continental, eastern, a grip that is in between eastern and continental, etc.

[FF18Cloud]

@Information2009 no, i use a western, tho i hit flats...

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[FYB2007]

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[stefo912]

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[Jaewon12345]

I don't get how instead of stroking through the ball, he comes around the side. I've tried copying it but my stroke feels way too choppy and unaccurate.

[doublea422]

hes putting spin on the ball

[GueorguiJoukov]

No serve has never been hit without any spin. I garanty you that if it happen, he was a lucky guy who hit the metal the right placed because this ball is goign to dance; imagine a 100mph knuckleball-like serve... OMG.

Each player o nthe ATP tour gives a little top spin to their flat serve so they can cut the line. I can give you the numbers if you wish to, but it's barely impossible to hit a straight downwardserve without top spin. Federer hit the ball at about 285cm and needs some.

[doublea422]

unless you are ivo krolivic how is 6 foot 10 he can pretty much it down and it will go in

[GueorguiJoukov]

No matter the angle, there is spin on that ball and assuming the pronation and racket angle, it must be top spin.

A non spinning ball would behave like a knuckle ball and it's obviously not the case.

Yes Karlovic has quite a great angle to aim. But, no matter your height, you can hit powerfully. Roddick is undoubtebly the hardest server to have ever played and he is only 6'2''... Federer maxes out at 137mph and he is 6'1''... The height isn't that much of a great factor at high levels.

[doublea422]

well roddick hits his serves 9 and a half feet of the ground giving him great angle

[GueorguiJoukov]

A great angle, but not great enough to play them perfectly linear.

Watch his slow motions and you will the ball dives down and to his left. Does it usually very late; after all, it is meant to let it in, not to use movement.

[GueorguiJoukov]

Federer cuts it with a little topspin because of how and when his pronation let the racket hit the ball.

Just don't try it, let it happen. It actually happens to every server although you don't actually see it. How do I know it? Federer at 6'1'' has barely an angle to drive it almost flat; he needs spin despite he contacts the ball at about 9'4''. He jumps very high.

So, everyone needs spin and the motion actually give you some.

[jzhang012]

uploaded 19 hours ago, pulled already?

[picardanddata]

it looks so easy when he does it but its so hard to do , first of all getin the perfect toss everytime is hard

[Edmangox]

i love his serve

[champ1193]

is it because these are practice that his knee bend is so late and unpronounced

[picardanddata]

yea