Roger Federer Clay Court Masterclass vs Robredo FO '07 QF

[infirmier83]

6:57 That second serve is amazing!

[TheFastolf]

In my opinion, this is hardly a Clay Court Masterclass. He constantly closes the points in the net, the points are very short and Fed always goes for the winner. At any rate, it's a Tennis Masterclass, like so many he has given through out his career.

[Attilatennisfan]

and Nadal winning the point at 7:12!!! wow

[archerboy036]

where can i get robredo's socks and shoes and federer's headband?



[niclassj]

3:28 Is that Nadal?

[devax1986]

I don't know what Roger's training regimen is, but I think he needs to revamp his strength and fitness training to a new level. He just doesn't look as sharp.

[3timeMVPNash]

@devax1986 He is one of the fittest guys on tour.

[devax1986]

@3timeMVPNash So then its mentally his lack of strength mentally? Or I guess you could say his age is showing more? Inability to adapt? Whatever the case, he doesn't look as sharp as he did in even 2008.

[89Pleasek]

3:39 - Federer breaks the record for most consecutive sets won in GS at 36 (McEnroe won 35)

[eclecticist0]

lol 7:08 2 nadal style forehands in a row

[Malibue38]

@eclecticist0 yes

[kingofkings2364]

roger's style of play on clay has changed a lot............its more of a tactical game now..

[symphonicmetal678]

I'm from Serbia,but i love Roger.He is so elegant....His game is just beautiful.

[2nadalfederer1]

Yes, on clay he is this year.

[2nadalfederer1]

Federer is far away from "claycourtmasterclass".

[MrPURECONTROL]

@2nadalfederer1 loser

[Maxush]

@2nadalfederer1 He's won many clay court tournaments,including French Open and being there earlier in the final. How can You say he's far away from that ? Only Nadal beats him on that surface.

[junjunli]

Robredo had to run at least 5 times longer than Roger.

[wzupskies]

6:59 invincible 2nd serve

[XrenegadeZ]

Notice that whenever Roger hits a top spin he grunts just a little bit. This could explain why Nadal grunts a lot in his matches (although he has toned it down a bit). As a result of the body twist/rotation and power required to generate that shot, players grunt.

[seidl01]

in fact every baselineshot from fed was a top spin....

[tennisproderek]

dude it's not even fair playing federer... whenever he has a sure winner he not only hits it in the open

but he hits the most perfect angle...

champion forever

[pc2990]

Federer is a snob

at the end, you can see how arrogant he is

the way he shook hand was not polite to his opponent

[3timeMVPNash]

@pc2990 How, may I ask? Is he supposed to hug the guy?

[frilloz4]

holy crap there like 2 and half metres behind the baseline, thats why clay is so hard to play on

[moonlightresonance08]

Fed is playing so much worse than this currently... hope that Fed can reach this level again (or surpass it) on clay this season!

[vanir92160]

When was this?

[becoo1]

yup tennis will live on when the greats have retired. but the history of the game is definitely enriched by players like him =)

[Hamiltoncheater]

good quallitiy of video amazing

[89Pleasek]

Btw Federer beat the record of most consecutive grand slam sets won by winning the first set (Mcenroe had 35, Fed 36). The funny part is he barely broke it (lost his next one 6-1).

[vaulcan]

6:58 ...what a serve...

[69wiwi69]

true foul01

tennis without federer is unimaginable, and I think it will lose a lot of its interest. but fortunately, he said that he will continue tennis as long as possible.

I hope 2010 will be a good year and that he will increase his number of grandslams.

[IvanAndreevich]

Well, your wish has already come true at the AO

[89Pleasek]

yep, the Australian Open is under his belt already. Will he go for a full GS this year?

[OneWingDuck]

lol nadal style forehand 7:10

[AllGenreMusic]

Correction, Borg style forehand. It isn't Nadal's.

[foul01]

its so very difficult to imagine that one day Federer would eventually be too old to compete as a tennis player in the ATP.

his record of semi final runs at grand slams will eventually fall, his ranking will drop to two-digits, and he will eventually hang up his racket.

this is unimaginable

that one day the grace of such a player will forever leave the court.

[JL6293]

@foul01 Na, I think Federer will be ranked around number 1 after he retires. The highest rank available to active ATP pros will be 2 lol.

[rockerduff1231]

i think about that all the time lol

cant imagine what it must have been like for agassi & sampras fans

[chonobe]

@foul01 u know what i reckon he will leave the tour before he drops to 2 digits....

[Ashitakaandsan]

@foul01 indeed

[davidkim9304]

@foul01

T.T I totally agree.... I don't know what i'm going to do when federer retires.... i'll probably cry for 3 days and download every single video clip from youtube...... it's so hard to imagine for federer to retire....

[darksora199]

@foul01 no hes going to make so much money from tennis that hes gonna pull a bill gates, having too much money so he devotes half of it to his charity

[hattrickster33]

@foul01 True, I hope he wins another AO this year though at least.

[scottkane000]

all true but i seriously doubt any of us are gonna be around when someone breaks his semifinal record, 23 straight, that shit is no joke

[Alexandahls]

@foul01 agree.. truly all good things come to an end.. but though his career won't last forever, his greatness will. and i thank God that i lived in the "federer era" :-)

[T3hMightyIsBack]

@foul01 Christ your deep.

[hsieno]

7:25 federer with nadal's forehand style!

[JL6293]

Actually, I think federer has always hit with a more spin prone forehand on clay courts since the last few years. Back in the day though, he used to play his hard court game on clay courts. It worked well until nadal, I think lol. Catching the ball early on clay caused havok against nadal, from what I've seen.

[JL6293]

Wow...that is a nadal-esque forehand. What a comparison!

[LCGCLCGC18]

very good volley

[LCGCLCGC18]

what a volley 9:37

[Ou8y2k2]

It sounds like he framed it. Maybe it wasn't supposed to be that good.

[seidl01]

the frame hit the ground.....