Roger Federer and Justine Henin Topspin backhands

[Kiser153]

0:48 DERP

[3dsukhs]

Hi Christophe! Great video and great analysis. Just a suggestion, Please delete JuKimNina's comments from your video. They appear on the very top and don't do justice to the video and are very distracting. For the record, I thought you were really respectful to both players. And I'm a biiger fan of Justine than I am of Roger.

[thegreendestiny]

Henin is pronounced /eh-nan/

[beavertown2006]

Best female tennis player in history. So talented.

[JuKimNina]

@xstf Thank you for your respons! It sounded a bit like male chauvinism, which is understandable on the other hand, since the male are simply better, although not in comparison. I really like what you are doing & making! Thanks for sharing your expertise! By the way, it's really cool to see these two geniuses in their sport moving in slow motion!

[xstf]

@JuKimNina You are welcome thank you for watching. Christophe.

[SibelCatana]

awesome! I certainly learnt a lot. Now I have to practice it as well. :)

[xstf]

@SibelCatana Thanks for watching. Glad to help. Christophe.

[fghrere]

what about an ashi barai before he or she transfers the weight of the body. jajaja judo or tennis? that is the question!

[honestyize]

sorry for asking a lot of questions but can one do the heel to toe weight transfer on the closed stance forehand as well?

[xstf]

@honestyize yes you must do it on the close stance forehand.

[baludoyz]

excellent deconstruction of their backhands!

[xstf]

@baludoyz I thank you for your compliment and for watching. C.

[cleanplasticchild]

I think the main reason for the differences in their form is the height variance between the two. Justine Henin is 5'5" and Roger Federer is 6'1".

[Achilles94627]

I agree that Federer's backhand is beautiful, but what do you think of Gasquet's?

[xstf]

@Achilles94627 I like Gasquet's forehand it's a little wild but i like it. I will do a side by side video of Gasquet and Federer soon. Thanks for watching.

[rockerduff1231]

@xstf not forehand, backhand...what do you think of his backhand

[xstf]

@rockerduff1231 His backhand is beautiful just more flashy than most. His down-the-line backhand is awesome. Thanks for watching. C.

[bhoang927]

@ilmelangolo that is actually a desired trait to have. a very good habit if you can manage to pick it up. these two are one of the only few i see that consistently do it

[y4tennis1]

Great Movie, what is THE name off the program That you are using

[heymilhere]

Great video, great assessment, great coaching. Looking forward to getting you to check out my strokes via your site...

[BevelDevil]

I disagree with recommending the Eastern grip across the board. The type of grip recommended should depend on the player. Someone as short as Henin should probably use a SW-ish grip rather than the standard Eastern. This will help them with the greater number of chest-high balls they will face. They will be able to safely rip a larger distribution of balls, which should add to the enjoyment of playing one-handed. Similar arguments apply to clay court players. Great video though.

[xstf]

@BevelDevil

Thank you for tasking time to watch and analyze my video. I do recommend the eastern backhand grip to all my students and then i let them move it over on their own as they grow as a tennis player. Good point though, thanks for watching . C.

[Swissv2]

The ball is traveling too fast at point of contact to really see it every single time. Roger follows the path of the ball closer than 98% of pros in the history of tennis.

[thisoldman99]

@logant44

They are both the best one handed backhands on tour.

[youngmanrumble]

henin has got a better backhand than federer, mcenroe, navratilova say that also

[Keaos0]

I like Henin's take back more for the Semi-western (extreme eastern) Grip. I've noticed that my backhand was much better timed when I used Henin's take back. Lately, I've fallen into Federer's take back with Henin's grip and for some reason my timing on the ball becomes atrocious.

But maybe it is just my preference...

I do hit with both styles and it's easy to for me to get the techniques criss-crossed.

[ilmelangolo]

at contact, none of them is looking at the ball.

can you explain why?

[xstf]

@ilmelangolo

Well it's a bad habit but they should keep their heads still when hitting the ball. Their eye hand coordination is so good that they get away with it. Thank you for watching. C.

[lazykrnboijr]

@ilmelangolo they r looking at the ball

Federer 6:43

Henin 6:46

[ilmelangolo]

@lazykrnboijr

what I mean is that they're not looking at the ball once it has left the racquet.

the head and the eyes stand still and don't follow the movement.

[lazykrnboijr]

@ilmelangolo oh sry didnt understand, but i find that okay. keeping ur head still during and a little after is fine. at least for me

[ilmelangolo]

@lazykrnboijr

i think it's ok too; it helps keeping the balance of the body.

but it's not an easy thing to do!!! :-)

[donjuandemajk]

@ilmelangolo federer is looking at the ball, or the place of the impact. EXACTLY like your suppose to do. And he does it throughout the swing. He is the best in the world at this

[ilmelangolo]

@donjuandemajk

let me be "silly" (but "true"!!): he is THE BEST in every shot!!

[Ceetjuh00]

@ilmelangolo

cuz they are thought to look at the contactpoint not the ball ;-).

[reviseyourdemise]

@ilmelangolo they look at the contact point and if they feel it then they know it went over!

[aliw391]

great job!

[logant44]

federer's bh only looks good.

It really is not that reliable. And it is certainly not the best backhand on the tour.

[Fitness4London]

Fantastic video coaching! I watch these before playing a match or having a tennis lesson, and it helps a lot. Thanks for all the time and effort and talent you've squeezed into these videos.

[wombatrage]

omg the guy walking around in the background on Henin's video is SOOO annoying

[caloyjp]

This is really great! Great job again! I used to have a 2 handed backhand but I really felt cramped and there's no power. I switched to a 1 handed backhand and it became a better stroke than my forehand. It's definitely better and I have a better slice now.

[jokarenshum]

wonderful stuff! especially putting them together in the end. fabulous!

[gihona7]

2 of the most amazing BH's ever

[imlazy77]

nice analysis!

[federerbestclass]

Roger is the classic greatest. love