Roger Federer Warm Up Practice 1 of 4

[rmsprowler]

lol fed looks half asleep there.

[smithcm14]

This is how top players actually hit, 4.0 players showing off at the public courts how they can crush the ball every 10 tries will never get it right.

[idontknow1919]

Is it me or does his racquet looks bigger than 90 inches?

[grapesjuice5]

1:14 HAHAHA What are the odds?! I swear I was imagining that to be happening

[rmsprowler]

federer doesn't look like he tries at all in practice.

[loserfacejase]

@rmsprowler it's a warm-up though, he has to conserve energy

[cj397]

@rmsprowler this is a warm up. not a practice at all. these guys don't really practice outside in public view. they're just having a hit here

[ChuffDaddy]

Guy in the black shorts looks pretty good, probably a solid 5.0. I'd like to see him go a little more semi-western on his forehand grip and maybe even work on a two-handed backhand,

[Doggieman1111]

the guy in red is better than Federer!!!

[tatsf226]

HIs grip, arm whole body very relax

[tranquangdao]

watch 9:01

[peacem12]

Think he used continental grip on forehand 1:32

[Nefinity]

wow 1 32 so strange shot....

[brn3mo]

looked like he tried a continental forehand idk

[BarOfSomething]

The pace,control, and ease of his shots even in practice is ridiculous. Can't compare.

[MokeyMarkey]

lol  his warm up is like my match

[DriftKido]

surprisingly not so many people know about him. time to give out the answer though since you guys kept mentioning about fuzzy yellow balls, which i don't like. that guy's name is Severin Luthi. He's the captain of the Swiss tennis team. Many people also consider him as Federer's coach, though he is only involved in tactical aspect.

[mephatboi]

@DriftKido what's wrong w/ FYB?

[wongtim12]

cant be cause the fuzz guy is a lefty

[TheLhasaBoy]

kind of but the fyb guy has really small shoulders so its not him

[Samprasisthebest]

And he's a righty, the fyb is a lefty.

[kevintheWutang]

1:30 to 1:34 . funny

[gunmenow]

some pete sampras forehand

[PooPooPerson]

haha yeah he's imitating sampras good catch

[supertrex2]

hmm ill travel with FEderer the whole season just to pick balls and feed it to them. must be nice free travel around the globe.

[scoribritos]

1:14 monster reflexes

[georgebabolat]

who is hitting with federer on this vid

[DriftKido]

Yves Allegro

[prorockeATgmail]

Anybody noticed that when the announcer said "Advantage Del Potro" Fed made several Del Potro-like swings ? I like it :)

[mace1976]

I think the umpire says 'advantage Nalbandian' and Federer's Forehand looks more liks Sampras' swing to me... greetz

[Kingportable]

is that wawrinka

[alearg89]

i think roger just lost love for the game :(

[Arod920]

he's making so many mistakes

[Zinloos1]

that's what warming up is for.

[SamShackleford1]

He's warming up and probably has nerves.

[DriftKido]

he made so many mistakes because during warm up he hit through the ball with very little spin. That's why it looks so effortless, but with little margin of error. and to do that you have to time the ball, set your racket angle, and swing the racket properly.

[DriftKido]

plus he doesn't really adjust his foot work.

[awesomerepublican]

Actually I'm pretty sure he has nerves, because all humans have a nervous system, and a nervous system consists of nerves. So in that sense, I agree with you 100%.

[Rubinho1993]

Federer is Betterer than Chocolate

[RubyM125]

lol

[mitko1fed]

whats wrong with the backhand

[DJNiTTram]

very nice video.. the voice said nalbandian? was david playinf wile federer was training?

[DriftKido]

i'm not sure. nadal was playing though at that time.

[DJNiTTram]

i dont remenber the time but i heard nalbandian ..ok

[zydar]

Wow. The Nadal-Nalbandian epic must have been going on. The announcer said "game and first set Nalbandian 6-4" towards the end

[DriftKido]

I think they're playing at different courts. This was taken a day after Federer's second round match. Nadal was playing at the main stadium and Nalbandian was probably playing at the stadium 2.

[madmanfool9]

Not really. The ref said game set and match Nalbandian, two sets to love, 6-4 6-4 so that would be his first round match against Kendrick.

[hesalsdfi]

Looking good Fed