Federer ridiculous improvisation

[MetallFan7]

0:24 is ridiculous!

[TheBryanky]

thats is fucking ridiculous....how can he shots like that ?? --

[brucewillis2]

what the hell was that?! a backhand smash lob cross court winner?!?

[SamCoreJ]

High backhand winning lob. Think thats the first time I've seen that shot, genius.

[SilverEquity7]

@SamCoreJ It's one of two truly unique shots I can remember seeing - the other is Santoro's 'reverse through the legs lob' which is just ridiculous as well. It's on Youtube, can't remember the tournament but it was a grass court.

[efremch0]

all matches shoud be with this came view !

[cj397]

:24 is not real.

[Negronaz]

a tweener between his opponents' legs?

Btw, throw a racket to return a stroke is against the rule or not?

[SamCoreJ]

@Negronaz

Against the rules.

[TheDonOrange]

whats next, a shot in which he has no raqcuet......only roger

[rebelian7]

@MagicianDP lol, that's Andy Murray's shot

[fbinsulation]

@rebelian7 lol Fed doesn't pull jackass moves like that, where the tweenage is completely unnecessary and could, in fact, result in massive failure (see Hidalgo v. Fed Monte Carlo 08)

[rockerduff1231]

@fbinsulation aghem 2005 australian SF match point vs Safin?

[rockerduff1231]

@fbinsulation aghem 2005 australian SF match point vs Safin?

[Steve0904]

@fbinsulation I disagree. I'm a huge Fed fan, but at times he's a hot dog. 2005 AO SF vs Safin comes to mind. And that was a massive failure.

[MagicianDP]

Let's see what comes next. Maybe a drop shot between the legs?

[aleoferdie]

Weeeeeehhh!!!! That's a new one, backhand smash lob

[extradutyfelt1]

lob backhand smash, that´s impressive..the man is very talented indeed..

[FedererNation2RF]

i have the full match

[AceGuitarR7]

lol, and youhzny is not a small player

[lukat93]

it was close though

[AmorphicS]

Zooming in, zooming out, Zooming in, zooming out, Zooming in, zooming out, Zooming in, zooming out,

[gregmacfd3]

dont know why tennis cant always be at this camrea angle but anyways

[rac3318]

@gregmacfd3 Give one hell of a headache after awhile I would think lol.

[20003606]

i have to say i would have made the same shot in that situation.... but im bad at tennis so i cant.

[vivalavirgendelpalom]

Ridiculous?? I disagree!

[69wiwi69]

federer's next shot will be a backhand smash between the legs...

[Sundin456]

@69wiwi69 Lol you would have to be upside down

[toby0cooper]

This is how I like tennis to be filmed, you don't get a feel for the speed the game is played at with other camera angles

[samuelho624]

It is not ridiculous to Federer, to him, it just piece of cake

[aleztfu]

Federer is the master of improvisation. Even the most diehard Rafa fans have to agree

[learnchinese18]

@Zoso666 so whats your point? his shot had the desired effect

[Zoso666]

@learnchinese18 Luck, sorry. The point is Federer didn't do it all on purpose, so honestly I think we cannot give him the credit for that lucky shot, it's quite simple. BUT this doesn't mean so much, since Fed has hit insane shots beside this one...

[katherineli]

omg how come i didnt see this wtfffff

backhand smash? backhand smashlob?

roger.

[Roman051181]

tell me that ball went out....

[lbetweenthebars]

@Roman051181 no, caught the baseline I believe

[Swordsman808]

WTF was that?! A backhand volley/smash/lob/winner?!!! WTF!!!

[musicadeloslocos]

god damn what is up with that cameraguy? acid

[yougotcrad1]

dude that lob

[Sebbi567]

strange camera^

[DestroyerAlexandros]

Another federer fanboy I guess. "nobody but federer" sounds a bit like what fabrice santoro fans say - "nobody but santoro" and yet I've done the santoro slice-that-bounces-and-comes-b­ack-to-your-court a few times

[nico89SFX]

@DestroyerAlexandros You compare yourself to Santoro? Wow man, what are you doing on the Tube? Go and sign in at the ATP and start playing futures! Oh, wait, I see what's going on! I hit that dropshot too, or ones with loads of sidespin, but against my buddy who hits a 500 rpm top spin, and that's being generous, coming at me at 40 km/h. Try and do that against a shot from a pro player, simply impossible. A regular person wouldn't get a point from a top 1500. Nobody but Federer, a fact.

[DestroyerAlexandros]

@nico89SFX bad news - federer just go pampered by murray. I guess nobody but federer loses 5-7 5-7 to murray. and nobody but federer hits nearly 40 unforced errors against djokovic. komisch

[sdfxrplv2]

if all cameramen could be like this.

[cansadomehallo]

cameraman, im getting DIZZY

[Faithkeeper4Life]

Tennis genius at work!

[xRIC4RDOxSTAx]

ridicolus ?

[00woolley]

Federers last shot looked miles out although I admit the camera angle didn't help. Damn I hate having to explain why I think it was out due to youtube pedants correcting me - youtube - the best and worst internet site. Infact, fuck it, IT WAS OUT!

[enricobusetto]

ridicolous?

[crazysuperstar890]

he's fucking brilliant

[destoroy4]

the second point was out, so the viedo actually ends at 0:14

[jonatev00]

No the ball was in ... I saw the match in live so stop talking shit ... Moreover, even if the point was out, why should the video stop at 0:14 ?? My god, can't you just admire the beauty of tennis instead of trying to show the whole world that you know something about it ...

Just like the video you are RIDICULOUS

[destoroy4]

lol you call a misshit and a ball that was out "beauty of tennis"?? looooool

how often do you masturbate to federer? 10 times a day?

[wartysoybean]

aren't we all masturbating to federer? I mean, we are all on this porn site watching a federer video... but I guess some may do it more often than others.

[seidl01]

how in the world was that a misshit??

a misshit would look much different

[gewuerzwiesel123]

Well there was no call of the linesman or the umpire so obviously it was good.

[BrotherTree1]

youzhny is soaking all that up, but u can tell hes enjoying the occasion.

[retox]

A backhand, overhead lob?! Only the Master.

[BrotherTree1]

lob...and smash...apparently. good stuff.

[GrandPatzer]

jo...der...

I thought I've tried all the shots, but I've never seen anyone try a backhand smash/lob, ever. What a shot!!!

[chrism216]

poor youzhny (or however its spelled)

i hope he didnt crack his skull open again after that XD

[fbinsulation]

lol, youzhny the self-chastiser :)

[tadagnns]

Not to mention Rogers racquet is heavier than almost everybody elses on the atp. You can see the extra weight help him with his shots to go along with his excellent form. Thats also probably why he dosent serve it bigger than low 130s. Too much stress on the arm. I guarantee fed could hit a 140 serve if he lightened up his racquet for more racquet head speed. Using a 13.7 ounce raqcuet I couldnt serve over 100 mph. But with a 12.1 ounce I could hit into the 130s.

[sleepwalk768]

i cant even hit 140K(!)ph :P

[Killerpropol]

I think many don't.

[Aquaboy99]

well I think that scientists who work and design rackets for federer know what's best for his technic, no? After all, he can hold on to his serve with ease and already won 16grand slams... and a serve is not about power.

[LDis1]

Vintage Fed.

[ductrung3993]

speechless...

[justaguy150]

That's one hell of a cameraman.

[HanKang0]

LOL your comment made my day!!!!~~~~

[shh90]

@justaguy150 lol so true.

[troquelina]

a lob with a backhand smash????? woooow, only Federer

[vincentbadminton]

sure it wasnt a miss hit?

[NiggeliNG]

I'm pretty sure it wasn't a miss hit. Federer saw that his opponent was at the net, and to hit a backhand smash, that isn't too strong most of the time, isn't that clever, because the opponent could return it easily at the net.

[chess1212]

@troquelina

lob on a lob

[LaPerssonandro]

@troquelina He shanked it.

Then again, I guess when you're that good, even your shanks become perfectly struck.

[deLisieux]

Rafa may be my favorite, but Roger is just unbelievable.

[Lionheartpride]

That just don´t make no sense!!!

The first point is all wrist. what an amazing backhand. The second is just ridiculous. Any other player would have hit a smash but he makes an unbelievable lob... Simply the best

[huntergatherers]

lol he hits tennis balls into corners like we toss paper in waste baskets, it's just natural touch

[vaulcan]

wow, how in the world can you hit a lobbed ball with the backside of your racquet face while you are in no man's land and still manage to make it a perfect lob??

the difficulty rating of that shot is through the roof...

but he makes it look so easy

[niagos76]

A lob overhead on the backhand side. Never ever imagined something like that.

[StevenCBlah]

OMFG Are you kidding me? Roger never ceases to amaze.

[hammerholds25]

2nd one... wtf... how?

[jonatev00]

this is sick ... only roger federer is abble to hit shots of this excellence...

[sarasunshine777]

There are no words to describe how good Federer is

[safinator101]

wow backhand overhead smash lob

[rezzarector]

damn the lob is incredible!!! I wouldnt even be able to do a backhand smash...

[mystikr]

Roger has the best slice backhand ever

[Crosby4hyg]

lol damn...nice shot

[mxxuang]

This backhand shot is often commonly done in Badminton. But to be able use it effectively in tennis you must have ridiculous strength on your hands.

[Thundermonk99]

not to mention a bird dies at the end of its flight and loses almost all momentum. A tennis ball doesn't slow down, making that show way more difficult to control/execute

[GueorguiJoukov]

No, Federer isn't any stronger than the average man; he just has a perfect motion.

A backhand over head lob right on the line within the service box...

Federer is the most graceful and fluent player on the court; he is tremendously skilled and can play every shot.

This just showed how great is the margin between Federer's level and the others and this includes sir Nadal.

[juopel]

He's actually quite strong. Probably stronger than most average guys. Although technique and form are crucial to how he plays, a certain degree of physical strength is required for his style of play. For example, his wrist shot backhand requires great strength in his wrist/forearm. Also to generate as much pace/spin as he does you need to be able to swing the racquet pretty quickly. He also has great endurance, which allows him to outlast players in 5 set games

[GueorguiJoukov]

I mean he's not exceptionnaly stronger than the average man. Unlike Roddick or Nadal who are quite bigger, heavier and stronger, he doesn't rely on this to hit hard.

He's got endurance, explosiveness, but if you had him try for big weights, he'd be about as good as most guys you see here and there.

There's 3 main ways you can train your muscles.

Endurance

Power

Look

Federer surely got more endurance than most men, but if you pick him to get one maximum reps, he's only average strong.

[MadmanMoon]

I wouldn't say NOBODY else could do it, but certainly nobody else could do it more consistently.

[fbinsulation]

first one maybe, but have you ever seen a backhand overhead LOB from the net???!

I've never even seen Federer himself repeat that type of play!!

[readmystupidcomments]

@fbinsulation yeah dude because it was totally intentional...fluke ass fed...gtfo utube tosser

[bobbyb1978]

@readmystupidcomments Yeah sure, fluked his way into 16 slam titles. Of course it was intentional. Federer is known for having the best bh overhead in the game and occasionally creates what others can't even dream of. If you can't handle that I feel sorry for you... not!

[readmystupidcomments]

@bobbyb1978 stfu you ignorant dutch cowgirl and go get high behind the mill. if you inisist that that wasn't a fluke then you really have smoked too much of the wacky tabaccy. dutch booze fiend

[GueorguiJoukov]

@readmystupidcomments

Of about any other player, I could say that he shanked his shot or that he was too far in front... but here, it's Federer and he hit it dead on the center of his string bed. Also, he took great care of putting TOP SPIN on it. Watch his hand; it's like he made an inverse kick serve swing. Usually, he taps them down, he doesnT' brush them up.

Remember that he's the guy who struck a pssing shot between his legs to get match point last year versus Djocovic...

[readmystupidcomments]

@GueorguiJoukov errrr...not convinced at all..all you've said could be flukey and occam's razor tends to agree with me so this is a fluke and all you overintellectualizing prockstick should stop your sanctimonious dicking

[GueorguiJoukov]

@fbinsulation

Seen him doing it once before that video... now, there are two times he did a similar thing.

[Edu2503]

@fbinsulation I did it just once. Lucky me!

[Moddick2]

@fbinsulation I've actually done a backhand volley lob like that before. I went back for a volley like that and I hit the very top of the frame which caused the ball to lobe my opponent (Complete luck :p )

[coflas]

he is GOD

[TheFedFan]

too good, nothing else to say, words can't do justice to this man

[demondayzzz]

never seen this before! amazing!

[nanospeed5000]

a backhand smash is difficult! But a backhand smash lob on the line??? Incredible! Don't try this at home :D