McEnroe's touch

Two examples of McEnroe's touch at net

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Sports

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• McEnroe
• Lendl
• tennis

[phfunky1]

You don't see that kind of touch at the net nowadays. Federer has his groundstroke artistry, but, for me, McEnroe's volley artistry tops it.

What year is this video from?

[Castlereagh1812]

Federer actually has a fantastic volley. It probably isn't as a good as McEnroe's, but it's important to remember that Federer's greatness lies in his mastery of every aspect of the game. He's more than just a baseliner.

This looks like 1983.

[McEnroe4Ever]

Federer is a great player overall. But it is impossible to compare Federer to McEnroe at the net: the former is good, the latter is the best ever.

[McEnroe4Ever]

We'll never see anyone playing at the net like McEnroe used to, unfortunately.

This video is from 1985.

[teflonmagnet]

who else but mcenroe could execute a disguised drop volley off a rocket-lendl-forehand, with a racquet strung at 40 lbs.? the man was a freak of nature.

[optikafe]

the real reason johnny mac never won more majors was that he was doin' too much coke. it is blatantly implied in his autobiography. it is a well known fact that his ex, tatum, is and was a coke and heroin freak. 1984 is when johnny mac met tatum o'neal, and guess what? he never won another major.

[goofydog2]

@Castlereagh1812 - The commentator says it's the "this is the final of the Canadian Open for 1985."

[hattrickster33]

lol you can't teach this

[dura1mater]

@Zoso666 You're an idiot! Lendl beamed the crap out of the ball. No one plays like Mac. Lots of players hit Federer like shots.

[d0s25]

@McEnroe4Ever  ==>>> Definitely your are right. I love Fed over Nadal so much but the touch shots at the net of McEnroe can't be beat.

[Zoso666]

There's something has to be rememberd: Federer have to actually deal with shots of 100 mph at volleying, if he would've to volley shots like this from Lendl, he would just make it the same good as McEnroe

[datacipher]

@McEnroe4Ever

Yep. Anyone who says Mcenroe's is "probably" better?? Utter ignorance. Astonishing.

[jembals]

are you serious? lol

check out the pace they have going on.

it's these insane winners and f;ldasj angled passing shots that've changed

[daredevillv]

its the rackets that ruined this kind of tennis. creating so much ball speed makes finesse like this too risky or even impossible.

[cavelupum1927]

condivido !!! tra mcenroe e lendl c'era la stessa differenza di classe ke c'è oggi tra federer e lo spagnolo rafa pallettal !! eppure trovi gli incompetenti ke ritenevano all' epoca eccezionale lendl e oggi pallettal. Mcenroe e Federer sono il tennis! lendl e pallettal sono l'atletica con la mazza da baseball!

[karstengirl]

at 0:00 looks like will farrel and in 8:00 looks like a ballerina!