Federer vs Roddick Australian Open 2007 Highlights HD

"It's just unreal, I'm shocked myself. I've played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.
It's a match for him to forget... and for me to remember!"




Roger Federer after defeating Andy Roddick in the Australian Open 2007 semi-final

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[superman11978]

Roddick's shots feed into Federer's strengths. Nadal's shots feed into Federer's only weaknesses. Nadal's forehand into his backhand is the ONE thing that did a number on Federer's general confidence, taking him off of cloud nine and back to mortal ground, which has caused him to suddenly become terrible at converting breakpoints, no matter who he's playing.

He's the most talented, gifted player of all time. But no one's perfect. And all it takes is one imperfection to dethrone a king.

[tangjkd]

This match marked the 13th time roddick got raped by federer.

[extradutyfelt1]

@XizelSF well, it´s easier for djokovic, because he has a two handed backhand, so he can adjust, to the high top spin, much better.

[XizelSF]

@extradutyfelt1 The one handed backhand's weakness is that you can only defend against high, penetrating balls like Nadal's. If you opt to drive it back, you lose control. Gasquet covers this weakness by playing in the back, where the ball loses penetration by the time it reaches him, so height is not a problem, but Federer plays closer to the baseline. I do believe that Federer's backhand has gotten better, but to neutralize Nadal's forehand like Djokovic does is unlikely.

[thevsters9]

8:53-9:05

[extradutyfelt1]

@superman11978 people say that, but roger say´s that, heavy top spin balls, to his backhand, don´t bother him anymore..I think he´s practiced a lot, over the last few years, with left handed player´s, in order to deal, with rafa´s forehand..

[XxMaplerzxX]

Guys, stop comparing Federer to Jesus. He's good, but he's not Federer.

[XxMaplerzxX]

4:18 His feet don't even leave the ground until after the ball lands in....and yet it's so powerful..... awesome god mode

[kevinxu60]

at 8:59 so awkward ........

[addy72222]

I'm betting roddick wished he made the volley that he hit at 0:23 in the Wimby '09 final when he had 4 set points to take a 2 sets to love lead and he missed a sitter of a volley.

[cougarsrule45]

@nikhil119

It didn't work here against Federer but it worked against Murray in the 2009 Wimbledon semifinals (Roddick won that match).

[87limp]

One of the best Federer Macthes to date along with Shangai Masters in the same year (2007)vs Rafael Nadal