Analysing ATP Tennis Players' Forehands!

Ex-professional tennis player & Tennis TV commentator Naomi Cavaday analyses some of the very best forehands on the ATP Tour! SUBSCRIBE to our channel for the best ATP tennis videos and tennis highlights: kzbin.info?sub_...
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[@tennistv]

Next part: one-handed backhands! 👀-->> kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHmvapmQrdCKY9k

[@wittawinupariputtipong2067]

tennis tv should make more content like this. i like it

[@RudG10]

agreed

[@Nebulousatom20]

Sub to me

[@hasanmoudud8019]

Couldn't agree more

[@giorgiodellavalle9381]

Davero

[@youngkwokching8379]

Agree

[@matteoscannella1317]

Rublev's "BWOUEHH" forehand is pretty out there as well.

[@Emil-Roma]

We all know most of his power comes from the lungs and vocal chords. Very unorthodox, but effective.

[@vitaliykolisnychenko7156]

I like Andrey "Karate Kid" Rublev!

[@bitanmandal977]

@@Emil-Roma 🤣🤣🤣

[@cretorn1]

No he says “BLEHHH”

[@MartinJohnZ]

@@cretorn1 His Cyrillic 'bweeehhh' often gets mistranslated in Latin writing as 'whuuegh'. However he rarely leaves his opponents thinking 'meh'.

[@wahn10]

Outstanding and cool analysis. You guys should definitely make more content like this. The head tennis coach at my local tennis club describes Rafa and Roger's forehands as "the Ferrari and Porsche of forehands". So I asked, "What does that make Delpo's?" To which he replied, "A Mac truck." LOL

[@andrewlubbers3198]

Very accurate assessment

[@jenni431]

Federer's attacking forehand is, was and will always be the greatest ever. Nadal's the best defensive forehand.

[@chloeharvey5684]

Federer looks less entertaining to me when playing against Delpo. Fed’s forehand is more consistent

[@sultanabran1]

Nadal's forehand is pretty damn good when he strikes instead of defending too. But I agree, Federer's forehand is the best the game has ever seen

[@pineapple5679]

Nadal's classic forehand isn't defensive at all. It literally his biggest attacking shot. The power + topspin kick forces a weak reply which he then puts away. Edit: yes he also has a defensive forehand ofc

[@jenni431]

@@pineapple5679 Nope. It's still not as good as Roger's. Why? Because Novak's double hander makes mincemeat of Nadal's forehand on grass and hard courts. Nadal's forehand is his biggest weapon and also the place where his biggest weakness is. Whereas if you tried to look at Federer's forehand as a weakness on any surface then God help you. Rafa didn't have anywhere to hide in 2017 when Federer started taking the ball so early on the backhand. If Rafa can't hurt Roger on the backhand then he sure as hell can't win by going to his forehand.

[@stacyaugust8241]

I'm only going to quibble by saying Djokovic's forehand is pretty damned good on defense, too.

[@kieranpost469]

As big of a forehand Del Potro has, Federer's is the absolute best forehand I've ever seen.. very precise and the most elegant out there. Would have loved to see some old clips as well! His forehand was even bigger back then.

[@wristsorrow6908]

in order to protect his muscles, Federer reduced his forehand to a more compressed form. but this action diminished his power and control to a smaller scale

[@Steve-fb6cs]

He used to hit with real authority back then with so much precision.

[@zafferung4440]

lol

[@synhet84]

You can all watch on youtube the best compilation called : *Federer the nuclear forehand encyclopedia* things were unreal !!!!

[@redennah1467]

Love how different each forehand is. It makes every player so unique. I like to ask myself how my forehand would look like if I were a pro.

[@tennisparisbrothers8001]

Absoutely agree on my forehand we tend to use a lot of wrist which makes the forehand very spinny!! We are also tennis players and came across your page and would love to welcome you to our channel and videos as well and would appreciate your support on our videos and channel!!!! 🙏🎾💯

[@yuanhu7264]

Manarinno

[@SorcerorStrange]

IMO Federer's forehand is the most elegant forehand

[@Olly_2024_]

eLeGAnCE

[@Steve-fb6cs]

Elegance and Federer are synonymous.

[@SorcerorStrange]

@@Steve-fb6cs Right.

[@zafferung4440]

No one cares if you think it's the most 'elegant'. Stupid Fedtards.

[@__jan6113]

@@zafferung4440 people say Federer fans are bad while not seeing people like you going on with spewing negativity on him without any reason which is way more worse.

[@alejandroworld1010]

Great content. I really hope this becomes a regular series. I think it’s good for tennis fans to learn the technical differences between each player

[@daklenon1]

Great content, specific, well written, comprehensive. 10/10

[@edwardshalash2607]

Gonzalez had one of the strongest forehands period. So does Jack Sock

[@ethanolsoup]

i was thinking howd they miss those two yet have edmund and medvedev on there

[@arandomguy21]

@@ethanolsoup i mean its not really a compilation of best forehands, it is just a video analysing different kinds of forehands.

[@ethanolsoup]

@@arandomguy21 yeah but id rather see a nice slomo of sock/gonzalez than edmunds fh 😂😂

[@Irfan87]

Need to add Berettini and Rublev to this list. They have the best FHs of the new gen.

[@anuragsaluja5565]

Exactly

[@anuragsaluja5565]

And Verdasco as well

[@romainmj7245]

Federer and nadal have the best forehand ! Delpo has the most powerfull ! Thiem is also one of the besg

[@redennah1467]

Well said 👍

[@TheKakarot_itachi]

Nadal has the most powerful FH

[@Steve-fb6cs]

Federer has the most precise one and Nadal has power in his one.

[@TheKakarot_itachi]

@@Steve-fb6cs precise? Nadal makes lesser UFEs. Nadal creates better angles from any where on the court

[@Steve-fb6cs]

@@TheKakarot_itachi see the errors from Federer on forehand side before he changed the racquet. He used smaller frame same as Sampras because it gives more precision while larger one gives more power.

[@cybercuck6599]

Cilic's and Tsonga's FH would have been interesting as well I guess.

[@Emil-Roma]

What a great idea for a video. I really appreciate the eye on the details of what makes each of them unique.

[@thenamesabc743]

With the off-season in progress, there should be twice-a-week videos and commentaries like this. Loved the narration

[@finestmanager1738]

Federers forehand is the best and most consistent in my opinion , it's not always about power

[@vvs4804]

If we are talking about consistency it's Djokovic.

[@finestmanager1738]

@@vvs4804 I mean Federer in his prime

[@finestmanager1738]

@@vvs4804 djokovic is 6 years younger than Federer

[@vvs4804]

@@finestmanager1738 age has nothing to do with forehand consistency

[@finestmanager1738]

@@vvs4804 Federer was unbeatable in 2017

[@boriskostic6964]

Djokovic and Nadal have defensive forehands, good job you are totally right

[@jboww2121]

Agreed especially younger nadal. Novak rolls the ball and pushes it waiting for an error. Federer is all out aggression and always looking for an opening. That’s why he’ll always be more entertaining to watch

[@alexbrogan5919]

@@jboww2121 many would argue that Nadal is more entertaining than Federer because of the mix between ridiculous defensive skills and ability to rip the ball when he wants to aswell

[@boriskostic6964]

@@jboww2121 i was sarcastic

[@Steve-fb6cs]

@@jboww2121 you should have figured it out from -ic name itself xD

[@theobecquet8477]

2013 Rafa: Hold my forehand down the line

[@caleblim6890]

This was a really great video. One about backhands would be great to see as well

[@ethanlim3222]

Should-have Honourable mentions: Sock for his really whippy forehand, Wawrinka for his power when he is Stanimaling

[@Epicness96]

He only Stanimals at Grand Slams so tough to include his shots in ATP videos.

[@kiranudaykumar1955]

Hope you do more of this @ATPTennisTV, too good a segment to miss.

[@atomics.h.1824]

Zverev would put himself there.

[@lassem1125]

@Ruining YUAN Hopefully you changed your mind after todays match

[@lukeseymourcasenas3743]

@Ruining YUAN watch his match last night versus Schwartzman. See for yourself. It's a real weapon right now, has improved it a lot.

[@zimplyzee]

😂😂😂

[@connorplaystennisalot3319]

@@lassem1125 I would agree that his forehand does not suck. It definitely has improved this over the past 2 years. I do not think that it is top of the line though. He can hit the ball hard and consistent but when he plays against someone who has a really good forehand then his groundstrokes seem to drop short. He is just has a lot of skill and his height helps. But yes, his forehand in that match was solid. It was due to schwartzman not having very powerful strokes compared to other pro players.

[@connorplaystennisalot3319]

@Ruining YUAN Agreed. His forehand definitely does not suck though. It is better than most moderate forehands but when he plays someone with excellent strokes then his strokes look much weaker. I agree that Schwartzman being a defensive player made his forehand look spicy. def does not suck tho... much better than it used to be.

[@iamshadowbanned699]

Love it. I'll be waiting for the two-handed backhand analysis.

[@jackbauer9225]

Everyone always sleeping on verdasco but he’s got one of the biggest forehands on tour, he’s hit some of the fasted forehands of any player

[@scsaintaiwan]

Wow, Edmund's forehand makes such a quick contact and yet still generates such power. I guess Thiem's opinion stands after all.

[@JonthanGyimah]

Could you explain a bit more 😅

[@sboomb]

Lol the smoothness of king Roger is incomparable!!

[@raimundo_four2212]

Really enjoyed this format of video

[@michaelt8682]

nice content! more of this sort of thing please

[@circularsnow4u866]

Amazing to watch, plz make more🙏

[@vitaliykolisnychenko7156]

Great video, Tennis TV! Thank you.

[@edwardsephton007]

Very cool video. Would be nice to see such a video on the serve.

[@Dom-yv4nq]

Hmmm. Strange no mention of the extreme western grip many of those depicted employ as well as the wrist snap. All in all still a very good and informative video.

[@masters.1000]

González' forehand was the most powerful.

[@synhet84]

yeah but he retired so, not included

[@nicolassantana123]

Nop, DELPO

[@tom0176devo]

No it wasn't lol, he hit some really fast forehand for sure, but not consistently. Delpo basically crushes every forehand

[@synhet84]

@@tom0176devo yeah i agree. GONZALES had the most powerful but on few occasions per match. Whereas Delpo hits almost every ball real hard!!

[@theobecquet8477]

Rafa's forehand is way more powerful than Gonzalez or Del Potro, both of them usually hit extremely flat and risky which makes It faster but not more powerful by any means, even Thiem's forehand is way more powerful than Del Po or Gonzalez in terms of spin

[@purplecoffinman8510]

I feel like forehands with very heavy topspin like those of Khachanov and Tiafoe are worth a look.

[@alexpackard9138]

Should do a review on Paire's forehand

[@knotwilg3596]

"but most of the good work (by Kyle Edmund) comes after the contact point" - hmm I know a couple of physicists who will disagree with you there; they may agree that his racket speed increases so fast between the (minimal) wind up and the contact point that only after that you can notice how the power was generated; the way he finishes, racket pointing downward, is also a consequence of the way the racket went into it, not a cause of spin what happens after the contact will never affect the spin or speed of the ball; the spin, the speed AND the finishing motion are all a consequence of what happened before; such is the nature of time BTW I would put Federer's forehand in there with Tsitsipas, "taking away time". Although he has great precision too, taking away time is really Fed's trademark, featuring an early contact point (as you mention) Great categorization!

[@hirendrall7215]

Absolutely correct, very very well said.

[@YTviewer2099]

Fed - Very early contact with nice loose swing through the ball allowing for easy winners Rafa - ferocious racket head movement directed upwards on the ball coupled with hip rotation for tremendous spin Novak - Compact swing with a bent elbow for more consistency also allowing any range from offence to defence

[@HadyKhaled]

Loved that video so much

[@federerfan3989]

great analysis ! great to hear

[@ryantruta3112]

More of this pleeeeease!!!

[@drmitofit2673]

It helps when I try to have my chin make contact with either anterior deltoid at set up and follow thru with my forehand. I am not flexible enough to have my chin touch my chin setting up my backhand.

[@bonzwah1]

i guess the moral of the story is that there are a ton of benefits from making sure you contact the ball in front of you haha. nearly half of these summaries are just saying contact the ball in front of you, but then listing a different reason to do so each time. It truly is something that you get a ton of benefit from.

[@frozone339]

would love to know what music was used in this video, sounds like great concentration music, if anyone knows please tell me!

[@samitalebian7122]

did you find out? im loking for it too

[@Jimmy27404]

Great video!

[@peterjohn5544]

How could you have missed Berrettini? His forehand is massive!

[@jingqi9106]

The Italian Hammer!

[@stex5026]

So many great forehands! Still, I'll take Federer's anything any day.

[@janleibetseder4332]

The best forehand in the game is the one of Roger Federer. Novak Djokovic has a pretty good forehand as well. Rafael Nadal has also a very good forehand on clay with a lot of spin and power where he can dominate every player on each side. Dominic Thiem has a very good forehand good technique.Del Potro has a very good forehand. So fast,so Good. And I am a really fan of Andre Rublevs forehand, of Andre khachanovs forehand Kyrgios shapovalov berdych.💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@mrcadenascience]

What about Sock’s forehand? Definitely is worth an analysis!

[@iBearD14]

And Sock was on the top of the chart for the average forehand speed (more than 70 mph if i remember correctly)

[@sophearithsaing6941]

I'm relatively new to tennis so can someone explain why Del Potro's forehand looks kinda strange? Is it his grip?

[@farhatk6054]

I don't understand tennis technicalities but Delpotro rather generates power then spin, his forhand are flat and fast sometimes and hit hits while running your barely see the ball.

[@GeorgeT370]

I love to watch the way Thiem plays...forehand AND backhand...

[@antoniofernandez3695]

Very interesting analisis 😎😏👌🎾👍

[@shikhargovil9579]

for hard court: del potro for grass court: federer for clay court: nadal all 3 forehands are really good on any surface but still, there are some minor special things about every forehand which makes them more suitable than other ones on a particular surface.

[@NOLANISGODful]

My coaches tell me I think too much about my forehand when I drill all of them into bottom of net on short balls. All players hit same forehand they say then you get this video explaining the truth. All I would say now to a beginner is s w grip and finish over shoulder

[@alexanderm128]

How Rublev's forehand is not here?! He has the best attacking forehand now on the tour.

[@anncheng6176]

I think Khachanov’s forehand would be really interesting to analyze

[@thefridgeman]

del Potro speed and power comes from the way he holds and hits the ball. Not "long lever" or etc. He does it almost flat, while using an eastern grip. All the others have very open grips, all western. There is a difference in how much pace can you inject while only brushing the ball.

[@ifeanyiikpegbu6465]

Federer uses eastern forehand grip too, not just Delpo

[@thefridgeman]

@@ifeanyiikpegbu6465 yeah, but Federer uses more his wrist movement, Delpo hits from the shoulder/torso.

[@ifeanyiikpegbu6465]

@@thefridgeman Yeah, that's why his career is punctuated regularly with injuries unlike Federer's. Haha

[@thefridgeman]

@@ifeanyiikpegbu6465 lol. Wonder where has Federer been in the last few months.

[@_hyzer]

Stefano Tsitsipas: "ATTACKING BY TAKING TIME AWAY" LOL whoever edited this video was having a laugh 😂

[@allboutthemojo]

The narrator has done a very good job reading out the perfect analysis of each of their forehands!

[@finnyr9330]

Del Potro's power does not come from his long "lever" arm. In fact, the opposite is true. The incoming ball has the leverage advantage over a longer arm (the pivot point being the shoulder.) This is a common misunderstanding. The longer arm has an advantage in that it has a greater distance to accelerate towards the ball resulting in faster racket head speeds. Couple that with the fact that Juan hits a ball flatter than most where a bigger share of the energy contributes to pace rather than spin. There are other subtle factors giving Delpo more pace too, but a "longer lever arm" is not one of them.

[@tnuyx9405]

Put Wawrinka here too please. Also Berdych but I doubt they will do retired players. Berdych generated so much pace with barely any effort

[@sangitashrestha6570]

sad part is we saw the peak of the nick kyrgios forehand in 2017. it's been downhill eva since. the man needs to get a real coach.

[@rodrigohc7501]

Analyze the returns of the players please

[@buckyparel3335]

Make more videos like this plz

[@lecturerhetshah4345]

Not that much technicalities here though. Rafa's forehand has much more similarity with Roger's forehand than Novak's. Both fedal hit with straight arm and incredibly high spin rates.

[@Shankar-Bhaskar]

I agree, but Djokovic's forehand with the double bend is the modern forehand of the future. But, don't get me wrong, Fedal straight arm forehand is the best.

[@carlosripari7162]

Es posible que el genio de Basilea vuelva para enero 2021 en el Australian open.

[@plushkaplushov115]

ATP : puts Novak's forehand as one of the best defensive ones. also ATP : Novak Djokovic, Shanghai Masters , drunken forehand against Del Potro.

[@thedouble9820]

Delpotro he has a big forehend

[@rafanadalgoat5559]

Čilić forehand is really good!

[@sultanabran1]

Ferdasco has a pretty brutal forehand too

[@pauljohnson6019]

Juan has been absent for years, literally, last time I saw him play, was U.S. Open 2017.

[@pauljohnson6019]

@@leonstanic3960 Okay, a year out then, still been absent for 3 years now.

[@Xavier-fp5dd]

Novak's forehand could actually fall under every category, very underrated imo, have precision, depth, defence and could also inject pace out of nowhere like Gonzales (not at that lvl). People may not like his style but he has one of the most complete games if not THE most.

[@liebebile6515]

totally agree, very underrated FH. So consistent, precise and even if defensive, quite often played on the rise, taking time away

[@andrewqi6695]

I think most of the forehands shown in the video can fit into all categories, and Novak is an all-court player, so it's not very surprising.

[@alpakka1920]

agree on this. People tend to think the best forehand is the one that looks the best on the highlights reel, but Djokovics forehand is almost perfect as it is strong offensively and defensively. At the end of the day, the goal is to keep getting the ball in and not making mistakes and Djokovic is the best at this.

[@Jonathan-mp3ju]

Nah. Novak's forehand is not elite, especially compared to Federer's and Nadal's. Nada's was especially good on clay. Federer's on all other surfaces.

[@ibrahimwichka4380]

Nadal's forehand isn't defensive. His game is about topspin and power. Djokovic has a defensive forehand.

[@boriskostic6964]

Best defensive forehands, also the best forehands in game😀

[@nirs635]

my favorite Forehand already picked by Nadal so powerful

[@federerfan3989]

another topic for discussion could be how Thiem hits backhands from impossible positions

[@yi-tinglai459]

Easy and simple. The only standard is "Controlled aggression" in both "attacking and defensive" positions. Del Potro, Gonzalez, Federer, Thiem, Nadal, Djokovic are definitely on the list. Edmund, Medvedev, Shapo... Excuse me?

[@kimonshc_0579]

Make the same video for backhand

[@strangerinvienna345]

What's the music?

[@rajeshnagar75]

Fendero Verdasco has also the best forehand

[@mariodoblado668]

Can't wait for the backhand version and watch wawrinka destroying everyone

[@felinesomyt8918]

Auger aliassime forehand next pls

[@fallendevonish1869]

I want to se an analysisi of how the short players play

[@tianyanghan4186]

Should add Fognini forehand as well

[@thetennisadvantage3857]

Who new forehands could be so good and different. :)

[@aaravjhawar8416]

We can learn a lot from this

[@boriskostic6964]

It is Novaks great balance in his shots that set him apart

[@almostfancyconnoisseur8929]

Federer's forehand is the most complex because it is based on having a pure offensive game of taking the ball on the rise

Fernando Gonzalez, best forehand of all times. MANO DE PIEDRA

[@seungduklee]

love this

[@subarashi2911]

Felix and sinners forehand are amazing weapons

[@ivanpalaca6230]

You forgot the old legends like ivan lendl and sampras

[@cjever6625]

Roger has been so lucky over the years that he had not sustained a serious wrist injury. His ultimate shot during his prime is his forehand.

[@Jonathan-mp3ju]

He suffered from major back and leg injuries in 2010, which really set him a back (no pun intended) as father time took its toll with a series of injuries after that.

[@tzadok06]

1:51 - "releases after contact so well". Actually falls of his feet...

[@wave1468]

Thiem’s Forehand was criminally underrated

[@agnelaaron5168]

Please analyse atp players backhands......

[@stefanogabrielli1535]

Berrettini and Rublev??

[@uncoverededitz3445]

Tennis TV..starts to do reviewing

[@HYSON3KITTY]

Aren't we forgetting Fernando Verdasco's forehand in this video?

[@geuros]

Missing Wawrinka in the powerful forehand section.

[@musicalgo]

No Florian Mayer? Gulbis? Santoro?