Federer Cincy Practice part 1.mov

Roger Federer practicing at the Western and Southern Tournament 8/17/2010

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

This is the kinetic chain at it's most efficient. It is a combination of the perfect shape and the perfect timing. The result is a kind of hypnotic flow ... and over a million viewers tuning in to watch a mere warmup session.

[@teh5o]

I can watch this for a lifetime, it's my favorite movie.

[@weig1021]

What I am most amazed by is the perfect timing on his split step...he's so balanced and ready for each shot...amazing.

[@willkittwk]

Right. Roger always getting his footwork set even when hitting slow like this. I think he wears EEE width shoes so he's got a built in stability factor. Seriously.

[@MrDESPREOCUPADO04]

Smoothes tennis player of the history. He make it looks easy

[@grafgustav6375]

Looks like tennis on the playstation so smooth

[@microphoner1]

@uranfaggit ...said no one ever.

[@commondirtbagz7130]

Danny Malone Official yeah whoever said berdych has smooth strokes?

[@TheLemonSquasha]

So smooth, so perfect, so relaxed, so Federer.

[@cosmopolitano4451]

7:47 master slice.

[@burlmcburl798]

Came here to look for this comment. It's SOOO good.

[@caz9719]

It is easier trying to win points than to practice like this: The metronomic quality of rhythm, placement and speed are beyond the reach of mere mortals,,,just incredible.

[@antoinecdc]

Just watching this footage every week, I feel like my game is improving... And it's relaxing and beautiful too - it almost has an artistic quality to it...

[@trents3515]

antoinecdc: true but no "almost" about it.

[@arjanpetersen]

You don’t improve while watching this.

[@trents3515]

antoinedc: "almost"?

[@Archus88]

The most beautiful and effortless slice shot I have ever seen

[@01414271964]

this is so satisfying to watch

[@sethmacomber3497]

fudge... all these years, I thought the guy Federer was hitting with was named Cincy. I just realized that its short for Cincinnati. #mindblown

[@TemplarKG]

+Seth Macomber oh shit me too, i didnt know until you tell us

[@davidlai399]

+Seth Macomb damn me too!

[@adriansiu5254]

Crap thanks only noticed by now

[@lszujo]

nah,we thought he was playing with Cindy

[@tzc83]

His rhythm! The split steps everytime anticipating opponent's shots. Hit 123 steps hit 123 steps.. Beautiful to watch!

[@datahacker1405]

8:25 double handed backhand

[@hamedz4u1]

And that was out! I have only seen him hitting two-handed in practice.

[@oceans3362]

GAURAV SINHA I saw it🤣🤣🤣 Looked weird seeing Roger hit a two-hander

[@henriquesafra8050]

#paranapanemavivo

[@sakshamsanwaria7486]

​@@hamedz4u1he should have accomodated it in his real game

[@joewong2235]

gotta love 1:37 , roger's like.. sh!t, wheres the ball.

[@themythofamericaandwhy9444]

After I saw Dimitrovs miss...😅

[@Frenzinh0]

7:46 LOLOLOL U MAD BRO o.0 JUST PERFECT!!!!!

[@Fitness4London]

I watch this video a lot too! It's hypnotic. If you watch it regularly, I think it improves your tennis. Such relaxed fluid strokes, perfect timing, whip-like through contact point.

[@willkittwk]

Great point. Wish they had KZbin back in the day. I'd have won a couple Wimbledon for sure.

[@k66shogun]

My Best Federer Video in the World!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!

[@HopeEsleim1101]

I could watch this ALL day long.

[@krakou2]

Awesome camera angle! You can actually see the ball in the contact zone like never.

[@louiscyphre7023]

The secret is relaxation ,

[@arjanpetersen]

Not really ... they are just warmin up

[@springfield03sniper]

Stefan Pete he is right, to a degree. Look at Rafa Nadal. He has struggled with injuries over the years and has missed extended amounts of time due to over use injuries. Not overdoing it at practice certainly helps for longevity.

[@trents3515]

Louis Cyphre: the secret seems to be relaxation, yes. the other secrets seem to be endless hard work. and sculpting your body into a perfect tennis instrument. and brilliant insights into how the game of tennis should be played. and god-given talent, including the ability to see the world differently than others. and an ability to think for himself in these things when others would have preferred he embraced the purely conventional. and love for what he does to give it his full attention, passion - not just punching a clock. and self-responsibility - not looking over to a coach when he screws up. a lot of secrets there that even if we knew them all many could not entirely replicate. that doesn't mean we shouldn't try, though, in whatever sense makes us happy.

[@bournejason66]

@Trent S the way Roger swings is so different from his predecessors, including Sampras. He swings rotationally while the conventional wisdom was ( and still is in the US) swinging to the ball linearly. Good he didn’t just copy his idol Sampras.

[@trents3515]

@@bournejason66 : i think there is some truth to that. i remember someone (a tennis instructor on youtube, i believe) said Federer has had the same forehand in that rotational sense ever since Federer was at least junior level. the instructor's point was not to try to copy that as it won't work for other players, not being natural to them and you can't force something like that in the fast-paced environment of a tennis match. Federer, after all, has a natural way of playing that relies on quality of posture, timing/rhythm and an overall body awareness proceeding from a center (your 'rotational') that includes great balance etc. that nearly every other person can't match. by moving from his center, he brings his arm naturally along and thereby hits the forehand with his entire body. and he is able to do that with great timing as it is so natural to him! no doubt, he has cultivated this to some extent via body work over the years but it is also a natural gift. unless you have the postural alignment etc, trying to mimic that just won't work for you very well. AND when you see what he does as "play" as a result of his talent in-between points, it is hard to imagine how anyone could copy him exactly in those things he practices every day as part of his job! yet, there is a lot to learn from him for the ordinary tennis player, anyway, even if none of us will ever put it together quite like he does. come to think of it, Federer, actually, once humbly indicated some surprise that more people weren't approaching the game in the way he does given (he didn't say this last part) his obvious success. however, "baby Fed" (Dimitrov) has certainly tried to copy Federer as much as possible but still doesn't hit his forehand in quite the same way as Federer, much less as well as Federer. so, i think people should be learning from Federer (certainly, more than they have) but to some extent they - and i - just can't do some of what Federer does even if we wanted to. the way our neural nets were laid down, as well as our current body alignments, won't allow it. nevertheless, Federer is very solid with fundamentals. and even his revolutionary approach in terms of "rotational" is very sound, too. there are many scientific principles to explain, or at least describe, what Federer does (from Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido, for example, which relates certain concepts to excellence in many fields of performance) but actually intuitively understanding them the way he does and putting them (among many other ideas, no doubt) into practice like he has when every other player is trying to dethrone him in such a competitive environment has inspired so many people, including me! the beauty in his play is mesmerizing, in part because it seems like how tennis SHOULD be played. more than that, his apparent generosity of spirit also inspires people. Federer could have dominated the tennis world with a bad attitude, maybe, given all his gifts. instead, he took us along with him and made us all part of the victory. some cynical people say that is for marketing reasons but i don't really buy that. a person with so much love in their heart isn't so beholden to the almighty dollar bill! whatever, we've been lucky to have the pleasure...

[@tandrei2001]

This is a very inspirational video for me to watch before I go playing tennis myself. Thanks to the uploader!

[@ARTZY64]

This is the most enjoyable tennis vid that I've ever seen. 425zak, you da man! It's so helpful to watch how Fed stays soooo relaxed through the ball, Every club player in the world needs to study this, absorb it into our muscle memory, watch it often... send it to tennis friends

[@willkittwk]

They need to spend 20 minutes warming up at 60 70 % thru the middle like these guys are doing. Too many start blasting and spraying balls 2 minutes in. No athletes come out at game speed. 😆

[@sakshamsanwaria7486]

​@@willkittwkI didn't understand what you meant by no athlete comes out at game speed.

[@willkittwk]

@@sakshamsanwaria7486 I mean spend time getting used to everything your body, the ball movement, your racket, your footwork etc etc. basically warm everything up don't throw yourself into high gear from the get go like You're in the heat of the match

[@defrule]

This guy has potential. He might be able to win a slam and make it into the top ten.

[@bijanpourhamzeh8696]

can't stop watching...

[@dumbledoriesII]

omg i can watch this all day

[@kenlee7251]

Never tired of watching this.

[@najibmarianoazar4302]

The only player I love to watch warming up. So soothing

[@skylaxx]

He definitely polished his technique over the years 👍🐐🎾

[@awesometape2752]

Stilo super relax de federer. Hace ver el tenis tan fasil y sencillo.

[@christopherdickinson6798]

Poetry-in-motion.

[@frusseldiz]

It's amazing to see how relaxed he is during practice.

[@oldpossum]

If it were only one detail that us hackers can learn from roger's graceful practice routine it would be how he rotates his upper body before each and every shot,so that his shoulders are in a parallel line to the trajectory of the ball. . Thanks for uploading this great vid -- all my tennis buddies were elated to see it!

[@jeffreymclean9958]

Thank you, Zak! A thing of BEAUTY!!! RF FOREVER!!!🎉😊👍🏼

[@olimoj]

completely hypnotic

[@jermaineonealnumber7]

Zak Toscani, that's great quality footage being so close to the great one. Many thx!

[@songbird9044]

For all who are wondering...his hitting partner is Simon Greul from Germany.

[@PooPooPerson]

best federer practice vid ever

[@yellowblueskyfly]

i agree...one of the best fed practice vids on youtube...don't ever take it down please!

[@AkMachx]

I like how he adds something more on his gamestyle every minute

[@haricsl]

One of the best Fed vids purely because of the angle. Thanks!

[@taylormzalewski]

Makes it look so easy, you know that's a heavy ball

[@DragoshCryMay]

I've learned how to play well thank's to Federer's practice vids =) Thank you Federer!!

[@jermaineonealnumber7]

That's why I like watching the 5 min warm-up prior to a match. My coach used that as a reference when I wanted to overpower & force my shots too early. Made countless errors & was inconsistent as hell. Just watch the pros during warmup how relaxing they hit, unforced, pure consistency.

[@krishkannan5777]

federer's strokes 2013 onwards look so much nicer especially with his black frame, so slick.

[@oc_g2236]

I could watch this all day

[@kam3683]

One of the best videos on youtube

[@djfiasco9526]

I m Roger Federer at : 1:37 2:23 2:38 after I'm tired

[@damiantrajkovski8746]

DJ fiasco a

[@pagodacloud2241]

Look very simple swing but so natural of roger federer full hit the ball. Is is so valuable to watch and learn to develop you single strong. For good tennnis players you can development. Now ❤

[@lbmurray2000]

Federer moves like a cat... so smooth and beautiful strokes, flat or sliced backhand, forehand, serve...wonderful to watch him. Thanks 425zak for posting this.

[@centerwiggshikar]

i love how by 8:25 everyone is so entranced that no one laughs at federer hitting a two-handed backhand

[@oldpossum]

@ARTZY64 That guy is Severin ("Seve") Lüthi, former playing coach of our Grasshopper Zurich men's team, great doubles player, soft spoken and modest person, great personality.

[@andygaro1]

JUST realized he does not bend his knees on backhand......and on the volleys....he stays firm ...facing forward ....so classy...so elegant....!!

[@diegochangos]

13 and a half minutes of pure gold.

[@tseyipfai2238]

WOW! Good solid 4.0 players!

[@gagokah4071]

@Rodrick Evans Wow you must not know how jokes work

[@pshakouri]

Only people who play Tennis can appreciate how freakin easy he is making these shots look! It s not like this in real life!!

[@minerva2kutube]

Extremely good video, very useful and of great quality. Thanksna million.

[@yaglourt]

perfect point of view for filming the maestro

[@nonu01]

Even though I am a very big tennis fan, I can't imagine myself watching tennis if Roger was not in the sport.

[@lammie001]

Well? Thats it than?

[@ҽегег-р9э]

Ah go to be able to hit like that. Easy as you like. There is a unique feel and sound to a cleanly struck ball that is so rewarding to a tennis player. I get one every now and then 😅 Watching pros do it every stroke is incredible. Like the camera guy remarked , "I could watch this all day." 🐐🇨🇭

[@AnimeIntroStyles4]

Just in case anyone's curious. Times Roger actually tries hitting the ball hard: 5:55 6:41 Ridiculous slice at 7:45 Mangasm followed by a 2handed backhand by Roger at 8:22

[@kevhproductions]

best Fed practice vid on KZbin !!!!!!!!!!

[@dazwalia]

7:48 Beautiful slice.

[@Nicool333]

So incredibly consistent

[@easternfed]

wow, what a flexible wrist he has. amazing view. I love to watch pros hit at court level, it makes everything seem more alive

[@imonlyherefordrhighyield]

it just sounds beautiful

[@ARTZY64]

@TennisAnnalyst Yep, you are right... letting the arm go, using as little muscle as possible, also think of staying through the ball more than you normally do. Let the body create momentum... let the kinetic energy pass unhindered through the shoulder, arm, hand and the racquet will snap through the ball. The feeling is great, like the racquet is doing all the work. Easy to hit any type of spin, power. Loose joints equals elastic strokes.

[@HenryChentennis]

his forehands is just amazing. Just watching them improves your technique. :)

[@RAKiA...]

フェデさんのポーンって打ってる動画は永遠に見れる　音も心地よすぎる！

[@k66shogun]

very nice footage thanks!!!!!

[@pagodacloud2241]

Long swing but shot and sharp when roger hit the ball.❤he is god of tennis in my mind forever ❤

[@SanchoColins]

i lov Roger's backhand!!

[@willkittwk]

Relaxing. The flow... the Zen master at play.

[@lore787]

great video, great Roger, thanks.

[@TGFuSeHD]

Federer's shots are so smooth...

[@ilubjoonoob]

So mesmerizing.

[@10smike]

Poetry in motion! Mesmerizing.

[@Thomas-ix3ze]

HOW CAN YOU STRIKE A BALL SO GOD DAMN CLEAN?! He is so good it’s annoying sometimes

[@fedeeee88]

so relaxing...i watch it before sleep!

[@jamesprice6381]

His racquets strung at 59lbs LOVE the PING, AMAZING how fast the ball comes off his racquet, there IS some stuff goin on there..

[@asa_neru]

very nice angle.thank you very much

[@antoinecdc]

Agree - it's actually a more hardcore, custom-made version of the 6.1 Tour, which is extremely difficult to play already!

[@tennisnut0095]

@SanchoColins It's all in his perfect footwork. Watch the way he sets up. Beautiful.

[@86dkms]

Watching Roger Federer play is the best tennis training one can get. Moreover, it is free of cost

[@roger2925]

beautiful

[@asa_neru]

so far the best video for learning tennis (:

[@YesSirPhil]

you made my night....

[@ARTZY64]

@TennisAnnalyst Even when he hits hard he doesn't 'muscle up', he just fires the body parts... hips, shoulder etc. more completely and quicker. The arm is still loose, like that sequence where he starts to step on the gas and really crank some much higher topspin forehands... really heavy sh*t. Gorgeous... to die for!

[@ColdplayyalpdloC]

I must have watched this 20 times every day for the past few weeks.

[@EMAWgasm]

Talk about hitting through the ball.. Holy crap. So smooth.

[@Actinomicosi]

♥ best tennis video of web ♥

[@nikehike]

soo smooth ! i love his fh.

[@asa_neru]

ive said this 4 months ago but.....its still the best video for learning tennis (;

[@xman4un]

@hypercarbon don't forget the footwork...they make this look easier than it is for the average viewer! They're almost never out of place with the feet with precede everything.

[@boobie284]

i cycle between these and other ones like him and gasquet, the paribas, etc. it calms my whole mentality.

[@LiamApilado]

This is one of the videos that inspired my channel

[@yellowblueskyfly]

still the best practice vid on youtube...haha

[@oldpossum]

yeah I've just noticed that this must be at least the tenth time that I watched Roger hitting...He worked out at our Zurich club for a couple of weeks last summer, on the DecoTurf court he built there. Fantastic.

[@AnimeIntroStyles4]

@AnimeIntroStyles4 06:43 too. Those are his real forehands when he plays matches. You can tell going frame by frame with the way he takes his racquet all the way back.

[@silverM310]

I'm impressed at how many people are watching him practice....

[@1096233]

8:12, kid's response to Federer's forehand: WHOA!