How Roger Federer won FIVE back-to-back US Open titles!

The story of Roger Federer's incredible five-year reign as champion of the US Open from 2004 to 2008!
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[@SupermanOG]

Since then nobody has successfully defended their USO in almost 13 years ! The only slam

[@dubemakpati7025]

No man

[@Carlos-fn2hl]

I think one reason might be that the speed of the court changes every year, so there's no player who can truly adapt to it like back then

[@fergus7671]

@@Carlos-fn2hl court speeds are so annoying nowadays. Just so slow

[@lotus630]

well, Thiem is the defending champion now.... 14th year here we go

[@SupermanOG]

@@lotus630 and highly unlikely to defend it given his track record this year !

[@srinarah]

The reason people think Roger played in a weak era is that he was literally unplayable in those years.

[@aesir1ases64]

because people are casual tennis fans that started to watch after 2011, most dont know roddick has a winning h2h against djoko or that davydenko has a winning h2h agains rafa

[@srinarah]

@@aesir1ases64 Or that Sampras might have had eight Wimbledons in a row on crazy-bouncing grass if his coach didn’t pass away, or that Johnny Mac serves ridiculously well even today, or etc etc. There are and have been a lot of great players. That’s for sure.

[@JJ-zy3zv]

I’m a huge Federer fan but that’s not true unfortunately. Nadal and Djokovic eventually became better than him. They were already starting to beat him 2007-2009, and then by 2011 it was clear they were too physical and consistent for Federer to beat them in 5 set matches

[@srinarah]

@@JJ-zy3zv Not sure what you are referring to when you say “that’s not true”

[@thetruth65756]

😂😂 you are delusional. Novak and Rafa would have smoked all the weak competition Fed had in the 2000s, if they were as old as him.

[@quiver99]

Roger, only one mistake in his whole career: Wimbledon 2019. His win would have been epic and he had it on his racket.

[@just2potamos]

french open 2006, wimb 2008, ao 2009, us open 2009 ...

[@BogdanPW641]

its way more then just 2019 brother..AO 2005 semifinal,Montecarlo 2005 against Gasque,Rome 2006 vs Nadal,Indian Wells 2010,US Open 2010 against Djokovic,Paris 2010 against Monfis,US Open 2011 against Djokovic,Dubai 2013 against Berdych,Rome 2014 against Chardi,Stutgard 2016 against Thiem,Stutgart 2017 against Hass,Indian Wells 2018 against Del Potrso,Wimbeldon 2018 against Kevin Anderson,Wimbeldon 2019 against DJokovic. In all this matches Roger had match points and he was in point every time,and he mistaked every single time and he didnt took it and later he lost matches..

[@tennisslams9363]

@@BogdanPW641 mate you must be kidding, match points in ALL of those matches? That’s ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous. Edit: and I’m not saying that can’t be true either, just that I can’t believe that he lost every one of those matches after having match point.

[@Kidgloves1984]

That was a very close dog fight match, gotta give credit to Novak who held strong as well..fantastic match, I was hypnotised watching it..where I think Fed should have won and it slipped away from him is us open 2009..it was nice Delpo win, but Roger was on fire coming into that final..

[@quiver99]

@@Kidgloves1984 wimby 2019 hurts more

[@jackwoods9604]

Even as an OLD Tennis player he took Djokovic to 5 Sets in 2019 Wimbledon Final and had 2 Match Points on his own Serve...Crushing loss but it showed how Great he is to play That Great against the younger and GREAT Djokovic...Federer is the most "Naturally Talented" player that we have ever witnessed...You can not Debate this

[@dzonibravo7867]

They played 25 matches in between (2011.-2015.), before Fed got OLD. Funny how you missed to see all of them. 🙂

[@darrowthered7665]

​@@dzonibravo7867 And Federer was 30+ in all those years while Novak was in his prime. Djoker was incomparable during those years but without the age difference, who knows. Federer did win against him in 3 setters often, just not in BO5, which were still mostly very very close.

[@dzonibravo7867]

@@darrowthered7665 Federer was at his prime at 30(+), so was Novak at that age. I don't buy that "past his prime" narrative.

[@viveknamikaze761]

@@dzonibravo7867 I guess 20yo Carlos is better than Prime Novak

[@dzonibravo7867]

@@viveknamikaze761 you think 36.year old Novak is at his prime? Novak dominated ATP at his 30, 31, 32, 33, 34. didn't he?

[@paul.nelson]

Mad respect to Roger Federer, one of the greatest. His skill, elegance and class will never be matched by any. Rafa fan here ❤️

[@tennisparisbrothers8001]

He has dominated atp tour for so many years!!!🎾🔥

[@johntsela2525]

You mean THE GOAT😉

[@robatkinson2125]

Nadal could be lucky in Australia. Less crowds will suit him over Djokovic

[@mickaellandry9726]

@@johntsela2525 ....of the Weak Era 😴😪

[@Olly_2024_]

@@johntsela2525 not after June

[@Dave_perry]

He's absolutely majestic. He's the only player who has all the shots in the book. No one does it better than Federer.

[@fundhund62]

Only in this era. There have been plenty of players who had all the shots in the book throughout history. As a matter of fact prior to the year 2000 (roughly) you couldn't be a top player if you weren't a complete player. Oh, how times have changed!

[@gigliolavaccari7482]

The tennis level has drastically risen since before the 2000, I hope u are joking, now u also have to be complete player but with much better technique

[@debayanchakraborty5446]

@@gigliolavaccari7482 Now its all about baseline play and rallies until the other one makes a mistake. Nowadays the game has become very one dimensional

[@AC-wl7ve]

@@gigliolavaccari7482 are you joking, the top players from the early 2000s are still dominating today lol.

[@aminulhussain2751]

The way he was playing in 2004 and 2006 is incredible.

[@nicolaswhitehouse3894]

His shot was so powerful back then. So much freedom in his shot, nothing to lose

[@ll3yWanTeD]

Yes that is how it was.

[@Gautam55558]

Peak Federer is something unique 😉

[@leo99991]

If someone said he wouldn't win this tournament after 2008,people would have called him crazy

[@codegeek-il5fm]

I was shocked for a long time when he got beaten by Del Potro in the 2009 final. I just could not believe it at the time.

[@jpierrejaboulay1387]

True

[@arkankruger1956]

Didn't you get the text? Federer was old and past his prime after he turned 28 according to his fans 😂😂😂

[@JJ-zy3zv]

Insane that he never won another US open after 2008. Mins boggling

[@634983]

Court slowed down

[@uriaheepkaz6]

Roger Federer is the best ever! You will be missed. Thanks for the memories!!!

[@IRenegadEEEEE]

I am a Nadal fan but there is something truly magical about peak Federer. The shot making and grace he played with is otherworldly. Will miss seeing him on the tour.

[@mariaarlenemccormack8701]

There's something so delightful, magical and amazing when you watch Federer. For me, he's the greatest tennis player of all times for his dynamic performances, exceptional talent, inspiring passion for tennis, remarkable character and beautiful heart, body and soul!

[@LDis1]

Roger is the greatest...

[@lavrana61]

Nobody would have believed that he would never win US open again .in 2008

[@user-uj4ys6nw1i]

He missed so many chances since 2009. He should have won 2009 US Open. And he could have taken 2011, 2014 US Open titles and maybe 2017 US open title(in the condition that he did not have a back injury and defeated Del potro at QF).

[@user-uj4ys6nw1i]

I did not mention 2010 US Open final because Nadal played insanely well that tournament. So even if Federer made it to the Final at that tournament, chances are very slim that he defeated Rafa in the final. I guess the match would end in 4 sets with Nadal's victory. BUT IN 2011 I am certain that Federer had high chances of winning the final against Nadal considering that he almost defeated Novak in the semifinal who demolished Rafa in the final. Surely there can be people who argue that Federer was weak against Rafa at that time, but at the Grass and Fast hard court he could beat Rafa with great health condition.

[@vladomontezuma626]

His biggest chance was in 2011, he was absolutely ready to defeat Novak, but Novak was just amazing... In 2010 I think Nadal would be better in the final and in 2009 Delpo won fair and square with his aggressive game after a tough match... What seems to true that Federer is not a strongest mental player, but his hands are golden...

[@prkrmc6457]

Federer's PEAK accomplishments will never be surpassed. We've seen two other GOATS rise to challenge him, and in my view, both are slightly better than him at the modern game. But Federer's Peak from 04-09 continues to be unparalleled. 23 consecutive semis. Twice 10 finals in a row. Almost 5 years of holding consecutive NUMBER 1 position. The most absurd Peak forehand I've witnessed since I started watching tennis in the mid-90s. There's tennis BEFORE Federer and tennis AFTER Federer. At 39 years of age, he's taking Novak to the limit with 5 insane sets at Wimbledon. It's clear he is the baseline of greatness. If anyone GOAT-worthy rises after Novak and Rafa, that guy will have to at least match Federer's level... how long will it be? A year? A decade? Longer? The greatest we've seen so far is Thiem, and he's struggled mightly against the 3 GOATS in their old age. Imagine Thiem playing pre-2009 Fed or pre-2013 Rafa... Poor kid.

[@trumpameri1638]

In this Wimbledon 2019 federer become former GOAT and NOVAK DJOKOVIC new tennis king.... this is something what always happens in nature watch kruger national park and you will see same movement.....

[@prkrmc6457]

@@trumpameri1638 Yawn. In 2019 he’s beating a 38 year old. Novak has been king since 2011. He’s undoubtedly the GOAT out of the 3 due to sheer accomplishments, but in terms of tennis ability, he’s undoubtedly the least complete of the 3.

[@trumpameri1638]

@@prkrmc6457 stop stop don't complain i know already federer is ANTIQUE hahahaha hahahaha.... but you see this ANTIQUE show his canine and try to fight back but i told you already NOVAK DJOKOVIC is APEX PREDATOR someone who is on TOP of the food chain 😃😃😃🔨🔨🔨

[@guymarsault7264]

Well tbh he has all these achievements because of ridiculous opposition. Roddick and Hewitt come on. Both would not even be top 5 during big 4 era.

[@trumpameri1638]

@@guymarsault7264 you forget more precious unforgettable name's.... philipusis safin bagdatis gonzales Roddick nalbandian Hewitt sisters hahahaha hahahaha

[@mahqindia2414]

Federer def Hewitt in the first final. Hewitt was my favorite player at that time, loved the attitude with which he played the game. His scream of come on still reverberates in my memory. Champion player he was, but Roger is from another planet.

[@Yoruez1v9]

Man seeing these videos makes me think I’m kinda old. What an era, what a time when Roger dominated 😢

[@tennisparisbrothers8001]

Well said MV nice to hear your thoughts on the live stream!!🎾🔥

[@mickaellandry9726]

...weak era 😴😪

[@hamzabenji6922]

you seem really serious writing down the comment

[@strikerbowls791]

@@mickaellandry9726 It was a strong era. The current era is weak

[@anuraagbethapudi1516]

Weak era champ, beating nobodies except Djodal

[@ManojKumar-io9ee]

Anybody notice how fast hard courts were back then. They are made slower to encourage longest rallies. No matter how hard and well place your shot. Opponent always have time to recover and return.

[@viditsingla6262]

Novak had an attacking game. He realized that if he has to win slams he has to change his game to defensive. Don't like watching him but gotta agree that he made the correct decision

[@viditsingla6262]

@Daniel Burke yes absolutely

[@sakthidharan4370]

@Daniel Burke reverse also applies roger can win more in fast courts only

[@niamhne8046]

@@sakthidharan4370 that’s true to an extent, but all courts have been slowed down which just ensures long rallies, more robotic. Wimbledon this year has been slowed down according to some players

[@lieviontennisandwrestling2814]

@@niamhne8046 Wimbledon has been slowing down quite a bit the last few years. Watch Federer at Wimbledon in 2004-06, and now. Very different

[@Carlos-fn2hl]

The version of Federer shown in this video is the best player of all times for me, I haven't seen such a demolishing level of tennis since then or before then. It would have been great to see him playing at that level for longer

[@petaruzelac2004]

Yup 16 950 ATP points that Novak Djokovic achieved arent dominance… Rly man?

[@HILAL19564]

Yeah cause he didn't have real competition to beat him. These years.

[@quiver99]

I still have the Indian wells 2017 semi against Nadal. Best I’ve seen of Federer since 2009

[@tennisslams9363]

@@quiver99 you mean 4th round not semi.

[@quiver99]

@@tennisslams9363 yes, correct. Thank you 😊🙏

[@andreaho]

In his early prime days, he had scary forehands, which were definitely killing strikes to any top players.

[@sharmeenferdous9882]

Federer was unbelievable in his prime. That's why most people here need to unload their toxicity and say he played in a 'weak era'. You can support a player and still respect another, you don't need to disrespect Federer in order to support someone else. The big three respect each other so much more than their fans respect each other, which is just pathetic, creating hate that isn't there in the first place.

[@milanvesovic1703]

that wasnt his prime, that was lack of any stronger opponent. Its easy to doimante weak era, even Murray and Wawrinka would have similar results against this kind of players.

[@annewalden3795]

Sharmeen it seems to that it is Novak's parents who do a whole lot of hating and not the fans.

[@jackmessent3490]

What an incredible achievement that was to win 5 consecutive titles at the US Open!

[@CommanderGinyu]

Yea easy against all those weak era mugs. Now he‘s been trash at this event for over a decade

[@adithyanaren519]

@@CommanderGinyu 2015 finalist and 2014 semifinalist is not trash. Your comment the one which is trash salty hater

[@blendrestelica967]

@@CommanderGinyu Novak and Murray are weak era ? What are you smoking???

[@ufozex]

@@CommanderGinyu Hewitt, Agassi, Roddick, Djokovic, Murray were champions of US Open!

[@wimgroart1870]

@@CommanderGinyu and Hewitt, Agassi and Roddick all GS winners!

[@Xevoro]

I always love seeing Blake in highlights because he's always so nice to the opponent even during the match. Like at 17:22 he just compliments the shot while it's passing him. Such a whole-hearted individual

[@ll3yWanTeD]

He was lucky to have tennis lessons with the King.

[@banutokar]

The one and the only RF. Great talent, excellent player, perfect gentleman. Tennis means RF.

[@bulejerman3927]

He's the best and the greatest.

[@joseparistega7985]

Num1 of the year; 2010 Nadal 2011 Djok 2012 Djok 2013 Nadal 2014 Djok 2015 Djok 2016 Murray 2017 Nadal 2018 Djok 2019 Nadal Where is Federer in this list????? Federer retired in 2009?????

[@SHVideografie]

@@joseparistega7985 Federer was no1 in 2010, 2012 and 2018. You only mentioned year end no1.🤣

[@acecolorsred6543]

@@joseparistega7985 lol FEDERER > NADAL > DJOKOVIC

[@acecolorsred6543]

@John BUI federer > nadal > djokovic.

[@mletueur7069]

The greatest he was unplayble during this years

[@malcolmnorman5694]

A record that will never be broken

[@sadikmuktar9961]

It will be broken soon.

[@SHVideografie]

@@sadikmuktar9961 It's not possible for either Nadal or Djokovic to win 5 in a row. That's what the op meant.

[@sadikmuktar9961]

@@SHVideografie hhhh What are you talking about. Nadal won 5 consecutive french opens in a row from 2010 to 2014.

[@SHVideografie]

@@sadikmuktar9961 I'm not talking about the French Open am I detective Pikachu?😏

[@sadikmuktar9961]

@@SHVideografie Yes you're a detective pikachu

[@jakehuang3545]

11:00 anyone else saw that wink from the umpire

[@shanerg77]

That 2004 match against Agassi was just a demonstration of beautiful tennis from both players. I must watch the whole match again at some point

[@tennislover8660]

James Blake is a great guy.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Most Americans are

[@michaelvonhaven105]

Lol

[@gratler]

If Federer didnt exist, nobody would believe that you could ever play Tennis like that. The game would look much different today without him. He raised the bar like nobody else in the open era. Not only was he crazy talented and skilled all around: he was also freakishly strong in a physical sense. He has this magic footwork to set up his shots so well and then he has such great strokes. it really doesnt get any better than that?

[@SamgorasGD]

Incredibly, he is the only man who has won this tournament back-to-back. Amazing. Then, he never won this tournament again :(

[@acebharath]

McEnroe , Lendl , Sampras , Edberg , Connors , Rafter all won this tournament back to back.

[@malcolmnorman5694]

@@acebharath but not 5 in a row but borg

[@arslaanpasha3334]

@@malcolmnorman5694 borg never won US open

[@malcolmnorman5694]

@@arslaanpasha3334 I'm talking about French open and wimbledon

[@crazyharry6018]

There's something that Nole's game will never have... beauty and style.

[@fundhund62]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[@crazyharry6018]

It sure is. That's why.

[@zvonkosolin8627]

​@@fundhund62 It is, and you better get some glasses, you are missing a lot in this video 😂

[@andrewlegare6032]

He blessed are we to have witnessed the Big 3?

[@lavrana61]

We all are gonna tell our grandchildren and children that we saw big 3 also , big 4 !! Andy was a great player too . Less no of titles to show but great fighter andy.

[@chopinder]

The greatest of all time 💪⭐🇨🇭

[@FrederickJohnSebastian]

Scary how many 6-0, 6-1, and 6-2 sets Federer racked up against his peers in semis and finals during this incredible run. On a 'neutral' surface at the Open. Arguably his peek years physically. Yet there were still many slams and wins in his future.

[@kakashi1300]

People also forget that most of roger’s us opens were also played using the super saturday format (the 2 semis were played on a saturday and the finals on sunday)

[@vijayendranvijay4538]

USO has to start making the courts faster like it used to be back in the days.. Now it looks like a clay court match.. Adding to that, ventilation is also bad which drains out the players energy

[@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 why? To help Federer win?

[@vijayendranvijay4538]

@@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977 bad joke... Better luck next time..

[@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977]

@@vijayendranvijay4538 Thank you mate...

[@bhuvanesh0115]

@@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977 Yes,like they have been helping boring baseliners for more than a decade.

[@apathak34]

US Open courts are too slow and produce baseline grinding matches which are not interesting compared to back in the day in 2000s where we had more variety in playing styles and approach.

[@Beechaii2]

Could have included the Lopez match 4th rd in 2007, there was some ridiculous shotmaking Fed pulled off

[@domchadwick7170]

Great selection shows it's All About The Backhand. So many key points won when Fed was ripping it with freedom. Ljubičić understood Fed's comeback relied on improving this shot. Hope to see Fed come back strong in 2021!

[@justbeyourself8515]

It should definitely have been 6 in a row. He simply gave the 6th away to Delpo. Remember Roger kept hitting to Delpo's forehand as if he's trying to challenge his consistency...and playing all those unnecessary drop shots when he could just hit cross court for a winner multiple times... Federer was simply too cocky at the time, thinking he was invincible. I'm a great fan of Fed, felt sorry for him for letting these titles slip away, which many years later, came back to haunt him when it became 20, 20, 20.... Roger should have had at least 22

[@quiver99]

yes, correct analysis

[@Fraudkovic]

He could've been on 22 if he didn't choke against djokovic on match points

[@annewalden3795]

@@Fraudkovic I do not think he choked but clearly he became tired and possibly a little nervous. I still think Nadal was right when he told a fan "If you think I am a better player than Roger you know nothing about tennis".

[@BrotherTree1]

As the years go by, his most recent last run all those years ago become more special.

[@guillezorro]

Crazy to think that he's won the FO more recently.

[@user-ne7wo3pz7n]

RG is one of the most difficult tournament.Fed is much great he won it.

[@benparsons4979]

only once

[@user-ne7wo3pz7n]

@@benparsons4979 Djoko

[@user-ne7wo3pz7n]

Too

[@sadikmuktar9961]

@@user-ne7wo3pz7n Because there is a king called Nadal.

[@chavarrie.b8698]

It's a real pity that Federer didn't play Rafa in this GS. H2H right now would be 11-4 or 12-4, and it doesn't matter if the game had taken place in 2008, or in 2013.

[@grimson]

Rafa leads 3-1 at the Australian Open

[@DeLena1727]

Rafa has also won this tournament 4 times so there is no guarantee that Roger would have won. Rafa has won 3 of the 4 matches at the Aussie Open.

[@TheRafaelBond]

Yeah right, hahaha

[@dennismcgalliard9054]

Rafa and Djokovic 16-21 years old, during this 5 year period. Roger was dominant when they were still boys. I mean Hewitt was #1 in 2003. Roger had an amazing career.

[@prkrmc6457]

From 06-09, Fed would've probably won at the US Open. The courts were faster then and flatter. After 2009, the US Open became as bouncy and slow as a fast clay court. They changed the speed in 2010, and many questioned if Rafa would finally take it. Well, Rafa TOOK it. If they met after 2009, Rafa would probably win most matches at the US Open. After 2009, on best of 5, Fed lost his edge against the other two goats. Rafa, however, has NEVER beaten Fed on an indoors court. The H2H indoors is 4-0 to Fed. IF there were more tournaments indoors, their H2H would probably be tied by now.

[@Keya615]

There is a reason he is and will be greatest

[@danoliver8804]

That performance in the final was sublime. Hewitt was playing well. Game Changer.

[@angelavaz8936]

when we see Roger Federer so graceful he plays young generation motivated looking his matches

[@allansmith8643]

From all his matches the most important match to hold his 5 grand slam consecutive streaks was the match agaaint Andreev on 2008. Andreev was red hot came out all zones firing, massive serves, forehand, backhands. I don't know how did roger escaped that 5 setter... he could have lost

[@hymansahak181]

I remember Andreev beating Nadal on clay also.

[@911801111801]

The trademark eighth-finals of 2007 that pitted Feliciano López and Roger Federer is missing. What a pity. That match was beyond amazing; it was extraordinary. Federer's genius for passing shots was at full display in that match. It was a full epitome. It was a big mistake not to put that match... Federer won in four sets. The match was fairly competent... And then, why not to include it??????????

[@georgestavrinides5082]

In his first up open title, he beat Agassi in QF, Tim Henman in SF and Hewitt in F (two former world number 1's and one top 5 player). And then people say he's a weak era champ, idiots. Let's also not forget what a great player Nalbandian was, although very inconsistent.

[@sadikmuktar9961]

It's true weak era Champion. If that's so why he didn't win Us open since 2008.

[@MI-ct9eh]

@@sadikmuktar9961 Because his prime ended in 2009/10 and the conditions changed to become slower and higher bouncing. He's also been injured to some extent at about half of the USOs the past decade. The weak era talk is revisionist nonsense. The consecutive wins here for 5 years straight against #1 players, slam winners is incredible. Even beat Djokovic 3 times in a row, 9-1 in sets...impressive for a supposed weak era champ.

[@ralki15]

@@MI-ct9eh Goes to show these so called Djokovic fans are absolutely clueless about Federer’s timeline, like that idiot you just replied to. And yes, everything you said is accurate. Federer has always been an attacking play-style tennis player, so fast courts during his prime years were ideal and he excelled so well at it. Had the court speed remain unchanged from 2010+, I still believe (in theory) that Federer would’ve probably won abit more 3-set tournaments & GS titles up til now (even out of his prime). If anything, these 2010+ slow courts helped Djokovic (known for his extreme long rallies), but more so in favor of Nadal. These 2 should be lucky it benefited them a lot more, but heavily handicapped Federer. If you watch Federer vs Djokovic @ Barclays indoor match, which is a fast court. Federer beat Djokovic and he (Roger) was out of his prime. So that factor in itself says a lot right there. It’s funny cause Djokovic fans and Nadal fans talk so much but forget that 1 factor, which is the “speed” of the court that played a huge role and made a huge difference.

[@gretchenlittle6817]

Didn't watch much tennis during this stretch, but I remember that Federer dominated. Looking at early Djokovic, his strokes have really evolved -- they're much more efficient now.

[@tecumseh4095]

18:00 lord have mercy

[@deanbardas1517]

Please upload federer vs agassi 2005 final full match. You have deprived us for enough years

[@aryanchauhan2532]

That's Gorgeous Tennis!

[@aaronjthatcher]

Should’ve been 6 but he let Delpo off the hook

[@rupertgordonii6623]

I know, that's one of the ones he regrets

[@joemarshall4226]

@@rupertgordonii6623 Remember, the challenge system was new that year, and Roger had said publicly several times that he didn't like it. Roger had a set point in the third set, I believe, that was called one way, then reversed after a DelPo challenge. DelPo went on to steal that set, then win the next one for the match. I always wondered if Roger didn't like the challenge system because he knew it would hurt him in his quest to be crowned GOAT. The top players of yesteryear had an advantage that he didn't have after the the electronic line calling systems took over. The close calls tended to go to the Favorite before that. I'm not saying anyone knowingly cheated, but if the call was very close and the linesman wasn't sure, to rule against a champ on big point risked negative crowd attention toward you, and could potentially cost the Tournament a lot of money if the top draw was knocked out early....so when in doubt, go with the champ.....but the challenge system gave the underdog a friend in high places

[@nicolasyemm8833]

@@joemarshall4226 One of the few times I feel like Roger let his emotions get the better of him, and it cost him the match. He had a spirited argument with the chair umpire (3rd or 4th set?) in this match after Delpo's late challenges, which he let get under his skin, and then he really looked flat and emotionally drained in the 5th set.

[@joemarshall4226]

@@nicolasyemm8833 It was over the line call I mentioned, I believe....maybe Roger thought DelPo took too much time to ask for it.

[@mitchand9]

5 in a row is quite an achievement regardless. Followed up with his 5 in a row at Wimbledon

[@sunritroykarmakar4406]

Hewitt went from losing to federer , to watching millman lose to federer

[@CrystalCarrington]

LOL yes

[@MrFloydroy]

As much as Roddick liked to come to the net and finish points, it seemed he was usually unsuccessful with that strategy against Roger.

[@GeorgeT370]

GREAT video...thanks for the effort !!!

[@vyankateshrege9305]

If I am not wrong, when Roger won those titles, he played semi and finals on consecutive days, sometimes with less than a day's rest in between (Murray final being exception probably). That makes the feat even more impressive. He had a very close 3 setter match against Djoko in 2009 and the longer the final went, it started to become clear that fatigue started to creep in. Delpo had a day match where he crushed Nadal so had more recovery time. With a day's gap, maybe it could have been 6 titles. Giving 2 bagels to a fighter like Lleyton is just insane level of tennis, that kind of dominance will not be repeated.

[@emersonborges8995]

In 2009 it was so close. Federer amazing!!!

[@damarfadlan9251]

5 US Open titles in a row clearly shows why Federer is the tennis G.O.A.T

[@initialise21]

No

[@dondgamer]

Also 5 Wimbledon Titles in a row.

[@lszujo73]

I'm already missing him.the onlyreason I've been watching tennis since he firstwon Wimbledon in 03...there won't be another tennis player like him....on another note,when you see Agassi starttugging his shirt,you know he is being outplayed badly

[@MrProstaff61]

Awesome - thanks for posting this!

[@user-iq1cu8fq4h]

So much fun to watch!!!!!

[@malhotraroger9106]

Prime Federer . The only player in the history of tennis, man or woman , who was the best offensive and defensive player simultaneously .

[@sadikmuktar9961]

No Nadal and Djokovic is better than him.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

@@sadikmuktar9961 nice joke

[@zvonkosolin8627]

​@@sadikmuktar9961 Not even in your wildest dreams.

[@synhet84]

14:42 love that reaction.

[@hennyhuang5240]

miss how fast the courts used to be. Would of been interesting to see how Nadal and Djokovic would of handled the fast courts.

[@ralki15]

Roger probably would've won more matches and GS titles. I still stand by this...

[@francklinflory8548]

@@ralki15 you are not alone !

[@trumpameri1638]

@@ralki15 federer is ANTIQUE live this poor man alone 😃😃😃

[@MKD1101]

@@trumpameri1638 he is the highest earning athlete!

[@igorlucena11]

The myth tha Nole cant play on fast courts 😂🤦‍♂️

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

This was the time period for Fed where if the opponent hit any shot short into the court, Fed would jump all over it with his forehand and race into net.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

And then the forehand died in 2011

[@nguyn1689]

@@Aman-nk5uq except the 2011 french open sf

[@petaruzelac2004]

That forheand didnt die. The competition became tough so He won 4 gs in 10 years while Djokovic won 19 in those 10 years sooooooo…….

[@tennisslams9363]

@@petaruzelac2004 but then the same argument can be used against Djokovic, When Fed and Nadal were in their primes he only won 1 from 2003-2010.

[@petaruzelac2004]

@@tennisslams9363 Nadal is 1 year older than Novak. So they are in their prime in the same years.SOOOOO………

[@ralki15]

Back when courts were faster too and Roger excelled very well on fast courts. He probably would've gotten 23-25 GS titles by now if hard and grass courts weren't slowed down. Today's surface on hard and grass courts is all slow now. Such a HUGE DISGRACE and shame on all those tournament organizers. Bring them back to their original speed like how it's suppose to be and let clay be the only slow court....

[@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977]

But you he is supposed to be the "best all around courter" according to his fans so it shouldnt matter if the courts are slow or fast

[@dtower1825]

@@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977 it’ll matter seeing as how he is older than the other guys and the slower courts mean more rallies which doesn’t really suit his game. But when they changed the clay in Madrid 2012? Federer won. When they changed the court in Miami 2019? Federer won. When they sped up the courts in 2017 at the Australian Open? Federer won. So when the courts change, he can adapt better

[@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977]

@@dtower1825 Tennis is not about suiting his game sorry

[@dtower1825]

@@chrisarmelseyibayebek4977 Right, tennis isn't about suiting any one player's game, but I responded to you with examples showing how he has adapted to different courts in the mid to latter stages of his career, which disputes your initial reply to Lorki

[@apathak34]

He would've had 25 Grand Slams with the slow courts as well if he didn't choke. He choked so many times against Novak. Federer should've won 2009 US Open too.

[@ayanmukherjee2946]

Those days taking a set of Roger was an achievement in itself.

[@sridhars7838]

Happy Birthday, Roger! Time to look back on his brilliant career. At the same time, there were far too many heart breaks....losing Wimbledon 2018 QF, AO 2005 SF, US Open 2010 SF, US Open 2011 SF and Wimbledon 2019 Final after being on Match Points on all these occasions.

[@jambajjuice]

Yep, happy reminiscing guys!

[@khemkaslehrling3840]

Pretty big compliment to the man that our two hardcourt majors and our one grass major were all slowed around 08 citing fan desires in longer points or something. Meanwhile, groundskeepers water our clay major any time a certain guy thinks it's a little dry and fast.

[@stacyaugust8241]

Why did you leave out the Feli Lopez match from 2007? That was one of the best matches of the tournament that year.

[@sunritroykarmakar4406]

what a fast court

[@zvonkosolin8627]

Forget everything he won, durning those 4 and a half years this man played on a whole different level to this day i haven't seen anyone remotely come close to that, this right here is the reason why he is The G.O.A.T, just like Michael Jordan in basketball.

[@jc-vu4gn]

he would have get the 6th one if he didn't underestimate del po

[@dogs.and.tennis]

Yeah.

[@JohnRome-xn7hx]

Federer didn't underestimate Del Potro, he got upset for a controversial decision of the hawk-eye that cost him a set he was winning.

[@jeffhermida4788]

there is something about that ncode 90 racquet. I just love how it looks and used by Fed.

[@skylaxx]

Just fits 100%

[@TomH001]

Thats why I still play with it to this day

[@karanvinod2593]

5 Wimbledon wins in a row. 5 USO wins in a row. Unreal.

[@FUsheK]

2004-2009 was almost unbeatable 🐐

[@harkirehal258]

2 bagel sets in a grand slam final against Hewitt. I wonder if that is a record.

[@joemarshall4226]

Interesting that Roger played so many short players in these matches: Hewitt (5'10...twice or three times), Santoro , (5' 9 twice), Agassi (5'11...twice), Rochus 5'6 , Nalbandian 5'10, Davydenko 5'10, (twice)...That's 11 out of 35 matches that were against guys who were at least two inches shorter than him....all under 6'0. .Roger is almost always the shorter player now, at 6'1....Henman is also 6'1.......Roddick and Djokovic are 6'2. Only Isner towers above him, and Muller is also quite a bit taller (6'4). There was another short or two in there, but I can't remember. About a year and a half ago, i noticed that 12 out of the top 21 players in the world were 6'4 or above. The land of the giants, and no one was below 6'0.

[@thomassryann8252]

That early red n white Wilson n95 was the one, so much control it had

[@adamnteki8239]

Nice work

[@JohnRome-xn7hx]

The only player to win two Grand Slam (Wimbledon and US Open) FIVE CONSECUTIVE TIMES, that's why he's the best ever.

[@harderway8568]

Not even close, but ok.

[@zvonkosolin8627]

​@@harderway8568 The only one to do it so... yes

[@mkbaharris]

the greatest we've ever seen

[@untalcristiano2528]

Epic video

[@earlgrey9592]

would've been SIX back-to-back if it wasn't for one very determined and talented Del Potro

[@Sealdrop]

he should have won 09 and 10 too

[@FLASH_5]

2009 maybe but 2010 will be tough against prime nadal

[@apathak34]

2009 he lost on his own. 2010 he choked against Novak and threw away match points but I don't think he could've beaten Nadal that year.

[@TheRafaelBond]

LOL

[@TheRafaelBond]

@@apathak34 When did he choke? and whats the difference between "losing on his own" and "he choked" ? Sounds the same.

[@stacyaugust8241]

And 2011...

[@dailyoptions7832]

I often wonder how this young and fast federer will battle with young and prime novak djokovic.....

[@hymansahak181]

With the new racquet, prime Federer would trash prime Djokovic.

[@MI-ct9eh]

Federer would probably win. Won their first three USO matches in a row, took peak Djokovic to MP when he was past his best.

[@MKD1101]

@@MI-ct9eh did that same in 2019 Wimbledon too.

[@CrystalCarrington]

I think we know the answer to that.

[@aesir1ases64]

In real fast courts prime Fed would easily beat prime Djoko, people forget Djoko only won in 2010 and 2011 because Fed (already out of his best form) choked. And Fed was still beating Djoko on fast courts and making life hard for him even when Fed was completely washed up (by his standards) and Djoko was on his best form ever.

[@suealder3551]

I always thought Annacone was not great for him. I don't think he was aggressive enough. Later after knee surgery Roger won because of hitting his backhand without slice or chipping returns as much. Amazing !

[@nobelcreature6201]

360 degree of freedom

[@ArtisticPriyaSharma]

GOAT 🐐

[@g2luizhenrique]

The King of Tennis!

[@yesungjongmyangel]

Roger 🐐

[@agustinemmanuel7414]

Roger el mejor de todos los tiempos !!!!!!

[@jm_1214]

Nobody ever made tennis look better

[@mohamedkerfal3174]

It َs all about gentilless !

[@chuckweeks6277]

It was a gift for us to see such an intellectual gazelle play tennis, Michael Jordan type of icon, we will miss you Roger......

[@gabriellecarvalho2614]

my goat, owns tennis fan heart