Roger Federer & Stefan Edberg | IW Court Level Practice 3.8.14

Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg practice session (IW 2014). This was a short warmup by Fed before his match later that afternoon. Fed in the near court starting at 11:50 in the video.
00:00 Groundstrokes Warm-Up (Edberg near court)
05:39 Fed at Net (Edberg near court)
07:00 Edberg at Net (Edberg near court)
08:36 Fed Serves (Edberg near court)
11:50 Fed Returns Serves (Fed near court)

[@12kgpTennis]

4k 60fps AI upscale version here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHSYpZ-hocdqoKc

[@TheTabugman]

Hypnotic stuff. I live in the same South Swedish town as Edberg and have had the opportunity to play on the court next to his a few times. I can tell you he makes minced meat of the local talents half his age. It's otherworldly to watch him in action.

[@WONGLER]

in Växjö ? cool , Edberg will be forever our Hero

[@txmetalhead82xk]

His net game is one of the best in the WORLD!

[@Rezmund]

I'm not surprised, look at his timing with the pro staff 90 (albeit this is a knock up). Great sound off his full bed of natural gut.

[@MyMostBeautifuCinema]

@@Rezmund what do you mean by "knock up"?

[@mchammer74]

He played a couple of years ago one or two times in Germany in a senior league. Unfortunately I had never see him but the guys told me that he was super fit and still an awesome player.

[@skylaxx]

When I feel stressed this is my peaceful oasis. Two of my absolute favourite players and inspirations sharing the court.

[@stefanotranchellini9673]

Same for me 😊

[@rickkimball6125]

Backhand from the gods, and I'm not talking about Federer. Edberg's racquet prep, footwork and ability to hit crisp on every backhand is a thing of beauty. If he were so inclined, he could still be a world class doubles player, with his net game and his ability to hit that backhand.

[@mytwitzworld]

Watching Stephan Edberg at the net is a thing of beauty

[@fabienh3943]

Probably the two greatest players to watch. Efficiency is one thing but the elegance of the moves, the balance and the superb technique are just so enjoyable for anyone who pays some attention to those aspects of tennis. And these two gents rule 😊

[@thbgruen]

Add Sampras, Safin and Lendl...

[@snickaren111]

@@thbgruen Also add Medvedev, Dolgopolov and Santoro

[@morpheusschwarz]

Best comment. 👏🏼

[@dukesmith8097]

+ Sampras, Agassi, Becker

[@soordaspowale]

Sampras agassi and Becker had different flair...when it comes to elegance and class there is nobody like Stefan Edberg..

[@braddepp8897]

Surprised Edberg can still hit so well and amazed at what Federer can do with that ball so effortlessly in practice lol.

[@ahknabi]

Coach Edberg has really lifted Roger's game. Barely lost Wimbledon final and won warm up to US open. Go Roger!!

[@bevoburn]

Edberg was my favorite player when I was growning up. It's a treat to watch him practice.

[@user-nx3by5gy1n]

It's just so comfortable to watch good old eartern grip forehand and single backhands!

[@christopherknoll1079]

edberg's backhand timing is absolutely amazing.

[@michaellui74]

Edbergs backhand is a thing of beauty. So fluid :-):-)

[@kingtrawal]

forehand is trash tho

[@theintentionalist]

The other guy has a pretty good bh as well.

[@jeffreymclean9958]

This is quite special. Two of the most graceful ball strikers ever. A thing of BEAUTY! Federer and Edberg. To have watched both win championships was awesome. There are very few players who can make tennis into an ART. These two did it so well!!! 👏🏼 Thanks ROGER and STEFAN!!!!

[@Jaz_13-fg1bx]

Actually not that beautiful. Federer had a better one

[@Alex1492-tp4xi]

what the heck are you talking about is pure master class your forehand i bet looks like medvedev with mental problems@@kingtrawal

[@rszanger]

Stefan Edberg has One of the prettiest backhand in the game of tennis!

[@endfedinctaxonindividuals7486]

Imagine if only he had a forehand that was near as good. Pure domination of the game! Tho he still did well! Loved watching him play!!! I played a similar game as he did.

[@endfedinctaxonindividuals7486]

@cristi dules actually I copied his serve. Topspin which bounced the ball high. Served and volley. I had no where neat the mental strength to play past the college level. In HS. A guy at one of the schools I played against. Looked very much like Edberg. Even had most of the same strokes. Lol, never said I was a pro. BTW, I did have a better forehand than him! Backhand not even in same ballpark as Stefan. His was much better. Also much better serve/volley player. Hence why I didn't get anywhere.

[@ksw4942]

I always thought Roger made tennis look effortless, but Edberg is a whole other level of elegant tennis. I remember watching him play growing up, but never realized how good he really was then.

[@d1e9opomombo]

Wow. What a joy for my eyes. Stefan and Roger practising together on a court. My personal favorites of all times.

[@dantan661]

Nice to see Edberg back on tour. He's such an accomplished and humble tennis player. For those who mock and insult Edberg's technique, you guys need to show some respect.

[@andrewlubbers3198]

Can't tell if you are joking or if you just didn't know that Edberg was fed's coach (until Dec 2015)

[@fritzgahleitner7042]

@@andrewlubbers3198 and Ivan Lendl will also come back on tour!😂😂😂

[@andrewlubbers3198]

@@fritzgahleitner7042 can't forget about pistol Pete!

[@soordaspowale]

Nobody dares to say anything on his technique....such elegance and that backhand technique, serve and volley style...still best in the business...his kick serve enabled him to reach the net at the lighteinig speed covering both the sides and before the opponent tries to extend the point , the point is long over coz of the magnificent volley displayed

[@mrbobevans]

Edberg's backhand is textbook.

[@rbutthamilton]

mrbobevans yes and no. He uses continental grip which is not in vogue anymore.

[@jesscck]

an old textbook.

[@txmetalhead82xk]

Ha ha try using an Eastern grip on the court.

[@korsunhoox]

too bad it's long on many shots

[@elblopex]

His forehand, though... So weird!

[@TheRabbitpaws]

These two should record this for one of those sleep aids It would help me go to sleep the relaxing pattern.I find that high school kids I teach don't understand the concept of rallying relaxed.. especially from the baseline in the beginning. Once I let them go back. BOOOOOM goes the dynamite. I'm like . What the hell happened to the mini tennis rallying? Why are you going for winners from the baseline?Honestly I recommend any high school player to watch this and understand how to be relaxed hitting from the baseline to warm up.

[@thefridgeman]

ADHD my friend. And "immediate" satisfaction hunt. Kids these days have to patience at all.

[@farid1406]

As someone who was a competitive singles player with an overbearing coach, I would say the biggest thing is just to be patient, and assume the best about your players. Don't be patronizing in your approach. They can sniff that from a mile away and will resist you just for the sake of resisting you if you take that approach. Above all, be the example that you wish your players to follow, and you'll be amazed at your results.

[@JK-vc7ie]

It’s fun to smash the hell out of a tennis ball and that’s what teenage boys want to do. You are not wrong. But teens are teens.

[@jerryl9823]

Yes. I once had a chance to warm up with my league captain at a club. As soon as I stopped trying to impress him and just hit relaxed consistent shots that's is when he was most pleased with my hitting and he never actually said anything that whole half hour. It was well worth every drop of sweat that day on that court. Hitting relaxed in the moment, golden experience compared to everyone else I've ever been opposite the net from

[@jerryl9823]

@@thefridgeman true it's like they want to hit the best shot ever every second

[@patrickkelly9110]

What a lovely court , a beautiful day and two of the most elegant tennis players of all time having a relaxed hit , what’s not to like ?

[@notfederer]

Still one of my favorite videos on KZbin. Thank you for this footage

[@AlexOlivari67]

Edberg ! Absolutely incredible strokes and movement with 50 ! Great.

[@markuskem579]

I really love Edbergs serve and backhand, what I never understood was how he plays his forehand. He has a very high and long swing and, what is more surprising, it seems as if he uses a quite extreme backhand/continental grip for his forehand. He must have a very strong wrist in order to control his shots. Very old school and unique.

[@mesabog2]

Yes definitely not a "modern" forehand by any means, more of a pushing forehand. Was never a weapon for him.

[@DanielYim02]

Two of my favorite players of all time hitting together?? THANK YOU for uploading this video!

[@anderslange6496]

Stefan Edberg is an amazing player. His backhand is one of the smoothest out there. I personally like his forehand, it’s class and I like the way it looks through the swing

[@kklin7]

Thanks for sharing this videos with 2 my favorite legends - their ball controls are amazing.

[@oliverdesouza5741]

At around 4.40 Fed hits a run of low BH slices, and Edberg keeps replying with topspin BHs from ankle level!

[@joshuab1707]

An active legend sparring with a retired legend. Amazing.

[@savemail6929]

The 2 best one-handed backhands in the world for ever...

[@DaggerMan11]

Edberg's volley technique remains impeccable

[@darkoilic22]

Edberg is a tennis legend. And he still plays incredibly good.

[@macfamsc]

Roger's strokes are just beautiful. It still looks like he's not really trying, but the ball is moving fast! Edberg is looking pretty good out there hitting. He still has the classic backhand that he hits so well.

[@kgsfitness7806]

I don't know why...but i really loved seeing these guys collecting balls at the net just like normal people lol. Reminds me that these greats were and are just like us...a couple of guys out there working on their swings...tanking balls into the net...fetching balls. Legit.

[@51Dss]

I happened to be at Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Mo) to pick up tickets for the upcoming WTA event (sometime around 1978-maybe before that). This was during the afternoon on a weekday; I heard some hitting going on in the auditorium and so went in to check it out. It was Virginia Wade having a very intense practice session with an unknown (to me) hitting partner. I just sat there in awe for about 2 hours watching that blur of a tennis ball going back and forth. As I said before it was an intense practice session. They were hitting the ball hard and moving fast - doing the 3 ball drill. What a treat it was! Some months later (or was it earlier-not sure after all these years) I happened to catch a practice session with Ille Nastasse, Tom Oker, Freddy McNair...can't remember who the 4th was...might have been Dave Lutz. Anyhow, it was amazing to see the things those guys could do when they were just goofing around...for instance I remember Nastasse standing right on top of the net hitting volleys -one of the other pros was feeding him the ball hard and hot...after maybe 6 or 7 of those Nastasse catches that fast moving ball on his strings backs up to the service line and starts firing his serves....if you're ever lucky enough to watch the top pros in practice stick around a while - you'll not only get to see some very impressive hitting but you'll get some insight to their personalities and the camaraderie they share on circuit.

[@ggg2797]

One of the most beautiful and stunning backdrops in tennis. I warmed up on this court for the IW Wildcard event, and just would stand there in awe; I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!!

[@beemac79]

Edberg's strokes are so crisp

[@BalajiBhaskar]

Edberg's strokes are also so smooth! I'll tell ya- this is something only a Wilson ProStaff allows you to do. The player still needs to have a ton of skill to do it, but the ProStaff is a thing of absolute beauty. A pleasure watching the smooth strokes of Edberg and Federer. Great video!

[@fxt363]

Edberg backhand still as graceful as ever!

[@stefano78]

You could tell Edberg was more comfortable with his backhand even in this practice because for his FH he tends to take a step back on many shots to give himself more space and time to hit, whereas on the BH he tends to step in and hit it on the rise. Such a great shot. I play with a one-handed backhand as well and preferred my FH when I was a young player but as I got older and really dialed in to my BH, actually preferred hitting my BH as well.

[@glennphillips843]

Could watch this all day

[@jty9631]

Every time Edberg hits a backhand I'm just sitting here like... STOP IT... IT'S TOO PERFECT. HOOOWWWWW.

[@pcwleung]

I could watch these two practice all day.

[@theleftstrokesthedeathstro9910]

Edberg has stayed in world class shape. Watching him move, it would be very easy to think he’s an active ATP player

[@dweeder1453]

Lol come on. He is in good shape but active ATP player? lol really? No need for the exaggeration.

[@rasonline]

There's nobody who can rush the net like Edberg.. till today. Federer described how Edberg's coaching added a whole new dimension to his net game.

[@jdiestram]

a Legend Edberg , solid Volley , beatiful Backhand , playing with the Goat.

[@Martsafrigide]

excellent footage, great seeing stefan out there, love his backhands!

[@Danimal1177]

Edberg's forehand has always looked awkward, but his backhand is still picture perfect.

[@morenodechecchi5560]

try to imagine edberg with thiem forehand, 40 years ago........

[@MrJamesLongstreet]

Stefan "The Gentleman" Edberg: Grand Slam- victories = 6 Junior Grand Slam = in 1983, Edberg, did what no other teenager had done before or after - he won ALL the GS-tournaments that single year. Grand Slam finals = 11 (including one final at the French; ) World nr1 in singles = 72 weeks in total World nr1 in doubles = 15 weeks in total Olympics = Gold Medal in 1984/Los Angeles Davis Cup-wins = 4 Career singles-titles = 41 Career doubles-titles = 18 PS. Some fun stats about Federer and Edberg: Edberg won his first pro/senior-doubles title in BASEL/Switzerland Federer and Edberg won their first ever pro/senior-singles title in Milano "FEDBERG" was made to be - destiny ;-)

[@WONGLER]

"Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award" named after himself !!! :-)

[@TheWinezen]

1:44 , 2:3, 5:04 awesome forehand crosscourt winners. 4:02 beautiful reverse court forehand winners 3:53 2 great slice backhands that speed up after bounce. 4:24 crazy flick mini topspin lob 7:07 really well-disguised forehand top spin lob.. Cool trick shot. 6:12 Cool overhead slice drop crosscourt volley from the master

[@Blackriver69]

Two of my favorites of all time and two of the last to play the game the way it was meant... before big power and insane racket tech turned it into a game of explosions. Tennis will never be the same until they regulate rackets. I still remember the first time I bought a wide body racket... went back to my standard frame very quickly.

[@eddiedantes7470]

There's a lot of Stefan in Roger's tennis.

[@richardtvaroch5568]

Exactly. Why hasn’t anyone else acknowledged this.

[@theswissaviationenthusiast5229]

Not at all... if one would have good eyes would right away see the forhand not at all same

[@AbahSanny]

@@richardtvaroch5568, in one of his interviews, Roger said that he grew up with Stefan as one of his idol.

[@AbahSanny]

@@richardtvaroch5568, kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYLKg4iBf7l6kNk

[@chipk5468]

Love this old fashion forehand, so open grip

[@arithiru]

That serve around 9:05 😍Effortless beauty!! The entire video was orgasmic, but the ease with which Fed served that one, just brilliant

[@guiltypleasuresmusic5771]

Edberg is arguably my favorite player of all time. Smooth like butter and a net game unlike anyone else!

[@JohnnyLop87]

marvellous and effortless strokes, especially the backhands.. #loveit

[@kenarthur6253]

Love that they are not hitting at the speed of light, so that you can actually watch and try to learn their great skills!

[@DonSyndrome]

Reminded of how weird Edberg's forehands looked, but his backhands are beautiful.

[@TheExiledTexan]

It's that classic eastern forehand grip.

[@noobzrule]

Yet he can still beat u with ur western grip forehand ....why is that 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@marctravismba]

I loved Edberg's backhand growing up, and I modeled my kick serve after his when I was a junior. Roger's slices are fantastic and he gets great depth and pace on all his shots.

[@CJZM7777]

They both play the beautiful game. It's a joy to watch. Federer is like a modern version of Edberg. Edberg has an old school forehand.

[@dirkhartog7438]

In an age when all the Swedish players were double handed backhand baseliners or counterpunchers (a precursor to today's style), Edberg was like a breath of fresh air with his serve volley and a great single handed backhand. Great to watch two players hit up that had a great variety of shots and were risk takers but still won...a lot.

[@OrganicHealer]

I want to see Fed and Edberg play doubles together in a tour event

[@mbowman2161]

I officially second that!

[@HowardRoarkBR]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

[@commaking]

One-handed backhands. Pure.

[@jimmybates8742]

Man Edberg still hits the ball really well. He always looked like he was a little bit of a push on the baseline, but I was wrong.

[@andryhead1924]

Stefan Edberg still got the volleys... hell yea

[@L3R0YJ3NK1NZZZ]

It's so interesting to see how the game has changed by watching two great players from different times.

[@raymanbert740]

Stefan was a very good player and still had classic strokes!! I believe besides coaching Roger in 2014 he was one of Roger's favorite players. He like Roger had a very good temperament on the court.

[@davidwirtanen4110]

I could watch this for hours. Better than the real thing anyday.

[@PaveLowExpert]

Edberg's forehand motion is so old school, it's very hard to generate top spin with that motion.

[@rafablanco6388]

Absolutely

[@MrJamesLongstreet]

Yes, but back when he was playing the courts and balls were muuuuch FASTER. His whole game was just to attack at any chance/half-chance he got - he's game and place was at the net. Though, he had one of the greatest one-handed backhands the game has ever seen, and yes, his forehand looks like he's holding a frying pan (or something...).

[@Wodz30]

MrJamesLongstreet I hate the garbage glacier courts. 40 shot rallies 20 feet back put me to sleep

[@sultanabran1]

he hits with a continental forehand grip. which like you said, makes topspin very difficult.

[@antoniobriciomoreno7190]

Edberg was my favorite player.. and sitll has a nice technique.

[@fhdowntheline1825]

Doesnt look like a coach-player practice, more like a peer-level practice to me, which is a credit to Edberg. Federer backhand seems to be really solid. Looks like he can generate quite a zip even wo trying much. Pity that the next HC grand slam is in September !!

[@JK-vc7ie]

Few coaches in any sport are former #1 in the world. Most coaches were scrub players, relatively speaking.

[@aminul1984]

Poetry in motion.

[@rodolfobergner1022]

if you find poetry boring.. than maybe

[@aminul1984]

Rodolfo Bergner You don't understand the mechanics of an excellent forehand and backhand

[@Hannah-hg3sc]

well said :)

[@ginogomez5401]

I use to live and breath tennis in the 80's and 90's and sure raquet technology was huge but the single thing that is so much different or I should said "emphasized" in today's teachings is hitting through the ball! No one did this better than Federer! Seems like after the great Roger came on tour, naturally everyone was looking for that kind of power. Kind of like Tiger in golf. After Tiger, everyone wanted a swing like that. You can clearly see the difference in pace. Yea, I know....Edberg is so much older but the pace from Federer, Nadal, Wawrinka, Djoker....these guys hit so hard becuase they hit through the ball. The greats from the past....Lendl, Becker, Edberg, even Agassi and Sampras didn't have the pace like they do today. I didn't really understand this until I started playing again about 10 years ago with my 90's tennis big western forehand. It's crazy have much pace Roger has even when just practicing!

[@phalvat8152]

Magnifique ! J aime bien tous les deux. Le tennis a beaucoup évolué. C'est la force des vagues, ça peut casser les rochers à tout moment. J aime beaucoup ❤

[@magisterialanubis06]

don't get mad at me, but I love Edberg's fh. It is old fashioned and beautiful

[@9991revilo]

Stefan's Backhand is still firing !

[@conceptuallyspeaking9344]

Edberg's up there for best forehand volley in the history of tennis. Definitely the softest feel.

[@yamyoemerson2095]

I find the doubters of Edberg on here laughable, and challenge a single one of them to play as good as him at 50. Let's not forget also that this man had a legend opponent everywhere he looked and Federer might have had a stretch of 3 years at his peak where the only person of any real calibur was Nadal. Don't doubt this guy is a legend, end of!

[@wozmac771]

Edberg is beating all of his rivals on the senior tour. I saw him demolishing Becker in one such match.

[@davidevans1611]

I always find it interesting when I read that Federer had no competition except Nadal. In his grand slam wins he beat Nadal, Safin, Roddick, Hewitt, Djokovic, Murray and Cilic all grand slam winners.

[@wozmac771]

@@davidevans1611 Of course he had competition. After so many years, and 2 other greatest of all time players in the mix. I realized his competition was not consistent in the beginning but equally strong. Roddick was extremely strong against him his bad luck was his coach wanted him to only use power. 2005 Safin Au Open, Safin was playing exactly like Federer. Point is, Federer worked on his mental game more than his physical, actually his coach said that they had to work on his mind and legs before the first Wimbledon. Nadal used to get into his head, otherwise they are equally matched. Actually if I was a professional player and was playing Nadal I would be scared also. Just my long winded thoughts.

[@rasonline]

I watched Edberg 1987-1994 as a kid, and I played competitively over that time as well. There were times when he was UNTOUCHABLE.. that is the mark of the TRUE greats in the game. So you can easily mention him in the same breath as Sampras, Federer, Lendl, Wilander, Mcenroe, Borg, Courier, Agassi, Becker, Connors, et Al. Looking past number of grand slams for those named above, the thing is they brought something really special on their day. Search up Edberg vs Courier US Open final when he demolished Jim Courier on hard court.. one of the best performances I'd ever seen

[@daniluzzu]

What class! I always considered Edberg to be the most elegant player, until Sampras and then Fed appeared. What's amazing here is that it's not clear who's making practice who...

[@gunnarsundin5905]

My 2 favourite tennis players ever. But if they were to play a match (on level terms) I would cheer on Edberg every time.

[@KnowTrentTimoy]

Is this the warm-up of the warm-up??? It's good to see one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE PLAYERS hitting a tennis ball.

[@txmetalhead82xk]

This was fun to watch!

[@lordbyron3603]

I can crush these two players, if they used a ping pong paddle instead of a racquet (LOL). Two of my favorite players. Thanks for uploading.

[@WetSands]

You'd still probably lose

[@KingCast65]

That's funny as hell, right. Like I know for fact that even when I was a very good club player I would not even take a single point of off a top notch pro unless he sneezed or something returning my serve.

[@goxaviergo11]

Christopher King sneezing before a return XD

[@ironmin]

the biggest change I see here from Edberg's game is the toss in the serve which used to be quite on the left side to improve the kick. Maybe some troubles in the back warned him to be more conservative tossing the ball on the right as for a slice serve. Very enjoyable video though, many thanks!

[@garygill1034]

Just realized that this is probably the first video in which Federer is on the other side of the net (the far side and hence not the the main focus). On a different thought, why would anyone dislike this, it's kind of funny.

[@feralonmu]

12:46 What an amazing shot! Roger rules!

[@shrirajmukherjee]

This is pretty much explains Roger's comeback in 2017. ^_^

[@MrRundas]

That lob at 7:08 is pure magic.

[@polychronio]

Beautiful scenary....

[@noorangadsingh1746]

We can easily see that there is a huge amount of likelinees between Edeargs' and Federer's game .Footwork , strokes and everything.

[@republikadugave420]

Edbergs game was nothing like Federers..

[@Marc443]

That Edberg can play with this forhand grip stays a miracle. 😅

[@Gitfiddle]

Right in the middle of the racket every time. Amazing technique.

[@tallsmile28]

I loved Edberg. He had a great Serve and Volley game.

[@matttennis]

So glad to see Stefan can still pack quite a punch with his shots!

[@jamesfriedman4645]

Best hitting partner I've ever seen. Zero ego or showboating.

[@Godzilla9]

Great warm up !

[@jeffhagel3970]

Edberg with that continental grip forehand like Mac, was always ready to come to net. Beautiful backhands.

[@glennramilo8650]

Amzing! I took a video on this same day and same angle on 3/8/14. You're most likely just to my left.

[@elblopex]

How vintage would you like your forehand? Edberg: YES

[@danoliver8804]

Edberg's backhand 🔥

[@rattler706]

Edberg's follow-through is on both strokes is enormous. I guess that's the comparison between old and new stroke styles.

[@gianpaololagreca9699]

so smooth!