Roger Federer - The NEO Backhand (Australian Open 2017)

[@tennisrallies2505]

My GOAT.

[@VictorLu-z8q]

our GOAT

[@dylan.dog1]

my goat too, federer it's beyond the archievement, the most skilled player ever, the most fun to watch a poetry in motion

[@3r1kz]

Best shotmaker ever... my GOAT too

[@Charlie-Dokhey]

THE GOAT!! HE IS FAR BEYOND JUST NUMBERS!!!!

[@guepardiez]

You could say his new backhand *single-handedly* won him the tournament.

[@GMPranav]

Underrated

[@MistahhMingus]

Bravo

[@guepardiez]

I want Roger back so that he can play Alcaraz before retiring.

[@codegeek-il5fm]

I know 2017 was a bad year for Djoker and lost in AO early on but I have this feeling that if he met Federer in AO that year, Fed would have beaten him as well. He was playing amazingly well in 2017 with that backhand and forehand working like a charm.

[@Ben6164]

@@codegeek-il5fm Absolutely. And definitely at Wimbledon.

[@streamingeagle1]

This is not just tennis. This is art. This is divinity.

[@dnangel4277]

Agreed.

[@saeeduzzamanmalik182]

100% Correct described, perfect word selection.

[@jeepanco880]

Well said!

[@husammo123]

Never seen his backhand this crisp, clean and powerful. Looked like a lower trajectory on it aswell all tournament. He's 35 for gods sake how does he keep adapting like this. GOAT

[@cosettejorrin3821]

Actually, Federer would be on 22-23 grand slam titles right now if it was not for Nadal

[@lostlavender1458]

Coco C he would be doing what Serena is doing now if Djokovic and Nadal, who are 5-6 years younger didn't block him from winning slams past age 30.

[@GyariSan1]

I believe Federer always had this backhand in him. You can see some of the 2006 performances when his backhand was on fire he would regularly be able to pull off shots like this. However over the years his footwork declined, and with the small racquet head he was using his backhand just slowly went away. However now that he changed his racquet, the bigger face is able to compensate better for his declined footwork, Hence his backhand is now back. Of course along with heaps of practice too with new coaches :)

[@gavinchester641]

Absoultely, thosue that say he won in an easier need to relaise he lost 4 french to nadal

[@gavinchester641]

True, but his bh has never been anything but excellent.

[@marctravismba]

Man, this makes me wanna pick up a racket and go play right now. That sharp-angled crosscourt backhand is just ridiculous.

[@AlexTapisevic]

Same, where do you live maybe we can do something.

[@bytemuncher1]

For me it's when he rips it down the line with insane precision...with one fricking hand!

[@immatoe4315]

Came back for this video after 2023 Wimbledon final to realize again why he is my favorite player. We miss you, Roger!

[@mcdamike]

I could watch this all day. another Federer binge.

[@saeeduzzamanmalik182]

Of course ne too, could watch 100 times this match

[@sanjogh777]

Well one thing I have to appreciate the coach Ivan Lubicic for telling Federer to take the ball early. It also helped this Australian open that the courts are faster than last time.

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

Sanju Wayne, did he say that? If so, it's props the best piece of advice Fed ever got

[@hyusama7469]

Sanju Wayne he always takes the ball early. He's like the only guy on tour that actually stands on or around the baseline. Taking the ball early is extremely difficult if you ever tried doing it yourself. Ljubucic ideally would've done much more than just said so.

[@sanjogh777]

Taking the ball early and being aggressive are two different things. Earlier he used to be aggressive with Novak and Rafa but he was a bit late on striking the ball giving his opponents half a second more to react which is a lot in tennis. This time he took those reacting seconds away from Rafa, which defied Rafa to play his best. Even Rafa agreed to it. Did you see him hit backhands and returns like these before? No. He came forward and anticipated well this time. Earlier he would slice the balls more.

[@SsoulBlade]

"Sanju Wayne, did he say that? If so, it's props the best piece of advice Fed ever got" Not sure if he did but I have been following Fed for a while and he seems "rejuvenated". He is taking the ball a bit earlier. I love his cross court BH pummeling the ball. Something he hasn't been doing regularly. Maybe he saw how Stan is bullying opponents by going wide with his BH. Stan also takes the ball early from time to time.

[@davenue3428]

Sanju Wayne so Fed dropped Stefan Edberg? I don't think Stefan is that good either.

[@rabbitss11]

he's turned tennis into a form of art

[@Kiyoshi.Fujioka]

Federer is still evolving at the age of 35!

[@Mcbeef34]

Kiyoshi Fujioka that, among so many other things, is what proves to me that he's the best ever. The ability to adapt at such a relatively old age is unbel18vable.

[@tengtx]

not evolving. he is using his over the years knowledge and experience to win this match. evolving is when a ape turn into a human. here all we see is a man using his 20+ year of experience to beat down a strong tennis player in nadal to 5 set to win the match. so please stop using the word evolution. it misleading and not true.

[@ichhasseamerika]

Hope for us old guys! :D Love you Roger.

[@bradtucker5859]

To say that his "game" is evolving is appropriate. Words have different meanings depends on context lol To say he used his experience to improve his game in his later years to adapt is the perfect example of feds game evolving.

[@smithcm14]

People speculate that Federer is not as good as he used to be because of his age, but the truth is that he has greatly improved from his former self, (especially the backhand and service selection) that's why he is still a top worldclass tennis player at the age of 35.

[@mikaeleurenius2054]

Coming back here seven years later, and still don't understand how there are actually people out there who do NOT consider this the best, most enjoyable and most graceful tennis ever played in the history of the sport.

[@nicklasberglund2151]

Cant wait to see this newborn backhand and confidence at Wimbledon #19!!

[@miguelbarahona6636]

Don´t tell anybody, but I´m expecting to see this backhand and confidence in Roland Garros #19. Dreaming don´t cost you anything.

[@hacantyapradipta1119]

Miguel Barahona His confidence and backhand alone won't do that much in winning him his 2nd Roland Garros. He's just too old and doesn't have the speed and endurance he once had back in his heydays. True, dreaming don't cost you anything, only disappointments... But yeah, I still think his best chances are in Wimbledon and US Open (I wasn't expecting much in this year's AO)

[@bhaveshdodia85]

Now thats someone atleast who thinks alike.... :P..... ..Yes Dreaming Dont cost you anything :P

[@troycambo]

he has no chance unless nole/murray go out early again and organisers cheat again to give him an extra day's rest over his opponent in the final after 2 weeks of play

[@miguelbarahona6636]

Troy Nguyen. Rafa is a good looser, but you aren´t.

[@zhangyuandyou]

It is amazing that Federer still seeks to and is able to improve himself at the age of 36. That is why he is the GOAT.

[@rasulov7317]

Yu Zhang it will be amazing to watch Federer vs Djoko this year

[@zhangyuandyou]

If Federer can keep playing like this, I don't think Djoko will have a chance, barring clay courts. Federer's 2017 AO has taken aggressive tennis to another level. Defensing won't work as it is just a matter of time that Federer will hit a winner whether with his forehand or backhand. Kind of like Wawrinka's style, but with better volley, trick shots, etc. Djoko is even more conservative than Nadal, but more aggressive than Murray.

[@GyariSan1]

Great post Yu. I also like the direction of where Federer's game is heading. He is eyeing every opportunity to stay aggressive to shorten points using his all court skills. For the past few years with his declining footwork his transition from defense to offense have badly faltered, hence players especially the big hitters have been able to bully him around. But with this new found tennis it will cover that weakness to a good extent, but of course the downfall is that it's high risk tennis and requires very high concentration to pull off regularly.

[@dkangan]

What impressed me was F's pretty much perfect blend of patience and aggressiveness. In numerous cases he got back to neutral and went back to playing down the middle, or Nadal covered an attack and he just went back to playing down the middle, only to seize the next opportunity, sometimes even on the next ball, to put it away.

[@GyariSan1]

Daniel Burke lololol

[@vimalharidas9874]

Great compilation. That backhand is a lot more stronger and flatter now, very Wawrinkaish. It's not a weakness anymore. It's amazing how he makes these adjustments to his game this late in his career. Hats off!

[@sheriff5119]

Wooow! This is why for years now I refer to Roger as simply THE DON! Amazing technique!

[@couldyourewindplease3653]

In the final: 14 backhand winners + how many errors he forced out of Nadal with the backhand + how many points started in his favour or were turned into his favour because of the backhand. Tournament was won cause of it!

[@88omair]

Yup. Nadal's topspin forehand wasn't as effective against Federer because he's improved his backhand to it's peak pretty much. So amazing to watch him play this fluidly at the age of 35. This could be an amazing year

[@davenue3428]

Omair Sheikh Nadal's return is slow, even if there is top spin. No longer cause Fed trouble. or maybe Fed is on drugz.

[@solomonvisigoth3356]

+S Tyson lol must be on meth to assume that

[@88omair]

S Tyson I think Nadal wasn't at the top of his game, while Federer was playing extremely well. But this win will do wonders for Federer's confidence against Nadal in the future.

[@solomonvisigoth3356]

+Omair Sheikh of couse he wasnt performing on the highest level, had federer allowed him to slug with him in the baseline, and hit high forehands on his backhand fed wouldnt have won. Roger's quick positioning, standing on the baseling and hitting those insane backhands were the reason nadal didnt perform well

[@88omair]

A couple of years ago half of these backhand shots would have been into the crowd. The confidence and freedom with which Roger is playing again makes me feel so much more confident about him winning even more slams. 1:16, 3:35 God DAYM! Roger you beauty!

[@hennyhuang5240]

or he would just slice 24/7

[@jeremyocelotl3656]

What I love most about his improved backhand is how graceful and elegant it is, sure he is like the most aesthetically pleasing player in the whole atp, but his backhand is just a wonder to behold and he makes it look so effortless, so natural.

[@lowphilip4125]

I have never seen Federer playing so much backhand so well in one tournament. His consistent backhand help him to lift this Australia Championship and make it 18.

[@lamiaaabdelhay8958]

the back hand has dramatically improved and it had solutions this time , all the players were picking it knowing it as a point of weakness but now has the power and the angle and turning to be a weapon , every body thought yes roger can take another grand slam but we all thought it might be the wimbeldon , no body saw this coming , what a wonderful performance

[@frankg.39]

I wasn't the biggest Federer fan until this year. When I see someone stepping up his game like he did, it deserves all my respect. Awesome, awesome stuff.

[@oldfrend]

as a lifelong devotee and wielder of the MIghty One-Hander, this video vindicates all my years of hard-headed practice of what was becoming more and more a lost art. swing away roger, swing away for all of us that never stopped believing in the beauty!

[@AL-ss4vr]

2017 Federer with 2004 movement would be invincible.

[@imaginativeIdeations]

06 Federer beats this Federer.

[@CommanderGinyu]

Funny how a few years ago everyone declared the single-handed backhand for dead, ineffective old-fashioned and and and... and now three of the four semifinalists had a single-handed backhand :D

[@hennyhuang5240]

and how there are new young players who also use the single-handed backhand! The single-handed backhand will never die!

[@monstertrucktennis]

Blah blah blah from the talking heads. They've said the same about Serve and volley and look what no name Zverev has done this year. And old man Stepanek. When the teachers of the game encourage a quality physical specimen to employ this strategy he/she/it will rule tennis until the others adapt.

[@hennyhuang2759]

monstertrucktennis im glad that there are some players who are bringing it back.

[@bharadwajsangaraju1326]

I think single handed backhand is going to be the future in 10-15 years. Single handed has more power and manoeuvre than the double handed. The only problem is control. As the game evolves, players will be able to maintain more control with the single handed, even when the bounce is high. Also, most of the upcoming youngsters are above 6 feet, and it's not going to change. I am not certain about this, but more of a prophesy. :)

[@cachi-7878]

Nothing more beautiful and elegant to see than a single-hand backhand. Well executed like Federer and Wawrinka do, is a thing of beauty.

[@MrAlejandroII]

12:33 Roger's face seems to be a young boy winning his first point. His humility makes himself bigger than anybody.

[@SlightlyMisunderstood]

Man, this was like old school Roger. the way he played throughout the tournament was awesome. great compilation video by the way. it was like watching ping pong. backhand is incredible. GOAT even well before this year's AO

[@correij]

Both players played out of their minds, this for me was the best game he's ever played against Nadal, no fear whatsoever... I think I cried at the end, I was so happy for him

[@momonso0821]

Artist,Maestro,God of tennis...

[@larsbigfan96]

Every time I rewatch it, I re-live it.. I jumped slammed and screamed during the match and when he won I just fell on the ground speechless, smiling and with tears in my eyes.. Only Federer can cause that! #GOAT #RF

[@seongyoungchoi8818]

amazing just amazing!

[@eyeversion]

Thanks for the video just mesmerizing to see that backhand hitting lines and the angles just maddening

[@kesavae9552]

this is what GOATs do they make it look very easy, you will only know how hard it is when you try it out

[@raysekar4370]

The happiest sporting day of my life

[@knowles2211]

Crazy satisfying this video for many reasons not least of which is just how elegant this guy is!

[@sbarrow1122]

The Maestro.

[@MargauxMachek]

Nice to see this video. Roger's backhand is better than ever, and that's why he won!

[@arifalias7416]

What a complete player Federer is..single handed male players like Federer, Stan..can do anything beautifully, especially those beautiful backhands..

[@babyblu5590]

Announcer in disbelief...Truly beautiful backhands...

[@amieres123]

Phenomenal compilation. Federer is poetry in motion.

[@tennisrallies2505]

Thank you :) He's simply the best.

[@cachi-7878]

Love how Nadal is having a hernia, grunting and trying hard as hell while on the other side of the court, Roger is silently but effectively hitting the ball way harder than Rafa and also placing the ball close to the lines. Just incredible display of technique and perfect timing allowing Federer to impart an insane pace on his ground strokes. I appreciate the amount of points shown on this video, no fillers, pure tennis porn. Great video!

[@gmnboss]

As a study in one-handed backhands,if I could give 5 stars to this video,I would. Excellent compilation.

[@tennisrallies2505]

Thank you!

[@Shadowboost]

this is some of the best one handed backhand displays I've watched

[@stonew1927]

Federer's movement, agility, quickness, and power are underrated. He's one of the best all time in all categories....

[@smalps]

Thank you for putting this together.

[@tennisrallies2505]

My pleasure :)

[@immeohmyoh]

Simply amazing that he can do that all with one hand.

[@hakoliniox]

After a six-month break, he demonstrates the most beautiful game the world has ever seen, wins AO at age of 36, playing three matches in five sets against extremely dangerous players, Nishikori, Wawrinka and his biggest rival Nadal. Never anyone like Federer!

[@saeeduzzamanmalik182]

What a fantastic display of superb Tennis by these 2 legends of tennis history. So closed. But there was only ONE ROGER FEDERER, so he HE WON.

[@rashikkotwal]

It's a pleasure to watch Federer playing at his best

[@harryedwards9318]

Rogers footwork is just so good

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Amazing how Roger has fine tuned his play to accentuate his strengths as an offensive minded player.

[@aaronlennon3592]

Today you say you will retire after laver cup 2022 . Now it's time to tell you that this video inspired me to play tennis and keep working hard to improve my game better and better. Thank you Roger.

[@capoman1]

I watched all of these matches. Totally thrilling!

[@thomascreeley867]

Thanks for creating the video!

[@LDantinhas]

He just destroyed his opponents with no mercy AT ALL. What a beauty of perfection. I'm speechless.....

[@minharijith4228]

Has anyone played tennis more beautiful than Roger Federer? I seriously doubt

[@mislisrcem9658]

This is art...the best player tennis ever...amazing...👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@tadficuscactus]

Was a pleasure to watch the Fed in this tournament.

[@martinm.6472]

what a genius...he is truly unique. I love tennis, I grew up watching and playing it and I can tell there is no one like Roger.

[@knightofcydonia2620]

Federer's backhand is the 8th wonder of the world

[@bestest.mensch]

there are good backhands, there are really good backhands, and then there is this beautiful backhand. Speechless :D

[@mehdibahaj7792]

I can’t believe it’s been SEVEN YEARS 😮😢😢

[@AMKGolf]

He shortened his swing and made it a lot more compact and closer to his body. I was very impressed with how his backhand was going during the GF.

[@Ind3finite_Erxi]

The goat playing aggro on fast courts is just divine

[@willEMG0905]

Roger's backhand is 2002-2008 backhand again. Right now, there is no weakness in him. HE CAN BEAT ANYONE.-

[@daveundconnie1]

I think his backhand in this tourney was better than at anytime. If he can avoid injury, he might have an incredible season this year.

[@miguelbarahona6636]

His backhand at this AO was the best backhand of all ATP (1 handed or 2 handed)

[@rasulov7317]

William Maldonado omg uvr absolutely right

[@willEMG0905]

Dilshod Rasulov Roger's backhand was pretty amazing when he was younger. Just take a look to old videos on KZbin about him. I feel cool for him, he seems more confident now and that awesome.

[@88omair]

He can win one more GS this year in this kind of form

[@james1327]

I swear to god hes playing as good as hes every played right now. That backhand is off the hook. It has completely changed the dynamic of playing him. Theres nowhere to hide.

[@ricardoborges4637]

2017 doble sunshine saw the most brutal tenis player ever Lived!

[@liammccarthy9388]

fed is my favorite player to watch. He just looks so fluid and relaxed its like it's just easy for him it's amazing.

[@otmaneyssef8902]

2017 had only started but I knew it was one of my favorite years ever already !

[@DTzerb]

Props to Ljubicic for improving his backhand

[@troycambo]

you mean props to organisers for giving a cheat an extra day's rest against a final's opponent after 2 weeks of intense play?

[@howdy0000]

these schedules are locked in long before the tournament. the men's semifinals have been on different days for a long time, bud.

[@Mattslayerable]

it's good to see you around again mr Troy Nguyen :) Did you enjoy the AO 2017? I sure did :)

[@bacardibum]

troy nguyen. viet cong thinking they're cowboys?

[@GyariSan1]

Matthew Ottley I enjoyed it too :)

[@titou1er870]

Very good video ! What a backhand he has, I hope he will keep it all the season or at least until Wimbledon; I can't believe that he can still improve his game whereas he's 35 !years old! Federer is a proof of the existence of god, it's that simple xd (I love the way you have added two or three epic points with no exceptional backhand ;)

[@mohsinmasood7809]

Federer backhand is awesome, Federer playing draft in australian open is so hard 3rd round played against bardyich, 4th round played against nishokeri, semi final played against wawerinka and final against Nadal all player are top ten player in atp ranking and Federer comback after 6 months but all these top ten players are totally disaster in front of Federer. woww. Federer is just so good and he prove that the G. O. A. T. I m so glad about Federer and I wish Federer will win record 8th Wimbledon title this year.

[@ohorok2]

He gets better, better and better...

[@lucamencarelli]

uno dei migliori Federer degli ultimi 10 anni!!!!

[@ranaroychowdhury3074]

An artist

[@dojinho]

What a joy to watch!

[@j.erickson8571]

This is just out of this world. What a backhand for Christ sake. And 18 dislikes...from Rafa and Djokovic fans...

[@FLAC2023]

He makes it look so easy

[@extremehunkk]

What a match. No one has believed but one man has believed that it is possible and that was federer. What a struggle. Nadal has been at his best after so many injuries. Superb comeback of nadal. But one has to win. And after so many times of watching my idol federer getting dominated by nadal at any grandslam. Finally federer finds a way to get his no 18th title..That is the motivation i will always carry in my memory. cheers.. The dark knight rises.. Who knows no #19 ;)

[@LostAtSe]

Federer backhand is up there with the best now, was a weakness before, his aggression from both wings coupled with his volley and incredible serve make him look scary good especially at his age. Well deserved two open championships so far in 2017.

[@miguelpessanha]

IMHO on that final last year it was the best his backhand has ever been, and possibly the best it will ever be...

[@ashvink]

Wow what authority and precision. Never seen his one hand backhand decimate his opponents with such authority. In the end that proved to be the difference.

[@Whoknowsuknow]

It's about time he fixed it really, his backhand the last 5 or 6 years has been so short, they almost looked like mishits.

[@nordattack]

Truly one of the greatest tennis talents the world has ever seen.

[@UGotSerbed]

Some of these back hands look feigned up until the last second when he changes the ball's direction. Beautiful

[@giorassiccuriosity1796]

Huge difference to beat Nadal was to take Nadal's high bounce shots to his backhand a lot earlier, gave him the right angle to hit the shots better with better angle. Good coaching

[@amcugura]

Smashing Rock agree!

[@troycambo]

actually huge difference was organisers giving this cheat an extra day's rest over his opponent after a gruelling 2 weeks of play. As we see in the 5th it made all the difference. #THIEFERER

[@kamalthagame002]

Are u sick? Don't u watch tennis, u kid or what or an asshole ? This always happens in Australian open, one of the player gets an extra day rest, and roger has played other finals too in which his opponent got one more day of rest than him, u simply can't digest his victory, because he played beautifully, right, u butthurt. XD Go and watch more tennis.

[@jcarter8765]

Agreed. Nadal's biggest weapon against Fed was that high bounce to Fed's weaker backhand. Fed took that away from him. I also note that this match was extremely close and Fed was still very fortunate to come out with a win.

[@fatihkaleoglu5874]

Troy Nguyen I am impressed how you take your time to write this same comment over and over, you must be very salty:(

[@maestrohaboub2469]

the most thing he improved in this tournament was his backhand and that give us a lot of hope for the rest of the season . COME ONE ROGER YOU ARE THE GREATEST PLAYER EVER

[@fernandovillagra77]

muy lindo y emotivo recopilación de puntos ganados por RF a partir de su exquisito revés a una mano!!!!

[@GyariSan1]

I personally found the most impressive thing about the final with Federer is how he could change the tempo of his game just like that.It was almost as if he was a different player. He was taking the ball insanely early backhand and forehand against Nadal. I know he always stay on the baseline to take the ball early maintain as the aggressor but man that finals match he was on another level. So damn sharp :O

[@florianma8334]

Fantastic Video!

[@zinny999]

older racket he had help developed his all around game and made Federer what he is today. this new bugger racket help adjust that game into today style. So my opinion is that it was always better that he played each era of tennis with each own equipment.

[@LukeatThee1st]

Gotta say, putting aside that some of those points were Federers NEO Forehands, that was one magnificent collection and the goose bumps I'm getting right now.

[@danielblaze4112]

Federer est le joueur que j'aime le plus regarder. La variété de ses coups, sa vitesse, sa persévérance, sa constance, son plaisir de jouer communicatif, font de lui un joueur très spectaculaire et enthousiasmant.

[@sasadelic1988student]

When Federer hits backhand like this, it is impossible to beat him..

[@someoneinmyhead]

Well noticed, he converted backhand from weakness and struggle to a deciding power and confidence booster.

[@madfred666120]

I want him back 😭

[@alexdelarge395]

Who else is watching this before Wimbledon? :) Halfway into the tennis season and 7:16 onwards is still the best five and a half minutes of the year. Backhand winners + THE Point (12:26) - simply the GOAT.

[@nelsodiber]

thank you for this video!!!

[@jamo3976]

His last slam and one of his greatest finals

[@Trekki61]

before Fedex we talked about tennis players, since he came around we've to call this art of tennis

[@darek85]

Best backhand video ever ! :D