Stefan Edberg - Net Game

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[@thuyanhnguyen111]

So graceful. Like a ballet dancer with killer volleys. His backhand is the most exquisite.

[@russellramesh3223]

Greatest backhand volley the game has ever seen. Edberg’s one-hander was top notch as well, the best of his era.

[@inquisitor4635]

My favorite player of that era.

[@paulaymericrodrigues3237]

I have à dream playing like Edberg. The king of volley and backhand and also the best gentlemen

[@DavidJohnson-yq4nz]

Mine also

[@franckb8279]

My favourite tennis player ever. Cristal volley, backhand of gold.

[@rootsatao]

j'ai grandi avec eux ... jetais dans les meilleurs de france jai tout arreter

[@rootsatao]

javais 12 ans meilleur de france

[@franckb8279]

@@rootsatao j'ai moi même joué à un niveau 30

[@jmiller05]

Greatest backhand volley of all time

[@iguarni]

For sure

[@brendonwynford2703]

Greatest volleyer of all time.The best Backhand Volley of all time is unquestionable.His Overhead was not bad either.(A forgotten tool off serve and volleyers)

[@sultanabran1]

@@brendonwynford2703 his overhead is awesome and doesn't get recognised enough.

[@mohammedyacinebouacida1712]

Loved the game growing up because of Stefan Edberg... The pinnacle of serve & volley imo

[@mohamedazanmohamed3210]

Undoubtedly the most stylish attacking player of all time. Aside from Federer.. Only he looks good moving forward to the net. Just my opinion anyways. Some may not agree.

[@milluccia778]

I ♥️ Edberg .... From Italy

[@paulaymericrodrigues3237]

Edberg the most beautiful and not only for the tennis

[@tomderdoktor2159]

The Art of serv and Volley,🥲!

[@giovannapanattaro1194]

Stefan, la meraviglia di un tennis che non esiste più.....❤

[@nocode61]

Absolutely the best volleyer in my book. Mac, Edberg, and Rafter were the best volleyers of all time in my opinion. No one else comes close. They all had very entertaining games for spectators as well. Guys like Becker and Pete were more power-oriented players with big serves, not as fun to watch.

[@gordonipock9385]

I include Becker in my list of top-five volleyers of all time. Becker was a superb athlete and was the first tennis player to be "the total package:" strong serve, excellent net game and also superb groundstrokes. I was a huge Edberg fan for as long as he played. He was beautiful to watch. But the record shows that when Becker was motivated and on his game, he was the better player, mostly because he had technically better groundstrokes. to back up his attacking game.

[@nocode61]

@@gordonipock9385 Boris was my second favorite player. Becker's game was more well-rounded and suited for modern power games. He was clearly the better player. But I loved Edberg more for his flaws in his game. As great as his volley and footwork were, his forehand was a wreck and his serve prowess was not at the levels of Becker, Sampras, Stith, ect. But watching him overcome more powerful players always had me on the edge of my seat.

[@gordonipock9385]

I pulled for Edberg over anybody back in the day. His game was so thrilling to watch. Probably the best volleyer of all time, even better than Johnny Mac. Becker was so good so young that it warped him somewhat. He took his greatness for granted. It came so quickly and easily. Becker would deliberately play someone like Agassi from the baseline just to prove he could beat him at his own game. Of course Becker was all over the net in his matches with Edberg. Becker-Lendl matches were some of the best ever.

[@kikaa1884]

Rafter won only 2 major titles so put him aside I agree John McEnroe and Stephan Edberg are 2 best Serve and volley players in open era actually these 2 players won 6 and 7 major titles in his time. Stephan Edberg won 4 Grass court major titles and John McEnroe won 3 grass court major titles in open era Rafter never won Wimbledon title at the

[@kikaa1884]

Stephan Edberg is superior to players who never won major title in their life The players who have less than 6 major titles and 6 major titles actually Hence Stephan Edberg is one of the greatest 🎾 player in the world mostly John McEnroe and Stephan Edberg are 2 best Serve and volley players in open era who achieved a lot on grass.

[@paulaymericrodrigues3237]

The Prince of tennis and not only for the volley.

[@Andy_XT]

He made it look so easy...

[@MrPernell27]

No one ever did it better!

[@Shubham-ex6gu]

McEnroe?

[@shirejeti77]

@@Shubham-ex6gu no

[@theleftstrokesthedeathstro9910]

McEnroe himself when asked in the mid 80s about the up and comer (who won the calendar junior grand slam) Stefan Edberg. He said that Edberg was stronger & taller with better reach. McEnroe knew how good Edberg was going to be

[@dimmykarras9287]

@@shirejeti77 As much as I admire Edberg's class, court coverage, elegance and the beauty of his net game, John McEnroe played the best and most spectacular serve&volley game. He had the smoothest touch and he won a lot more tournaments than Stefan both in singles and doubles. Many people only remember post '84 McEnroe and tend to underrate him because of his downfall and inconsistency in his twilight years. The man walked on water in '84 with the best annual win-loss record in ATP history. Five consecutive Wimbledon finals prove how great he was. It's also an overlooked fact that McEnroe didn't participate in many Australian Opens because that used to be considered a lesser tournament. He could've won a couple of Aussie Opens easily. Stefan won two out of his six majors.

[@ilariomossini8346]

Il miglior giocatore serve and volley. Compoimenti.

[@luperamos7307]

There was nothing worse than two baseline players back then. Nowadays that's all you get. The athleticism and artistry of net players is what made the game so exiting. And net players are the only ones who even made baseline players like Agassi watchable when they faced them bc of their great returns and passing shots..

[@jayteegamble]

I actually really liked baseliners back then and always cheered against serve and volley guys. But now i miss the net guys so much. You just get so much more strategy and variety (volleys, half-volleys, approach shots, lobs, etc)

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

i think that serve and volley causes knee pain ,because you have to go through the ball during contact with the ball. if you have ground stroke you almost never move during contact point

[@my8osprive]

@@thebigmonstaandy6644 serve and volley died out because the courts and balls got slower and the racket technology better for serve return.

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

@@my8osprive Agassi, Courier played very well against serve and volley players on fast surfaces. Since 2000 there are like 50 players , who was able to play passing shorts like this 2 greats. and since 2010 everybody can play such passingshots. this is the main reason

[@my8osprive]

@@thebigmonstaandy6644 Passing shots always existed in the past and you're actually proving my point. Only exceptional players could do good passing shots on faster courts with bad rackets (compared to nowadays technology). Now everyone can do it.

[@marcostropeni214]

❤ the best serve&volley and the best game to net of the tennis history

[@philipampofo6435]

The pressure to play against him must have been intense. Having to beat his albatross-like racket span at the net- over and over again.

[@svenroever1738]

Best volley player of all time. As already mentioned in the comment section, Tennis has become pretty boring now with all these baseline hitters 😢

[@DavidJohnson-yq4nz]

Majestic on and off court Dream

[@baladinbaladin2549]

Trés grand champion;ma jeunesse

[@katis999]

the fact that I immediately recognised Emilio Sanchez here proves I am a kid of the 90s... :)

[@mrog5481]

I actually think a great serve and volleyer like Edberg in his prime could give the likes of Nadal and Djokovic a run for their money. You just don't see guys doing this anymore. With Edberg it was an art form.

[@stephaneprivate1013]

I don't think so, new rackets improved a lot power and ball control, Djokovic being the best returner currently, he would have probably destroyed Edberg serve edge and easily found the counter to his net attacks

[@birdoffire983]

@@stephaneprivate1013 Peak Edberg(1985-1992- excluding late 1993 -1996) would have handled peak Djokovic(2009-current day) the same way he handled the likes of Courier and more importantly, Agassi in this video. And Agassi is the link. He played young Federer and Nadal in the early 00s and gave them tough matches despite being well past his best. But prime Agassi(1988-1990) had problems with peak Edberg in that same time period(1989 -1990) as testified by this video. A jaded Sampras still gave a primed but not peaked Federer a lot to think about before losing in that 2001 4th round match at Wimby . Edberg , on the other hand ,handled prime Sampras with relative ease in the US Open final of 1992(and the Aussie Open Semi of 1993). In recent years ,Djokovic has had the luxury of playing volleying "incompetents" like Kirios, Berretini,Tsipitas and quite frankly Nadal himself. He has never faced a true volleying master like Edberg,Becker,Sampras or McEnroe(when they were at their peak).

[@spandanbaral7282]

@@birdoffire983 yes...slow courts obviously djokovic will win ..but in fast courts wimbledon..novak would have no chance coz his net game his nowhere near edberg...djokovic is more about athleticism than skill...and skill wise edberg is superior than novak

[@birdoffire983]

@@spandanbaral7282 Agreed. It's sad to see the abscence of instinctive serve and volleying in this day and age. Unfortunately with the definitive and independent decline of Edberg, Becker,Lendl,Wilander and McEnroe circa 1993-94, the way was clear for Sampras to dominate from the mid 90s onwards. It set off a trend where competetent but ultimately second rate players like Philipoussis,Krajicek,Henman,Ivanisevic,Rafter,Rosset,Rusedeski ect ect---big servers with adequate but perfunctory volleying skills and generic baseliners like Pioline,Brugera,Sanchez,Korda would provide the main opposition(Agassi apart) for Sampras for the rest of the decade. Sampras was a truly exceptional talent in an unexceptional era(1995-2002). And the lack of true creme de la creme talents ultimately fed into the early Federer era of the 00s.....giving us drivel like Roddick and Hewitt. Nadal would follow shortly afterwards providing a genuine talented counterforce for Federer to chew on.But Nadal was one dimensional.Same with Djokovic. Federer's all court game only looked great........compared to all the monolithic baseliners he would face for the best part of 18 years! But that golden period of the mid to late 80s(roughly 1985) to very early 90s(circa 1991/92) featured the absolute creme' de la creme' talents roughly at their peak or at least still in their prime ,pitted against each other........Edberg,Becker,Sampras,Agassi,Lendl,Wilander with declining but still competitive McEnroes and Connors beefing up the strength in depth. Not to mention second tier players like Leconte,Noah,Mercir,Cash adding to the diverse mix that made that era the undeniably most competitive in modern tennis. It's sad to see a geriatric Nadal or Djojovic these days.....handle the new generation with relative ease. Bring back serve and volley!

[@jayteegamble]

@@stephaneprivate1013 Agree. If we were playing with 80s rackets then i'd take Edberg but not against today's rackets and strings.

[@ilariomossini8346]

Play serve and volley ,for me the best of all time.

[@pumpkin1901]

Edberg was one of my favs back in the 90's , along with Lendl and Goran, Becker, Chang. Tennis is boring these days, all power , no class.

[@gordonipock9385]

After Edberg hung up his stick I adopted Richard Gasquet as my favorite player. Aesthetically he was right there with Edberg. Gasquet had a beautiful attacking all-court game when he was in his teens and twenties. The guy's talent was off the chart. His backhand is probably the best of all time and he is an under appreciate volleyer with a never miss overhead. Gasquet could win from anywhere on the court. His weakness was his serve. Not nearly as good as the top players of his era. Gasquet was similar to Jimmy Connors. Both had to grind out every point starting from the baseline, though both often finished at the net. Watch Gasquet's matches, especially from about 2005 to 2010. Nothing boring or predictable. Beautiful all-court play and with that stunning backhand.

[@aaronosborne367]

Anyone know who the guy he is playing with the headband and slice backhand?

[@retepkoweips1237]

Alcaraz sometimes play serve and volley, and lovely stop balls.

[@Doty6String]

Viscious volleys

[@andrewmiller3055]

Edberg really beat Emilio Sanchez badly. Sanchez was one of my favorites. What's obvious: Edbgerg volley is one of best in history. Don't think anyone today volleys like be did or is capable of it.

[@romcallis]

I think McEnroe had the best tough but Edberg had the best volley. He would knife them for winners

[@nicolabonomi4746]

A rete sono il migliore...vi sto raggruppando....per l arrivo dell apocalisse...

[@sergeylukianov9503]

My god

[@nicolabonomi4746]

N.1

[@tennisedit]

1:40 that used to work too good, but now players hit the ball alot harder meaning, its harder to get a volley back.

[@retepkoweips1237]

I´m not sure if Edberg after his weak got weaker fore real. Maybe he could win against the top players only sometimes in his late years, becoause he had fantastic technical sklills, but not the power of Becker, Sampras, Agassi, Courir and Ivanisevic (yes in total, Ivanisevic had beaten Edberg one more often).

[@jasoncowell5133]

Only second behind mcenroe

[@devilefan]

Only one player did it better at net...MCENROE...but edberg was not far behind bye any means

[@mr.blackwell5423]

Edberg was faster than Mac. Their serve & volley is a tie. So I'd say Edberg is the No.1 guy. I actually think a 25 year old Edberg (1991) would give a 25 year old Mac (1984) a very hard time. These two guys are my top two favorite attack players of ALL time. Just flawless, delicate & elegant tennis!

[@gyozop]

@@mr.blackwell5423 91 Edberg would beat 84 Mac. Not just because athleticism, but also tennis was evolving rapidly. Of course Mac 84 would be still good.

[@Latissimus-Dorsi]

Mac was the better player. More Titles, more Grand Slams, longer number one, better Double-player. You canˋt compare 84 with 91. But Edberg was very, very good. I always likes him - a great sportsman.

[@fundhund62]

@@gyozop Considering Edberg even lost to 1987 Mac (who was but a shadow of his former self), that's quite a stretch.

[@gyozop]

@@fundhund62 The 87 Edberg was just starting off while Mac was a seasoned veteran even if having problems. I talked about the 91 Edberg, I keep to what I said.

[@sturost3769]

Awesome player, loved watching him but he’s get smoked in todays game.

[@mezanine10]

Only because of technology. It takes more athleticism to s&v than hitting from the baseline.