Roger Federer's PERFECT Tournament | Cincinnati 2015 Title Run

[@joelxart]

Without seen Roger playing for a while, we forget how tennis can be played so elegantly.

[@inderr7bajaj]

True mate...

[@buzzfunk]

So so so true. So miss this style of Tennis. Effortless.

[@terminator_6448]

И мощно, сильно, сверхатакуеще и потрясающе в защите.

[@shanewall9092]

@@sandyplayz6713 Love Alcaraz, but elegant he is not

[@fad2679]

@@sandyplayz6713 Alcaraz is more a Nadal type

[@Adanda1a-p5u]

Nothing better in tennis, than well playing Roger Federer, with all the tricks up his sleeve

[@milesmorales01]

Well said my friend 👍

[@lukemagrath1128]

I'm a novak fanboy, and I will admit this tournament was one of the greatest tournaments ever played by any tennis player. 2015 Nole was a different breed and fed dispatched him like it was nothing. Props to him

[@l.a.w.5738]

Thank you for your honest words, I also have to agree here, this was something else given the fact Nole was an absolute monster in 2015

[@yashwanth892]

What about rafa winning multiple grandslams without dropping a set

[@Ved_Desai]

@@yashwanth892 rafa stat pads only on the slow, boring clay. He can’t do nothing against roger or rafa on the fast hard or grass courts

[@yashwanth892]

@@Ved_Desai Well he is leading head to head in outdoor hard courts and 3-1 in AO against federer .

[@yashwanth892]

@@Ved_Desai Can you tell me how many times federer won wimbledon without dropping a set.

[@LaureusSport]

We all know Federer was legendary, but when you see him in action, you remember just how legendary he actually was. He's playing circles around everybody and makes it look effortless. Incredible.

[@abhishekkhandkar]

When he was on, Federer was on another level altogether. To make Novak seem like a random dude on a hardcourt, no one else in the world would have done that, probably a crazy version of Stan

[@Mbetman]

When I see Roger, I totally admire one thing the most: How early he takes the ball.

[@seankeegan8285]

Dude I grew up watching and still in his recent absence I’m shocked how early he takes it, so easy to forget how well he sees the ball

[@BinaryRex18]

Whatever you say about fed, he was the only real competition for nole from 2014-16. Federer is the epitome of consistency and longevity

[@dewman7477]

Not peak Federer but still very good

[@BinaryRex18]

@@dewman7477 especially considering that prime murray/rafa were getting bulldozed by nole during this time, Roger's achievements are even more impressive

[@lucasgeorg1214]

Citing 3 insane years for federer and calling that the epitome of longevity is kind of contradictory. If anyone is consistent over a long period of time it's Novak with more than 8 years at no.1

[@dewman7477]

@@lucasgeorg1214 Federer longevity was from 2003-2019 in the top 3 for the most part

[@jwt-nu3ei]

@@lucasgeorg1214 That's not what he was doing, though. Note the full stop and further context from his follow up post (which could be inferred by his first post, anyway).

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

I don't care if he no longer has the most grand slam titles anymore. He'll always be the greatest tennis player of all time.

[@vultur311]

In your mind yes, in real world with facts - no. Not even against Nadal.

[@damienbotto6429]

No

[@DanilMarcus]

don't be so mean, we became roger's fans since we brace other's success like Roger

[@theknowlodge8294]

Because he is.

[@AstroSully]

from an eye test it's very reasonable.

[@stewartchristie3408]

Brings a tear to my eye seeing Roger playing like this. We really will never see his likes again. You want to learn to play tennis? Watch this again and again! The master!

[@henman123456789]

Didn't drop a set, didn't get broken, only faced 3 break points I think, all while facing great players such as Andy and Novak! There is a reason I love this tournament 💙

[@KasusEpykMusykII]

*_People's lives don't end when they die..._* So it will be forever with Federer's immortal tennis.

[@MI-ct9eh]

Exceptional tournament from Federer. A step above everyone on the genuinely fast surfaces, even when he got much older. A shame so many courts slowed down over the years.

[@dradenhaven1549]

Such a shame, absolutely :(

[@danguee1]

The real shame is the lack of true diversity of surfaces - not just to make things better for Our Rog. Clay sped up, grass really slowed down, carpet disappeared, hard courts slowed down. All a bit samey, all the players now play an all-court game. Diversity slowly disappearing....

[@MrSuperOurs]

In the whole realm of sport, very few things are as enjoyable as Federer in full flow. It's like watching a perfectly choreographed dance. Effortless, beautiful, and magical. He may have lost most of his records, but this is why is the greatest of all time in my eyes.

[@TurnOnTheBackburner]

Absolutely. He's almost always in the right place at the right time. He knows when to attack, when to dial up the pace, when to play defense, and when to switch it up by playing a well timed slice, a drop shot, or turning defense to offense when the opponent is caught off guard.

[@YTviewer2099]

I'm a Rafan and I think tennis is a game of different styles. You have Rafa's speed and ferocious banana forehands, you have Djokovic's sliding passing shots and you have Murray running around the ball like there's no tomorrow and I appreciate them all. But Roger is so brilliant, watching his graceful first strike tennis just makes you feel happy. Tennis misses you Roger

[@Kidgloves1984]

Roger gave 24 years on the pro tour..never retired during a match..his game is the most beautiful ever..so fluid, aggressive and efficient.

[@mrgruddc1814]

When RF mix up power, accuracy, elegance, and plus some surprising tricks, it’s truely a masterpiece. There is no one else can do the same thing, not before, not after, not even close

[@theaviator1152]

It’s crazy to think that Federer was pretty much the only player who always had a chance against 2015 Djokovic on hard court…and he was 34!!

[@Riri-oj1zs]

Federer is better on fast courts even at 30++.

[@ricclee8559]

He really revolutionize the offensive shots in men's tennis, he hits such a deep shots in consistent pace. I know Del Po hits fastest forehand but there's no way in hell he can keep it consistent with the same speed the way Roger has been doing all this year, that FH of Roger is such a weapon, the mighty liquid whipped.

[@Cool12_782]

No dull moment watching tennis with Roger playing

[@inderr7bajaj]

You can either be a good player or entertainer but if you have to be both, you have to be RF... Nothing's more beautiful in Tennis than watching Federer's game...

[@brenhugh]

Whenever I need my spirits lifting, I watch this. It never fails to lighten my mood. RF is simply the best.

[@talastra]

2015(?) US Open of Fognini versus Nadal is heart-lifting too.

[@alperyldrm6385]

4:11 great that you didn't cut this part. probably the best part of his entire week.

[@davidvivsik6576]

Roger: "we got a few more years :) " Lopez: "fuck 😮‍💨" 😂😂

[@mantaishere]

Ahhhh, the legendary 2015 edition of Cincy. Fast HC GOAT in all his glory (have at me, Sampras Bros). Very beautiful stuff. Slice CCFH winner. LOL. Amazeballs.

[@vatsalsingh1555]

Tho sampras used to dominate at even faster courts in 90's

[@rishiparvanda7798]

Federer's reflexes are out of this world.

[@adamh7947]

The camera angle on these matches is so nice to watch. You can really see the game properly from this ground level. It is a shame they don’t use this angle on network broadcasts.

[@brianwoo1594]

The man that single handedly stifled the entire atp tour careers (excluding Rafa, Novak few years later ) for two decades, hope he plays for another 5 years once he starts his comeback trail because then older I get, the more appreciation I have towards Roger and his style. He makes it look easy, effortless, and elegant.

[@thesoccergod]

The Maestro. Tennis incarnate. The greatest _pure_ player and shotmaker to have played this most beautiful game. Recent partisan tennis fans nowadays won't stop complaining that Fed fans have "moved the goalpost" from the number of slams to "most elegant player". What they don't realize is that, to so many of the Fed's fans, it was really his _elegance_ that drew them to him. The aesthetic he single-handedly created and revealed stirred them in a way they hadn't been stirred before. Their natural, human but dormant "aesthetic instinct" (to see beauty in the mobile human form) was awoken by the Fed's sublime play. *_That_* is why millions on millions tuned in to watch him. *_That_* is why Johnny Mac was calling him "probably the greatest player in our sport" during the USO 2004 final (when he was still on 3 slams and going for a 4th). *_That_* is why DFW wrote his famous 'Roger Federer as Religious Experience' way back in 2006, when the Fed still had fewer than 10 slams. So, yes, tennis is a sport that is about winning and losing and about numbers and Rafa and the Djoker have eventually been able to put up (slightly) greater numbers, mostly because they came in the Fed's wake and had something to aim for. (Also, to make a sport like tennis _just_ about numbers seems very limiting.) And yes, the Djoker is winning slams and Masters 1000s in his 30s, but the Fed did that *first* _while_ playing the Djoker himself. (It's worth noting that Cincinnati was missing from the Djoker's kitty purely on account of the Fed and that he won it finally when Fed was 37 (!) and going through a rough patch with his wrist. With the Fed not even playing the next time, the Djoker promptly went and won it again.) Take anything in modern post-wooden-racket tennis (outside of RG and Rafa) and Fed is either the pioneer or the greatest exponent or both. And _that_ badge is something that will always remain with him. He will forever remain the gold standard for tennis play. Nobody will *_ever_* combine success with aesthetics in the way the Fed did for about 16 remarkable years (2003-2019). All hail the Fed! 🙏

[@SilverBloodedOne]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@haniffmohamoodally]

Well articulated MKA.

[@fib1478]

Tennis is not only numbers. Tennis is, above all, tennis skills. Above physical qualities and mental strength. Roger Federer is the GOAT of tennis. The greatest tennis player of all times. The others are great players and better athletes.

[@brunofernandez2906]

How many sleepless nights you had to write that paragraph😂.

[@mariosannino5441]

Federer is by far the most gifted tennis player ever

[@lct1196]

I miss watching an in form Federer. Such a graceful and effortless looking game. And the relentless aggression is just so fun

[@Teddy_Gautier]

I have said this before and I will say it again, prime Federer simply cannot be touched. Even Kyrgios said so in his post-Wimbledon final match interview. No one in the sport can demoralize you as much as an in-shape Federer playing his usual game

[@cameronearls6497]

God I miss watching this man on a tennis court. there's nobody even remotely like him. Alcaraz is probably the closest thing right now

[@mariosannino5441]

Carlos has a bright future ahead of him but his hand is nowhere as good as Fed. We will witness more champions and legends...but we will never see anyone playing so effortless like him. He's just like a living tennis book. Bjorn Borg was close, but had a really different style but that sensation of flying all over the court was real.

[@initialize21]

Literally the GOAT, and I say this as a Serbian!!!

[@TIGER-xl7xg]

Djokovic is GOAT and im saying this as an Indian...

[@nonody8125]

@@TIGER-xl7xg Djokovic is a weak era vulture. Vulture wins against 33+ Federer and worst version of Rafa. Never had to play against great young generation players.

[@vatsalsingh1555]

@@nonody8125 Weak era? lol the guy dominated the tennis in year 2011 when nadal was in his peak and federer was only 28-29 not to mention the later years he had way more competition than what federer had in 2004-07..

[@vladraduandrei5227]

@@nonody8125 classic fedtard comment, federer literaly in his prime played against 0 great young players

[@amangupta-rw5pf]

@@nonody8125 Djokovic 2011 is the best player ever to play mens tennis.He was 10-1 vs Roger and Rafa that season.Rafa won the last 3 GS in 2010 so it was Rafas peak and Roger also won atp finals in 2010.Players like Delpotro,Tsonga,Berdych, Wawrinka,Murray etc etc and Nole destroyed all of them.and u say he is a weak era champion 😂😂

[@Kelveron]

This is not tennis. This is art. Federer was/is an artist!

[@jeffreymclean9958]

My sons and I saw Roger, Rafa and Novak play in Indian Wells about 3 years ago! 😊 Awesome tennis and Roger has always been my favorite! He hits the ball very differently than anyone who has ever played. Attacking tennis yet with artistry and GRACE. Amazing!!! RF#1!!!! 🎉

[@victornoiret7901]

One of the best version of Roger, no doubt about it.

[@AlexandreSa1]

For me the best tennis player ever. I miss him so much and thank God we have the videos to watch his games

[@pierrebeaudelomenie1050]

I remember this was around the time Fed introduced the SABR. It's so funny in hindsight to see the tour's first reactions to it.

[@1nalh]

but he lost to djokovic in the final of the us open 3 weeks later 😉

[@ancilmarcantel6060]

@@1nalh he did but its hard to deny the level he played in this tournament. That was a phenomenal year ofr Djockovic and is probably statistics the best year ever.

[@cormorant_on_arock7934]

there will never be another one like him. Never. I still miss him so much. My wildest (tennis) day dreams consist of: him coming back for one more Wimbledon; and secondly: me playing in a professional tournament

[@40rods]

My god, 6:31 I have NEVER seen Murray get destroyed in a point like that before. His reaction says it all. "AHHHHHH!!!!"

[@johnnychiou2008]

He wins 28 sets in a row going to the US Open final. The story of the final...you know...

[@arslaanpasha3334]

Djokovic plays different in GS

[@isaacflorez4820]

Federer beat Djokovic 3 times in the US Open, 2 led to win the title 2007 US Open and 2008 US Open He did just fine

[@gregorsamsa555]

Novak was prepared for Roger in that final, I think that is Đoković best performance against Federer in Slam matches (along AUS Open 2016). Roger had something like 25 break points, was so aggressive, but Đoković was ready for SABR and Roger at net...

[@josephkiu215]

Nick Kyrious said in an interview that playing federer really makes you feel bad unlike Djokovic. This is exactly what he meant

[@flaviencrozier]

Please, more videos like this Tennis TV 🤩🙏. Roger was also incredible in the ATP Finals 2010. During the week he beat Murray, Djokovic and Nadal to win the title!

[@yusufluhar5881]

This is one of the most dominant tournaments ever in history. As a Fed fan i enjoyed this one so much.

[@fad2679]

Federer is a work of art

[@1nalh]

this is a really fast court, easily the fastest hard court on tour with shanghai. federer, being an old dog, grew up on S&V. most of the current gen never played on such quick surfaces.

[@jbsr]

the youngest players he played that tournament were djokovic, murray, and RBA (all around 6 years younger than him) so not sure if that was the case here

[@魚-c3d]

It was mostly a low bouncing court helping federer for sure, but it was medium speed. If it was faster there would've been way more aces.

[@Editor_Hound]

We can thank YT and all the great uploaders that, once Roger retires, we can still see amazing highlights and matches and remember him for what an elegant, intelligent and mesmerizing player he was!

[@mlrmlr4919]

One of the best displays you'll ever see, one of my favourites, such controlled perfection.

[@banfasso3109]

Nobody else on the planet could have beaten Kevin Anderson 6-1, 6-1 on hard court any time between 2013 and 2018, not even if their whole family’s life depended on it. Kevin wasn’t sick. Federer was just siiiiiick.

[@neonswan4409]

The most beautiful aggressive all court tennis we will ever see.

[@j1f2p3a4]

The purest tennis ever played, how lucky we are to be Roger contemporaries

[@nanphet8527]

When Rodger firing on all cylinders !! Nobody can beat him!!!

[@robbiebankovic]

GOAT this GOAT that - Federer will forever be the greatest all round court player EVER! PERIOD!

[@BuzzLightyeear]

I dont care about stats, grand slams or any of that stuff. Roger is the goat.

[@brunofernandez2906]

Whatever that helps you keep going.

[@gregorsamsa555]

People's champion, Đoković is king/goat of raw numbers

[@romeshkirpalani848]

The Greatest of all Times

[@vladraduandrei5227]

he is the most talented, not the best at all.

[@initialize21]

@@vladraduandrei5227 Fed is the GOAT

[@gregorsamsa555]

People's champion

[@allboutthemojo]

The first and only , and probably last artistic genius of the sport.

[@GeorgeT370]

Watching tennis for more than 30 years now...and to me THAT clearly is the "goat" we are watching here :-)

[@relaxandbreathe7056]

this really was the perfect tournament. he was playing unstoppable every match no let up

[@idst7365]

Always a pleasure seeing the maestro at work

[@SebastianKopacz]

Such a great server, easily top5 best ever and that's including all the Roddicks, Samprases, servebots like Karlovic, Raonic, etc. So many matches he was able to save thanks to that great weapon, Wimbledon 2016 QF against Cilic comes to mind.

[@HoangTruong-vk7ek]

Not dropping even a break point against 2 of the big4 to win the title is crazy.

[@ZineA66]

L'élégance et la force tranquille 🔥 le Federer qu'on aime 😍

[@DanilMarcus]

2015 is the last year that Roger plays absolutely competitive on the north america season, regret for him not beating Novak in the US Open

[@milesmorales01]

Cincinnati 2012 was peRFect as well! It's incredible how well Federer plays when he's feeling good & confident! Truly the GOAT 🐐

[@antoniowarner1633]

He’s not anymore

[@abeguy7981]

Ex Goat

[@ferguson7128]

They might drop another video.

[@AlejandroGarcia-wz1qi]

Federer was the GOAT between 2009-2020

[@abeguy7981]

@@AlejandroGarcia-wz1qi Now he's the cow behind 2 goats ;)

[@johndevadas1933]

Thank you for this! Filled with nostalgia for that incredible era when all of the Big 4 were playing out-of-this-world tennis. Taking nothing away from some of the incredible talent in the NextGen pool of players (or from the fact that Rafa and Novak are still dominant forces to reckon with), there'll never be anything like the 2004-2019 era. 😔

[@callsaul8835]

The most elegant player in the history of this game. Every shot looks so simple and effortless, it's just unreal. Roger Federer celebrates and IS Tennis! Whenever he retires, Tennis will loose his biggest ambassador and the most loved player of all time. For me he is the Greatest of All Time. He might not win the most titles due to many reasons, but no one else will ever inspire so many people around the world of every age to play tennis. Of course Nadal and even Djokovic are essential for this historic rivalry and for the increased popularity of tennis but Roger Federer started it all. I love all three of the big three and I believe who ever retires first will be missed by everyone. So please Roger, come back again for one last celebration of Tennis, friendship, elegance, rivalry, fascination and love for this amazing sport!

[@naonao77090]

So aggressive, focused and smooth. he was an animal

[@pagodacloud2241]

No one plays like federer. ❤ love his game

[@ばもすばもす-k8u]

I really want more fast courts!

[@federicotown8052]

That was an amazing tournament from Roger ! Not getting broken not even once

[@bbbazzinga]

We all know how unbeatable God mode Roger is.

[@heribertgolliasch9904]

Roger Federers return close the baseline is incradible.

[@Aart.Vandelay]

The world never saw anyone like him and will never see any player like him in the future. Simply the 🐐 in my book. Tennis was better when Roger was playing 😢.

[@malekmoqaddam5806]

Federer is pure talent

[@xagon2012]

If you didn't see it with your own eyes you wouldn't believe that a player could play such beautiful and perfect tennis. No one has ever combined power and beauty and accuracy like this. Just absolutely mind blowing.

[@TurnOnTheBackburner]

Right? Very rarely can a player play good, winning tennis, and yet, also beautiful tennis at the same time. Most players are one or the other. You can either play ugly, winning tennis (like Nadal, Soderling, or Gulbis, to name a few examples) No knock on Nadal - he just doesn't have a conventional style. Or, you can play beautiful tennis like Gasquet or Wawrinka's backhands, Feliciano's S&V game, Dimitrov's "baby Fed" strokes, or Santoro's double-handed forehands and slices. However, Federer's brand of tennis is both effective in terms of results, and aesthetically pleasing to the eye! Which is why it's so mesmerizing to watch.

[@ajkorras]

He has that swagger and flare no one else has.

[@byCeevu]

man Roger is just a different breed on hard courts, the way he plays so effortless at his age is just mind blowing, he always kinda motivates me to play tennis again

[@AlayDhagia]

He made it look sooo smooth and easy

[@estel6137]

When the world needed him the most, we got some good old clips of him

[@Mr7Poz]

2015. Classic birth year of the SABR.

[@m.k.mishra1877]

ROGER "THE GREATEST MAGICIAN OF TENNIS".

[@GodSpeed91]

- Fucking flying all over the court ? - We got a few more years. - Fuck ! - You too man LMAO

[@djoleluk]

This just shows the level of competiton Djokovic faced in that 2015 was way higher that Fedal fangirs suggest. Way higher than in any other year since 2011, than maybe 2011 itself. Federer was reborn in 2015, played some great stuff. Would have beaten anyone at the Us Open and Wimby, appart from Djokovic.

[@milanoblug1600]

Attacking tennis at highest quality in the history of tennis in one week. In my opinion, best tournament of federer career

[@mar7687]

Roger #1

[@LumièreLégendaire]

Le plus grand joueur de tous les temps et le plus beau à voir jouer

[@json_bourne3812]

The cherry on top is that this final was against Djokovic, whose 2015 season is considered up there as one of the best seasons anyone has played (probably only bested by his own 2011 season). I'd be very interested how many break points and deuces he faced on his serve that week as well, like how perfect was this?

[@monstermagnet3150]

In the highlights there is only one deuce (and advantage for the opponent) against Lopez

[@sakibi.6458]

Insane. Every opponent was frustrated with his dominant but calculated plays. Murray at 6:40 was about to go berserk. lol

[@djjr9803]

I think it is fair to say that Federer at his best was able to bagel or close to bagel any other Top 5 player in the world. But not the other way around.

[@laron2239]

Came here from this year's Alcaraz-Djokovic final. OMG Federer.

[@sydneygirl1616]

Miss you so much Roger. ❤

[@mrgruddc1814]

This video makes me miss RF so much

[@jameshodge960]

Absolutely transfixed! 👍🙉👌🙏💎🐐

[@villagranvicent]

A pleasure to watch. These days tennis is just bashing the ball from the baselines. And I am including both WTA and ATP. Saying that, Tsitsipas sometimes brings (some) of that "Federer flavor" to the game.

[@Njabuloseh]

6:32 He was toying with Murray here, had him doing cardio 😂💔

[@ZAY109]

Roger in full flow is the greatest experience as a tennis fan. I miss him so much.

[@jigneshchitroda1688]

Miss you Roger

[@aca8638]

I miss you Roger, so much 😥

[@Greebstreebling]

Tes, but the GREAT thing about Federer is that this could equally be any number of runs e.g Indian Wells, Miami, Flushing Meadows, etc... GOAT

[@matteotagliabue852]

in my opinion the absolute best

[@romainmj7245]

Miss Roger ! He was a joy to watch

[@RonnieJamesOsbourne]

Roger Federer, puts the RF, in peRFect 🙌

[@glory2christcmj702]

When he plays like that, he's unbeatable. I mean in this video he made great players like Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic lose their cool, he's like a puppet master of tennis when he plays at that level, doing whatever he wants on the court

[@mikemoggerson6651]

Too bad he could never bring that level against Djokovic in major finals lol.

[@pdiseris]

@@mikemoggerson6651 too bad your a novak meat rider lol