This Player TOYED Prime Djokovic Playing Serve & Volley (Crazy Tennis)

[@definitionsupervillain4583]

We had a lot of extreme serve and volley singles player during this era like Llodra, Mischa, Muller, Lopez. Now we have none. It has extincted it seems.

[@turdferguson2]

It was not a lot. Trust me back then people were saying the same thing you are now. It's just not the most ideal way to play tennis imo

[@nikitahorunzhy9690]

Courts too slow

[@jorgegomez9303]

Perrichard,Lehecka,Cressy,Opelka,Rinderkech

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

​@nikitahorunzhy9690 thats a falacy reason, court slow is negated by bigger hitting players, imagine if you took Zverev and put him in mid 90s, hed be the unbreakable/undefendalbe one and not samprass

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

​@@jorgegomez9303also while not focused around it, Alcaraz uses SnV a fair bit

[@peterhammer6915]

So beautiful tennis. I miss players like Llodra.

[@doudoubulle]

Eubanks's here

[@H01YD1V3R]

Llodra's hands were magic at the net.

[@yeeeaaahmayneee3808]

One of the best net players ever

[@TheGreatness-gg1jx]

He was the French Johnny Mac, without the tantrums. lol

[@sbrosier2383]

Llodra was such a treat yo watch. I enjoy serving and volley style tennis. Maxime Cressey also does it too and is fun to watch

[@leonbaudet1005]

Guy does have an ugly *ss one hander tho, which I didn't know was possible

[@aryanyenni9058]

@@leonbaudet1005i kinda like it, as a one handed myself

[@leonbaudet1005]

@@aryanyenni9058 Ye cuz yours is more beautiful by comparison

[@pdcdesign9632]

@@leonbaudet1005 Guy Forget?

[@paolomontemurro2569]

Llodra plays serve and volley better than Cressey

[@tm75_88]

Stefan Edberg's vibe ❤️ What a talented player 😯👏👏 It isn't only serve&volley .... great shots from the baseline, and that wonderful one-handed backhand 🥹 An endangered species 🦖

[@oscarcourouble1916]

Une espèce déjà disparue...

[@keaneoRX7]

I miss Patrick Rafter !

[@keaneoRX7]

On a very fast court, serve and volley can still be very dangerous !

[@RichardsWorld]

His style has a rare combination of left hand, with single backhand, serve and volley player and some other awkward shots that are hard to read and predict. Plus he was excellent at the serve and the volley and be could come up with some big backhands like Stan.

[@ncvsdiablo]

Serve&volley is not crazy tennis, this is tennis I want so see more often.

[@iansmirna5183]

I rarely saw a player playing so confidently his game against Djoko. Thanks for showing this video, good dig!

[@AL-sb3qg]

Big pleasire to watch Llodra. This is I call overall tennis skills, not only baseline ping pong.

[@varunqumar1]

Amazing display of exciting tennis. Llodra played really amazing

[@fantom777-x2h]

The guy played the best match in his career probably 👏🏻👏🏻

[@MrTitanSword]

This style was working SO WELL that even Novak tried it at the end ahahah. BTW Djoko has won a Grand Slam in 13 different years so his prime is very long. 🤣😂

[@VelveteenDreamer]

Mika was my favorite player at the time, so unique and cool

[@antonitobendrito2243]

Loddra was player from 70s who developed time machine

[@iansmirna5183]

Today's tennis is lacking of opposition of styles like that, I miss it. Edit: the french's backhand set point down in the 1st, amazing!

[@mericusta1988]

He is Leftie with amazing slice serve, and on this day his backhand was phenomenal. Djokovic is a GOAT because he is always learning, and adapting. He probably developed methods later on for such player. Djoker today is like his name changes according to day, place, opponent and the point.

[@taylorpack7705]

Well this was the closest to djokovic vs Sampras we got

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

That would be Karlovic vs Djokovic, this feels more like McEnroe vs Djokovic

[@taylorpack7705]

@@razgriz1ne1ne48 since when did Pete have a 160 mph serve

[@bigrobsydney]

The courts have been slowed down so much that the payoff from this game style isnt so good as it used to be. Also, almost ALL players today have great ground strokes; a serve volley style doesnt just have to beat one great ground stroke player in the final, they have to get through 4, 5, 6, 7 matches to win a tournament now, and maybe more if we're talking qualies at a slam; 10 matches maybe. Unless they actively separate the surfaces again, and bring back some genuinely fast courts, I dont really see how this style can survive, or thrive, given the current slow courts and solid ground stroke players.

[@rastaman2722]

Doubles legend Llodra had an amazing touch!

[@antonitobendrito2243]

Truly forgotten match😢😢😢

[@90sshuffle]

toyed is a strong word...but this was exceptional serve and volley

[@HaraldSchneider-m8n]

Llodra was a great player and won much, espec. on fast surfaces....it is not so a big surprise..

[@RandallvanOosten-ln5wf]

I was raised on serve and volley. What people forget is that to win using serve & volley the player must also perfect the backcourt passing shot including going down the line. The great serve & volley practitioners like McEnroe, Conners, Laver, and Nastase were very acrobatic. They were very fun to watch.

[@samuel.mcletcjie7312]

I AM DISAPPOINTED..HOW CAN YOU SAY "SERVE AND VOLLEY GREATS" AND NOT INCLUDE THE GREATEST? YOU DROPPED THE BALL THERE RANDALL..😂

[@nordattack]

I miss this kind of face off in the Modern Game. Serve and Volley against Baseliner. Mac against Borg. Today it is all sit on the baseline and hit the ball as hard as you can until someone misses or you hit a winner. Snooze fest.

[@whyaskwhy000]

I have to wonder if there existed courts with various speeds and add to that a ban on newest racquet technology would tennis allow all types of play be effective . Tennis is the most fun to watch when there are conflicting styles. I always think of edberg-Chang rivalry. There were courts that suited changs game and likewise with edberg. But these two had the most contradictory games, you had the serve and volley and constant attacking of the net versus Chang s counterpunch and using his speed to get to volleys that would have been a winner for edberg against almost every one but Chang. But it was the opposing styles that showed the crowd the strengths of each player. We will never see matches like this again. We have to watch players who are all power baseliners. With advanced string, racquet and spin technology along with slower courts and heavier balls .

[@paolomontemurro2569]

What a pleasure !

[@jongkeunlee]

Never heard him before but he reminds me of those old generations like Mcenreu and Beker. Like his play very much.

[@danyagamingone]

Why you saying that this is "prime" djokovic? Its 2010 year. Novak had only 1 slam from AO in 2008 at that time. The following years (2011- ) considered as his prime years.

[@leonbaudet1005]

Ye, also "toying" is a bit much. Just clickbait

[@wimgroart1870]

No prime? At the time nov 2010 he was 23 and number 3 in the ranking. Next season was one of his best: won three Grand Slams.

[@doublefault8850]

Don't take it seriously . They need to search for a match , game or even point to make them feel better . I wonder what will they come up with as the GOAT NOVAK won the gold medal . Enjoy Federer the GOAT show .

[@pdcdesign9632]

@@doublefault8850 Federer stopped being the goat in 2019. Nadal and then Djoker surpassed him.

[@bobgeorges]

@@doublefault8850 Yes, indeed! So desperate in their attempts.

[@gideoncheung8731]

I remember this guy. Llodra was crazy lol

[@Bigboybooya666]

You gotta be against djokovic

[@gerardotregjaj49]

Amazing performance by llodra!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@djordjelezajic8435]

Next week, Federer vs. Rafter, or Nadal vs. Dustin Brown ( Wimbledon match). Thank You.

[@fabriceliot4873]

Llodra was fun to watch. An amazing left arm ! 👍

[@S5000Krad]

This is no prime Djokovic.

[@franckhess2904]

This is not prime llodra

[@S5000Krad]

@@franckhess2904 nobody stated that it is prime llodra

[@franckhess2904]

@@S5000Krad it was ironic

[@franckhess2904]

@@S5000Krad by the way this tournament was in november 2010. 2 months after Novak won the AO and make one of the best season in tennis history in 2011. So saying that he's not in his prime in Nov 2010 is bullshit. Do you really think he improve that much in 2 months? Ok he was not 100% prime, only 99%... lol

[@S5000Krad]

@@franckhess2904 you mean sarcastic?

[@azoleyehirooni11]

Absolutely love llodra and his lefty serve and volley style with the one-handed backhand! Djokovic’s prime really began the following year in 2011, but this was a good win nonetheless! Not too long after this Novak won the Davis Cup with Serbia and went on that incredible win streak to start the next year!

[@oliviermartin1697]

Il était dans la Zone le Mika.

[@hymansahak181]

Feels like modern day McEnroe

[@mikerzisu9508]

Or Pete Sampras

[@RichardsWorld]

Good point, left hand, single backhand, and serve and volley. He also throws in some hard to predict shots in.

[@FunDuude]

Toying with someone is what Federer does to players and still wins 20 GS in the process or even 2+ for that matter. Llodra wasn't "Toying" with ANYBODY, if anything he was having a great day and the best match of his career.

[@oliviernehaissi9920]

Bravo Mika !

[@tdc_2021]

Nice to see some faster conditions and attacking play

[@albertosancheztemprado565]

Prime Nole was from 2011 to 2016.

[@azoleyehirooni11]

This is cool he’s playing great in front of his countrymen in France, too!

[@ToomcioZioomcio]

4:26 5:00 Two of the clutchest backhands in Michael Llodra's career. This victory is his only victory against any member of Big 4.

[@AMEER-114-]

When was it?

[@ToomcioZioomcio]

​@@AMEER-114- 2010, Paris Masters.

[@weekendfisher]

Who is fourth?

[@ToomcioZioomcio]

@@weekendfisher Andy Murray, holder of 14 Masters 1000 titles and 11-time Grand Slam finalist, 2 Olympic gold medals in singles. This alone is more than all Tsongas, Ferrers, Berdychs, Tsitsipases, Medvedevs and Zverevs combined.

[@weekendfisher]

@@ToomcioZioomcio Guy with a 3 grand slam titles can not be put in team wher third have 20 grand slam titles! He was a good player and he didn't have luck with casualties but...

[@TheVice57]

prime Djokovic in 2010 ?

[@mtklaric]

imagine what Sampras could do to Djoko...

[@patrickhamning1734]

Djokovic would demolish sampras. The game came so far since sampras. And the court are too slow

[@letrantrung1]

Sampras would lose in straight sets against Novak 2011 / 2015 / 2021 / 2023 :) Those innocent tennis cannot last in the modern time.

[@nevenmesic2856]

​​@@patrickhamning1734on 90s us open/wimbledon surface speed djoko wouldnt win cause this nulls his best weapon speed and agility...so no way he winning against any elite serve volley player Sampras Edberg Becker ect...only way he could is to adopt and play same way..

[@nevenmesic2856]

​@@letrantrung1sampras gave prime fed run for his money when sampras was 40 something years old...

[@mtklaric]

@@nevenmesic2856damn right!😁

[@arindamrakshit7169]

Djokovic toying at prime is recently Wimbledon Final by Alcaraz.

[@agentlemanotcho]

That was Llodra in his Prime against a 23 year old who was getting in his Prime

[@varunshahvo-tv9854]

2010 novak was choker

[@gregorysmith1685]

The serve and volley merchants?The Porsche masters of the game.

[@jonm2522]

how nice it is to see classic serve and volley, not the 20 shots bs rallies today.

[@pchr06]

Llodra was ranked 21 in single and 3 in double the same year 2011!

[@pauljohnson6019]

Now we know the real identity of the man who converted on 40-15 to beat Djokovic. 🎉

[@oggo62]

Llodra was also a funny player notoriously hiding naked in Lubjicic’s locker. Stuff u won’t see in today’s Tour

[@gregbad78]

I was attending that match in 2010 with my 6 year kid !! you can see us at 3:45 ...

[@MadhatterYT_]

Yall saying he isn't in his prime are wrong. This November 2010 hes two months away from winning a slam. He did not become a different person in that time. You all are making excuse. He lost here that's it.

[@Mark-ut5oq]

@@MadhatterYT_ check out Novak’s form in November of 2023. Then check it out in January of 2024. It is very possible for a player to gain or lose form in 2 months.

[@MadhatterYT_]

@@Mark-ut5oq Dude he's 37 there. Obviously something can happen at that age to affect his level. In 2010 he was 23 and in his physical prime. He played well in the first set and lost then his dropped in the second. This was match he lost in his prime that's it.

[@Mark-ut5oq]

@@MadhatterYT_ in 2010, Djokovic had a a 77% win rate and no big titles. He was absolute trash compared to 2011 and beyond. Do you even understand the meaning of “prime?” Djokovic, the all time leader in big titles (71), had 0 big titles, 77% win rate, and 1 GS where he reached the semi final or more. All of these are so far below his career averages you’d be laughed at for calling this a prime year. In fact this was a TERRIBLE year for him. Way to out yourself as a casual. Imagine saying the goat was in his “prime” in a season where he lost to Tsonga, Berdych and Jurgen Melzer in grand slams 😂

[@MadhatterYT_]

@@Mark-ut5oq When did I say 2010 was a good season for him? I said he was in his physical prime and only two months away from the start of one of his best seasons. If this was earlier in 2010 I would get what you're saying but his play did not change that much from Paris Bercy here to AO 2011 other than maybe a different mindset and confidence. But for the most part he was the same player. Just because earlier in the season he didn't have much success doesn't mean in November wasnt still a great player. Stop downplaying him and stop making excuses.

[@Mark-ut5oq]

@@MadhatterYT_ when am I making excuses? It’s a fact. Your physical prime is not the same as being in good form. Djokovic was not in great form here

[@mnztr1]

Unique and entertaining match!!

[@davidavila3994]

Llodra extraordinary volley

[@rdgamer4477]

This was in 20p, before nole's prime, his prime only started in 2011

[@nicolopaganelli8302]

Djokovic wasn't at this Prime yet (I'm not his fan, but that's the truth)

[@plush1993]

Wahhh 😂😂 🤡

[@thebigsquirrel50]

Yeah almost, but not quite

[@mihaicristi9617]

He was. People tend to forget that young Djokovic (2007-2010) was going deep in slams only to lose most of the times against Federer or Nadal. He would have won 6-7 slams if not for the 2 during that time, which is a great number for a player under 24.

[@Prostaff90]

When all 3 were in their prime Federer was best except on clay. When all 3 were at their BEST Federer was untouchable by the other two.

[@khanhnguyen-cy6jm]

Lol he was no3 😂

[@Truthseeker8761]

Many that disputed Djoko as GOAT are not tennis players themselves. They dont understand nature and beauty of the sport. I used to be a hadcore Federer fan, but as time went by, and more records broken, i can no longer deny that Djoko is the Goat despite that he may not have the best attitude on the court (compared to Fed and Nadal - but he still better than many other player ie Krygios, Murray etc). Djokovic is mentally very strong and very confident. But dont mistook confidence as arrogance. Everyone that knew him said he is a good and most genuine person off the court. In the court -> player / competitor. Off the court -> a good human being, that is whay truly matters. Also, prime Djokovic starts from 2011 and not 2010. Nowadays if you play that wayvagainst Djokovic, you will get demolished. Djokovic kept improving, that what makes him better than anyone.

[@francoisbauduin1384]

Énorme, Michael Llodra !!!!

[@yt_jordan7613]

I think with all the Nole lovers and haters it’s safe to say this isn’t his prime?

[@mk91iw45]

Nole is THE GOAT. Not happy with that?

[@FunDuude]

So he lost there 1st encounter, they "TOYED" with him in their 2nd encounter and then lost the next 2. Oh boy, y'all got a way with words.

[@thierrys.6654]

Beautiful game. Djokovic played very well but Llodra played better.

[@carlosm9364]

and this one is the only match LLodra won lol

[@balat77]

Playing perfect 3 setter serve n volley will be difficult these days to win against a good baseline player these days!!

[@robertgout530]

I remember this match like it was yesterday. Djoko also walked on court with a "saw mask" and glasses with fake moustaches. Because it was around Halloween. Djoko was more of a clown back then haha

[@fred3r1k]

😂 he is so funny

[@santhoshbalaji7465]

Another one- Dustin Brown

[@terrylast624]

Why do some outstanding players like Llodra fail to succeed having all the tools?

[@MMM18092]

To be fair, Djokovic was often mentally fatigued in Paris, rarely did well.

[@tennisfitapp]

This is not prime Djokovic?? 😂 this is very very young Nole 😅

[@sebastienroll9249]

H2H between them is 3/1. Djokovic was good during that time but everyone knows that the real Prime Djokovic started in 2011. Look at the career they had since and where they are now ....

[@muriloborges9481]

I think it was on carpet, fast…good old days

[@DVDKC]

LOL that wasn't prime Djokovic at all, he was still a "baby". Llodra played 2 times prime Djokovic in 2011, and Djokovic destroyed him both times!

[@TheTennAce]

His serve got much more refined, this is not prime

[@constructionnetwork6858]

Prime Novak???? This looks like YOUNG Novak

[@livefreeandhappy4892]

Would you say John McEnroe was toying with Borg by playing serve and volley ?

[@BrandoN-ie1np]

We want to see more matches when Djokovic gets toyed like this... Keep up the good work my friend 👍

[@IndineraFallz]

You Know that won't delete 40-15 😂

[@laurentdu78]

Wimbledon 2019, US Open 2010 and 2011 😎😎😎

[@rickyismyuncle4485]

That outfit reeks of pre 2011 Novak, anything but prime where he couldnt breath. lol

[@letrantrung1]

Stupid people (Fed fans) called this "prime" Novak

[@pontusschroder8361]

”Toyed” 😂 very misleading title

[@jossvenn9837]

refreshing !!

[@srbincetnik01]

NoVax was miles from prime here

[@peterhammer6915]

Miles? He had already won a Slam and next year he won 3 Slams.

[@Logan00710]

​@@peterhammer6915not.prime yet , 2011 to 2016 was prime djokovic

[@peterhammer6915]

@@Logan00710 the Op said miles from prime which I was referring too. Maybe not the ultimate prime but definitely not miles. Novak stans are easiest the fans who find the most excuses 🤣🤣

[@srbincetnik01]

@@peterhammer6915 😂😂😂

[@AmonnRa]

​@@peterhammer6915Lol Fedal fans find 100000 execuses why Novak has most GS

[@etherealzero-hf4cx]

Wasn't this under suspicion to have been a fixed match?

[@CARLOSGONZALEZ-ue8mi]

And where its this player now ?how man grand slams has won ?

[@nikolajecmenica1902]

"Bye Roger fans" desperatlly trying to pick some matches to feel little better.

[@agradina]

Djoker got joked

[@jesuscastrovi9759]

It was a close and tough Match. But definitely Djokovic doesn't feel good with this strategy, also when he has to play on the net (the only weak point of him, I think).

[@kllikk1383]

prime djokovic?😂😂 djokovics returns now would smash his SnVs hahahahah

[@shawnhawes612]

He plays like mccenroe

[@shawnogg8208]

Really liked Liodra but toying... He won a hard won match. If you give me Santoro beating Sampras 6:1 6:1 you can write toying.

[@jeremymills7213]

freakin awesome lol

[@Logan00710]

This is not.prime.djokovic.you lier

[@p.v.s3261]

Llodra was a very good player but H2H is 3:1 in Novak's favour.

[@martinahn3133]

Where is he, the winner?

[@sochtv9694]

Nadal fails to do against Djokovic what this guy was just don

[@kakashihatake1029]

The youtube tennis community is so washed with how they mislabel everything smh

[@AishwaryaD-sdt]

ahh as usual Djokovic beats Federer

[@nek_ad]

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