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.
@turdferguson22 ай бұрын
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
@nikitahorunzhy96902 ай бұрын
Courts too slow
@jorgegomez93032 ай бұрын
Perrichard,Lehecka,Cressy,Opelka,Rinderkech
@razgriz1ne1ne482 ай бұрын
@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
@razgriz1ne1ne482 ай бұрын
@@jorgegomez9303also while not focused around it, Alcaraz uses SnV a fair bit
@peterhammer69153 ай бұрын
So beautiful tennis. I miss players like Llodra.
@doudoubulle2 ай бұрын
Eubanks's here
@H01YD1V3R2 ай бұрын
Llodra's hands were magic at the net.
@yeeeaaahmayneee38082 ай бұрын
One of the best net players ever
@TheGreatness-gg1jxАй бұрын
He was the French Johnny Mac, without the tantrums. lol
@sbrosier23833 ай бұрын
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
@leonbaudet10052 ай бұрын
Guy does have an ugly *ss one hander tho, which I didn't know was possible
@aryanyenni90582 ай бұрын
@@leonbaudet1005i kinda like it, as a one handed myself
@leonbaudet10052 ай бұрын
@@aryanyenni9058 Ye cuz yours is more beautiful by comparison
@pdcdesign96322 ай бұрын
@@leonbaudet1005 Guy Forget?
@paolomontemurro2569Ай бұрын
Llodra plays serve and volley better than Cressey
@tm75_882 ай бұрын
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 🦖
@oscarcourouble1916Ай бұрын
Une espèce déjà disparue...
@keaneoRX7Ай бұрын
I miss Patrick Rafter !
@keaneoRX7Ай бұрын
On a very fast court, serve and volley can still be very dangerous !
@RichardsWorld2 ай бұрын
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.
@ncvsdiabloАй бұрын
Serve&volley is not crazy tennis, this is tennis I want so see more often.
@iansmirna5183Ай бұрын
I rarely saw a player playing so confidently his game against Djoko. Thanks for showing this video, good dig!
@AL-sb3qg2 ай бұрын
Big pleasire to watch Llodra. This is I call overall tennis skills, not only baseline ping pong.
@varunqumar12 ай бұрын
Amazing display of exciting tennis. Llodra played really amazing
@fantom777-x2h3 ай бұрын
The guy played the best match in his career probably 👏🏻👏🏻
@MrTitanSword2 ай бұрын
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. 🤣😂
@VelveteenDreamerАй бұрын
Mika was my favorite player at the time, so unique and cool
@antonitobendrito22432 ай бұрын
Loddra was player from 70s who developed time machine
@iansmirna5183Ай бұрын
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!
@mericusta19882 ай бұрын
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.
@taylorpack77052 ай бұрын
Well this was the closest to djokovic vs Sampras we got
@razgriz1ne1ne482 ай бұрын
That would be Karlovic vs Djokovic, this feels more like McEnroe vs Djokovic
@taylorpack77052 ай бұрын
@@razgriz1ne1ne48 since when did Pete have a 160 mph serve
@bigrobsydneyАй бұрын
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.
@rastaman27222 ай бұрын
Doubles legend Llodra had an amazing touch!
@antonitobendrito22432 ай бұрын
Truly forgotten match😢😢😢
@90sshuffle2 ай бұрын
toyed is a strong word...but this was exceptional serve and volley
@HaraldSchneider-m8n2 ай бұрын
Llodra was a great player and won much, espec. on fast surfaces....it is not so a big surprise..
@RandallvanOosten-ln5wf2 ай бұрын
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.mcletcjie7312Ай бұрын
I AM DISAPPOINTED..HOW CAN YOU SAY "SERVE AND VOLLEY GREATS" AND NOT INCLUDE THE GREATEST? YOU DROPPED THE BALL THERE RANDALL..😂
@nordattack2 ай бұрын
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.
@whyaskwhy0002 ай бұрын
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 .
@paolomontemurro2569Ай бұрын
What a pleasure !
@jongkeunlee2 ай бұрын
Never heard him before but he reminds me of those old generations like Mcenreu and Beker. Like his play very much.
@danyagamingone3 ай бұрын
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.
@leonbaudet10052 ай бұрын
Ye, also "toying" is a bit much. Just clickbait
@wimgroart18702 ай бұрын
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.
@doublefault88502 ай бұрын
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 .
@pdcdesign96322 ай бұрын
@@doublefault8850 Federer stopped being the goat in 2019. Nadal and then Djoker surpassed him.
@bobgeorges2 ай бұрын
@@doublefault8850 Yes, indeed! So desperate in their attempts.
@gideoncheung87313 ай бұрын
I remember this guy. Llodra was crazy lol
@Bigboybooya6662 ай бұрын
You gotta be against djokovic
@gerardotregjaj492 ай бұрын
Amazing performance by llodra!!!!!!!!!!!!
@djordjelezajic84352 ай бұрын
Next week, Federer vs. Rafter, or Nadal vs. Dustin Brown ( Wimbledon match). Thank You.
@fabriceliot487323 күн бұрын
Llodra was fun to watch. An amazing left arm ! 👍
@S5000Krad2 ай бұрын
This is no prime Djokovic.
@franckhess29042 ай бұрын
This is not prime llodra
@S5000Krad2 ай бұрын
@@franckhess2904 nobody stated that it is prime llodra
@franckhess29042 ай бұрын
@@S5000Krad it was ironic
@franckhess29042 ай бұрын
@@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
@S5000Krad2 ай бұрын
@@franckhess2904 you mean sarcastic?
@azoleyehirooni113 ай бұрын
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!
@oliviermartin1697Ай бұрын
Il était dans la Zone le Mika.
@hymansahak1813 ай бұрын
Feels like modern day McEnroe
@mikerzisu95082 ай бұрын
Or Pete Sampras
@RichardsWorld2 ай бұрын
Good point, left hand, single backhand, and serve and volley. He also throws in some hard to predict shots in.
@FunDuudeАй бұрын
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.
@oliviernehaissi99202 ай бұрын
Bravo Mika !
@tdc_2021Ай бұрын
Nice to see some faster conditions and attacking play
@albertosancheztemprado565Ай бұрын
Prime Nole was from 2011 to 2016.
@azoleyehirooni113 ай бұрын
This is cool he’s playing great in front of his countrymen in France, too!
@ToomcioZioomcio3 ай бұрын
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-114-3 ай бұрын
When was it?
@ToomcioZioomcio3 ай бұрын
@@AMEER-114- 2010, Paris Masters.
@weekendfisher2 ай бұрын
Who is fourth?
@ToomcioZioomcio2 ай бұрын
@@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.
@weekendfisher2 ай бұрын
@@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...
@TheVice572 ай бұрын
prime Djokovic in 2010 ?
@mtklaric3 ай бұрын
imagine what Sampras could do to Djoko...
@patrickhamning17342 ай бұрын
Djokovic would demolish sampras. The game came so far since sampras. And the court are too slow
@letrantrung12 ай бұрын
Sampras would lose in straight sets against Novak 2011 / 2015 / 2021 / 2023 :) Those innocent tennis cannot last in the modern time.
@nevenmesic28562 ай бұрын
@@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..
@nevenmesic28562 ай бұрын
@@letrantrung1sampras gave prime fed run for his money when sampras was 40 something years old...
@mtklaric2 ай бұрын
@@nevenmesic2856damn right!😁
@arindamrakshit71692 ай бұрын
Djokovic toying at prime is recently Wimbledon Final by Alcaraz.
@agentlemanotcho2 ай бұрын
That was Llodra in his Prime against a 23 year old who was getting in his Prime
@varunshahvo-tv98542 ай бұрын
2010 novak was choker
@gregorysmith16852 ай бұрын
The serve and volley merchants?The Porsche masters of the game.
@jonm25222 ай бұрын
how nice it is to see classic serve and volley, not the 20 shots bs rallies today.
@pchr062 ай бұрын
Llodra was ranked 21 in single and 3 in double the same year 2011!
@pauljohnson6019Ай бұрын
Now we know the real identity of the man who converted on 40-15 to beat Djokovic. 🎉
@oggo62Ай бұрын
Llodra was also a funny player notoriously hiding naked in Lubjicic’s locker. Stuff u won’t see in today’s Tour
@gregbad782 ай бұрын
I was attending that match in 2010 with my 6 year kid !! you can see us at 3:45 ...
@MadhatterYT_2 ай бұрын
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-ut5oq2 ай бұрын
@@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_2 ай бұрын
@@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-ut5oq2 ай бұрын
@@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_2 ай бұрын
@@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-ut5oq2 ай бұрын
@@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
@mnztr12 ай бұрын
Unique and entertaining match!!
@davidavila3994Ай бұрын
Llodra extraordinary volley
@rdgamer4477Ай бұрын
This was in 20p, before nole's prime, his prime only started in 2011
@nicolopaganelli83023 ай бұрын
Djokovic wasn't at this Prime yet (I'm not his fan, but that's the truth)
@plush19933 ай бұрын
Wahhh 😂😂 🤡
@thebigsquirrel503 ай бұрын
Yeah almost, but not quite
@mihaicristi96173 ай бұрын
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.
@Prostaff903 ай бұрын
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-cy6jm3 ай бұрын
Lol he was no3 😂
@Truthseeker87612 ай бұрын
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.
@francoisbauduin1384Ай бұрын
Énorme, Michael Llodra !!!!
@yt_jordan76132 ай бұрын
I think with all the Nole lovers and haters it’s safe to say this isn’t his prime?
@mk91iw452 ай бұрын
Nole is THE GOAT. Not happy with that?
@FunDuudeАй бұрын
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.66542 ай бұрын
Beautiful game. Djokovic played very well but Llodra played better.
@carlosm936417 күн бұрын
and this one is the only match LLodra won lol
@balat772 ай бұрын
Playing perfect 3 setter serve n volley will be difficult these days to win against a good baseline player these days!!
@robertgout5302 ай бұрын
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
@fred3r1k2 ай бұрын
😂 he is so funny
@santhoshbalaji74652 ай бұрын
Another one- Dustin Brown
@terrylast6242 ай бұрын
Why do some outstanding players like Llodra fail to succeed having all the tools?
@MMM18092Ай бұрын
To be fair, Djokovic was often mentally fatigued in Paris, rarely did well.
@tennisfitapp2 ай бұрын
This is not prime Djokovic?? 😂 this is very very young Nole 😅
@sebastienroll92492 ай бұрын
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 ....
@muriloborges94812 ай бұрын
I think it was on carpet, fast…good old days
@DVDKC2 ай бұрын
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!
@TheTennAceАй бұрын
His serve got much more refined, this is not prime
@constructionnetwork685829 күн бұрын
Prime Novak???? This looks like YOUNG Novak
@livefreeandhappy48922 ай бұрын
Would you say John McEnroe was toying with Borg by playing serve and volley ?
@BrandoN-ie1np2 ай бұрын
We want to see more matches when Djokovic gets toyed like this... Keep up the good work my friend 👍
@IndineraFallz2 ай бұрын
You Know that won't delete 40-15 😂
@laurentdu7829 күн бұрын
Wimbledon 2019, US Open 2010 and 2011 😎😎😎
@rickyismyuncle44852 ай бұрын
That outfit reeks of pre 2011 Novak, anything but prime where he couldnt breath. lol
@letrantrung12 ай бұрын
Stupid people (Fed fans) called this "prime" Novak
@pontusschroder83612 ай бұрын
”Toyed” 😂 very misleading title
@jossvenn9837Ай бұрын
refreshing !!
@srbincetnik013 ай бұрын
NoVax was miles from prime here
@peterhammer69153 ай бұрын
Miles? He had already won a Slam and next year he won 3 Slams.
@Logan007102 ай бұрын
@@peterhammer6915not.prime yet , 2011 to 2016 was prime djokovic
@peterhammer69152 ай бұрын
@@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 🤣🤣
@srbincetnik012 ай бұрын
@@peterhammer6915 😂😂😂
@AmonnRa2 ай бұрын
@@peterhammer6915Lol Fedal fans find 100000 execuses why Novak has most GS
@etherealzero-hf4cx2 ай бұрын
Wasn't this under suspicion to have been a fixed match?
@CARLOSGONZALEZ-ue8mi2 ай бұрын
And where its this player now ?how man grand slams has won ?
@nikolajecmenica19022 ай бұрын
"Bye Roger fans" desperatlly trying to pick some matches to feel little better.
@agradina2 ай бұрын
Djoker got joked
@jesuscastrovi97592 ай бұрын
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).
@kllikk13832 ай бұрын
prime djokovic?😂😂 djokovics returns now would smash his SnVs hahahahah
@shawnhawes6122 ай бұрын
He plays like mccenroe
@shawnogg82082 ай бұрын
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.
@jeremymills7213Ай бұрын
freakin awesome lol
@Logan007102 ай бұрын
This is not.prime.djokovic.you lier
@p.v.s32612 ай бұрын
Llodra was a very good player but H2H is 3:1 in Novak's favour.
@martinahn31332 ай бұрын
Where is he, the winner?
@sochtv96942 ай бұрын
Nadal fails to do against Djokovic what this guy was just don
@kakashihatake10292 ай бұрын
The youtube tennis community is so washed with how they mislabel everything smh