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It's so nice listening to Meddy - always classy, but also incredibly funny in the right moments 😉
Not related to your comment 😂 but here's my unpopular opinion list: *Serve* : Roddick (not too tall) *Forehand* : Malisse / Gonzalez *Backhand* : Nalbandian *Volley* : Muller / Mischa *Slice* : Dolgopolov *Dropshot* : Alcaraz / Dolgopolov *Speed* : De Minaur / Rafa / Alcaraz *Mentality* : Nole *Flexibility* : Srichaphan / Nole *Physique* : Verdasco / Berettini / Fucsovics *Power* : Del Potro / Rublev *Spin* : Guga / Rafa / Thiem *Lob* : Hewitt / Murray *Consistency in all* : Federer What else?
@@definitionsupervillain4583 you are joke. Serve obviously has to be Kyrgios, Forehand: Mallise in front of Federer, Nadal, Del Potro wtff??? Backhand obviously Stan etc. your list is a joke
@@definitionsupervillain4583Serve : Roddick Forehand : Federer Backhand : Nalbandian Volley : Federer/Nadal/Lopez Slice : Federer Dropshot : Alcaraz / Murray Speed : Monfils/Nadal/ALcaraz Defense: Federer/Nadal/Djokovic/Murray Mentality : Djokovic Flexibility : Djokovic Physique : Verdasco / Berettini / Djokovic Power : Del Potro/Wawrinka Spin : Nadal Lob : Hewitt / Murray Consistency in all : Federer/Djokovic/Nadal
Daniil's celebrations are legendary. He should think about making a dance catalog for just winning Tsitsipas 😂
This would honestly be bomb
Meddy never looks like he's moving that fast, but he somehow always arrives at balls that would normally be winners. He's got that sneaky speed.
He is very tall
Sampras also had sneaky speed, he seemed so nonchalant yet go everywhere so fast
Daniil must win his second major, i need to see his celebration
Maybe he gets Stefanos or Zverev in a final one day
@@vivahernando1Or even Alcaraz. Anyone but Djokovic.
thats funny cuz he won his first gs against djokovic, even tho he was exhausted from 5 set marathon in semis.@@AquarianAngel
Legit the only reason i was rooting for him in the final in ny
Too gay to win
How can you possibly not like big Med! Already a legend. Brilliantly unorthodox on the court and equally as brilliantly unorthodox off it. Intelligent, articulate and charismatic. Thank God he's in the mix as a top elite tennis player as it would be much duller without him. Hope he can win another few Slams in his career.
Daniil Medvedev is a unique and precious existence in the tennis tour
We want more Medvedev!!
Loved how he appreciated these players while keeping own things aside😍😍😍😍😍
He know Prime Thiem was Beast
Pretty good choices, especially the backhand from Thiem- so enjoyable. Also chosing players who are not top 10 is very objective, especially for the shots he selected! Suprisingly humble, if it was Zverev, he would have put himself in there in most shots :)
We love the way you run and celebrate too Meddy! 😸🥳🏃♀️
4:37 Octopus dance 😂😂😂
My list: FH: Federer BH: Wawrinka Serve: Kyrios Return: Nole Slice: Federer Net game: Federer Touch: Federer Speed: Alcaraz Flexibility: Nole Mental: Nadal Competitiveness: Nadal Celebrations: Nole
Mental : Federer 😂😂
giving a lot of players shoutouts, along with backing himself up as well. top bloke this mate
Perfect responses from one of the best player personalities in the history of tennis
Mental toughness will always be novak hands down. Dude been playing against players and crowd all the times and sometimes even the commentators are against him. Yet he proved how great of a player he is
Yea Rafa too.
Would agree here for players like Medevedev who is not the best liked. If the crowd is at least neutral towards you I would go with Rafa.
To be frank he doesn’t hear the commentators while he’s playing ;)
@@gjarucki you will once you watched the replay of course
@@willll973 nope rafa never played in a hostile crowd like when novak is playing
major respect for including kyrgios and fed multiple times
Did not expect the Steve Johnson pick for slice backhand!
I would pick either Federer or Evans
@@Rumblingbelly or Feli Lopez....
Forehand - federer and fernando gonzalez (big mention for del potro and nadal) Backhand - djokovic and wadrinka (big mention for agassi and nalbandian) Serve - sampras and roddick (big mention for federer and isner) Return - djokovic total fully (big mention for federer and nadal too , big 3 especiality) Slice - federer total fully ( big mention for dimitrov and berretine .. they really have a great slice) Net game - federer total fully( big mention for sampras and alcaraz) Speed - de minaur and young nadal( big mention for alcaraz and medvedev) Flexibility - djokovic total fully (big mention for alcaraz and de minaur) Mental toughness - djokovic and nadal ( big mention for murray and sampras) Celebration - djokovic and medvedev (no big mention 😂😂)
You give an honourable mention to Federer and Nadal for the return of serve but not to Murray and Agassi ?
@@rm1507 murray and agassi are great 2 service return , but nadal and federer are great on 1 and 2
@@Dudu10ototoso Murray statistically returned more first serves than Djokovic Nadal Federer and Agassi, as of 2020 anyways.
Net game I definetely rather take Nadal over Alcaraz and even Sampras. Federer still number 1.
@@rafaelc.c. no way its definitely Federer then Sampras(who came up in an era of serve and volley and was excellent at it) then kyrgios/Nadal/ alcaraz... nadal is good at volleying but he barely used it compared to many others
Updated list for me: FH: Alcaraz, Nadal BH: Djoker, Wawrinka Serve: Kygrios, Isner Return: Djoko, Nadal Slice: Federer Net game: Federer, Alcaraz Touch: Federer, Alcaraz Speed: Monfils Flexibility: Djokovic Mentality: Djokovic, Nadal Competitiveness: Djokovic, Nadal, Murray Celebration: Medvedev, Nadal
Nadal return LOL Other than clay, that is an absolute joke
Otherwise, nice list
probably have Opelka serve above isner
Net game Alcaraz 😂
Murray above Nadal in return
Meddy is my favourite of the new gen
You gotta love Meddy. Big Bear is a great tennis player. Love watching his surgeon like strokes.
My picks👇 FH- Nadal BH-Djoker Serve-Kyrgios Return-Djoker Slice-Federer Net game-Federer Touch-Alcaraz Speed-Alcaraz Flexibility-Djoker Mentality-Djoker Competitiveness-Nadal Celebrarion-Medvedev
sounds like a great player. this player would still lose to prime rafa on clay though 😂
@@justusbeweel1109 no it would not ahah
@@justusbeweel1109 with the rafa forehand, alcaraz speed, federer net and djoker flexibility???
i agree on all those except i would put sampras for serve
Nadal's forehand is the only one that can compete with Federer's. Also his net game is second only to Federer I think.
3:58 he must’ve had a certain grand slam final flashback talking about it
US Open and Aus hahaha
I agree with this video.....he's quite accurate. Well done Medvedev!
Bro loves his octopus run
#1. someone who can hit a down the line sitter on set point in a grand slam final.
It‘s all time… so here‘s my list: FH: Gonzalez BH: Wawrinka Serve: Becker Return: Djokovic Slice: Federer Net Game: Edberg Touch: Alcaraz Speed: de Minaur Flexibility: Djokovic Mentality: Djokovic Competitiveness: Nadal Celebration: Borg
choosing de minaur u from aus
Daniil: I'll put myself in there
Deserved given how tall he is.
I love this series, definitely continue it with other players!
You could put Novak for 2 handed backhand and Mental toughness also.
Novak has also said he would pick Rafa for mental toughness
no way
@@imalwaysright He probably forgot himself!
@@durgaprasadsamantula699 He absolutely knows Nadal the toughest opponent. That's why Novak picked Nadal instead of himself.
Sounds like the ultimate player. Yet somehow I get the feeling Novak would still find a way to beat him 😂
Yes, specially because of the mentality, he would break Rafa's mentajity 😂😂
loool the speed one cracks me up, his running is class
Pretty solid calls. I hope you get your Australian open next year Daniil..!
I really like how he mentions thiem's backhand! thiem's OH backhand is one hell of a shot
Wish that THIEM was back . Sad to see him hardly winning a couple of matches on the trot .
Danny boy is always the best interview on the tour. He’s so insightful and bright
I like that he says he is perfect in certain aspects of the game that he chooses himself as the perfect player in these aspects like running and celebration. Great acknowledgement and self-esteem but far away from being arrogant.
medvedev taking his celebration and is crazy 💀
FH-Del Potro BH-Wawrinka Serve-Kyrgios Return-Djokovic/Agassi Slice-Federer Net game-Edberg Touch-Santoro Speed-Alcaraz Flexibility-Djokovic Mentality-Djokovic/Nadal Competitiveness-Nadal Celebration-Medvedev
this is great, my list would be almost if not totally the same of yours
Serve in my opinion should be Sampras or Kraijcek
Especially those two slams where wawrinka was absolutely ripping the backhand against djokovic was iconic man
Here my list: Muscles: Nadal Overhead: Djokovic Grunts: Alcaraz Hair: Federer Running: Andy Murray Fashion: Wawrinka Serve: Diego Schwartzmann Speed: Ivo Karlovic Mentality: Fabio Fognini Competitiveness: Benoit Paire Phone bill: Ben Shelton Ideal player....Tsitsipas
Love how he kind of low key roasted Steve Johnson.
I think that was an accurate and honest assessment by Medvedev.
Would have been mad funny if he said Shelton for celebrations.
What about Alcaraz celebrations?
Its his list to choose. sheez!
My 2 cents: Forehand -> Federer (Honorable mention: Nadal) Backhand -> Djokovic (Honorable mention: Wawrinka) Serve -> Sampras (Honorable mention: Federer) Return -> Djokovic (Honorable mention: Agassi) Slice -> Federer (Honorable mention: Evans) Net Game - Sampras (Honorable mention: Federer) Speed -> Alcaraz (Honorable mention: Alcaraz) Flexibility -> Djokovic (Honorable mention: De Minaur) Mental toughness -> Djokovic and Nadal (draw) Celebration -> Medvedev (Honorable mention: Monfils)
He is so sweet
Medvedev says the truth. Everyone must agree
FH: Del Potro BH: Djokovic Serve: Isner Return: Djokovic Slice: Federer Net game: Edberg Touch: Federer Speed: Alcaraz Flexibility: Djokovic Mental: Djokovic Competitiveness: Nadal Celebrations: Medvedev
Forehand: Federer - Nadal Backhand: the most beautiful ones (Wawrinka, Thiem, Safin) but the most effective ones (Djokovic, Nadal, Zverev) Serve: Karlovic, Isner, Kygrios Return: Djokovic, Federer Slice: Federer Net : Federer Touch: Federer, Dustin Brown, Alcaraz Speed: Alcaraz, young Nadal, young Monfils Flexibility: Djokovic, Medvedev Mentality: Nadal, Djokovic Competitiveness: Nadal, Djokovic Celebrations: Medvedev, Nadal (the most iconic one)
Nadal's backhand forever overshadow by the second best forehand in tennis history.
@@rafaelc.c.Second? It's the best forehand ever, full stop.
@@davidvitzthum3811 2nd cause of the lack of variety on other surfaces. It's definitely the best on clay, 2nd to none - he built a legacy never to be beaten on Clay with that forehand - But the lack of variety gives Federer the best forehand in history. Roger could do anything with that forehand. When I say lack of variety, it's obviously compared to Federer's one. Nadal's forehand is definitely god-tier regardless of the surface.
Glad to see the marat safin backhand love
@@MrSuperOurs un in un
2:56 I love the way I run. Who wouldn't🤭
Love him
Great players are often great students of the game as well.
I'm surprised he chose feds and Nick for net game after what novak just did to him at us open haha. Love you Daniil.
FH - Federer BH - Safin Serve - Kyrgios Return - Djokovic Slice - Dimitrov Net - Federer Touch - Alcaraz Speed - De Minaur Flexibility - Srichiphan Mentality - Djokovic Competitiveness - Benoit Paire or Bernard Tomic Celebrations - Meddy
Danill is nature/ ❤
My perfect player: Fh: Roger Bh: Djoker Serve: Kygrios form and versatility with Isner’s pure raw power Return: Djoker Slice: Roger Net Game: Roger and Alcaraz Touch: Alacaraz Speed: Alcaraz and Monfils Flexibility: Alcaraz and Djoker Mental: Nadal and Djoker Competitiveness: Djoker and Mcenroe Celebration: Meddy
My picks👇 FH- Del potro BH-Nalbandian Serve-Karlovic Return-Djoko Slice-Federer Net game-Federer Touch-Federer Speed-David Ferrer Flexibility-Djoko Mentality-Djoko Competitiveness-Nadal Celebrarion-Medvedev
literally no one cares
@@AJ-iu6nw you seem to care since you commented 🤡😂
Ferrer forever underrated.
I’d prefer Daniil than Alcaraz as well, Medvedev shots better when running
i like that a pro player mention Thiem' s backhand ! i always said that it' s underrated
Best second serve: "Zverev interrupts to put himself in there"
He is very humble..him and Alcaraz will be my bet once Nole retire
should have add post match press MEDVEDEV🤣
Does anyone know the name of the song that plays at the end of the video?
1st serve - Karlović 2nd serve - Sampras Forehand - Federer 1hnd backhand - Thiem 2hnd backhand - Djokovic Return of serve - Murray Lob - Murray Footwork - Djokovic Volleys - Edberg Dropshot - Ferrero Slice - Federer Mentality - Djokovic Trick shots - Federer Running forehand - Sampras Fighting spirit - Nadal(not same as mentality) Fitness - Federer Versality - Djokovic
Footwork has to be Federer. Running forehand I pick Nadal but Sampras is a great choice.
Maybe cause I was born in 1980 & watched live many matches of the 2 great returnerners of that era i got other opinion of who is the best returner in history of tennis. Btw one of those 2, was my idol growing up- Yevghenii Kafelnikov! Actually after i saw live how he got through to the final and won a GS at Roland Garros 1996 (1st GS in Russia's history) i got hooked completely to tennis😏 Before, it was only football/soccer. So as i mentioned Kafelnikov was a great returner, but he was considered the 2nd best in the world in his era, so the nr one 20-30 y.ago and by my standards the greatest returner, was Andre Agassi. And behind that statement is a lot of proves, cause from the mid 80's till mid 00's there were a lot of big guys, around 2m height, playing serve & volley. If we talking only about speed serve, guys like Rusedskii, Krajicek, Ivanisevich, Philipouses even young Roddick etc, they constantly served 215km/h+, So just to return their 1st service was an achievement, but to do it with "interest" was almost impossible, but Andre somehow was doing it. And of course serve & volley players🎉, who after 1st serve just run to the net (Medvedev's nightmare) like Tim Henman, Patrick Rafter, Boris Becker & of course the greatest rival of Agassi - Pete "pistol" Sampras! To outplay Sampras in the 90's was as hard as defeat Novak today! But Agassi did it on multiple occasions, and of course his return of Samprases crazy serves were crucial! So my pick for best returner is Andre Agassi!
@bestcommentator_ Nice explanation -- my favorite player is Kafelnikov as well (I started playing tennis in the 1990s).
Yes finally someone who saw tennis. I Believe Novak is the best returner ever, he won a lot and he made use of that so is hard for him not to be the best in that category, but Agassi was amazing too, I remember him like a machine and always walking fast after he wins the point with his return 😂😂
I'd go: FH: Federer BH: Nalbandian Serve: Ivanisevic Return: Djokovic Slice: Murray Volley: Edberg Touch: Federer Speed: Nadal Flexibility: Djokovic Mentality: Nadal Competitiveness: Djokovic Celebration: Wawrinka
I could agree with this except I would put Novak for mental toughness without a doubt. Rafa is definitely in a close second, but Novak has showed throughout his career that despite all the adversity that he has had to overcome he is the king of mental toughness and fortitude. Saving match points 3 times in grand slam finals against the second greatest player of all time? That’s the epitome of mental toughness! But Rafa is definitely second.
I think Meddy has felt Rafa's quite a bit during that AO22 final..
You ask the same question to Djokovic,He would say Rafa (You can watch in youtube too),Don't consider last 5-6 years of tennis ,Check from 2005 ,How Rafa did withstand Roger shows his mental toughness
@@rajeshmadira8306 no rafa is more competitive than novak but in terms of mental toughness it's novak by far , some people might confuse both terms , but to explain it better rafa fights for every point he keeps competing however his mental toughness wasn't great back in the day for exp 2011 when he lost 7 finals against novak that year , nadal couldn't handle it well he was doubting himself a lot it took him a year and a half to gain confidence back after beating him at RG , novak on the other hand he never failed to prove he doesn't get affected saving many match points and a couple of them against roger federer nonetheless
Completely disagree. I would put them exactly the opposite order. You must have just been watching tennis for a few years, but if you did from 2005 you would literally see how the hardest player to play mentally in the world would still be Rafa. Too bad injuries held him back so much, he could have 6 or 7 more slams by now.
@@user-fp8vl3mb2i for example I will tell you one thing ,currently to win against Novak ?how much mental effort it takes for player ?The same thing when Roger was dominating from 2003-2008 like no one can defeat him it’s Rafa who defeated him continuously in all the slams in all surfaces,when you say 7 finals in 2011 then what about before 2011 ,Nadal was way dominant against Nole and he won 8 consecutive matches. It’s just a phase between when one started dominating each other.Just don’t look tennis in past few years or when novak started to catch his prime ,Consider all factors when they started their careers.People argue the novak snatched away 2019 final from Roger which shows his mental toughness,But do you know how much it takes for a 21 year old to defeat 5 time defending grass court king in 2008 Wimbledon ?
Love you Meddy !!
Te amo Daniil
My picks👇 FH- Federer BH-Djokovic Serve-Kyrgios/ Federer (insane placement and accuracy) Return-Djokovic Slice-Federer Net game-Federer (not even close in my opinion) Touch-Alcaraz Speed-Prime Nadal (he was doing as much as alcaraz if not even more ) Flexibility-Djokovic Mentality-Djokovic/ Nadal but Djokovic is higher because of some of the matches he won down multiple match points is amazing Competitiveness-Nadal Celebration-Medvedev
“He only slices” 😂
FH: Fernando Gonzalez BH: Wawrinka Slice: Roger Serve: Sampras Return: Nole Volley: Roger Touch: Santoro Speed: Alcaraz Flex: Nole Mental: Rafa/Nole Competitiveness: Nole Celebration: Peter Griffin
Daniil is a real boss
Forehand: Sinner Backhand 1h: Stan the Man Backhand 2h: Korda Serve: Kyrgios Return: Djoko Slice: Dan Evans Net: Cressy Touch: Alcaraz (dropshot touch) Speed: Tommy Paul Flexibility: Djoko Mental Toughness: Djoko Competitiveness: Djoko Celebration: Bublik/Meddy
2:54 thats true
Bruh he is DAMN fast considering he is 1.98m
And Djokovic would still find a way to beat this player
the MAGIC TRIO of tennis history legend (rafa novak roger) it's in the deep...
To be honest if you combine Federers forehand and touch, Sampras serve and netplay, Djokovic Backhand, return and mental toughness, Nadal speed, agility and strength with the popularity of Agassi and you have the perfect player
I actually don't particularly like the way Medvedev plays, in terms of the game, but get him in an interview, and I think I would love to have a beer with this guy.
Mental toughness it has to be only one Novak Djokovic..
I think it depends sometimes. Rafa usually never concedes a point. He is feistier than Nole. Nole was mentally drained in that USO 2021 final, but I think he could have won it if he stayed fierce throughout the match the way Rafa remained in the AO 2022 final. Had Nole extended it for one more set, Daniil would have started to fatigue and feel pressure himself, and that's when Nole would have had the chance to turn it around ala AO 2022. On the other hand, Nole has shown he is mentally stronger with the audience against him than Rafa, but just by a nudge. I mean, for the first 10 FOs, the frenchies jeered at Rafa, but eventually started to turn around (the way Nole is finally doing with the USO audience). I think Nole has been tougher because he was jeered at practically everywhere for most of his career, and against almost anyone but specially against Fedal, and, despite that, he kept on winning.
Tss... It has always been said Nadal. Recently I hear many people say Novak, Novak, but to be honest I could put both but had I to pick only one I still take Nadal.
I would pick Roger for forehand, Novak for backhand Roddick for serve Nadal for passing shot Roger for slice Novak for return Roger for net Novak for toughness Nadal for anything on clay 👑
the 'I've got nothing left' empty pocket celebration is golden.
Speed, why nobody takl about monfils? He's such incredible
I think the fastest guy is probably De Miñaur. But speed without positioning doesn't work, same case for Monfils. That's why Meddy prefers his speed, he gets to the balls but usually positions himself well to return the shots, unlike Demon or Gael. Alcaraz himself is good at that too, but I agree Daniil is even better, because his whole game depends on it, whereas Alcaraz would get to the ball and smash it at neckbreak speed to score winners.
FH-Federer BH-Wawrinka Serve-Roddick Return-Djokovic/Agassi Slice-Federer Net game-Sampras Touch-Federer Speed-Nadal Flexibility-Djokovic Mentality-Djokovic Competitiveness-Nadal Celebration-Wawrinka (finger pointing at the head)
Medvedev looks younger here
Only if he’s willing to shave ⋯⋯
Mental toughness is djokovic, vs crowd
And now it's my turn, a random KZhead commenter. Forehand --> Del Potro's pure canon, Runner up --> Ruud's hybrid whip forehand form is a beauty (mixture of Rafael Nadal's spin and Djokovic's Stability), Honorable mention --> Kyrgios Backhand --> 2 hander goes to Djokovic, 1 hander goes to Wawrinka's pure canon Serve --> Fed. Return --> The Djok. Slice --> Dan Evans, and Me. At Net --> Fed. Touch --> Dustin "Dreddy" Brown Speed --> De Minaur, Alcaraz Flexibility --> Medvedev Mental --> Djokovic Competitiveness --> Alcaraz, Fed Celebration --> Med.
Mostly correct! The only things i might change: backhand 1H Wawrinka 2H Murray or Novak (instead of Thiem) , Touch: Monfils (instead of Moutet), Speed: Monfils or Hewitt in their prime (instead of Medved)
There’s just one problem with a perfect player Med picked.. Djokovic would still beat that perfect player 😀😉🤙
my favorite celebrations were always from Isner. He was so tall he had to pause his emotions to carefully get to his knees so that the full fall to the court didn't cause injury.
FH: Rafa or Roger BH: Wawrinka Serve: Sampras Return: Agassi or Djokovic Slice: Roger Net game: McEnroe Touch: McEnroe Speed: young Rafa Flexibility: Djokovic Mental toughness: Rafa Competitivness: Rafa or Djokovic Celebration: Idk
FH: fernando gonzalez BH: benoit paire (2 hand) and federer (1 hand) SERVE: john isner RETURN: novak djokovic SLICE: alexander dolgopolov NET GAME: nicolas mahut TOUCH: benoit paire & alexander dolgopolov SPEED: gael monfils FLEXIBILITY: gael monfils & novak djokovic MENTAL TOUGHNESS: rafael nadal COMPETITIVENESS: novak djokovic CELEBRATION: danil medvedev & serena williams
Nick serve was really on point I don't understand despite playing against many players and winning match with such a incredible talent how he is not in rop ranked players?
should be the most likeable people on tour (for those who really understand)
The only answer that surprised me was when he picked Rafa for mental toughness. Novak Djokovic can't be beat there
Rafa was never disqualified, never broke his racket, single cases between arguments with referees, pure concentration on every point of the game. Novak plays amazingly at the end of the match and not bothering about spectators. But Rafa is simply a complete package mentally. Novak has been disqualified from US open being favorite because of frustration. Easy answer
Medvedev will win Wimbledon next year
Forehand: Roger, Sampras, Del Potro Backhand: Novak, Thiem, Wawrinka Serve: Sampras, Kyrgios, Medvedev Return: Novak, Agassi Slice: Roger, Rafter, McEnroe Net Game: Roger, Kyrgios, Rafter, Becker, Edberg... Touch: Roger, Kyrgios Speed: Alcaraz, Nadal, Monfils Flexibility: Novak, Dimitrov, Monfils Mental Toughness: Novak, Nadal, Sampras Competitiveness: Novak, Nadal, Hewitt Celebration: ? (not important)
Lob: Murray. Drop: Alcaraz.
Smart choices, would make a couple tweaks though "IMHO" (before the fanatics come after my life) Forehand I'd give to Rafa. Roger a very close 2nd, even Verdasco infact. Mental toughness I'd have to give to Novak due to external factors and his mind boggling upliftment in pressure points. Albeit if Novak is the benchmark at 100%, Rafa is like right behind at 95% I'd say. Rest of the tour doesn't even come close.
Fed's forehand is better on grass and hard, Rafa's on clay. So overall have to give that one to Federer as it's just more versatile and effective overall. Fed can not only deliver extreme power and spin like Nadal, but he can also manage extreme power coming at him, especially flat shots on fast surfaces, Nadal's forehand breaks down a little under those conditions. Also got to remember Nadal is a lefty which means he's naturally going to get more shots to his forehand than right handed players, so he get's to capitalise on being able to exploit his forehand slightly more often than Federer gets to which makes it seem more effective than it actually is, it's not because he is hitting better forehands, but rather he is hitting more forehands more easily - less running around to forehand required, he's just in a better position to hit it optimally more often than right handed players. Another way of putting it is that right handed players have to run around their backhand to hit a forehand more often than lefties do, so lefties are in a better position to hit a forehand slightly more often than right handed players are. - That doesn't mean their forehand is better, it just means that they get more opportunities to exploit the more powerful shot (forehand > backhand in >95% of players)
I agree with his choices