The Day Federer *INVENTED* a New Shot to Beat Djokovic (The SABR Improvisation)
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Roger Federer in one of the most brutal performances in the history of tennis, taking Novak Djokovic by a storm in the final with his unique new improvisation.
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My tennis crazy friends told me excitedly that you had begun narrating in your videos. How wonderful to hear your voice! How wonderful to see more Roger. You never disappoint my friend. Thank you.
Oh hi, Celine! Missed you in the comments section. Hope everything is well with you! And thank you so much for the kind words as always ❤️
@@WivoRN Getting better but have had setbacks. I wish you well. Wish good health for you. Thank you Wivo.
Federer is the most overrated player in tennis history
Aight bro @@Captain-Planet808
Best troll ever
You forget how complete and elegant a player Federer was. Thanks for the reminder. The game will never be the same as the era of the ‘Big 3’.
The next ones will be Alcaraz, Sinner and Rune. Time will tell if magic will happen. None are as elegant as Federer but they all have great potential in their own style.
@@LaitingsI don't think so. The whole generation of tennis fans who started watching tennis 13 years ago, and younger got used to Big Three, as if it's something normal. Well it's not. Never had happened before and probably won't happen soon, if ever.
Agree. And not just the big 3. The competition around them is insane as well. Delpotro, monfils, roddick, berdych, wawrinka, isner, tsonga, murray, cilic and so on... They were absolute beasts as well
@@potato_rv8946 I do think you could make the argument that there’s more depth in the men’s tour now than in perhaps any other era as the game grows to become more truly international and performance science advances. The top 50 is full of players that at any moment can go deep into a slam. But for raw talent on tour, as you say, and absolute stars the big 3 era will stand alone for a VERY long time, it was historic because of their dominance, and I don’t think either Sinner nor Alcaraz will be able to replicate those feats, there too many players that on a good day can match them.
@@carlkligerman1981well yes of course if You compare alcaraz and sinner 20 years old with the big three in their best and domination Its logical❤They cant compete with them But hey Carlos and cie but more carlos just start calm down You and me dont know the future we are not a seer to lot of things can happended of course But imo alcaraz has the potential to reach them in the future maybe he will maybe not but in terms of potential he could And with sampras the majority say that his records will not be break … we know what happened next So the future is indpredictable If this had happened onth it could. Happened again
Roger’s serve was so good. Not the biggest, but incredibly reliable and accurate. The number of aces he served is testament to that.
Serve with precision. The receiver always stays flatfooted and cannot anticipate the direction of the landing of the ball
The quality of his serve was: 1. Not waiting hours to play, he kept the rithm. Nice for the viewer 2. Not giving any indication on where and how he was going to serve. Most players are readable on their serve. Roger isn't.
It was just powerful enough to be a weapon, but not so powerful that it becomes a crutch. And he always got a big ace when he needed it. Win or lose, Federer had the most gorgeous game
Federer could adapt his game to so many different style of play and do things that other players wouldn’t even try. He is a generational talent that has transcended the game of tennis globally like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.
I miss the days when tennis was played this way - so strategic, all kinds of different shots used, it was beautiful to watch.
How do you perceive it as played now? I'm new to watching and "doing my homework" with these videos, curious what you see in more modern matches.
it still is...your eyesight is just weaker as you get older
New generation just hit the ball hard asf and never up to the net or something, is a baseline game
watch Sinner play. stop doing your boomer.
who is coming back to watch this many years later?
RF was one of the last players to dominate with a one-handed backhand. Pure art !! I miss it so....:)
Unfortunately,no one in men with single hand back seems to be in the top five during the next five years. Gone are the golden days when there used to be many. Have still some hope in women as there are two players who are single handed.
Tsitsipas might @@abadullahkhan9998
@@abadullahkhan9998 There is only 1 player under 25 in the ATP Top 100 with a 1hbh
Not just tennis but in all of sport Roger’s mastery of the game is pure genius and beauty❤
Always a joy to watch RF play....❤my GOAT of all times.
Yes, GOAT how much % profit he makes with "ON C" sportswear and the south asia workers. Legendary ... i wish i could do the same.
Las caras de Djokovic lo dicen todo Él lo sabe más que nadie. No hay, no hubo ,no habrá
@@wernerwutte3323 It seems that he is a good athlete, but as a person, as a character, he is greedy.
@@sinisanikolic7549 totally.....
When Federer is On No one is even close to his majesty and greatness . In the second set Federer was obviously in Nole 's head. We miss you Roger!
What an elegant player! On and off the court, he will always be my fave
Pas si sincère que ça. Et surtout mauvais perdant n'acceptant pas que ses,adversaires lui étaient assez souvent supérieurs
Hear hear. And always very sincere. A class act through and through (unlike some other great athletes whom seem to struggle with the hubris).
@@mariaberthier2448ses adversaires assez souvent supérieurs Tu parles de nadal et djokovic j’imagine dans ce cas oui Car sinon au long de sa carrière c’est justement le fait qu’il marchait sur ses adversaires facilement après les deux autres sont arrivés pour creeer une émulation
@@amos5281 Federer was a notorious sore loser, even admitted it himself. US Open 2011, Del Potro at the US Open also, Berdych at Wimbledon - there are plenty of examples of when he went all surly and salty giving only excuses or talk about "lucky shots"! The same Fed said publicly that Nadal is "one-dimensional" and that "On clay you don't need a volley or a serve. It's too easy'". Later he learned to clench his teeth.
Well, it´s not "that" new. McEnroe used to rush to the net after a return of serve frequently, especially when playing baseliners like Connors. But it is impressive that Federer was the only player of the modern era to master this strategy.
The SABR is not a chip and charge. Mcenroe never did that
This was a common tactic prior to the bigger tennis rackets, you're right, McEnroe did it but many did it before him.
Federer is a genius
Wow, what a stunner. Thanks for the beauty.
The SABRE already existed in the Sampras era. He did that a lot. So it was not invented by Federer... So it was just a revival from the 90´s BUT he made it in perfection.
No the sabr exist with federer But the sabs yes exist since Sampras😏😉
Federer Forever, no matter what
Gosh I miss watching Roger so much
His style of play was as great as his outfit here
Nike outfits are not like they used to be since Federer left
Ppl also forgot that RF played with an undisclosed back injury for an extended period before getting it fixed. He played and lost many matches humbly.
For me Roger remains the Best: he did magics on court!
2024 The cinematography for 2016 Roger Federer vs Dykovich men's tennis. Zooming in on crucial tennis court line shots. Federer especially. Then his beautiful wife Mirka and family. Dykovich is a fierce opponent. Truly 1 of many Federer's successes of his Tennis Career.
Federer = Extra-terrestre !👍
HOW MUCH HARDWORK THESE GUYS DONE TO REACH SUCH LEVELS IS AMAZING .
Federer Sampras were the most elegant players of their respective era.
The fact that Roger was even trying stay competitive is amazing on its own. the dude dominated like no other before him. where do you take the motivation to keep going against Djokovic and Nadal. (no disrespect there were other great players also) Most great champions just quit when they were starting to decline or when it was unlikely they could win a slam again (like sampras) to just keep going against the stiffest competition imaginable is just absurd really. he was rewarded with many deep runs in slams and finals. eventually he actually won 3 more slams fighting through draws filled with players a lot younger than him.
He held on waiting for Djokovic to get injured for a while and it finally happened!
@@huzcer 🤣
The most complete player. He can do everything. Serve, volley, attack from the baseline, defend...
Everything except having the most slams. And most m1000. And most weeks number one. Oh, and positive H2h are out of his reach too, it seems.
@@IndineraFallzwell if I have the carreer of federer i Will be very happy with me Imagine that You watch a lot of video documentary in wich They sey that you are élégant on court magical etc… it will be a satisfaction 🤷♂️
Federer in that summer 2015 stretch really was red hot, playing an extremely high level similar to the first half of 2017 imo. Had he beaten Djokovic in that USO final, I think we’d view both of their 2015 seasons very differently, especially with Federer having not dropped a set coming into the final. He won Cincinnati without dropping a set as well, beating Murray and Djokovic on the way. In this match I feel like he really got into Novak’s head in that first set tiebreak with some genius shots, and also those three net cord backhand volleys 😂. Federer didn’t drop serve the whole tournament. That USO Final was closer than people remember. Federer’s break point conversion was horrible that match, which sucks considering his second serve return strategy was what everyone focused on during this stretch. It really sucked to see him give up this opportunity the way he did, but I think the pressure got to him, especially with the crowd on his side expecting him to win. Oddsmakers seemed to have him as the favorite or at least close to even.
2015 summer fed was firing , djokovic was at his peak tho unlucky for fed
@@angerisdiscipline3913 that's not at all an appraisal. What @SJ-di5zu said is
best federer ever to see in my opinion, magical,brutal, full speed. in the final he somewhat choked, i couldnt believe my eyes...every game he got to 40 easily, then he couldnt make a point for his life. In the last game, had he broke twice in a row i think he could go on winning one of the best matches ever
Would have, could have, should have... The reality is different however. Federer's last win against Đoković, per tournament: AO: 2007 (Fed 25 yo, Đoković 19 yo). After that 4:0 to Đoković - 2008, 2011, 2015 (a massacre), 2020 USO: 2010, after that 3:0 WB: 2012, after that 4:0 FO: 2011, after that 1:0 in 2012 and then Federer became an invisible man there.
@@dzailibu rubbish, he was making finals in 2013, 14, 15, 16. Funking Slavs
great video abd sabr...:)
Djokovic at the USO when he countered with back to back lobs: "all that for a drop of blood"
Yes, it was a humiliating end to a short lived (two tournaments) gimmick.
@@tadm123 ok man, if you are happy with the result of that match, I'm happy too, and I'm happy for you too. One thing though, the name is Đoković, Novak Đoković. (You should learn how the name of the 🐐 is spelled. You can use Djokovic too)
Now, this is savage 🙂😂 savage and completelly true. Federer took that one Master 1000 tournament with his SABR, was completely decoded at USO and never used it again.
Federer fanboys have very selective memories 😂
"Fortune favors the bold" is what they say
"Shut up and learn" as you pictured for promo was a month later at USO 15 Final when Novak with his lobs literally destroyed sabr. GS Final > Masters Final. Sabr against Djokovic = never again.
Maybe it was a mistake to reveal this shot prior to the us open. Djokovic had time to adapt to it once they faced off in the 2015 USO final. Probably he wanted match practise with this shot though to see if it works under match pressure that is why he used it sooner. too bad. im pretty sure he woulda left Djokovic stumped in the final. could have given him the win
I saw McEnroe on an outside court at Wimbledon playing doubles against two huge Americans (might have been brothers, can’t remember their names) and he was consistently standing up close to the service box to receive serve on the half volley, he wasn’t even standing back and then running in, just statically standing up close. Freaked the other guys out because basically everyone was at the net volleying position right after the first serve.
Federer is GOAT for me 🐐
but only for you
@@nicolagianaroli2024 for me too. The Joke had better competition conditions than Fedex.
@@ooops372yeah like covid, great competition conditions eh. Djokovic is the goat head and shoulders above federer.
@@IndineraFallz Fed never took a timeout when on the loose. Great competition conditions, eh? Also, Fed had Nadal as one of the super competitors, nearly all way long. The Joker had them perhaps only 3/4 oder even 2/3 long. Because Fed and Nadal at the end very naturally slowly became less powerful. Fed started at 16 or 17 already on the tour. So with 34 oder 35 it is normal that you can not be on the physical peak anymore. But there always was Nadal ... and Nadal always had Fed. And Joker was always 5 years later and fresher. - Joker is a hard worker and a very good player, even with the undisputed reigning ability on the court, with a superb body, especially these days at 36/37. But Fed was above the field, a genius and a special human. - If you can argue mathematically and weigh the powers at all time, you will come to the result that Fed could have reached 30 GS w/o Nadal and Joker. - The end of Feds career makes me much more sentimental than everyones else's. I will not miss Joker that much. And Nadal, the machine, always had looked overpowering himself, so one might be sentimental but also knowing there must be an end.
@@ooops372 djokovic is almost the same age as nadal, I want the drug you're on dude lol
9:14 crazy return positions
First set was amazing....very clever ... Goat
The late Federer was the best Federer to watch. Maybe slightly less dominant than in his raptile years, but so much more versatile and complete - with the Q1 2017 being the absolute pinnacle of his career. AO, IW and Miami triplet with HUGE style.
This attack has been used for decades. Even I was doing this in the late 80s. Roger didn't invent it, but he did almost perfect it.
Case in point: kzhead.infoUgkxWef5JPka1VpkQ87fAGRgw_GK5uUR1LYD?si=L9pBsqxDdxiHPBal
RF the most elegant player of all time , if not GOAT!
You can also watch ballet, there are much more elegant moves there if you are interested.
He should have used this SABR tactic in Wimbledon final 2019
He used it on 2015 us open final and Nole lobbed or passed him over and over so he avoided this tactic on 2019...
Paul Annacone was a master of "chip and charge" tennis.
Roger was a more versatile player than Rafa and Novak with superior volleying, hit and charge, serve and volley.
And inferior defense, backhand, athleticism and court coverage.
@@IndineraFallzyes anyone have their force and flaw
Boris's face looooool
he's like 'Wtf?! Return and volley? '
EPIC!!!!!
Great player!
I remember this tournament.. The fact that he changed his style to throw off his opponents and was still able to win while doing it is nothing short of greatness. A complete Player if there ever was one...Now only if he would have hit a few Two handed forehands and Backhands I'd be impressed.. 😉
No invention by RF here. It was called ‘chip and charge’ even before he was born.
Just a tennis lesson by the goat....
...but, Djokovic and Federer faced each other 50 times, with Djokovic leading the head-to-head record 27-23, including 13-6 in finals. Therefore, Novak is the greatest. :)
@@sinisanikolic7549 Winning by 4 in 50 matches, being 6y younger and playing most matches after Roger's 30 is no flex in my books, but you're IQ is too small to go this far 😂
Tennis lesson.. Given by the GOAT in US open 2015 🤣🤣
@@sinisanikolic7549 I can see thinking is not your strong suit, but 50 wins, vs a guy 6y older than him, not being able to face him in his prime (when rafa could), and playing most matches after that man turns 30 is no brag in my books.. 🤷🏻♂️ oh, and let's not talk about how a granpa with 1 knee moped the floor with ND, only to lose on details...
He is not the goat by a long shot and djokovic always found solutions to federer. Djokovic is the goat by a very long shot.
invented is a weird word to use for this. I don't think he invented it. mainly because it's common knowledge that everyone had at the club level. even back in 2012, there was a strategy of taking big serves early instead of staying back in order to mess up the timing of the server. but it's really risky.
It certainly helped Roger especially during the last final in Wimbledon 😂. And that lady that was holding a finger up on crucial point is still there and still holds a finger but stoned of disbelief what the GOAT Nole did to precious Roger. On top of that this Roger’s move heart Djokovic 24 times 😀. Come on “You cannot be serious!”. Be fair and just admit Nole is the GOAT 🐐 and the main reason why Roger is not and never will be. The only comfort for Roger’s fans is to buy overpriced Roger’s shoes since “poor” greedy Roger did not earn enough during his career. Идемо Ноле до победе 🇷🇸😊
Click bait title in 2024? I like these two legends, but you got a thumb down bud
Bravo
wasn´t new but forgotten. McEnroe & Sampras played it also. Federer was the most complete Player of all time. Combined techniques from 2 Generations and was winning on all surfaces at a time when they were built different. Today the difference between clay, hardcourt and grass isn´t that important anymore...
Ah yes, the famous return&volley
Djoko could not do anything. He is outsmarted by RF in this match. He can only smile in dismay as if he is ranked 100. Lesson learned from the goat. Peace out!
Then lobbed him repeatedly in the big one a few weeks later in the US Open final when he tried it!
Ooo yes we saw sabr at uso final two weaks after.
genius
That worked one match and didn't save any of his records or improve his H2h enough.
@@IndineraFallzbut that didnt change that he is a Genius 🤷♂️
FEDERER CLEARLY GOAT HERE ❤❤ GRACEFUL SHOTS SOME WIT LIGHNING SPEED
The last image left in my mind with the two is the one from Wimbledon 2019, with Federer crying.
Apparently, Djokovic learned very well since he became the GOAT. 🐐 🎾
The most talented player ever. Sinner could be that next guy!
Right here is why Novak would never beat Federer on a true fast court.
if they send RF back to be the same age as / coincide with pete sampras , sampras would have the most major titles between them. if every match was on grass like laver played...sampras would have the most major victories of all time right now :O
@@johncraftenworth7847 I agree. Sampras was something to seeing. I think we’d never see Andre but Andre probably the best returner ever and best at controlling the center of the court. However Sampras even made Andre look like a beginner at times
The ATP Finals were fast and just like Wimbledon he lost 3 finals out of 3 there to Djokovic there and never won it beyond the age of 30..
@@huzcer another person who just started watching tennis. Tournament director have said they played slower and even said they slowed them down. Wimbledon director has said they changed the grass to have longer rallies and the the us open and Australian open directors have said they added more sand to the courts and changed balls to have longer rallies. By 2008 all courts have been slowed down. The only surface that has yet be changed is clay. But also we are seeing longer rallies and matches lasting 4hrs. This stuff is becoming common also we are seeing more serious injuries on tour. This is all because courts are slower it was rare to have a match last 4hrs. Now we are seeing become common.
@@h-dawg1876 the ATP finals is not fast lol. Go dream your Federer excuse nonsense away. Federer couldn't even make it past a 1/4 final at Wimbledon until AFTER it was slowed down 😂
"saved the last few years" ??? He only used it a couple of times in 1 single year. In 2017, arguably his best year ever, he hardly ever used it. What saved him then was his backhand!
Remember 2015 US Open? 😂😂
Papa, you need a hat 😅
I still don't know what a sabr shot is. Was hoping for an explanation at the end
The net shot
why are tennis players payed so poorly, this is a great sport to watch, not many sports videos i can watch for 20mins straight
Maybe a little bit of explanations would have been helpful to the casual fan lol, I guess I'll come back to this channel when I know enough to understand what's going on
Sorry about that! What exactly did you not understand and I will try to help you as much as I can! ❤️
What's the new shot?
Fed had the GOATs (Djokovic) number earlier then Joker figured him out and now he leads in head to head as well as in grand slams.
I don't know why it was considered a new shot when even the commentator mentioned that John McEnroe used to do this.
What is the New shot?
Too bad his Neo-Backhand only showed up in early 2017 and only stuck around like a year. Would have really helped him in that 2014-2015 stretch.
neo backhand is more like "nadal past his best tennis". Too bad fed only started making that h2h result respectible or even his advantage, when beating djokovic was already a very big ask for him . Nadal will always be nole's greatest rival (regardless of his best tennis being behind him)
@@johncraftenworth7847 Are you stupid? Rafa won 8 GSs starting in 2017, including 3 outside the French. He won 5 outside the French his entire career prior to 2017. And you are acting like Nadal is the only guy that aged, Fed was 35 years old when he found that neo backhand.
Federer held on to wait for Djokovic to get an injury and it eventually happened 😂
Funniest bit to me was learning that Becker found sabr ‘disrespectful’. The sentiment of a sore loser really as a. fed’s not really the first guy to play a shot like that and b. Becker was too busy getting mad at fed’s success with the shot to acknowledge the fact that fed was taking a big risk (that didn’t always pay off) in utilizing it as they are many ways it can go wrong (as evidenced in this very video at times). All the same, the look on Becker’s face in this vid is priceless 😂
GOAT
The video title is, "The Day Federer *INVENTED* a New Shot to Beat Djokovic (The SABR Improvisation)". I'm thinking, "Cool, we can get a bird's-eye view of a shot for 5 seconds and think, "Cool shot." Then, I'm thinking, "Wait a second, which shot are they talking about?" Then I look at the video length: more than 20 minutes. Wait, what?
I'm new in tennis. Can anyone tell me why there are some serves by Federer that looks like it landed near Djokovic but Djokovic looks like he didn't make any effort to send it back?
It looks close, but i reality it's far and very very fast!
what was the shot as i couldnt watch it all?
Return of serve
cheers, and Fed was known for being hyper agressive. Prob why the other great 3, Murray, Dj and Nadal developed great returns, the former two being the best.@@davidbornstein9197
Fed. The greatest trick shot artist of all time. But nothing more. Third in his own generation.
Absolutely the best tennis player of all time is Roger.
He is not even second best.
What new shot?
He showcased this strategy a match too early unfortunately
too bad we don't have Roger around anymore!
Actually his SABR was terminated by Djkovic later. It worked at first
He didn't invented it in that match. He played it before in that tournament vs Murray, Agut and Anderson. Beker failed to tell Novak about that. That didn't stop Novak from winning 4 Grand Slams in a row. Wimbledon and US open in 2015 and Australian open and Roland Garros in 2016. After that loss in Cincinnati Novak won 7 tournaments in a row, US open, Beijing, Shanghai, Paris, London, Doha and Australian open defeating Federer, Nadal and Murray 3 times each... That's how dominant he was.
Why does everyone call this a “shot?” It’s a strategy to rush the net on the receive, not a specific stroke.
he actually lifted this tactic from Nick Kyrgios.. look it up
This is Chip-and-Charge, as the name of my account.
What event is this?
Cincinnati masters final 2015
Jordan of tennis.
2:43 and Boris' expression. Also 12:08
Remembering Montecarlo 1988 when Bahrami made fun of him doing that same thing...Roger didn't invented it.
@@claus191272 That wasn't a sneak attack; he just stood there and the server could see him.
@my8osprive Agreed...it was a fun attack not a sneaky one...look it up, he wasn't standing
He is the goat afterall
He is not even second best. Djokovic is by far the goat, head and shoulders above federer.
@@IndineraFallz numbers means nothing without context.
@@DiabloTommaso the context is winning slams on a tennis court, and djokovic is better at it than Federer.
@@IndineraFallznah bro numbers are nothing. how many shot did your goat invent to stay relevant? how many different age of tennis did he play in? take your number i m still with federer
@@DiabloTommaso Federer got lobbed when he tried to use it a few weeks later and lost the US Open Final to Djokovic. This is not a new shot - players like McEnroe in the past had done the same thing.
He was toying with Novak when he used Sabr, then he suddenly stoped using it ? Very interesting why?
Djokovic decoded it easily once the effect of surprise was gone.
Watch US open 2015 final which took place just a few weeks after this match. Nole figured him out
What does sabr mean?
Sneak attack by Roger. That movement he does taking his opponents serve very early then rush to the net
I don't really think the 'SABR' had much at all to do with this win.
9:33
Fed beat Djoko 5 times in a row in Wimbledon -- wait!
it's about time you all stop yapping about good old Rodger he has had his day Novak is the 🐐 and and the best player of all time God bless him 🙏 and his family and country ❤️
It was a cool shot, but it was not career changing like the video says. Federer used it rarely to take his opponent off-guard.