He's toying with him, isn't he?

[peRFection]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PApbPocipDs&feature=g-all-u&context=G2656230FAAAAAAAABAA

[BigServer1]

That drop shot is ridiculous...The slice that set it up was also nasty.

If he could only play this loose against Nadal. Sigh.

[magnut]

Looks like he got sick of playing Defense so he set up a bail out shot.

[bezs]

That is sick

[The Bawss]

That's what I call an aggressive drop shot. Not much you can do about that particular shot.

[celoft]

And this was Sickerer.

[peRFection]

I love the comment in YouTube where the guy said," God right there." :))

[TheBoom]

Words can't explain this awesomeness!!

[LetsGoRoddick]

That's too good. Noticed he hit about 4 reverse finish forehands in that rally as well(including the 1 on the run). What gives? New tactic?

[aphex]

It's amazing how Fed realizes the awesomeness of the drop shot and simply stops moving...

It reminds me of a dropshot against murray in the WTF a couple of years ago when he also just stopped moving...

Also, how arrogant of Federer.

[vllaznia]

It's amazing how Fed realizes the awesomeness of the drop shot and simply stops moving...

It reminds me of a dropshot against murray in the WTF a couple of years ago when he also just stopped moving...

Also, how arrogant of Federer.

Yeah its nearly the same, it was on the 2008 WTF RR match.

[Big_Dangerous]

It's amazing how Fed realizes the awesomeness of the drop shot and simply stops moving...

It reminds me of a dropshot against murray in the WTF a couple of years ago when he also just stopped moving...

Also, how arrogant of Federer.

Terrible habit because that's not a place you want to get stuck at, if your opponent gets that ball back.

Although, I think the pros sometimes get away with doing a fair amount of ball watching.

[aphex]

Terrible habit because that's not a place you want to get stuck at, if your opponent gets that ball back.

Although, I think the pros sometimes get away with doing a fair amount of ball watching.
It's not a habit.
Federer always moves forward after the drop shot.
He obviously realized that it was perfect and unreachable for Kudla the moment it left his racquet...

[joeri888]

Roger can be no. 100 in the world. As long as he pulls a stunt like that every once in a while to entertain the crowd, stadiums will be packed, tickets will be sold, and I will be clustered to my TV whenever this legend plays.

This kind of rally is why I love him as a tennis player.

[TopFH]

^My thoughts exactly.

[henryshli]

That's too good. Noticed he hit about 4 reverse finish forehands in that rally as well(including the 1 on the run). What gives? New tactic?

I started a thread about this. He seems to be using the reverse forehand more frequently lately. It could be a new tactic indeed. He hit an inside out reverse forehand winner against Del potro at Dubai, very Nadal like.

[jelle v]

I started a thread about this. He seems to be using the reverse forehand more frequently lately. It could be a new tactic indeed. He hit an inside out reverse forehand winner against Del potro at Dubai, very Nadal like.

He's gotten a little slower.. Maybe it's just a necessity?

[Love all]

He is simply Genius with no one close to it.

[Povl Carstensen]

Yes this kind of elegant strokes is what makes him the goat for many, even though they might not win him the real slam.

[aphex]

Yes this kind of elegant strokes is what makes him the goat for many, even though they might not win him the real slam.

He's won the real slam 4 times. What r u talking about?

[kiki]

He's won the real slam 4 times. What r u talking about?

Which is the real slam ?

[infonoob]

Which is the real slam ?

French Open is the real one; all the others are photoshopped!

[Povl Carstensen]

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