Nadal or Federer-Their Best Shot

[The Baseline]

federer and nadal have played some great shots. i think these two are their best shots in their career, just on the level of difficulty and what was at stake. please dont talk about any other of their shots. which is the best one.

which shot is your pick as the best of the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Wf-nIv9zw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWoKA21Bm4k

 

[OKUSA]

So much harder to generate that much spin with a 1HBH

 

[LeoR]

So much harder to do it from a serve than from a very slow ball

 

[AznHylite]

Well the serve was a pretty slow serve to be honest.

 

[slicefox]

You have got to be smoking some messed up powders if you think topspin with babolat polyester takes any skill.

However this shot....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SULmT-k6rbc&feature=related

 

[tootyfruity]

neither is that great

 

[kishnabe]

Federer since It look so impossible to do...Nadal was just pure lucky! I thought Nadal would have done better with his BCDReturn!

 

[The Baseline]

You have got to be smoking some messed up powders if you think topspin with babolat polyester takes any skill.However this shot....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SULmT-k6rbc&feature=related

you're wrong. and for one nadal hit that shot off of a 2nd serve with extreme topspin that kicked right and had federer almost into the stands on a very wide court. the sheer height of the ball is amazing, along with the pace. i dont see anyone repeating that shot.

 

[Semi-Pro]

Dude, Canas had to have been waiting in the stands to have returned that kicker from Federer...

 

[The Baseline]

Dude, Canas had to have been waiting in the stands to have returned that kicker from Federer...

i know. the coolest thing about that shot from federer was that he lunged at the ball after hitting that 1st shot with an impressive angle.

 

[LeoR]

This one from rafa is better

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzKVtB-BwDo

 

[T1000]

You have got to be smoking some messed up powders if you think topspin with babolat polyester takes any skill.

However this shot....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SULmT-k6rbc&feature=related

That is not that impressive. You must be smoking something to think that is Fed's best shot. It is easily one of his reverse over heads or insane forehands. BTW Santoro's tweener against Fed was a lot better.

 

[okdude1992]

That is not that impressive. You must be smoking something to think that is Fed's best shot. It is easily one of his reverse over heads or insane forehands. BTW Santoro's tweener against Fed was a lot better.

yea seriously. why do people think that shot was so great? it was damn good but nothing truly extraordinary

 

[The-Champ]

You have got to be smoking some messed up powders if you think topspin with babolat polyester takes any skill.

However this shot....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SULmT-k6rbc&feature=related

Gasquet did that against Nalbandian in australia.

 

[OKUSA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1egdxdcMrY

GOAT shots, net cord is hard to pull off, but 3 times in a row?

 

[drakulie]

Absolute best shot Nadal has ever hit is this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4jUGufaJek

 

[David L]

federer and nadal have played some great shots. i think these two are their best shots in their career, just on the level of difficulty and what was at stake. please dont talk about any other of their shots. which is the best one.

which shot is your pick as the best of the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Wf-nIv9zw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWoKA21Bm4k

This shot that Federer hits from under his armpit, as opposed to through his legs, with the forehand side of his racket and back completely to the net is probably the most ridiculous shot I have ever seen. Neither of the shots you posted come close to this in terms of sheer outrageousness. 'It's impossible' is right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yidqJM1Xl4U

 

[vortex1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luTOgkTUyY8&feature=related

Fed's best shot.

 

[David L]

Gasquet did that against Nalbandian in australia.

No comparison. I'm sure all pros can hit the tweener, but the sheer pace and nonchalant style with which Federer executes that shot is without rival. Poise and style points are off the chart, and the venom on the US Open one is serious.

 

[DownTheLine]

you're wrong. and for one nadal hit that shot off of a 2nd serve with extreme topspin that kicked right and had federer almost into the stands on a very wide court. the sheer height of the ball is amazing, along with the pace. i dont see anyone repeating that shot.

You pretty much made his even clearer. The way Feds serve kicked and the height helped Nadal alot on that shot. It kicked to his forehand and got high so he could generate such an angle.

 

[miyagi]

This shot that Federer hits from under his armpit, as opposed to through his legs, with the forehand side of his racket and back completely to the net is probably the most ridiculous shot I have ever seen. Neither of the shots you posted come close to this in terms of sheer outrageousness. 'It's impossible' is right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yidqJM1Xl4U

Amazing shot! LOL @ Agassi's face

 

[Clay lover]

Nadal benefitted from modern technology and strings. Federer is all skill and can hit the same spin with a frying pan.

Allez!

 

[abmk]

This shot that Federer hits from under his armpit, as opposed to through his legs, with the forehand side of his racket and back completely to the net is probably the most ridiculous shot I have ever seen. Neither of the shots you posted come close to this in terms of sheer outrageousness. 'It's impossible' is right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yidqJM1Xl4U

agree, that was a ridiculous shot !

 

[TennisandMusic]

Absolute best shot Nadal has ever hit is this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4jUGufaJek

You know what's sick? Not the video, but the fact that you, an older man was sitting there, focusing on his butt in slow motion. Kinda funny you try and pass this off as a reason to make fun of Nadal, when you're the one obsessing over his butt. Obsessed much?

 

[TennisandMusic]

Nadal benefitted from modern technology and strings. Federer is all skill and can hit the same spin with a frying pan.

Allez!

:lol: what a ridiculous joke. If Nadal benefits from the "technology and strings", then why is that no one else in the history of tennis can do what he does? Even those on the tour NOW with the same racquet, or same/similar strings? Nadal is ridiculously talented.

And just FYI, Federer uses ALU rough in his crosses, one of the spinniest polys around, if not THE spiniest. If he played with full gut he wouldn't be able to play the way he does. Federer uses full advantage of modern string technology.

 

[Clay lover]

:lol: what a ridiculous joke. If Nadal benefits from the "technology and strings", then why is that no one else in the history of tennis can do what he does? Even those on the tour NOW with the same racquet, or same/similar strings? Nadal is ridiculously talented.

And just FYI, Federer uses ALU rough in his crosses, one of the spinniest polys around, if not THE spiniest. If he played with full gut he wouldn't be able to play the way he does. Federer uses full advantage of modern string technology.

Fed is all talent. Nadal is all forced.

Allez! Sarcasm detection fail.

 

[FeVer]

Fed is all talent. Nadal is all forced.

Allez! Sarcasm detection fail.

You can have all the talent in the world but at the end of the day the better player wins. Hence their head to head record.

 

[Clay lover]

You can have all the talent in the world but at the end of the day the better player wins. Hence their head to head record.

Every player Nadal beats has more talent than Nadal! Nadal wins by determination! Allez!

Sarcasm detection fail.

 

[1970CRBase]

The commentator said "......the ball seemed to stop and then change direction....."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM1P2ej4YtY

 

[drakulie]

You know what's sick? Not the video, but the fact that you, an older man was sitting there, focusing on his butt in slow motion. Kinda funny you try and pass this off as a reason to make fun of Nadal, when you're the one obsessing over his butt. Obsessed much?

LOL. relax man. rafa still loves you.

 

[The Baseline]

"The Greatest Kick Serve In History"
says John McEnroe

Federer with the outrageous American Twist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-enVQiknD2U&feature=related

 

[jackson vile]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luTOgkTUyY8&feature=related

Fed's best shot.

Yep, there it is LOL So much flair and style, so smooth, so so...