24 mins in hell

[Gazelle]

When you get bored, even blasphemy like this becomes watchable.

 

[Hitman]

Kudos to @TheMaestro1990 a Fed fan who actually made this. Shame he is not around anymore.

 

[zagor]

That thumbnail, I'm dying

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Im a Rafa fan and I wouldnt watch it
1 minute of it is more than enough.

Are you a masochist?

 

[Gazelle]

Im a Rafa fan and I wouldnt watch it
1 minute of it is more than enough.

Are you a masochist?

No, I'm a person living in Corona times.

 

[alexio]

Kudos to @TheMaestro1990 a Fed fan who actually made this. Shame he is not around anymore.

Sport has disappeared as well..

 

[mike danny]

Federer would approach in the stupidest of ways many times. It's like he never learns.

 

[metsman]

Federer would approach in the stupidest of ways many times. It's like he never learns.

well you know the old saying. One man's Roddick is another man's Federer.

 

[King No1e]

That's just painful

 

[Standaa]

Federer would approach in the stupidest of ways many times. It's like he never learns.

the fact that Nadal is the best passer of the modern era didn't help.

 

[StrongRule]

Kudos to @TheMaestro1990 a Fed fan who actually made this. Shame he is not around anymore.

Why did he leave?

 

[BeatlesFan]

Federer would approach in the stupidest of ways many times. It's like he never learns.

Fed was never a great volleyer, his FH volley was something Roche worked on and didn't improve. And Fed's split step when serving and volleying was never especially good.

Roger was never in the league of the great volleyers like Mac, Stefan, Pete or Boris. The fact Fed is the best volleyer at age 38 in today's game just means everyone else is abysmal at volleying (now incoming 5 posts from Rafa fans claiming he's a superlative volleyer...)

 

[BeatlesFan]

the fact that Nadal is the best passer of the modern era didn't help.

Who is Nadal passing? There's virtually no player who comes to net anymore, literally.

 

[Standaa]

Who is Nadal passing?

Federer

 

[Third Serve]

Why did he leave?

He was banned, I think.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Fed was never a great volleyer, his FH volley was something Roche worked on and didn't improve. And Fed's split step when serving and volleying was never especially good.

Roger was never in the league of the great volleyers like Mac, Stefan, Pete or Boris. The fact Fed is the best volleyer at age 38 in today's game just means everyone else is abysmal at volleying (now incoming 5 posts from Rafa fans claiming he's a superlative volleyer...)

It's not his volleying skills that they are referring to, but rather his decisions when to approach the net.
Like that 'deer in the headlights' decision at 40-15.

 

[mike danny]

Fed was never a great volleyer, his FH volley was something Roche worked on and didn't improve. And Fed's split step when serving and volleying was never especially good.

Roger was never in the league of the great volleyers like Mac, Stefan, Pete or Boris. The fact Fed is the best volleyer at age 38 in today's game just means everyone else is abysmal at volleying (now incoming 5 posts from Rafa fans claiming he's a superlative volleyer...)

Fed's problem was mostly his approach shots not the volleying itself even if it's not as good as Edberg, Mac and Pete's.

However, someone like Nadal hits with a lot of spin which makes volleying his balls more difficult. Those guys didn't plsy anyone who hit with that much spin.

 

[NatF]

well you know the old saying. One man's Roddick is another man's Federer.

Was literally about to come in and compare those approaches to Roddick's.

 

[TheAssassin]

Got to admire the dedication as well. Even if it was a Nadal fan who created the video. Going through all their matches must have taken a lot of time and that's an understatement.

 

[mike danny]

Got to admire the dedication as well. Even if it was a Nadal fan who created the video. Going through all their matches must have taken a lot of time and that's an understatement.

I'm actually surprised it's only been 240 passes. Could have sworn there were many more.

 

[mike danny]

Was literally about to come in and compare those approaches to Roddick's.

It's like Federer wanted to show Roddick a second version of "I know how you feel", but with the approach shots.

 

[Gazelle]

Here is the sequel: 11 mins in paradise

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Yeah where is Sport?

 

[Backspin1183]

He was banned, I think.

Really? Very surprising. He was a very good poster.

 

[Backspin1183]

Here is the sequel: 11 mins in paradise

What is this? You don't like the good tennis, no?

 

[Third Serve]

Really? Very surprising. He was a very good poster.

Something to do with copyrights, I think.

 

[MeatTornado]

Something to do with copyrights, I think.

No it was about "self promotion" because he was posting his own work. If someone else posted his vids, like Gazelle did here, that's ok apparently.

I never saw anyone complain about it. It's not like he created a new thread in GPPD every time he made a new video.

 

[Hitman]

Something to do with copyrights, I think.

Yes, that is the reason why he unfortunately got banned. Really nice guy, got to know him on a personal basis while he was here.

 

[Hitman]

Yeah where is Sport?

The interesting about @Sport was that he had a photo of Robert De Niro's character from Tax Driver as his avi, but his name Sport was the name of the villain from that movie, that was portrayed by Harvey Keitel.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Oh my goodness, im so watching this when my chicken gets done #WithGandalf

 

[Standaa]

Oh my goodness, im so watching this when my chicken gets done #WithGandalf

bon apetit

play some Marshall in the background

 

[MeatTornado]

Yes, that is the reason why he unfortunately got banned.

Are you sure about that? That's not what I remember being told at the time.

 

[Hitman]

Are you sure about that? That's not what I remember being told at the time.

Yes, because I remember several posters talking about it and asking the mods to allow him back.

 

[Standaa]

Yes, because I remember several posters talking about it and asking the mods to allow him back.

why didn’t they?

I’ve talked to him couple days ago and he said he missed this place.

in a place where people who should get banned don’t get banned, he really deserves mods cutting him some slack.

 

[Hitman]

why didn’t they?

I’ve talked to him couple days ago and he said he missed this place.

in a place where people who should get banned don’t get banned, he really deserves mods cutting him some slack.

I don't know tbh. He was a good poster and a great asset to these forums. He is missed for sure.

 

[Third Serve]

why didn’t they?

I’ve talked to him couple days ago and he said he missed this place.

in a place where people who should get banned don’t get banned, he really deserves mods cutting him some slack.

Yeah, there’ve been enough instances of inconsistent bans and deletions around here.

 

[Steve0904]

Federer would approach in the stupidest of ways many times. It's like he never learns.

Many of Fed's approaches were stupid when facing Nadal no doubt. Of course, they worked against literally everybody else, so Fed being stubborn isn't new.

Truth is only Djokovic figured out not to come in at all basically, and that had more to do with him being more comfortable from the baseline anyway. I remember when Djokovic was streaking against Nadal in 2011 (and in most matches since) he rarely ever came to the net, and I used to think to myself that Federer would've come in and got passed there when I was actually watching Djokovic vs Nadal.. There are a lot of instances in Djokodal matches where you can almost see Djokovic resisting the urge to come in with Nadal on the defensive because he knows he'll get passed.

That's where Federer failed, but it is still a stylistic/match up thing anyway. It's also not a coincidence that Federer has completely flipped the rivalry on its head since Nadal got slower.

 

[mike danny]

Many of Fed's approaches were stupid when facing Nadal no doubt. Of course, they worked against literally everybody else, so Fed being stubborn isn't new.

Truth is only Djokovic figured out not to come in at all basically, and that had more to do with him being more comfortable from the baseline anyway. I remember when Djokovic was streaking against Nadal in 2011 (and in most matches since) he rarely ever came to the net, and I used to think to myself that Federer would've come in and got passed there when I was actually watching Djokovic vs Nadal.. There are a lot of instances in Djokodal matches where you can almost see Djokovic resisting the urge to come in with Nadal on the defensive because he knows he'll get passed.

That's where Federer failed, but it is still a stylistic/match up thing anyway. It's also not a coincidence that Federer has completely flipped the rivalry on its head since Nadal got slower.

True, but nevertheless, why would you approach to the Nadal FH? Fed played some senseless tennis against Nadal sometimes.

 

[tennis_pro]

no chance in hell im watching that

 

[mike danny]

no chance in hell im watching that

 

[Backspin1183]

no chance in hell im watching that

Yeah it has nothing to see for a Berrettini fan.

 

[toby55555]

Lucky Fed never plays Queens, it would be 250+

 

[Steve0904]

True, but nevertheless, why would you approach to the Nadal FH? Fed played some senseless tennis against Nadal sometimes.

His BH passing shot is pretty good too. Not as great as the FH, but very good for a BH pass nonetheless so it's not like there's a true weak side. Just relatively weaker.

No doubt Fed was pretty dumb sometimes though I agree.