best FH defence among
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Nuclear
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Nadal by veeeery faaaaar.
JaxTeller
Professional
By far is an stretch mate..Nadal by veeeery faaaaar.
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Nuclear
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His forehand is literally built for defense. It's designed for it. When he attacks, he's defending very aggressively.
JaxTeller
Professional
How??
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Nuclear
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Do you even watch tennis? And who are you??
SinneGOAT
Legend
He never goes for too much. He plays in the margins, even when aggressively. And when he is not aggressive, his topspin forehand is really consistent.
JaxTeller
Professional
Mate..By far is an stretch that's all I know
Jaitock1991
Hall of Fame
Certainly not Fed. His running forehand has been an increasingly huge weakness in his game for the last decade. I've lost count of the amount of times I've seen his opponent go to his forehand corner only to see Fed in trouble immediately, either by hitting an error or by returning it so short the point is pretty much lost for him.
At his peak his opponent would never dare going to his forehand unless they knew he'd most likely barely get his racquet at it. And even then many players were scared to do so.
At his peak his opponent would never dare going to his forehand unless they knew he'd most likely barely get his racquet at it. And even then many players were scared to do so.
JaxTeller
Professional
What about peak defence of the big3 off FH wing
Peak level, I think all 3 are GOAT level at it.
I think Nadal juuuust ahead of Federer who is a bit ahead of Djokovic.
Fed's FH defense was absolutely spectacular and he was just as good as defense to offense as Nadal. Djoko's immediate defense to offense isn't as great, but his insane court coverage makes up for it.
Sambuccashake
Hall of Fame
Forehand - Nadal
Plays with margin, power and spin at the same time and can whip it without being perfectly prepared.
You'll most likely receive nothing pleasant from that wing.
Backhand - Djokovic
Rubber man stretch, redirection and ability to easily go DTL when you least want it.
Slice - Federer
Plays with margin, power and spin at the same time and can whip it without being perfectly prepared.
You'll most likely receive nothing pleasant from that wing.
Backhand - Djokovic
Rubber man stretch, redirection and ability to easily go DTL when you least want it.
Slice - Federer
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
what's aggressive defense?
NeutralFan
G.O.A.T.
Still hit more FH winners than Fed's fh in 2007 Wimbledon finals.
gjm127
Hall of Fame
The Blond Blur
G.O.A.T.
NeutralFan
G.O.A.T.
F22 would be proud of that stealth strike
Ray Mercer
Hall of Fame
Federer also let possesses an amazing defensive forehand squash shot, the best in history. Obviously he’s been slow for awhile now moving to that corner. I would summarize the big 3 in their prime as follows:
Best running forehand - Nadal
Best forehand squash shot - Federer
Best forehand half volley from the baseline - Federer
Best drop shot return on the forehand side - Djokovic
Obviously all 3 are excellent defenders.
Best running forehand - Nadal
Best forehand squash shot - Federer
Best forehand half volley from the baseline - Federer
Best drop shot return on the forehand side - Djokovic
Obviously all 3 are excellent defenders.
Ray Mercer
Hall of Fame
Djokovic has pretty unbelievable backhand defence as well. His down the line backhand from an open stance on the stretch is truly great. Nadal almost never went down the line but he could hit a great cross court on the run.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
Djokovic defense BH is the best.
Incognito
Legend
prior to 2010, nobody defends the fh side as well as Nadal, only peak Federer could compete.
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