Megafanoftennis100
Professional
Of course, in a completely fair match, 2006 Federer easily demolishes 2021 Berretini on any surface.
But I think we tennis fans can unanimously agree that Berretini's biggest weakness, by far, is his backhand. In 2021, Berretini was a top 10 ATP player, thanks to his massive serves and forehands, although, let's face it: his backhand was even worse than that of some semi-pros. Heck, I have even seen a USTA 6.0 tennis player with a better backhand than Berretini (although to be fair, the player's biggest strength was his backhand).
If we were to ask ourselves, which is the bigger obstacle to a tennis player's career, injuries to Nadal or backhand to Berretini, the answer is, without a shadow of doubt, the latter.
With that being said, David Nalbandian in his prime is the player with arguably the greatest two-handed backhand of all time. I know many people would say this title belongs to Djokovic, although on TTW, I think many of you would consider his backhand to be not even top 20 best of all time (yes, I have seen some people say this).
Hence, what if prime Berretini replaced his backhand with prime Nalbandian's backhand, but retained all of his other original skills, e.g. his serves, forehands, volleys, etc.?
Then, how would he fare against 2006 Roger Federer in a match at Wimbledon?
Bonus round: if Berretini still loses terribly, then give him Jannik Sinner's mental strength and see how it goes.
But I think we tennis fans can unanimously agree that Berretini's biggest weakness, by far, is his backhand. In 2021, Berretini was a top 10 ATP player, thanks to his massive serves and forehands, although, let's face it: his backhand was even worse than that of some semi-pros. Heck, I have even seen a USTA 6.0 tennis player with a better backhand than Berretini (although to be fair, the player's biggest strength was his backhand).
If we were to ask ourselves, which is the bigger obstacle to a tennis player's career, injuries to Nadal or backhand to Berretini, the answer is, without a shadow of doubt, the latter.
With that being said, David Nalbandian in his prime is the player with arguably the greatest two-handed backhand of all time. I know many people would say this title belongs to Djokovic, although on TTW, I think many of you would consider his backhand to be not even top 20 best of all time (yes, I have seen some people say this).
Hence, what if prime Berretini replaced his backhand with prime Nalbandian's backhand, but retained all of his other original skills, e.g. his serves, forehands, volleys, etc.?
Then, how would he fare against 2006 Roger Federer in a match at Wimbledon?
Bonus round: if Berretini still loses terribly, then give him Jannik Sinner's mental strength and see how it goes.