Single most beautiful shot in history?

[King No1e]

What is the single most beautiful swing by a player in tennis history?

My vote goes to either Federer's serve or Wawrinka's backhand. The Fed FH and Karlovic serve are close contenders too.
Mecir BH and McEnroe volley from the old days were also beautiful shots.

 

[mbm0912]

Lopez serve

 

[Third Serve]

Gulbis albatross forehand.

 

[TheIntrovert]

 

[SamprasisGOAT]

Sampras backhand drop volley

 

[KINGROGER]

Peak Federer inside out FH on a medium fast HC

 

[Rattler]

Henin’s backhand

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

What is the single most beautiful swing by a player in tennis history?

My vote goes to either Federer's serve or Wawrinka's backhand. The Fed FH and Karlovic serve are close contenders too.
Mecir BH and McEnroe volley from the old days were also beautiful shots.

Djokovic' overhead smash
Federer's Return on breakpoint off 2nd serve
Nadal's Forehand, 2015 in particular
Wawrinka's return

 

[r2473]

Prime kournikova hitting anything

 

[Sport]

Either Del Potro's Thor missil forehands or Thiem's beatiful flat backhand winners.

 

[King No1e]

Djokovic' overhead smash
Federer's Return on breakpoint off 2nd serve
Nadal's Forehand, 2015 in particular
Wawrinka's return

Ah yes, the legendary Wawrinka hack. Can it even be called a swing?

 

[Lew II]

Edberg's kick serve, maybe. They even made it the AO logo.

 

[heninfan99]

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Ah yes, the legendary Wawrinka hack. Can it even be called a swing?

I doubt so.
It's just a cheatcode to bring the ball back into play

 

[RaulRamirez]

Gasquet's backhand.

 

[Roddick85]

After all these years I'm still amazed at how beautiful and smooth Federer's inside-out forehand is, so many great slow-mo of it available on YT. A close 2nd would be the Federer serve which is in my opinion the most fluid and aesthetic serving motion I've ever seen.

 

[Mainad]

No good at cricket? Well, I guess you can't be good at everything!!

 

[TennisFan3]

Is this a serious question?

Pistol Pete serve without a doubt. Pure artistry..

2nd in line: Fed Fearhand

 

[Deleted member 748597]

Djokovic's lucky forehand.

 

[junior74]

Lendl's backhand was an incredibly good-looking shot IMO. So simple and potent.

 

[Fairhit]

Gasquet's backhand is a thing of beauty.

 

[mbm0912]

Gasquet's backhand.

Almagro's backhand.

 

[Standaa]

Peak Federer inside out FH on a medium fast HC

lmao

r/oddlyspecific

does peak Fed’s inside out FH look worse on other courts?

 

[RaulRamirez]

Peak Federer inside out FH on a medium fast HC

...on a Saturday afternoon when the weather is between 73 and 78 degrees (F).

Really, most of Fed's shots are contenders. One of my faves is his backhand overhead - quick, fluid and deadly.

 

[KINGROGER]

lmao

r/oddlyspecific

does peak Fed’s inside out FH look worse on other courts?

Actually it looks amazing on clay too. Not so much on grass.

 

[ThiemPlayer]

Wawrinka's BH is better than Federer's BH, but it's not more beautiful.

 

[Born_to_slice]

Wawrinka's BH is better than Federer's BH, but it's not more beautiful.

It's actually neither. Consistency matters.

 

[Pheasant]

1. Sampras' serve.
2. Fed's forehand
3. Lendl's topspin lob

 

[Standaa]

I can’t decide between peak Fed’s FH and BH, it’s a tie for me.. but I’ll say the FH if you put a gun to my head

most beautiful non-Federer strokes: Karlovic’s serve and Gasquet’s BH

 

[JasonZ]

Djokovic smash

 

[weakera]

Nadal passing shot in the 4th set tb in the wimbledon 08 final

 

[OldschoolKIaus]

 

[Fairhit]

Nadal's banana FH, is his lone beautiful shot.

 

[Third Serve]

Federer passing shot in the 4th set tb in the wimbledon 08 final

ftfy

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

PETE 2nd serve on the line.

 

[weakera]

ftfy

Great shot but not nearly as aesthetic, short rally, etc

 

[guitarra]

Djokovic' overhead smash
Federer's Return on breakpoint off 2nd serve
Nadal's Forehand, 2015 in particular
Wawrinka's return

special mentions:
- Zverev's 2nd serve
- Paire's FH
- Sock's BH

 

[Third Serve]

Great shot but not nearly as aesthetic, short rally, etc

As overall rallies, the first one was better. We're talking just shots and Federer has the advantage of the pretty one-handed backhand.

 

[Breakpointerer]

Courier's BH

 

[Booger]

 

[mbm0912]

I remember this poetry in motion! The granny-getter

 

[The Green Mile]

Might have to go with prime Simon regulation jump backhand.

 

[kishnabe]

2005-2006 Federer Forehand.

 

[Shaolin]

Is this a serious question?

Pistol Pete serve without a doubt. Pure artistry..

2nd in line: Fed Fearhand

This. /thread

 

[Fairhit]

Sureshs drop volley.

 

[TennisFan3]

....Federer serve which is in my opinion the most fluid and aesthetic serving motion I've ever seen.

Thank you for your opinion.
It is generally considered an article of faith that Sampras serve motion is more fluid, more aesthetic and more effective than Federer's. And the 2nd serves are not even comparable.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Sampras serve

 

[Sudacafan]

What is the single most beautiful swing by a player in tennis history?

My vote goes to either Federer's serve or Wawrinka's backhand. The Fed FH and Karlovic serve are close contenders too.
Mecir BH and McEnroe volley from the old days were also beautiful shots.

And what would Nole be offering in this department?

 

[Sudacafan]

Sureshs drop volley.

Too obvious.

 

[wangs78]

Really, most of Fed's shots are contenders. One of my faves is his backhand overhead - quick, fluid and deadly.

Agreed. If I had to pick though it would be his inside-out forehand or his serve.