Why is Federer so damn good on grass?

[Charlemagne]

Bump

 

[SinjinCooper]

He's damn good everywhere, and grass is a subset of everywhere.

 

[TennisATP]

Didn't we already solve this question? He's good only because he gets special treatments at Wimbledon such as always getting special seedings and always getting Center Court.

 

[DismalFuture]

Didn't we already solve this question? He's good only because he gets special treatments at Wimbledon such as always getting special seedings and always getting Center Court.

Nice post

 

[augustobt]

Serve.
Slice.
Variety.
Touch.
And, since Edberg has been around - net play.

That's almost my list

Serve
Slice
Angles
Variety
Touch

 

[BeatlesFan]

he hits flat and hard

Nonsense. Fed has always hit with a lot of topspin. Always, even in his junior days. He hits hard and with topspin, disguise and placement.

 

[KineticChain]

Nonsense. Fed has always hit with a lot of topspin. Always, even in his junior days. He hits hard and with topspin, disguise and placement.

pretty sure that was just a poem i made up 4 years ago. but actually, there's truth to it. fed's points are short, he may rally around with topspin looking for an opportunity, but he'll hit flat (with a touch of spin) and hard whenever he can to be aggressive. the grass doesn't reward spin qualities as much, but grass does reward hard flat hitting quite a bit. which is how fed wins many of his points, and thus why fed is good on grass.