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John McEnroe: "That is nasty." Ted Robinson: "Oh ho ho ho..." (speechless) John McEnroe: "Ohhh...that's just...that's why you look at a guy like this and you say to yourself, this could be the greatest player that ever lived." Robinson: "That's ridi...this is, this is sick! McEnroe: "Because he's got the power, he's got Agassi off balance, I mean, this is unreal."

April 27, 2009

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"Oh ho ho...wow. Might as well jump over the net and shake his hand."

April 24, 2009

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Federer likes to use this specialized tactic as a variety play, and you will see him use it most often on grass where the surface takes the spin from his slice and deadens the ball's bounce.

April 22, 2009

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V. Novak Djokovic, 2008 Monte Carlo Masters

April 21, 2009

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v. Mario Ancic, 2006 French Open QF

April 19, 2009

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Who on earth could possibly beat The King of Clay 6-0 on his favorite surface? Federer ran the table here, taking 12 of the final 14 games to win the TMS Hamburg title in 2007. Nadal would later return the favor at the French Open.

April 17, 2009

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The origins of Darth Federer can be traced to the Tennis Masters Cup Houston 2003

April 16, 2009

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That sound that Cliff Drysdale makes at 0:35, that little gasp, is exactly what David Foster Wallace meant in his article "Roger Federer as Religious Experience": "Almost anyone who loves tennis and follows the mens tour on television has, over the last few years, had what might be termed Federer Moments. These are times, as you watch the young Swiss play, when the jaw drops and eyes protrude and sounds are made that bring spouses in from other rooms to see if youre O.K." - D.F. Wallace

April 15, 2009

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Heres a rarely-seen shot from Roger Federer's endless bag of tricks: the drop approach shot. You won't see this shot in any match that Federer plays unless the score is absolutely lopsided and Federer has opened up his game because, as they say, this is not a "bread-and-butter" (or in Andre Agassi parlance, "meat-and-potatoes" shot. This is a shot that requires extreme skill because it demands exactness in timing, precision, disguise, and most of all, confidence. You have practically no margin for error on this shot because the angle at which you have to cut the ball while it's at your feet and you are on the dead run is so severe that unless you are fully trusting of your ability to pull this shot off, you will end up looking quite foolish. If you watch carefully, the angle of approach on the ball is something like 75 to 80 degrees. And unfortunately for you viewers, I didn't capture this adequately, but the ball ended up hitting the net while spinning back. Insane.

April 13, 2009

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MONSTER kick indeed.

April 12, 2009

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Wonderful...

April 11, 2009

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The peak of Andy Roddick's playing abilities, according to John McEnroe. Roddick was hitting the cover off the ball.

April 11, 2009

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