Roger Federer's style is distinctive. His forehand is described as a "liquid whip", his footwork as "floating over the court". Perhaps more than any other player, Federer is able is able to adapt his style of play not only to different opponents and surfaces, but to the changes in the game over the years. Fed was a serve-and-volley player when he faced Pete Sampras at Wimbledon, an aggressive baseliner when Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick were his top foes, and now a full-court player at a time when most careers have ended.
It's in his eyes. The way Fed sees the ball all the way to the racket, then freezes his head there. The way he picks up the ball's path instantly. His stare.
⬇︎ Fed Rising From the Ashes represents how it felt to watch Roger Federer comeback, after missing 6 months following knee surgery, with people calling his career over, to win his first tournament back on the tour, including three 5-set victories over top 10 players -- at the Australian Open for his record 18th major title
Federer's movement is so fluid people underestimate his speed. Here, playing Novak Djokovic, Fed sprinted from hitting forehands in his backhand-side doubles alley, to a forehand in the opposite doubles alley.
And, he's never gotten a big head, except in this cartoonified image :) Source photo from Australian Open.
