Tennis Pro Analysis and How to Beat Them...
Roger Federer
His serve is very side-on which means that you can stand to receive his serve a fraction to the left because he finds the wide serve to the deuce court and T serve to the ad court more difficult. His head gets stuck on his forehand which means that he slightly prefers to go down the line. Apart from this slight ideosyncracy it is his weapon and should only be attacked in order to get to the net on his backhand. His backhand is way too side-on and therefore he favours going down the line. His head getting stuck on the backhand intensifies his difficulty to go cross-court. Roger is a great athlete and very fast so if you get him out of position, he will recover. The best way to accumulate points against him is to hit wide to his forehand, hit wide to his backhand and if he looks to be stretched, then follow the shot to the net. Move to the net into a position slightly to the right because he does not like to pass cross-court. If you can get your racquet on the volley and hit it short and soft into the deuce service box, he is dead. He cannot recover from this side-on, head down, stretched position. Serving to his forehand is a good idea to get to his backhand. Keep him away from the net, he has a great volley off both sides and a great smash. He can get slightly too side-on with his volleys so he favours to volley down the line. You can hit the passing shot straight at him, also. I would not bother to lob him, just once, early in the match to keep him wondering. Ranking..Players are beginning to work him out. He has been at the top for a long time because modern players don't utilise the net much. He plays well on all surfaces but he is more vulnerable on clay. Prediction...his ranking will slide.