I just recently found this site and it's nice to see the reviews of this guy dating back a few years. Roger is simply the best I've ever seen! As a former teaching professional, I coached players to more than 100 state, sectional and national titles including a college national championship. I recall telling my former students that some day you will see a player with no weaknesses. Federer is that player. Even before he won his first major, I believed he was the smoothest player I have ever seen. Something you will almost immediately notice when you watch him play is that he doesn't make a sound. Although, as a player, you want ot exhale executing a stroke, you do not need to use your vocal cords. Federer's ability to adapt to a situation and change variables of the ball, as well as his stroke production and shot selection make him the best. When you watch him play, he uses his slice backhand perfectly. On wide shots, using the slice backhand will keep him from giving up too much position thereby his recovery is shorter and conserves energy. His slice backhand approach stays nice and low forcing his opponents to hit up from the baseline allow him to volley from abover net level. The next time you watch him play, notice how his opponents back knee is almost on the ground in order to get under the ball. His forehand is consistently deep with pace. His topspin back the same. Now, his serve. This is a stroke that people fail to understand. Power isn't everthing. The variables of pace and spin directly effect each other. The more spin you put on a ball the less pace and and vice versa. Putting more slice on the ball allows Federer to move the ball out wide in the duece court on first and second serves. The placement is the key because the opponent must stand more forward to guard against the angle. As such, he is more vulnerable to a serve with pace. Federer mixes it up well and executes planned plays on his serve. You wouldn't expect a quarterback to go into a huddle and say "Every go out on five". Likewise, a good player will execute specific plays on serve. Roger does this very well. Finally, mentally the best. This comes from the fact he knows he has no weakness. When you're as good as he is, and no one has been, confidence is king. Great reviews of this guy are dead on!!!