Roger Federer has stunned everyone with his incredible comeback. Besides being supremely fit and focus on the game, one of the key aspects for Roger’s resurgence is his random use of serve and volley. This tactic makes always your opponent to wonder what is the right return to give to the server a clear competitive advantage.

#nextgen has to volley more. FEDERER

During one of his post-Wimbledon interviews, the Swiss said that the youngsters have to be more daring at the net but… “they could choose not to play that way too. If the coaches taught them differently, maybe,” he commented. “But I know you can easily get sucked into that mode where you don’t want to attack. But if you can’t volley you’re not going to go to the net.

I’ve played almost every player here that wouldn’t serve and volley.It’s frightening to me, to see this at this level, that when I look at the stats at whatever round it is, and I see that the guy I’m going to face has played two percent of serve and volleys through the Championships. I’m like, ‘OK, I know he’s not going to serve and volley.’ Which is great.”

That’s a point, but there are not many players around that have mastered this sort of skills, at least for now.