Henman was an inconsistent player but on grass he was a difficult opponent for anyone. He used to lose his serve too often which cost him a lot in his career. One thing Henman did do really well was the overhead volley, not seen too many do it better, unfortunately there were other weaknesses to his game. However in 2001 he did play ever so well and really had a great chance to win Wimbledon, he was probably the best player in the tournament that year and was really unlucky in the semi final, Ivanesevic was on the ropes and was saved by the rain. I think after that semi final defeat his chance for a grand slam win was realistically gone as the serve and volley style of tennis become a lost art. But whatever your view of Henmam, he did some produce exciting tennis on grass

@raynerstuelgalid

2 жыл бұрын

The serve and volley style of tennis did not become a lost art. It was a pragmatic response by players adjusting to the heavier (and deeper) ground strokes brought about by modern innovations in racquet and string technologies. (The forehand mechanics also had to change to take advantage of these.) Even serve and volley tennis phased out of Wimbledon because of changes to the grass courts there.

@matthewking5612

2 жыл бұрын

He was too intimidated by GOAT

@gaskellr44

2 жыл бұрын

Henman has stated himself that he was lucky to be 2-1 ahead of Goran before the rain delay as some fortune went his way and he also said that in the end, Goran deserved the win...but he was far more than a difficult player on grass, he was an awesome server and volleyer with a big serve hence the double faults here and there. He basically got to 4 w'don finals (I know semis as he, unfortunately, met all the winners of the tourns in those matches and he would have easily beat some of the other opponents who made it to the finals on the other side of the draw.

@jinjaninja2604

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@yousefbhoyroo6960

Жыл бұрын

Excuses Excuses

This might be the first Wimbledon match I've seen where the crowd was legitimately cheering for Federer's opponent

@alexmeechan15

4 жыл бұрын

Against Murray in 2012 and 2015

@humbertorosa9715

4 жыл бұрын

it was the beginning of Federer's career

@theaviator1152

4 жыл бұрын

Humberto Rosa Yeah I know that silly But even against Sampras the match before people were rooting for him because he was the underdog

@benparsons4979

3 жыл бұрын

Against Norrie 2021

@bocjagne2878

Жыл бұрын

@@alexmeechan15 he said legitimately!

2:48:40 Deja vu at its finest! That's the exact same return he hit against Sampras!!

Tim Henman got nervous on big occasions, but he was a great player. Tim is underrated.

Hard to believe, but Henman never won a singles title on grass.

@ScottH-ot8id

4 жыл бұрын

He was a serial bottler

@andysouth6624

3 жыл бұрын

He was a major bottler and blamed the rain for losing to Ivanisevic. That year was one of the main reasons they brought in the ugly roof

@martinhudecek8886

2 жыл бұрын

@@andysouth6624 He did well to pick apart ivanisevic in his sf for a while but the constant rain breaks made it a coin toss match for both. The lack of a decent second serve was more his Achilles heel than a bad mental game.

@robertcooper5604

24 күн бұрын

@@andysouth6624he won the third set six love and was on fire and the heavens fell. That was on the Friday. It wasn’t finished till the Sunday. So I blame the rain too 😂. And I vividly recall the Monday when the final was played and it was a spectacular sunny day in London.

A brilliant year and I can remember watching this and willing Henman. After this, it felt like his best chance. It wasn’t to be. Of course, he never got to win it but in all of the hype and what has happened since, it’s easy to forget what a wonderful player Tim was. The other fella? He was just on a GOAT warm up here. A great moment in time, I really enjoyed watching this. I’m going to try and watch last year’s final but I know I won’t cope with the result still....

@humanentity2214

3 жыл бұрын

Henman was a sharp volleyer. I watch the 2019 final and then to recover from the loss, watch Federer defeat Nadal in the previous round.

@maxpowers111

2 жыл бұрын

Henman was average at best.

@bensmithkent22

Жыл бұрын

We all felt this cos if he came up against sampras in the semi he was just immediately written off.

The year i was born Federer was already a Star. Unbelivible 😮

@huzcer

7 ай бұрын

Federer didn't make it past even a first slam quarterfinal anywhere until 2 years after this.

I bet back in the day Federer never thought of himself as one of the best players in tennis at the time.

@sirbenjaminthebold3943

4 жыл бұрын

When I was in the womb I didn’t think of myself as a person at the time.

@rajakandabowla6194

2 жыл бұрын

There was massive buzz around him since he was a young teenager. So I'm sure he did have some idea that he was pretty good.

The was by far Tim Henmans best chance of winning Wimbledon, or any Grand Slam. And he blew it. I bet it still gives him sleepless nights almost 20 years later.

@Jam-iv6xz

2 жыл бұрын

The rain.

@athelstan927

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the rain would give him sleepless nights..

Federer so cold when shaking hands

Back in the days before Roger ironed his shirts

@QJdivjvmfkf

4 жыл бұрын

He has staff for that, and gets them made to measure now!

@Mozartboy55

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. And also just before he got the hang of playing lol.

@chrisplatts3582

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mozartboy55 less temper and hit over the net more then we all know wat it became

@chrisplatts3582

3 жыл бұрын

@@QJdivjvmfkf i wish i cud of been a tennis player make the pros but wrong upbringing sadly lol DONT HIT THE NET

@therealbs2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisplatts3582 it was harder to hit over the net back then

Federer's final handshake wasn't the same as in last 15 years.

Gesunder Menschenverstand….tolle Timeline…no Tox System…. Sportlichkeit war noch angenehm…keine Kontrolle und Eifersucht…love it!!🍀🍀❤️❤️👋🍀

@grugra

26 күн бұрын

Was zum Teufel soll das wirre Geschreibe bedeuten?

Nice handshake by Federer at the end. 3:12:10

@jonbonesmahomes7472

4 жыл бұрын

What happened? I didnt come to that part yet..

@jonbonesmahomes7472

4 жыл бұрын

Probably he didnt like the loss hahaa

@adarshshetty7276

4 жыл бұрын

@@jonbonesmahomes7472 yeah...no one likes loss..but still should have shown some little respect..but he is not like this now anymore..

@jonbonesmahomes7472

4 жыл бұрын

@@adarshshetty7276 Yep. Fed is ok now. Before he was just acting.

@petebest22

4 жыл бұрын

Roger hasn't changed much, still a misery guts when he loses 😂

Tim, gentleman of tennis in those past days!

Tim's serve style and serving-and-volleying are cool

Lucky day for the Fed when Tiger retired. More seriously though, Henman was probably the best volleyer in the game at this time. Nice 1st serve too. His second serve was worse than mine though and maybe cost him the title there. Great career though.

It looks like there are 2 Federer He have changed so much in every aspect !

2:54:02 DANG what a serve!!

Brilliant to see an absolute legend in action when was younger. Against Federer as well.

Please upload Roger Federer Sampras Wimbledon 2001 match

@victorlupas4875

4 жыл бұрын

i think it’s already uploaded

@rekhatyagi6599

4 жыл бұрын

@@victorlupas4875 no full match

@FoobsTon

3 жыл бұрын

Don't bother. It's actually a dog of a match.

@abhisheksrivastava3895

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6yZ0smCfLzJe6g.html

I started watching tennis in 2004 and it always seemed to me that Tim Henman was an artifact of an old age with his serve and volley only game. But it was also cool since it added variety to tennis, much like how the clay specialists were only dominant on clay (until Nadal).

2001-2003, years when Federer went to net in 50% of points.

@samuelsiqueira3831

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Grass ist much more fast Than now

@user-cy6xl3vd3f

2 жыл бұрын

On grass, he basically came to the net on 100% of his 1st serves and 25% of his 2nd serves.

@huzcer

7 ай бұрын

@@samuelsiqueira3831 Federer didn't make it past a first slam quarter final until 2 years after the one and only change to the Wimbledon surface this century which took place for durability and consistency reasons after the 2001 final. So basically Federer didn't make it at Wimbledon UNTIL IT WAS SLOWED DOWN.

That Henman fella looks good. I see 8 Wimbledon titles in his future if he keeps it up. Not sure about the other one though.

Lol I loved the way Roger would always adjust his headband in that way And the fact that he even wore a headband considering his hair was tied back lol

crazy to see them running up to the net like that after second serves

It is incredible how much Federer was still emulating Sampras at that age...

Tim and Nalbandian were two of the hardest opponents for Roger during the early years of his career....

back when Wimbledon surface supported attacking tennis and not the 5 meters behind baseline everyone plays today. Good times...

@LordCaedus-bl7wi

4 жыл бұрын

Not really Wimbledon still favours attacking tennis. So many of these points were serve point end serve easy return winner serve return missed volley. Was so repetitive back then

@rishimanda2191

4 жыл бұрын

@@LordCaedus-bl7wi But it's better to have some variety. Clay plays slow, hard medium and grass should play fast. Now it's at par with medium level hard courts. What's the point of having 3 different surfaces, when they play so similarly?

amazing video

What.????. The crowd going against Roger.????. Oh my god.

@Molybdaenmornell

4 жыл бұрын

Henman's a Brit and Federer hadn't become this famous yet.

@rachray83

4 жыл бұрын

Um, Fed hadn't won a single slam yet ans Henman is a Brit...

@abradfordajb

4 жыл бұрын

He was only 3 years into his career at that point ....

@KOA0693

4 жыл бұрын

Molybdaenmornell I think Robo was being sarcastic/ironic

@regworld1167

4 жыл бұрын

Guess some people do not get sarcasm.

I miss serve and volley players like rafter and henman hardly see it now

@janeelizabeth3420

4 жыл бұрын

I miss the chip and charge tactics from Tim too!

@anshathani1987

4 жыл бұрын

mischa zverev, karlovic and dustin brown are all that we have left and none of them are in the top

@Plitonne

4 жыл бұрын

Thank God those days are gone.

@huzcer

7 ай бұрын

the durability was awful with many serves just skidding off dirt in the second week. The viewing figures told the story - at the height of "servebot and volley" Wimbledon more tv viewers were watching... of all things... the WTA!

The point at 1:31:11 was BRILLIANCE from Henman. Wow.

@lyttlefat3393

4 жыл бұрын

It’s so normal shot

Love u roger love u tim

The year before Federer got the hang of it at Wimbledon lol 😂 I started watching this wonderful tournament in 1978 and have never missed one since. I have to say Federer is the greatest grass court player I have seen in that time. Pure poetry in motion.

@huzcer

7 ай бұрын

Federer couldn't make it past a 1/4 final at Wimbledon until they slowed down the surface with the grass blend change which happened after the 2001 final.

@darrenyoung8776

6 ай бұрын

@@huzcerhe was about 19 year old in 2001 so no wonder he never made it past the quarter final he was a teenager 😂😂😂

@huzcer

6 ай бұрын

@@darrenyoung8776 he was a few weeks off turning 20 mate. of course Federer never even made it past a first slam 1/4 final until a full 2 years more had passed..... in that pissy era never even making it to the last 4 until just about 22 was a shocker.

Surreal to hear the commentary: "Federer couldn't volley at all two years ago." "His opponent has one of the best overheads in the game." "The crowd will play a part (against Federer)." "Too much pace for Federer."

Look at the speed of the court!

Too bad Henman didn‘t win that year. He deserved at least one Wimbledon title. Sampras was his main problem the years before.

@randomuser8566

4 жыл бұрын

If the rain didn't interrupt his match against Ivanisevic I think he would have won the tournament.

@uknowmyname007

3 жыл бұрын

I think he also had a good chance in 1996 when Sampras got knocked out in the quarters by Richard Krajicek. He would have beaten him or Malivai Washington in the final.

Great game by tim.👍😍

That Monte Carlo anecdote is mad -- Fed's volley is different gravy

Hell yes! This is the greatest overall tournament ever. Please upload both the SF’s too!

@BurnsTennis

4 жыл бұрын

The match between Rafter and Agassi was incredible

@anemicroyalty8764

4 жыл бұрын

Burns Tennis Amen to that. Begging them to post it.

@jonbonesmahomes7472

4 жыл бұрын

@@BurnsTennis Agassi was up 5 3 in the fifth and lost.

please a Borg-Connors any of them (Finals Wimbledon 77,78) or SF79 and 81

federer's serve- u can see how good it was early on. it became one of the greatest serves

Why is there no serve-and-volley on today's tennis? It's so fun to watch, it's been years is that always the same exchange strokes from the baseline...

@huzcer

7 ай бұрын

the durability was awful with many serves just skidding off dirt in the second week. The viewing figures told the story - at the height of "servebot and volley" Wimbledon more tv viewers were watching... of all things... the WTA!

I love how specific players were with their rackets back then, as if each string controlled the outcome of the match

@meshalsinnen5917

3 жыл бұрын

Luxilon and poly hadn't caught on or advanced anywhere close to what was to follow in a year or two. This was a common method to save strings as well as retain focus.

@theaviator1152

3 жыл бұрын

Meshal Sinnen Yes, it’s one of those little things that makes tennis more interesting. Nowadays it’s Hawkeye. And Nadal’s bottles of course lol

Memory clear….Legende zum Glück!! Lockerheit und Technologie positiv….Tagchen dears….lovely!!🍀🍀❤️🍀❤️👌

The serve and volley style of tennis did not become a lost art. It was a pragmatic response by players adjusting to the heavier (and deeper) ground strokes brought about by modern innovations in racquet and string technologies. (The forehand mechanics also had to change to take advantage of these.) Even serve and volley tennis phased out of Wimbledon because of changes to the grass courts there.

Enjoyed every point, but would have like to see was that last point in or out in slow motion>>

Any chance of uploading the 2016 Wimbledon final as it's nowhere to be found anywhere online? Thanks!

I was so upset went Tim Lost to Goran in the semi finals match bcoz of the Rain.

@z1az285

2 жыл бұрын

Destiny. Goran was not guaranteed the win but he was absolutely brilliant when it really mattered

WOW what an amazing performance by both players. Fed is just too much to handle at Wimby :) *When heathy!!!!!, he’s an old GOAT. The GOAT. The One and Only GOAT. Darth Federer🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

If I remember correctly, this was the year Henman lost to Goran. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 oooh, the pain. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 over the years, I began to appreciate Goran's skill. But I still like Henman's serve. Extremely stylish. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Henman used to beat fed a lot till 2002

@thebigmonstaandy6644

2 жыл бұрын

till 2004

Fluke win he had against Sampras. Pete was off his game. Henman beat him? LOL.

@Vipa567

3 жыл бұрын

Henman beat him many times, he was a good player.

@fundhund62

3 жыл бұрын

Henman at Wimbledon would give today's guys a good run for their money. Including Nadal and Djokovic.

@z1az285

2 жыл бұрын

Utter rubbish, nothing fluky about it. The match was sheer brilliance from Roger when it mattered. Pete played superb tennis too, except in set 3

Gnarly to think that the majority of those fans are seniors now

Funny to watch how Federer swayed his forehand so wide and moved sometimes clumsily around the court. He had just beaten Pete Sampras but still had some weaknesses... That was before he tightened up within year and became that winning machine we know.

@abhisheksrivastava3895

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6yZ0smCfLzJe6g.html

@andrewdonaldson8369

2 жыл бұрын

And how he tried to serve and volley so much

@1nalh

Жыл бұрын

he was raw.

Tim Henman Master !!!

Please, Upload Sampras Vs Agassi 1999 wimbledon Gentlemen's single Final.

@My40Love

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/imWm3JNvadDJlaQ.html

@BurnsTennis

4 жыл бұрын

@@My40Love I think he would like to see an official version in top quality picture quality, straight off Wimbledon channel ;-)

Federer vs Berdych 2017 SF in full please Federer vs Raonic 2017 QF in full please Federer vs Anderson 2018 QF in full please Anderson vs Djokovic 2015 SF in full please

Dame this is 20 years ago!

Henman would always reach the semis of the Wimbledon! Look at the way Federer shook hands with him. Hardly any respect

2:42:06, Everyone knows who's going to win this game.

@theaviator1152

4 жыл бұрын

..............Henman. Lol

Federer’s serve looks so relaxed

@charitablecitizen2332

Жыл бұрын

Federer serves are known for being slower but still deadly with precision and spin. Speed is not the arbiter of a good serve. In fact a fast serve would be un-Federer like.

Stone Cold stunner at 2:03:10

Good old days when grass court played like grass court.

the great Tim Henman.

@JH-Baksh

Жыл бұрын

DO PEOPLE EVEN KNOW WHAT GREAT MEANS?

Ooh, that match point. I can't tell if the chalk came up from Roger's ball hitting the line or Tim scratching it with his racket. 😬

ティムヘンマンは本当に英国紳士の風貌でとても好きでした。

Not sure the last ball was long? Was there any reply???? Good match from young Federer

I think Mr Murray should go get a lesson on 2nd serves from Mr Henman, so I do.

@robertsontheweegie9491

4 жыл бұрын

I think mr henman should go get a lesson on being a winner from mr Murray, so I do.

@danguee1

Жыл бұрын

Yes - Andy might well have won a few more tournaments and even GS's if his second serve hadn't been so patsy - they were about the same speed as mine and I'm no more than a decent club player....

William Henman vs Rodger Federer playing in a semi final, and for a few short sets we began to dream.

This young guy is very talented and has enough potential. I hope he beats Sampras one day and play for around 20yrs #prediction

@Aquaseventytree

4 жыл бұрын

And become father to two sets of twins in the meantime

@alexfratelli8936

4 жыл бұрын

He beat sampras in the previous round...

@huzcer

7 ай бұрын

@@alexfratelli8936 and then lost to Tim Henman 😁 way to back it up.

Please Upload Becker vs Agassi SF 1995

@sensational.tennis8483

4 жыл бұрын

If anyone has footage of that, PLEASE UPLOAD. Would be a vintage delight to watch those players battle that match out again.

Okay now post the full Federer Sampras match too

Tim Henman is the most English looking Englishman i've ever seen lol

This your Swiss player got potential could one day win a slam!!!

It’s so sad nobody cheered for Federer!

Wow this brings me back to being 14 and sad that Pistol Pete lost the previous round to Fed

@4rct1c9Ic3m4n

2 жыл бұрын

Pete was practically not the same starting 1999.

Love that fed is outtttt

Wow Tim

@sensational.tennis8483

4 жыл бұрын

He’s an old fart, eh? “Henman Hill” was QUICKLY overthrown.... LOL just goes to show how the UK works!!!

Poor hand shake by Federer at the end

please upload sampras federer wimbledon 2001 full match

After beating Sampras, I can't believe Roger lost that one. Henman killing himself for the crowd one guesses.

Where are Tim's semi final matches? Very little Tim matches at all anywhere?

The story of tim henman, was so fascinating, spent all his life training to win Wimbledon, just when he got good enough to start winning them, Wimbledon organizers stab him in back by making courts slower then clay lol,why they could not wait a few years, i will never know.

@z1az285

2 жыл бұрын

The 💯 rye grass wasn't slower. The speed was the same as the previous rye/ fescue mix but it was more resilient and the bounce was higher and more consistent. Of course after Wimbledon made the balls slower and heavier and coupled with hot weather it played much like a hard court with a higher bounce , but mostly due to the heavier balls not the court itself

I'd forgotten what a slow player Henman was between points.

Henman , lo devuelve a su realidad a Federer.

Henman obviously always played well at Wimbledon. He was prbly happy that he didn't have too face Pete and also this is a classic get a huge win lose in next round. Also Fed serve and volley way too much here. Ivan Lendl had that exact same problem at Wimbledon.

I do think Tim would have won Wimbledon but of course he fell foul of Sampras twice in the semis and then the rain interrupted semi vs Ivanisevic in which he was 2 pts from victory. Somewhat unlucky and somewhat not strong enough mentally, but still one of the best tennis players we've ever had in the UK.

Henman play with brains. Federer play with strength

tims best chance to win wimbledon , sampras beaten who was his bogeyman , the sf game v goran where the rain delays affected tim at crucial times when he was on top and if it were now with the roof he'd have won the semi final

Would this Tim Henman beat the same 18 year old Andy Murray who beat a 31 year old Tim Henman 🤔

here was federer in the same age like djokovic by the US OPEN 2007

@lordhenry2965

4 жыл бұрын

So what?

@lordhenry2965

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Henmam was very talented

@travisbickle5279

2 жыл бұрын

@@lordhenry2965 talednted talented, everybody was in federers era talented but still on the court is the true and not talented talented

I do feel that those 3 years before federer won his maiden grandslam he had the opportunity to win more !

@keithwatson7434

8 ай бұрын

There were no opportunities when he couldn't reach a single GS SF lol

3:07:54 what a volley at 5-2 down! If he misses that, it's bye-bye to the 4th set for Tim....

Federer can't handle the unforgiving pro staff 85! Pistol Pete won 14 grandslams with it....

federer's retirement winning wimbledon, that would be perfect

@kakashihatake1029

4 жыл бұрын

Doubt he will retire after just winning a slam

@paulotorres5022

4 жыл бұрын

Should have been last year because there won't be another chance.

@onegoestofour

4 жыл бұрын

40-15....

@sirbenjaminthebold3943

4 жыл бұрын

Paulo Torres I think he was secretly planning to retire last year whilst all his family was watching. Poor sod.

@huzcer

7 ай бұрын

instead Federer's last ever professional match is at Wimbledon where he loses in straight sets and is bagelled 6-0 off centre court...

I think this match was fixed. In earlier match Roger Federer beats 7 times Wimbledon champion Pete sampras. Tim henman is British player so possibility to fix this match.

2:43:00 Just seeing that looks so foreign to me. A chunky Slazenger racket with yellow strings. Lol

I forgot how much serve and volleying Federer did in his early career. While it's a good tactic, it's gotta be on point, so I'm glad he largely abandoned it later.