Sabr
As Sabr or SABR ( acronym for Sneak Attack by Roger ; pronounced [ seɪ.bə (ɹ) ] as English saber , saber ' ) is a special check form in tennis called.
execution
In Sabr, the opponent's serve is returned as early as possible in order to give the opponent less time for his next stroke. Usually, after the sabr, the receiver pushes forward to the network as with the chip and charge . This punch became popular in 2015 by Roger Federer , who used it at the ATP tournament in Cincinnati and who also created the word Sabr ( Sneak Attack by Roger ).
Tactical alignment
According to his trainer Stefan Edberg, Roger Federer's tactical orientation is towards short rallies to save energy. The sabr is a component of this shortened approach to play.
Controversy
Numerous former tennis players - including Wimbledon winner Boris Becker - were critical of Federer's "new" stroke and described it as disrespectful.
The originator of this return form is unclear; Roger Federer only made this stroke popular and gave it the name we are used to today.
Web links
- Roger Federer Hit 3 New Shot “SABR” in One Game in US Open 2015 Vs Leonardo Mayer
- Copy Roger Federer? He Has No Shot (nytimes.com, September 3, 2015, accessed October 17, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ saber in the Wiktionary
- ↑ a b c Lutz Wöckener: The highly controversial new return from Roger Federer. Welt Online , September 11, 2015, accessed October 15, 2015 .
- ↑ Chris Chase: What is Roger Federer's new SABR move? USA Today online, September 9, 2015, accessed October 15, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Sabr, Snabm, Sabrain - who invented it? 20 Minuten Online, September 16, 2015, accessed October 15, 2015 .
- ↑ Patrick Mouratoglou analyzes the final of the US Open 2015 (eurosport.fr, accessed on October 21, 2015)
- ↑ "Federer is like a good wine" (20min.ch of October 4, 2015, accessed on October 16, 2015)
- ↑ Federer on the "SABR": "This blow is not disrespectful" (aargauerzeitung.ch of September 12, 2015, accessed on October 16, 2015)
- ↑ US Open 2015: Roger Federer's aggressive new SABR shot is not disrespectful, but it is brilliant (telegraph.co.uk September 11, 2015, accessed October 16, 2015)
- ↑ Tennis "Sneak Attack": Federer: "I will continue to use SABR" (welt.de from September 13, 2015, accessed on May 21, 2017)
- ↑ Stefan Hirn's "SABRAIN" long before Roger Federer's half-volley return (tennisnet.com from September 15, 2015, accessed on October 16, 2015)
- ↑ Did Roger Federer copy Nick Kyrgios' "SABR"? (eurosport.de of October 5, 2015, accessed October 21, 2015)