A lot of that is true LP but Federer has changed a few things, with big effect:
1. Racquet - bigger size head
Fed only moved to the 97 sq. in. head in mid 2014. Prior to that he'd been playing with a 90 sq in. In cricketing terms that's like Fed playing with a bat from the 70s.
The new bat gives more easy power and allows him to come over the backhand more often. And it would have taken him a good year - or more - to truly get used to the larger racquet.
Nadal's Babolat, he's used since the early 2000s is 100 sq. in.
Personally, Federer's refusal to move to a biger head much earlier cost him numerous slams and other titles.
2. The Neo Backhand
Fed, maybe as a function of his own self belief, the smaller racquest head or whatever was often too passive off his backhand wing.
He now stands higher in the court - taking time from his opponents - and hit a much higher % of balls off that wing than before.....it's allowed him to counter Nadal's attack on that wing.
1. Racquet - bigger size head
Fed only moved to the 97 sq. in. head in mid 2014. Prior to that he'd been playing with a 90 sq in. In cricketing terms that's like Fed playing with a bat from the 70s.
The new bat gives more easy power and allows him to come over the backhand more often. And it would have taken him a good year - or more - to truly get used to the larger racquet.
Nadal's Babolat, he's used since the early 2000s is 100 sq. in.
Personally, Federer's refusal to move to a biger head much earlier cost him numerous slams and other titles.
2. The Neo Backhand
Fed, maybe as a function of his own self belief, the smaller racquest head or whatever was often too passive off his backhand wing.
He now stands higher in the court - taking time from his opponents - and hit a much higher % of balls off that wing than before.....it's allowed him to counter Nadal's attack on that wing.
Finals, then 4 in a row!