In this episode of Acing It, ESPN's Bill Connelly looks at the importance of Roger Federer's serve approach to his overall game. After holding him back as a young player, Federer found consistency in 2004 and never looked back, as he became the first man to win 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
0:00 Intro
0:26 How Federer's accuracy made his serve dominant
1:28 Federer's early serve struggles
2:19 Serve improvement in 2004
2:57 The importance of placement
3:56 The dominant years
4:42 Waning dominance, but a better serve
5:19 Late-career renaissance
6:06 Wimbledon memories
7:34 The art of Federer's game
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0:00 Intro
0:26 How Federer's accuracy made his serve dominant
1:28 Federer's early serve struggles
2:19 Serve improvement in 2004
2:57 The importance of placement
3:56 The dominant years
4:42 Waning dominance, but a better serve
5:19 Late-career renaissance
6:06 Wimbledon memories
7:34 The art of Federer's game
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✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn
✔️ Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE
✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN
✔️ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV
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