Gallery: Who plays the best men's volley?
The era of serve and volley players is over, but who can still convince when it comes to volleyball? We have put together a selection for you.
by Florian Goosmann
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Dec 07, 2020, 01:59 pm
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Roger Federer
The best volleyball player ever? Probably Stefan Edberg. Or Pat Rafter? Or Pete Sampras? A subject that can be argued about. Even if - in our opinion - too few of the current players dare to go online.
Nevertheless, there are also some from the current world elite who certainly don't have to be ashamed of their volley. First and foremost Roger Federer, who, thanks to Stefan Edberg as super coach, made another leap forward in terms of net play in 2014 and 2015.
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Roger Federer had additional help from Stefan Edberg in 2014 and 2015 - as if his volley hadn't already been perfect enough.
The best doubles players of all time: Bob and Mike Bryan - unfortunately they ended their careers in 2020.
39 year olds, but still fast on the net: Feliciano Lopez.
With him, the killer forehand comes to mind - but Jack Sock is also a force on the net!
His baseline game takes getting used to, but Jamie Murray is hard to beat on the net.
The good old Australian school: Matthew Ebden.
Mischa Zverev on his natural surface: on grass, on the net.
Elegant on the court - and with a fine blade on the net: Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
His volley is often underestimated, many even consider Rafael Nadal to be the best net player on the tour.
Roger Federer had additional help from Stefan Edberg in 2014 and 2015 - as if his volley hadn't already been perfect enough.
The best doubles players of all time: Bob and Mike Bryan - unfortunately they ended their careers in 2020.
39 year olds, but still fast on the net: Feliciano Lopez.
With him, the killer forehand comes to mind - but Jack Sock is also a force on the net!
His baseline game takes getting used to, but Jamie Murray is hard to beat on the net.
The good old Australian school: Matthew Ebden.
Mischa Zverev on his natural surface: on grass, on the net.
Elegant on the court - and with a fine blade on the net: Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
His volley is often underestimated, many even consider Rafael Nadal to be the best net player on the tour.
Roger Federer had additional help from Stefan Edberg in 2014 and 2015 - as if his volley hadn't already been perfect enough.
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