That point at 9:02 is one of my favorites ever. Gonzalez put every ounce of energy and will into it, and it took all of Federer's skill, guile, and athleticism to finally finish it.

Gonzalez had a huge forehand but unfortunately he didn’t have much of an offensive backhand, and was usually being targeted

Ah yes, more from that "weak era". Gonzo had a strong record against almost all players except Federer.

You cant out slice Federer

gonzales played insane here. its like federer was wersome to win this against the slicer

Nice

As far as i'm concerned, Federer already past his prime in 2007. This is the year where he started to change his forehand technique to a smaller swing to minimize movement and make it more consistent on the rally, he lost the fire he had in that shot on the autel of modernity. I'm not even talking about his game style, started to be much more defensive after.