Roger Federer lost the final of the Rogers Cup in Toronto to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in two sets 7-5, 7-6. Nevertheless, in a very bad day with his groundstrokes, he managed to hang on until the second set tie-break especially thanks to a wonderful serve & volley display that reminded of his coach Stefan Edberg at his best.

According to the official stats provided by the ATP World Tour, at the end of the match the Swiss had won 27 out of his 33 points played at the net.

Throughout his professional career, Federer had never played forward with such confidence and frequence far from grasscourts, as also the ESPN commentator points out in the video below.

Highlights and video editing by Mauro Cappiello for STE...fans.