Andy Roddick vs Rafael Nadal 2004 US Open R2 Highlights

Andy Roddick vs Rafael Nadal 2004 US Open 2nd round Highlights. If you like my highlights please consider making a donation to my paypal www.paypal.me/... really grateful for whatever you can give during these covid hit times.

[@Psyaii]

0:30 The moment Nadal decided to always return serve from the Grandstand

[@bartholomewlyons]

That was clearly out. Watch it 0.25 speed

[@arbibark7]

Now these are the penetrating forehands that Roddick really needed. Yes, he wouldve lost a few more matches with unforced errors, but he wouldve also given himself better chances of winning more big matches.

[@gregoryphillips3969]

Great analysis and l have spoken many times about how whoever came in after Brad Gilbert switched Roddick to the stupid ineffective windshield wiper forehand where a player cuts the motion short and just brushes across the chest. Roddick ought to sue that person for damages. He should have had 3 to 5 majors easily with the game he presented in 2003/2004. I don't care who was in his era it doesn't matter. If he could have stuck to his original forehand throughout his career there would have been days where whoever he's playing would have been helpless. Roddick's first serve followed up by that forehand for 2 or 3 years was the most brutal combination tennis has ever seen.

[@zeddeka]

I think against Roddick's main rival the the time, Federer, the flatter shot was exactly what Federer loved. It was heavier topspin that Federer didn't like.

[@gregoryphillips3969]

@@zeddeka Roddick had only 2 wins over Federer. In those wins he was overpowering. Once he switched his forehand he was going to be able to keep things respectable because of his serve but he had no chance of beating Federer. You're right about what Federer likes but what Roddick was doing at the beginning of his career was so devastating on certain days it wouldn't have mattered. Another thing Roddick's athleticism is underrated don't you think? He wasn't as nimble as the big 3 but he had more than enough to back up his serve and early forehand.

[@grimson]

@@gregoryphillips3969 Dean Goldfine and then Jimmy Connors. The change in his forehand wasn't overnight, and nobody has ever said it was definitely one of these guys who instigated it. But my money is on Goldfine. Connors himself hit a flat, aggressive forehand, so I have a hard time imagining he would suggest going to a pure percentage rally ball.

[@gregoryphillips3969]

@@grimson Great feedback l agree. No way that Connors would get in the way of the blunt force trauma that Roddick could inflict on people. Again, it's really too bad that Roddick allowed whoever it was to significantly change a game that won him a major. I know that Nadal was just coming up but l remember a match between Nadal and Roddick at the US Open. Nadal had absolutely no chance 0. Early Roddick was a wrecking machine.

[@29snapdragons]

I would have loved to be a fan in the stadium on this day. My two favorite players. Andy dominating with that assaulting serve. Man.

[@pausegarra5138]

Roddick on that period was a beast. Young Nadal always a fighter even on difficult conditions. Love old fast courts though!! US open should still be played on this court, modern hard courts are too slow

[@JK-vc7ie]

Modern? When do you think this match was played ?

[@pausegarra5138]

@@JK-vc7ie This match is almost 20 years old. In addition, US open resurfaced the court from 2005 onwards

[@JK-vc7ie]

@@pausegarra5138 Nadal is still playing. They are playing in the modern style with modern racquets and modern strings. The only difference is a faster surface on that court. That has nothing to do with modern. They could change the court surface back tomorrow.

[@Aaron-fj1hl]

That court speed ! Times have changed for the slower

[@aleksamilosevic8792]

Thank god. A serve bot like roddick managed to actualyl be world nr2 lol

[@gabrielvergarasanmartin5233]

@@aleksamilosevic8792 I don't think you understand what a servebot is.

[@aleksamilosevic8792]

@@gabrielvergarasanmartin5233 He was a serve bot after 2004/05 since his BH was poor and FH was loopy. He had only his serve and was top 5 non the less

[@cloud1stclass372]

@@aleksamilosevic8792Moron.

[@spywhale]

That was brutal

[@HussainS-d8n]

I love roddick serve No body will match rodick serve

[@oldfrend]

anybody know why rafa's racket is making that jingling sound on every hit? i know they used to make a racket that had little balls inside the frame that moved backwards and forwards to increase head momentum and power.

[@kikamen]

Wow, what happened to those Roddick´s massive forehands?

[@bramvalkenburg5655]

It might not have been prime Nadal but he already beat Federer up to this point in Miami. This is just a great Roddick imo.

[@aparajitkr2870]

Nadal had a injury layoff after tht miami win didnt play rg and wim

[@shafqatishan437]

​@@aparajitkr2870 nadal fan = excuse machine

[@eddcz3856]

i think this match was before the one you are mentioning..

[@bramvalkenburg5655]

​@@eddcz3856 Nadal beat Federer in Miami in March 2004. This is in September (most likely) so after Federer and Nadal met for the first time. Federer beat Nadal in 2005 in Miami in 5 sets and that's what is after this match.

[@eddcz3856]

@@bramvalkenburg5655 you are right!! thanks!

[@Surrealistescape]

Didnt realize Roddick hit a 152 mph in this match! Thats pretty close to the record

[@aesir1ases64]

he used to hold the record back in the day

[@dannytoots6635]

this still is the US Open record

[@jacktaylor9290]

Sam Groth's record is bogus anyway

[@DNA2000-8bit]

@@jacktaylor9290 Came here to say this.

[@AllgoodthingsTv]

Ben Shelton has beat that, hasn't he?

[@jerryg162]

How often did you ever see Rafa get handcuffed by a serve like this one at 0:30? Oh wait, never mind. What happens at 6:54 is even worse.

[@oldfrend]

@HearthSide false. the record is 158, i believe either by isner or sam querry. roddick did hold the record for awhile at 155.

[@miguelcarvalho9327]

@@oldfrend false the record is aussie sam growth 157miles

[@aesir1ases64]

Isnt it Karlovic? Anyway Roddick is the only one of this big servers that inst like 7ft tall and actually has a game to back it up his serve.

[@ElliotBritton]

Roddick is the kind of guy to try to force a charger into a port even if it doesn’t fit

[@HONORTONUMERIC123]

Yeah... That's right... Copy that... Perfectly said...

[@nikolaip5834]

🤨

[@bobomber]

This was clearly before they dismantled the power game by slowing down playing conditions. And, while I don't necessarily love seeing the serve be too dominant a shot, it IS nice to see players get rewarded for hitting aggressively. Forgot how good Roddick's forehand was.

[@SJ-di5zu]

The power game is still rewarded in slow conditions, just in a different way. You have to have power off the ground like Nadal, Thiem, or Del Potro. If a court is very slow, you favor the guy who can hit through it against the guy who can’t generate much offense. But yes, defense is much more important nowadays too

[@bobomber]

@@SJ-di5zu DelPo is the only guy of those three that hits with power. The other two only hit hard when they have time because the slow, high bounce gives them the ability to play ten feet behind the baseline and hit 5000 rpms - basically as much topspin as physics will allow.

[@HIMYMTR]

No, this was when Nadal had no serve or forehand to speak of, post 2008 Nadal would still dismantle this Roddick in 3 sets

[@hernanbusso1609]

@@HIMYMTR Nadal lost to Roddick in 2008 and 2010.

[@MI-ct9eh]

@@hernanbusso1609 Yeah, even when Roddick was past it he still beat Nadal on hardcourt in two of Nadal's best seasons.

[@akin1989]

Back when Rafa stood a foot behind the baseline to return a 1st serve ha!

[@eswag153]

Roddick was so much better in this era. Groundstrokes were so bad after and it’s not like he got more consistent

[@turdferguson2]

Yeah he started hitting loopy, fruity forehands with no power on them and started hitting way too many slice BH's

[@leftbehindabandonednotforg4699]

Nadal was still working on his game. He was not the Nadal of 2006, just two years later.

[@shafqatishan437]

Nadal was arguably better in 2005 except grasscourt

[@johnvfx143]

Impressive power from Roddick

[@ericcimic]

This is probably why Nadal receives serves 100 feet behind the baseline.

[@aesir1ases64]

ptsd from this match lol

[@turdferguson2]

You may be joking a little but I think this really did have an impact on where he stands to receive

[@innosanto]

Roddick was monster of a player till 23 and then huge drop in performance with exception of short periods.

[@rsundar1973]

Totally agree. By 2006 his performance dropped drastically.

[@PocketsandsBreifcase]

@@rsundar1973 Nah he just had to deal with Federer and Nadal lol

[@ZPSBestProfileName]

@@PocketsandsBreifcase If you can't see the difference in the shot power, I don't know what to say to you.

[@PocketsandsBreifcase]

@@ZPSBestProfileName He still was going deep in tournaments, but yes his game wasn't multi-faceted enough

[@diegobarreto8662]

like so many others. it happens too much in tennis@@rsundar1973

[@mthizocube1764]

When Roddick was a Gram Slam winner and Nadal wasn’t 😜 I noticed Nadal was already tapping his knees 🙊

[@jeffhermida4788]

love the court level views

[@lyttlefat3393]

Roddick 2003-2007: Attacking 08-10 Defensive attack 11-13 Defensive

[@Kidgloves1984]

Andy retired in 2012.

[@mpa1931]

Andy Roddick on a fast court is quite scary.

[@fabioferrante9221]

152 mph serve...

[@victorliendo2010]

Who would have known that the loser was going to win 22 GS, and the winner only one … With the arrival of Federer, Andy almost dissapeared

[@SalHardy]

When Andy knows he's got the shot and pulls the trigger, that forehand is massive.

[@innosanto]

In his early twenties he was at his best. Tgeb had drop on performance.

[@Zeldaturtles]

It's because Nadals top spin feeds perfectly into his strike zone on that surface

[@Dman9fp]

Roddick was defending champion beating up on this clay specialist teen & Gaudio was reigning Roland garros champ. How the times changed soon after xD

[@hehehehehahahaha2025]

Roddick had a hell of a serve, but I have a feeling the speed guns also went through some kind of calibration somewhere around this time. That 152 mph serve at 0:30 doesn't look much faster than a serve he hit against Sampras at the 2002 US Open that was clocked in at 138 mph.

[@asdfuogh]

Could have also been the slowing by balls or court. I'm not sure the location they measure the ball speed at, but it certainly slows down significantly as it travels through the air and with a change after the bounce as well

[@truthtruth9056]

Man! This serve is bullet like!

[@youhavetogoback8449]

I think so too. The guns in the early 2000s and 90s were definitely less accurate. Unless you really believe that Serena Williams hits harder than Ivanisevic or Sampras lol. I think 2003-2004 onward they changed the tech.

[@kchuk1965]

@@youhavetogoback8449then you have to ask what are the guns actually measuring? The ball does not go at a constant speed. It is fastest right after coming off the strings. After that it slows down due to air friction. Further slows down after it bounces off the surface. So the ball is actually traveling at many different speeds all decreases until it gets to the returner.

[@OmegaMouse]

It's Roddick's forehand and ability to hang in rallies that broke down for him. Too bad.

[@ultimaz100]

Those are massive boxing punches from Roddick serves and a Bagel too! I wish Roddick worked even harder to improve his overall game beyond those lightening serves and massive forehands. Nadal improved so much even with his weak serve. Hope someone uploads high quality video version to cherish Roddick.

[@rjamesyork]

Roddick did work to improve his whole game. Did you watch him at all after 2004?

[@andrewescu]

It’s 2004 there is no high quality version

[@supermovietimebros6770]

Jesus, look at roddick like two years later his power is like half this

[@skychaos87]

Ain't that right? After he changed coach, he was taught to play "safe" and stop hitting powerful flat strokes. He managed to consistently stay in top 10 but he can no longer win anything. Turns out, to be a top player you need to have weapons. Sacrificing his weapon for consistency is the worst mistake of his tennis career. If not for his serve, he is just another Davydenko.

[@markaven5249]

​@@skychaos87yep sounds about right

[@dre-p3058]

For those who didn't grow up to watching young early 2000s andy roddick. They couldn't imagine him beating nadal like this. This is the andy roddick that ill forever miss. Eventho it was shortlived thanks to federer. The 2003-2004 Andy roddick Who completely destroyed every single player on tour except federer. After finally beating federer in 2003 and going on to win the us open by beating the man who beat Federer in semi-final then beating the guy who took out aggasi in final. Ppl thought he was gonna dominate the sport. Instead he came up short from 2004-2006 mostly because of federer. And by 2007-2008 nadal and Novak surpassed him after he suffered from injuries 😢

[@lorenzomarchi6635]

Nadal was 18 years old...

[@j2hsieh]

Roddick's forehand used to be so powerful, I wonder why he changed his forehand after 2005...

[@Colt558]

His coaches wanted him to be more control/net player

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

@@Colt558 Stupid coaches

[@kenkozawa9810]

Eh no, Roddick changed his forehand circa 2005 because he wanted more consistency with his game. It wasn't until 2006 when he was starting to be coached by Jimbo and then Stefanki later on which brought on the net play. People like to wonder how things would have changed if Roddick kept his explosive forehand, but he never lost it, he just became a more patient and better all around player who didn't have to rip every forehand. 2nd week of French Open, 5th set of Wimbledon final, Indian Wells/Miami back to back finals all within best 52 week stretch of his career.

[@superg3962]

God with a serve like that- lots of free points- why not destroy it on the forehand side?

[@kenkozawa9810]

@Tone Junior it isn't one or the other, he still had a huge forehand. Look at some of his best matches after 2005 right here on youtube..the 06 Cinci match against Murray, 06 USO run, 06 Masters match against Federer, 07 Kooyong against Federer, 08 Dubai run, 08 Miami against Federer, 09 Wimbledon run, 2010 Indian Wells/Miami, etc.. to me the problem was that when Andy started his professional career, the tour played quite a bit quicker but by the time Roger was dominant, carpet died, grass slowed down, quick surfaces were dead + most of tour started shifting towards grinders and defensive baseliners. Roddick was the only player from his generation of players, besides Federer of course, to maintain a top 10 ranking for many years so I think he managed his career very well.

[@jasongoestohell5609]

This was times, when Rafa was a child with a weak serve and not much Power in his forehand. A few years later he played Roddick on the wall with 6:1, 6:2.

[@SSJBen]

@4:55 Roddick nearly decapitated a baby Nadal in here. We were close to never have seen a clay GOAT.

[@nate9198]

The 'weak' era that Djokovic fans like to talk about 😅 When Roddick could beat Nadal. Hewitt and Roddick were not a weak era, they were strong players and could beat some of the current gen players today like Zverev, Sinner, Ruud, Ruun etc. Medvedev and Alcaraz are different beast though.

[@Fraudkovic]

Alcaraz would embarrass Mr no backhand roddick

[@vijayla21]

Imagine being this desperate and proud of prime Roddick beating an 18 year old Nadal. What did Federer achieve at 18?

[@Lil7672]

I'm gonna tell my kids this was roddick beating prime Rafa

[@neilshah9600]

Why?

[@robbcampbell7441]

Duh....ok moron.

[@abelgallardo4068]

Not even close to his prime.

[@JK-fw3tb]

@@abelgallardo4068 Its a joke you idiot

[@abelgallardo4068]

@@JK-fw3tb who asked you? Your parents are brothers?

[@boxerboy860]

OMG! This court played sooo fast 🙄

[@ARF84]

He retired very soon, very sad, I loved watching his fast and hard game, he was never boring like many tennis players today who are ball passers

[@nedeljkorakicevic2616]

he retired 7 years later

[@ybh7647]

​@@nedeljkorakicevic2616 quite fast compared to hewitt and other players

[@vinothv56]

Nadal returned the favor in 2011 USO straight set win

[@LinusFeynstein]

Compare this match of 2004 with the one in 2011. How do you explain the different outcome? Immense progress on Nadal's side and stagnation or loss of power on Roddick's side. Who in 2004 would have thought that Roddick's onöy major title would be the one of the previous year and that he wouldn't win a single Wimbledon title despite his superb serve and great overall game. And would even think that Nadal would win 21 majors, and two Wimbledon titles as a so-called "clash court pusher" . I wonder how a match of Sampras vs Nadal would be.

[@shrav2418]

Now 22 grandslams

[@janjr165]

The handshake at the end of the match indicates that there no love lost here. This was before Rafael Nadal came into his own and began his dominance and longevity in the sport.

[@innosanto]

And also was a period when roddick was great. A very shirt one. He wpuld be nightmare to anyone if he kept and improved on that level.

[@rounick28]

Well that's because Nadal is the fakest person on tour.

[@thrashingjustin]

Nadal lost to roddick in roddicks end as well. Nadal straight hated. Roddick couldve been an all time great if surrounded by the right people.!he lost his game when he changed his forehand

[@stefan33uk]

@@thrashingjustin as far as I recall, when he burst on the scene he was known for having a huge serve and a fearsome forehand. Within a few years he was known for having a big serve, no backhand and an inability to beat Federer for toffees. How come he changed his forehand? Injury?

[@thrashingjustin]

@@stefan33uk the game changed to more top spin and precision is my guess. But who knows? It couldve been his shoulder too. His shoulder was always a problem. I wouldnt doubt it. Roddick was a force. He shouldve never parted ways with gilbert.

[@andyroo9381]

I just never liked Roddick.

[@andrewbernard4866]

Nadal's forehand improves so much so much after this

[@farid1406]

and Roddick's does the opposite

[@alexshah7860]

When roddick was cocky before being humbled by Federer and becoming self depricating!

[@grantdesjardins764]

Well he already was on a losing streak to Federer at this point, but I don't think he had lost his swag yet. I think it was as much firing Gilbert and going to a fine coach but one who didn't suit his style and was a big fit for him- Goldfine. Which of course was initiated by the losses to Federer, but it ended up backfiring.

[@Onmysheet]

It wasn't just changing coaches, it was his arrogant behaviour with umpires and linesman during matches. His form from 2006-2008 was pretty subpar compared to his confident and powerful 2002-early 2005 form.

[@jaydeeppatil1488]

And then nadal humbled federer and then Djokovic humbled both.

[@Mzee1084]

@@Onmysheet Roddick has expressed regret for his behavior when he was younger. His sarcasm towards the officials when he was losing his cool was very memorable.

[@JeffGamby-Hull]

Sampras versus Nadal would be a win for Sampras in his prime on hard court and grass

[@ManuelPabloArnao]

Rafa looked so cute here

[@趙溫]

152 MPH, that's just crazy. Did Sampras or Federer ever serve something this fast?

[@JeffGamby-Hull]

Yes they slowed all courts down to make sure a big server and a good volleyer couldn’t win now we have slow courts fitter players and long boring base line matches to watch

[@Shinoj4852]

Lol..Roddick literally was assaulting Nadal with a tennis ball...just awesome serve...

[@chriswylie253]

0:40 she says "152 mph but I'd like to see Hawkeye I thought that was out" Are you KIDDING to suggest that you saw a 152 mph serve close enough for hawkeye from the announcers booth?

[@oldfrend]

yeah she wasn't very knowledgeable about tennis. also doesn't understand why rafa fell down so much; had nothing to do with footing and everything to do with not getting blasted by 150mph in the face.

[@YoutuberDhC]

Shame that Roddick on his prime got to face prime Federer.... Roddick would have at least 5-10 Grand Slams and be one of the best in History.

[@pallavchoudhary8636]

What about djoko Nadal and Federer they still won double digit grand slams

[@aesir1ases64]

Problem is Roddick got a lot of injuries so he could not build to much momentum, and yeah unlucky about Fed, nice career still.

[@innosanto]

The thing is, prime Roddick didnt facw much of Prime Federer. Becauese prime Riddick was 2 years or so. Hw had big drop after early twenties. With few wxcwptions, some short periods.

[@innosanto]

@@pallavchoudhary8636 djoko and Nadal didnt face much of Prime Federer, and clay us not prime Federer. Federer was early bloomer. Of course was nit like Roddick whi was great till early twenties ans had big drop.

[@aleksamilosevic8792]

@@innosanto Federer was anything but early bloomer

[@bwaters735]

Roddick was sick back then

[@claudioburgosgonzalez2844]

04:52 How to make the public forget your fall?

[@HONORTONUMERIC123]

It's a coooolllll match tho.... Without any loss..... Great show from both talented players..... Simply superb.... Great one.... TQ...

[@DSN262]

I've never seen Roddick hit his forehand so aggressively as in this match. Wonder why he never continued with this attacking game?!

[@adputra8324]

Me too

[@Sonsbitchesall]

Bc it’s almost unrealistic and you create a larger margin to create unforced errors.

[@tejasvaddepalli3597]

His coach after his us open win messed with his forehand and Roddick started hitting with more spin. If he continued with this forehand 2009 would have been different.

[@Luchon20082010]

Watch Federer Roddick in Montreal 2003 or Toronto 2004 finals

[@dzailibu]

Because Nadal was terrible in this match, and otherwise on HC. It's easy to attack if the ball you get falls nice in the middle, 2-3 meters inside the baseline

[@cxk007]

from 2022，Rafael has just won 21 slams, guess this was the last game he was beat so ugly.

[@micahchavez3166]

Before Nadal steroided

[@hacantyapradipta1119]

So now we know why Nadal returns serve from the stand 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@codegeek-il5fm]

Andy Roddick (A Grand Slam winner) playing a relatively unknown Player (0 Grand Slams) at that time :). Who would have thought ?

[@grantdesjardins764]

I know he wasn't as good a player but I loved tiny kiddie Nadal.

[@martinthiel6498]

nadal very unsympathetic

[@hymansahak181]

They slowed courts from 2008 and ruined the game. This match shows Nadal’s limitations on a fast court.

[@adityagouravdas929]

Beats Federer at Dubai 2006 on a Fast hard court.

[@Fraudkovic]

Lol nadal is like 17 years old here😂😂. The only limitation is roddicks shitty backhand

[@vijayla21]

Courts were already slowed from 2002. Federer himself benefited from it.

[@joebuck4957]

Before nadal got on PEDs

[@pacobarcia6033]

Here you see the evolution of nadal till today! 2020 !

[@tanmoybhuyan]

Funny how Nadal and Djokovic lost all the matches to federer's rivals in his prime

[@robocop581]

Nadal was 8-2 vs Roddick

[@adityagouravdas929]

Pass me the weed

[@vijayla21]

An 18 year old Nadal. You guys are so desperate it's hilarious.

[@drkvenger]

All of the surfaces have been slowed considerably in the past two decades. AO is slow, obviously RG is, but Wimbledon is slower, as well as USO. Wimbledon needs to bring back the faster (like Halle), also speed up USO. While the slower surface make for more rallies, they also add massive wear and tear to players career. Keep AO and RG, but speed up Wimbledon and USO to give players less stress as they head into the back half of the season.

[@aleksamilosevic8792]

USO was already sped up in 2019 and 2020

[@Mzee1084]

@@aleksamilosevic8792 Still nowhere the level of where it used to be. Part of the problem is the courts were pressured to slow down a lot due to the technology becoming too powerful and people wanted longer points.

[@truthtruth9056]

00:30 man! That serve by andy was bullet like!

[@jefflo1487]

Roddick: Serve beast Nadal: Forehand beast

[@rosskearney5552]

Great performance from Roddick here. Nadal got his revenge on Roddick at the 2011 us open. Roddick faced a prime Nadal.

[@FrankHor101]

Roddick was 22 y.o here though

[@BenTan89]

Roddick could have decapitated Nadal.

[@adputra8324]

Wow, Roddick forehands are thunderous.

[@ybh7647]

How hard the groundstroke was. These days so called youngsters are just topspin the ball to opponents backhand. No volley, no aggressive shots, just boring ballpassing until opponent makes childish mistakes. I really love roger but tennis just isnt same after 2015. When player like berdych, delpotro, whose forehand was flat and damn fast, started to decline. I just have nothing to say player like medvedev is going to AO sf.

[@DNA2000-8bit]

This win is ridiculous. Straights in a major over Nadal and I don't care how young Nadal is. And was smoking serves right through him. On any given day you aren't doing anything with Roddick's service games.

[@lucasamorimporto3300]

Good to see the prime era, nole don’t have this kind of challenge right now while Nadal and Federer had to face prime roddick, safin, a bit of Agassi Sampras e guga. Next gen is a joke compared to the old times.

[@dzailibu]

Omg, except for the Roddick's serve, the level of play was so low. No wonder Federer was able to rack up all these slams in those years, if these two were the next bests

[@kevinmurtagh4996]

It’s so weird to hear Nadal not grunting and yelling. Or at least not til he broke at start of the 3rd. I can see why he started doing it every shot- he’s better when he does it lol!

[@raulgarcia2796]

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[@akin1989]

Rafa certainly handles Roddick in kind 7 years later at the US open. It was more one sided than this match...

[@aesir1ases64]

Nadal was then on his prime and roddick washed up

[@markaven5249]

Just imagine this is right when federer was hitting his prime and 2005 was Federers invincible year.

[@jm_1214]

Im sorry buy I just dont see this kind of hitting these days. They must have really slowed the courts up

[@astonm.8173]

Why did Roddick drop that killer forehand for some loopy Wilander shot? It was his only weapon.

[@jaisygeorgr9845]

Pure class and brute force from rodick .

[@cosmojairzinho14]

Fantastic

[@spjfrat]

Andy had a harder, flatter forehand early on. He overspun it as years went on and lost its sting.

[@MrTitanSword]

Now Rafa has played professional tennis more than half of his life... :O

[@sdccvideo1460]

Roddick just putting Nadal away. Surreal by today's' standard

[@stefan33uk]

Surprised Nadal wasn’t seeded by this point. Would have thought he picked up enough points in the clay season at least. By 2005, it seems he learnt to better adapt his game to hard courts. Nadal won their next meeting a few months later at Davis Cup final 2004 on clay in Seville, but they didn’t meet again until 2007!

[@stefan33uk]

@@Funeral_Tango oh that makes sense. Unusual for an ankle injury to last so long - must have been a bad one!

[@asksimonwhy]

That Spanish kids not going to last long running around like that.

[@ingmarsen]

What an epic match !!! I think that year Roddick later went on to lose to Swede Joachim Johansson in the QFinals . Ironically Nadal almost got hammered in the match but he actually went on to become the much better player . An absolute great , with 13 RG titles and 20 Grand Slams overall. That year as well Federer was at his peak , he went on to lift the US Open title . Djokovic was nowhere but now they're all tied on 20 Grand Slams . Unfortunately for him , Roddick only won one .

[@Aman-nk5uq]

24, 22, 20 now.

[@rebecalinares5393]

Thats a match Andy never should have lost. Came back from 2 sets lo love to serve for the match in the 5th. He even could have challenged Federer for the title. He was playing brutal.

[@manumalia]

I can only imagine what more Nadal would have done with a better serve.

[@sliceserve234]

Just something always unlikable about Roddick.

[@nikolaip5834]

Interesting how Rafa doesn't seem to grunt is loud here as later in his career

[@jaqg7478]

Qué mal perder siempre el español al dar ka mano en la red. 🥊🎾🇺🇲 #andyroddick

[@MrTurbo87lx]

Lol roddick beat a baby unpolished shadow of his prime nadal

[@taylorpack7705]

Roddick was never the same after he fired Brad Gilbert as coach

[@MarcelaR-dh1ok]

Too bad ar couldn't have been that guy for the next several years.

[@ch-il1pe]

after this match, he change the return position when he fight against big server

[@danielc7131]

Super salty handshake from Nadal.

[@DonLee1980]

2011, Nadal sure gave some payback.