Federer vs Djokovic | 2011 French Open | Condensed

[@michael7243]

Another legendary match! I think this is feds best clay court match ever for sure. The level was insane

[@masters.1000]

I'm not sure it was his best match, but it was without a doubt the most determined and clutch i've seen him in a slam.

[@DungxxHen]

In these class of players, by the laws of average he's gonna win some, even if his opponent is better.

[@Rory626]

2012 Wimbledon, and 2017 AO too. He was very determined in 2019 Wimbledon too but his serve let him down at those championship points and we all know the rest

[@DungxxHen]

@@Rory626 Federer is regarded as a better server and having better overheads than Djokovic. Yet in the biggest moments, Djokovic in his C-level made every overheads and serve good enough. Funny, isn’t it?

[@vijayendranvijay4538]

His backhand was on fire that day particularly down the line backhand..he never missed shots and that was the key to this match...he was rock solid from baseline

[@ChickenChicken-ps3iu]

You’re on a roll with these matches. Keep it up!!!

[@7ennisCoverage]

Thank you!!

[@Prostaff90]

Thank you! One of my favorite Federer clay court matches along with 2009 French vs his good friend Tommy Haas!

[@7ennisCoverage]

You're very welcome!

[@yoanwastaken]

The best match I've watched live

[@Prostaff90]

Watching this match and the US open semi later in the year really shows Federer’s defense had lost a step and needed his serve and forehand both in form to win. In his prime his defense was so good he would still easily win even on bad serve days. Still awesome to watch the points here when all his gears are clicking.

[@buinhat9229]

Forever be the smoothest and best Fed's performance on clay court. From a Nadal fan with love

[@angerisdiscipline3913]

highest level of tennis i ve seen personally I think if you put both guys in that form on any surface against any player in history they will only lose to prime rafa on clay

[@initialize21]

Gotta love how post-prime Federer absolutely demolished peak Djokovic here 🔥

[@Cats2Fat]

Definitely one of Federer’s best matches. Djokovic was practically unstoppable that spring.

[@Fraudkovic]

He was on a 41 match winning streak . He had to lose sometime . I don't get the point of hyping up federers win

[@initialize21]

@@FraudkovicDjokovic shouldn't have lost to a post prime Federer though! No excuses

[@Prostaff90]

@@initialize21so true

[@Prostaff90]

@@Fraudkovicyes 41 match streak in 2011 is not so impressive once Federer was past his prime. Federer stopping Nadal’s 81 match clay streak with a final set 6-0 bagel was alot more impressive. Heck an even older Federer still bageled Novak in the 2012 Cincinnati final

[@Fraudkovic]

@@Prostaff90 that is even less impressive . Nadal was on an 81 match streak . He had to lose sometime . Nadal could've also lost to a nobody maybe after 90 matches but it just happened to be Federer

[@Jero-P]

I dont understand 2010-2011 us open results when I see THIS. Guess he was not feeling pressure? He was his usual self, but there was some wildness I have not seen from him. Man did pulverize that ball

[@Luiz-nb3uz]

Yes, I think he played with less pressure

[@Alexx22570]

USO 11 Fed choked its that simple

[@vaibhavsachan2527]

Lemme help you, the balls were changed in 2011 RG which favors heavy servers. This was the reason Isner became first man to take Nadal to 5 sets in RG and look at the final it was Fed's best ever result against Nadal in RG. The balls were switched back to default in 2012 and Fed lost pretty badly there. Now it shouldn't be hard for you to understand.

[@Jero-P]

@@vaibhavsachan2527 oh I'm sorry. Djokovic was on a 43 match winning streak. Guess this match he wasn't feeling it? Boo hoo djokolover

[@vaibhavsachan2527]

@@Jero-P Nope his rhythm was affected as his opponent pulled ou before facing him in QF and also balls were favoring heavy servers like Roger, Isner etc clay looked like hardcourt with that ball😆. Maybe RG decided to help Fed that year who knows as the entire clay season was played with the original balls but only RG balls were switched😉

[@dorianstreetliftingferri5479]

Thanks ! Amazing work ! Can you find the 2017 RG final ?

[@7ennisCoverage]

Maybe at some point!

[@bubufubu]

Federer did Djokovic a favor here. Otherwise, he would have lost to Nadal four years in a row with three of them coming in the Final.

[@jkg7297]

Or defeat him like he did on all 6 occassions in 2011. You never know. 2011 Djokovic owned Nadal on any court.

[@DungxxHen]

Agree 100%. Just like how Brown, Muller did Nadal a favor in Wimbledon. Otherwise, he would have lost to top 20 players 6 years in a row.

[@vijayla21]

@@DungxxHen You missed Darcis, Kyrgios, Rosol

[@Mark-ut5oq]

According to (some) Federer fans, Federer getting 1 win out of 5 matches against Djokovic in 2011 at the “old” age of 29 means that he is the goat. But the 10 other times that season Djokovic beat Nadal or Federer are irrelevant..apparently 😭 All jokes aside, this was a magical match from Federer. Maybe the best ever clay match I’ve ever seen him play. Djokovic was nearly unstoppable up to that point, beating Nadal 4x, Federer 3x, and winning 43 straight matches. It would have been Federer’s greatest win ever if he beat Nadal in the final. Instead, I rank Wimbledon 2012 as his greatest slam.

[@nikosofidemporas]

1. he was almost 30 having already 12 years on the tour on his back and following his worst year yet and people called him old (in the Tennis world at the time 30 was very old). 2. Djokovic was in his ultimate prime 3. We didn't call any win irrelevant 4. Why are you guys so toxic?? Are you real Novak fans or Tennis fans? Why don't you go and watch some highlights or matches of him or in general that you like instead of just flooding comment sections with your toxicity and your superiority complex?

[@yoanwastaken]

The argument is the grand slam h2h. That us open match was a 50:50. Without it, Djoko would trail 1-2. In the Bo3 matches Fed didn't play at 100% because he was older and was prioritizing the GS tourneys (he had been doing this since 2007) while 2011 Djoko was playing as well as he could.

[@Константин-ы2я8щ]

@@yoanwastaken It's funny, considering that in the future Federer only won in the Bo3 matches)

[@Mark-ut5oq]

@@yoanwastaken oh so he *almost* won 2/3 matches? Nice.

[@vukasinsibinovic8137]

You post amazing highlights!! Is there any chance to post AO-05 1/2 Roger-Safin or.. RG-04 Roger-Kuerten??? Great job!!

[@7ennisCoverage]

Thank you!! I definitely plan to do both of those at some point!

[@ahmedkhan-bi8lv]

Before federer turning 30. Novak was no match for him. After federer crossed 30 mark and lost his prime. Novak enjoyed weak era

[@vaibhavsachan2527]

Nice joke🤣

[@initialize21]

@@vaibhavsachan2527it's true though

[@vaibhavsachan2527]

@@initialize21 Nope

[@ism7588]

Will always wonder how Novak would’ve fared against Rafa in the final this year… felt like his best chance at beating Nadal at RG before he eventually did in 2015…

[@Rory626]

He came insanely close in 2013 semis too. It was basically that net touch which cost him the match

[@ramtinrahimi1187]

everything happens for a reason. as a huge nole fan i am honestly glad federer won this, i dont think nole could have prevailed against rafa in RG tbh...

[@BardhanProductions]

Do Alcaraz Djokovic 2024 Olympics

[@travisbickle5279]

the people who ask his selfe why federer plays here so amazing and 2012 RG not against novak is, that this 2011 rg was IN THE night session condition. 2012 was daysession, in the daysession the balls jumps much higher its more like the typical RG CLAY CONDITION. Never thought that my novak would loss in the night session by slams:( i m joking. Would every rg final in this night session condition like in this match, federer would be much better against nadal in the final, even djokovic would more then 3 grandslams in RG

[@AlexisNess-mn4zw]

Huh?Level of 2011 match>2012 overall lol

[@vaibhavsachan2527]

You also forgot that balls were changed in 2011 which helped Roger

[@vijayendranvijay4538]

2021 semis was not a day session😂😂😂😂😂....Novak fanboys excuses are on a different level

[@MrCWL]

What was up with those slippery shoes?! Novak really a victim of those, managing to play well even though his foot work was hampered

[@DmeiasmdADsAD]

Is it me or does the clay court play a lot faster than it did in their 2012 encounter? They seemed to be crushing the ball in this match.

[@marcotita9204]

They used lighter balls that year

[@Alexx22570]

lol “a lot faster” is delusion It looks about the same to me

[@AlexisNess-mn4zw]

Balls, the clay is the same

[@DaDaJiS.N.]

Balls were lighter, Nadal also struggled that year in Paris perhaps due to the same reason

[@vaibhavsachan2527]

Balls were switched in 2011 to help heavy servers

[@DaDaJiS.N.]

Bro do u know thoska brah, another tennis highlights creator?

[@7ennisCoverage]

I do not!

[@DaDaJiS.N.]

@@7ennisCoverage oh alright, he perhaps got copyright claim but his highlights quality was amazing just like urs. He suddenly disappeared from yt, so I just thought u would know

[@7ennisCoverage]

@@DaDaJiS.N. Hopefully, we can keep the high-quality tennis channels around on YT!

[@muratinceer6785]

Djokovic vs federer wimbledon final 2015 you can do its cmon

[@tywannmarkham]

Can we get some Serena matches at some point?

[@7ennisCoverage]

Absolutely!

[@travisbickle5279]

after novak won the GOAT race its so wonderfull to even watch this kind from video. I MEAN in the end won novak the debatte

[@initialize21]

I bet you cry watching this, don't you 😂

[@Leo-Bette.10]

Federer was playing in French Open to serve Nadal to win titles 😅 In this tournament, Novak Djokovic could easily have won the title against Nadal, but Federer played his best match ever in Clay just to present the title for Nadal

[@Rory626]

"Easily" is a stretch. Nadal has never been taken to 5 sets in a French Open final, not even by Novak

[@Leo-Bette.10]

@Rory626 But he got crashed 2 times by Novak and 1 by Soderling, and if he met Novak in the final 2011, he would definitely lose it .. same as 2015 and 2021

[@Rory626]

@@Leo-Bette.10 I disagree but that's fine

[@mattjagar6324]

@@Rory626can’t disagree with facts

[@vaibhavsachan2527]

@@Rory626 2011 was different tho, Novak beat him twice on clay in straight sets tho I agree "easily" is a bit stretch

[@TvRF20]

Hey mate I can't find your email so please add it to your description🙏