Gustavo Kuerten v Roger Federer Highlights - Men's Round 3 I Roland-Garros 2004

[@BentHestad]

Guga!!! What an elegant player! I am forever fan

[@TheBuenofunedi]

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[@TheBuenofunedi]

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[@TheBuenofunedi]

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[@chakibbenslimane6069]

When I was a young player in 90's I wanted to be Gustavo kuerten I remember this champion I remember how he changed my life and having this guy in the wall of my bed room thanks for all the joy you gave us and thank you for being our tennis example

[@jubao_sk8er]

As a Brazilian, it's nice to read these words. Guga is a generation hero for us!

[@yuriphalcom8290]

One-legged Guga giving Federer a last lesson before he retires. God I miss that backhand... still gives me the goosebumps!

[@brnakano]

O que eu vibrei e me emocionei nesse jogo lembro como se fosse hoje. Guga com enormes dificuldades de voltar ao alto nível e conseguindo bater o Federer então número um do mundo. Parecia a volta triunfal de Guga, logo percebemos que foi seu último suspiro. Guga eterno me ensinou amar esse esporte chamado tênis!

[@fabienh3943]

Guga, probably the nicest player-champ ever. Modest, classy and always smiling. And a great talent on top. Funny to notice here how much Federer has improved in the meantime, specifically in the way he moves on the court. I think this must have been the only match in which I saw Federer slide and almost crash. I started to think he was born with the perfect sense of balance :-) Talent is nothing without a lot of hard work in other words.

[@dnangel4277]

Exactly! Talent is meaningless without the hard work to back it up!

[@willthaxton7847]

Met him at the Memphis indoor. Cool dude.

[@Liamnerfdude1]

@GTS he literally was about to

[@alexfratelli8936]

I know, federer improved a lot since then, every aspect of his game became better, its funny how so many people still believe he was in his prime back then

[@richardsonrodrigues3958]

What a elegant comentary!!!

[@ArturVarejao]

Esse foi o último grande momento da carreira do Guga. Sentimos sua falta.

[@pedrocastro-fl3mn]

Sério, é uma marca esse jogo em específico?

[@ArturVarejao]

@@pedrocastro-fl3mn Acontece que ele já vinha a uns 2 anos sofrendo com as lesões no quadril, o ranking dele caiu mto e ele já não vinha indo bem no circuito, estava escolhendo os campeonatos pra jogar e não conseguia recuperar seu nivel que teve entre 1997 e 2001, especialmente no biênio 2000/2001. Mas nesse RG de 2004 ele foi espetacular, esteve a ponto de levar o jogo com o o Nalbandian. Mas o corpo sentiu. Depois disso foram lesões, operações e ladeira abaixo...Grande Genio...

[@MGM1105]

Federer já havia ganhado do Guga em Hamburgo no saibro em 2002 com direito a pneu.Guga evitou que Federer tivesse mais um título de RG porque ainda não havia o Nadal em 2004

[@ArturVarejao]

@@MGM1105 sim. Guga já vinha cambaleante. É o federer já era o federer.

[@aryborel9740]

Se não fossem as lesões Guga teria feito muito mais! Mesmo assim ele foi o mais brilhante no saibro, seus estilo enchia os olhos.

[@TheRobelectro]

Gustavo Kuerten siempre fue un jugador muy limpio,mucha clase en la cancha y sobre todo humildad. Tenía y sigue teniendo un corazonsote del tamaño de tus victorias. Grande Guga, siempre en nuestros corazones

[@Food-Dharma]

Always loved Guga from the very beginning. Such a humble champion.

[@dgbucko]

Best backhand ever. One of my top 3 fave players. Love to watch him. That backhand.....

[@theoriginalthinker9199]

I just love Guga's typical Brazilian graciousness when he meets players at the net. His body language speaks volumes.

[@massimilianoa5359]

We miss you Guga! One of my favourite players of all time!

[@spawn11]

His service, forehand and backhand (spin, skill and power) all were so good. Definitely deserved more than 3 Grand Slams.

[@aleuomoimmaginario2023]

well, without tennis swindles (Spanish, Argentinian one and so on... ) I don't know if will be more titles, but sure that Guga would be reach two-three Roland Garros (and Rome, and Montecarlo) finals more. Talented, complete, poetic... And also funny. Pratically nobody underlines, but in the half of '00 is clear that something happened in pro tennis, speed, strength... Old clay players (and clay schools) sometimes slowly , often quickly disappear.

[@spawn11]

@@aleuomoimmaginario2023 I would blame his back injuries which limited his Grand Slam count.

[@aleuomoimmaginario2023]

@@spawn11 yes sure :-) Unlucky too. But I'm also convinced that he got more natural talent for clay court than Costa, Corretja, Ferrer, Gaudio, Canas, Moya, Gonzalez, Puerta, Medvedev... Well, better, I admire Guga so much still today that to me is more talented than Coria and Juan Carlos Ferrero too (Agassi e Rafa Nadal more complete ok, but on clay... Guga is better, I'm loving him more. Guga on clay = Federer, Sampras, Laver on grass to me) :-)

[@spawn11]

@@aleuomoimmaginario2023 South America (early 20's and 90s) and Spain always produced clay-court specialists. Since 2010 wonder why we didn't see many champion/runner-up clay courters from South America?? I used to love Nalbandian, Gonzalez too. Maybe they all waiting for Nadal's retirement haha. In my lifetime he's definitely 2nd best clay-court player alongside Federer.

[@lululalabbbivava3812]

Bad ass!!!

[@matheusvalestra2727]

"Ok Roger, one last lesson how to play on clay before I go". :-D

[@wave1468]

Guess Rafa carried on that legacy

[@ericdovallerj]

Perfect coment

[@leonardogregorio2098]

Guga was great

[@joaogrande8846]

@@wave1468 No, he didn't

[@wave1468]

@@joaogrande8846 Well considering he's only beaten Nadal twice on clay and Nadal has beaten him however many times, I think he did

[@renatonp]

Guga está na mesma prateleira de Pelé, Senna, Oscar, entre outros. Muito orgulho dessa lenda do tennis!

[@robertchung8526]

A lot of people talk about how they wish they could've seen a prime Borg or Sampras play against today's players, but for me, I always wish I could've seen this lanky, South American who floated on the clay play against Rafa at Roland Garros. Shame he had that hip injury.

[@tennisfitapp]

Guga at his best would be very interesting but I think he could have done it! at least once for sure!>.he was outstanding!

[@ivandesantis858]

I believe in competition that happens on the court so unfortunately it will always be a mystery regarding Rafa but Guga took down Federer at The French in a year when Fed won the 3 other majors and a lot of people may not know this but this was AFTER he returned from his hip injury. He had an effortless game and he could make great players look ordinary at times. I saw a match on hard court where he dismantled Patrick Rafter who was also a great player. Sadly we didn't get to see all of what Guga could be but please believe me as a lifelong fan of tennis going back to Connors/Borg/Mac up to the present this man Guga was an elite special player.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Prime Agassi..

[@incredibleXMan]

I think Nadal is another level but it could have been a good match.

[@markdivaoi4075]

@@incredibleXMan nadaLORD...

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

Guga's backhand at 1:57 is incredible.

[@paoloantunes1283]

3 Minute Poetry Analysis , 1:58 Roger agrees

[@hugokloeppel3596]

Too good

[@jlistetson]

That and his serve was his favorite shot. Wouldve been crazy to see prime Guga and prime Nadal in the French Open

[@gabrielnunes7407]

A freaking missile

[@fb30xhk]

Surely a contender for best ever one-handed backhand

[@TIMONTHEGRAM]

I remember that match so well. GUGA had always been my favorite, then Roger slowly reached that spot in my tennis heart. That match was difficult for me, but I remember telling my dad, "GUGA is gonna win 4 4 and 4 ! Roger doesn't play that great on clay" and that's what happened. Probably the last time I didn't care Roger lost. ;) wanted to share :p

[@denisdaly1708]

VLOGS WITH TIM same here. How could you not love Guga?

[@mariaterezahungerbuhler9029]

Estou adorando o tributo que está sendo feito para Guga este 2017 quando faz 20 anos de sua 1ª conquista!!!A platéia ama Guga.

[@Walkman0007]

muito obrigado por isso Guga foi o melhor jogador em Roland Garros antes Nadal

[@mariaterezahungerbuhler9029]

Gostaria de acrescentar que 2017 é um ano comemorativo da 1ª conquista de Guga.E,este vídeo é uma agradável lembrança.Penso também que os comentários devam referir-se a ele. Com certeza ,outros tenistas são maiores .Mas neste caso a homenagem é para Guga.

[@cleydsonsouza9287]

Bom lembrar que em 2004 o Federer chegou a 4 Grand Slam, 2 ATP Finals e já era n1 do mundo. Ou seja, o Guga meteu um sonoro 3x0 em um cara que já estava um nível acima dos demais e que logo em seguida faria várias finais em Roland Garros. Agora imagina o Guga saudável até ali por 2007 com o Nadal ainda no comecinho de carreira.

[@vivoangelomatinhos]

Guga ganharia fácil outros Roland garros e Nadal iria ter um rival no saibro nos seus primeiros anos. Guga provavelmente venceria algum grande slam de quadra dura. Infelizmente a lesão não deixou.

[@johnabruzzi8909]

@@vivoangelomatinhosque mane grand slam na quadra dura, melhor resultado dele foi uma quartas. Eu sou fã do guga , porém sejamos realistas, ele ganhar do jovem federer em ascensão era sem chances. Nadal em roland garros até poderia, mas ainda acho que seria muito difícil.

[@limbicferret]

​@@johnabruzzi8909vc dormiu no ponto. a evolução de Guga foi constante na quadra rápida. Foi ele q decretou o fim da era Sampras/Agassi inclusive. Poderia ter ganho, mas ñ importa. 3RG já é 1feito para poucos.

[@johnabruzzi8909]

@@limbicferret po mano, guga arranjou uns dois MS 1000 em quadra rápida, nunca passou das quartas em slams, evoluiu sim, mas passava longe do nível do federer na época, e também não chegou no nível de agassi e sampras. Isso é fato

[@thiagopiresmacedo8172]

​​@@johnabruzzi8909Aquele US Open de 2001 era dele. Tava voando, no auge. Mas aquela partida contra o Mirnyi, foi o divisor de águas de sua carreira. Depois dali, as dores foram insuportáveis, disse ele em entrevista . Aquelas quartas contra o Kafelnikov, ele nem entrou em quadra praticamente devido a dor e a dificuldade.

[@yuriphalcom8290]

Chega me arrepio vendo e relembrando esse backhand do Guga. Que perfeição de golpe! Guga

[@badfireman13]

My two favorites player playing one against each other… what a good old memory :)

[@felipebischof4073]

Quantos tenistas podem ter o privilégio de dizer que já deram aula para o melhor de todos os tempos?

[@thiagomilioli1736]

Meu treinador, treino em Floriánópolis, onde moro e cidade onde Guga nasceu e treinou, jogo torneios no mesmo clube em que ele treinava e ate hoje vejo ele em torneios nacionais feito por ele, ele eh um cara muito bacana, galego, sempre sorrindo, mesmo eu com 16 anos, sinto falta de parar pra assistir um jogo velho do guga, porem tambem tive o privilégio de ver ele bater bola ano retrasado, e parece que ele ainda pode ganhar um roland garros kkkkk

[@pousadacasaregina189]

@@thiagomilioli1736 joga pa kct

[@fabiocaetanofigueiredo1353]

O técnico do Djokovic pode dizer isso

[@canaldorick1984]

@@fabiocaetanofigueiredo1353 quando era o André Agassi, sim… Mas já faz uns 2 anos que o Djokovic mudou o treinador

[@fabiocaetanofigueiredo1353]

@@canaldorick1984 👍

[@iarifa]

What a humble and nice champ!!! Guga classy champ!!

Guga, o melhor tenista brasileiro de todos os tempos.

[@roter13]

i miss Guga.

[@HiltonBarlach]

roter13 me too

[@MemoryLaneCinema]

me too. Lack of good personalities in todays tennis. Boring people

[@leonardoaraujo7179]

All of us.

[@janjr165]

Boy, did I used to LOVE watching Guga play - I miss him!!! :)

[@hectorlopezgorortega4209]

This must have been the last time that Roger played in front of a non 100% pro roger crowd, we all ADORED Guga (i love roer as well)

[@TheMrBennito]

Guga's freakin' backhand! extraordinary!

[@lucianoantonio31]

Esse foi gênio do tênis! Grande Guga. O Guga era do nível de Federer, Nadal e Djokovic. Pena que teve sua carreira interrompida precocemente. Jogou demaissss!!!

[@ojusticeiro9810]

Luciano Antonio adoro o Guga mas a carreira dele está no nível de Wawrinka, Murray, Hewitt... Federer, Nadal, Djokovic , Agassi e Sampras tem carreiras além!!!

[@lucianoantonio31]

Justiceiro, cada um tem sua opinião, claro. Respeito a sua! Quando eu digo que o Guga era do Nível desses caras, não quero dizer que ele chegaria a um número de Sland deles e sim que ele poderia jogar de igual para igual com eles sem medo. A prova está aí, nesse jogo contra o Federer. O Guga foi grande demais! Num é a toa que foi número 1.

[@MrTome1975]

De jeito nenhum. Eu vi a carreira inteira do Guga. Jogo a jogo. Ele era ótimo, mas tinha muitas falhas no seu jogo. Voleio fraco, dificuldade para levantar bolas baixas e lento na movimentação em quadras rápidas. Federer, Nadal e Djokovic são completos, sem brechas. Os 3 estão entres os 6, 7 (Borg e Sampras estão nesse bolo tbm) maiores de todos os tempos e ganharam os 4 GS. Guga não faz parte dessa elite. E ainda está atrás de outros como Edberg, Lendl, Becker, Vilander, Agassi, Connors, McEnroe etc. 2004 foi o primeiro ano de dominação do Federer, mas no saibro ele ainda era vulnerável. Guga tem desvantagem no confronto direto contra vários tenistas medianos. Stepanek (0-2), Srichaphan (0-2), Escude (1-3), Rusedski (1-4), Henman (4-7) etc etc. É 2-1 contra o Federer, mas nessa época o Federer era freguês do Hewitt (2-7) e depois ganhou 16 dos últimos 18 confrontos. Federer também é 0-3 contra o Patrick Rafter. Em 2004 estava em evolução e mesmo assim já dominou o circuito, mas tinha problemas no saibro ainda. Dá para dizer que o Guga poderia ganhar mais alguns títulos se não tivesse a contusão no quadril, mas nunca estaria no patamar da super elite.

[@lucianoantonio31]

Thomaz Saboia, respeito sua opinião, mas mantenho a minha. Guga era do nível desses caras sim!!! Eu jogo tênis, sei o quanto esse esporte é difícil e é por isso digo que o Guga era o cara!

[@ojusticeiro9810]

Luciano Antonio ah bom agora entendi o que vc quis dizer!! Mas no seu outro comentário está falando "DO NÍVEL DE" o que não é vdd, o tênis exige muito do físico, mental e técnico ... E Nadal, Djokovic e Federer estão em outro nível ... Mas concordo que o Guga poderia enfrentar qquer um de igual para igual... abraços!!

[@RossBayCult]

Roger: “ok, Guga beat me bad today. After he’s gone I should be able to grab a few French Open titles.” 17 year old Rafa Nadal : “....smirks...”

[@elitonrufinoalves3982]

Imagine a Guga vs Nadal in clay

[@yuriphalcom8290]

@@elitonrufinoalves3982 thats the match all clay lovers would love to see but neva happened

[@shubhamchaudhari1518]

​@@elitonrufinoalves3982 lol Guga was good but nowhere near to level of Rafa at clay ,Rafa would have beaten Guga 9 out of 10 times at French open,even Djokovic is better than Guga at French open,had Rafa not there ,Novak too would have won 6-7 French open titles

[@sasook]

@@shubhamchaudhari1518You could say that about a lot of scenarios though. Heck if Rafa didn’t exist even Fed would have (at least) 5 FO titles, & he’s the one who lost to Guga on one leg in this very video during his absolute prime.

[@szveszs]

@@shubhamchaudhari1518 don't be so sure brother.

[@Durresaku8]

His backhand/backspin is the best I’ve ever seen. I grew up watching him dominate on clay. Sampras on concrete and Guga on clay.

[@RicardoNask]

The best backhand ever. Great moments to remember!

[@chavarrie.b8698]

I would have liked to see a final between Rafa and Guga.

[@rafaelcanova6924]

Guga detonando e esmagando Federer, pegando bola na subida humilhando. Nem tênis direito tinha, esse calçado era um Nike branco para quadras rápidas q ele adaptou para jogar no saibro pois em 2004 nem patrocínio tinha mais, enquanto Federer com tudo de bom e melhor da Nike para saibro na época. Guga em condições digamos piores massacrando o Federer q tinha vencido o grande slam anterior AUSOPEN em 2004, e depois venceria Wimbledon e USOPEN. Raciocinaram? Pensaram? Guga proporcionou a única derrota de Federer em grande slam no ano. Guga, melhor tenista da história do tênis brasileiro, o Pelé do Brasil em termos de tênis!!!!

[@irmaodofox]

Como que o cara campeão de Roland Garros 3 vezes não tinha dinheiro pra um tênis? Nesse ano ai ele ja tinha ganho mais de 5 milhões de dólares só em premiação.

[@-.369.-]

​@@irmaodofox né kkkkkkkkk

[@gabriel.rs1]

não era olympikus? em 2003 quando ele venceu o federer tbm ele tava com camisa da marca.

[@gabrielaguiar3120]

​@@irmaodofox é que eles tem que usar o outfist da marca/do ano se ele estava sem marca estava sem tênis praticamente

[@pedrol.decarvalho8408]

Guga ja era milionário. Vc acha que ele usaria tenis remendado… contra Federer… em RG?

[@Nightingale_1]

Federer just had his breakthrough moment in 2003 and was beginning to dominate, but yet Kuerton on this surface was able to make him look ordinary. To me fed maybe lacked tactical experience on clay, but his shots kind of sat up on clay rather than kuerton’s whose shots went through the court. Well played Kuerton.

[@jameswalker6864]

Federer lacked nothing, he was outplayed by a superior clay player. Let us not bring excuses for Fed's loss, it is disrespectful on Kuerten.

[@1nalh]

Federer primarily a fast court player and great on fast surfaces possibly slightly better than Djokovic. Only 1 French open when Nadal was severely injured in that tournament. He only had to play a subpar soderling.

[@narcyznarcyz-uv4td]

@@jameswalker6864 For these who clam that RF had the best one handed backhand this is the best match to watch to prove how wrong they were.. Guga just made him look like ordinary top 50 player with a big serve.

[@CBendana]

@@1nalh severely injured???

[@CBendana]

@quackery once he said, Nadal was severely injured, he lost all credibility

[@sdborn8667]

3 min highlights. Wonderfull

[@tennisfitapp]

that backhand at min.2 is out of this world,,not even Wawrinka could hit this so well from that position...different beast mode level!

[@lucasp.2813]

O melhor brasileiro de todos os tempos...sem palavras, tive a oportunidade de ser da geração desse monstro chamado GUGA...

[@MrAlissonFernandes]

So sad Guga's hips wouldn't allow him to continue in the game!!

[@robbiedigital79]

Wellm

[@MrAlissonFernandes]

@GTS LOL

[@Godot28]

Too much Latin dancing...

[@alvinsluis805]

He would be in top 5 for sure. One of the best clay courts specialist i've ever seen.

[@yuriphalcom8290]

he was already kinda limping on this game, he bet federer with one leg!

[@juanjosevasquez5193]

Please upload the full game, not only 3 minute highlights...this match is a RG legendary match

[@lgustavo137]

O que é este Backhand do Guga!? Espetacular, impressive, fantastic! Sou fã do Federer acho ele um dos maiores gênios do esporte, mas teve o azar de pegar um Guga inspiradissimo que soube vence lo a maioria dos jogos. Saudades daqueles tempos

[@felixroj81]

O recordé é de 2 a 1 a favor de Guga, não é muita diferença

[@rodrigoconte8242]

Se tratando de Roger Federer é muito! Rs! ​@@felixroj81

[@maurosuga4038]

Kuerten's backhand was a masterpiece

[@robertrenk7074]

Loved Guga’s backhand more than Feds

[@707ladytee]

Yes, enjoying these retro matches. Fed didn’t play a bad match; Kuerten did toy with him a bit, which is ironic because he’s doing same to his opponents (particularly the younger ones) now 😊

[@farid1406]

C'mon now, no excuses, Guga was coming off a hip replacement surgery, and Fed was reigning world #1 and Australian Open champion and would win 3 of 4 slams this year.

[@Donnomercy]

Farid Damasio I see nobody replied to your FACTS... I tried to tell people Fed played indoors on carpet and clay growing up...there was no grass and hards for him...so clay being his worst surface is bullcrap.... Fed is simply not a grinder...he has a. pretty game. but he can get dirty if needed... but it's clay excuse is so unbecoming of the Supposed GOAT...that's why he is not the best and he himself knows it....it has to kill Federer inside..

[@luisreis3202]

for people who knows RF game it is obvious he was playing poorly this day but you forget the very good performances at RG as the 5 finals show. At Guy Forget opinion (and mine) the actual Federer could win Roland Garros even against Nadal ( easy to Roger do the same Thiem has done at Barcelona against Nadal)

[@rogerreverence4737]

SnakeFace where is fed at the FO now? Lol

[@rogerreverence4737]

Luis Reis the only way Fed can beat Nadal at RG is when Nadal is suffering health issues / injured. Now fed doesnt even compete in the RG grandslam - great sportsmanship isn't it

[@joseluisflores242]

¡Qué brillante y simple el juego del Guga! Un gusto verlo jugar.

[@chrismarcel7]

Thanks for uploading these beautiful points. Two legends. Guga, RF and Boris are my all time favorites. Gracias por subir estos hermosos puntos. Mis 3 favoritos juntos con Boris Becker

[@watchingyoutube5081]

At 1:57 . What a screamer ! P.S.- Guga was the only guy whose grunting was soothing to me.

[@Nurg1982]

because he does it while hitting the ball and immediately tones it down after, not 1-2 seconds after he hits some delay scream comes up

[@707ladytee]

R F Hahaha...me too! When I think of a player’s grunt Guga comes to mind.

[@VintageMotorcycles]

Para mim, Guga é tão grande quanto Senna para o Brasil. E particularmente, acho o Guga maior do que o Senna. Seus feitos foram muito mais difíceis e seu caráter como atleta e pessoa é incontestável.

[@MundexTV]

Guga Kuerten! Where I learned to do an extreme western grip forehand and semi-western grip backhand.

[@Walkman0007]

to win RG 3 times and beat Federer in '04, great clay court player!

[@thaihoangcfc]

back then when there were empty seats in a Federer match

[@alexs4849]

he was already number 1 tho

[@markriobr]

Was empty the first few games on the first set , by the third you fool was jammed .

[@taopaille-paille4992]

the two most beautiful players to watch of all times in this Roland Garros match

[@moisesmartins2046]

Saudades Guga,campeão em humildade,talento....

[@diegor9820]

Ronaldinho, Guga e Schumacher eram imbatíveis no início dos anos 2000.

[@williamshapiro1255]

if only roger survived this match. this was his best chance to win 4 slams in a year since there was no nadal or djokovic. gustavo was probably the best caly player in the draw, although unseeded. so heartbreaking. but good job gustavo

[@canaldorick1984]

Bons tempos de quando ainda tínhamos representantes no tênis…👏🏼👏🏼😁

[@ruipedro4195]

Roland Garros can honor this great player, Gustavo Kuerten, who started to succeed at the Freech Open in 1997, putting his best matches on KZbin. Thank you.

[@juliocalleja9748]

1:57..OMG!!

[@seac1987]

Leiam o livro do Guga, depois volte aqui e assista este vídeo novamente, duvido não se emocionar. Allez! Gugaaaa!

[@rodrigoelpotrosalvaje6782]

Eterno guga!!! Un grande

[@danielmaiam]

Guga jogou muitoooo Pena q o quadril acabou com a carreira dele...

[@marcuswebersonsantos2659]

O último lampejo de um craque. De uma lenda para outra. Eterno Guga.

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

As a kid growing up in Italy through the late 80's, 90's and beyond, there has only ever been one male tennis player that I tried to copy on a tennis court - Guga and Guga only. Imperious! Class personified.

[@travisbickle5279]

I remember before the match, that some critics said " that this match could be the same results like the match kuerten vs Ferrero 6-4,6-4,6-3 french open 2001. Ferrero was also the favorit 2001 like federer 2004 it was ... just as it happened .

[@vvilches1312]

It's hard, to speculate about a challenge between Rafa and Guga. The fact, would been a great match of "Gladiators".

[@mansquito2488]

It is a travesty for tennis that we never got to witness Nadal-Kuerten matches that would have been bangers from 2005-2007.

[@wm2357]

The best backhand ever, I remember he wiped the floor with Federer in this match.

[@DEXTER941]

Only found out recently that Guga had a one handed backhand, a formidable one too. I'm a Rafa fan but I would have loved to see those two battle it out at Roland Garros. It would have been an epic match.

[@karan200590]

no not epic... it would be a beatdown

[@buggyfanatic6918]

I'm just starting to play tennis, but I find this debate and exchange of offences between fans of different players ridiculous.

[@YAN-ln1hw]

Muito provavelmente o Brasil nunca terá um tenista que chegue perto do nível Guga o cara era diferenciado d+, ainda mais sendo brasileiro que não tem muito incetivo e não é um dos esportes mais populares por aqui. Tu vê o tanto de pontos bem construídos e lindos em cima do Federer, o cara era brabo d+

[@danipoppi]

Que orgulho!!!

[@martinsks.a8434]

Min 1:58: Kuerten hits an insane backhand winner, 4 steps behind the baseline! Very rare stuff…

[@viniciusvbf22]

Valeu Guga!!!

[@MarcioAlexandre75]

acho que foi uma das raras vezes em que o público de um torneio não torceu a favor do Roger Federer

[@MrRajeev1000]

Guga...a true gentleman of the game with simplicity. Always a people's choice and down to earth fellow. What a personality with incredible feel of the ball...!!!👏🎊🎉

[@RogerFleischer-p3f]

He had so much going for him,, and I enjoyed watching him, except for the really loud grunting. Many will disagree. Just my 2 cents.

[@andyiswandy1955]

Guga is the Best One Handed Backhand on Clay 👍

[@adithyanaren519]

Stan Wawrinka

[@RandomGuy285]

2:03 If you try to serve & volley on clay, _you're gonna have a bad time_

[@ArchHades]

He tried the same crap in 2008 against Nadal..since he new after three 4 set losses from 2005-2007 against Rafa he couldnt beat him baseline rallying. Totally backfired and he got stomped.

[@krisherdown]

2004 was the year Henman made the SFs at Roland Garros. I’m guessing that tactic was used.

[@jameswalker6864]

@@krisherdown Henman did not play serve and volley at RG.

[@kchuk1965]

@@jameswalker6864 he did. He was playing very aggressively and was blowing Cora out and then something shifted.

[@mrnt0222]

Cool to see people from all over the world respecting Guga 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@bramvalkenburg5655]

This was the period I started to watch tennis and I did not know Kuerten that well yet, did not know anything about tennis history. I've always been a Federer fan since he beat Schalke in a Davis Cup match (played so easily). I loved the way Kuerten played and although the commentator said he was a previous champ I did not realise how much of a champ he really was. Such great clay court strokes!

[@emanuel2070]

Please, make extended highlights of this match, please.

[@RafaelScerni-mg1mu]

Guga é uma lenda do nosso esporte🇧🇷🎾 Tricampeão de Roland Garros🏆🏆🏆

[@thomasbecker6059]

Gustavo!! My all time gravel favorite! Such a nice guy

[@hordak83]

Not the best match from Roger, many short balls as I can see from these highlights (didn't watch the match recently to be honest). But, man...Guga's power off of both wings and his serve are impressive. No wonder he won the FO three times, he didn't find it hard to hit through a slow surface, even against elite defenders, plus he was a big match player and definitely not intimidated by Roger's presence. Hewitt once said that Guga showed how you can play an offensive tennis on clay, unlike the other typical clay courters, and he was totally right. Really loved his game.

[@ssenssel]

The swan song of Guga against a player who later would become the GOAT. Guga's talent and charisma are missed by all. ❤

[@theaviator1152]

Roger could have won the tournament if his game was more complete with Rafa not in the mix yet. This very well might have been his best chance to win all four Slams in one year.

[@taylorpack2839]

Nadal vs kuerten would have been fun to watch

[@jameswalker6864]

Nadal would win though, but the match would indeed be very fun to watch.

[@taylorpack7705]

@@jameswalker6864 considering kuerten is 6’5 to Nadal 6’1 that heavy topspin to kuerten backhand would have been difficult for him to pull off but I’d say Nadal in a tight 4 sets.

[@leonardogregorio2098]

Pelé, Senna and Guga are boons from Brasil to the world 🇧🇷

[@DimitriMoreira]

Guga already had 2 hip surgeries and a more or less recent back surgery when this game happened. Guga was way past his prime after all the surgeries and all the time he spent recovering and not training and playing. Yet, he managed to 3-0 Federer in his biggest year. Federer literally won everything in 2004 but the French Open. And didn't lose any match without winning a set, this game being the sole exception. Guga was loved by everyone and was a big influence on Nadal, the same way Borg was a big influence on himself. If not for the many surgeries and time away from the game, Guga would've won at least 7-8 GS and certainly delayed Nadal's clay supremacy and put a brick wall on Federer's dominance. People always remember the clay performances but Guga was #1 for really close to 2 years straight and he was always achieving F or SF on big tournaments regularly and he was improving daily before his first injury. It was a matter of time before he had won all 4 big opens. I guess he ran out of luck. Still, a shining star and certainly a player on the level of Federer and Nadal. On his best days he was unbeatable. Literally. Like this video just showed. On the rest of the days, a great overall player and a clay master. On the bad days, withdraw mid-game because of unbearable pain. Career shortened at least 8 years. All of which he would've been winning at least 1 or 2 GS per year. Federer was always going to be the GOAT and Nadal would've certainly made some very entertaining matches against Guga. Djokovic would be safe though. He peaked a lot later than Federer or Nadal. He's also younger.

[@Walkman0007]

it really is a blessing there were players like him and from '05 on Nadal Imagine just federer ... tennis wouldv been so boring the past 15 years

[@ThePianoTester]

WHAT A FANTASTIC VIDEO! Oh Lord

[@sandovalcapineto]

Orgulho de ser brasileiro , Guga mito !!!!!

[@fepovitti]

Por favor que jugadorazo GUGA!!!

[@trotinel2970]

How time flies....it was like yesterday!😑Beautiful years!

[@thiagopiresmacedo8172]

Ultimo grande jogo do guga. Faz falta um outro tenista desse naipe no país

[@dualabarce]

Gustavo is such a good guy. Beautiful style in Tennis. Humble.

[@danisant6762]

Guga vc é o melhor!!

[@Walkman0007]

after this match Toni Nadal had a little coffee with Guga 1 year later Toni called back and said ''dinner is on me''

[@C4tfor3st]

On this time, Guga didn't know that he just rolled over the Goat

[@augustomacchioli2172]

The most beautiful Federer's raquet! The N Code still rules!!

[@KingCast65]

I'll never forget Guga! He was nothing to fuck with on the dirt that's for sure.