[HL] Roger Federer v. Janko Tipsarevic 2008 Australian Open [R3]

[@vk5423]

This was one heck of a match. One of the rarest times when all 5 sets are played at an extremely high level.

[@aleksandarfrick2656]

Roger lost in semi final vs. Djokovic . Novak first Grand Slam . Roger with 26 years and 5 months .

[@FExpiate]

@@aleksandarfrick2656 and a bout of mononucleosis, you know that it's something that ended Ancic's career?

[@claudioveradelcanto4157]

This can easily be one of the best Australian open 3rd-round matches to have ever been played.

[@ErikCB912]

This was probably one of the craziest first weeks of a major I’ve ever seen. This match, Roddick/Kohlschreiber, Hewitt/Baghdatis were all great.

[@jkmjoshuma]

tsonga's run, djokovics first slam, and maria sharapova's last slam til 4 years later. What a year

[@KevinCLYang]

One of the best matches that I've seen!!

[@theobecker6424]

THIS is what i call a tennis match !!!

[@fakereality5204]

Yesterday it was his last atp match, great guy and great player.

[@yusraaa]

janko was ruthless that night. i was so nervous for federer i couldnt even watch it.

[@dannylin5980]

yeah Janko was playing and got really lucky too. I don't see him play like this in most of other events. Just indicates how good you have to be to beat Federer, even at Janko's level we see here, its still not enough.

[@simpbeforeusleep]

Janko has played some other really good matches but has been plagued with injuries, the main reason he hasn't really been out there winning stuff.

[@davd1986]

@@simpbeforeusleep Because he doesn't train enough. Training to be in shape cuts down on injury problems.

[@lotus630]

@@davd1986 training is one thing, technique is also important my guess is Tipsarevic's technique probably put some strain in his body that built up and caused his frequent injuries

[@Crosby4hyg]

To me this is the most entertaining tennis match I've ever watched, such a high level from both players for all 5 sets. I remember watching it live and hoping that Tipsarevic would win it, but Federer was just too good on these faster courts.

[@Liamnerfdude1]

slow court

[@MrPatrickbuit]

Crosby4hyg Fed's movement was far worse than it should be actually, and the only reason he looked fast was because the courts were hella slow that year lol

[@goxaviergo11]

Crosby4hyg compare 2007 to 2008 courts and then you’d realise how diabolically slow the courts were from 2008 to 2016. Ironically the only AO fed won in that time was 2010, the slowest court of all time. They sped up the courts in 2017 & 2018.

[@shashwatthiruselvam2944]

Fast?really?u r dope

[@draganduga2781]

@@goxaviergo11 don't forget mono,age, racket and backhand. If he had all these things he would've won at least 40 slams by now and would lead h2h against both Djokovic and Nadal

[@alminjahic8640]

Official AO channel should remaster these highlights because this match is simply a tennis classic! It's not some late stage of the tournament, but anyway, this match deserves better quality highlights.

[@SuperIsaacVideos]

What a incredible match!

[@steven7846]

It's just unbelievable!! the level of this match was so high! they have showed so many skills in this match, mental, physical strength, lucidity, cleverness and for more than 4 hours ! How is it possible to play with the same intensity during so many hours? It's not human! Tipsarevic deserved the victory as well as Federer!

[@trumpingtonfanhurst694]

This is absolutely in the top ten matches I've ever watched.

[@unowen7591]

6:08 "CLIFF!" "what?" Lol.

[@LJShaun]

+unowen7591 I believe he was speaking to Cliff Drysdale, his fellow commentator.

[@Scott1433]

Tipsarevic was lethal when he went to the net. He played a great game

[@bwaters735]

not at 8-8 he wasnt

[@JustMyOpinion05]

Tipsarevic has a brutal backhand , so clean. Played incredible here. Whats happened to him recently? hasnt even been on tour in 2014

[@bigpayton52]

He's been injured for about a year now. Recently just made his announcement that he's returning to the tour next year in 2015. Unfortunately he pulled out of the Aussie with a lung disease. He's back though.

[@N_Adler92]

today hes still injured but has sauid recently hes working his way back

[@Tadenotdead]

9 years later we can still enjoy that wonderful display of skills.... WE LOVE YOU ROGER.

[@НикитаКолпаков-ы6я]

One of the best matches I ever saw

[@luizeduardos.artigas1594]

Back in the times that Tipsarevic was able to play more than 3 sets

[@TheKeRshme]

Jedan od najfantasticnijih meceva koje je moja malenkost imala prilike da vidi.

[@andydufresne87]

Great recap, such a long match deserves and needs longer highlights.

[@TJFederer15]

This was one titanic battle of shotmaking, incredible match, thanks for the upload

[@BrotherTree1]

Too much talent on one court! I'll never forget this epic! Made me a tennis fan for life!

[@vivekrkatti]

Just wow! This in my opinion is one of the best matches ever. Both players on fire simultaneously. If Tipsarevic played this well consistently, he would easily be in Top 5! Sheer brilliant hitting by both.

[@juster3.146]

I remember watching this match live. The fifth set on ESPN for that match was commercial free. I don't think ESPN ever did that again.

[@JohnnyBg2905]

This match shows what you need to do to beat Federer. You need deep returns above all. If you don't have it, you're target practice on Federer's serve. Janko has beautiful game overall when playing well, but returns in particular - not so much. On the other hand, guess who does the work usually with his amazing returns...? :)

[@MrPatrickbuit]

What you need against Roger is a lot of top spin on your groundstrokes and you need to aim them all at Roger's backhand

[@KarmaticEvolution]

@@MrPatrickbuit hah, well said! Fed fan here but that was his kryptonite for so long.

[@隊員ニート]

なんなんこの試合凄すぎやろ…観客の盛り上がり方素晴らしい。

[@cheese26611]

That was an incredible match. A real shame that Tipsarevic's career got sidelined by so many injuries...he could have made it to a few major finals if he had stayed healthy. Really enjoyed watching him play.

[@aisthpaoitht]

Tipsarevic played out of his mind, but Mono-Fed still pulled through!

[@3timeMVPNash]

So when Fed played Monfils at the FO last year (and in 09) Gael got more support? It was pretty even. The French fans love Roger like their own. Logic and reason states that Fed is the most popular in most tournaments he plays at, and whenever he plays a home player he gets better support against them than most others.

[@vintisahni7973]

Tipsarevic 🙌 Came back to see this iconic match after watching Nadal's win over Fritz after a 5 set tiebreaker at Wimbledon'22 QFs...

[@unowen7951]

Finally a version of this match that didn't start off with the first set already over...

[@sasho888prm]

Love will save the world, not beauty. When you are in love everything is beautiful ;)

[@sasho888prm]

But you are welcome to explain your view when you say "Beauty will save the world"

[@matttennis]

+Alex Petrov It's a quote from the classic Fyodor Dostoyevsky book, The Idiot. Janko Tipsarevic is evidently familiar with Russian literature.

[@97kos]

Even I write it 9 years after this match, I still don't know, what determined more about high level of this match: illness of Federer, or absurd play from Tipsarevic... How good was that 😯

[@lukapetkovic794]

0:23 could have been one of the greatest points ever

[@SJ-di5zu]

It’s a shame some dumbass yelled “out” for his half a second of fame. Someone should’ve found that guy and thrown him out of the stadium and never allowed him to watch a tennis match again

[@ZuzuDragon]

@2:20 you can just see how crazy of a shot that is, because Federer is looking crosscourt faking out Tipsarevic, and then hits a winner down the line....incredibly hard to do! Simply Brilliant!!!

[@AlonsoRules]

probably one of the most dramatic days in Australian Open history - this match went so far over time, that the later scheduled Hewitt/Baghdatis match didn't finish until 4:40am the following morning!!

[@davd1986]

Safin's Backhand was his most consistant shot, and he was always consistant with it. It was his forehand and movement (post 2005 knee injury and surgery), which really hindered him for the rest of his career. He did hit flat a lot of the time, but he could also create angles at will, could go down the line with ease and could hit through the court crosscourt. He really could do anything with the backhand. Nalbandian is definitely more geared to angles. I would also add Agassi and Kafelnikov.

[@uchihasasuke7436]

Goddamn its so easy forget how fuckin nice Tipsarevic was!!!!!

[@TheChosenOne2259]

IKR, is he even still on the tour

[@jaychung1380]

Good player? At his best yes. He comes across as kind of a douchebag outside of tennis.

[@OnTheWrongThiem]

Kira k yes, but he's been injured for 2 years and he just came back inside top 200, it really sucks because he was such a great player in his prime

[@uchihasasuke7436]

@@jaychung1380 give his instagram page a gander if you think he's kind of a douchebag outside of tennis

[@MyPranav786]

Remember watching this thriller live on TV, felt like Roger's dominance was finally challenged apart from Rafa, and this was the beginning of the end of the Fedominance.

[@pedukefan]

+Pranav Mohanty Fed had mono most of this yr.

[@MyPranav786]

+Previn Ellis I know. It was an unfortunate ailment, made him drop his level which was enough for others to pounce on. :/

[@charmeleon10]

+Pranav Mohanty Though he was still playing brilliantly in this match. And truthfully, not many people apart from Rafa were able to challenge him at least in the grand slams, as he made the semi-finals of the AO, finals in RG and Wimby and got the trophy at the US open. That's quite a good year, ignoring his standards at the time

[@samfisher5]

He got the mono after Novak raped him in the semis.

[@Mchaggis157]

Nah he got mono at the end of 2007. Not taking anything away from Djokovic, he might have won either way, but give the man his due. Getting to the semis with that sickness is pretty unbelievable.

[@minhinmonterey]

tips was sooo good that day, dang!

[@matttennis]

I don't think I've ever heard Darren Cahill as excited as he was in this match.

[@bdgregorybd]

this is such a classic

[@davd1986]

@ 3:45 That's such a beautiful backhand down the line from Tipsarevic!! Nalbandian and Safin would approve of that!!

[@TheSaxophoneMan16]

I can't tell if Roger played kinda bad or Tipsarevic played amazing. I think the latter.

[@PPoyares]

What a match, never saw janko playing like this before!

[@AndrewHealey]

Fed was ILL here and still made it to the semi's!

[@Aghoradipathi]

ill? did he personally say so to u fan boy?

[@AndrewHealey]

It was widely reported idiot

[@Aghoradipathi]

Andrew Healey whenever fed is pushed to his limits this phrase comes out.. He was Ill!! Tats why I was questioning Was he Ill even when safin brought him to his knees in Australian open 2005? Just asking ...😊

[@AndrewHealey]

I see your point but u can tell fed was not right in this match just by how much he was sweating which is unusual for him, I was a fan of safin but think he wasted a lot of his talent he could of won a lot more than just 2 slams between 2000-2005 .

[@Aghoradipathi]

Andrew Healey Agree with you regarding this one though... Safin was and will always be the most Charismatic player in history of tennis... n yes if it wasnt for his temperamental issues he could have won few more but no regrets ;) Peace...

[@trumpingtonfanhurst694]

One of the best matches ever. Tipsarevic played like a man possessed. I'm a Fed fan but I remember when live back then I kinda rooted for Janko. Testament to Roger's badassery.

[@TevanBalian]

Tipsarevic was such a good sport about that whole ordeal at 0:44

[@tiborpenzes6211]

If Janko was 10cm taller he would have been top 5, fantastic match

[@rub1516]

Recuerdo que cuando me enteré de este resultado no lo podía creer, era raro que Roger tuviera partidos duros en esas instancias.

[@FVA979Maximus]

OMG, brutal serving from both!

[@jty9631]

What ever happened to Tipsarevic? He was playing outta his mind in this match. If I had watched this back in 2008, I would have thought he has a very bright future ahead of him. He was a very well rounded player in this match, almost matching Federer in every department except power. He's always been on the radar since, but I really haven't seen him win many titles.

[@TheSaxophoneMan16]

Well he got injured so that's why he hasn't played this year. But he is a great, consistent player usually in the top 20.

[@ShakaZuluX]

Janko played a perfect match, flawless. And still lost. Roger was too much during those years. great display by Janko, amazing tennis.

[@FLAC2023]

WOW...I never saw this... unbelievable shots

[@marlonwilliamson9392]

I remember this was a tremendous, amazing match👏edge of your seat stuff...Fed was the big time man and this upstart wanted to spoil the party!!!.. "Warriors Ball", hats off to both guys👏👏👏 definition of a all time classic!!!!

[@ThePianoSpeaks]

This match is basically Fed's version of the Djoko-Wawrinka match in 2013.

[@HordeLegends]

I disagree. Take a look at the highlights from the Madrid 2011 finals against Nadal. Those were some of the absolutely sickest angles I have ever seen anyone hit with a backhand. Safin did however have a "flatter" backhand which made for a faster strike when hit with consistency. And Nalbandian is just a class act and a natural talent. His backhand has somewhat of a delayed "launch" but when he hits it cross court it's almost impossible to return. But technically, they're all different strokes.

[@TurnOnTheBackburner]

This match was amazing! Just...Amazing!!

[@3timeMVPNash]

Fed is the favourite against everybody because he's the most admired player ever. Even in matches where Fed plays a home player he is still equally admired to the crowd.

[@jriogue5846]

partidazo ! grande janko

[@thomaslucia3059]

Extraordinary shot making from both players. I was dumbstruck by Tipsarevic's skill and tenacity. A shame both players couldn't have won.

[@eswarrao688]

Oh my goodness. What a guy RF!

[@MYHEARTMUTMINI10]

Thanks!!! Epic match!!

[@TennisCoachno1]

haha no need to apologise man i think you are right to an extent as tipsy played the match of his life but roger was suffering from mono here and it clearly affected him throughout the tourney and for much of the year. Credit to tipsy for making it a great, tense match but from start to finish feds was no where near his best but as you said showed flashes of excellence.

[@sashoksashok8108]

Janko is so charismatic guy. The Novak friend. His play was here out of my mind!

[@kristysokoloski9089]

Totally amazing.

[@Ideasroadshow]

Check out Tipseravic's interview with Ideas Roadshow

[@Seeumcha]

Tipsarevic would be GOAT if he plays like this all the time.

[@wearethiss]

Janko Tipsarevic is another case similar to Roddick, players with a potential to win multiple grand slams but injuries and inconsistency never let them take off any further.

[@anthoportos67]

i can remember this match was awesome, waw! beautiful exchanges, who cannot dislike?

[@MultiTennisdude]

17:46 HAD ENOUGH!

[@ramyg5037]

3:57 awesome backhand offensive shot

[@ProfessorDrex]

That bout with mono really took it out of him in 2008 😢

[@DINO92AVFC]

5:10 I think this was one of the worst line calls I've ever seen. Both linesman and umpire said it was out, and it didn't even touch the line FROM THE INSIDE! I mean I understand that one of them could make a mistake, but TWO of them, and BY THAT SCALE. I mean, it didn't just barely clipped the line with 99% being out, IT WAS 100% IN THE FIELD, not even on the line. Good thing he asked for a challenge and was pissed off at her later on.

[@TheMojo78]

I like fish too but I have to have salad before that.

[@DINO92AVFC]

LoneDerangerer U w0t m8

[@janethu9169]

Beautiful.

[@ВячеславКуприенко]

Beautifully

[@kylebomba8740]

best match ever

[@frozenragu]

Fed was soooo fast and confident in his prime, even with mono...i miss that fed

[@extradutyfelt1]

very hot match!

[@mirojovanovic1991]

Tipsarevic was among best Juniors in the World,before he got Pro ,also was bigger Talent than Djokovic.

[@dannylin5980]

Yeah but u might wanna compare their statistics of what htey achieved for the last few years XD> Tipsarevic is good, but he's not there. This match was good cuz he was going beast mode. But at the same time, federer is also going god mode. So there's nothing u can do. Tipsarevic might have greater talent, but he ain't utilizing them, Djokovic is the big man on tour now.

[@jaychung1380]

Tipsarevic has been injured for years.. he lost part of his foot.... it's not fair to compare him with Djokovic at all.........

[@jaychung1380]

Danny, your comment is really ignorant. www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/32214476 "Yeah but u might wanna compare their statistics of what htey achieved for the last few years XD> Tipsarevic is good, but he's not there. " You would not have said this had you known of Tipsarevic's injuries...

[@dannylin5980]

Jay Chung yeah i didnt. I was saying this match specifically. Just shows you how hard it is to beat Federer. I dont mind my comment be ignorant. :)

[@ribtickle4143]

Wow. Tipsarevic played a remarkable match and may well have won nowadays when fifth sets are decided by a 10pt tiebreak

[@MrSuperBikini]

Look at that stat at 3:50. Truly incredible!!!!

[@milosstanojevic387]

And then he lost from Nole easy 3-0

[@Crosby4hyg]

If Tipsarevic could maintain this kind of tennis and remain injury free for a year or two he'd pick up at least two majors in my opinion. Unfortunately he doesn't seem able to, but a great effort from Janko nonetheless.

[@nib0lase926]

Federer hair looks so fresh in this game!

[@ramyg5037]

Crowd pleasing match

[@mateosimon4237]

I remember this Match, it was a battle from the get go

[@richardj8853]

Amazing fight by janko..just too unfortunate to have lost such a well fought battle.

[@kingston4313]

Federer’s invincibility shield started to shatter here.

[@dimitrijeigic3176]

Janko was better player that day, but Roger’s serve was out of this world...

[@M.Đ-z4u]

best mach from tipsarevic in his carrer

[@goxaviergo11]

SUPERB match.

[@MyPranav786]

This match was played indoors; no wonder the shot-making from both ends was heavy and hard..

[@dtothee8730]

21:07 that Jack-Knife tho lol Just beautiful

[@NGOtoriety]

39 Aces is pretty good for someone with mononucleosis...

[@peterpiperspickles5810]

8:15-8:20, point is being played out but they show the lights instead. Seems legit

[@zaneramjeawan8042]

Tipi would have beaten Rafa at this level

[@aleksandregvenetadze2876]

Zane Ramjeawan this is 2008 Rafa of 2008 would beat everyone there is to beat

[@zaneramjeawan8042]

Not on this surface

[@Eden_24_]

+Zane Ramjeawan Tsonga is laughing so much right now

[@jaychung1380]

Tsonga can't win a slam to save his life

[@zaneramjeawan8042]

Ah ah

[@michaelwirth6843]

The people in charge didn´t do a decent job at this tournament! Both the balls and court is TOO damn fast. Who wants to see one million aces?!?

[@LeRRuby]

Amazing year for AO! Fed vs Tip and Tsonga vs Nadal!

[@nasirmahmood444]

its crazy, think about it if federer lost back then his Quarter Final streak would have ended more than 5 years earlier!

[@Mewstor151]

I always thought it was weird to see it say "7-6" in the 5th set for the score and have them still playing, lol.

[@peterchen1159]

He was the king of the court