How Good Was David Nalbandian Really?

[@malcolm5324]

When I started playing tennis in high school, everyone wanted to play like Federer or Nadal. I always wanted to play like Nalbandian. Just beautifully simplistic, smooth, efficient, and effortless groundstrokes. Now I’m playing again, it’s great watching these videos and seeing Nalbandian finally getting some more recognition he deserves.

[@adambennaim5500]

One of the best players ever for me..never did i enjoy watching a player play as him

[@anantakhatri1444]

The draw he had in those two masters titles were insane. In addition to Djoko, Federer and Nadal, he also beat other slam champions like Del Potro and Murray. He was on fire during those weeks beating both Federer and Nadal two times in a row each.

[@mike04574]

it wasnt really the same djoko and nadal but ye it was good

[@spideyocd]

​@@mike04574 Novak was world no 3 in 2007 and it was prime Nadal on clay

[@yousifkhalil9655]

@@mike04574 ​ Nadal was at his best on indoor hard court at the time. the only indoor hard court tournament Nadal won was madrid 2005. Djoko was far far away from his prime

[@anseinueseima408]

it's his last shine, starting from 2007 he no longer enters GS semifinal. Those two tournaments are just temporary performance. He was way more consistent back in 2002-2006

[@18francesco18]

It's the only player who could hit physics-defying short angles with both the crosscourt backhand and forehand as a consistent tactic, sometimes other players hit those too but for them it's an episodic high risk shot, with Nalbandian it was a routine shot. Immense talent.

[@roeeorland]

I watched him win Estoril and the sound the ball would make coming off his strings was like nothing I’d ever heard. That was also the tournament where I realized Na Li would be something special

[@Jerry101ucanttouchmae]

Nalbandian made me interested in tennis 🎉 no1 for me. I’m from Sweden but was rooting for Nalbandian against Tomas in the Wimbledon semifinal.

[@martindieser8158]

It was such a pleasure to watch him play. Missing players with that style.

[@GenericYoutubeUserName]

Imo Nalbandian was one of the most fundamental players on tour. If you’re a coach teaching new players, Nalbandian would be one player you tell your students to study.

[@alpakka1920]

Him and Davydenko from that era

[@HS33]

It's so amazing the way he won all of his 3 biggest tites. Was a pure masterclass how he beat federer,nadal and djokovic on several ocastions. And his style was so enjoyable to watch

[@federicotown8052]

What a talent he was !

[@shruk4]

He was something special

[@goldencalf5144]

Tennis history is filled with super talented players who never reached their full potential.

[@jj7546]

I think any discipline is like that

[@johnbr59]

Tsgona 🥹

[@shafqatishan437]

​@@johnbr59 tsonga*

[@rajithnambiar2737]

That backhand is a beauty man...

[@fejuncor]

for me, the most talented player to ever hold a racket. I play tennis... I remember he was the only one able to make Nadal or Murray looks like an amateur when he was on.

[@michelegrassi4385]

i agree with you !

[@Alejandro_Magno.]

Federer dijo "el problema con Nalbandian es que te hace sentir pequeño".

[@gaston5617]

Great video! However, to be a perfect review, a further analysis on Davis Cup performance had to be done. He was to Argentinian national team what Maradona was to Argentinian football team. Whenever he played Davis cup, we knew we had 1-2 ties in the pocket.

[@federicotown8052]

loved his backhand

[@danielmacdonald9287]

One of the best backhands of all time at its best, and also one of the biggest underachievers of all time.

[@MWentity]

Very good video! Thanks for this. I am, however, fairly certain that you are wrong about his grip on the bakchand. I think it’s a weaker continental on the lower hand and closer to an eastern forehand on the top (Like Djokovic) :-)

[@Santti.G]

I find David Nalbandian´s double backhanded the best in tennis history

[@R0zNinja]

Greatest backhand in tennis history David Nalbandian!!!!

[@CortezLu84]

Lets say it this way: he didn't win the titles his talent deserved but his best matches are at the highest tennis level you'll ever see. His last match against Hewitt in Australia was epic for both players. In Davis Cup he had GREAT matches (Hrbaty, Safin). Even some of the great matches he lost were still filled with magic.

[@drtslim]

I was a huge fan of Nalbandian’s game. He was able to use every shot in the book and was a great tactician. For me, he is the best technical player not to win a major (at least in his era). I think that his conditioning and serve were the main things that held him back from being a more consistent threat and from winning majors.

[@atheistcory4174]

Was my favourite player.

[@Mauruud]

Very high quality tennis videos!

[@pedropelaez]

He never reached the fitness level he needed to win majors.

[@tomivega2]

Magic

[@laureanoalfaro9351]

Great Vid!

[@fingersm]

Fckn amazing player, one of favourite ever

[@jkj1459]

THANKS FOR REMEBERING SUPER TENNIES PLAYERS ITS LIKE A TRIBUTE TO UNLUCKY BUT SUPER STAR

[@PlayerTennis]

My favorite player 🤩🤩🤩🤩 👏👏👏👏

[@janrybner893]

Exelente resumen de su carrera.

[@tennisforever1282]

He's in my top 3 favorite players with Federer and Nadal. He was an incredible talent!

[@mauriciomauricio7626]

Cuando Roger Federer vino a Argentina un periodista le preguntó ¿a quién era más difícil ganarle, a Del Potro o a Nalbandian?. Respuesta: a Del Potro. La justificación de esa respuesta fue solo por el poder de saque que tenía Del Potro, y agregó: "contra Nalbandian daba la sensación que siempre tenías la oportunidad de ganar el partido a pesar de ir perdiendo, pero cuando Nalbandian estaba jugando bien te hacía sentir muy inferior a él". Nalbandian era un placer verlo jugar, creo que su debilidad era la mente. Él podía ganarle a Federer y al otro día perder con Richard Berankis de Lituania.

[@HunterHolbrook29]

great job on this

[@davidag90]

Great review mate. I missed a little more relevant segment about Davis Cup. It was his courtyard, he dominated almost any player no matter where the series were played. For a long time, for us argentine it was about getting one extra point to win, because David was to take his 2 singles regardless of whom he was playing against 😂. Anyway, Nalbandian had the talent, we all knew it back in the time, but he himself confessed that he was uncapable of showing the continuous intensity and drive of Nadal, Federer, Nole or even Murray, Delpo and others. He needed some off-time, he had some issues with injuries and his retirement had origin in serious hip hurt. As much as we liked his game, clearly he hadnt what it takes, at least not all of it.

[@jkj1459]

DAVID NALBADIAYAN , THOMAS MUSTER, CARLOS FERRERO, MARAT SAFIN, CEDRIC PIALINE , PETER CORDA , LATEN HEWWIT , WYNE FREREA AND MANY OTHERS ARE FORGOTTON STARS THEY USED TO GIVE TOUGH FIGHT TO TOP PLAYERS . MANY OTHERS NAME I CANT REMEMBER THEY WERE ALL VERY IMPRESSIVE

[@glutamin111]

Davydenko also gets mentioned frequently as the other player who could challenge the top guys and its true, even their style is kind of the same only when it comes to the execution Davydenko is all mechanical, Nalby is all natural&effortless. Davydenko put countless of hours of work, if Nalby trained as hard he would have 10 slams easy

[@jerkwater407]

Honestly he's equal to Andy and JMDP in my mind, he deserved a Major.

[@VeganBeerMonster]

4.40 Please specify if you are referring to fh or bh grip. In other words, is the right hand in an easter forehand grip or an eastern backhand grip? Thanks.

[@stex5026]

I still remember what McEnroe said about Nalbandian's playing style: he is the type of guy that just drags your game down... Not the most flattering comment, and seriously I don't even really know what Mac meant by that.

[@Alejandro_Magno.]

Federer dijo "el problema con Nalbandian es que te hace sentir pequeño", creo que puede tener relación con eso lo que dijo Mac

[@mateosimon4237]

I always say the same thing, when it comes to Nalbandian, check what the BIG THREE say/said about him. Let me give you a hint: a kind of Magic

[@Dman9fp]

If Nalbandian was more committed, & Del Potro less injured, I doubt the big 3 would've all ended with 20+ slams

[@fernandoromeronunez2052]

What do you mean he went unnoticed? He won the Masters, made semifinals in all GSs, he was world number 3 ffs

[@jkj1459]

NALBADIAN WAS ACTUALLY A TOP CLASS PLAYER .. BUT IN A MATCH THERE CAN ONLY BE A WINNER SO THERE IS SHOULD BE A LOSER . BUT THE POWER OF OPPONENT CANT BE UNDERESTIMATED WHICH MAKES THE MACH VERY COMPETATIVE AND NAILBITING ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE SPECTATORS

[@shafqatishan437]

Why didn't you mention his semifinal run at 2006 AO which almost gave him another final with federer?

[@Jaojao_puzzlesolver]

You really mean it ending with "good"

[@agus08l]

Thiem's done that too, on atp finals 2020 i think

[@nazaninb5783]

Something Ill never forget is in the US open 2003 he had match points against Roddick and he stopped playing a point because a fan screamed "out" and he thought it was a line judge. That person probably cost Nalbandian the US open.

[@miguelvenegas1964]

Excuse me, but that jump for the backhand, totally has Marcelo Rios's signature

[@anselwilliams2003]

You forgot to mention how much he like asado and rally.

[@federicotown8052]

Pity he didn't fulfill his whole potential

[@philipnguyen3107]

Nalbanian was gifted talent like Monfil and Tsonga but was not discipline. He likes too much big Mac like Agassi. It was too bad.👾👾👾👽👾👾👾

[@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220]

I paused to look at the grip you were talking about and you used a picture of that left handed coach 🤨. Why didn't you use the footage from the earlier video?

[@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220]

@5:13 yeah dude if just looks like a basic continental/eastern grip to me. The backhand you are referring to sounds like jim courier stuff

[@agustinhelou4344]

@@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220 totally agree with you.

[@Official.tadiwa]

He had so much potential but he was lazy

[@RealisticAndTrue]

Those who watch tennis know how good Nalbandian was, unlike dimwitted djokovic cultists who dont watch the sport... lets just say Nalbandian manage to defeat Federer in 2005 atp world tour finals... only reason why Nalbandian is not multiple grand slam champion is because he had missfortune going up against The Greatest Player Ever in his prime, and there are several other great players who got denied from ultimate prize being world number 1, Philipussies, Blake, Baghdatis, these men would destroy competition in todays tennis.

[@ernestpetros6178]

stop this distortions.

[@ristekostadinov2820]

10:59 Didn't Del Potro beat Federer, Djokovic and Nadal to win his only Grand Slam Title ?

[@MrPager81]

he beat Nadal in semis and Roger in final, he didn't face Novak at that tournament

[@TimTheMusicMan]

Any 2hbh is not something special, they go along with the baseline play, they are used as a safe shot and are easy to learn compared to the 1hbh, and the 2hbh are extremely limited compared to the 1hbh.

[@koryaiine7393]

I always saw him as the chubby/chunky guy haha

[@pascalrolla]

Most talented player to never win a slam. Pity he wasn"t interested in tennis

[@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220]

I mean...fed had a bad ankle during that 5 setter. This is a great video despite my critique. You definitely did him justice.

[@titorcho]

no one wanted to face it

[@moheganson]

Greatest player to not win a Slam.

[@COTTESITO]

Jumping backhand.. Rios.😢

[@varunshahvo-tv9854]

Beating nadal indoors is easy

[@saz6950]

When Rafa beat him in straight sets in US OPEN 2011 if they didn't show the scores you might feel that Nalbandian was winning because he was literally toying his opponent in some parts .