Nadal vs Federer 2008 Men's final | Roland-Garros Classic Match

[@joaquinlopezhernandez3937]

That Rafa Nadal was simply unplayable. Perfection.

[@TheJovan211]

ON CLAY ONLY

[@FearsomeVoid]

@@TheJovan211 2008 was also when Nadal played his matches on grass. Wasn't impossible to beat like he was on clay but he did beat prime Federer in Wimbledon which means that version of Nadal could go up against anyone on grass.

[@jameswalker6864]

@@TheJovan211 It's not only about clay, kid. Nadal possesses a superior peak level than Novak at the US Open. Nadal leads the H2H over Novak 2-1 at the USO in 3 peak vs. peak matches. So Novak is only better than Rafa in 2 out of 4 (50%) of Slams peak-wise, meaning his overall peak is not better than Rafa's. Why Djokovic was at his absolute peak both at the USO 2010 and USO 2013: USO 2010: Djokovic was already at his peak in the USO 2010. He had dramatically improved and beat Federer in the USO SF. In the USO 2009 SF, Djokovic lost in 3 sets to Federer. But in the USO 2010 SF Djokovic beat Federer with the same result than in the USO 2011 SF (5 sets), indicating that he already had peaked. It's not like Djokovic was non-peak the 31th of December of 2010 and suddenly became peak the 1st of January of 2011. He peaked in the last months of 2010, at the USO 2010. USO 2013: Djokovic would have likely won 3 Slams plus the ATP finals without Nadal in 2013, and people would hype 2013 as one of Djokovic's best years. Only because Djokovic lost to Nadal both the RG 2013 SF and the USO F, it doesn't follow that he was non-peak.

[@jonathanb1406]

@@TheJovan211 Yeah, no. He won Wimbledon a month later, and then an Olympic gold medal a month after that.

[@tennisfan599]

@@joaquinlopezhernandez3937 roger did his best.

[@KnightMD]

To give some context, this version of Federer was a ghost on the court for every other player on the tour. Perfect everything, a complete player with no weaknesses. Then he meets this version of Rafa, on clay, and it's not even close. This is how unplayable Rafa was.

[@aranighosh3945]

Federer wasn't in the best form during this time.. otherwise he would have surely taken Rafa to 4 sets and not lost in such a one sided manner

[@connect4558]

@@aranighosh3945Grow up and smell the coffee 🙄

[@hitthurdeaux]

@@aranighosh3945 one of the most typical Federer fan things to say.

[@vaibhavsachan2527]

@@aranighosh3945 Really? You should have been just like others say that Rafa won only because it was grandpa Fed😂

[@justchillin6314]

Lmao no

[@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446]

This match was depressing to some of us. I believe this match really got to Federer, and contributed to his loss at Wimbledon. Prime Nadal on clay is the toughest challenge in tennis.

[@ryan9099]

Federer admitted this loss got to him. It led to at least both his W 2008 and AO 2009 losses, and maybe more than that.

[@justchillin6314]

Fed’s biggest loss was getting mono. Can’t take anything away from Novak or Nadal though.

[@theempire00]

@pelispluscamilomaybe yes

[@mysteriousaura8021]

@@justchillin6314Exactly, Fed wasn’t at his best during the first half of the season in 08.

[@justchillin6314]

@@mysteriousaura8021 Right. Even as a Djokovic fan it was obvious Fed wasn’t playing his best, he had mono which I don’t know why so many people think wasn’t real.

[@kevinreilly7924]

To this day I still believe this is the greatest version of a tennis player I have ever seen. He completely floored Federer. He was really dialed in that year

[@tennisfan599]

Dude he barely won. If this match was judged by judges such as is the case in boxing, Roger would have won due to his use of the legendary one handed backhand which is the mark of a true champion.

[@jessehitchcock9141]

@@tennisfan599lol wtaf are you talking about. Couldn’t be two more different sports.

[@justchillin6314]

Absolutely not . First of all, Federer had mono during this match so was far from his best. There’s a reason why this was the one and only time that Nadal bageled Federer. 2016 Doha Final Djokovic was the highest level of tennis ever.

[@tennisfan599]

@@justchillin6314 agree that federer should have won this.

[@justchillin6314]

@@jessehitchcock9141 That guys a troll bro, don’t feed them.

[@MaxGeniusOn]

That Nadal version was surely the best in this surface and in the history (past, présent and future)

[@LaMorzaAGEOFEMPIRESII]

For sure, hard enough find other player with that level on clay at least in 100 years

[@mysteriousaura8021]

I would say his 2020 version was Nadal’s best because he bagelled Djokovic, but here Djokovic did come close to winning a set against Nadal, but in 2020 Nadal blew him off the court.

[@tennisfan599]

Roger 2009 french open was literally unplayable. He beat Rafa in Madrid in straight sets and then beat soderling in straight sets after he beat nadal. Roger has the legendary one handed backhand which according to legend is the mark of a true champion

[@justchillin6314]

@@tennisfan599 And Nadal bageled Federer in a grand slam final, what’s your point? Federer only won RG because Soderling played the match of his life against Nadal and couldn’t repeat it against Federer in the final.

[@tennisfan599]

@@justchillin6314 Roger is better sorry.

[@rnsw4572]

This version of Nadal cannot be beaten by anybody in the history of tennis 🐐

[@masters.1000]

By Nadal 2010 maybe.

[@dimalagiannis8740]

Cette version a remporté tous les 4 tournois du grand chelem calendaire en 2008 ?

[@spiritlance364]

Only on this court.

[@dimalagiannis8740]

@@spiritlance364 ok

[@BardhanProductions]

Only on clay

[@cineastik8220]

Given the fact that Nadal was unbeatable on that day and throughout the whole tournament, and surely the score at the end, there are still some awesome shots by Federer, which are super enjoyable.

[@justchillin6314]

I don’t care, Federer got destroyed, all that matters is who won.

[@ArjunGalande]

@@justchillin6314 Dude are you even hearing yourself !? It doesn’t matter who wins ! You just hate Federer ! nadal was just too good that day but you don’t want to accept that Federer playing some incredible tennis even thought it was a bit !

[@andyroo9381]

The Greatness of Mr. Rafael Nadal.

[@Rafa_RG]

Gracias Rafa for all the incredible moments with you I may not have been able to watch all your matches but I am very grateful to see Bastad, the Olympics, the 6 Kings Slam and a bit of the Davis Cup you are my idol and Vamos Rafa !!!!!

[@Nina-oi1qk]

He was seeing the ball so well, he was unplayable that day. Made Federer look like an amateur ; Scary good!

[@mysteriousaura8021]

No.

[@tennisfan599]

If there were judges like boxing instead of a score board, Roger would have won easily.

[@reneesilva8308]

@@tennisfan599HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@hempcacaogoji831]

Never seen Nadal play quite like this.

[@Slyou333]

now you do

[@mysteriousaura8021]

I think 2020 Nadal was better.

[@aminsoussi2354]

@@mysteriousaura8021 definitely not

[@mysteriousaura8021]

@@aminsoussi2354 How so? Nadal also didn’t drop a set in 2020 but bagelled Djokovic in the final which he didn’t do against Djokovic in 08. 2017 Nadal was the best at RG, then 2020, then 08.

[@brunomaelstrom8823]

Try watching finals highlights of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, crushing Wawrinka, Thiem, Djokovic … 😱

[@cwsrealfan]

Federer was very lucky to win a French Open during Nadal’s career. Kudos to Djokovic for being one of only two men to beat Nadal at the French Open. Nadal’s records at Roland Garros will stand the test of time.

[@bubufubu]

Not really well earned kudos, though. Nadal was having his worst year on tour in 2015 due to a confidence slump that started much earlier in the season. In 2021, his left foot kept him from being fully fit. Eventually, he ended his season because of it. Those two wins are not all that impressive when you include the context.

[@cwsrealfan]

@@bubufubu Both of those rationales have been completely debunked by Nadal himself 😂

[@ppv1780]

@@bubufubutotally. Federer is just as good as Novak on clay, he just had to deal with a totally different beast.

[@bubufubu]

@@ppv1780 My post has nothing to do with Federer. I was putting Djokovic's two "wins" against Nadal in proper perspective. Indeed, Federer was excellent on clay.

[@cwsrealfan]

@@bubufubu I love the rationalizing that goes on. Nadal lost twice to Djokovic at the FO and of course some have to find excuses. Fed beat Nadal at the FO zero times. But let’s keep rationalizing away. Nadal has said over and over that nothing was wrong with him in his two defeats to Djokovic (which I admire and respect about him). When Nadal is truly injured, he states that as a fact and doesn’t cover it up. The fact is that he moved just fine in 2021. You don’t win a set and play as well as he did in that match if one is truly injured. In 2015, he was again healthy and just flat out lost to the better player that day. Djokovic is the only player who gave Nadal some problems (and I should state that in quotes because no one really gave Nadal a problem) on clay. Let’s give Djokovic credit and acknowledge that there was a little luck for Federer in getting that FO title when he did. BTW, this is not to say that Fed was undeserving of winning that title. He won it fair and square.

[@floriangailliegue6760]

That point at 10:10 is something else. Having the time to run around your backhand against a smash to hit a stunning winner of an inside out forehand ...

[@arthurvanderkooij5456]

if there had been as many tournaments on clay as on hardcourt nadal would have been the most dominant player to have ever existed, with more than 40 GS

[@hridaanjhaveri9267]

yup the King of Clay, but clay is not used as much as hard clay, even grass is only used at wimbledon

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

Same could be said about old school grass and Federer. At least Federer could play well on clay, whereas baseliners like Nadal and Djokovic could only compete once the courts were slowed down.

[@jimgray3346]

If Wimbledon and Aussie courts hadn't been slowed down, Federer would have 16 of each.

[@mysteriousaura8021]

And if Halle or Queens had been a masters 1000 Federer would have won the most masters. The fact there wasn’t a single masters 1000 on grass was pretty wild.

[@saada2102]

@@StardustLegacyFighter Lol Ndal won winbledon too that year what do you mean he can't play on grass?

[@jsofianos]

What’s amazing is during this stretch how dominant federer was and Nadal was the only thing standing in his way from running the table several years in a row Then Nadal wins Wimbledon and takes off from there

[@gailsykes2691]

I love watching these 2 play. I feel it's like watching Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly dancing. Roger is the graceful, debonair Astaire and Rafa the dynamic, athletic Kelly. I just wish Rafa could play one more FO like this then retire at the top.❤

[@ultrawidegaming7894]

You are watching two absolute legends here 👏

[@andrewawrinka9572]

King of Roland Garros Forever

[@masters.1000]

Upload every Federer-Nadal please.

[@andrer3764]

Not sure if its just the camera angle but the spin od Nadal is nuts and also when Nadal gave an opening Feds ball has some crazy sting. Its been a whole since I've went down memory lane - what great striking from both; contrasting styles and all

[@stuartfleming]

When rafa hits the ball it's coming at you with insane bounce and spin, times 3 on hisFH

[@DaniboyCom]

This match is quite literally my happy place 😊

[@nikhildehlan6360]

Nadal vs Federer is the epitome of sports competition!

[@cwsrealfan]

I think any one of the Big 3 playing one of the other Big 3 is the epitome. Fed and Nadal played Djokovic more than they played each other (I believe).

[@Aman-nk5uq]

​@@cwsrealfanwell yes

[@110Tiburon]

@@cwsrealfan And Djokovic has a winning record against both! But I agree, among the 3 there are so many classic matches, especially at the Grand Slams which is one of the reasons these guys are so great. They showed it on the sports biggest stages!!

[@mysteriousaura8021]

Any of the big 3 is tbh.

[@justchillin6314]

@@110Tiburon Not in slams he doesn’t. Nadal leads 11-7 in slams against Djokovic but overall Djokovic won the H2H 30-29. No one actually counts their last match for obvious reasons.

[@hoszpodvr]

Rafa has only 3 defeats at Roland Garros since 2005... and 2 out of those 3 was Djokovic in 2015&2021.. so only two men in the history of this sport could beat Rafa at the Philippe-Chatrier.. and lot of people dont even remember the name of the other guy.. he was Soderling back in 2009.. RAFA NEVER GOT BEATEN AT ROLAND GARROS BY A PLAYER WHO PLAYS WITH ONE-HANDED BACKHAND.. PURE DOMINATION

[@halhal4052]

それも全部怪我での敗北

[@taylorpack7705]

He only lost when he was unhealthy. 2009 and 2015 he had knee problems and mentally wasn’t there cause of family problems. 2021 his foot gave out.

[@piyush29864]

@@taylorpack7705so Many excuses You must be his mom

[@donvito7344]

@@taylorpack7705bullshit and bullshit. I googled about 2015 and there was nothing to be found of an injury. And 2021 he had no foot problems, he lacked the stamina maybe in the last set, but he had no injury. The third set was probably one of the best ever, and it can’t be played with an injury

[@andyroo9381]

And the following year, Roland Garros 2010, Nadal returned to defeat Soderling in the Men's Final. Rafa cried, into his towel, after that victory. It had to be so satisfying for him.

[@marianogattolin41]

Roger was 26 years old in that moment

[@justchillin6314]

We know

[@lucasroman3010]

This is the highest level of tennis anyone ever played on any surface. Nadal on clay will always be the toughest challenge for anyone on tennis history

[@mysteriousaura8021]

@@lucasroman3010 Peak Federer on grass and fast hardcourts is in a close second though.

[@justchillin6314]

Wrong, 2016 Doha Final Djokovic is the highest level ever it’s been mathematically proven. Djokovic achieved the highest ELO rating in history after that match.

[@lucasroman3010]

That was one match, you can't compare the level of Rafa on clay with anything else, by numbers, win %, titles, records, everything.

[@justchillin6314]

@@lucasroman3010 So you are talking about highest level over the course of a tournament then? If so then I would give it to 2020 Nadal or 2017 Nadal as he lost even less games than 08 Nadal in those 2 years at RG. But as for one match though, it is 2016 Doha Final Djokovic that attained the highest level. Glad we could clarify things.

[@lucasroman3010]

@@justchillin6314 still one match will be Rafa Rg final 2008. He beat the number 1 player in the world in a grand slam final losing only 4 games, not comparable to the doha 2016 final, but I'm sure you already know that doha is only a 250 tournament, not to mention Rafa's level in 2015 and 2016 it one of his worst performance years

[@AyuRao]

Beautiful backhand pass by Federer at 5:35

[@MUFCXI]

One time it felt like seeing someone like Fed, with all his world class experience, being absolutely annihilated by Nadal. I miss these guys rivalry. I just am not feeling the current gen of tennis players atm. A bit boring for me. 3:18 to 3:25 was mental. Best highlight for me.

[@user-xg4td3gg7e]

Agree. Rivalries make sport exciting to watch. None anymore. 😏

[@mysteriousaura8021]

@@user-xg4td3gg7e Nonsense, sports is exciting with or without rivalries.

[@Bsmith806]

Convinced Nadal was resting in the 2nd set, the way he played in the 1st and 3rd were unbelievable, 2nd was a small blip

[@Marekxxk]

Unreal Rafa❤

[@romainmj7245]

Thanks for uploading more highlights on the Channel ! Can you make one for 2014 final and 2011

[@andreaknibbs9328]

Man I just love watching Rafa’s amazing footwork!

[@brunomaelstrom8823]

Le grand géomètre du Chatrier ! 🤩

[@justchillin6314]

No that’s Federer

[@tanker1425]

legendary

[@cabritotrucking4396]

if no nadal federer would have several french opens. A man with 95 sq in and one handed. truly a master class. prime nadal on clay, unstoppable

[@spikefist]

It was only 90 sq in even smaller

[@synthclassic6304]

Nadal's backhand was just as lethal as any player's forehand

[@HAAsSportsTV]

The rally quality between these 2 is unprecedented. While Nadal-Djokovic is the most gruelling rivalry, this one is the greatest in my opinion because of the shear quality and how the styles blend.

[@farid1406]

Extended highlights are almost as long as the full match.

[@alpha520mec]

Federer siglehandedly decided to serve and volley systematically, maximizing the difficulty for him. Other than this masochistic choice, he played extraordinarily well

[@Fancy_PotHead]

That was the moment Federer realize his days of just waltzing around the court and winning everything were over. Sadly, he took a long-ass time to figure out how to play Rafa.

[@jimgray3346]

Well he never figured it out on clay...

[@atharshakeel7277]

​@@jimgray3346 no one ever did

[@jimgray3346]

@@atharshakeel7277 Rafa could beat a wall in 5 sets at Roland-Garros

[@Romans8-9]

Nothing to do with figuring it out. He could only consistently beat Rafa outside of clay after Rafa got old and lost his speed.

[@justchillin6314]

@@atharshakeel7277 Djokovic did.

[@jamesmedina6015]

This is the best tennis 🎾 we will ever see. So special that it happened in Paris ✝️♥️🕊️

[@stuartfleming]

It was a one sided beatdown

[@jamesmedina6015]

@ On score cards only. You can make a case that NO player ever could challenge Nadal at this specific moment in time..

[@omersimhi6760]

It's not a classic, it's a one man show..

[@connect4558]

I watched this and saw that RF couldn’t wait to get off the court!

[@brunomaelstrom8823]

Predators with the highest degree of adaptation and efficiency in their natural environment: the Jaguar in the Amazon rainforest and Rafael Nadal in the Roland Garros final 😱🤩

[@edisonsubandi7231]

These days Nadal spin ball tough to beat and his running and chasing balls….. Vamos. Gonna miss him soon.

[@rodriguezrobbiano]

To all the 'Nadal only play on clay" people: what Nadal, Borg and Kuerten did on RG was simply amazing. It's normal to have a reign on grass and hard courts because those courts allow players to develop a system, like serve and volley, counter play, or big serve with winners. But on clay you need all of that, because the sun, the temperature, the wind, etc change everytime, and you need to have a perfect combination of force, speed and stamina. That's why players like Sampras or Mcenroe, who has a system never could won RG, to mention just a couple. You need to run, fight, improvise, jump, go down, go up, go tho the net, stay back, every page of the tennis book.

[@stuartfleming]

Agreed. And that's why Novak is the goat

[@rodriguezrobbiano]

@stuartfleming my bad, Nole has 3 RG, so is in the list too, beside all the records and the GOAT title, he's one of the few to win 3 RG, and play multiple finals. The best player ever.

[@justchillin6314]

Djokovic is definitely the goat, it’s an irrefutable fact.

[@rodriguezrobbiano]

@justchillin6314 and that's exactly what I said, and whart wikipedia says... So... Thanks for the info(?)

[@justchillin6314]

@@rodriguezrobbiano No it’s not? You never said that, you were trying to make it seem like Nadal is the goat, and of clay he is, but of tennis it’s Djokovic.

[@stuartfleming]

This was prime Fed. Wrecked

[@simulatorbot8496]

This 2005-2010 Nadal was something else that could barely be beaten. He just beat Federer (bagel in last set) in the French open final in 1hr 38mins! That’s dominance

[@stuartfleming]

He was beaten many times actually

[@justchillin6314]

What nonsense, Nadal was beaten plenty of times

[@agradina]

The hardest in tennis win a set on clay vs nadal

[@muberraozturk5881]

Full version please

[@landreasm15]

plz upload their 2007 match

[@abhayjha6709]

Nadal on clay and that in 2008 is the epitome of tennis brilliance. Nothing can topple it.

[@alpakka1920]

It would have been interesting to see how Federer would have faired against Nadal on clay had he changed his racquet earlier and started stepping on his backhand. That was the one big weakness against Nadal is that Fed got pushed back so far on his backhand side and had to work extra hard to stay in rallies.

[@norm-bb3bb]

It would've been the same, their last match in Paris was with Federer new racket and Nadal won that match, Federer simply had no answers against Nadal on clay

[@alpakka1920]

​@@norm-bb3bb It's hard to gauge from that match because it was a very windy day unfortunately which robbed us of a great match (of course, both players have to play in the same conditions so not taking anything away from Nadal) but the wind suited nadal much more than federer. Could of likely been the same result but it would of been great to see Fed of 2017/18 against Nadal on clay without wind.

[@justchillin6314]

The goats in order are Djokovic, Federer, Nadal.

[@Romans8-9]

@@justchillin6314 Nadal better h2h and more slams than Fed. Olympic Gold in singles. He has achieved more therefore is better. Djokovic just had the longevity that Nadal didn't so its fair to put Novak at no.1 but Fed definitely is not no.2.

[@justchillin6314]

@@Romans8-9 Goatkovic disagrees with you, go watch his video called “Federer is Greater than Nadal.”

[@VashTheStampede4K]

Prime Rafa (2008, a real killer in that year) was the god of tennis on clay. This version of Nadal was the most dominant, the strongest tennis player ever on clay. *Rafa, the king of the French Open/Roland-Garros (14 times).*

[@swavekbu4959]

Always fun seeing Fed trying to beat Nadal on clay.

[@ch_sage6paths756]

Can we have please Roland Garros a highlight between Djokovic and Nadal 2008?

[@arithorel9402]

Wawrinka-djokovic final 2015 full match please

[@Laland_1196]

👎..don't spoil here ..they didn't even uploaded extended highlights for rafa vs fed 2006,7 ,2011 and Rafa vs Djokovic 2012,14

[@miguelrodrigo3875]

This 2008 French Open's Nadal was the most powerful ferocious ruthless brutal Tennis player in History! Even more powerful than 2013 Australian Open's Djokovic when he trashed Nadal in the final!

[@miguelrodrigo3875]

Rafa at the peak of his ferocious power!

[@tennisfan599]

Pales in comparison to roger. Roger is better on all surfaces even clay.

[@justchillin6314]

No, his power was better in 2017 and 2020.

[@MariaE99]

Miss him I only watch tennis because of him

[@mysteriousaura8021]

Federer is my goat but prime Nadal on clay is like the highest peak of any professional sport.

[@tarikmounih3559]

'El Rey' Of Clay, fe' sure!

[@BV2982]

This was the day Federer's decline started followed by wimbledon defeat after that he won only 8 or 9 grand slams

[@parzival7309]

Only 8 or 9 Slams. Well...

[@Frenzinh0]

''Only'' 8 or 9 GS

[@justchillin6314]

Typical Fed fan boy comment

[@majollwp9157]

112 W - 4 L. An incredible record in the history of the sports.

[@lukamatic5143]

6:38 beauty

[@Sakytketi3566]

El error de federer era subir a la malla sin antes tener dominado al rival

[@andrewescu]

Bageling prime Fed is crazy

[@taylorpack7705]

Federer this match to me figured he’d try to change up how he played nadal the previous 3 years by going to the net more and it just didn’t work.

[@md4119]

This was Federer's worst performance in a grandslam final match. He got bageled in last set.

[@sumanchowdhury6162]

If Nadal was not there fed would have won few RG. Agree or disagree? It took best clay player on history to stop fed winning RG in 2007,08, 11

[@justchillin6314]

Yes Fed would have won about 3 RGs at least without Nadal, and Nadal about 4 Wimbledons without Federer.

[@badabing8884]

Roger never had a chance v Rafa on PC at RG over 5 sets. How could he playing with a single handed backhand v a man with two forehands, who could whip it to that wing at will? Couldn’t consistently generate enough pace and depth on that backhand wing playing balls shoulder/head height. Completely neutralised his sliced backhand which was useless v Rafa. Rafa always had a get out of jail free card to play that wing and open up the court. He didn’t have to think that much when playing v Roger at RG. All his strengths were magnified and all of Roger’s weaknesses exposed. His only chance was taking the ball on the rise but that was next to impossible on a clay court and footing required and he wasn’t going to get enough depth on his shots playing deep on such a massive court. This was just a massacre! At the end I was just glad Roger was out of his misery. All I remember from the speeches afterwards was Roger sheepishly saying to the shocked crowd “Oui, C’est Moi!”

[@YTviewer2099]

French Open - Where even the majesty of Federer could not match the grandeur of Nadal.

[@ithikithik]

Gave bagel to Federer in his 20s is hard to feat. I believe nobody can beat this version of Nadal in clay.

[@johnrenehan7406]

Maybe - like all the great players he was a very good front runner . I would love to see him against Kuertin - using the strings n equipment from that earlier time - he would have tested Nadal 7:45

[@あいうえお-e2z4n]

🐐🐐

[@mariusstrmglendrange2411]

❤

[@LucicaApaunei-ec7bf]

Rafael. Nadal. Regele '. Legendarul. Rolandd. Garosd. Bamos. Rafa vel mai bun pe toate suprafetele hard. Si iarba. Pe xgura nuai avem cuvinte cel mai bun din toate timpurile. Bravo Rafa nr. 1. Top. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Leo-Bette.10]

Thanks, Novak Djokovic. You arrived at good time.

[@cineastik8220]

8:19 super unfortunate miss and the final nail in the coffin for Federer on that day. He was a bit competitive in the 2nd but not taking the break here, I think ultimately broke his mental strength regarding believing in being able to beat Nadal, which resulted in the bagel in the 3rd…

[@robinkalousek7247]

This is hardly a classic. 2007 was a great match.

[@swavekbu4959]

Nadal made Fed look like a weekend tennis player in this match. That's Fed in his prime. That's how good Nadal was.

[@brunomaelstrom8823]

3 things in life are certain : death, taxes and victory of Rafael Nadal in Roland Garros final 😱😱😱

[@imnotwatchin]

I mean he's doing that to Prime Federer !! Scary !

[@PabloBlaser]

Nadal the BEST player of the history....

[@justchillin6314]

@@PabloBlaser On clay.

[@jimgray3346]

Ahhhh Nadal vs Federer on clay, a rivalry as iconic as the Atomic bomb against the Japanese

[@FearsomeVoid]

Nadal humiliated Federer completely. Never did Federer look hopeless like in this match. Federer was my favorite player back then. He was the best player in the world and had such an aura around him where he seemed unbeatable. However when he went up against Nadal and Đoković it made me realize that Federer can be beaten. It also made me question if Federer was really the best player.

[@mrhatman675]

Nadal is clearly worse than both of them on surfaces other than clay and Djokovic is almost equal to Federer although I think age and stamina played a huge role to him not being able to win 5 set matches against Djokovic later in his career

[@justchillin6314]

Considering Federer had mono during this match he didn’t do that badly. Perspective matters, but Nadal was just on another level in this match, still would have beaten any version of Federer on clay, but still, Federer didn’t do completely terrible considering.

[@marshaloga3047]

Rare times to see Roger ever getting destroyed in a slam, but this is the match which would haunt him in other 20 + plus matches against Rafa.

[@JustStampTheTicketGuy]

this version of nadal is dope

[@Seed_819]

Tennis at its best with Roger Federer playing Nadal

[@Ibrahim00773]

crazy fact. Nadal had an psoas muscle tear and still won this match.

[@salg23]

Que paliza…hay que agredecerle de por vida a Soderling que evitó una gran injusticia, si Roger no ganaba aunque sea 1 RG hubiera sido terriblemente injusto

[@Gastonelli]

Only time after 2000 that Federer lost a set 6-0

[@ashleythomas4112]

Don't forget the final set of his career, he lost that 6-0 to Hurkacz in 2021 Wimbledon.

[@mysteriousaura8021]

@@ashleythomas4112That doesn’t count.

[@ashleythomas4112]

@@mysteriousaura8021 OK, but why not?

[@mysteriousaura8021]

@@ashleythomas4112 Ashley, Federer was turning 40 he had knee problems and was a shell of his former self. This match here was the only time when it was justified.

[@justchillin6314]

Let’s not forget that Federer bageled Nadal in the 06 Wimbledon final. Both of them were capable of bageling each other on their best surface when playing at their best.

[@VashTheStampede4K]

Sometimes Nadal screamed like Frodo in The Lord of the Rings. LOL! Since I was a kid, listening to him gave me that impression.

[@ImjaTse6189]

OMG, Rafa in his prime on clay was probably the best tennis player ever. Invincible.

[@michaelraniel6067]

14 ROLAND GARROS TITLE hoping for 15. TOUGH TO BEAT THAT RECORD

[@andyroo9381]

I, honestly, do not think that record will be broken. All of the top players say the French Open is the toughest one to win.

[@michaelraniel6067]

@andyroo9381 Yepss THAT will take a lot To BREAK it but yeah no one going to break it you got to have to win it like every year.

[@miloraddjurdjic1695]

toughest one because you have nadal. All GS must be tough, especially Wimbledon@@andyroo9381

[@justchillin6314]

If Novak plays till he is 40 he can get 15 AO’s if he wins every AO from now till then. Imagine tho, Nadal fans wouldn’t be happy lol.

[@andyroo9381]

You are wrong. Rafa fans would not be bothered by Novak winning a total of 15 Australian Open titles. We aren't a jealous group. We just love our favorite.@@justchillin6314

[@kostaskonstantinidis7318]

I'm sure I know nothing compare to Federer but did he won a single net point the whole match??? Why on earth he did that so often????

[@inchyokk]

Bagel Federer? Then beat him on his surface. Then beat him the following Yr on hard court...... This version of Nadal is tennis incarnate

[@Galliapatrianostra]

Mettre 6-1 6-3 6-0 à federer la violence 😂

[@Shankar-Bhaskar]

Federer played well in this match, considering he had mono; his shots had depth and pace. His backhand wasn't too bad, either. Rafael was just too dominant on clay in 2008.

[@asharajbhar1176]

Can you explain what is the meaning of mono.i am clueless about it.

[@justchillin6314]

@@asharajbhar1176 Mononucleosis, it’s an infectious disease, look it up.

[@Romans8-9]

He had mono end of 07. Mono doesn't last 6 months. lol

[@Shankar-Bhaskar]

@@Romans8-9 It was recurring in his case, Federer was quite loved up with Mirka in 2008

[@justchillin6314]

@@Shankar-Bhaskar Stop making excuses, Djokovic and Nadal were just better than Federer in 08.

[@prabhanjantattar32]

In which universe is a slaughter house show a classic? How in the universe is thus a classic match?

[@sumanchowdhury6162]

Fed could have used drop shots more

[@rubenmartinez6796]

I'm a Federer fan, and I wouldn't really call this a "classic" match 😅 this was a straight-up demolition tbh.

[@brunomaelstrom8823]

Classic demolition I guess 😁

[@rubenmartinez6796]

@brunomaelstrom8823 yeah pretty much 😅

[@justchillin6314]

Not really

[@juancarlosjanampa5364]

que paliza