Nadal vs Shapovalov First Meeting! | Montreal 2017 Highlights

[@PiotrekW-oz4wo]

This crowd and young shapo it was like a dream come true he was only 18 ❤️

[@tennis-man22]

“Y’all are corrupt”

[@fabrizioalberti6172]

Then dream became waste of talent :)

[@冨岡聖也-r7r]

Shapo was on fire on this day! 🔥 The trajectory n the depth of his ball are insane!!

[@Braselton21]

Tennis TV has been holding on to these highlights since 2017. I've been waiting & looking for them for so many years :/

[@juliusnyny]

Love Shapo! He's one of the most exciting players of his generation.

[@aks1997ify]

Shapo is this best left handed ball striker. His down fall is his mental and consistency.

[@amsd1231]

If he is inconsistent then he is not a good ball striker.

[@selos5233]

This was an unforgettable match

[@Entername-md1ev]

Rafa has won 7 slams since this match while this remains Shapo’s biggest win to date as he has woefully underachieved…

[@tatomatics1718]

Hard to believe this was about 5 years ago.

[@stef1074]

To beat Nadal at just 18 for their first meeting in front of his own crowd shows you how much talent Shapovalov possesses. Strange to see his ranking dropping 5 years later. To me, he's th most talented on tour, together with Dimitrov. He should win a GS somehow...

[@ReidVV]

Wow! Maybe a turning point in what has been a career of results lesser than his talent for Shapovalov. A better, more successful Shapovalov makes the whole ATP better for fans everywhere. Great job Dennis! Congrats! Keep it up!

[@commondirtbagz7130]

Mother fucker this was like 5 years years ago

[@theUroshman]

Alcaraz and Shapo are the future of this sport. But let's not forget Medvedev, Tsitsi, Sinner, Rublev, Felix, Berrettini and others who are great too, and since they are still young have plenty of opporutunities to reach and show their full potential!

[@Koumpa123]

Definitely not,too inconsistent to be on top... All the guys you mentioned after are better!

[@theUroshman]

​@@Koumpa123 That can be attributed to his young age and mentality, but all this is about to change now as he is getting older and wiser now. You probably know that Wawrinka used to be insecure, being in the shadow of Federer for so long, and then later showed his full potential.The similar thing happened with Murray. Due to his staying in the shadow of the Big Three for so long and his overly defensive play some people called him a loser due although he was number 4 in the world (completely ludicrious and plain dumb to call one of the best tennis players of our time a loser), and then he started winning GSs and eventually became No 1, at 29 years, 5 months and 23 days. So, just wait and see, Shapo will be in the top 5 in no time, contending for that No 1 position with Djokovic, Alcaraz and a few other players of the younger generation.

[@dastanprobg2071]

Felix game is limited, Berretini will end up like Raonic, because he is Raonic 2, Sinner, Rublev, Shapo, Alcaraz are top players, Medvedev-Zverev won't be in 10 in coming years.

[@redemption2945]

Shapo is in the ruin right now

[@ja_9568]

I wish you were right. Definitely the biggest tennis disappointment of the last 5 years

[@yotsugiononoki2842]

shapo hasnt scored a top 5 win since

[@Hammerton32]

Yeah, sadly. So much promise. He should have beaten Nadal at AUS Open in Jan. He had his chances! But he looked like he choked and Nadal, like a champion, willed himself to win!!!

[@TheLiga]

that didn't age well...another victory against rafa (probably injured tho...😐)

[@spongebobby188]

Shapo is too focused on being a performer. He won because he used the Canadian audience and thrived. If only he could channel his talent...and drop style over performance he'd be top 5!

[@JVazquezL]

Menudo revés tiene el chaval!! Con Alcaraz y Shapovalov tenemos promesas para rato, o espero que así sea. Muy bien jugado!!!

[@fabianjoy12875]

Nadal met a true lefty

[@alesh2275]

Even then, Shapo looked stunning hot

[@Tennisgoat_t]

Awesome i Remember it

[@edwinm.rodriguez2406]

Ese dia Nadal jugó contra Federer Zurdo. Shapo es grandioso jugando. Ojala pueda volverse un ganador. Aun esta a tiempom

[@patrickw9706]

Maybe this sudden big success put too much pressure on Shapo. He still can't handle pressure well it seems, doesnt play freely like here.

[@celli7126]

Natal the best💪

[@nirabdhungana7117]

Wow what a young talent but now only a receding force

[@yvettemenie5057]

Congratulations to you 🎉🎉🎊🎊🎈🎈🍾🍾🥂🥂💰💰❤️❤️

[@インコ-l8e]

I thought Shapo would eventually be No. 1. I guess I was imagining it.

[@logiqueful]

Fritz le best

[@kevinwong1988]

If only Denis respects his opponents better and not being sore loser I would have no problem seeing him be the best.

[@mirmuzahiduzzaman9759]

Nadal was destroyed by this canadian lad! Shapo the giant killer💪

[@dumitriuradu8481]

Then he proceded to self destroy 😉

[@mirmuzahiduzzaman9759]

Rafa faced his bad form bro. It is very common things for a tennis player

[@Max-yp1iw]

@@dumitriuradu8481 wrong smiley my guy

[@ramifishpoker]

Not really

[@dumitriuradu8481]

@@mirmuzahiduzzaman9759 i wasn t talking about rafa 😄. The only giant he's killing now is his inflated ego

[@asgharkhan7595]

and after that he never beat rafa

[@kristian5632]

To be fair Nadal had to save a few MP's in his career against Shapo Edit: And on clay too

[@asgharkhan7595]

@@kristian5632 anyway Rafa always doing Rafa thingd

[@Hammerton32]

@@kristian5632 Yes. Quite a few close matches. They play on clay in Rome today.

[@Aksriv100]

Vamos Rafa ❤️ 🐐 hoping you win the upcoming match in straight sets

[@НикитаЛитвинов-м6и]

no

[@Laland_1196]

@@НикитаЛитвинов-м6и first set 6-1

[@leecherlarry]

nadal is never gracious at the net handshake or is he

[@realmadridworld1688]

Who's here after Shapovalov retired Nadull from tennis today?

[@Laland_1196]

I'm here after rafa won Roland Garros after that and playing Melbourne in 2023

[@evanxiongg]

bring back long hair shapo

[@ssake1_IAL_Research]

Wow!

[@theUroshman]

Why everybody hates Nadal? Whink, whink!

[@yassineoumhamed]

لايجيدون سوى اطلاق الصواريخ الكرتونية 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nicolasrodriguez-cc3ez]

Vamos Rafa!👍🇪🇦💪

[@max7even284]

Well played Shapovalov. But Nadal is 31 years old here. But still a great performance. Had it been a long haired , pirate shorts wearing Rafa. Shapovalov would have pulled his hair out of his roots.

[@KingSach24]

Long haired pirate shorts wearing rafa 😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@sadhinoor5114]

Typical butt hurt nadal fanboys 😂

[@crosscourttennis1796]

@@KingSach24 agassi??

[@znamir1493]

today easy clap from rafa :)

[@pablola1001]

He has a good day and Rafa a bad day. It´s all.

[@Hammerton32]

Nadal did not have a bad day. But he was surprised by Shapo's level. You only need to be surprised once, though, hahah

[@logiqueful]

Fritz mérite la place de chapovalov

[@yolandahaydechambillamamani]

No me simpatiza este chico.... es un descontrolado emocional....

[@marcgrondin65]

Y sin embargo, pudo superar un gran campeón

[@ChichaPapi]

cuando era promesa

[@ramifishpoker]

We'll, it's been almost 5 years and that *future number 1* hasn't delivered much besides annoying grunts

[@logiqueful]

Il a battue Nadal car Nadal avait pas une forme olympique faut arrête de rêver

[@ankitmishra3010]

And then look at the progress Nadal has made since then and where shapo stands today in 2022. A great career is going wasted for shapo

[@Hammerton32]

Shapo is still quite young. And has the game to win on grass or on hardcourts. But can he remain focused and play within himself and follow the game plan when the adrenaline level gets high - not so sure about that -

[@PL-qs1ig]

I hate him so bad! Very badly behaved, bad attitude, bad sportsmanship. Cant stand him. Zero respect

[@logiqueful]

c'est facile de battre un joueur fatigué par contre contre les joueurs comme Fritz chapovalov décroche il Panique il perd pied

[@chenulhewge1233]

Its only luck😒

[@celli7126]

No

[@vishreshchawla7783]

Not luck skill