Rafa Nadal vs. Roger Federer, 6-4 7-6 (5), final Masters 1000 Madrid

Tie-break de la Final del masters 1000 de Madrid 2010 desde la pista Manolo Santana de la Cája Mágica.

[@VivaPeroncaraj0]

I remember everybody saying when rafa was 21 years-old that his playstyle wouldn´t let him play more than 4 years. And there he is now, proving everybody how wrong they were, and playing much better than before

[@miguel7986]

2020 and still wins grand slams. Nadal has proved everyone wrong. He is such a beast

[@jorgesnmcvx]

@@miguel7986 And he has tied Roger un Grand slams

[@trevisrobotie924]

i was convinced his physicality would eventually tear and wear him out,boy was i wrong!so glad though to be so wrong

[@tungbontungbon6250]

baby shark

[@jacobschmidt2709]

Steroids can do wonders.

[@luisrodriguezarregui3700]

Despue's de 10 años en plena Pandemia 2020 dan la misma alegri'a...🤔..aqui' desde Barranquilla/Colombia...😎

[@abimaelruiz7325]

that's why tennis is so good to watch.having so many styles make this sport so unique.thanks God for having Federer,Nadal,Djokovic and so many others that make this sport so beautiful!

[@halimthebest1]

Nadal is the best ever

[@Bazzle-pl8fu]

@Родная Гавань ur funny

[@Dondiego11]

@Родная Гавань are you kidding? nowadays there are three players better than Sampras

[@aleksamilosevic8792]

9:10 The GOAT forehand.

[@kurtjohnston8370]

It hit the service line and jumped a frog out of hot water

[@RBaltovi]

It is remarkable how many matches these two have played on clay that have turned on one or two points. Fed had match points and a huge fifth set lead in MC and Rome in Monte Carlo respectively in 2006 and lost both. A sitter in this one at 4:2 in the 2nd and bricks a dropshot. A few points later Rafa shanks a return and Federer whiffs on match point. THEN Federer misses another dropper last year in the FO final when serving for the set. The guy just wasn't made to beat Rafa on clay.

[@1800INMORTAL]

nadal eres el numero 1

[@getagoodnightsleep]

I'm your 10000th subscriber lol VAMOS RAFA

[@crinabodea5589]

Mr. Elegance and mr. Force! Bravo! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@Tica3331]

vamos rafa! te amooo! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@azmiganie9810]

a battle between two best tennis players of the world

[@joshnghiem]

That last backhand just kicked. Truly the King of Spin.

[@RLuka0302]

i remeberd i watched this on television and i laughed so hard i fell from a chair

[@maryrafalete]

Vamossssssssss Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrafa! God bless you Rafa!

[@youngmyth]

Honestly, Fed can play for as long as he can walk for all I care. It took seeing him play in-person for me to truly grasp this, but basically, since his early days, that guy Roger has always made any matchup -- whether against top-ranked players or against journeymen like Takao Suzuki -- interesting to watch. And that's all I want from tennis. Interesting matchups; I could care less who wins.

[@assolaful]

eres el mejor :)

[@Bruno08931]

Nadal and Federer are the best ever.

[@KENYBARKRON]

Nadal: youth and power. Federer: technique, style and class.

[@brianmannion7097]

9:10 GOAT technique. It's called the choke technique

[@lorenajimenez2597]

OMG, unbelievable but I love this both

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

The only time I hear Federer grunt is when he is playing against Nadal on Clay.

[@simpbeforeusleep]

what a way to lose match point, LOL

[@cachi-7878]

RamboK221 Did he get a bad bounce or just totally miss it? That was weird not even shanked or framed.

[@simpbeforeusleep]

It looked like it was a little odd but Roger was wild on that one. Maybe he had given up and was done for the day hahaha

[@jacquesbogue2352]

Imagine the same match point with Benoit Paire instead of Federer...

[@gomriria2197]

@@jacquesbogue2352 la chattteeeeeee :D

[@tymooteusz]

Król clay kortów jest tylko jeden - Rafa !

[@Robust2013]

@89Pleasek crap , Federer played ecxellent the whole US Open 2010. (exept for semi) Nadal has been the most consistent player this year.

[@ramiroleiva4405]

Vamoss rafa!!!

[@adriansanchezrivas3793]

eres el puto amo nadal

[@carolinamocarquerhenriquez3240]

Nole es el puto amo sorete!

[@argos19911]

De la arcilla.

[@user-fi5du5hj3j]

Два мастера !

[@tylee8097]

9:30 nadal practically runs into her

[@crkdiego8040]

Lmao

[@travelhopper7616]

Irresistible

[@alexshah7860]

On purpose!

[@keenlatin]

VAMOOSS RAFAA!!!

[@jonathanprince6385]

roger never dominated rafa.....

[@angeloclemente9447]

This is true only on the clay

[@heyhugoyt]

@@angeloclemente9447 11-9 for federer in hard court, thats not domination, rafa 2-14 on clay, thats clearly domination

[@matthewgalles4799]

@@heyhugoyt Roger has won 7 out of the last 8

[@heyhugoyt]

@@matthewgalles4799 even worse, that means rafa was destroying roger when he was healthy, on a surface where his game style benefits him.

[@matthewgalles4799]

@@heyhugoyt Im not trying to argue with you. Rafa definitely owned their rivalry for most of their careers. But it's worth pointing out that Roger has dominated it recently over the past 3 or 4 years.

[@allxtarmusic]

It is rather interesting to notice that it's not the first time that federer loses a game like that against nadal...

[@rusdayatiidrus9468]

T same thing happened to Djokovic when he is under pressure. He even produced a number of dauble-faults in a number of final matches vs Nadal.

[@vernelledouglas1801]

Tennis, a most unique sport. It is combat without contact. Like chess, so much of it is played between the ears. Federer is mentally tough, no doubting that, he would never have won so much if he wasn't. But his contests with Nadal seemed to make him do things he would never have against any other player.

[@kawaihui]

I actually go back multiple time and watch Nadal barely miss that one at 9:28 :)

[@Robust2013]

@89Pleasek Its obvious that u dont know what u are talking about. Federers time is over. Since 07-08 Federer has been up and down and Nadal has been dominating. Exactly the same happend with Sampras when Federer started to beat him

[@simpbeforeusleep]

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Nadal win battle of the srufaces match?

[@soccer13soccer]

Both are amazing. Nadal has the best backhand in the game no doubt and his speed is amazing. Federer is almost like a robot showing no feelings and hitting the same strokes effortlesly. They're both the best in my opinion because they each have different traits that make them amazing contenders. They're is really no true great, but if i were to pick i think Del Potro has a chance of being the next great if he gets back to normal after his injury is healed.

[@stickyrice2141]

9:29, nadal, i like ur style man, brushed the ball girl^^ ahha dirty.

[@simpbeforeusleep]

It is all in opion. I am a Rafa fan personally, but that is because his game is very strategic.

[@JB-pn6yg]

Si Rafa, ensenale como se juega!

[@nachocroes8075]

VAMOS RAFA.

[@Robust2013]

the end was funny lol

[@simpbeforeusleep]

The reason Nadal has such a good record against Fed is that Nadal has good hands, smooth drop shots, and a good backhand ANd he is more athletic. So Federer will play longer and win more trophies in the long run, but jut tihnk if there were 4 more with playstyles like Nadal/Djokovic and they hit their peaks at different times. Fed would have maybe half the trophies he has won . Then everything would equal out, and then people would say "why does Fed play like that". But that is hypothetical.

[@riccardobarbieri1249]

Vamos Rafa 💪🇪🇸 vamos Rafa 💪💪 vamos Rafa 💪🇪🇸 vamos Rafa 💪💪🇪🇸 vamos Rafa 💪🇪🇸 vamos Rafa 💪💪💪 vamos Rafa 💪🇪🇸 vamos Rafa 💪🇪🇸 vamos Rafa 💪🇪🇸 vamos Rafa 💪🇪🇸 vamos Rafa 💪🇪🇸 vamos Rafa 💪🇪🇸 vamos Rafa 💪🇪🇸 vamos Rafa 💪🇪🇸

[@MrJoyride619]

9:28 Sweet Moment

[@cobe2121]

9:29 Best moment of that girl's life

[@lizziewtafan]

is there something wrong if the future players have styles like Nole or Rafa?

[@EthanMauAsam1]

Rafael Nadal Had Home-Field Adv.!

[@doctornov7]

¡Viva el rey indiscutible de la arcilla!

[@kexakalu]

9:11 best Roger's shot ever

[@sirjain4408]

9:11

[@incredibleXMan]

@Rafathaman94 I do. Seriously I am fluent in Spanish, I don't know if you are. There are things they are saying about nadal that english commentators wouldn't dare say about Murray. English commentators aren't perfect but they tend to hide their partiality quite well. There is a british commentator called andrew castle who fawns a bit over Murray but not quite like this.

[@heenkep]

Just wondering why players should choose Nadals type of play? If I was a huge tennis talent at young age I rather preferred Federers style. Not just because he can play 4-5 years longer because for me it's the best way. 17 grand slams, 76 titles and 294 weeks as nr 1. Even though i love the way both Nadal and Djokovic play, I gotta admit I adore Rogers. The way he plays.. MAN, Those hands.. Smooth drop shots, precisely forehands and wicked backhands. Not to mention he's the one with most class!

[@nestorvalle6209]

nadal el mejor

[@nubjealvin]

@incredibleXMan yeah they never say oh roger nice shot

[@Skates123456789]

yes

[@simpbeforeusleep]

He might have more slams... or we might have different play styles because players change with the way courts and equipment changes. That is why we do not see anymore McEnroes playing (at least successfully). We could guess Federer might have won more, or maybe lost more, who knows.

[@89Pleasek]

Btw his injury around 2009 French Open wasn't that bad if he steamrolled through his first 3 oponents without losing a set only to lose in a tight 4-setter to a brilliant, enjoying one of "those" days, Soderling. Imo Nadal wasn't injured as badly as people think, he overplayed himself with so many tournaments prior to the French Open.

[@bloody_outlaw8000]

nadal is very lucky !!! the last shot

[@heenkep]

Rafa is a power player and plays with a lot of spin which makes it difficult to play against because they have to hit the ball bery high. Fed has one of the best forehands and dropshots in the game. I think RF is a more complete player over all. Would be cool to see if they were the same age who would have dominated the tennis from 04-09. The fact that Fed has been nr 1 for 295 weeks and named the best tennis player ever. If Nadal would've been better he wouldn't been nr 2 for such a long time.

[@polychronio]

that's because Roger wasn't used to Nadal's unusual style at first. Roger won 5 matches out of 7 matches they met before Roger got sudden unfortunate illness and almost won Rome Masters which would make it 6 matches out of 7 matches and 7-7 tie. eventhough they mostly met in clay, the H2H was close meaning that Roger lead H2H by much when they would meet equal amount on other courts. Roger dominated Nadal for 6 years. Roger had been number 1 and almost won everything for 6 years before got sick

[@Attila86]

@8382sam Nad unforced error (1-0), Fed winner (2-0), Nad winner (2-1), Fed unf error (2-2), Nad unf error (3-2), Fed winner dropshot (4-2), Fed unf error dropshot (4-3), Fed unf error (4-4), Fed unf error (4-5), Fed unf error (4-6), Fed winner (5-6), lucky point for Nadal... I'm a Nadal fan, but Rafa did nothing good to win this tie-break. Federer should have just kept the ball in play and win the set easily. I'm just saying :)

[@alexaguilar91able]

Rafa rocks

[@fuerwittyt7239]

Alguien en 2020??

[@89Pleasek]

If winning 1 hard court tournament since march 2009 is domination, then I don't know how to name what Federer was doing at his best on this particular surface

[@2Bodies1Soul]

@ayounb That's funny, Roger actually fell today against Soderling in the quarters...YOU JYNXED IT!

[@juanbusquier8546]

Federer y Nadal los mejores!!

[@iCelinaJoyTV]

I still can't believe he did that.

[@89Pleasek]

Predicting anything right now is pointless. In 2007 everyone was saying that Federer can keep winning 3 Slams a year till he's 30, already in 2008 people started to write him off and said that Nadal is going to dominate, then that Nadal could win the calendar Slam in 2009, a couple more months later many thought that Nadal is done and dusted, after Federer's 2010 AO victory we thought that Fed had a chance of a calendar Slam, now everyone's writing Fed off.

[@rosamurcia8498]

Rafael Nadal 🤴 el Rey de la tierra batida grande. Para mí el mejor de todos los tiempos él Rey 🎾

[@Robust2013]

@jedsebastian nevar ! Nadal leads 14-7 or something like that , head to head. Federer is number 3 in the world now btw.

[@Robust2013]

@89Pleasek lol fail... Nadal didnt even play wimbledon 09 thats why he went down to number 2 after that. Nadal won Austrailian Open. Nadal is better on grass than Federer is on clay.

[@doctornov7]

Your right. Those stats are irrelevant. Federer hasn't even slumped massively. He's been at the top of the game for 11 years.

[@Robust2013]

@89Pleasek Its 3-3 on hardcourt and 2-1 to Federer on grass , but Nadal just won Wimbledon and US Open. If he keeps playing like this nobody will beat him in the next 2 years.

[@kexakalu]

You are completely wrong... Before 2008 Nadal also leads the head to head with Federer. In the period 2004-2007 Rafa won 8 matches and Roger 6. So, who is trying to lie?

[@user-my5if6or2k]

Красава

[@simpbeforeusleep]

@DonxRaul All that question proves is that Nadal's physical playtsyle is going to bog him down when he gets older, that isnt because Federe is better, but because he plays differntly.Unless tennis starts to change in another direction, we will start seeing more Nadal like players than Federer like players. Look at Djokovic and how his game is and he probably wont be playing much past late20's either.

[@MitchAdam8]

He also was playing with mononucleosis that week. I don't blame the guy.

[@Robust2013]

@gigatron4 yes I know but Nadal is still 23 ! He has a long carrier ahead of him if he doesnt get knee problems :/

[@MrZhuzhu999]

the cutest ball girls

[@heenkep]

Alright I see what you mean. But at that time Fed kept winning against Rod, Safin, Hewitt and Davydenko for example who would win a lot more if it wouldn't be for Fed. After that he held Murray, Djoker, Soderling, Berdych and some times Nadal from the nr 1 spot after that. No doubt that Fed has problems with Nadal. Would be a delight if they were the same age!

[@DonxRaul]

And on which surface did he prove that on between 2004-2008? Only one i belive IF U WANT TO STICK TO THE FACTS

[@Robust2013]

@89Pleasek He had some 5 and 4 setters that he won at wimbledon. Those were close. Ur just a Nadal hater. I could say the same with Nadal in 2009 coz he was injured and played while having those knee problems. He said that he was suprised that he came so far in some tournaments coz he was injured.

[@yuttasakarakkitsakul4288]

Numero Un est Nadal.

[@accipo]

oh my what a terrible way to lose a masters 1000 lol

[@simpbeforeusleep]

you are entitlled to think whatever you want, such as Federer is the best player ever. I must however, respectfully disagree :).

[@heenkep]

The reason he has such a good record is because Fed refuses to play a different type of play which he needs against Nadal. He want to win his way and there is no other. You can hear him say he played a good game even though he lost, because he played the way he wanted. Like when he lost to Berdych in the Open..

[@kingpoopoo]

didnt see that comming

[@alansetiawan3417]

Rafa is the best 👌

[@tgoh888]

best way to win masters, plank on the court :D

[@BrainSane237]

Too bad it ended with that unfortunate bounce. Everyone would've wanted to see Nadal win it with a real winner.

[@sportaluri91]

like if you had to go back multiple times and watch Federer miss that ball

[@Mkwd-]

roger!!!

[@DonxRaul]

I think the real question here is..Can nadal imitate Federer's success over him (e.g. London) if we switched the age gape around?..Think about it logicically...Nadal would be about 29-30..consider too how physical demanding nadal's game is. Federer would be 24-25 arguable in his prime. Could a older nadal beat a younger prime Federer, just as an older Federer has beaten a younger nadal who has said to be in his prime? The answer to this question will prove who is greater

[@candylandfan101]

Nadal scares me...he's just so beastly looking

[@ShawnIsSoAwesome]

I like tennis. me gusta tenis :D

[@89Pleasek]

1) Federer's domination is over, that's for sure. But he's capable of winning 2-4 more Slams, that's for sure 2) Nadal's only dominating clay. He's won 1 grass court tournament (Wimbledon 2010) since July 2008 and 1 hard court tournament (2010 US Open) since March 2009 (Indian Wells). That's not what I call domination. I agree with the rest.

[@doctornov7]

Well he has more accomplishments, but someone could argue that counts for little if Murray has a winning H2H.

[@doctornov7]

Rosol is going to the US Open..........

[@luisrodriguezarregui3700]

Teni'a que' ser e'l !!

[@xxyanlixx]

the ball girls look really cute :)

[@89Pleasek]

its hard not to be consistant when you don't have to face anyone from the top 10 (not counting Chokedasco who has no wins against either Federer or Nadal I believe)

[@chhassan3]

nadal is little son of THE GREATEST Federer!!!