Rafael Nadal Story

[@jayap3557]

this content is 14 yrs old now... hope 2022 magically turns out like 2008-2009 for Rafa... for all that he has gone thru bcz of tennis he deserves the highest honor from the game... no one else deserves to get it...

[@Marina-pe1gx]

and yess! he did win 2 GS

[@extradutyfelt1]

rafa is one of the best competitors/athletes ever..such a great temperament/mind/discipline for the game..

[@MsJubjubbird]

"He's gonna be the best claycourt player for the next four or five years." Fastforward 12 years to 2020...

[@andybangderhard294]

Roger and Rafa, rivals on the court, greatest of friends off of it. I love how these two have so much profound respect for eachother. 2 legends!

[@michelez715]

They are NOT the greatest of friends, where do you get such rubbish? They have mutual respect and liking, that's it. Rafa's greatest friends will always be the kids he grew up with in Mallorca. In fact, Fed did not like Rafa much, at the beginning. It's my belief that when he realised Rafa was going to be around for a long time, and going to be a real competitor, he realised he needed to be more friendly, to avoid looking like a sore loser.

[@cloak9001]

@@michelez715 brilliantly put michelez. Federer's PR is strong but peoples rightful sentiments such as yours, ensures the truth does not go untold.

[@coucoucoucou1141]

​​@@michelez715c'est aussi ce que je me disais au début, que Federer n'avait en fait pas vraiment le choix que d'accepter en faisant bonne figure..Après il est fort possible que Rafa ait forcé son admiration au fur et à mesure des années quand il a vu que Rafa était un peu comme un gamin, têtu mais assez simple. Je pense que Federer est tombé sur un adversaire pas méchant, sensible...et comme Federer est aussi sensible, ça l'a fait tous les deux. Je crois que Rafa jeune était naïf et bienveillant envers les autres. Il a été éduqué comme ça. Le sport et c'est tout. Il n'a manqué de rien. Et a grandi dans un cadre paradisiaque. Il a grandi et mûri avec le tennis à travers le monde, et, comme Federer, a appris à devenir un businessman. Je crois que tous deux ont beaucoup partagé, que Federer a aimé ce jeune loup crédule au debut et que le jeune loup a apprécié une présence amicale comme un grand frère qu'il n'avait pas. Ils ont grandi et muri en parallèle et ont vécu leur carriere respective phénoménale sans se faire trop mal. Aujourd'hui ils ont chacun leur renommée, leur fondation, leur carrière de champions derrière eux...Ils ont beaucoup pleuré ensemble à la Laver Cup car ils savaient que tout ce qu'ils avaient partagé était fini...leur jeunesse..désormais tous deux mariés, papas, et businessmen. Ils se recroiseront mais plus comme avant c'est sûr. La vie...le temps..

[@danielbriscoe7262]

One of the greatest to ever play the game!!

[@mhlaclase178]

Daniel Briscoe 🇪🇸🇪🇸😍✨👏🔥🔥🔥

[@kakaboss3410]

Over 11 years later, he still without a doubt the best clay court player

[@favio1415]

10 years later....11 Roland Garros...hats off!

[@LauroSanchezMolina]

12 now

[@hyperquantum3020]

13

[@dorryoku919]

14. You know it's coming so don't question it

[@tenis993]

Federer = Thor (god-like) Nadal = Hulk (buff) Djokovic = Ironman ( a little cocky but still great) Murray = Captain America The tennis avengers xD

[@bitanmandal977]

And he is the first male tennis player to 21GS😌❤️

[@MsMaxibom]

Rafa Nadal simply the best

[@maxwellpinto6309]

Rafa's record is 65% clay-based!

[@bertberrie8597]

@@maxwellpinto6309 clay also counts

[@jayap3557]

@@maxwellpinto6309 they rate clay tennis as an equivalent to a game of chess... tougher than any other court type...

[@maxwellpinto6309]

@@jayap3557 Yes, but a Google Search will confirm that Wimby is the most highly respected slam.

[@jayap3557]

@@maxwellpinto6309 thats ok... they can rate anything any way they want to... the british are known to do such things..do what they want and rate themselves as the best in the world...we know that very well...on the other hand we can form our own opinions also based on what we see...right...

[@AlexandraZe]

I like Roger Fed as well, but somehow I always sense some sort of excuse for himself in the interviews about Rafa. Always saying that he was injured, that Rafa this or that... I always hear Nadal praising Roger and calling him the best ever, etc. I'd like Roger to give Rafa Nadal the credit that he deserves, because if not he may look like a sore loser sometimes. JMO, I don't want to start any polemics...

[@michelez715]

I have the same feeling, Alexandra. It's as if Fed is forcing himself to be gracious, to seem to be a good sport. When Rafa says he thinks Fed is the greatest, I think he really means it. Especially with Uncle Toni constantly telling Rafa that.

[@lux637]

@@michelez715 it’s not just about Rafa, he was saying the same shitty excuses against Novak too

[@cbp117]

Both are Legends! and should win an Awards for the greatest Rivary of all sport History!

[@mattlim8668]

I think nadal is the best because just think he fought normally guys just dream becoming no.1 while nadal stays awake and does it

[@kimowilliams7032]

I was at that quarterfinal match in Cincinnati when Rafa clinched the #1 ranking for the 1st time. Roger lost to Isner which meant a Rafa win would elevate him to the top spot in the rankings the following Monday. After Rafa won, the crowd was going absolutely CRAZY! We watched Rafa soak up all the much deserved love and adoration, with respect for his long, hard fought journey to the top of Men’s Tennis. VAMOS❣️💪🏽👏🏾👑#1🇪🇸

[@koustavbhattacharjee516]

Along with Rahul Dravid he is my one of the most respected person in life

[@marijabrkic6071]

My rafa is always the only one who has special game so exasting nice prrsonality good behavior and he will always be mine player

[@nabanitapradhan5441]

Yes of course.i donor understand tennis fully,but seeing rafa I always feel he is my player

[@BBH101]

One thing I hope we can both agree on...these two have provided us with some fantastic tennis. Their rivalry really benefited the world of tennis. I had not watched for years until these two came on the scene. It had gotten quite dull for a while there. JMO

[@Dennis213100]

Love Nadal to :)

[@bamibalboy]

roger and rafa are the best players ever!!

[@sevaraalimova4706]

This is the attitude of a champion. An incredible fighter and amazing player. Many people can hit a tennis ball well. But do they know how to have a winners spirit, like Rafa? Insane player

[@mhlaclase178]

The champ 💥💗😍💗💔 and he is Also greatest légendes Ever 😍😘😘

[@hta42]

federer said he did not want to give away the world number 1 ranking when he was injured but he won back the ranking when rafa was injured

[@kuldeepadhikari3849]

Rafa is a child prodigy ! Seriously, he and djokovic both did justice to their talents. However, murray did not. Federer on the other hand plays the game so beautifully and artistically. He can make any guy fall in love with tennis by just watching him play.

[@glutamin111]

I strongly disagree, actually i think Murray has already well overachieved his natural talent for the game. He is an endurance freak with a drive and tenacity that is extremely rare and very admirable but his natural talent is not even in the same league when it comes to a few other players that ended up with no grand slams -> David Nalbandian for one example.

[@hamedz4u1]

I only confirm your last utterance. Federer first and Agassi the second who made me play tennis and continue it for years now.

[@tombakes4100]

Murray is a two time Wimbledon champion and Davis cup Champion and battling for number one in the world, I do not see the failure.

[@anipuli]

glutamin111 Murray is just another overrated British player...just like their football team and cricket team-which for once looks promising but Murray wouldn't beat anyone in their prime...like nadal and fed and joker will challenge others at their prime but Murray only succeeds wen al others had a prob

[@rockleepowerofyouth5713]

glutamin111 Even Delpo , Murray has No Talent Compare To Delpo

[@marisavaliente7258]

Rafa is incredible

[@arnabdas6089]

It is 2021 now and he is a legend and great ambassador of the game.

[@LanEvoIX]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@hdp26]

federer the not so friendly rafa's friend

[@TomTrix99]

Federer is my great hero, but damn I love Rafa too!

[@sambitbeta123]

and 5 years after... Nadal is a legend too He has handled it BETTER than Roger as mentioned in th vdo 1)13 grandslams 2)26 ATP masters 3)8 French opens 4)2 Wimbledons 5)2 Us opens 4)1 Australian Open 5)Career Slam 6)Olympic Gold medal 7)Only person in the open era to have won at least one grand slam in 9 consecutive years 8) THE BEST CLAY COURT PLAYER EVER 9)The most Resilient Player Ever Give him 2 more years ..time to win 4 more grandslams.... He becomes THE BEST player ever....

[@saketsagar2156]

sambitbeta123 sorry not enough to walk past Federer

[@ThisBeanTofu]

LOL. RF is still the GOAT. -2018

[@maxwellpinto6309]

Rafa's record is 65% clay-based!

[@hemanthgangadhar9869]

18 now

[@sadikmuktar9961]

After 6 years he add 7 more grand slams and 20 overall

[@pamplemousse221]

I am a Nadal fan, but i have tremendous respect for Federer. Both are a class above the rest. Despite all this hype on Djokovic and Murray, I bet on them to win slams.

[@slicusdadon]

Novak 12 Murray 3

[@guruk]

Novak 18 and counting... Chase is on !!!

[@mikybizar9333]

I love nadal but when it comes to records you're damn right about it !!

[@sabyn223]

so they both are the best!

[@Dennis213100]

Yes, but it can also be argued that the injure is a result of the way Nadal chose to play; by strength. That is also part of the game.

[@BBH101]

It is easy to say that when the player that has given him the most trouble is injured. Roger is a great player, no question. The end of the story is not complete.

[@indranidas8105]

I never really saw Rafa over the years cause I am Federer's fan and the only time I saw was when they played each other..but rafa was soo cute haha..he has an amazing smile.

[@Dennis213100]

Agree, I think we couldn't ask for better people to represent tennis. :)

[@ivanlim1935]

Who is watching this in 2017?

[@Tocaor241466]

me

[@EmelineFalengameesi]

Yep

[@DavidMartinez-ve8hi]

ME... and he is just one match away to win his 10th title in RolandGarros ;)

[@petersirusas2608]

me

[@carolmorris404]

Watching in 2018!!!❤

[@muhammadsiraj5537]

@8:18 how Murray suggests that Nadal's gonna be the best clay court player.... And how it panned out?

[@marijabrkic6071]

Rafa the best ever srbia loves yoy

[@S1rWakka]

So what Ljubicic says is that there's hardly any difference between the different courts nowadays? Has hardcourt has also gone slower?

[@DiegoBet91]

Nadal is the best, but Roger is a Legend!

[@UTUBE3JC]

Murray spot on as always. Roger honest but a bit salty as would be expected (he had just gone untouched for 4 YEARS)

[@bencreezay]

No nadal roger rivalry is still bigger than nadal djockovic

[@funkymonk4586]

+bencreezay bigger not better.....

[@conlasganas]

They are close friends and respect each other too much

[@mhlaclase178]

bencreezay thé ravilly best betwWen légendes Nadal and Federer 😘😘👏👏♥️

[@Babolat3216]

He bites every single trophy he gets lol xD

[@NikhilBorse123]

NADAL must recover or tennis will suffer

[@Halland197]

yo poly. federer does have an illness its called rafa nadal and there is no cure. Fed fans dislike nadal because nadal unseated federer and continues to win against federer. Grow up fed fans dont hate the player hate the game.

[@newjustfun6143]

Jonathan G I dont hate nadal. Hes the 2 greatest of all time behinde rog.

[@MsJubjubbird]

I like Federer because he makes Nadal a better player. I like Nadal because he makes Federer abetter player. Consequently we get to see brilliant tennis.

[@themanfilip]

rafael nadal and novak djokovic the best players :D

[@michelez715]

So Murray in 2008 thought Rafa wd continue to be the best clay court player in the world "for another 4 to 5 years, until someone else comes along." Great prediction, Andy! Here we are in 2020, and Rafa is STILL the best clay courter in the world. Shows how much Andy knows.

[@jayap3557]

they were desperate for that "somebody to come along"... andyMurray gets dragged into such commentary only because he is from the UK... his style of commenting about other tennis players is so insolent/snobbish/even disrespectful...never makes heartfelt statements about anyone except himself...

[@tenis993]

He clearly said he was playing well in some finals and that he lost because nadal played better...

[@jayap3557]

Everyone talks in this video except out dear little Rafa...

[@Herv3]

I do wonder why it's 4-0 Federer for indoor. It's easy to chalk it up to Nadal tapering off at the end of the year and not being at his best, but not even winning one? Something seems suspect. I think I've read that each hard court surface plays differently. Or maybe Nadal is claustrophobic. I think there is some explanation behind it because it's the only surface where Nadal doesn't have one win and take into consideration that he has a 7-2 on outdoor hard courts.

[@MsShith]

Most of the time nobody even mentions if it's indoors or outdoors hardcourts ,they say the head to head on hardcourts in general. With Nadal and Federer i think they separate them because it looks ridiculous for Federer to lead just grass by such a small margin (2-1)

[@pps1fan]

@hta42 Exactly people forget that he only got the number 1 back during the time Rafa was injured...Rafa came back and he deserves to be back as number one with the victories he has...Federer so far this year (2010) only has won the Australian Open no other titles!

[@vlogs_________5400]

Who is here in 2021?

[@ipagrumregnum]

0:14 look at the left column of the spanish coat of arms and you see the paper were its written plus.... it's an S, then place over the S the two columns of hercules in our coat of arms and you get the symbol of the dollar. $(simple form) €

[@bonguskongus]

It seems like tennis players don't even breathe hard while playing anymore. I remember watching Sampras when I was a kid - his mouth would be wide open...sucking air...working hard. These guys nowadays just run around out there like they're machines.

[@NinjustuNoob]

If U Believe U Can Succeed

[@lilbird2734]

Prodigy!

[@elisabethmhawkins9025]

2018 💜

[@tennis21000]

How did you get so smart??? lol ;)

[@mimikhin2694]

tennis21000

[@benetioderutoro1]

問題はですよ。 金閣寺の写真が良く撮れてるか、五重塔の写真が良く撮れてるか。 の議論ですよ。 陽子。

[@demitriablakhad3721]

Watching this in 2021 makes the players comments so disrespectful 😂. Especially when Andy said he’ll be at the top of clay for 4-5 years but ended up being 12 lol

[@ushav5670]

the way andyMurray speaks is always marked with disrespect - to whatever/whoever he is talking about... so much insolence in his approach... whereas people like Federer come across as very measured even if they are saying something disrespectful... may be it has to do with being from the place he comes from...

[@divyateja8063]

whats this music called?

[@ramadanhamad7318]

why is this even recommended to me? it’s 2020 lol

[@MsShith]

I dont think it matters anyway after all there are only 2 or 3 indoor hardcourt tournaments that the players can squeeze into their schedule ,Nadal only played 5 times in WTF 3 or 4 times in Paris and 4 times in Madrid (when it was played indoors) in his entire career. The difference in indoors from the outdoors is that the aerodynamics of the court is completely different,and makes the bounce more predictable and easy to take earlier than in outdoors and that helps Federer tremendously

[@Herv3]

Not so fast. They are even on hard courts, but if you dissect it further things get interesting. On indoor hard courts, Federer is up 4-0. On outdoor hardcourts, it's 7-2 Nadal. So it's more like, Wimbledon 2-1 Federer, Clay, 13-2 Nadal, Hard Courts 7-2 Nadal, Hard Courts(i) 4-0 Federer.

[@richeulogio4319]

i guess you have the unsportmanship attitude not rafa though

[@lp4969]

rich eulogio wtf

[@adamsawicki1221]

Nadal-Djokovic will go down as an even bigger rivalry than the Rafa-Roger rivalry!

[@benetioderutoro1]

誰かの犠牲に成ってテニス観戦を遠慮する？ 何のことか、分かりませんね。 陽子。

[@Dennis213100]

Actually Roger Federer IS the Greatest player of all time.

[@WirableWig]

lets be honest blake your not even close mate.

[@ffallenaangel]

@pamplemousse221 me too :)

[@MrDonnie54]

uhh...... no.... no....... just no

[@polychronio]

Nad is great player but Nad is very unsportsmanship like that has cheated so many times and get dirty on the court and fight with player and has a terrible manner on the court unlike Roger but always pretend overly being humble. also Roger before he got sick owns Nadal. Nadal is extremely lucky to win 3 slams besides french after Roger has a serious illness which is extremely unfortunate to the sport of tennis.

[@lp4969]

polychronio ... u don't know him lol

[@susanpatricialewis5862]

ABSOLUTE RUBBISH!!Get your facts right.

[@lizzyw8]

What utter rubbish ! Now try convincing the tennis world because because your comment are so ridiculous ...

[@jayap3557]

what non-sense... Rafa puts up with the worst crowds of RG when he 1st wins his FO...he never fights or shows terrible manners...