Rafael Nadal vs Andy Murray | Tokyo 2011 Final Extended Highlights

[@karanbhanot9746]

Fun fact - Nadal only won 4 points in the third set… Murray went God mode

[@masters.1000]

Only because Nadal went Trash Mode.

[@Saitama-sense0]

@@masters.1000 yeah sure everytime other player starts playing very good tennis and does not allow Rafa to play then automatically fans goes ( ohhh Rafa was not playing good he has a injury here and their) like other than excuses acknowledge the great play by opponent and give appreciation to it.

[@captainrogercall5742]

@@Saitama-sense0 yes you are right ,I have seen this before also.Whenever Rafa loses "he was injured"

[@masters.1000]

@@Saitama-sense0 So you really believe Murray did beat the best version of Nadal... My god.

[@rickwiselaar8755]

​​@@masters.1000 You are right on the money. Nadal was trash that off season after all that Djokovic did to the best version of the Spaniard the same year. He had no energy anymore

[@SamJones-x7q]

People forget how good Murray used to be, and why Djokovic has always openly admired Murray’s return of serve and backhand. Whilst Murray’s peak may not have been as long as the Big 3 and his performance now may be somewhat dented as a result of his injuries; he was incredible at his best. You don’t get to be World Number 1 in the Big 3 era by accident, good fortune or coincidence.

[@dhruvshukla2005]

I 100 percent agree. Murray was considered to be a better first serve returner than Djokovic.

[@abeguy7981]

Sorry he was touted to be as successful as big 3... Not be a 3 slam wonder..

[@aidanmcgunnigal9394]

@@abeguy7981 3 Slam wonder 😂😂 stop being a clown mate

[@abeguy7981]

@@aidanmcgunnigal9394 Lol.. so Murray won 300 slams eh ??

[@jajasatorashi136]

Absolutely! P.S I'm a Nadal fan

[@lauranm2k939]

Murray was fucking lethal that day. That first highlight of the third set... absolutely out of this world. Great reminder of why we used to say "Big 4" back in the day.

[@tolendoi123]

More like big 3 and a half. The half is Murray.

[@mariuszneugebauer8801]

There was NEVER a Big 4😂

[@lauranm2k939]

@@mariuszneugebauer8801 That's how we used to refer to Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray back in the day. Murray was the only one who could consistently go toe-to-toe with the Big 3. Obviously he was not nearly as successful, but he made it to 11 Grand Slam finals and won 3 of them. On top of that, he beat Nadal 7 times and Federer & Djokovic 11 times. No other player from his generation comes even close to statistics against the Big 3 like that. I like to believe that Murray would've won maybe a Slam or 2 more if it wasn't for his injuries, but that's naturally just speculation.

[@Celevery]

@@lauranm2k939 Totally Agree

[@CannabutterMD]

@@mariuszneugebauer8801there definitely was lol, from 2006 to 2022 they all took turn holding the number 1 spot, Murray was the only one outside of big 3. And 2 of his best stretches were cut short by injuries, 2012-2013 and 2016-2017

[@mohanish]

Andy's flat backhand was a killer shot in his prime days

[@Cobaltsaturo]

No shot played by any player is flat is always has some kind of spin and Murray backhand absolutely no way it’s flat it has as good of top spin as nadal

[@alfiegh2751]

@@Cobaltsaturou didn’t need to be annoying about it

[@nguyenucnhan7935]

Holy hell! I remember watching this match as a kid and was just being completely stunned by how much of a beast Murray was at the third set. Heartbroken as a Rafa fan like never imagined he would be bageled just like that.

[@paulcoffield2102]

If anyone ever says Murray didn't have a very high peak game, recommend them Sets 2 and 3 of this match.

[@aizensousuke7107]

Alcaraz already has a higher peak. Querrey, Tsonga, and even clownfils have higher peaks than Murray as well.

[@Divvy21]

@@aizensousuke7107 watch the Olympics 2012 semifinal and final, and then come back to me

[@hitansh23]

@@aizensousuke7107 bro he won 9 titles 13 finals and 78 wins in the year 2016 with Wimbledon win . final of french open and ao if that is not higher peak than querry tsonga and then what is you can even compare his 2016 season to fedrers 2008 season where he was playing very good . Alcraz also pretty Nice player and talent but not as good as murray in his peak

[@hitansh23]

Paul cofflied recommend end of 2016 season when he became no 1 in big 3 era

[@joaoribeiro4142]

@@aizensousuke7107 delusional comment

[@roberthays2883]

Murray’s return and backhand was the best in the business. I modeled my return after him in the juniors.

[@EdithKFrost]

Wow. This is just some random ATP 500 final between members of the big4, but it still has better quality and more excitement than some of the masters 1000 finals we get nowadays…

[@jamieling3424]

*most

[@ulasbahceci4503]

Slam*

[@MarcoSpeaksNadsat]

To all the Gen Z's who don't understand why there was a Big Four.....this is why.

[@mariuszneugebauer8801]

There was never a Big 4 lol😂 And I'm from the older generation.

[@LaureusSport]

What an era for Andy Murray! It's almost strange to look back 10 years and see Murray turning the tides on Nadal this dramatically! Murray at his best was truly exceptional!

[@SenseiDenax]

This version of Murray would be world n°1 nowadays without even trying

[@ChosenOne563]

But hard to maintain this type of game for long period except GOATovic who never drops his game since last 17 years or so.

[@Stopitgetsomehelp3012]

​@@ChosenOne563Djokovic was pretty average from the beginning of 2017 to the middle of 2018

[@dzionisis]

Nadal losing 7 of 10 finals in 2011: One of his worst yet one of his best years at the same time

[@valdencorr2861]

Rafa always had the game to beat Djokovic on any surface even in 2011, but he let Djokovic get in his head, just like Fed let Nadal get in his, tennis is heavily heavily psychological, much more than any other sport in my opinion.

[@SJ-di5zu]

@@valdencorr2861 In the 2nd half of the year it may have been partially psychological, but I also think Nadal had just never played against that version of Djokovic and was caught off guard. He had a clear game plan from playing Djokovic in 2006-2010 and largely dominating the H2H. But in 2011 he sees Djokovic but amplified to a ridiculous degree and didn’t know what to do. In 2012 he made the right adjustments by playing more aggressively and dictating with his forehand, rather than trying to go toe-to-toe like he used to. Hence why the AO final was so close and Nadal dominated on clay.

[@saitama8712]

@@SJ-di5zu nice

[@luilo7848]

@@valdencorr2861 as a Rafa fan, he simply gets outplayed in hardcourts. This isn't just from 2011. He has been getting outplayed by Novak before 2011 as well. Nadal has always struggled in HC especially indoors. Nadal's best in HC is simply not enough for Novak at best. Other can't beat Novak in HC let alone Nadal. About the straight sets victory, it is bound to happen because of Nadal's weaker serve and Djoker best return, so he gets broken easily. With that said, i would like if Nadal proves us wrong and he defeats Djoker atleast twice in HC before their career ends.

[@brianmannion7097]

Ya i feel he had the game to beat Djokovic a few times in 2011 but I think he played differently than 2010. Shorter balls, trying to out rally Djokovic and not being the aggressor.@@SJ-di5zu

[@Lecia-lithium]

Deadly backhand

[@aizensousuke7107]

That’s all he has in matches at highest level. His forehand is technically deficient as stated by Mischa Zverev.

[@Stopitgetsomehelp3012]

​@@aizensousuke7107 Mischa Zverev? Lmao who is he to analyse Murray 🤡

[@aizensousuke7107]

@@Stopitgetsomehelp3012 oh I’m sorry he’s a pro player and not a keyboard warrior. Guess that makes him unqualified

[@jakedenniss3409]

​@@aizensousuke7107MZ couldnt lace Murrays fuckin boots lad, and neither could his little brother

[@Zerd]

@@aizensousuke7107 so murray won 3 slams and 2 olympic golds with a "deficient forehand" do remind me, what has zverev won? ah thats right, nothing, how weird is that!

[@Mbetman]

Wow, Murray at his best was a beast sniffing the air in the clouds of the big 3!

[@jcwaaa]

Murray’s backhand = 🤯🤯🤯

[@travismith99]

Balls flying in this particular court sounds so good!

[@facusanx]

andy's backhand, my god

[@oscarmetal]

wow Andy! what a backhand you had then!

[@TranucTV]

One of the best match of Andy Murray

[@djherlockandfriends9973]

Murray bageled Nadal that last set?? Unbeliebbble!!

[@lauranm2k939]

He did it twice during his career. Rotterdam 2009. Also the final.

[@christiangrey1361]

Lights out Tennis From Andy Murray 💥

[@luizmascarenhas3250]

Andy at his prime could face and win over any of the big 3. Fantastic tennis player and way underrated.

[@redfox14-ffox]

Murray escaping from 0-40 when he was up 3-1 in the 2nd set to hold serve in that game really turned the match around in his favour, along with him changing from the red shirt to the black shirt Murray's aggressive play in the 2nd and 3rd sets is great to watch

[@rikwallant9901]

Flat CC backhand into Nadal's forehand side always works well. Even as recently as the French Open 2022 - Zverev with his glorious two-handed backhand was punishing Nadal with that shot.

[@bodzarnpertrvick2869]

If it wasnt for djokovic, 2011 wouldve been nadals best year ever. Reached finals everywhere, throughout the whole season, on all surfaces, something he has never done in his career.

[@theobecquet8477]

2008, 2010 ?

[@bodzarnpertrvick2869]

@@theobecquet8477 not even close. In 2011 he wouldve won indian wells, miami, monte carlo, barcelona, madrid, rome, roland garros, and that streak wouldve got him to 41 wins in a row, wimbledon, us open. A truly ridiculous what if

[@The-zk2rl]

That version of Djokovic was scary.

[@theobecquet8477]

@@bodzarnpertrvick2869 In 2008, Rafa won 32 matches in a row over the 3 different surfaces, won Hamburg, Roland Garros, Queen's, Wimbledon, Toronto and Olympics. That's not an "If", that's real

[@497novakl]

@@theobecquet8477 novak was nothing in 2008 by comparison

[@PaulSJFC94]

I swear Andy would have won many more slams if he was more aggressive more often, even the other day against Tsitsipas he had multiple opportunities to attack and in important moments and he went for the safe option instead and ended up losing the rally.

[@buddhistandthemoney1]

Omg I love this match thank you so much for the upload!!

[@greentiger50]

Tennis TV I love you for this video

[@AD98.]

This Murray would devour the current atp tour perhaps only barring Novak given he can play his best.

[@paulcoffield2102]

Not knocking Alcaraz, he's an ATG in the making, but Murray had to accumulate almost 13000 points just to topple Novak in 2016. The fact that a world number 1 can reach the top with barely 7000 points nowadays tells you it was a far more difficult era to summit back then.

[@AD98.]

@@paulcoffield2102 Carlos does have the potential to be one of the greats, too early to say whether he will be an all time great. Hard to beat the records of Novak and Rafa and the influence Roger had on the sport. He does have it a tad easy, had the places been switched between Andy and Carlos, Andy would be dominating the tour and Carlos perhaps would've succumbed to peak big 3. Definitely agree with you, Andy had it tougher back then. He's a true champion in my eyes.

[@AD98.]

@@paulcoffield2102 Another reason is that rankings are a mess in particular this year. Politics didn't let Novak play AO, USO, he didn't get any points for Wimbledon. Had that not been the case, world no.1 would have been Novak. Despite AO, USO if Wimbledon gave points, Rafa would be world no.1 not Carlos.

[@SJ-di5zu]

@@paulcoffield2102 Well there’s quite a bit of season left to go, and Wimbledon didn’t count this year, so that’s like 5000 available points, but I get what you mean. The thing is, Nadal and Djokovic don’t care about rankings right now. Winning a slam is as difficult as ever, because that’s where Nadal and Djokovic bring their absolute best and focus. But getting #1 isn’t as hard as Nadal prioritizes resting his body and family matters, and Djokovic also tends to rest quite a bit nowadays. I’d also argue the competition in 2016 was kinda weak. Nadal and Federer were both injured, and didn’t really play well when healthy. The generation of Zverev, Medvedev, Tsitsipas and Thiem still were practically teenagers. The Berdych, Ferrer, Tsonga generation was on its last legs (and a bit weak anyways). Wawrinka was playing well but inconsistent as always, mostly peaking for slams. That left Djokovic (who lost motivation midway through the season) and Murray to dominate the sport. I guess Milos Raonic was pretty good…

[@truthseekertitan3986]

​@@SJ-di5zu perfectly summed up. After an overall lackluster season for tennis in 2016, it got rejuvenated with both Federer and Nadal coming back to the limelight and dominating whole season.

[@zachsingh1]

My biggest regret watching Murray is wondering how much more he might’ve won if he didn’t get injured. I’m sure he and Djokovic would’ve dominated up til even now. Murray would be close or past 900 wins. He would be 55+ tournament wins. And at least 2/3 if not more, slams. He would’ve stayed world number one for all of 2017 and into 2018. Out of any sporting career I wish his wasn’t ruined by injury.

[@daniyalk5007]

if if if doesnt exist

[@SniP3rHavOk]

@@daniyalk5007 it depends who you are, I think it’s a stupid quote 😂

[@zachsingh1]

@@daniyalk5007 yeh I know. But am I not allowed to write down what I think?

[@zachsingh1]

@@daniyalk5007 explain “stupid quote” ? Cos all I’m saying is what I wished happened. This is in no way me being salty. It’s just something I wish never happened to him.

[@brianswift2706]

Absolutely this. He's a tennis great, so frustrating that serious injury hit him at his peak

[@oscardiaz9170]

Murray era un monstruo en su prime. Mejor que cualquiera de la nueva generación

[@mr739]

He was just lucky this time........

[@nikovidovic3410]

He isnt even better than Cilic and Wawrinka

[@Max-yp1iw]

@@nikovidovic3410 why you bring up cilic 😂 he won 1 slam, nothing else, better name del Potro

[@nikovidovic3410]

@@Max-yp1iw He also won just one Slam moron, and Cilic has 4 finals

[@nikovidovic3410]

Cilic would kick MURRAY ass when playing his best

[@fortnitesomethingsomething]

Vintage Mury GOAT.

[@kewsiyehboah9514]

Absolutely Vintage Sir Andrew Barron Murray..

[@clonging1956]

Can we have this Murray back please, he would be in the shout for World no.1 no exaggeration

[@Lecia-lithium]

Has reached world number one in 2016

[@JuliaWheildon]

Loving Andy here ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@aca8638]

Very good game for Murray!

[@goneplo4040]

Big 4😎🤙

[@gwynjames]

On his day could beat anyone and he did,I think now tho he’s on borrowed time and he knows it my favorite player to watch what could he have won if it wasn’t for the other three

[@dabbleplunge]

Murray is such a bloody beast!

[@premanandramesh8969]

Cant believe this was the Murray earlier. Idk why he switched to such a defensive game later on in his career. That cost him a lot including his career threatening injury

[@co6mo]

Murrays ball Speed triple of today... Top level match anyway

[@isaacyawchan1772]

Wow. Murray Bageled Nadal ! Just unbelievable.

[@vitoscaletta7]

I love Nadal's long pants style.

[@pelnapkins4379]

I remember some of these matches like they were yesterday. Where the hell has the time gone?

[@TranucTV]

I am so so miss this scoreboard

[@maxpowers4436]

Craazy high level shit here.

[@ki2y]

Please upload more of these famous games.

[@BK-lh8oq]

missing tennis at that time

[@ГеоргийГеоргиевичИванов]

Отличный теннис в исполнении мастеров!

[@florianschneider9043]

Well done champ ! 🇬🇧

[@rszanger]

Murray was hitting backhand very similar way how Federer beat Nadal at Australian open in 2017.

[@vijay00071]

Murray will end up being the greatest player to never be considered in GOAT debate. What an era that was, the greatest era in tennis thanks to the benchmark Federer set in which Djokovic was the best

[@ScottH-ot8id]

No shame in coming up against the 3 best to ever pick up a racquet.

[@malekmoqaddam5806]

To win 6/0 over Nadal is unbelievable. Murray was untouchable.

[@guillezorro]

Good upload. For all his achievements, Nadal does have a habit of getting bageled more than he should - I think it's only really Djokovic who hasn't managed it yet.

[@danielurriola]

I miss that Murray.

[@stefanod4751]

I remember watching this match, i was going to turn off the tv after the first set because it was pretty boring, after a few games i had to watch it carefully, amazing performance from murray, it was like nadal were it hit by a train😂

[@tvtotalforever]

A shame Andy would only very rarely reach that level like he did in the third

[@mariecooper8113]

Andy Murray is amazing and my all time favourite player and always will be xxx ❤xxx

[@h4rder10]

andy's backhand crosscourts were merciless here.

[@malekmoqaddam5806]

To win 6/0 in final set is unbelievable.

[@egorrybakov6247]

I cannot find the whole replay on this match anywhere. Can someone help?

[@marcellocduarte]

Brutal and fine at same time.

[@longinusgalaxy411]

Murray. WOW!!!

[@memeloverorwhatever8511]

Murray was an Show-Stopper😭 I still can’t recover on how he got bageled

[@manuelcervera5510]

6 a 0000000 que goduria, que humillacion, que grande Murray, puedo dormir sereno

[@Timothax_dc]

It is an super match

[@cesarolmosgarcia4444]

Lastima que no fuera la tónica general del gran Andy. Aquí se veía lo podía hacer en lo máximo nivel

[@MDuude310]

Murray sure was a beast in this match 🔥🎾

[@Laland_1196]

Upload Nadal vs Murray 2011 Monte Carlo and 2014 Rome extended please..

[@playerx8768]

この時のナダルのフォームかっこいいし強い

[@HoangTruong-vk7ek]

back in 08-12 we had prime big4 members in the atp500s finals. Now it's people like Ben Shelton that won this tournament. If this currently isn't weak era i don't know what is.

[@soundar4270]

Andy Murry should have won 8 + Grand slams. Unfortunately, Andy Murry had big resistance in finals against Dojokovic (particularly in Australian open.). Andy Murray almost pre programmed to loose to Djokovic between 2011 to 2015 in his prime

[@akgo2684]

Murray had some backhand

[@VijayKakade-i5w]

3:57 5:39 5:45 5:54 6:13

[@AndreCollins-ur4ez]

6-0 Wow

[@goranvisnjic9714]

What an insane level of tennis. Don't forget that Novak was on even higher level that season.

[@cjever6625]

A few months later Roger would hand him another bagel

[@shobhitsrivastava6497]

Biased ATP definitely won't come up with extended highlights of Querrey vs Djokovic, when Paris Masters is around. They could have shown Rafa vs Troicki, 2010SF but they continue to insult Nadal, over and over again.

[@マレー大好き]

11:50学校のチャイム聞こえるの草

[@oskar4132]

Love sport

[@thexpatplanner]

Was there ever a more dangerous player than Rafa, when break point down.

[@AliOlshan]

Wow! How many times was Nadal ever bageled?

[@nigaraltunbas5715]

They met only 1 masters final and 0 GS final tho

[@jacobschmidt2709]

What an excellent performance by Andy. I really miss pre-hip injury Murray. When the Scott played at his peak, he was very close to the level of the big 3. Nadal is a great player, legend and one of the best, but certainly one of the most overrated players in the history of our sport. Some claim the man is as or more all-around than Federer and Djokovic, but this is completely absurd. Let's look at some of the facts: - 0 World Tour Finals Titles - Poor results indoors - Horrible results at Wimbledon 2012- 2017 - 1-7 vs Twilight Federer that is 5 to 6 years older - Winless against against Djokovic and Federer off of clay since 2013 and 2014 - Loses to mid tiers in slams such as Muller, Tiafoe, James Blake, Ferrer, Verdasco and low ranked players such as Rosol, Dustin Brown and Darcis - Primarily had success not because he was technically special and all-around, but because he abused extreme topspin as a lefty. This gave him an advantage against the tour. - Never a better player than Federer, but a complete mismatch that was able to abuse his extreme topspin to Federers backhand

[@higgsboson2280]

Prime Andy Murray was a Goat.

[@abeguy7981]

Yes Murray played well but keep in mind it's 17,7 h2h in favor of Nadal. Nadal led 7,2 in slams against Murray with 2 defeats at Wimbledon where Murray won 2 of his 3 slams. KZbin videos are a good way to project a player as damn good without showing the overall picture. It was a completely one sided rivalry with Murray never being a huge threat on slam circuit. That's where big 4 turned out to be a misnomer...

[@jobiwan5]

cry more

[@PL-qs1ig]

Japanese crowd were so cute hah!😅 i am scared of the west crowd😂

[@johnnelson3665]

And he is done .

[@akgo2684]

What the heck was Nadal doing aiming at Murrays backhand constantly

[@cheerbust4888]

Probably tanked the match after that first set

[@diegohenriquezoro9313]

Destroyer

[@Carlos-qz7ul]

Pasado el primer set, Murray se quitó la camiseta de la selección española porque era ya darle muchas alas al Rafa... 😆

[@goneplo4040]

En los años 2010 se creó el big 4 Murray demostraba estar al nivel de los 3 y lo demostró con lujos y detalles en este partido. Palizon

[@karcartykar]

Dopal got clapped

[@amitchakraborty9346]

year of nadal losing finals

[@MaliceandEnvy]

Murray of today, needs to slim down. He is too big to be as mobile as this.

[@SniP3rHavOk]

Bruh he’s injured. I’ve gotten to this point it’s almost impossible when battling big injuries and surgeries. Just as Federer couldn’t come back from his knee, Murray has a whole fake hip

[@m_kool]

No he didn't 😳😳😳

[@sedekiman824]

Wonder how many have bagled Nadal?

[@ALLNAMESAREALLREADYT]

Rafiol was injured

[@davsm7537]

Yeah, he is always injured when he loses. What's new?

[@truthseekertitan3986]

​@@davsm7537 that guy is a Djokotard trying to diminish Nadal's name as his life's purpose. No one ever said before Rafa being injured here.

[@boriskostic6964]

Murray defeat Nadal only 7 times

[@na-bk9rz]

日本にまた戻ってこねぇかなぁ

[@justinyyyyyyy]

Hope rafa never plays again

[@talantbekbektemirov8917]

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