Rafael Nadal vs Taylor Fritz | Wimbledon 2022 | Extended Highlights

[@Olly_2024_]

In some ways, this match exemplified who Rafa is, and what he stands for. He could’ve retired after the first set, the pain was immense, that was clear to see, yet, he continued. He adapted his game so he could maximise his body’s condition, and found an effective strategy. It’s why he is my favourite player, and an inspiration for millions. Onwards to 2023, whatever happens.

[@valsainking]

Excellent summation, Olly! Rafa's a textbook example of the never-say-die attitude in any sport. It is the reason crowds love him and love rooting for him, as is the obvious case in this video. 🤩🤩

[@ryancarver585]

LMAO

[@chrysology]

Not only that, the few times he does lose he blames on an injury, something he ensures everyone is aware of prior to the match, tape, scowling, grimacing, wincing, etc., just incase. He wins most of the time, good on him, all-time great, greatest ever on clay, but he’s got it in his bag if he needs it.

[@ryancarver585]

@@chrysology he ALWAYS makes an excuse for his losses

[@maka3230]

Sad that this and playing through aus open with Injury in 2023. That costed him out of the tournament the whole 2023.

[@andreim.5324]

Only Rafa knows how he was able to compose himself despite the severe injury has had in the first set. This man is absolutely fantastic. A symbol, an icon, the embodiment of the fighting spirit.

[@joaoneto7430]

Nadal just won a Wimbledon quarter final without his serve. Astonishing

[@mysticnomad89]

shows why Big 3 are from another galaxy

[@nicolaterzaghi3542]

@@mysticnomad89 Their off day is a top players quality match

[@valsainking]

@@mysticnomad89 💕💕

[@bubufubu]

@@mysticnomad89 He's only talking about Nadal here. Try and stay on topic.

[@prempititantipool3075]

​@@bubufubuDjokovic is better than Nadal anyway

[@sanjusingh3753]

Nadal's gorrrrrgeous forehands make me love and watch his matches again and again and again.. Just can't have enough of it..

Nadal, many people consider him finished several times, but he is by far the most difficult tennis player to win in 3 sets, he is totally a nuisance for the opponent. And not just on clay.

[@maka3230]

And he was injured

[@ryancarver585]

Lmao

[@ryancarver585]

@maka3230 he's always injured Classic excuse maker

[@kikaa1884]

The 15 greatest players in open era and Pre open era based on major titles and pro majors etc 1. Ken Rosewall=23 major titles. 2.Novak Djokovic=22 major titles 3.Rafael Nadal=22 major titles 4.Roger Federer= 20 major titles 5. Rod laver= 19 major titles 6.Pete Sampras=14 major titles 7.Roy Emerson=12 major titles 8. Bjorn Borg=11 major titles 9.Andre Agassi=8 major titles 10.Jimmy Connors=8 major titles 11. Ivan lendl=8 major titles 12. John McEnroe=7 major titles 13. Mats Wilander=7 major titles 14. Boris Becker=6 major titles 15. Stephan Edberg=6 major titles Did I miss anybody guys

[@kikaa1884]

Hence Ken Rosewall is goat of 🎾 sport not Rafael Nadal nor Djokovic in pre open era and open era Djokovic and Nadal both should win more than Ken Rosewall to be goat.

[@sankaranarayanan616]

This is the greatest example of why Rafa is the GOAT! Simply never die attitude. He won the match in 5 sets without a strong serve. He was in immense pain and everybody could see that. His team wanted him to retire. Rafa is my biggest inspiration and I hope I can make something out of myself, trying the never die attitude at least once.

[@syafiqrasyid5918]

Yes. And he died after this match until today :( this will be the last match he’ll be hitting his shots like this.

[@ciupenhauer]

​@@syafiqrasyid5918I don't remember what happened, he didn't play at all for the rest of 2022?

[@jadenw-d5562]

@@ciupenhauerHe did and made the 4th Round of the US Open but he never really recovered from this ab injury. His serve was non-existent for the rest of 2022. Still ended #2 in the world with 2 Grand Slams though.

[@salaamafghan543]

This man is truly the most special tennisplayer and athlete.

[@rudreshkalgutkar]

Rafa won this match with 7inch tear in abs, 20 miles off on his serve for more than half this match against Top 10 player having his best season. If not for injury he would have surely lifted Wimbledon again.

[@arunsekhar9288]

Djokovic is too much for nadal

[@katjamachcinski2381]

It was a 7 mm tear not 7"

[@taylorpack7705]

Djokovic and him are dead even on glass and 2018 was a close 5 sets.

[@Blue-ik8ij]

@@arunsekhar9288 Nah, grass surface is pretty damn slow nowadays and if they meet in the finals it's 50/50. Furthermore, there are zero specialists on grass these days so Novak has won easily without Nadal participating.

[@arunsekhar9288]

@@Blue-ik8ij be realistic man Nadal can't beat novak in Wimbledon unless novak play bad, even with avg.play he beats him in 2018.

[@katjamachcinski2381]

I just love watching Rafa play, it's so dynamic! His timing, angles, drop slices, and the steadiness of play going right to the edge of the Cliff keeps me utterly engaged. Yeah, saw it live on TV and still amazing down the road. Looked good on grass in '22. Hoping for a smashing season in 2023 ✴️

[@dorothysmith3205]

@Katja Machcinski. Ouch!!!! Trust me it hurts so bad to know that it will never be so. But we love him and he will be forever be our hero. Win or lose. Rafa Nadal forever 😅😅😅😅😅

[@proenzaschouler4165]

Those Rafa FDTL will never get old 👌🏼! A genius!!

[@ManuelPorcell-el9cx]

The best match of the tournament, no doubt!

[@3.pixelz]

Any game that goes to 5 sets at Wimbledon, is a CLASSIC!

[@daniel6323]

I don't understand why Rafa doesn't hit his forehand like this at Wimbledon all the time. It looked so effective in this match when he was injured, I can't imagine how good it could be when he's fit.

[@syafiqrasyid4887]

He just actually figured out finally on this match to play as a silent killer. Unfortunately he lost his form after this game. And never got it back until today . Fkk!!!!

[@daniel6323]

@@syafiqrasyid4887 he got it back in 2018. But a 5 set match right before Djokovic in the SF plus the roof being closed hurt him.

[@Mlasse954]

Phenomenal GOAT Nadal respect the game and the crowd greatest role model for the sport

[@anjangogoi1513]

Outrageous shotmaking... I just hope he stays fit for the 2024 season...

[@shovanbhattacharrya]

This is what makes a great player. A day after Wimbledon 2023, this match gives me hope and a lot of good vibes.

[@estecake]

Oh my goodness. Wimbledon extended highlights. YAAAAAAY!

[@ravens2089]

This is Wimbledons biggest masterpiece to date.

[@jadenw-d5562]

The absolute GOAT. No questions.

What a surreal match for Rafa, injured during the match, with a very slow serve and ends up going to the semifinals. I'm sure he has a good chance of winning Wimbledon in 2023 if he's healthy, a duel with Djokovic would be exciting.

[@sergioflo3314]

El mismo Rafa y su equipo dijeron que Rafa no jugaba tan bien wimbledon desde 2010

[@mr.master3406]

Zero chance with Novak playing lol

[@SJ-di5zu]

@@mr.master3406 “zero chance” last time they played it was 10-8 in the fifth set, but I guess it’s impossible for Djokovic fans to show respect for other players.

[@Ben6164]

God I hope Rafa wins and puts an end to Novak's Wimbledon dominance in a similar situation to '08

[@HHH3333ful]

​@@SJ-di5zu It wasn't 10-8 in 2011 Wimbledon finals! No disrespect but last time Nadal beat Djokovic at Wimbledon, Bush still was US president(2007 SF), and even then, Novak retired at 1 set all... With his current form, Nadal hasn't got much chance against Novak off clay especially at WB and AO. It was close in 2018 because Novak was returning from a 2 years slump. Now, the situation is much different.

[@akshayakumarnepak3951]

This is one of the finest grass court match of Rafa ❤

[@FLAC2023]

Watched this with almost tears in my eyes...

[@syafiqrasyid4887]

Im crying now. I watched this game live. I miss this forehand

[@burhanuddinkanchwala838]

2022 Rafa Nadal was a guy on a different level.. what would have happened if he played Nick without any injury he might have lifted what we say s Wimbledon after a gap of 12 years .. only Rafa can do things like that

[@kakashihatake1029]

Ignore the 7 time champ who won the last 4 Wimbledons then 😂😂

[@kakashihatake1029]

@user-si4nt5gt9b and then Djokovic captured the US open hahahaha

[@SoftwareDeveloperAspNet]

Yes it would have been different. No grandslam tally count pressure. It would have been 23GS.

[@eeeeeezeeee]

If nadal didn’t get injured in 2022 he would for sure have 2 more slams

[@badrmed6103]

One of the great match last season

[@ragnarlothbrok5650]

That tie break is one of the best in years

[@marshan1226]

Now release the extended highlights of Nadal vs Djokovic 2018 SF… the best Wimbledon match of the decade. Djokovic robbing his way to victory but what a match

[@wave1468]

That was released years ago

[@marshan1226]

@@wave1468 the extended highlights no they weren’t…

[@wave1468]

@@marshan1226 The whole match has been released

[@marshan1226]

@@wave1468 yeah I want extended highlights like these 💀

[@harsh5469]

@@marshan1226 watch whole match instead

[@raviteja9665]

No grunt from Nadal, means he knows he’s not 100% fit and don’t want to quit

[@utkarshdeshmukh8864]

Rafa winning this one, Novak winning in AO 2021 vs Fritz, RG 2024 vs cerundolo, Federer in AO 2020 just show how strong and resilient the Big 3 really are! It's not just talent or ability, their persistence is simply incredible!

[@Joe-nd5dm]

I mean... Rafa is on top 3 of the best in tennis history, tied with 22 GS with nole, all that without an amazing service game like Djokovic or Federer or many aces under his sleeve. That gives some perspective into his greatness

[@hash8910]

The only man in the big 3 who does not have a good serve and yet won 22 grand slams. Respect.

[@NN-zf7np]

BS. Nadal has a very accurate serve and is almost always in the yearly top 5 on second serve points won

[@البهظبيه-س8ك]

إذا امتلك نادال إرسال قوي فأعتقد أنه كان سيفوز بخمس وثلاثين لقبا في الجراند سلام

[@fuckthegamecallmonsterlege4093]

hell a lot of spin on that serve no way

[@ManuelPorcell-el9cx]

He relies on pinpoint serve accuracy at critical times, not brute serves as many others!

[@islanublar1739]

If nadal was healthy and had that forehand and touch, I think he could've taken Djokovic that year in the final. Of course, probably wouldn't play like that if he was healthy and Djokovic would be much tougher than Fritz. But when nadal hits the ball like that, it's truly something special, add his health or enough for him to move and serve the way he wants, and that's a truly formidable player

[@SteveOMan1466]

long shot of course if he can get to fitness and some match practice before Wimbledon, but *if* he comes into it injury free and gets a good draw, no reason he cant get to semis/final

[@kakashihatake1029]

He couldn't beat Djokovic in 2018 when Djokovic was just returning to form. Novak had a weaker serve and weaker backhand at that time. He got rolled in 2011. I think we all know what was going to happen.

[@islanublar1739]

@Kakashi Hatake I wasn't considering those prior years, only how both were playing going into this tournament. 2011 was the beginning of the nightmare, no one was stopping Djokovic that year. 2018, was part of the epic trilogy they played and I thought both played exceptionally well. Neither were at that level anymore in my opinion, and considering Nadal took out Djokovic a month prior at RG and was yet to lose a GS match in 2022, I thought he was playing with great confidence and that might have been enough to beat Djokovic. I still would've favored Djokovic, but I thought it would be a great match had it happened and anything could happen

[@meshalsinnen5917]

Lol what. No chance. He lost to Djokovic in 2018 when Novak was a mere shadow of what he became from 2019 onwards.

[@kakashihatake1029]

@islanublar1739 fair but ultimately there's a reason why it's been 10 years since Nadal last beat Djokovic away from clay

[@sadiq747]

I have been watching Rafael Nadal since he beat Andre Agassi just at the age of 19 . He is still a tough opponent.

[@tennislove954]

I AM VERY PROUD OF THAT MATCH , ONE OF MY FEW FAVORITES ON GRASS NO WAY THAT ANYONE COULD HAVE STOPPED RAFA FROM WINNING WIMBY AND US OPEN

[@sportalitytv7690]

Watched this match and i'll tell this is one of the biggest if not the biggest feat of Rafa's career beating Fritz who beat him previously that year while having no serve and no backhand was badass.Serbian commentator which i watched told in 4th set we are slowly getting to the end of the match and as a Rafa fan i was like shut the f up hoping Rafa can pull off a miracle amd Rafa at 20% successfuly made it to 5th set and destroyed Fritz in 5th set tie break and after finding out he won't play vs Kyrgios in semis i was sad but so proud cause he previously did something unbelievable and turns out it was even worse than it looked like.I wanted to watch 2022 Wimbledon final Nole vs Rafa which i thaught would he best match of all time regardless of tje winner.I wanna watch 2023 Wimbledon and US Open katch beetween them if Rafa returns healthy.And no i don't wanna watch Roland Garros match beetween them, everyone will tell like he can't beat Nole anywhere else and if he loses it's even worse, if they play at Ronald Garros it's lose-lose situation for us Rafa fans😅

[@sanjusingh3753]

I think Nadal should reconsider his idea of retirement next year.. He's got potential for more major titles..

[@alwaysSleepyBear26]

Still feel like atleast one Wimbledon is due for Rafa since 2017.

[@jeremyvorberg3678]

I hate how people disrespect how good Nadal is on grass. If not for injury and immediate play after the FO, and Federer lol he would have won as many as Borg at least.

[@Sue1-d8o]

Win or lose Nadal has always been my GOAT and always will be ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@simulatorbot8496]

A man who tore his abdomen half way through which took away his power and serve power, still beat one of the best serving players in tennis right now. The mentality and resilience from Nadal clears any other tennis player ever.

[@pkkkk91]

nadal broke the spirit of meddy and fritz in the same year and they still haven't found their form after their losses in aus open and here respectively...i hope they get back in top form as they were....crazy sport😶‍🌫😶‍🌫😶‍🌫

[@isjawu]

Love Taylors forehand slice defence

[@doubl33]

The Greatest of all time🐐

[@alyoshagu]

thumb up for RAFEAL!

[@BadmintonFridays]

this is the moment from where it has started to go downhill for nadal😢

[@Nadalion]

I remember watching this live at the time and wanting Nadal to continue, but his team urging him to retire. And ultimately since this match Nadal has either been injured completely or uncompetitive in matches due to some residual injury. ultimately I consider this his last official match and in large part because he continued on - but that is why we all have always supported him! what a crux. Hopefully there is one last run still ahead of us !

[@aj_rod]

This is one of the best matches I can remember watching. Shame one of em had to lose.. Rafa popped off in the tiebreak

[@stevenstone307]

This was an iconic match. It's bittersweet looking back on this though, he fought on to win the game, typically Nadal, never giving up. Yet this effort basically cost him the rest of his career. He never won a title again after this match. He was injured for over a year, the sad end of an incredible career. His body hung on right until the end.

[@beckyatkins9269]

Australian open soon........... Can't wait!!!!! 😀😀😀

[@ravishankartj5749]

This was so sad. He was on course to a possible title the way he played during the tournament. This was his best Wimbledon in a long time. 2022 was his year. I find it shocking that most people including journalists have forgotten that

[@baritoneboy]

I sadly dont play tennis anymore, but I dont mind watching it.

[@Buddy_-ub1mf]

i know he was injured after the 1st set but still, seeing Rafa playing the rest of the match with 0 grunts feels so weird to watch

[@arslaanpasha3334]

He said he wasnt grunting because of pain.

[@Bordeleau1]

Crazy that his would be his last match ever in Wimbledon. But how fitting: Nadal won an epic duel while being hurt and having no real first serve. Just pure determination and willpower. Classic Rafa. He will be missed on tour. Tennis will not be the same without Nadal.

[@akhilesha4815]

A case in point on how difficult it is mentally to play against an injured opponent. On paper, one would have given the match to fritz at the start of the 3rd set. But things are not so straightforward

[@nicholaslim9684]

Nadal if he is not injured and had continued to Semis he might have brought a challenge to Djokovic

[@Spacejuno]

When I play tennis and I’m feeling that my game is not working and feel overpowered I think “what would Rafa do?”

[@DanielDimitrijevic]

Would have been amazing to see a final with nole and rafa in wimbledon.

[@theiconicaprojecttheiconic1892]

Still don’t know how Rafa won this match. Incredible

[@maka3230]

He is injured and still got to semis. Crazy

[@nutrity2584]

Rafa plays well on grass. Don’t know why ppl say grass is not his preferred surface.

[@LuisHernandez-ik2gd]

Rafa estaba a un nivel impresionante, sin esa lesión sin duda tenía posibilidades de ganarle a Kyrgios en semis y después a Novak en la final. Sería interesante saber cuantos logros más tendría Rafa sin tantas lesiones, a pesar de eso le ha alcanzado para ser una leyenda del tenis

[@rinoher1989]

El goat sin duda alguna. Le habría quitado unos 3 o 4 slam a djokovic y federer sin tanta lesión. Slams que se descontarían de los que ellos sumaron

[@teomanturkan8228]

Sometimes it's just your name that wins, not your game or skill. It was such a match.

[@J_NoNamesLeft73]

Probably Rafa's final ever Wimbledon match. Withdrew from Wimbledon 2023 and said 2024 would likely be his last season. Very tough to believe he will play Wimbledon in 2024 even if his body allows which it may not. Even if he is healthy, after playing FO whether or not he wins, he will want to be prepared for the Olympics which will be held at the FO venue on clay so switching to grass then back to clay for a 38 year old body would not seem like a wise choice. He will definitely want to try and play the Olympics with it being at the venue he's had more success at than any other.

[@duncan3932]

Honestly ending Wimbledon with a W is probably the best way to leave

[@jkj1459]

FIRST TIME I SAW NADAL HITTING FLAT SHOTS , NORMALY IT WOULD BE TOP SPIN THAT GIVE OPONENT TIME TO RETURN

[@danandersen1482]

Despite the numbers, what Rafa has done with his suffering body makes him the GOAT for me. Ahead of Novak. Federer not anywhere near the two.

[@SteveOMan1466]

after some of the stuff he played here half injured, I honestly think a fully fit Nadal would have a better chance of beating Djokovic on grass than hard

[@kakashihatake1029]

Yes but still a low chance. 2011 and 2018 tell us what we need to know. Even in 2018 Nadal couldn't beat out of form Djokovic

[@raghumanda2tanush496]

Last best match of rafa

[@AYOUBAmarir-jf1dv]

Nadal👑

[@arslaanpasha3334]

This and djokovic's 5 set matches were the best matches last year

[@yakovkrasnov4067]

Nadal the great !!!

[@Lydia-hw2th]

CRYING 😭😭😭😭

[@radhikajamwal3609]

That forehand, that fcking forehead is a beauty to watch🤌

[@umermaqsood3486]

This match took a heavy tool on him. Ppl says he faked injury. But after this match he has not played. He tried but cant overcome.

[@ferdinandelpedes2280]

John McEnroe: "Rafael Nadal the greatest fighter ever"! 🐂❤️

[@iuriishvadchak6433]

Could be his last match at Wimbledon 🥲

[@mqwerty6798]

He is a man !

[@alantheangler6768]

Rafa is the true goat. Forget records, he was simply a far more talented player than Djokovic when at his best. It’s a shame his body didn’t afford him the same consistency and longevity Novak is enjoying.

[@DAVID-he8em]

Ganó Nadal con el abdominal roto. Impresionante.

[@coltonlambert552]

Anyone here after hearing Nadal withdrew from this years Wimbledon?

[@mishrasaurabh8124]

Fritz constant play to Nadal's forehead despite of knowing his situation is hard to understand.

[@ivancalara717]

Please upload the full match!!!

[@utkarshdeshmukh8864]

Another proof of importance of tactics. Couldn't believe the number of shots especially returns by Fritz to the Rafa forehand. Plain stupid! Great that Rafa capitalised!

[@muhamadselamat8233]

Super nadal

[@syafiqrasyid4887]

This is the last game of his life to play this kind of form. Aside from the serve cus he’a injured abdominals

[@akgo2684]

Novak and Rafa are the Goats. Let's just settle on that

[@ayushgarg9253]

If only he was fit we missed a juicy djokovic v nadal final

[@yashveersingh1795]

🔥

[@johnritter9526]

Some people see this as the weakest era. To think the tennis gods of old could be beaten with youth alone shows their ignorance.

[@khadijajaber8625]

الملاعب باردة وهادئه بدون الماتدور نادال

[@SOYCD99]

Nadal hasn't been the same since this match lol

[@Ben6164]

He will be again

[@arslaanpasha3334]

Nadal was playing great at us open 2022 but he choked against tiafoe

[@angelpacheco8937]

​@@arslaanpasha3334Fue el calor, le afecto demasiado, si era en la noche le ganaba

[@MaxBarrett-j9q]

And he had tore something in his abdomen mid match, while handicapped still won, that’s why he pulled out of the next match

[@zaidbelayachi7493]

just what fritz deserve

[@ignacioalcon1278]

If only Rafa had loosened his forehand more times to flaten the shots like he did in this match when everything was lost with an injure, he does it in trainings , but very few times he has done it in his career, just RG 17 final and strangely enough in the third set of 2014 Ausi Open final also injured, he just do it when he has nothing to lose or he is slaughtering his oponent and when he does it, it´s the most lethal weapon I´ve ever seen in tennis why on earth he hasn´t done it more often??? it´s like keeping a cannon in the closet and not using it at war, I think it´s because of his nerves anyhow Spanish folks we are fortunate to have now Alcaraz with him we can see how Rafa´s forehand would look without a leash around...

[@jkj1459]

KING OF CLAY INCHES AWAY FROM KING OF GRASS

[@BerishaFatian]

Nadal didn't grunt so much in this match.

[@stanimirpelitev8779]

he barely hit the ball after the abdominal injury

[@celestialspartan7977]

This match,has, in a way turned the course of Rafa's career downwards....

[@srikanthguttula]

Bad luck to Rafa with injury

[@SoftwareDeveloperAspNet]

Had He not injured. And played in final. It would have been interesting because for first he would be playing with no pressure of grandslam tally against djokovic.

[@Panda-vn4po]

In this game, Rafa has an injury in his stomach muscle.

[@4erdakekw]

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