Roger Federer vs Julien Benneteau | Wimbledon 2012 third round | Full Match

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[@porcellaina]

Roger Federer on Wimbledon centre court with the all-white outfit, one of the most beautiful scene in sports

[@stevennorris7181]

No way....... THE most beautiful.

[@reala1276]

black is better

[@patrickw9706]

In black on a US Open night. Even better

[@alephnull4044]

Especially with that glorious racket. Best racket design ever imo

[@user-um7nr7ms5f]

@@stevennorris7181 ฝฝฝฝฝฝฝฝฝฝ

[@raghavthakar3834]

The Grand Slam I won't forget as a Federer fan.

[@911801111801]

Same for me :) And the 2017 Australian Open

[@mohammadshahin7371]

Same and 2017 Ao

[@Conish22]

2012 was a great year for the FederHair 👌

[@davidvivsik6576]

Haha yup

[@tendmkt4024]

Haha..i was thinking the exact same thing, got alot of hair envy watching this .

[@benparsons4979]

yea 2004 - 2015 Fed hair is amazing

[@artisticskillz01]

@@benparsons4979 now he going bald

[@theaviator1152]

After 2005, 2012 is my favorite year to watch Roger because of the pure elegance. His hair is perfect, his footwork is beautifully light and quick, and his play is so fluid and smooth. His swings were much less jittery and rigid than they are today.

[@owenbenjaminshapiro6285]

He was practically a ballet dancer in 2004 - 2009

[@theaviator1152]

@@owenbenjaminshapiro6285 Agreed

[@vroonvfx5112]

@@owenbenjaminshapiro6285 + 2017

[@Ben6164]

@VroonVFX Yeah, in early to mid 2017. By the US Open Series he was beginning to struggle again.

[@sm1337]

@@owenbenjaminshapiro6285 and then when Djokovic Nadal came in, world realized that he is no match for these two.

[@jackmessent3490]

This was such an important match to win for Roger, in pursuit of his 17th Grand Slam title.

[@Yadeehoo]

Too bad he lost then. Watch out for spoilers dude

[@ChessAndNotCheckers]

@@Yadeehoo What?

[@MrCoDeYY]

Love the 2012 Federer forehand

[@francescaroat2076]

What a fantastic match and what a really great Champion Roger Federer is! Absolutely amazing!

[@ivantomych]

One of the greatest comebacks in Wimbledon history Swiss Maestro at his finest

[@pauljohnson6019]

Come back? It was divine intervention! Someone obviously prayed for an injury, in Fed's team, most likely his wife, and she got her wish, Fed was pissing his pants, and was hoping for a jinx, that could get him through the finishing line, and it happened! Karma though, in 2016- when the exact same thing, happened, and stopped him, against Roanic, in the semi finals.

[@viksinha5410]

@@pauljohnson6019 I have a simpler answer: Federer, with a little luck of course, never stopped believing and raised his level and pulled it out

[@Ben6164]

@@pauljohnson6019 What a weird thing to say

[@pauljohnson6019]

@@Ben6164 40-15 was weird? It was God jinxing Federer.

[@Ben6164]

@@pauljohnson6019 40-15 was Federer choking two match points due to nervousness ...

[@sh0001]

That’s my favourite Fed outfit at Wimbledon 😃 also the 2015!

[@FLASH_5]

2012 was the last time Roger defeated djokovic in grandslam

[@Mittke88]

@Vince Mcmahon lol

[@farid1406]

@Vince Mcmahon Anyone in the top 10 would pretty much have killed Nole that year. He had elbow issues.

[@farid1406]

@Vince Mcmahon 2019 Novak would in all likelihood beat 2017 Fed similar to how it went down here. Fewer errors, solid, impenetrable baseline play, and play the big points better. Another tight 5 set victory for Nole imo

[@farid1406]

@Vince Mcmahon 2019 Nole's game may be inferior from a pure level standpoint, but its close enough to make 2017 Fed have to execute extremely well in order to win. And Fed is not good when he's under pressure against Nole. Also, best of 5 is very, very different from best of 3 my friend. Anyways, neither of us knows but its fun to speculate about.

[@eshakhan5820]

That aura of grand slams❤❤ the claps .. the sighs.. missing now a days due to pandemic😑

[@theaviator1152]

This is the exact type of atmosphere that all tennis video games are missing. I really hope that within the next dozen years, something will come out that is EXACTLY like this. It would be perfect.

[@benparsons4979]

tennis video games suck

[@theaviator1152]

@@benparsons4979 Top Spin 4 is best we have and is very good but still not perfect I just wish they’d make it compatible with seventh- and eighth-gen consoles. Xbox fixes that problem, but still...

[@JackdawLifts]

Lol what! Tennis video games exist?! Lol

[@user-qx4vc4ir2o]

フェデラーがサーブを待ってる時の、ラケットをグルグル回す行為が素晴らしい❗🗣️

[@michaelmityok1001]

Under zero pressure, Benneteau often played Roger tough. The Frenchman of this era always played tough with no pressure. None of them won a Slam or even a Masters 1000 except Tsonga once. What makes a player great is not how he wins as an underdog but how he wins as the favorite.

[@varaneszn7176]

Roger- the undisputed 🐐

[@EricNewman888]

GOAT

[@benparsons4979]

I wouldn't say undisputed but sure

[@mouse0016]

40:15

[@anthonyyammine9988]

Loving these classic match uploads. Thanks for the content!

[@ferguson7128]

Most important win in this tournament, was two points away from going out.

[@abhishekdey1144]

Rosol effect almost did the trick.. 4th set, 5-6, 30-30.. Indeed great comeback by FedEx

[@vijayendranvijay4538]

And he had back issues the entire tournament.. He was barely moving against mallisse... With all these, beating Novak and Andy back to back was the perfect reply to all his haters.. On top of that, he claimed his no1 ranking after winning the title

[@TheRafaelBond]

@@vijayendranvijay4538 obviously he had his back issues sorted out by the semifinal lol

[@bibek6713]

@@vijayendranvijay4538 hasnt beaten novak in grandslam since then pathetic

[@jakehuang3545]

that 4th set was probably the clutchiest he has ever been

[@YesSirPhil]

01:21:45 Federer 14 winners, Benneteau 20 winners. Almost Unimaginable. I think that Federer plays even more aggressive around the year 2020 which helped him improve again just a tiny bit compared to his earlier years.

[@tattwa1]

why missing Fed's backhand of the past??! by far weakest among the top players. Thanks to his forehand that compensated it a bit!

[@aleksamilosevic8792]

@@tattwa1 Weak bh but GOAT slice. His BH wasnt weak on indoor courts or fast HC or grass either.

[@dylancorcoran8801]

94 winners vs joker 2019

[@Ben6164]

​@@aleksamilosevic8792 It's not really a "weak" backhand

[@aleksamilosevic8792]

@@Ben6164 On slow hc and clay it was untill 2017

[@alejandroriquelme5278]

6-6 fourth ser tiebreak, the return of service that ended up winning him (Roger) the title.

[@janleibetseder4332]

The ballboys are unique. So much history and Tradition in Wimbledon.

[@sambevan5548]

How was that serve at 6-6 in the 4th TB not considered second best return in history?!?! That’s an ace against 100% of humans!

[@sriprakash7245]

And what is the 1st ?

[@Ben6164]

@@sriprakash7245 Probably Djokovic's return at 40-15 against Federer 2011 US Open.

[@abradfordajb]

What an amazing match. Thanks for posting. Julien gave it his absolute all, but just physically broke down in the 5th. The Fed is (was) truly a miracle worker with coming up with the best shots and serves at the crucial moments.

[@fabricehaubois2442]

How many times was Benneteau 2 Pts away ? 4 ?

[@fearsomebunny]

0:55:20 - The quiet gasping is deafening... I don't know if I can still walk straight if I was Roger knowing the whole world watches everything I do.

[@hongcongphan5240]

Very exciting Match!

[@GeorgeT370]

Kudos to benneteau that he finished this...big thumbs up for that...

[@mohanish]

can we have the full match of semi-finals with djokovic please

[@Amathene]

And then he won the tournament

[@viditsingla6262]

There was a very steep decline in Federer's movement after 2012. Don't know what happened but because of this he couldn't win more slams. He would have destroyed everyone had he not started having issues with his movement.

[@flaviushonoriusemperorofro3903]

bullshit...........it was just nole doped.

[@razoo911]

after 2012 surface become slower and tend to favor defensive player, anyway he was also a bit unlucky because he lost a lot slam finals and he lost a lot match point in that finals , with a bit more luck now he can have 24-25 slams

[@samfitzpatrick7891]

@@razoo911 the courts slowed from the late 90s to about 2011, they haven't got slower since. Novak beat Roger at the 15 US open anyway which was probs the fastest court this decade, so Roger wouldn't have necessary won many more slams (this coming from a Fed fan)

[@hardsam68]

Untrue statement he had the least worries about his movement until about two years ago

[@sanjithputhran5547]

He was already losing against Rafael Nadal infact Rafa would have won more grandslams without those injuries

[@kurdaramjat5786]

Roger the GOAT.❤🇮🇳

[@EricNewman888]

GOAT

[@jaypayton8690]

PLEASE UPLOAD AGASSI VS BECKER 1992 QF AGASSI VS CONNELL 1991 1ST ROUND

[@grillirappresentanze8578]

the great match

[@Atombender]

Julien Benneteau was 0-10 in ATP Tour Singles Finals, although he did win the 2014 French Open Doubles title with Roger-Vasselin and a Bronze Medal at the 2012 Olympics partnering Gasquet.

[@basiagortych]

Can we see Federer Murray 2012 please?

[@theaviator1152]

Bruh that’s a final, it’ll come out in a couple weeks if at all

[@ale03000]

Prime Fed in action :) still waiting for his comeback this year

[@hardsam68]

Still cannot believe Boris Becker is in jail

[@taesungmin7794]

moment with fortunately two players... in fact nice situation from active that every launching....

[@raghavthakar3834]

Federer WITHOUT BEARD is the BEST OF THE BEST and WITH BEARD is WEIRD.

[@benparsons4979]

imagine calling someone weird because of their appearance

[@davidx4591]

Listening to Boris commentating, realising he is in jail now!

[@nanduashok1975]

Oh my gosh. His hair makes me drool🙁

[@Molybdaenmornell]

2:44:17 - various people call it a flick of the wrist, but the backward forearm rotation looks like the main action to me. 3:12:56 - accidentally appropriate commentary 3:23:38 - couldn't a thigh massage make sense here to loosent he muscles and take some strain off the patellar ligament? 3:25:52 - great technique on the jump backhand, pulling forward the left leg to then balance the rotational momentum of the upper body with it. Shapovalov style.

[@SK-nt4oy]

I want the Semifinal highlights

[@capricornmagic63]

Why is it that the court officials at Wimbledon, US and Australian open seem to be overweight and bordering on obesity??

[@Ved_Desai]

Not lahyani

[@rintintin7529]

It is because they're linked to the aristocratic hierarchy of those countries so just eat and fornicate.

[@richardlaurente1078]

GOAT

[@tribeshift]

Bradley Cooper gave Federer a great match!

[@thebharaths12]

Vintage Federer!

[@MrJamesbrown1952]

I love Julien Federer

[@melissaterare8763]

he seemed to break hid opponents quite literally 😂

[@bilindameen6302]

It's incredible what 8 years does to someones hair

[@Ved_Desai]

Roger cuts his hair shorter now, and obviously he is 40 now and the hairline is slowly receding cause he is much older now compared to a young 30 year old roger

[@RockSmash98]

@@Ved_Desai he wasnt young back then either lmao. At that point he was the oldest to win a slam since Agassi at the 2003 AO and was slightly younger than Pete when he won the 2002 US Open. His hair was incredible in 2005 and 2006.

[@heySTUPIDass]

why is it "incredible" and not "pretty typical"?

[@pauljohnson6019]

@@Ved_Desai He's 38, going to be 39 in a month, jeez, get your math right!

[@Ved_Desai]

Paul Johnson so u r saying being 39 and being 40 is a massive difference, nice one mate

[@sams5135]

Federers serve made the difference

[@marceloareco1777]

Federer is a good player, niceee

[@jorjibob]

Can someone explain why 1:41:19 went to a tiebreak, despite having no advantage? Never seen this before.

[@jorjibob]

nevermind, the scoreboard just wasnt updated

[@danep8099]

Where is the full match of the Wimbledon final 2012 ??

[@fundhund62]

It´s available on DVD.

[@oceanwaves657]

federer had a fantastic wimbledon outfit in 2009.

[@munetoshiyamasaki7536]

Probably, Benneteau is the best returner against Federer. Like Ferreira is the best returner for Sampras.

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

OMG 😳

[@edwinestebanbustamanteguti4859]

Mejor es q recuerde las tres finales q le ganó el mejor de todos Nole.

[@Fanthomas1742]

This was not prime Federer. Thankfully even this version of Fed is better than 90% of the tour. The 10% being Djokovic, Nadal and Murray

[@ferneyyepesardila]

federer mejor MUNDIAL ---{

[@airkuna]

man this unknown dude almost beat federer :O

[@romainmj7245]

2012 was the last year of Federer prime !

[@Ved_Desai]

2017 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@romainmj7245]

@@Ved_Desai i mean consecutive years being in prime

[@RockSmash98]

Id say his prime was 2003-2009 tbh with 2004-2007 being his absolute peak.

[@elizabethpereira670]

2019 ATP finals against djokovic

[@flaviushonoriusemperorofro3903]

@@romainmj7245 prime years are somewhere between 21-22 and 32-33..............fed passed that mark around 2013-2014.........

[@paulopescador3158]

PAULO MILITA COMADATÉ DE NAVIO ALTO MAR IAVIÁO DE ÇASAS GABRIDADA ÉPESIAJÉ DAFOSAS AMADA DE COBATÉ ÉPESIAJE MALIÁ EUJA MORIÉ IVIVIÉ QUE MEU PAI JESUS ABEMCOE TODUI PARABÉI PRA TODO MILITA

[@pardonmedoug886]

Too bad Julien Benneteau didn't get a Happy Ending even after that massage in the 5th set.

[@rjogadordedauntlessbrr8014]

WFT PANDEMIC

[@rouhollahabolhasani1853]

Who’s the lady at 19:00? I’ve seen her a couple of time.

[@fredericpapin1621]

Je savais que Federer gagnerait

[@Iurii-Moldavia]

Прривет

[@AP-eb8hd]

This commentrator boris becker...looks like he doesn't like federer

[@nicolletadegras9976]

No way

[@duckaspower]

The guy calling this game is just so underwhelming

[@janleibetseder4332]

The Girl in the back looks like Emma Watson.

[@MichaelS0504]

Julien 6 or 7 times was 2 points from victory

[@davidluck1678]

dangerous strategy, the way Benneteau tanked the 3rd set.....and it failed.

[@albacanton9564]

2:23:40 3:00:18 3:03:15

[@marye813]

The tennis whites are great and miss them. Sometimes the sponsor provided clothing is ugly.

[@zayan4570]

Federer

[@-king2881]

???????

[@marceloareco1777]

Hello

[@qingpingli8030]

as

[@davidluck1678]

it's always interesting to watch Federer coldly slice and dice an opponent, like a physician operating on a patient. But he lacks the crazed intensity of a Nadal or Djokovich. If he had that he would have won another 5 or 6 GS. As is, with a mere 20, he has failed to fulfill his early promise.

[@a66789]

。

[@NayefQatar]

A proud father 03:35:02

[@qingpingli8030]

asf

[@pierremax3688]

The scandalous christopher laterally bounce because nylon preclinically disappear before a certain wrinkle. wicked, living olive

[@Assembledonetwo]

roger missing easy shots, easy volley. worst game ever played by roger

[@artisticskillz01]

Federer going for a toilet break. After losing 2nd set. Talk about trying to break momentum. Rhythm. Shouldn't be allowed.