Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Rome 2006 Final: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS

[@Regenerate100]

Watching this again in march 2022….this has to be one of the greatest matches of all time outside the grand slams

[@shaq666uk]

watch the 2005 final :)

[@PointofConnection]

I believe that if Federer had won this, he would have won 3 RG. He lost the RG because of lack of confidence, this match was his downfall.

[@IzakD8]

Federer is easily one of the best clay court players of all time. He would have had multiple RG titles if he just so happened to not have to play against Rafa every single time he reached the RG final except in 2009.

[@vijethcm]

For sure at his peak, only Nadal was better. Else surely he would have won a few more French Opens and Rome. No shame to lose to the greatest clay courter ever.

[@TheKakarot_itachi]

No he isn't

[@IzakD8]

@@TheKakarot_itachi Sorry but reaching the Roland Garros final in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011 would definitely make you one of the best clay courters of all time. Especially since nobody on tour would have most likely beat him, except for the unfortunate fact that he played Rafa every time he reached the final except the one time he won in 09. Roger could hypothetically have 5 Roland Garros titles, maybe even more considering he also lost to Rafa in the 05 SF and the 2019 SF. Roger has the 3rd most wins at Roland Garros of all time as well, behind Djokovic and Rafa. So yes, Roger is one of the best clay courters of all time.

[@HehoiHehoi]

@@vijethcmLOL young nadal and GIATvak would destroy this “prime” Frauderer you soeak of

[@RealisticAndTrue]

​@@IzakD8I would just add to what you said, Federer at that time period 2004-2008, in a final of roland garros any man in history not named Nadal would get wiped out by Federer... anyone.

[@shobhitsrivastava6497]

That 15-40 scoreline for Federer ! 😳 😳

[@scottwarren4998]

Very nice upload! I have to say the match was mot so incredibly good. However, this 2006 Nadal would have won vs any version of Wawrinka in the years when Wawrinka played his best tennis.

[@obynoomere1280]

Their ball striking was ridiculous. Still watching in 2024. Purely amazing 👏🏿

[@tennisfitapp]

What is crazy is that here we are 13 years on and these 2 are still top of the world!!! 🙏 lord be with us all tomorrow!!!

[@kishenparekh9416]

Top after Djokovic

[@kishenparekh9416]

@zakaria djouzi Nadal is no.2

[@kishenparekh9416]

@zakaria djouzi on par? Djokovic won the most slams, had the most weeks as no.1, won 4 slams in a row, completed the golden masters, beat Nadal in 7 finals in a row, and won the inaugural ATP despite being underdogs. Clearly Nadal wasn't on par with him

[@kishenparekh9416]

@zakaria djouzi yes true Nadal was much better pre-2011, but after that Djokovic has been the best. 2-0 against Nadal at AO and 2-1 at Wimbledon. Nadal also hasn't beaten Djokovic on a hard court in 7 years, or on a grass court in 10 years. "Came up the winner" yet he has a losing H2H??

[@kishenparekh9416]

@zakaria djouzi Nadal a close 2nd yes, but still 2nd. Nadal did much better in his earlier years, but djokovic caught up. He is only 5 titles behind Nadal and he is a year younger. He has 5 WTFs to Nadals 0. He Is a more versatile player. He didn't win most matches, take away Roland Garros and he has beaten Djokovic twice at grand slam level. Masters 1000s are dominated by Djokovic as well. He has the most Indian wells, miami, shanghai, and Paris titles. Nadal is overly dominant on clay, but lacks the game to compete with djokovic on any other surface. He himself called Djokovic unbeatable

[@jscab7140]

Roma final 2005 and 2006 are incredible epic !!

[@bdgregorybd]

This is the most important match in tennis history imo. Going into the 2006 European clay court swing Federer had dominated everyone in everything at everywhere except the biggest clay court tournaments; and he was at his very best then ready to do so at the moment in time. But the only person standing in his way was a 19 year old kid that just ran every single thing down, beating Fed in the final of the three biggest clay Court tournaments that year. If Federer had won this match, I honestly think he might have won the 2006 French open, it at least would have went to five sets. But after this match I think Federer always had in the back of his head “I played the best I could against this guy and he’s only going to get better from here, I’ll never beat him out of five on clay”. The rest is history.

[@Hanter-nm6yt]

Згоден. Цей матч психологічно надломив Федерера, і іменно після цього поєдинку, Рафа мав психологічну перевагу в очних матчах .

[@adamblister6005]

5:05 Nadal fist pump makes the camera do a 360

[@bajardepesorapidoerestupro8298]

Increíble

[@romaindoublet8311]

the time when ATP tournaments were in 5 sets 🙄 i'm old men

[@JustRolly]

Romain Doublet only the final were 5 sets. And only in masters series tournaments (the “new” masters 1000)

[@masters.1000]

Everything needs to come back. Fast courts, carpet, players with different styles of play, 5 setters, long 5 set.

[@rishigupta3247]

@@masters.1000 yeah some tournaments should switch to fast courts. Until hard courts are fast enough, there is no need of carpet. The style depends on the player himself, but tennis needs some more serve and volleyers and absolute grinding players who give their everything, not like some spoiled Australian brats. ATP is currently fine with 3 sets. 5 sets would just destroy the legs of the players as most of the tournaments are hard court.

[@romaindoublet8311]

@@JustRolly I know I know 🤗

[@romaindoublet8311]

@@masters.1000 Yessss I'm agree with you. In the past this courts brings more challenge

[@fan5407]

You can’t overstate how much mental resolve Nadal had while still a teenager.

[@RealisticAndTrue]

Not only that, i dont think there was ever anyone stronger in tennis, hes entire style is based on power, perfect for slowest surfice.

[@masters.1000]

The greatest rivalry in the history of the sports.

[@Kunnu4]

@@ciprianghenghea7779 Quality over quantity.

[@aleksamilosevic8792]

@@Kunnu4 Djokovic nadal is higher quality because nadal has an even match up vs djokovic.

[@Kunnu4]

@@aleksamilosevic8792 Doesn't make sense to me. Quality is how good the points are. Not the head to head or how even it is. Otherwise Djokovic vs Wawrinka would be considered a bad rivalry.

[@aleksamilosevic8792]

@@Kunnu4 Djodal is still higher quality.

[@Kunnu4]

@@aleksamilosevic8792 I disagree.

[@meenakshijamwal8024]

Watching this takes you back to your childhood. I mean tennis was so much fun and full of intensity.

[@intekhabkhan6583]

This was the match.. had Federer won this one... He surely would have had more Roland Garros and Claycourt titles..

[@cfhar080591]

Roger doesn't get enough praise of how great he is defensively. Sure he doesn't have the court coverage of Rafa/Novak/Andy, but he is an excellent defensive player when he needs to be.

[@Kidgloves1984]

I think Roger covers the court just as well as Rafa and Novak..

[@cfhar080591]

@@Kidgloves1984 Roger's defense is built more off of skill rather than foot speed

[@mickaellandry9726]

@@cfhar080591 foot speed is actually a skill

[@Kidgloves1984]

It's a number of things, fair to say?

[@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960]

@@Kidgloves1984 not even close, Nadal owns him on clay.

[@MP_Tennis]

I am the " I AM FREAKING HYPED FOR NADAL FEDERER" Button

[@AbhishekSharma-fz3fh]

Certainly, one of the best matches ever.

[@erbgorre]

this was the match that set the course for how their H2H went in big finals after that. something broke inside federers mind there that made him question himself in the crucial points of their grand slam finals from there on out. the best clay court match of his career, by all accounts he shouldve won it, but nadals warrior spirit kept him in there and forced the final tie break. nadal in his prime on clay was the ultimate challenge in tennis, both physically and mentally.

[@frasermacdonald6256]

your assessment of nadal's greatness on clay, while entirely unoriginal, is accurate, though your claim about something definitively changing in federer's mindset from this match onwards, which shaped a lack of success in grand slam finals since this match, despite the evocative language, is not accurate. while federer lost the 06 RG final to nadal after this, he would then go on to beat nadal in the 06 wimbledon final in 4 sets and also the 07 wimbledon final in 5 sets, thus showing that nothing had 'broken' in federer's mind that determined a negative course for GS finals as you claim. what you say is essentially a myth not supported by the facts.

[@erbgorre]

@@frasermacdonald6256 wimbledon was his last haven for a couple more years, but mostly cause nadal was still developing as a grass court player at that time. and even then, those 2 wimby finals he beta nadal in in 06 and 07 werent as pretty as the numbers might say. in 06, the first set was a smackdown, but after that it was a very tight affair. and in 07, the longer the match went on the more it felt like nadal was actually the one dictating the match. late in the 4th and early in the 5th it sure felt like nadal going to run away with it in the end. and federer wasnt looking or acting like himself throughout the match, talking to himself, talking to the umpire, cause he was in that "here we go again.." mindset. especially because of how the RG 06 final went. he also raced through the opening set and it looked like he was going to blow nadal off the court, until early in the 2nd set with an opportunity to get another quick break, he missed one of the easiest sitter volleys of his career because he tried to get a little too cheeky with it and pushed it just outside of the line. and after barely getting a racquet on anything for 30 minutes, one such situation is all nadal ever needs to get himself right into the match, mentally. thats one of his biggest strengths. and federer just imploded after that point. precisely because what had happened earlier in rome, in this very match right here. thats my evidence. it all started here, IMO. rome broke him and made him choke away the RG 06 final, and both of these nearly made him lose the wimby 07 final in turn. i am 100% convinced federer wouldve won RG 06 if not for whatever happeened to his psyche during this match here.

[@frasermacdonald6256]

@@erbgorre subtly shifting the terms of your argument unfortunately doesn't make you correct. all the best. was a great match this one!

[@erbgorre]

@@frasermacdonald6256 i didnt shift anything. i said this match was the key to how their H2H would develop over the coming years. and i am still saying that. you said this notion was based on no evidence. so i gave the evidence. you are free to disagree and draw a different conclusion, but i am very confident in mine, actually. in the time span from 2006 to 2011/12 i have probably watched more professional tennis matches than most people on the planet (baring those who analyze tennis matches for a living, probably), especially federers matches. so i stand by my analysis.

[@andreim.5324]

@@erbgorre I've read your comments here and i agree with you 100 percent. It's the exact same thing i've been saying since this match happened. I have a small obsession for the Big 3 in general as a phenomenon and for Roger and Rafa in particular. This match here is the best match ever played on this surface IMO along with the 2005 Rome final. 2006 was Roger's best year playing on clay, despite beating Rafa in 2007 in Hamburg and 2009 in Madrid. Game-wise on clay, 2006 was his best. This final, along with the MC final from that year, which was very similar to this except it had 4 sets, shattered Roger's confidence against Rafa on clay and it began a mental spiral which would affect his game against Rafa on the other surfaces as well. I think he said to himself: "this is the best i can play on clay, and that would have been more than enough against anybody else, but if i play like this and i still cannot beat him..." The rest is history. Roger's mental block on clay against Rafa is similar to what Rafa is experiencing now against Nole on hard and the detonation for that in Rafa's mind probably has it's roots in the 7 consecutive defeats he suffered against Nole in finals between IW 2011 and AO 2012. Rafa was probably thinking the same as Roger after that grueling 2012 AO final. Like you, i have watched and studied these aspects and i still do to this day. I grew up watching Sampras and Agassi and ever since Roger and Rafa appeared i've seen ALL of their matches anywhere. There are a lot of interesting things to take in account regarding them. For example, i believe that at RG 2011, Roger played his best RG tournament ever, much better than in 2009 when he won there. The way he beat and played against everybody in that tournament was really impressive and to be honest, i haven't seen him play that good at RG from then onward until the 2019 edition. In 2011 he had probably, the best chance to beat Rafa there. Rafa did not play fantastically good that year at RG and Roger started that final with guns blazing. The way he lost that 1st set was more evidence that what happened to him against Rafa was mental more than anything else. He always had the game to beat Rafa and what happened with their rivalry since 2015 is more evidence to support that. The mental aspect counts probably for 75-85% of the situations if not more, in tennis.

[@djokernolecristi3279]

"I used to hate playing him. Now i love it". That says a lot. Expect a very high quality match this afternoon.

[@paultonn7381]

Before 2005 French Open Federer be like.. Now I’m going to conquer the clay court as well But then there was this boy an islander from the Balearic

[@aniket4760]

One thing is for sure.. in tomorrow semi final we will see a reduction in the number of slices and more backhand flat shots

[@cfhar080591]

Still in my opinion, the best match they ever played against each other.

[@Marc-vk7rl]

Agreed

[@XYZ-tv9rp]

The Roland Garros final that we never got between these two😌

[@alessiopiras3143]

It's the best in the clay

[@BIENPROFOND]

nearly 15 years later they are both still on the top ! incredible.

[@michelez715]

Baby Rafa, winning 6th Masters title, and I think they said beat Fed (world no.1) 5 times now, and he was 19 or 20 yrs old! None of the Next Gen has achieved anything like this. Rafa had already won RG the year before, and wd successfully defend in 2006. Nice to hear commentary from Jason Goodall, one of the few who makes relevant points, and doesn't talk too much.

[@glory2christcmj702]

One of my favorite matches ever

[@Kidgloves1984]

I was shocked and in disbelief after championship point at the time..one of their greatest matches hands down..

[@endorstoi863]

Just passing through on my journey to watch every Federer match.

[@ItachiUchiha-nj9wx]

So here when the 40-15 story began.😂

[@HBK492]

In fact it started sooner. In first of his 23(or 24 I lost count) matches he lost after having match points, he lost from 40:15. This one was against Henman in 2000.

[@metalgearsolidsnake6978]

The Nadal-Federer matches will never be matched in my lifetime.. damn they are good!

[@lilbird2734]

Wow!! I have never seen this championship! A BIG Thanks To Who brought this to KZbin! Brought tears watching this match and rafa winning it for the first time!!❤❤❤🏆🇪🇸VAMOS RAFA FOREVER!

[@michelez715]

I thought Rafa won Rome the year before, against Coria?

[@lobogo777]

5 hours of matchplay in the Italian heat and Nadal starts jumping like it was the beginning of the game :D

[@soheiladam7510]

One of the best matches on Clay ever.

[@marinav2118]

we were beautiful and young and free :). There is nothing more insane than Nadal's forehand and Federer's backhand.

[@angelatencio9248]

16:05 este punto es idéntico al que perdió contra nole en la final de wimbledon en la misma situacion, 5-3 y saque en el tie-break.

[@dr.benjamincaceres5036]

That was terrific...i cant imagine this match 14 Year ago..so nervius..in Evrery point..both so young so powerfull

[@sidduk9453]

Rafa was a beast then. His speed was unmatchable then

[@jaydubb2005]

still a beast.

[@fritzlang4941]

@@jaydubb2005 Zverev killed that beast.

[@jaydubb2005]

​@@fritzlang4941 I like Zverev and the rest of the youngins on tour but don't act like Nadal doesn't have 20 Grand Slams. How many Grand Slams does Zverev have exactly??

[@Marc-vk7rl]

@@fritzlang4941 and again he is the favourite for RG. Who would have thought... Even beat Zverev in Rome...

[@fritzlang4941]

@@Marc-vk7rl The day Nadals loses is not that far away, question is who will be dethroning him at RG?

[@RealisticAndTrue]

Battle of Titans... best tennis you can ever seen

[@Sealdrop]

wish the quality was better

[@akshaymeena8577]

One Of The Best Matches And Great Performance By Federer As It's Not An Easy Task To Push Nadal Five Sets On Clay. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@scottwarren4998]

If Roger made the under-arm serve I don't think he would choke so much in the big moments.

[@jesusenriqueflorescaceres2547]

increíble la lucha de Nadal. y contra el mejor Federer. recién, 15 años después, veo el partido.

[@themaster4353]

Can't wait for tomorrow 😍

[@andyroo9381]

These two had some brutal matches, in their younger days, but this one was stressful to watch. Even though these are highlights, I was holding my breathe on several different points. Now, they are both at the end of their careers. They will have a lot of talk about once they have retired. They are both great champions on and off the court. Nadal Is My Champion!

[@yellowait_music]

15:54 When he sees that the ball goes out, we read so much on his face how important victory is in his eyes and he blames himself for making such a mistake at this stage. The rage of the winner.

[@Masterdoctorgenius14]

What would have happened if Federer had converted one of the 2 MPs? Would the victory have given him the confidence for the upcoming clashes on clay?

[@masters.1000]

Definitely. At least on RG that year, he would have won it.

[@ertugrulkorpinar51]

Yep would have won the grand slam that year with a 96-4 record

[@HBK492]

Wouldn't put my money on it. Year after he finally beat Rafa on clay and with the bagel at that, but at FO it was same story as usual

[@thelibertine706]

@@masters.1000 "Definitely"? 🤣

[@baptistelleshi1090]

@@HBK492 i tended to agree with you but rewatching their FO 06 final i feel that he could have capitalised better and that a 5 setter win at Roma on clay would have given him a fair amount of confidence for their future encounters on this surface.Of course Rafa would have dominated he s abetter clay player but i think it might have been Closer and more matches like this one might have happened

[@austinw.3238]

Tennis was brutal back in the day. Best of five even more masters series tourneys. These newer guys would not last.

[@fortunasp5391]

Greatest clay match ever

[@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960]

What a choke from Federer 40-15 2 Match Point 5-3 Lead on Tiebreak

[@Divvy21]

Way to discredit Nadal who played the match points well. Nadal played the points well. Although that error at 40-30 from his usually reliable forehand was bad

[@4poker718]

legends

[@Pipo1987]

It's crazy!, amazing!!!! vamos Rafa!

[@pratikjoshi7653]

They do so much hard work continuously without losing enthusiasm. Failures doesn't affect them.

[@KaptainOW]

That’s very wrong. This match was part of the reason why Federer has such a bad record against Nadal on clay. This match alone gave Nadal the confidence to just continuously win

[@scottwarren4998]

@@KaptainOW Nah, even if roger had won, and roger had won rg 2006. Then nadal still would have won rg 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.

[@Ash_rn08]

they were both so insane for this

[@Ttjam1]

How did Rome produce these gladiatorial battles with final set tiebreaks two years in a row! 2005 and 2006!

[@mhp7690]

How many matches has he thrown away 40-15 😂ffs Safin AO 2005 ,Nadal Rome 2006, Novak US 2010-2011 ,Anderson Wim 2018, Del Porto IW 2018 and of course Novak Wim 2019 I'm on a Federer choke 40-15 pub crawl!

[@von4774]

Fed loses more leads than anyone. If he was a closer his record would be insane and he would be the undisputed goat

[@vijethcm]

Eerie resemblance. A netted forehand at 5-4 in fifth set tie break. A netted forehand at match point in Wimbledon 2008. A long forehand at 40-15 in Wimbledon 2019. Credit to Nadal for those centuries of breakpoints saved at 15-40. A win here would have given Federer much confidence, I think to win at French Open. Possibly his confidence was dented with every loss to Nadal. It's as though Nadal was born to defeat Federer. What a great match! What great players!

[@RickeGnool]

It's like the Tennis Gods were all like: ''We have to stop this Federer guy from winning absolutely everything and break tennis so we will give him a rival that can beat him on atleast one surface.''

[@edgarpanganiban9339]

More like, Nadal wasn't supposed to peak this early but the Gods said we needed to cause if not, Federer would won everything, literally everything lmao.

[@rbreze2380]

and still how nadal did it it came down to mainly him being a great lefty with allot of spin and power make him right handed with the same game and the tennis gods would have to go back to the drawing board

[@zorawarmeelu17]

😂atleast one surface? Rafa beat him at AO thrice, wimbledon once. You should be lucky that roger didn't had to face rafa in us open otherwise h2h would have been much worse. You know prime djokovic was beaten twice at us open so roger doesn't stand a chance. By the way fedal first match was on hardcourt which rafa won 😂. Just because their clay rivalry is one sided doesn't mean rafa didn't beat him on other surfaces. A question for you Has roger beaten rafa at french open just like he beat him at 2008 wimbledon?

[@hqwu9853]

​@@zorawarmeelu17 During Federer's peak period, could Nadal compete against Federer in the hard court Grand Slam? He was constantly defeated by various opponents. In the 2007 Australian Open, prime Federer was ready to give Nadal a good beating, but why nadal would be slaughtered by Gonzalez? It was not until 2009 that Federer's power declined, and Nadal was able to win the hard court Grand Slam with difficulty.So what kind of joke are you talking about?

[@jeanneyoung9517]

The commentary was embarrassing. Those guys should have been ashamed!! Instead,of celebrating young Rafa Nadal's courage they were practically crying because Federer lost!!!

[@parkthoven]

Almost lose...but dramatic victory~! Wow~ Vamos Rafa~!! Just learned that it was 5 set play at that time~~

[@swdarkside9602]

Federer siempre desaprovechando posibilidades inmejorables. Al final de su carrera le ha pesado todo eso.

[@fejuncor]

2006 Federer : 92 wins - 5 losses. The best season of the best player ever

[@miguelvega7393]

4:24 Rafael Nadal estuvo a punto por primera vez de pegarle a la raqueta contra la malla o el suelo

[@doctornov7]

Nadal really stole this one at the end

[@jtmv8915]

Also Federer regularly chokes in the big moments

[@scottwarren4998]

@@jtmv8915 If Roger made the under-arm serve I don't think he would choke so much in the big moments.

[@aca8638]

If only Fed won this match... i think he would win French Open 2006 aswell :(

[@skmalaujitra9580]

no way

[@jacobschmidt2709]

I agree. Losing this gave Nadal a mental edge, one which he would capitalise on to win many matches against Fed that he should have lost

[@frasermacdonald6256]

@@jacobschmidt2709 provide some examples to back up what you're saying.

[@bilindameen6302]

@@frasermacdonald6256 I'm not sure if you know this but pretty much all of their matches used to be close including the matches they had on Clay.

[@guru0503p]

Watching this match after reading 'RAFA: MY STORY'. 😇🙇‍♂

[@SHVideografie]

This is where the 40:15 nightmare for Federer officially began.

[@Longshore79]

And he still won 20 slams since then . Amazing isn’t it ?

[@SHVideografie]

@@Longshore79 absolutely. Federer will always remain my personal hero btw, despite several of his chokes.

[@baptistelleshi1090]

@@SHVideografiedo you think he could have won the 11 FO final had he won that first set?

[@aleoferdie]

Most important match of the whole rivalry.

[@scottwarren4998]

Nah, even if roger had won, and roger had won rg 2006. Then nadal still would have won rg 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.

[@minyrar7107]

“He looks like a gladiator”

[@CK-iv1lq]

5:05 What the...

[@hunterx4787]

Fuck

[@zaiteikhawlhring1771]

Love Nadal 😍

[@pillolediignoranza496]

I WAS BORN IN 2006!!!

[@ROBERTOCARLOSVEN]

What does a minor on KZbin do? LOL

[@pillolediignoranza496]

@@ROBERTOCARLOSVEN at least I don't watch Fortnite gameplay

[@tomca1306]

Pillole di Ignoranza good

[@sadikmuktar9961]

You are very young

[@andresssanchezpolanco5622]

This one is for e the greatest tenis match in history of the sport. I can give a lot of reasons why

[@janethu9169]

Beautiful.

[@condormitnick4482]

one of the 100 games thrown down the toilet by Federer ... if he had had a less emotional head he would have made it to 30 Slams without problems! His talent is light years higher than Nadal, Djokovic

[@SathishKumar-pw9fu]

His talent in clay court sucks ....if its really talented atleast he should have won single match against Nadal in RG for past 15 years....actually djokovic is far talented than federer(hard &grass)....talent is not about style of play it's about a will to win in crucial times...it that way he is least talented than both djokovic & nadal

[@condormitnick4482]

@@SathishKumar-pw9fu I've read a lot of bullshit in my life ... yours is undoubtedly in the Top10 :-) beating a nearly 39-year-old at Wimbledon only at the TB of the fifth set with 6 years younger shows talent ?! :-) It just shows that Djokovic has to thank that the Swiss was born much earlier ... otherwise he would have won a tenth of what he won! 10 years against NOBODY !!!! Excluding Thiem, the youngest Slam winner is 32 years old !!! Su Nadal is just one of Match Up ... Spaniard's forehand against the Swiss's one-handed backhand ... but if I don't understand these very simple things I think you don't understand anything about tennis !!!

[@gowrishankar9096]

@@condormitnick4482 Dream on kid🤣.Djokovic dismantled Prime Federer in 2008 AO.Moreover Djoker didn't even play 60% in 2019 Finals and still won.Any Version of Fed stands no chance against a Good Djokovic and it's a Straight fact.You can say Fed does Magic with racquet🤣.But it doesn't work that way.Djoker is a complete with 0 weakness and a superior player.Period..

[@SHVideografie]

@@gowrishankar9096 Dream on kid. Novak's absolute prime version in 2011 was defeated by Fed at the RG Semifinal. That was a Federer who hadn't declined as much and still had legs and firepower. Novak's best was never better than Federer's.

[@alaincastillo4386]

On clay Nadal is literally unbeatable

[@raysfonexchange]

Federer clearly choked on so many points....not taking anything away from Rafa who is the ' King of Clay'

[@skmalaujitra9580]

@@raysfonexchange nadal 2017 n 2018 2019 on clay unbetable..he win in final by demolition

[@cbmtrx]

Kinda sucks that the crowd noise interfered with that last point...seemed like both players were super focused until that happened.

[@cesardiezsainz4866]

Watching this video the day Federer said Bye to profesional tennis 😭

[@slashtrio]

Classic match. I give fed a 25% chance of winning RG 19. Nadal is such a beast at RG and plays against fed so well there. While fed has had nadal on hard courts the last 5 times, on the clay of RG its a different story. That being said this is probably in some ways feds best chance against nadal at RG in many years. I’m guessing his recent winning streak and perhaps a bit less amount of pressure could help fed. Still an uphill battle. I hope pulls it off.

[@BDGamingLP]

LETS GO RAFA

[@rjamesyork]

1:41 - when your opponent is so fast they can not just run down lobs, but also passing shots

[@akshaymeena8577]

It's Surprising And Weird How Federer Win Many Times After Facing Match Point And Losses After Having Match Point.

[@piqueblinders7948]

In this comments section: stupid Federer fans using this match as an excuse for him never even winning 2 sets in French Open matches against Rafa, let alone beating him. Teenage Nadal had already beaten Peak Federer 2 / 3 times on hard courts from 2004-2006 (and was 2 sets and a break up in the Miami 2005 final). Federer already had a serious issue with him before this match, not just on clay but everywhere else. Within a year Rafa was challenging him on grass. This match affected nothing - all it shows is that the best Federer ever wasn't good enough to beat a not-yet-fully-peak Rafa on clay

[@gamberiniluca8830]

And nadal wasn't able to reach even the semifinals of a grand slam other than the French open and wimbledon from 05 to 08

[@dewman7477]

Only on clay and high bouncing hard courts Nadal troubles Federer. But on grass and low bouncing hard courts it’s not the case since Federer leads on those courts

[@aaravyadav4101]

And Nadal is claydal. Owned by Grandpa Federer everywhere since 2014.

[@loveMadina1214]

I love Nadal 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🌹❤️❤️ IAM From Pakistan

[@iamkumarmihir]

One of the best epic ever between Fedal, But Rome for Rafa historic❤

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

Rafa's grunting was out of control.

[@justinplasse9579]

Why was this a best of 5 like the Grand Slams? They just decided it or made an exception? And is it still like that today at this tournament?

[@unowen7591]

You know, it's amazing the Fedal rivalry. Their first final in Miami, it was arguably Rafa that should have won. If Rafa had won that match, he would have won Miami for the first time and checked off that Masters 1000. Instead, he hasn't (and most likely will never) win the Miami masters. Roger here should have arguably won this match, and if he had won it he would win Rome for the first time and checked off this Masters 1000. Instead he lost and has never won Rome since then. Funny how life works.

[@ThePianoTester]

2:59 they say that to this day the ballboy is still offering Roger a towel

[@morloc-maravilla]

Los tenistas actuales superaron este nivel de juego? / Have current tennis players exceeded this level of play?

[@BineshKattoor]

Watching after heart breaking loss in 3rd round 2024

[@qdesnik545]

Больно смотреть конечно, даже в 2020г...😁 15:40 причём легкие оба розыгрыша были на матч боллах.

[@amritraj41]

Man. Federer had match points here too. How many times have it happened to him?

[@FacelessWarrior86]

22 matches lost in which he had MP :((((

[@gaborsolymosi9611]

@@FacelessWarrior86 It is Roger's mercy :-)

[@michelez715]

Fed does not have the mental strength of Rafa or Djoko. Imo, the reason is that he never had to develop it in that weak era, when he won a lot of GS titles, because there was no real consistent opposition. Djoko and Rafa, on the other hand have had to fight for everything, which toughens you up mentally, and that's why they don't choke, like Fed.

[@scottwarren4998]

us open 2010 vs djokovic. us open 2011 vs djokovic. wimbledon 2019 vs djokovic. in these 3 matches it also happened.

[@gaborsolymosi9611]

@@michelez715 His biggest rival is his own head, not Djokovic or Nadal.

[@adriendalvi-ji7ut]

Federer mentionned this final as his most heartbreaking defeat against Nadal

[@GagadeOliveira]

When is the game?

[@aamirdeswat2806]

But will Rafa even show up this time? His recent record against Fed is dismal.

[@KaptainOW]

Goku God didn’t disappoint

[@SathishKumar-pw9fu]

In clay?

[@leoaxe]

To me this was a crucial match in Federer's career and Tennis itself, when Nadal definitely entered his mind and made him doubt himself. He would have even more success in his career if he had won this match.

[@isrolympiad459]

If it was own by federer , history would be different

[@hichamjehouani1874]

Great match between two legends ,when the Masters were still interesting with the 3 sets winning format ,unfotunately the Tv sponsors and the magnats of GrandSlams kills all the interest in such good confrontations like this one.The FEDAL controversy were and will never be repeated:the talented and ice face off with volcanic and ferocity..A tennis lover.2024 AM.O.O

[@logosinghi6574]

Super

[@okansen3254]

Those squandered double match points😢😢 Fed had the match on his racquet the whole time. This loss must have left a scar, and then, the history repeated itself against the king of clay. This one, Wimbledon’08, Australia’09, USOpen’09, USOpen’12 and Wimby’19 should have been Federer’s😢