Federer vs Soderling 2009 Men's final | Roland-Garros Classic Match

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[@teomanturkan8228]

The most special, most meaningful, most valuable championship of Federer's career. He completed an entire career.

[@mikemoggerson6651]

And he only did it because Nadal lost to Soderling. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this title was undeserved…but in terms of level played, this was one of Fed’s worst slam victories.

[@Mark-ut5oq]

@@mikemoggerson6651Nadal is a slow surface merchant and the most overrated tennis player to ever exist. Sure his numbers suggest he’s one of the greatest ever, but if you look at his play style and tennis skill it’s the antithesis to Federer. Both Roger and Novak are way, way more skilled tennis players than Nadal which is why Nadal has almost zero success on medium or fast courts, and can mainly only dominate on clay and very slow hard court. The other 2 could win on anything but were better on medium fast and fast surfaces. A lot of people hate Novak because he holds all the records, but if you look at the results and how they play, it’s actually NADAL who is the one-dimensional grinder with zero ability to play true attacking tennis. His entire game revolved around being left handed and hitting high topspin, high net clearance forehands to his opponent’s BH side OVER AND OVER. Uncle Toni is brilliant for making Nadal play left handed even though he’s naturally a righty. If you watch a Nadal vs Federer match, the entire match is pretty much him moonballing to Fed’s backhand over and over until he finally makes an error. Skill wise, he is the least impressive great player I have ever seen. His forehand technique is the opposite of textbook and his serve is an absolute joke compared to Roger’s or even Novak’s. If he was right handed he would win like 3 grand slams

[@bogdanadzic9305]

​@@Mark-ut5oqfacts

[@philiped.almeida716]

@@Mark-ut5oq Calm down, man. Some people aren't ready to read this..

[@adamharte6546]

@@Mark-ut5oq I agree with a lot of this its true Nadal is more one dimensional with the heavy reliance on clay. However lets not pretend Novak would win a lot on true "fast" courts. The surfaces have been continuously slowed down over the years to the point where what people think is "fast" now is actually incredibly slow compared to what was fast before. The only one of the 3 old enough to experience those truly "fast" courts and the one with the aggressive game style to be successful on them was Fed.

[@jeresosa9744]

This was a "now or never" situation for Roger, without Rafa in the other side of the net, and he handled it like a champion. As a fan, it was hard to see Rafa, despite being friends, punishing him without mercy year after year, just like telling him "I love you Roger, but while I´m here, you have no chance to lift these trophy". And one day Soderling happened. The rest is history

[@user-nx3by5gy1n]

It's fair in a way. Federer is the exact same kind of being for Andy Roddick, who also won a GS before Roger kicked in, and never got a chance after that

[@MM-dm4xj]

Its like söderling was sent to earth so that fed can win the french open at least once

[@jvolc]

❤

[@gunz300]

And the thing is, Roger was actually pretty good on clay. He just happened to play in the same era as the greatest clay court player ever by a mile.

[@MrTresto]

@@user-nx3by5gy1n yea though at least for Federer it was only on clay, he did win quite a bit of slams on other surfaces at least... Whereas poor Roddick got trashed pretty much everywhere, and even the close ones (Wimbledon final...) went Federer's way, it's tough in the end for Roddick to end his career with just one slam as eternal no2/3

[@user-bv4mw7fr8h]

Without a doubt, it is the most important match in Roger's professional history

[@mikemoggerson6651]

The most important match in Fed’s career didn’t even involve him, it was the match between Soderling and Nadal. Also I would say the next most important match in his career was Wimbledon 2019, if he won that he would still be in the goat debate and would have a decent enough case for it, especially in comparison to Nadal

[@Ben6164]

​@@mikemoggerson6651The fourth round match, you mean.

[@Methilde]

You even can see him crying

[@QueArgh]

@@mikemoggerson6651 absolutely right

[@rodrigoandrescoloane]

​@@mikemoggerson6651Arguable, could be, but honestly Djokovic is 5-6 years younger than Federer, and Federer was almost 37 on that final. The difference in age between these guys can make a huge impact imo. If you look at it Federer has reached 5 RG finals and only won 1, all due to Nadal.

[@jujumusique1305]

Once in a lifetime opportunity and he went for it. This is one of the happiest moments of my life as a tennis fan. That day Federer equaled both Agassi and Sampras by achieving a career grand slam and reaching the 14 singles slam titles mark. One month later, he was standing alone at the top.

[@CharlesDickens111]

I remember watching this live on my laptop - and the Wi-Fi cut out right on match point.

[@jvolc]

😂

[@HIMYMTR]

lol hate when that happens.

[@ultramarinechaplain88]

Cant believe this was 14 years ago. I still remembwr everything. Where i was, how ot felt, who i was with when watching this...

[@jacadieha]

Nobody loved the game of tennis more than Roger Federer. At 13:00 you can see true emotion. And I'll always remember him for that. Thank you Roger for the unforgettable moments.

[@mambi74]

Really unforgettable moments.. like serving for the match up 40-15 at USOpen 2011 Semifinal, epic. Then serving for the match in 2019 Wimbledon Final with double Championship point! Even more Epic! :)

[@unowen7591]

@@mambi74 What's the point of this comment?

[@mambi74]

@@unowen7591 You serious? LOL

[@unowen7591]

@@mambi74 Yeah, what’s the point of this comment?

[@Gilgarth]

@@unowen7591 he was trying to be funny and failed, that’s all there is to ir

[@SavingPrivateBob]

Whoever took the time to edit this, thank you. What a perfect game of tennis. Even the loser can look back on it with timeless pride.

[@zeroelus]

I've seen other edits where a player wins and there's no highlights of the other player. There wasn't much for Soderling in the first set, but you could see how well he was playing in the 2nd and 3rd, set. He had a game plan and it worked reasonably well, but Roger was being Roger, and the rain/humidity and the adaptation to it must have also impacted them.

[@alejandrosandezpons9173]

Thanks for so much happiness Roger

[@jollymolly2521]

Why is this entire match not available online. Come, Roland Garros. it's a 14 year-old match and Roger's been retired for 1 1/2 years. Throw us a bone!

[@purwantiallan5089]

This is no doubt still the most important match that define greatness for Roger Federer.

[@jvolc]

❤

[@orchidpanda2253]

No it isn't

[@MI-ct9eh]

Federer clutching R4 & SF in 5 sets and playing his best clay court tennis in the final was a powerhouse mental display. That tiebreak was perfectly played, could not be done better.

[@tennisthroughtrailanderror]

Thanks for this. Always enjoy watching Federer play. Graceful as always.

[@Rodjeurs]

It's not visible in the video but just after the point giving him match point, Federer was overwhelmed by the emotion and started crying. I remember it vividly, it's a very brief shot but you can see it. And I remember I cried too.

[@sprashere]

I wonder if Roger sends Robin a Christmas card every year. It feels like Robin’s purpose on earth was to enable Roger to win the French Open 😊

[@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446]

Soderling was so unfortunate. He beat Nadal and lost to Federer, the in 2010 beat Federer and lost to Nadal.

[@subarashifoundation]

The story of all those playing in the big 3 era: Berdych, Tsonga, Soderling etc. You take one out with the match of your life, but you still have one or two to go. Del Potro will be glad to have got one in 2009

[@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446]

@@subarashifoundation So true

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

Well, only Novak beat Nadal and won RG, twice (+ another but lost to Wawrinka)

[@tsameerab]

@@kidpagronprimsank05 finally a true recognition to the most complete player ever

[@tempesta1229]

dude gets plenty of recognition. @@tsameerab

[@oggo62]

A historic win and perhaps Roger’s most brilliant tiebreaker ever

[@patrickw9706]

Greatest of all time! No doubt.

[@VivaRonaldo19]

is Novak. #idemo

[@fransiscoscaramanga674]

😅😅😅😅🤣😂😂😂

[@andrewromero5008]

The Serbians, of the world, would be angry at your comment.

[@orchidpanda2253]

2009 RG was not the most important championship in Roger's career - hard to say there was one such title with a vast career like Federer's - but that his greatest rival, who was the only barrier to winning RG, cried with happiness for Roger when he finally won the title, just says it all. It was a day the whole tennis world rooted for Roger to lift the trophy and both Federer and Soderling handled it with grace. Unforgettable.

[@maciejgudel2939]

Thank you very much for sending this video. 🔥👏☝️

[@jamessandlin4406]

tennis is just a game and i know it but roger federer was the best that ever played that game i enjoyed watching roger play for many years, he had a special talent

[@jackbauer5455]

Best ever ? Have you forgot the current number 1 ? Look we all have favourite players I also prefer to watch Roger over many other players however you can't deny that the stats speak for themselves for Novak doesn't however at any point take away the greatness of Roger Federer but however he was never able to beat Rafa in Paris which probably the big dissapointment in his career.

[@maxfed72]

This day is the most important in Federer career

[@ryanps1598]

That tiebreak from fed was just immense

[@tarekalmeer9524]

im a roger fan and watch thiis match live i remember i jumped more than i can remember 😂😂😂😂 roger is legendary man ❤❤❤

[@johnanderson8385]

Such a special moment for Roger. ❤🥉

[@daniellacerda1009]

one of the best moments in tennis!!! that 4 aces in the 2nd set just shows how ruthless and eager was Roger to win RG!!

[@kendrickchu8719]

Roger is also an expert of clay. He was 5 times finalist of French open. Back then, Rafa was unbeatable in clay. But you have to remember that, Rafa was also the ONLY one who can beat Roger on clay.

[@pauljohnson6019]

Didn't Djokovic also beat him on clay in 2021? Novak was the only one who stopped him from a 15thRG, Novak is still very hard to beat on clay, we shall see what happens this year.

[@fg92626]

the 🐐humiliated him in 2012 RG

[@orchidpanda2253]

B/c of Nadal, Roger is vastly underrated for his excellence on clay - and he was just as graceful on the red dirt as any other surface.

[@orchidpanda2253]

@@pauljohnson6019 Why do you Djokovic people always have to show up in videos that have nothing to do with Djokovic? It's the symptom of the most insecure people who have to keep waving their arms around for attention - don't forget me!

[@fg92626]

@@orchidpanda2253 why do you Federer fans have to lie in videos about facts and unable to accept that Federer is not in top 5 of all time?

[@matteoragazzi8373]

Never heard something like that from the fans in a tennis match. Everyone was for the 🐐

[@capoman1]

After 10 straight losses to Fed SODERLING SAID ENOUGH the next year!

[@jujumusique1305]

He beat the top 2 at the French. The only other player to do so is no other than Novak. Unfortunately for Soderling, he couldn’t beat both in the same year and walk away with the title.

[@shinminsoo86]

Waited so long to watch his grand slam complication from official channel.

[@omardaoudi8884]

A great moment of the tennis history

[@americanitalianisrael4008]

I WAS SO HAPPY😊 FEDERER FINALLY WON THE FRENCH OPEN. FEDERER WILL ALWAYS BE MY GOAT MALE TENNIS PLAYER A LONG SIDE OF PETE SAMPRAS.😊 BOTH ARE GOAT TO ME.

[@silentrhymes7490]

Crazy to think that if Nadal didnt exist, Federer and Djokovic would have multiple Calendar Grand Slams and probably over 30+ grand slams

[@orchidpanda2253]

I'm tired of this silly statement - if any one of those 3 had not existed, none of them may have even been motivated to reach at least 20 slams a piece. Why do you think Djokovic said, there would be no Djokovic without Federer and Nadal. That goes the same for the other two. Also "If if if doesn't exist" - Nadal.

[@erickdenis7555]

9:59 amazing backhand!

[@RamsBereit]

I am sure Soderling got an XMas card from Federer that year 😂

[@glory2christcmj702]

Roger Federer - an athlete and champion the likes of which we won't see again in any sport across the globe

[@CAPABIANCA]

Tie break : 4 ace ! 😎 le GOAT !

[@user-zu3nn7zv5d]

The best champion a sport can get

[@wreckim]

Winning a French, and winning 20 GSs...that 20th...is so important to his legacy. Otherwise it's only Rafa and Djokovic in the 20s. The Big Three....it's about to end. What an era.

[@manuelgonzalezsanchez4801]

Mi deportista favorito, y soy español.

[@Rkz-rv7ys]

Robin Soderling probably did Roger one of the biggest favor in Roger's tennis career . Had he not beaten Nadal in his absolute prime Federer would have never lifted the French Open trophy . I'm the biggest RF fan and its only right he wins the French open atleast once but let's be honest , chances Of RF beating Rafa on the French Open were slim to None

[@federicotown8052]

Quand Roger a accompli le career Grand Slam, moment historique

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Great game by Roger. 😍

[@matheusapolinario1741]

GOAT

[@akshaymarewar4805]

Thanks to Soderling that Federer could complete his career slam. Otherwise he would have lost to Nadal in final.

[@redd605]

Incredible, becoming the sixth man to have won all the grand slam . Along with agassi .shows how difficult it is and why Roger was so emotional .took his chance . never won it again Nadal dominated it won it another 10 times

[@gianlucamazza222]

One of the worst days in my life. After Wimbledon 09 I was broken, cried when Pete’s record fell… 😔

[@bradleydavis9502]

This was arguably Federer's most impressive tournament. He had to take out a very game Tommy Haas, beat a very game Monfils in front of a raucous French crowd, and beat del Potro who was becoming an all time great! Then he has to beat the guy who beat Nadal in the final! This was incredibly difficult!

[@doriancaillaud4500]

Its great to see ! Federer has always been an incredible player on clay ... But Rafa was always better !

[@pauljohnson6019]

Yeah, well same can be said on hc and grass, Rafa was always 2nd best to Roger and Novak, on hc.

[@user-pp3qi2wy4e]

롤랑가로스대회가 네개대회중 제일 테니스다운 면이 있어요 두번째가 윔블던 세번째 나머지대회

[@nikolaip5834]

Great video editing!

[@haor2864]

the one and the only

[@noddy1414]

One of the best moments as a tennis fan, watching Federer finally winning RG to complete the full set after being denied by Nadal the previous 4 years

[@rogerconchetumare4330]

Upload the full match please!

[@miguelr.5939]

Remonto contra haas y le gano a delpo en 5 sets. Sin dudar alguna fue el titulo mas especial de federer.

[@zeroelus]

Exacto, estuvo tan cerca de caer ante Haas y un DelPo bien en salud era complicadísimo para Roger, como lo demostaría meses después en lo que era uno de "sus" torneos en ese entonces. Años después y sabiendo cómo terminaba la historia no le quitó lo emocionante de ver este video.

[@FatJoker0]

Out of the great3, Roger was the most emotional 🥺🤘💪🐐

[@tricker14]

definitely, on the court he was very calm but when the match end, i think he express his emotions the most out of big3, nadal and djokovic was equally emotional i believe 😆

[@duncan3932]

No thats Novak and it’s not even close

[@Gilgarth]

@@duncan3932Lol no, Djokovic isn’t emotional, he is impulsive

[@Methilde]

​Yes, arrogant and impulsive

[@QueArgh]

@@tricker14 He was not calm, he would go under. When he needed to scream, he compressed it inwards. And it usually made him play worse. He was the weakest mentally out of the big 3. And by quite a distance

[@user-qj4np1bf8t]

Да,эпичная победа.А самое эпичное поражение Роджера это проигрыш Джоковичу на Уимблдоне 2019 с двух матчболлов на своей подаче.Я до сих пор не пережил то поражение,оно сидит занозой в моём сердце как будто это я проиграл тот финал

[@epsilonbeta4877]

Soderling deserved at least 2 or 3 slams. It's incredible how unlucky he was.

[@gregkluge]

True, Soderling was an Awesome player. I Loved watching Him.

[@QueArgh]

let me guess, hes underrated

[@ernestoalonsoriverayana1947]

the best

[@rodolfoconcha2379]

La final la debería haber jugado F González contra Federer y no Soderling . Lamentablemente Feña se farreó ese partido en donde iba 2 sets a 0 y sirviendo por el tercero

[@supermovietimebros6770]

What an accomplishment

[@ismpes5372]

thats tennis at its highest level

[@Tronny]

Alternate title: Federer beating his biggest friend mercilessly

[@federicotown8052]

Super !

[@federico_morilla]

Well deserved, Rog 👏🦁#tenacité #persistance

[@jackthemac132]

This shows Federer's quality -- he had one shot at the FO and he took it

[@jlrob85]

To me this win ended the Federer/Sampras debate

[@user-sb1vy7kc5z]

非常精彩，而且可以學到非常多技巧

[@akhrormuminov7180]

If they would have kept fast courts on US Open. He would have won more GS especially against Djocovic

[@user-ph3fc8nc1u]

Roger had no better opportunity to win. He took advantage of her. "Win or die" situation

[@zhenxuanchen1627]

Federer's only France Open title

[@JDM_000]

The most emotionally successful day of his career 😊

[@manco828]

What astonishes me is how Roger was able to hit through the court in the cold, rainy conditions.

[@mutumuhu650]

2008 final match upload

[@echochamber1234]

what's the song used at the beginning?

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

❤❤❤

[@htoisengmawmk3220]

Pink Elephant ❤

[@fox.m.44fr]

Merci. (Federer me manque)

[@alisonhodge1778]

Soderling beat Rafa, Roger won the title, the following year roles reversed and Soderling beat Roger, Roger got the career GS, he was happy with that, Rafa smelt blood, his reaction the following year, against Soderling in the fanal, was like how dare you, and Rafa got his own back, I don't think he ever forgave Soderling for that defeat lol

[@joserizal8331]

his first and ONLY

[@hareharabalaji4944]

Roger's best match in clay 👌

[@My40Love]

Why not full match?

[@pk525]

It's matchups. Soderling's game matched well with Nadal. Unfortunately for him, it doesn't match up well against Federer. It's too bad Soderling's career was cut short by injuries. He could have won at least 2 French Opens.

[@minhtran1114]

in his prime, Federer was the second best player on clay, could have won so much more if it wasn't Nadal he faced in these finals

[@Kidgloves1984]

Huuge, massive win for Rog..

[@alwallace1984]

Serving 4 aces in a tie-break is WILD, but Roger did it.

[@anton1lm]

Now it's time to upload nadal soderling in 2009 and 2010 please

[@ozik1912]

Soderling is one of the unluckiest guys in tennis. Playing 2 consecutive RG finals, one of 2 tennis players who beat Nadal in RG and retired due to injury at the age of 27...

[@Michael-uk3pj]

Federer struggled so much with nerves in both the 4th round and the semi I think his ability to overcome them in this match was more impressive than his level of tennis

[@bernadettejupille6540]

Federer manque terriblement au tennis …personne ne lave remplacera ..❤ c est pourquoi je regarde très souvent ces matchs un plaisir je ne m en lace pas ❤

[@redroad9949]

Second most important match of Roger's career, after Soderling v Nadal earlier in this tournament 🙂

[@Luchon20082010]

Easiest match by far for Roger: such a demolition

[@user-nn2kg4ox3b]

Робин❤

[@cbmtrx]

it's not about beating one opponent, like Nadal, it's about beating everyone in the draw. Nadal didn't; Federer did.

[@finjakke]

Federer was one of the best players ever.

[@rahuljacobgeorge573]

Imagine if Rafa wasn’t there federer wld have won 4 golden slams from 2006-2009

[@dirkdex]

What did Agassi say to him when handing him the trophy?

[@user-qj4np1bf8t]

Сравнялся величайший маэстро после этого матча с Сампрасом.На Уимблдоне с Роддиком будем установлена новая планка по победам на ТБШ-15 титулов

[@user-hx4fb3mm5k]

Federer a zis : Mersi Robin pentru că la-i eliminat pe Nadal fiindcă așa am castigat singurul meu Roland-Garros

[@anasaljanai7796]

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