Extended Highlights: Rafael Nadal v Nick Kyrgios Classic | Acapulco 2019

[@BrotherTree1]

It's going to be epic this Monday, rematch of this and their Wimbledon clash.

[@lancefortaleza3665]

Only this time . it's Nick's homecourt...

[@bluesjha]

@Jan Merc Rafa is in the best form of his life, judging by how he played against PCB. Watch out.

[@bilalal-dujaily8375]

niyol jha love nadal but no where near his best first 2 rounds - Match against nick could fire him up more though and vice versa

[@commondirtbagz7130]

niyol jha yeah that’s not even close to true

[@Soda_Dreams]

Bilal Al-Dujaily i love nick and hes my fellow countryman but ur absolutely right - regardless of form or skill - match day is match day, especially when they’re 5 sets long

[@DabDabGoose]

love how kyrgios treats the boos lmao, haters gonna hate.

[@spyrosmitrakos5085]

Can't believe how unfair can be to be treated like this by the crowd.. at least at this time didn't see Kyrgios doing anything disrespective or inappropriate.. the under serve is an intelligent tactic to use in such players like Nadal being 4-5m behind the baseline..just haters showing no appreciation of Kyrgios tactics and way of play that in my opinion he is very talented and creative and different in many ways of his behavior and way of play..for sure is fun to watch!

[@t-bone7988]

exactly! He's quite brilliant if i'm honest!

[@allnighter2011]

He did a pretty good job alienating the crowd in many games that its hardly surprising to see him not getting any love when he's being a good boy for once. He played a pretty good game but no one is entitled to be loved by the crowds, its something you earn through skill, handwork, and sportsmanship.

[@ivanandreevich8568]

Why are they booing an underarm serve when Nadal returns 55 feet behind the baseline? Hah

[@parkercrossland410]

@Enterfly Well, in reality it's because so many people (especially in Spain) see beauty, grace, and elegance as the foundations of both sport and culture. Any time someone threatens that culture with an oddball approach, it challenges their view of what the game is supposed to be and is seen as an insult.

[@parkercrossland410]

@Enterfly It's just general unbiased knowledge of both Spain's sport culture and tennis in general

[@viccalvillo4703]

kyrgios serves are long, fast, and really strong. when you know how someone’s serves are(especially kyrgios) you place yourself where the ball will go after it bounces. We do it a lot in tennis when someone has a great serve that wouldn’t get returned the same if it was close the the court.

[@scottwarren4998]

It is allowed to stand how far away you want. you made it sound like it is not allowed to do that.

[@cyuan1990]

because tennis is not about doing what is expected of you every shot

[@robbiedigital79]

Nick is 100% right at 7:17. You’re supposed to play at the speed of the server yet Nadal is somehow always allowed to go through his OCD routines.

[@kevinchang8090]

its an awkward part of the rules that I never really understood. I was also taught "server's pace", yet it seems that the professional circuit has this rule where the returner can lift a racket and say "hold on a moment" and we see here that its enforceable by the umpire. I don't really understand it.

[@scottwarren4998]

@@kevinchang8090 i think the players are allowed to rest 10 secs. then, they must look at at eachother, so they know they are ready to play next point. Or maybe the rule is that the opponent should be ready when they server is ready to go, but nadal always shows he's not ready which should make nadal lose the point if nick plays and nadal doesnt return it

[@t-bone7988]

shapo was right. Nadal does get special treatment

[@TheRealSuperwiesel]

Yep. Makes this win even more satisfying for king

[@umermaqsood3486]

​@t-bone7988 well he has earned that reapect . Where is shapoo?

[@chriskershaw4164]

Loved the way the match ended..Kyrgios is something special.

[@fan5407]

"You think the booing is your ally, Daniil? You merely adopted the booing. I was born hearing it, molded by it. I didn't hear cheering until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding." - Bane Kyrgios

[@kittuojha]

very very funny

[@brettrobbins]

06:27 why he's my favorite tennis player

[@jorgefernandez8728]

Honestly that's a normal point in terms of the best tennis players nothing special. You should watch more tennis

[@rishivk7]

@@jorgefernandez8728 its not about the quality of shot it’s about the swagger

[@t-bone7988]

just such easy power

[@Aleshhasd]

Why he is my fav player 9:42

[@philipphortnagl2486]

actually he is doing a lot right against Rafa. He mostly stands 4-5metres behind baseline, and he punishes him for that with some nasty dropshots

[@sousaxd10]

Lucky in tiebreak 3 set too, krygios hits the net at 6-4 and same happened with nadal ate 6-5

[@Bobby.546]

@@sousaxd10cry nadal fan boy

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

@@sousaxd10 nadal is lucky nick had to serve again, should have been an ace

[@antoinev9733]

@@NamTran-xc2ip it is not lucky it is ... tricky ^^^^

[@josephniepce7887]

Easily Match of the Year 2019. Millimeter margins on deciding points (Hawk eye), crowd being WILD, Net cord on MP, Kyrgios wanting to retire atter 1st set, Nadal not playing on the speed of server, Nadal being furious on post match conference. Not to mention 2:20 , underarm serve, DF from Nadal to give Kyrgios MP, Kyrgios reaction towards part of the crowd after winning and EXCESSIVE GRUNTING FROM BOTH PLAYERS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MATCH. I mean for people who don't like Nadal it is like a match of the decade 😂

[@5741-i4v]

I HATE NADAL HOURAYUYYYYTY

[@KarmaticEvolution]

Great breakdown! Also Nick changing racquets on his 2nd serve down match points!

[@captainac3345]

Wimbledon 2019?

[@antoinev9733]

NOOOO DUSTIN FOR EVER !! ;)

[@t-bone7988]

Love the handshake hahaha

[@mazi_thoughts]

I love how the crowd hated on him and got their hopes up that he would lose with 3 match points, only for him to crawl back from the dead and burry them all in his place.

[@sreenathc]

Kyrgios is one player whose ranking is in the 20s but keeps beating all the players in top 10 regularly or at least give them a real scare!!! Amazing talent 👏🏻

[@yess10]

It's because of the serve power.

[@evankaz3156]

These two always have epic matches.

[@marklui3364]

I agree. I always look out for Nadal v Kygrios matches for sure

[@wildtofurkey1013]

Probably the most clutch Kygrios was in 2019. Saving 9 break points in the 2nd and 3rd sets. Was 0-40 down 4-4 in 2nd and 0-40 down 2-3 in the 3rd. Helped with Nadal's baseline location but still.

[@pratheekk__]

Also 3 match points downs as well.

[@koseichampollion3348]

Everyone hating on Kyrgios when Nadal takes literally forever to serve and get ready, I'm with Kyrgios on that one, it really felt like Nadal was trying so hard to piss him off.

[@pac0re]

thats been nadals strategy his entire career

[@Saad-rf6ge]

@@pac0re Don't forget TOPSPIN MOONBALL FOREHAND to BACKHAND, his major strategy

[@IWH8023]

Kyrgios doesn't take shit from anyone

[@nicolasduarte5123]

Nadal does not act in that way, that’s a childish behavior, he was just concentrating

[@solotiana7251]

@@nicolasduarte5123 You gotta give it to Nick, man. He was absolutely right. Rafa made him wait when he was serving. I have seen Rafa do that few times with other players.

[@johnlo5687]

I like the way nick plays he just being himself

[@jorgelizama1364]

Buena estrategia de kyrgios, ese cambio de raqueta al final y demorar el juego, le dio tensión a Nadal. Y lo aprovechó.

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

😂😂 karma for making kyrgios wait

[@Masterdoctorgenius14]

Haha that handshake

[@coryCuc]

Yeeeeeeah. Nadal was having none of it lol.

[@marklui3364]

Nadal az cold az you can get man but at least he put his hand out. That's sportsmanship and a true tennis player

[@lancefortaleza3665]

IT'S KYRGIOS' HOMECOURT COMES MONDAY

[@dimo2423]

Enterfly you’re a terrible person!

[@lancefortaleza3665]

I don't mind.. what's important is..our Roger won tonight despite being down a set and after a grueling 4 hour match with millman a day ago

[@marcusk1858]

This crowd was awful towards Kyrgios, glad he came out on top and persevered

[@Rico_71]

Imagine how good that must have been for him

[@SunshineSlappySmackie]

6-4 nadal tries a alpha move, nick shows rafa he is the real alpha of time wasting

[@jakobn1032]

Oliver Engholm sb hurt your feelings?

[@Bazzle-pl8fu]

Jakob N I don’t even like Nadal but it isn’t remotely funny

[@keithcoen7667]

@@Bazzle-pl8fu who said it was a joke

[@MichaelScott261]

His racket may have actually been damaged tbf

[@commondirtbagz7130]

I give nick Kyrgios a good chance of beating rafa because for once he has something to fight for.

[@weSnooker]

One of the best games

[@alejandrofuentes3267]

He played with nadal’s head when he served faster and switched his racquet haha lol

[@justinw4514]

​@Robinson Crusoe The server is the one who gets to set the pace of play in tennis, but Nadal is famous for taking his time between points even when he's receiving. Normally players let Nadal perform his prepoint ritual of touching every part of his face before playing each point, but Kyrgios specifically doesn't give a shit, so he served pretty aggressively even as the judge observed that Nadal wasn't set to return. The judge told him to redo the point, so after Kyrgios whiffed his first serve he took his time switching out rackets before his second serve. It's within the rules but definitely BM, and Kyrgios probably didn't need to switch out rackets but just wanted to send a jab back at Nadal; "if you waste my time, I get to waste your time."

[@miguelbarahona6636]

And Nick picked the used one, instead of a new racket, hahaha.

[@Thekingofeditz101]

3:18 monfils serve

[@Thekingofeditz101]

@Robinson Crusoe ??

[@josebajaiotorrealdai5848]

@@Thekingofeditz101 emm thats not true

[@Thekingofeditz101]

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[@Thekingofeditz101]

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[@Thekingofeditz101]

@Robinson Crusoe welcome

[@Lcxruns]

7:24 was probably the worst booing from a crowd i have ever heard on tennis tv

[@benbrook7970]

I’m no professional tennis player but why does everyone hate on nick? Yes he has a bit of an attitude but most of it (especially against nadal) is tactics, his serve is unreal, his shot selection is exciting to watch, nadal uses tactics to his favor too, from a neutral perspective I think he’s great for tennis

[@__jan6113]

Fans of big 3 have always been like that. They can’t listen anything that differs from their opinion, can’t handle a loss since their idol is god and it ultimately results in hate for the opponent especially when there is one like nick who gave honest opinion rather than false praise.

[@rastkomanasic7977]

5:16 Underarm Serve

[@coryCuc]

Hell yeah!

[@EasyBreezy41]

one of my favorite matches of all time

[@tel__ma1407]

Kirgyos : 33aces vs Kachanov 👍

[@lct1196]

you managed to butcher both names there

[@billieshomies8381]

lct1196 😂

[@pawshands9706]

Nick really gets under Rafael's skin. UNBELIEVABLE!

[@ricklopez2370]

unbeilibable*

[@peace4myheart]

@@ricklopez2370 unbeweivable

[@jw5003]

Congrats to Nick for keeping it together. Great Match. Nick would have already won a number of major's if he didn't have this preoccupation with umpires to abuse when he gets frustrated, and also have the mental toughness of a Federer or even a Millman, let's hope he gets it together before he retires.

[@jamesgarfoyle3188]

FEderer and mental toughness? Lol. My guy, only two players have put Federer under pressure all his career. Dojo and Nadal. He has a losing record against both. If you only count prime federer, his record is even worse against Nadal than it is now.

[@jw5003]

@@jamesgarfoyle3188 Did you know Kyrgios has a 2-0 head to head with Djokovic both in straight sets. 3-5 Nadal 1-5 Federer.

[@jamesgarfoyle3188]

@@jw5003 fluke maybe? the two victories against djokovic came within 2 weeks. Indian wells and Miami. At least play someoone 5 times. Hartby has a winning record against both Federer 1-2 and Nadal 1-3 (vs djokovic he is 1-0). So what are you on about? Edit: full name domic hrbaty

[@jw5003]

@@jamesgarfoyle3188 Who the hell is Hartby

[@jamesgarfoyle3188]

@@jw5003 hrbaty

[@nitinmadhwal5349]

Did he just changed his racquet for second serve?? 🤣🤣 that's hilarious

[@miguelbarahona6636]

And he picked a used one, instead of a new racket.

[@jacksonmstrong1]

that point at 8:40 with all that drama is nutty

[@李易宸-y8k]

That Nadal’s double fault in the 3rd set tiebreak was unbelievable

[@eikeonodera]

unbilibable *

[@keyduh7213]

We have a bulldog's megacuck here

[@solotiana7251]

It was karma, lol, for making Nick wait while serving for the first time at 4-6.

[@TurnOnTheBackburner]

@@eikeonodera ombilibable, no?

[@sailgoat4733]

He was rattled

[@rehaangore5665]

Hope kyrgios can produce the goods again and win on Monday

[@CommanderGinyu]

Rehaan Gore I don’t think he can. He’s not playing tomorrow

[@MateusHenrique-of4bc]

Play in primetime monday night

[@rehaangore5665]

Lukas Gigler my bad, day after😅

[@seanstroman6087]

@@rehaangore5665 more underhand serves I see your impress by it lmaooo

[@rehaangore5665]

Sean STROMAN 😉😂

[@freebird127]

Very biased audience; Nick beat all the odds!

[@auroralights2759]

I am not fan of him but he did great and I can't believe crowd was booing. It was very fun to watch.

[@maguslloretmunoz2354]

Fucking crowd!!!

[@dsgarden]

Nick is a dick

[@__jan6113]

When it happens against Djokovic the entire army is there in comments cursing crowd and opponent but here except for this comment no one called it out. Double standards.

[@Logan00710]

@@__jan6113 same happen to kyrgios in crowd like djokovic plays against fedal y spain and Britain or us

[@gepardguettajayt7013]

Pure talent! Forever!!!

[@virals248]

Gyrios great player ever he doesn't take match seriously but still better❤❤🎉

[@shouqable]

Rafa’s face 7:36

[@geitmetsik]

For me Kyrgios is one of the most entertaining players I have ever seenI think that in 2020 he has really changed his attitude. Less aggressive and I can see he has more fun in the game, he can take a loss and smiles more. He's matured in a lot of ways. A bright future awaits him

[@parkercrossland410]

Pretty much since the start of the ATP cup he's been different. A lot of it has to do with the fact that he's playing for others (team tournament, raising money for the bush fires, etc). I can resonate a lot with that. Have a hard time doing things for myself, but if I do it for others I'll have no issues.

[@peace4myheart]

Can't wait for their Monday rematch. It will be entertaining tennis, that's for sure.

[@bsrussian]

Such a fucking beast

[@t-bone7988]

nick always brings it against the goats

[@MrMisu007]

Believe it or not, there will be a wimbledon semifinal between them, I can't wait

[@gmediagroupss]

I can not stop hating Kyrgios after watching his today's match in Melbourne. He could put Nadal under pressure in every game but he doesnt do that. He dont attack the serve very well. Unnecessarily moves forward and sideways only to lose the time and puts himself under pressure. At last it was Nadal who lost his serve at 5-4. In the 4th set tie break his carelessness was out of the world. Sorry, in both 3rd set and 4th set tie breaks. Some people say that he doesnt have winning mentality. They are wrong. He wanted to win badly. But he doesnt have the patience. He doesnt have a plan. He dont improve his game. He does the same things even if they dont work. He use the drop shot even if Nadal hits a passing shot and that too at key moments. And sadly he misses it badly. Medvedev is such a legend. He understands the game. He tries to win points. He understood that you can only win the match only if you win the points. Kyrgios, the moment he lost first point in opponents serve, he behaves as if he lost the game. And the moment he wins the first point he feels like he already won the game and start missing shots. He has the ability to win 10 slamz. But he is not going to win a single. He might not even reach final of a Slam.

[@MateusHenrique-of4bc]

9:17 is hot hot🔥🔥🎇

[@EduDiniz23]

Looks like Monica Puig... 🤔

[@omarrock9899]

Mateus Henrique totally agree she’s fiiiiire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Juliodonadello]

8:08 must have done an under serve

[@armandonavarrotorres1951]

Victoria épica Nick

[@azu6302]

This crowd was disgusting

[@fa649]

Enterfly ?

[@appualliyanaa]

Enterfly u rafa fan?

[@flynn6415]

@Enterfly Childish response. Feel sorry for you.

[@flynn6415]

@Enterfly It's funny because I'm not even a Federer fan. Mum jokes is shit humour champ. Surely you can be more creative

[@flynn6415]

Enterfly yeah you’re right... primary school humour that no one finds funny is pretty good hey. You got me bud.

[@hoangvannho8821]

Letgo kyrgios final vs federer

[@xazogataki]

Or final against novak

[@Blazervitch]

Federer won't beat Novak - based on their performances thus far

[@thenewguy7527]

@@Blazervitch that's what they said about their ATP finals match too.

[@Blazervitch]

@@thenewguy7527 Federer didn't have a 5 set match before that match

[@Camilin315]

@@thenewguy7527 When was the last time Federer beat Nole in a GS????

[@sannev8407]

9:42 Nadal clearly didn't want Kyrgios to pat him on his back

[@1438Thejames]

Nick didn't want it either.

[@francescoiorfino2002]

Salty Nadal

[@TurnOnTheBackburner]

@@francescoiorfino2002 Nadal's a salty loser haha, everyone talks about how he's humble and all, but the truth is he's not really a gracious loser. 🤷‍♂

[@arjunwin3827]

He emotionally disturbed nadal

[@pashaverecni]

Тут кирьос прав. Что значит но-но-но. Ты,рафа,должен быть готов к приему вовремя. Мало того что на своей подаче время тянет, так ещё и стоит не принимает по полчаса. Твои проблемы, кирьос подал,значит ты должен быть готов

[@josephniepce7887]

At 7-6 in 3rd set Kyrgios hit a serve that was 2 mm out, everyone was convinced it was an ace.as if there wasn't enough drama ahhaha. But it is a shame that they didnt put it in the highlights

[@djokernolecristi3279]

Man, we are going to be treated with a classic come Monday night....Rafa in 3 😅👊💪

[@hellobozo284]

Nah mate I think Kyrgios got this in the bag

[@djokernolecristi3279]

@@hellobozo284 yeah....we'll talk afterwards 😅

[@Chris-xc4rv]

Rafa will get it, but I think it'll go to 4 sets

[@hellobozo284]

@@Chris-xc4rv welp looks like you predicted the future lol

[@EugenioCaruso-b9u]

You have tò think..this man Kyrgios,actually a Genius,what if he really liked this sport? Would have been unstoppable🔝💝

[@Rajesh.43]

Is under arm serve legal?

[@wildtofurkey1013]

Yes, just not popular. It's become popular because of players like Kyrgios and Bublik who utilise it frequently

[@kmotrwar9481]

Legend match :D

[@elioenaipineda7000]

5:20 Kyrgios siendo Kyrgios...

[@siangchaidhar8269]

great nick

[@rahulsrinivas3224]

Awful crowd. Amazing character from Nick to recover and save 2 match points against Nadal and the crowd.

[@ruskik5163]

Rahul Srinivas exactly!

[@MateusHenrique-of4bc]

Imagine this match in Brazil

[@martincostilla2568]

He saved 3 match points, he was 3-6 in the 3rd set´s tiebreak!

[@philippegrard3760]

Bravo Kirgios. Et j adore la tête de perdant du mallorquin

[@Sh4rpN]

Why on earth are people booing Kyrgios at the end of the match?

[@justinbouchard]

Can someone please explain to me what Nick got mad about during the tie break?

[@idontknowfootballfc]

In tennis, you play at the speed of the server. He's ready to serve, you should be ready to receive. It takes longer to ready yourself for a serve than to receive a serve.

[@justinbouchard]

@@idontknowfootballfc Ok, yes I do realize that. I just couldn't tell what happened! Thank you!

[@쩡이와댕댕이의보관서]

나달이 지는날이 드디어 올 것 같다♡

[@Princey456]

As much of a dick Kyrgrios comes off as, Nadal deserves some of it. I hate how Nadal forces his opponents to wait a couple extra seconds for them to begin their serve, its blasphemy. I mean you are the returner and you raise your racket many times throughout the match bec you are not ready? That's malarkey man! Its clear that Nadal is trying to play head games with his opponents. I mean Kyrgios already has an ego, and idea of having to wait for him to serve while Nadal has had plenty of time to return is BS. The server has the right to serve at his pace, whether fast or slow. I rmr countless times Nadal using this tactic against Medvedev in the 2019 US Open Final. I don't see anyone telling Nadal to wait while he's serving taking his slow ass time. If that's gamesmanship... then Kyrgrios has every right to celebrate and have fun whether Nadal likes it or not.

[@digisuboob]

swagger

[@jayess8714]

What happened at 7:17?

[@austindixon8600]

nick was ready to serve (you're supposed to play at the server's pace so you nadal should be ready to play) rafa said "no no no no" and stopped nick during his service motion. Rafa is known to take a lot of time in between points

[@unknown-ef6hk]

キリオス最高❤

[@giuseppeianovale2849]

Crazy😁😂😂

[@pramodnarwade9151]

Only Nick can stop Rafa from surpassing Federer's Grand Slam total. Go Nick.

[@Laland_1196]

😂😂

[@anhdang1460]

LMAO the boos

[@awpdaponte]

2:31 leitura labial por favor

[@anitennislife]

2:33

[@LiamApilado]

Nick wasn't in a good mindset this year. He had to fight his inner mind. Also the umpire was wrong for that ace down the T when Rafa says he wasn't ready...

[@TejrajParab]

Captions: Carry us, Curios, Cheerios.

[@sidusername]

Match was pretty good but how is this classic. It was just last year? XD

[@Molybdaenmornell]

9:51 delyrgios!

[@theojones6121]

Would be great if Kyrgios got it on Monday

[@ruskik5163]

Enterfly gtfo

[@hckph6025]

Honestly nick shldve served more underarm serves against Nadal. Nadal was practically at the linesmen to return

[@chriskershaw4164]

Wow, Nadal must have pissed, he had it and let it slip away. It happens but it felt worse coming from Kyrgois

[@tristen7453]

Wow

[@four-gm3wm]

Goat kyrgios

[@ambicagovind6986]

I'm curious why he's acting a good guy of late... The proposal for the donation event and all that...

[@abdullahyusuf8490]

It's because Hewitt is in his corner again.. .they've made up

[@GeometryDashPowerbomb]

because Nick isn't a bad guy, he just has an extremely particular personality and is very often misunderstood

[@15Stratos]

@@GeometryDashPowerbomb And he doesn't hold his emotions back.

[@GeometryDashPowerbomb]

@@15Stratos, it's part of his personality indeed.

[@abdullahyusuf8490]

I'm sure he is a great guy but needs to sort out his head and attitude towards certain players..... he can be pretty arrogant though.

[@hunov]

Too bad things like this will never happen in grandslam,because the big 3 level in grandslam is way too high

[@flukeyzones4976]

What milman is to Federer is what nick is to Nadal 😀

[@flukeyzones4976]

@@kabirmoghe😁 I agree bro its just they give hard time to these champions especially in the present context 😀😀

[@standardking5077]

He shouldn't have thrown the racket, now days that will get you defaulted right there, but ffs booing after he wins?

[@anli393]

😍😍😍

[@vuvuzelaasesina7690]

you gotta dmire kyrgios is ballsy

[@user-vz9hd5uq2h]

イェーイ

[@djtalism]

Kirgios is the player that makes you angry !! 😅

[@mublikbublik7911]

And for a good reason. The way he doesn't respect the game and his opponents is unbelievable. Major asshole.

[@isobel64]

@@mublikbublik7911 waaahmbulance

[@asianserenadr7776]

@@mublikbublik7911 cry baby...

[@paulo_9423]

I want to be more like him then, that's perfect

[@rub1516]

Jajaj todo ese reclamo en el 6-4 desconcentró a Nadal

[@adamsawicki1221]

In Nadals face! Be ready when the server is ready to serve you ocd pr ick

[@antoinev9733]

speaking about underarn here ?? no one noticed the MP ?? :o))) very small serve very small second shot ... yelling like ... Nadal ?? that killded Rafa ^^^^

[@reactions4u438]

How did Nadal lose 😩

[@agradina]

7:36 nadal very very angry.

[@jittinaiwannasut8613]

Love Thailand

[@retrospectiveish]

Fuck Thailand

[@TheAnan7777]

Shame that the crowd jeering. Shame on the fans.