The Day Nadal Made an ENEMY ● When Tennis Gets Personal

[@sLlorcaTV]

Correction: The match itself began on Saturday, but it started raining at the warm up. The first game was on Monday, so when I put 'Saturday' is actually 'Monday'. Nadal vs Soderling, 3rd Round of Wimbledon 2007. 92 hours of time lapse since it started until it finished, 4 hours played. Like & Subscribe for more Tennis content! Twitter: twitter.com/sLlorcaTennis

[@shirleyjenkins2298]

80's 6

[@alexcortes8]

Traducirlo

[@jinoziniosti5633]

Correction: The day Soderling made an enemy.

[@dpalme02]

No one dislikes Nadal

[@VicenzoV]

Even though some players have a special dislike for Nadal, I don't think Nadal has enemies. If Nadal likes you, he's going to give a 100% to beat you. If he doesn't like you, he's going to give 100% to beat you. There's no difference.

[@xavierpoes4985]

wow, ty.

[@wave1468]

Unless you mess with his bottles, you might aswell just forfeit the match.

[@king0vdarkness]

@@wave1468 yh or if you're nick kyrgios (after the back and forth) then he will give 1000% to annihilate you!

[@jogann2453]

I LOVE MY OCD RAFA!

[@oncall21]

He plays the ball not the man. That's why he's a champ!

[@urbano999]

Circus moments aside, this was actually an AMAZING tennis match in terms of technical performance by both players.

[@t3avelos]

There is no need to put things aside though. Soderling is a mannerless ork with an inferiority complex and that's that

[@masters.1000]

Loved those times, I missed them a lot. Pirate Nadal... We don't appreciate the things until we lose them.

[@pablok2854]

yeah and also his long shorts. I think on 2009 he changed clothes for the AO. But still Pirate!

[@gonzagacalvo-sotelo892]

yeaahh man so true

[@secrets.295]

Both the mens and womens game were so damn good in 2007. To me the peak of Tennis History

[@bensmithkent22]

Dark federer and pirate nadal.

[@SJ-di5zu]

On the bright side it seems Soderling and Nadal have a better friendship nowadays. Or at least a mutual respect. Also a side note: Nadal hit so many underrated trick shots at Wimbledon 2007. Maybe his most entertaining tournament outside the AO 2009 for obvious reasons

[@augustodumon9777]

What's special about ao 2009?

[@k0olmini11]

You're right, on the bright side Soderling retired and Nadal is still playing

[@HILAL19564]

@@augustodumon9777 special about ao 2009. One of the greatest 2 matches ever played. Nadal Verdasco. Semis. Nadal federer final.

[@WhatThePublicWants]

@@HILAL19564 The Nadal Verdasco semis is still my favorite match I’ve ever seen. The athletic ability of those two after hours of grinding really set the vibe for the 2010s on what’s needed to beat one of the top 3

[@HILAL19564]

@@WhatThePublicWants brutal high quality match. It could go both ways but rafa was better on certain key points in the match.. . It is certainly top 5 best matches ever. On hardcourt it's top 3. Ao2009 semifinal and final. And the ao final 2012.

[@waZYfamily]

rafa is really somebody with true values I admire him for that

[@tarikmounih3559]

True Brother dead True

[@tomr6955]

Pfft

[@SweeZ123.]

@master man u dont have to like him but he is the best tho

[@useyourheadpliz]

Well, he doesn't really respect the server timing, that's not nice and it was Robin's main problem here. He doesn't respect the serving time at all. That's a lack of value. He used his fame to bully the few empires that dared to enforce the 25 secondes rules, that's a real problem for me.

[@ChosenOne563]

Rafa is unsportsmanlike,

[@siddharthghosh1406]

I forgot how well Nadal moved in 2007 and 2008. He's still pretty good but back then, he could run as well if not better than any guy on tour.

[@azazello1784]

I forgot how often he scratched his ass in 2007 and 2008. Must be a record

[@fingersm]

Yup People think he is amazing now. Back then those matches with Federer were sheer brilliance. Movement was completely out of this world

[@Legend-gv2nx]

@@fingersm He may have been faster back then but he got much better later. He was only around 21-22 during that time, I would say his peak was between 24-27

[@ItsMinarmy]

Why do you think he won all those slams on a slow surface

[@matteo964]

@@Legend-gv2nx only on hc. On grass and clay 2007 and 2008 are his best wimbledon and roland garros titles he played. The only time he played close to that level at rg are 2012 and 2017. Maybe 2010 too.

[@alphapt9370]

This was an amazing Tennis match. Both wanted it bad. And the quality of play was outstanding.

[@etiennegauthier5378]

Love the attention that you give to some details. I had never seen this interview at the beginning, love to see it.

[@sLlorcaTV]

thanks =)

[@jfabaf]

El tiempo ha puesto a cada uno en el lugar que se merece

[@fatyvera4234]

De echo soderlin lo felicito cuando llego al 20

[@jorge18648]

Qué estupidez!!!

[@ccjccj6224]

@@jorge18648 la tuya

[@mikanikolic2322]

That's rude from you... Soderling was ill for years and could not make a comeback ever again. At least he's not pretending to be injured everytime he loses a match lool..

[@ccjccj6224]

@@mikanikolic2322 Serbian no? That's all lol

[@joshuaj.2108]

Sod was the antithesis of your quiet, mild-mannered Swede in Borg & Edberg. He mellowed over time.

[@marirama6771]

Nadal and his sleeveless t-shirt and capry shorts😍 are unforgettable

[@hamidrahman120]

The shot at 18.50 is unreachable for most people... absolutely unbelievable how superhuman Rafael Nadal makes it

[@GeorgeT370]

You are right...he was out of this world quick there...

[@Ramekink]

Oh là là là là là

[@adrianam1009]

He won shots that were 99% imposible for any other player. He is a 🐂

[@MrJonswift200]

16:02 is where the show starts.

[@GallicGarlic]

Thx 🙏

[@medarametlapraveen]

Thx

[@kritaydaga4587]

Thanks

[@akshayhazari6570]

It didn't look anything bad. Tennis has the most silly fights.

[@avolarstudio]

@@akshayhazari6570 probably you don't understand the amount of focus tennis players need

[@gabrielfernandezgomez4170]

Rafa is such a champion... incredible mindset. Vamos rafa

[@juanperes2331]

Hay veces que es mejor "tener Tennis" que "mentalidad".. Pero mucho mejor aún es tener ambas: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWOQdHSNo7GUZ7s

[@silviaseverioripke5105]

@@juanperes2331 totalmente de acuerdo. Este partido que compartiste da ejemplo de eso, y no me canso de mirarlo. Maravilla total!!!!!

[@syedjaffar7053]

Attitude doesn't take you anywhere. Today Rafa and Fed are the best buddies coz they have huge respect for each other. While now no one remembers Soderling.

[@theUroshman]

People who follow tennis do remember Soderling. He was one hell of a player, and the only one beating the king of clay, Rafa Nadal in Roland Garro's final.

[@Apanblod]

@@theUroshman He didn't beat him in the final though. Not to be nit-picky 😉

[@minyrar7107]

@@Apanblod not only that, Rafa was sick when he lost to Soderling in RG. Something that he kept quiet and Tsonga brought it up to everybody’s attention in 2020. This was confirmed by other players.

[@alphapt9370]

@@minyrar7107 Did he stubbed his toe? Did he had a booboo? Dude, it's high competitive sports. They're never in top physical condition. And, even at their worst, they're top notch athletes. So dont try to diminish someones victory at a (very prestigious) event because of locker room rumors. Because that's petty of you. And no, it was not the finals, as @Uroshman said. But he still beat a very impressive winstreak from Nadal. And Nadal was very gracious about the loss. That's the takeaway from it.

[@elisemartinez6372]

Exactly!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@davidmovil250]

Amazing level of Nadal in this match...

[@pinkballoon8181]

Thanks for uploading this match and the interview of Rafa at the beginning & end. Much appreciated 👏🏻

[@joeyaglasi9714]

the epic handshake (of a sour soul). regardless, Rafa mi idolo siempre.

[@irinbree895]

Nadal have grown so much from this match. Very professional in his approach of the game. Well balanced person and I can understand why some would hate or dislike him. He is the BEST!

[@azazello1784]

I can explain it to you. 1) His style of play is not appealing. 2) His grunting is annoying. 3) His obsessive compulsive behavior. 4) When he loses he always mentions he has some sort of injury.

[@manuelsanjose5926]

@@azazello1784 no vale la pena ni contestarte, pró a lo soez q has sido con esas descripciones d Nadal t diré q és todo lo contrario, i sobre todo a q su juego no entretiene? , todo lo contrario és el único jugador q t hace vibrar cada vez q juega, aúnque pierda, tiene raza i punt d honor i núnca t cansas d verlo jugar, sus partidos siempre son los más emocionantes n cada open q juega, i punto, i si t pica t rascas VIVA NADAL, CAMPEÓN, ERES EL MEJOR!! 🎾💪💪💪💪💪💪🇪🇦

[@manuelsanjose5926]

Aaaah, i otra cosa,és atractivo su juego i el personalmente, seguro q más q tú 😛😛😛

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@manuelsanjose5926 What do you find not appealing about his style of play? His grunting is annoying but nobody's perfect. What is his obsessive compulsive behavior? He only loses when he has some sort of injury so why should he keep it a secret.

[@adrianam1009]

⁠@@azazello1784If you don’t like his style, his grunting , his OCD, his injuries, why are you still watching his matched?You better watch other players, instead of criticize and demerit him. 👎

[@todeotodeo140]

I'm friendly and nice to people especially when they are nice. It's always strange when I'm nice to someone and then they use a lot of energy to be cold in return. So strange. I never understood that

[@BodoPoker]

I never recognized Söderling like that. Thank You for the upload.

[@smokedkitty410]

En lo que duró el partido nacieron 2M de niños, murieron 5M de viejos y yo pasé del Alcatel OneTouch Easy a un iPhone 3

[@taibogdp]

iPhone 3 Xd

[@AFE1312]

@@taibogdp Si, un iPhone 3 en el año 2007, que gracia no puedo parar de reírme Xd Xd Xd. Pero bueno, más gracioso es dar un paseo por la selva y que te ejecuten para quitarte el móvil (deporte nacional en tu “país”) Xd Xd Xd que gracia ja ja ja Xd. Y… Xd ja ja Xd.

[@adrianam1009]

XD es el comentario más chistoso de todo este chat 😂😂😂😂😊

[@juancarlospardoserrano4844]

Un partido de una intensidad y una calidad increíbles. Lástima que este estupendo espectáculo no lo fuera tanto por la penosa actitud de Soderling!

[@walterlopez725]

Es buenisima la personalidad de Soderling

[@juancarlospardoserrano4844]

@@walterlopez725 Está dicho con ironía, claro...

[@edugomez3c]

@@jorge18648 así somos si. Soderling es un maleducado.

[@isaiah-wt6yh]

Nadal a rude player himself and bad attitude to others players

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@walterlopez725 Quizas es cuando no esta jugando tenis.

[@Giftick1]

so sad for Söderling. Such a great player, he was able to compete against the best of the best in their primes and on their best surfaces. He had big results in grand slams and a promising career. And then he had to retire at age 26 because of a disease. Such a shame... tennis history could've taken a different path with him

[@ianrodd9232]

Rafa has been a gentleman every time I've seen him play. For him to speak negatively about someone must mean that person has really, seriously, misbehaved.

[@manuelcuencacastillo4541]

Es muy fácil comprender, para una mente normal, que Soderling es un sacador nato, y si la lluvia interrumpe el juego en tres ocasiones, el descanso beneficia al sacador, de ahí que pudiese mantenerse en el partido. SI observas, en líneas generales, cuando los partidos se hacen largos, la efectividad del nivel del servicio va disminuyendo. TIENE MUCHO SENTIDO.

[@eaeder]

es correcto... para los jugadores que solo traen buen saque, los aprtidos largos no les beneficia, por que comienzan a perder fuerza y merman su saque

[@martini15racing]

No

[@Bertoos8]

Aiba pues no veo tan claro. Moraleja: Soy una mente anormal! 🤠

[@MrPopo-hj7ti]

A si? Pero no fue Soderling quien lo vencio en RG y alli quien fue el que tuvo mala actitud? 🤔

[@JoseFerreira-ms9xi]

@@MrPopo-hj7ti cuenta tu historia para que no sufras mas

[@radimirlutkovskiy8575]

Love this match, this highlight. Lovely flashback

[@zankywatanabe9400]

He saved Federer from not having a single Roland Garros :D

[@adithyakrishnarajac5959]

@@cubia1 grow up kiddo

[@minyrar7107]

@@cubia1 🤣 when moron speaks...I laugh.

[@hugofernandez3845]

@@cubia1 🤣🤣🤣 you are delutional

[@saijaswanthkakumanu7626]

Hahha... Nice comment

[@abdullahanany2346]

@@cubia1 Dumbest comment I have seen on tennis, period.

[@emiliasoria8918]

En el partido de Roland Garros 2009, donde Soderling ganó a Nadal, el sueco fue, junto con el público parisino, de lo más irrespetuoso y desagradable con Nadal, pareciera que todos le tuvieran cuentas pendientes. Ahora, cada uno en su lugar en la historia, Rafa con 21 GS, de ellos 13 Roland Garros, Soderling retirado desde hace mucho, y el público de París...., pues rendido al mejor en su torneo.

[@Chabier._]

A los franceses aquello de que un español tuviera semejante dominio en su torneo no lo llevaban nada nada bien, hoy por hoy dieron su brazo a torcer y sin tener más opciones idolatran al tenista más grande de la Historia.

[@josemari2758]

Actualización: 22 grand slam

[@manuelcuencacastillo4541]

Soderling tuvo suerte con las suspensiones del partido, eso le benefició para mantenerse. Si no hubiera llovido le hubiera durado a Nadal tres sets.

[@silviaseverioripke5105]

para Nadal hubo lluvia también, no?

[@1Karlos1]

tu comentario no tiene ningun sentido como los like que te dieron, esto fue merito de soderling lo de la suspensiones fueron para los 2, aunque perdio soderling no me parece bien que le esten dando excusa a nadal solo por la lluvia

[@silviaseverioripke5105]

@@manuelcuencacastillo4541 madre mía la de campaña que haces..... Te entiendo....🤭🤭🤭

[@1Karlos1]

borraste el comentario, no me vengas con excusas de la lluvia, en 3 set no se sabia el juego suspendio estando 7-7 en tie break estaba para cualquiera, la condiciones estaba en las mismas. Soderling le estaba haciendo pelea a Nadal porque los set que perdio lo jugo bien, pero Nadal fue mejor. Asi que como te dije tu comentario no tiene sentido 1- porque nadal gano el partido aunque le costo 2-la lluvia le afecto a los 2 3- Soderling jugo bien no se le quita merito lo entendiste o te lo dibujo???

[@juliansalamanca9989]

También lo benefició en Roland Garros?

[@autarchia1]

Nadal es un señor, además de un gran atleta

[@Chabier._]

Hoy por hoy el mejor tenista de todos los tiempos. Sosegado en la Victoria y Señor en la derrota. Tremendo lo que nos ha hecho disfrutar con sus victorias, eternamente agradecido Vamos Rafa, GRANDE.

[@jorge18648]

Ni tú te lo crees

[@josemari2758]

@@jorge18648 desarrolla

[@pintorstrauch]

@@Chabier._ jjajajajajjajajaja

[@Chabier._]

@@pintorstrauch 🤣🤣🤣 pa q decirte mas

[@FrankyboyFloyd]

90% of this video has nothing to do with its title….

[@RazOls]

Imagine Söderling vs Rosol!

[@bigwetbutt]

Hilarious, but I think Rosol won in terms of being hated the most by everyone.

[@johanjonasson4188]

We have a talk show here in Sweden called "Sommarpratarna" which Robin Söderling was invited to last year. He talked about this match. He explained how he tried to interrupt all of Nadal's OCD behavior because he was annoyed by how it was always the way Nadal wanted things to go. For example leaving the dressing room last and walking last in on the court and so on. Robin tried to disrupt all that. I think that is why it got to 5 sets.

[@rt0935]

Excuses.

[@johanjonasson4188]

@@rt0935 What?

[@RossBayCult]

Soderling worried too much about Nadal and not himself. But his karma is that he got mono and retired early.

[@jayap3557]

Every player wants to win...no matter if they speak spanish or swedish... :-) it is best that the opponent tries their best to put up with the other guy's peculiarities - we all do that in our lives... Federer did it...played manfully against Rafa but could not win on clay however much he tried... they ended up being very respectful friends. However, if Rafa says that he tried saying Hi to this soderling guy 7 or 10 times and never got a friendly response - he must be telling the truth - he was so much of a kid those days...!! and the guy still complains about that kid in swedish interviews... !!! goodness - he does not want to grow up... and of course Karma catches everyone...

[@jayap3557]

seriously what is right/wrong about leaving the locker room 1st/last...? it is up to them what they do as long as they come on court in time... in any case they have to walk on court when their names are called... not at their whim... therefore he is just spinning yarn on that count... and then if such trivial matters bother someone...they just don't deserve to be at the highest level of competition... sorry to say... also those who say such things about Rafa can take a look at the olympic 2016 pre qf where he played belucci... the court policewomen were literally barring Rafa's entry on court for more than 5 or 6 min after the brazilian was called on court... i dont think Rafa complained tho he was seen pulling a face at their authoritarian behavior... The way he submits/surrenders himself to the sport is so touching really...

[@vasterasgurkan]

Söderling has commented couple of Nadal matches on swedish television and he had nothing but respect and good things to say about him. He doesn´t "hate" Nadal at all. The only thing Söderling "hated" was loosing. That was the thing that triggered his panic attacks and finished his carrer.

[@Cantworship2gods]

He hates that Nadal is better than him and that he can't beat him in any tennis match 🎾

[@vasterasgurkan]

@@Cantworship2gods Thanks for your stellar revelations about Söderling. Do you know the guy?

[@kojcelkelesh]

Regardless, it doesn't change the fact that he was a twat on this match, a complete disrespect towards opponent, what a sore loser he was.

[@dac2007]

@@Cantworship2gods he actually beated him in RG 09' , ending Rafa's winning streak

[@manojcm7567]

@@Cantworship2gods ok now it's time for you to catch a tennis racket and seek grass

[@youneszakarihaddar3690]

Es la grandeza de un deportista. Bravo 👌 Rafa.

[@anthonydecastro6938]

Nadal does not make enemies; Soderling does...and he made Nadal his enemy. Correct the title of this video please...

[@alebhard]

To me, Söderling was and still is the most disagreeable player of the last 20 years in tennis.

[@franckloupil]

Far behind Rios or Benoît Paire !

[@Gabe-ud4lh]

Agree, alebhard.

[@sin8901]

Rosol

[@nicolasmanterola8627]

tsitsipas

[@matiasmacherett3156]

Stepanek in my opinion

[@sofiii2224]

Nadal best player of all time. How can you not like this guy

[@raherasmussen]

on clay yes.

[@rahuldilip3241]

@@raherasmussen everywhere yes...All r like that...Djok on Hard...Federer on Grass Nadal on Clay...

[@jorge18648]

Para nada

[@fernandosebastiangalarza1675]

Pero que partidazo impresionante ambos manteniendo la cabeza en el juego luego de tantas interrupciones y dejando todo en la cancha. Nadal supremo por dios que manera de forzar el error en el rival o de sacar tiros imposibles con el peor de los angulos. Y Soderling un tempano de hielo contra uno o el mejor jugador todo terreno de todos los tiempos levantando 5 match points ufff que partidazo

[@adrianam1009]

De acuerdo fue buenísimo. 🎾💯

[@etingiwa-osagie2059]

Soderlings Forehand was a problem for Nadal. It was flat, strong and accurate especially when he beat Nadal at the French open.

[@innosanto]

Soder could win great players and was improving. He stopped tennis at 26 years old.

[@miheerprakash4163]

@@innosanto he got ill

[@florentcourtois3813]

@@innosanto good thing he stopped! He is a jerk...

[@adamfarghali6678]

I don't think soderling could have beat Nadal in that french had Nadal being fully fit ,I know so many wanted to happen for a chance for a french guy to win it for them but Nadal just at Italian open beat him very badly .he struggled since the start of the French open just the match with Hewitt and French open final he couldn't find answers to Nadal game .

[@azazello1784]

@@adamfarghali6678 Yes of course. Nadal only loses when injured. He is unstoppable God of tennis. An ass scratcher with OCD, a true icon.

[@javierantoniocasadoruiz6962]

Jajajajj no se puede comparar a la persona d Rafa Nadal con este otro q pasó x ahí un par d años y encima con aires d grandeza despreciando a sus compañeros... Rafa es deportista español más grande d toda la historia. Como persona incomparable con el sueco.

[@phulanadethal]

Excellent comentario. Si me permites lo pondre en ingles

[@javierantoniocasadoruiz6962]

@Adolf Hitler No compares a delpo con este otro... Cansado estoy yo también y m toca trabajar por bastante menos dinero... Eso son cuentos

[@Chabier._]

Sin duda el mejor deportista español de todos los tiempos además del mejor tenista del mundo hasta la fecha. El príncipe de Asturias para Rafa desde ya.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@Chabier._ Y Alcaraz parece ser capaz de ser otro tenista espanol muy admirable.

[@Chabier._]

@@vernonfrance2974 Ojala lo sea, pero tiene un problema, y es q siempre va ser comparado con Rafa Nadal, y a esa comparación es muy muy difícil llegar.

[@babobereta]

Soderling was the first player ever to beat Nadal at Roland Garros (2009) and remains to this day the only player besides Đoković who was able to do that. He was without a doubt top 10 player and would have competed for GS titles (I personally think he would have at least won 1 GS), but unfortunately he was diagnosed with mononucleosis in 2011 and that effectively ended his career. In the past few years, he was very honest about his mental health problems he was having in combination with his physical illness. Anxiety and panic attacks were the result of the pressure you have to handle being a professional athlete at that level and Soderling explained nobody teaches you how to take care of yourself mentally which is equally as important as taking care of your body. I hope Federer at least bought him a yacht or something as a sign of gratitude, without that 2009 win against Rafa, Roger would not have that one French Open title that he has in his career

[@manuelsanjose5926]

@@MiguelAngel-wf3bv efectivamente👍👍👍

[@montsesanchez8600]

Genial Rafa ..... Como siempre!!!!!!

[@patriciolobos5295]

Aparte de ser uno de los mejores de la historia, nadal es un gran chico y muy humilde. Síguenos deleitando con tu tenis. Saludos desde chile..

[@silviaseverioripke5105]

humilde???????!!!!!!!?????? jaaaaaaaaa

[@giovannivitale9171]

Se si prendono i migliori tennisti del Mondo di tutti i tempi Nadal si posiziona tra il 20 e 30.

[@liamcannon9617]

@@giovannivitale9171 better than chokerer

[@jagoguzman9566]

@@giovannivitale9171 No, es el120 no te fastidia, me parece que hay mucha envidia, jajaja.

[@exmita1]

@@giovannivitale9171 a día de hoy, es el mejor ! 21!

[@glenngastonjonsson7954]

So interesting watching this in retrospective. Nadal at that time portraying his confidence against a guy who's struggling with self loathing issues. like McEnroe, Gilbert or sometimes Lendl. And many more on the circuit. It must clash. I believe Söderling settled down a bit after beating Nadal at RG 2009. We shouldn't be so eager to pass judgement. Thanks, man!

[@javicampins8547]

NADAL, EL MÁS GRANDE DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS.

[@jagoguzman9566]

Totalmente de acuerdo y teniendo en cuenta que el circuito se compone de 2 campos de cemento 1 de hierba y otro de tierra, lo cual beneficia indudablemente a puros sacadores como Nole y Federer. Imaginen ustedes qué pasaría si en vez de 2 pistas de cemento fueran de tierra, fácil que Nadal no tendría 21 GS, tendría mínimo 30.

[@Mosfertil.2023]

Eso queda un poco patético en septiembre de 2023, ¿no es cierto?. En fin, podrá ser el más grande...después de Djokovic y de Federer. Lo siento.

[@rafaeldazamori4283]

Fué un jugador mediocre...pero tu Rafa tocaste la.gloria y demostraste lo profesional que eres...Eres admirable Rafa

[@juanmiguelsernacuevas4544]

Adoro a Nadal pero calificar de mediocre a Soderling creo que es exagerado. El sueco llegó a 20 finales de torneos ATP de las que ganó 10 (entre ellas un Masters 1000), llegó a dos finales de Roland Garros!!, a 1/2 del Masters de Londres, derrotó a todos los miembros del llamado “Big Four”, alcanzó el # 4 del mundo y en plena ascensión con 27 años le dio esa mononucleosis que luego derivó en otras enfermedades de las que le impidieron volver al circuito. A mi entender con la derecha que tenía le iba dar mucha guerra a los 4 genios pero su potencial máximo quedó como una incógnita. Ningún mediocre es capaz de conseguir eso y menos en apenas 3 temporadas.

[@shaggy1234shaggy]

Soderling, the only man to beat prime Nadal at French open. Novak did in 15 and 21 but then Nadal was not at his prime.

[@manuelsanjose5926]

D poco le sirvió, xq después n la final perdió contra Federer, i Djokovic las dos veces q le ganó a Nadal fué xq Nadal no estaba bién fisicamente, sino no le gana ni loco

[@semu8030]

16:43 that Virtua Tennis shot was pretty cool

[@patriziagiardina517]

Rafa è il più onorevole tennista di tutti i tempi. Le offese di soderling sono abominevoli

[@Chabier._]

Más honorable y por el momento el tenista más grande de la historia, digo esto no solo por ser su compatriota, que también, sino por ser el primer tenista en sumar 21 gran SLAM.

[@qzrnuiqntp]

@@Chabier._ 22 now.

[@Chabier._]

@@qzrnuiqntp Ahora sí jjj

[@JOE_STARK]

I think luckily I did not see this game live, or I would have twice as many gray hair as I have now, they are due to 17 years of watching Nadal games like this one. When I started to follow Rafa I was the age that Nadal is now! My daughter is 17 years old, I enrolled her in tennis classes when she was 5 years old, a pity that she did not do as well as Coco Gauff.

[@jeniestra.]

Anyone can say whatever they want about Söderling's attitude, but I don't think anyone can deny that the guy was a great player. It's too bad his career was cut short due to his illness.

[@thadtuiol1717]

Too true. I miss him, and also Marat Safin.

[@jeniestra.]

@@thadtuiol1717 I never liked Safin, but what an amazing player he was. I think he never reached his full potential.

[@Maya-ju4ex]

What illness please?

[@jeniestra.]

@@Maya-ju4ex he had a really bad Mononucleosis.

[@max7even284]

@@jeniestra. I liked Safin but not Soderling! Always wanted to see him lose. Nobody likes Soderling! Maybe you're just like him, mannerless and moody , that's why you're fond of him.lol

[@vanelm9630]

Que partidazo!!! Wow los de ahora no se han acercado a este tipo de juegos .

[@jhonjairochaconvera3257]

Rafa serás por siempre la leyenda del tenis, number one

[@dawnhasbroken6304]

Rafa has since learned to keep more of his thoughts to himself with the press.

[@MrPiccoloFan]

Soderling tenía algún tipo de problema mental. Me alegro de que no ganara ningún GS. Era muy desagradable.

[@mr.marino9247]

Un tipo muy enquilombado interiormente, no quisiera estar dentro de su mente, durante un juego. O en la vida. Se le nota hasta peleado con el mundo.

[@Chris-vi6tg]

Soderling would fistpump an opponent getting struck by a bolt of lightning.

[@inakigutierrez9736]

El puto amo como persona y deportista

[@oundurra4]

Dislike players who talks about other players, what happens in the field, stays in the field.

[@theenglishalpinist5031]

Rafa: I want to win the French more than anything in the world Rafa: I want to win Wimbledon just as much.

[@johnnyofthesticks7260]

Definetely he earned his reputation, nobody did nothing to him, there was not a campaign, hate, or anything from anybody.

[@justdev8965]

5 play suspensions, 5 match points. Played over several days. That's what you call a grand slam classic. Honestly I hate the roof. The drama of the pre roofed Wimbledon matches will be unmatched, pun intended! And Soderling was something refreshing the otherwise predictable world of tennis badly needed. And unlike some other players he doesn't argue with the umpire. He is just super honest, that's all.

[@seanlinesteammvg4967]

Nadal one of the nicest men on tour without doubt and the goat facts he is such a great ambassador for tennis vamos nadal cant speak highly enough of the man 💪💪💪

[@bocage40]

It would be interesting to hear Soderling's opinion on this.

[@hamzaa.8082]

it is not like he has the guts to say "sorry I was an ***hole"..

[@alphawave4208]

just looking at his face says it all...

[@crazymouse5796]

I dont care about his opinion be a good person that counts.

[@bocage40]

@@crazymouse5796 With that kind of thinking why do you think I would want to know your opinion?

[@josemanueld5413]

His opinion is irrelevant, these images speak by themselves

[@dalileo8256]

Love Nadal and Iga Swiatek 🎾🤩🏆🏆🏆💕💕💕🇫🇷😘

[@marisasantiagofontan7338]

Es q tú eres especial,tu educación es transparente,tus padres lo an hecho mui bien ,,,,sabes q mi hija tiene cuatro días más q tu es del 86 del 28 de mayo,,también es mui educada. Biquiños desde Galicia

[@sandrarm8011]

Eat this, Soderling.🇪🇸

[@collinmonette9795]

How could you not be rooting for Soderling if you were there? Guy saved like 8 match points and showed so much heart.

[@prashanthm6477]

Even if u saved 100 match points u deserve to be demolished for being rude to your opponent and moreover champion like Nadal.. he thought he is champion killer but he got kicked so many times.. he had to shut his shop much earlier than anyone imagined..

[@chandhaket]

Solderling really admires Nadal so much especially after his retirement.

[@alphawave4208]

no, he is just a jealous hypocrite...

[@MrRazorblade999]

@@alphawave4208 No, they came to respect each other

[@juliansalamanca9989]

@@alphawave4208 nop...

[@jaimellorcacuidadocondejar8539]

En recomendado me ha salido este canal y me he dado cuenta que se apellida como yo y le gusta el tenis que grandee

[@rotcario]

No puede ser casualidad....

[@chaitanyakashive9930]

The crowd must have been blown out of their minds..

[@memyselfandluke]

Very entertaining video! Definitely subscribing now! Lots of good content and information in this video (and drama lol)!

[@deanalbertson7203]

I watched the whole video, but I don't see what Soderling did to become an enemy. Most of the match was tennis as usual. A few more rain delays than normal, but that's about it.

[@torindechoza7266]

same

[@metinaksoy3363]

The match was actually 3-0, but the rain got in the way.....nadal is special human...

[@allan72635]

players should know the other created so wonderful match. they should appreciate their opponents.

[@gabsie7224]

Well, guess who of the two will be remembered for his victories..... and being a decent man

[@vasterasgurkan]

I wish you could listen to Söderlings "summertalk" on Swedish Radio. Fascinating. He was struggling with panic attacks because he pushed himself to hard. I wish people could give him a break and appreciate his odd character and the fact that he did put in all his effort to beat Nadal. I´m a huge Nadal-fan but in true fairness, he does get away with a lot of antics, right?

[@stevenritchie2361]

The rain saved soderling soo many times lol 😆

[@michaelcollins3091]

Not in the French though eh?

[@numbpf4238]

Yes, in the French Also, of course. Nadal fucked him after that match. But hey, try to hold that stupid match dude, i feel your pain

[@anamariareyesvalencia6643]

Qué partido más accidentado y ganó quién tenía que ganar. No imaginé que fuese tan antipático el Soderlings jajajajaja, es único Rafael Nadal!!!

[@raherasmussen]

sí, celebrando los errores del rival.

[@DenVictor593]

Ver ese cesped y recordar las titanicas batallas entre Rafa y Roger!!! Ya no lo volveremos a ver mas!!!

[@Chabier._]

Tremendos encuentros con el suizo, de poder a poder, algo nunca visto, y lo mejor que después de la lógica rivalidad deportiva supieron forjar una amistad entre ellos, se admiran mutuamente. Hemos tenido la suerte de verlos jugar. Que hubiera sido de cada uno de ellos si no hubieran coincidido en el tiempo? Legendarios ambos en especial Rafa, el mejor tenista d la Historia

[@thinlesdorjay1253]

If nadal plays at this level like he is playing here no one would beat him today

[@shaunhumphreys6714]

this is genuinely THE prime nadal. and this is the greatest standard of tennis ive ever seen. and ive seen every game of the grand slams and main masters on clay, grass and hard since 1998. except for the sampras serve this is the greatest display of tennis. plus ive seen all the retro games of borg and mcenroe and lendl. but thats was a much lower standard of tennis.there is not a single player in history, on their best day who beats this nadal. but there is even a massive difference between nadal here and nadal the year after in 2008. every year he diminished slightly. still so good that he wins loads of grand slams, but still we didnt see the 2007 nadal again. and 2012 nadal was the last year where nadal was wonderful to watch. after that it was mental strength, grit e.c.t. and really consistently deep groundstrokes that allowed him to come back and triumpth over djokovic again in 2013. but though ive remained his devoted fan, and i dont want anyone else to win, 2013 nadal was so boring to watch especially against novak. also notice here how incredible nadal is at the net. people say he was defensive. is this defensive??? look how attacking nadal is. this is more attacking than federer on grass. i cant believe nadal then lost the final to federer. nadal should have won wimbledon, and should have won many wimbledons. thats my one regret for nadals career. i would give up all nadals five hard court grand slams, and replace them with wimbledons.then he shares borg's talent at dominating both of the natural tennis surfaces, the true tennis surfaces. i like australian open-its fast court , produces great matches including fed-nadal most recent australian open final three years ago which federer won. but id get rid of us open oen hard court-its the worst tournament, with noisy fans and ignorant commentators who seem to think players should expect the croud to shout and jeer even during serves and rallies. smaller audience numbers like french open and wimbledon and a more dignified atmosphere and a higher class of audience only allowed in. not the hooligans you get a us open. and the court is horrible, produces the worst matches. me tand soderling was a monster. soderlings forehand is harder than del potros sledgehammer, but del potro only occasionally hits those big sledgehammer forehands, so it wasnt a weapon, whereas the nadal top spin lasso buggy whip forehand that he perfected-he does that virtually every single forehand. only the occasionaly forehand he hits flat. so its continuous vicious top spin , high bounce and loopy whip on the ball, usually targeting the opponents backhand mercilessly. and actually nadal did this the best at wimbledon. he actually puts way more spin on the ball on grass than on clay. you can hear it, hes chopping the ball at the top of the ball so it has a light rather than heavy impact sound. soderling hits forehand and backhand really really hard. plus a massive serve. soderling has every weapon. but he does similar to federer in that he doesnt use a strategy against nadal. soderling is hitting too much to nadals forehand. theres no game play from soderling, ezcept be aggressive and hit the ball hard. this was nadal when he was at his fastest, so nadal retrieves everything here. so that gameplan doesnt work. i notice federer's serve always breaks down against nadal as well. big reason why he kept losing to nadal. djokovic implements a strategy for the whole match vs nadal by targeting nadals backhand with shaped forehands which force nadal to retrieve wide balls with his backhand until finally he hits one back a bit short, then novak hits a backhand winner down the line. federer implemented that for one set in the australian open semi final 2012 and dominated nadal for most of the first set winning it.but then federer seemed to forget, or got bored of it and started hitting all his shots. hitting to nadals forehand is the worst strategy in tennis. nadals game is simple, hit as many forehands as possible, all forehands-with wicked top spin whip, high bounce and near or on the bounce line. go around the ball to hit a forehand if needed. serve always to opponents backhand. also nadals backhand here, is better than his backhand in any other year. so when pundits have said about nadal working on his backhand and having improved it. that is not correct. his backhand gradually worsened. and presently this year it is a worry. nadal won the french open final last year against novak by hitting every ball with his forehand. also notice the number of drop shots nadal is playing. theres far more grass court variety to his game. here. i feel nadal became more conservative in style because he felt people perceived him as being abit wild. hence the haircut, and changing the pirate shorts. should have kept the pirate shorts.

[@gudnezzz4747]

@@shaunhumphreys6714 the passing shot of badal became better with the spin on the cross court but Soderling smothered him with the sledgehammer forehand straight down the throat...where McEnroe and Ivan Lendl will be pissing . But then when the backhand got worse in the open era bearing in mind that the two handed left handed back hand of Nadal is getting towards a better topspin and a crazy variations making reading of his serves more dangerous and impossible, he started working more on his banana more heavy weight top spin hard hitting forehands to overpower his opponents. He got stronger not weaker after 2007 and has a better serve now compared to back then but wear and tear made his backhand gaining towards the terrible side and now doubts creeping in but getting on the slice and the two handed backhand into the passing heavy shot of the cross court is the new game of the alpha Nadal who is a beast but pirate shorts . Going by analytics the post 2008 era was dominating Rafa but weak in the post 2016 and Federer wit an improvisation in his serves in 2014 made sure possible to target the baseliners in the most uncomfortable way throwing them off momentum and then flash his neo forehand backhand in the zone . Take that Berdych!!!

[@jorge18648]

Bla, bla, bla

[@wm2357]

This is nothing, you should see Nastase, Connors, J Mac

[@anamariareyesvalencia6643]

El juego treminó como debía ser, ganando Nadal. Agresiva actitud por parte del Soderlings pobrecillo seguramente tenía en ese momento sus broncas, pero bueno los demás que culpa tienen, cada ser humano recibe lo que genera. Vaya que éste partido sí se alargo!!!

[@baltasarmelchor935]

tampoco un ser humano puede tratar a otro mal porque le hayan tratado mal otros, si vas con los cuernos retorcidos es tu problema. te falta calle ana bebe

[@anamariareyesvalencia6643]

@@baltasarmelchor935 Te sugeriria leer bién mi comentario, melchor adulto!!!

[@jorge18648]

Si y por eso se la devolvió Soderling en Roland garros

[@josemari2758]

@@jorge18648 14-0

[@chosty8464]

The day Nadal made an enemy - the British weather so many rain delays - as a fan I don't miss the days before the roof

[@elmoblatch9787]

Soderling was a beast. His downfall due to mono nucleosis (or something else?) was stunning. Soderling is the man who beat an uninjured and prime Nadal on red clay at Roland Garros. Say what you want, but that is an astonishing achievement.

[@How2Adult]

Nadal was injured in 2009. He had that awful knee injury

[@tobyjaffe270]

Soderling is the one guy who has really been able to get under Nadal's skin at times.

[@darrenleejones3516]

I think Novak does when he beats him in most of their long matches

[@tobyjaffe270]

@@darrenleejones3516 yah I meant of the non-elite players

[@astonm.8173]

That idiot Rosol did as well when he beat Nadal

[@rashafetouh]

I've never seen worse players in tennis history more than Soldering and Kyrgios! Unbelievable attitude! And I love how Nadal is very respectful and patient as usual and replies to their horrible manners and attitude only with incredibile playing ❤

[@johngta7172]

1:06 - Thats a shot NOBODY can play ......

[@basquat76]

2022 and Nadal is still out there scratching his arse before every serve.

[@2Fast83]

Soderling one of the most disrespectful players of all the time. Good that Rafa gave his answers on the court

[@Хуршед-й4п]

Soderling is the man who gifted Federer his only title French Open. Otherwise, Roger would never have won the French championship with Nadal alive

[@FearsomeVoid]

The 2009 Roland-Garros was a now or never situation for Federer. Everyone knew back then that if he doesn't beat Söderling in the final he will never win a Roland-Garros title.

[@AllgoodthingsTv]

Good match, but you could tell Söderling had a snotty, disdainful attitude toward Nadal. I think that nastiness fueled Nadal tho lol. If Söderling had been more decent he might have fared better that day, ironically.

[@azazello1784]

Let's be fair. Every tennis player should spit in Nadal's face. He is disgrace of tennis

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

@Josie M Is he? I'm a swede and I've heard him compliment Nadal several times after he stopped playing because of the long period of being ill (don't remember anything from when he played). If I remember correctly, he was the expert during the Rio olympics for the swedish broadcast and he said Nadal was the most difficult to play, he never gives up, you don't understand how he gets from point a to b, etc. but you maybe have other examples to share! :)

[@cramyt]

@@RayasNegroOvejas he obviously appreciates how good nadal is. maybe he just tried to get into nadals head a bit when they were playing to get any advantage he could. against one of the best you need everything you can get

[@JK-vc7ie]

That’s not how that works. If anything it’s the opposite.

[@TraskySim]

Very respectfull Soderling. Bravo, gentelman! The one who dont know how to lose, doesn't deserve to win

[@jorgesaldana2221]

Lo bien portado de Nadal...ante todo .... vamos Nadal ...🎾💕💪🏽

[@juaneliasortegablasco6544]

pasado los años se hicieron grandes amigos

[@lucianomores8421]

¿Amigos?¿Eh?

[@isabelgonzalezdominguez6608]

No creo 😃😂😂 y soderling estuvo con depresión ni se sigue jugando ,en su casa a lo mejor .Nadal un gran tenista y buena persona lo que parece que no es soderling

[@lucianomores8421]

@@isabelgonzalezdominguez6608 dejo el tenis por una enfermedad que no le permitía realizar esfuerzos físicos y la depresión casi hace que se suicide. Lamentablemente su historia, pero si, parece ser que era un tipo raro

[@roguegamer8568]

Some evolution of rafas grunt. He didn't do that shit before.

[@AliveTV177]

Pobre Soderling. Enorme complejo con el gran Rafa. Y al final de sus carreras miren a uno y a otro. Vamos Rafa!! el más grande dentro y fuera de la pista.

[@axellopez9387]

Soderling se retiró muy joven debido a una enfermedad, 26 años tenía, Nadal ya es viejo y sigue, esa fue la diferencia

[@cutcut1104]

Menudo alegron me lleve asido la victoria más complaciente para mi