The Japanese Hero Who SHOCKED Prime Djokovic! (INSANE Tennis UPSET)

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Kei Nishikori in the most brutal tennis attacking performance you will ever see.
In one of the craziest tennis days of the last decade, and with Rafael Nadal out due to injury, both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic were handed some of the most shocking upsets tennis has ever see.
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[@nikosgr9290]

I just loved how cool and calm Nishikori was for almost the whole match,, winning points like its no big deal, in contrast with Nole who was shouting, celebrating a single point,. Nishikori only celebrated at the end as he should.

[@anseinueseima408]

the calmest player for sure, even calmer than Nadal

[@boriskostic6964]

​@@anseinueseima408😂How delusional Nadal is not calm at all, funny like that He's one of the most intense

[@molybdaenmornell123hopp5]

​@@boriskostic6964 Nadal is definitely super tense.

[@zbabyg6998]

Seriously, wat hing djokovic is painful, there's a reason everyone likes federer more!

[@iamdalibor]

See i don't like tennis like that I love to see emotion Go all out NBA without any taunts or celebrations here and there would be boring as hell If nobody celebrated or riled themselves up in Tennis... It would all be to familiar and the same Every spot needs some spunk and spazz From what I seen nobody is as calm as Lalso Djere That guy has to be a robot.

[@rhoclouds]

kei has always been a phenomenal ball striker, one of the most naturally talented to ever pick up a racket off both wings. it is such a shame that he never won a big title, but he should still be proud of what he has achieved.

[@ckn711]

Nishikori’s backhand was insanely good when he won this match!

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Kei has the best record in five set matches all time

[@pvsk10]

I now understand why Federer said he would pay money to watch Nishikori play

[@MarkTripple]

just watching him, you can tell hes got a very unorthodox game. He plays a little bit reckless but is confident in his shots. This mix of confidence and a different play style are exactly how you beat players like Djokovic

[@huzcer]

went on to register 18 defeats in a row on the h2h after this match to Djokovic of course.

[@siyungjung7162]

This match shows the strength of Nishikori; his agility and accuracy

[@wimgroart1870]

In round 16 against Raonic (6th) in 5 sets (4:19) and in quater-finals against Wawrinka (4th) in 5 sets (4:15). The win (it was not easy) in the semi-finals against Djokovic (1st) in 4 sets (2:52) was therefore more impressive.

[@kcazzzzz]

prime nishikori would have won a few grand slams if he were to play in the current weak era

[@かるろす-k7f]

Definitely

[@huzcer]

He went on to register 18 defeats in a row to Djokovic after this very match. Like so many players, Federer included, 2011 and on Djokovic made him the weak era.

[@kcazzzzz]

@@huzcer prime nishikori wasn't losing to old men pass their prime, or no name players, or get knocked out early in the grand slams that often, like a lot top players of the current gen. thats why the current gen is called the weakest era of all time. novak even admitted that he was no longer at his prime, and yet he says he sees no serious competition among the current gen unlike the previous era when he was at his prime. he only says that alcaraz has potential but still not on the level that he will be considered serious competition. thats about it.

[@huzcer]

@@kcazzzzz the weak era since when Federer last beat djokovic in a slam aged only 30, over 10 years before he retired!? When Nadal hasn't won a single match off clay against djokovic in over 10 years. 😂😂🤣 Except for Nadal on clay Djokovic made secondal and Thirderer the weak era!

[@kcazzzzz]

@@huzcer you do know that young nadal and young novak were in the federer era right? when he was in his mid 20s? young nadal and young novak will easily wipe the floor with any of the current gen competition, who are all really weak. btw, 30 years old for an athlete is where they are going off their prime. like novak said, his prime was when he was in his mid 20s, not in his early 30s

[@drewbarton3364]

These are unquestionably the WORST commentators in the history of televised tennis.

[@Walkman0007]

great video once again, Kei deserved this! seeing your outro is like a prevision to what will be in 2025, tennis will not be the same....

[@WivoRN]

Glad you enjoyed it man, and I really feel you!

[@kikegonzalitos8124]

Mr. Nishikori . Fue sensación en una época . Estuvo entre los top 10 . Fue el primer Japonés de ese nivel y viéndolo me digo ! Si jugara igual ahora sería un buen sparring para Djokovic . El número Uno . Gracias por compartir .

[@MikeFloutier]

Wonderful match, thank you! But I have to say I would watch any of your videos just to enjoy your delightful intro and outro segments. That music and seeing the lovely relationship between Federer and Nadal; always gives me goosebumps. 🎾🍾❤️

[@WivoRN]

Thank you so much for the kind words Mike! ❤️

[@tanmaybam]

As a Novak fan this was disappointing to watch but man, Kei was just ridiculously good that day. Especially in the last set closing out the match.

[@QueArgh]

Notice how Federer wacks the ball out after the first point. Got a feeling he didnt get a warning for that

[@javier-qs2hd]

insane. seemed like he kept getting sharper as the match went on. usually novak is the one who starts to dissect his opponents but it seemed like he couldnt get kei to crack at all. also some of the shots he hit were ridiculous

[@ifluxion]

5:41 super cool racket drop

[@gzcarlosRD]

And 5:43 is better in slow mo

[@Nightcrawler333]

Wow, it looked like magic 😮

[@RealPickleballHighlights]

DID ANYONE NOT SEE THAT THROW OFF THE GROUND CATCH OMG 5:40

[@catalyst2155]

To this day, this is Kei's best match.

[@anthonynguyen817]

This is my 3rd time watching this match and i am impress with Nishikori .

[@stijnhuijgen301]

Injuries messed him up. At his best he was phenomenal.

[@stephcurran1724]

the most shocking and surreal us open semi finals of all time. Novak lost shockingly and then Roger lost inexplicably a couple hours later to cilic!

[@321nimesh]

amazing forehands... uff... Nishikori

[@mesumasghar3328]

damn. it's always fun watching aus open matchs. hard court makes it more exciting.

[@mattcheah69]

I remember watching this game where the commentators had to eat their own words, biased against nishikori

[@miguelbarahona6636]

Now put the match in what Nishikori defeated Nadal at the Rio Olimpics.

[@cbmtrx]

I remember how much buzz was around the Federer-Nishikori match at AO17. Nobody really thought Roger would beat him.

[@gogigagagagigooo]

I believe that Roger's comeback started from that match.

[@Moviepopcorn123]

I was also a fan of Nishikori but rising overnight is difficult but more difficult to maintain that position. That Novak does.

[@d1eg0114-j]

no one in the world thought that Djoko was going to lose against Nishikori this victory is not only an achievement but also one of the greatest victories of all time at the us open

[@xavtzx7155]

Being both a Nishikori fan and a Novak Fan, gotta say, if you see Novak play now and back then, I think Novak go for even more balls now

[@The-Dom]

I remember seeing Nishikori vs Fed not really knowing who he was and being surprised at how dangerous he looked every time.

[@jkj1459]

AMAZING

[@OscarGonzalez-vg3cp]

Nishikory, everyone likes him , best tennis, great honor. Fantastic tennis player. Japan is very proud of Nishikory. Brovo

[@OscarGonzalez-vg3cp]

Bravo !

[@もんきち-z9k]

Samurai backhand⚔️

[@gcpa7539]

4:24 and 4:54 you can see the difference in the reaction time, djoko reacted faster, once his opponent hit that kind of ball he started to running but Kei reacted slower in the same situation, the djoko ball was better though, anyway this didn't stop Kei from winning, incredible match from both

[@iamdalibor]

I actually like both players. Always liked Nishi This match was uniqlo

[@Juandinggong]

He was my favorite!

[@user-yp5ho6ro2q]

Despite his small, thin body, he has beaten players bigger than him. It's a great sense of style. If only he had a little better physique, he might have won a Grand Slam. I vividly remember when he beat Prime Murray in the US. At that moment, he was the strongest returner with the best stroke in the world. Even against the winner, Wawrinka, Nishikori was dominant until he tired. He was one of the most versatile players on tour, one of the coolest, most entertaining tennis players.

[@JD-kf2ki]

720p???

[@rishi11514]

Novak is my favorite player but I really liked Kei a lot. His game is just really nice to watch. I wish he beat cillic in that final though.

[@novembersky3749]

good tennis!

[@Charismaniac]

And he never got close to beating Novak again. After this match, Kei got crushed every time they played.

[@Michael-kb3tt]

Yeah so weird

[@rockleepowerofyouth]

Never got close ? Lol most of their matches were close yes novak dominated after this but nishi was always a threat

[@huzcer]

@@rockleepowerofyouth Nishikori registered 18 consecutive losees in a row to Djokovic after this match on the h2h. The majority of those matches he didn't claim a set and there were a decent amount of hammerings in there. Djokovic, as he often does with players, figured out how to beat him after a few matches and just did it again and again.

[@peteherrera1502]

Any player on any given day can beat someone they thought that they could not beat

[@かるろす-k7f]

Asian GOAT

[@deniss.6205]

11 11, nice.

[@Maiqel]

A little bit of a shame how he managed to win his "greatest achievement" as the intro calls it, the bronze olympic medal. He was facing an exhausted Nadal who had played (and won) the doubles final the previous night (not Kei's fault, of course), and when Nadal was starting to get into the match, he "panicked" and pulled the old 20 min toilet break and came back into the court with new clothes and seemingly showered iirc. Nadal was really pissed by this and quickly felt out of rythm again. I guess every bit counts when you're competing and it worked, but it was a big disrespect towards Nadal. I'm glad now this is better regulated. Very talented player anyway, it's very enjoyable to see him play

[@Maiqel]

@@churitu7 well if it's a lie I'm sorry, but I'm not making it up, I heard the story in this very same channel I think. Don't know where you got your version from but it's nice you answered so people can have both versions and do their own research if interested, so thanks. I'll look it up too.

[@SJ-di5zu]

⁠@@MaiqelI’m a big Nadal fan but I think he was just exhausted and frustrated over losing to Del Potro. I doubt Nishikori did any real foul play. If I remember correctly, Nadal apologized at net after the match too. It’s probably the only match where I’ve ever seen Nadal’s emotions make him lose. But it kinda makes sense that it was a bronze medal match; guys like Nadal who have dominated the sport, they don’t want to play for third place. They want to win the Gold; anything less is a waste of time.

[@keykth4040]

One of Federers favorite tennis players.

[@Sy2023hk]

Japanese are very precise😊, he's gonna be a top player👍

[@umbalaxx]

Has anyone noticed that the camera angles in the last were SOOO much better than nowadays?

[@femforca]

Why do you upload 720p and not 1080p?

[@WivoRN]

Original matches are barely available online. 95% of them are 720p or less. I'm trying my best really 🥺

[@femforca]

@@WivoRN Oh, I get it. Thanks for the answer. I've been watching your videos for years and I've always wondered why it's 720P😅 That's why I asked. Keep up the good work bro! Thank you for your content!🙏🏼

[@WivoRN]

Thank you so much dear ❤️

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Thanks for this great video 👍

[@WivoRN]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gogigagagagigooo]

At that time, there were some players who can beat Big4 in GS. And now, today's player can't remove grandpa djokovic. That's sad.

[@zaggylds]

Why black screen so long?

[@tomilico]

insaneeeeeeeeeeeee

[@boracho7425]

Fun fact is that djokovic is even better now , than this

[@westonmeyer3110]

@@churitu7 He is better at shot selection and a far better volleyer, not to mention a fantastic server that far exceeds any other time in his career. Djokovic today destroys this Kei in straight sets. It may have been more difficult to hit a winner against Djokovic back then but it was far easier to win a point against him.

[@Ian-bb7vv]

Novak is in his prime rn

[@stevenfuego1116]

Rafa Rafa Rafa 🎉🎉🎉 2024 Djoko prepare the ass, because the gramslam record will be break again 😮

[@attilahun77]

I am serbian and Novak is like a true Hero in my country, but Nishikori looks like a Samurai on the field. Too bad he didn't achieve more..

[@Tronny]

Djokovic looked completely out of sorts here, not sure what the underline issue was but definitely far from his best, good win for nishi nonetheless

[@cedricdykmans9903]

I still enjoy watching good points at tennis. Too bad the title is so catchy. Does anyone still know what "shocked" means?

[@kenanderkroate]

Marin Cilic my revenge is for you my Croatian brother djokovic 😮

[@boriskostic6964]

And after that Novak went on to win 17 straights matches, completely ruined this guy's career and they have played verry intense matches after this one

[@nobody-ee2dt]

There is always a djokovic fan trying to ruin everything and make it about djokovic. Like bro, who asked u.

[@binladenplayz]

"I can't accept that my glorious king novak lost so I made this comment to cope and pleasure myself" is what I'm seeing

[@boriskostic6964]

@@binladenplayz chill out dude at the time I wasn't even watching tennis, I thought It would be nice to pinpoint

[@OrthodoxTsarist]

@@nobody-ee2dthe is right tho. Djokovic trashed him

[@tanmaybam]

@@nobody-ee2dt Make it about Djokovic ? The video is literally about Kei and Novak, what are you on about lol.

[@sebsamblast]

I am sad that you did cut the commentators to early at the end

[@WivoRN]

Due to copyrights unfortunately. I had no choice buddy

[@user-kh1ro6wv3t]

Novak got tired at the end of

[@凪-o5s]

今とこの頃でなんでラリーの長さが違うんだろうって思ったけど、この頃はBIG4が全盛期だったからみんな一撃必殺の球を打つしか勝ち目がなかったんだな 今はBIG4は引退したり衰えたりしてラリーで勝てるようになったから安定感重視のラリー戦になって見応えあるけど

[@prashantshukla6747]

But he lost final to Cilic in straight sets 6-3,6-3,6-3. Cilic was a beast in that tournament

[@gregjonglee]

Wait…Kei is the first Asian male to reach a grand slam final? Not true! Michael Chang won the French open at he age of 17 (youngest ever male to win a major), defeating both the number one ranked player, Evan Lendl, and then Stefan Edberg. Michael Chang became the coach for Kei.

[@WivoRN]

You're right, I should've said Kei is the first Asian "born" male, since Chang was born in the USA.

[@pvsk10]

Chang was an American player

[@dzailibu]

By that definition, isn't Agassi Asian too? You are just being a 🤡

[@klloo5689]

It's Ivan Lendl.

[@travisbickle5279]

409 vs 310 weeks at no.1 24 vs 20 27 vs 23 8 vs 6 6 vs 6 40 vs 28

[@Phurngirathaana]

Without Olympic gold 🥇 Novak Djokovic unfortunately will always remain incomplete 👍

[@travisbickle5279]

@@Phurngirathaana for desperate nadal fans maybe, hope novak dont plays olympia and focused more wimbl and the us openEnjoy with friends and family 👍🙏☺

[@romsrequest]

Novak will win Mr Olympia 2024

[@anseinueseima408]

why are you here comparing Djokovic with Federer when this video has nothing to do with Federer? Pathetic

[@OrthodoxTsarist]

@@PhurngirathaanaNadal is the child of Djokovic

[@erxishang61]

Felt like Federer Djokovic were washed by semis of US Open. Wimbledon finals, more tournaments leading up and all oppositions in US open were on fire so they had marathon matches leading up to semis. Marin played out of his mind and Kei played like god forgot to put fear in his hat.

[@parkthoven]

it's really WOW~~!!

[@theodorekim4193]

2011 Djokovic would have destroyed this Nishikori

[@westonmeyer3110]

No, he was even more inexperienced then. Today’s Djokovic destroys this Kei though.

[@GrinGottsGBL]

1:05

[@TheVice57]

prime Djokovic in 2014 ???

[@benthelearner6104]

Ok... It was in 2014 and it was their 4th duel and at the end it was 2-2... Then what happen... Novack won the 16 next match and is now 18-2... It looks like Novak had the upperhand after that...

[@user-hg8iq3or1m]

He just only won 2 times over Novack

[@keykth4040]

I don't get it. You said you make original content but then continue with this video which is basically just a copy and paste of a highlight reel from another recording.

[@marcelogomezvalencia]

Novak can have one of the worst attitudes from the big 4... but at the end of every match he takes off the match mask and unfold a very calm and respecful attitude. Such a Gentlemen.

[@kweizi5712]

Attitude after a match does not make up for poor attitude during the game because what happens during the game affects your opponent, something he is most likely very aware of.

[@dominiclester3232]

I’m sorry I totally disagree. Off court he is charming and intelligent. On court he is frequently very angry with everyone and at the end of the match the acting mask briefly appears, win or loose, until he shakes hands with the umpire. Then the mask comes down and we see his elation after a big win or tears after a big loss...

[@WuzzaWombat]

Novax is the fakest guy on the tour

[@rogernadal3999]

Big 4? Novak roger Rafa. #4? Stan?

[@kweizi5712]

@@rogernadal3999 Murray

[@Eduardo-xl8hu]

How did he shock, he literally won less games

[@ewertoncardoso6341]

Que jogão!!!! o Japinha não alivia uma bola, porrada do começo ao fim

[@tomyuuki4609]

今とは別人級のフットワーク、スイングスピードを持つこの時の圭が戻ることはもう無いだろう。34歳の彼がトーナメントで勝ち抜くにはフェデラーのような攻撃的なスタイルを身に着けなければならない。

[@stylistxxx]

NO NO NO DJOKO PRIME IS NOW !!!

[@titocabaperez287]

It's obvious that you hate djokovic

[@pretendersrule1589]

Yeah , but where is he now lololol

[@andistheinforitbutso7513]

with ur mom

[@mini_bytes4651]

and where are you in life compared to nishikori?

[@muriloborges9481]

I saw once somewhere that Djokovic had something in this match…like heat problem, I think it was in a documentary from that player Mardy Fish

[@brandonfrancis8696]

As always. djokobitch lose the match because he was not 100%. It is very hard to beat djokobitch when he is 100% fit. Tha’s why he have less fans than Roger and Rafa. He think he is the best of all. What he didn’t know is that he was beaten by Roger and Rafa constantly when Roger and Rafa were as fit as they were. He only manage to beat when the two were on the declining part of their career. In short, djokobitch has less mielage while Riger and Rafa had more. In conclussion, with the same mileage, djokobitch has less chance of beating the two greats. Anybody can argue but I am just looking at the facts (records). Look at their early career records. Look at Pete Sampras at his prime. Then what happened to him when Roger came into the scene. djokobitch is just lucky that the current gen is not as good as Roger and Rafa. Also, djokobitch, in AO 2023 draw was suck. US open main draw for the bitch was a gift. He fought BUMS! Whereas the other half were all the players who can beat the bitch fairly: MEDVEDEV, ZEVEREV, SINNER, ALCARAZ. Us open 2023 main draw was a shame. The bitch looks incredible in the eyes of casual tennis fans. Sometimes records sucks! THE QUALITY OF OPPONENTS MATTERS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT GREATNESS. If we remove ALCARAZ, SINNER, ZEVEREV, MEDVEDEV, RUNE in the tour, djokobitch can win almost all the tournament he will enter into. Is it a good record, of course it is. Is it great? For me, it isn’t. That’s almost exactly what happened in the aUs Open 2023. Although he fought the B side of medvedev. The thing that is not very nice with the bitch is: everytime heloses, he always have a problem with his fitness as if he is fit no one can beat him. REALLY?!

[@travisbickle5279]

this match is the best proof that the weather the wind or here like in the video the heat THE weather always the BIGGEST OPPONENT for djokovic is. 2018 in the night session by the us open2018,novak destroys nishikori.

[@jmilne5751]

Read my comment prior...I have said for years Djokovic is easily beatable in the heat of the day...Unfortunately for some time now he gets his slam matches at night....

[@williamegnever3831]

was novak injured or something or nah?

[@WivoRN]

nah

[@sagniksingha]

Sadly such players have been missing from the mix barring one performance by Medvedev and one by Alcaraz. Where are the Murrays, Wawrinkas, Cilics, Del Potros and Nishikoris of this generation? Hopefully Alcaraz and Sinner rise but state of tennis is dismal.

[@huzcer]

Such players? Kei Nishikori had 18 defeats in a row to Djokovic after this match. Even Tsitsipas has a better h2h against Djokovic basically 😂

[@sagniksingha]

@@huzcer 🤣😂 In a bid to try an show off your oversmartness you missed the point. It's ok not your cup of tea. You're like Nishikori :D

[@huzcer]

@@sagniksingha eh no. you can't make a point about "such players" lol. only a moron would claim 1 of a 22 match h2h makes a player 😁 It's like saying Federer was a challenge to Djokovic recently when it was still aged only 30, over 10 years before Federer retired ( well before this match here in fact) that he was last able to win a slam match against Djokovic.

[@ggrapho]

Djoko looks tired ... normal after all these victories ..

[@WuzzaWombat]

Excuses

[@ggrapho]

@@WuzzaWombat reality

[@jooamin86]

japanese Ronaldinho

[@naveen4830]

Novak didn’t take any injections for this match😂

[@rogernadal3999]

What do you mean?

[@urkling]

Don't go down in the comments. Fanboys are the worst. All of them.

[@johnwicked4982]

where is he now? 😂😂😂😂

[@giantusa]

Uniqlo was the the winner either way that day

[@hohenstaufenz]

First Asian male to reach a Grand Slam Final? Did you forget Michael Chang winning the French Open?

[@drummersinger5324]

Djokovic best ever? UH huh.

[@user-cq5ki9py6u]

I see now. You are one of the Novak's hater out there. Find out what is the record H2H between Novak and the Japanese guy. That will give you the correct answer.

[@テニテニ]

テニス星人達を相手に勇敢に戦った偉大な男

[@user-wk8vj1ng5f]

日本語のコメント見ると安心するな

[@captainrogercall5742]

Lol,what about fed getting beaten by cilic and going to win the finals? Oh ok i got "fed was not in his prime"

[@chrislu29]

lol then it's 0-16 between these two.

[@toox]

well, head to head : Djokovic 18, Nishikori 2 :D

[@usapatriot5078]

Djokovic has played for a long time vs Nishikori is a new player.

[@brandy.2]

This man have the same capability of anticipating as Djokovic has today. I think Djokovic copy mostly this man to increase his Tennis. All Djokovic is to copy people Zero technic on Tennis❤ Nadal is the Goat ❤🎉