The Last Dance 😢 Roger Federer vs Rafa Nadal (2019) | The Last Game Of Their Final Grand Slam Match

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[@vickster5001]

There will never be anything quite as magical as watching Federer and Nadal play each other. So very special.

[@aswinsrikanth408]

Novak and Rafa Novak and Murray Novak and Roger better Rafa vs ROger was too onesided - Rafa was far better as a whole That's why Novak and Rafa are fighting for the GOAT title and Fed is crying in his own backyard

[@JoshuaMutsawu]

Novak and roger is nowhere near as good a rivalry as Rafa and fed going at it.

[@leovogts1999]

​​@@aswinsrikanth408nadal with his 209 weeks at number one, and federer being better in 4/5 of the big tournaments, not really

[@aswinsrikanth408]

@@JoshuaMutsawuLol Nadal destroyed fed pretty much everytime before which Rafa scarcely played in hard and when he played, Roger destroyed him in last few events as roger won 7 out of last 8 against Nadal, out of which 6 were in hard and 1 in grass and 1 in clay(which rafa won). So it was onesided from the start for Rafa and at the end for Roger, so they didn't push the boundaries, whereas Roger-Novak was evenly distributed(except maybe grandslams) and as for Novak-Rafa, it's the single greatest rivalry of tennis history, very evenly distributed 30-29

[@tolendoi123]

@@leovogts1999But talking about rivalry, Rafa Roger was not a rivalry. Novak and Rafa, now that’s a rivalry. The number 1 vs 2 of all time. Roger’s just an annoying pest…

[@Philiopantheon82]

A rivalry that will never be forgotten...whether we were a Rafa fan or Roger fan, we just enjoyed this epic marathon over decades

[@Skibbidyboobop]

What's funny is I used to choose a side. Now that their era is ending, I love all three of them. Not quite the same, but I realize how lucky and graced we all were as spectators of their incredible talent and personality.

[@milenarubil5207]

I am a Novak fan.

[@Skibbidyboobop]

I used to be a Rafa fan. Now I'm a Novak fan. It's the era and the people therein.

[@h-dawg1876]

I think we both loved and hate these matches. But as time went we fell in love with both players being great

[@MrCFreaks]

There is still Carlos and Sinner

[@Entername-md1ev]

In a way it was very fitting that Fedal’s last two meetings ever were at RG and Wimbledon as much as I would’ve liked to see more of them playing each other

[@jlwebster9]

Would've been great if it came at US Open 😂

[@julianoalvesvitoria1790]

Até estranho não facil chega na final tinha doidos doidas falava que tudo Atp Fórmula Europa tudo comprado vendido $$E visto pra experiência

[@markwatson3766]

Djokovic has single handedly destroyed federer-nadal match up consistently for them fans. Hence, they curse him.

[@kavinraj4689]

@@markwatson3766 Those toxic fans dont deserve a federer-nadal matchup

[@moonchild9237]

@@markwatson3766 RG : Rafa - Djok 8-2 USO : Rafa - Djok 2-1 🤭

[@bioveraorganics4369]

Not sure if this golden era in tennis will ever be repeated. Amazing stuff for two decades.

[@jagjitsinghmanku2283]

I’m old enough to remember Sampras/ Agassi era as well.

[@toddjohnson271]

Always been good times......grew up with Connors/McEnroe Borg.....Becker/Lendl....Sampras/Agassi, now BIG 3 and beyond. It always changes.

[@IvanRandomDude]

New Golden Era: Alcaraz, Rune and Rudd

[@MrTurbo87lx]

Never

[@toddjohnson271]

@@IvanRandomDude Outside of Alcaraz no "new" guy impresses me. At this point.......c'mon US tennis!

[@212go]

Man missing Roger a lot 😢

[@ce7768]

They need to play for fun after next year. TRUST me - fans will watch them and stop going that the actual games. Well, maybe it would coincide with the games bc i know they both wouldn't want to do that anyway lol

[@prashantshirali1258]

The Artist and The Matador and Their Last Magnificent Duel at a Gladiatorial Arena

[@sophieoshaughnessy9469]

Such good characterizations!

[@GoDawgs18]

I’m so thankful I started watching tennis and became a huge Federer fan in 2019. I never got to see him win a grand slam, but I did get to see the last year of him in elite form

[@virat5828]

Still thankful after what happened in final?

[@flaviencrozier]

​@@virat5828 Play a Grand Slam final at the age of 38, almost win it after defeating Nadal in the semis and Djokovic in the final...we can be thankful to saw this man played such an incrdible tennis at this stage of his career 👌

[@virat5828]

@@flaviencrozier I think most fedfans would be thankful if Federer lost easy rather than getting so close.

[@flaviencrozier]

@@virat5828 "If if if... doesn't exist". I'm always and still devastated about what happened in the final. But Novak won, even though Roger was better in this final, the serb was more clutch than Fed in the tiebreaks and this is what cost to the Swiss the title. Djokovic deserves it for his mental strength and his capability to stay calm, stay in the match despite the fact that 90% of the crowd was behind his opponent. The sport is sometimes cruel but this is only sport...

[@novakgoatovic]

@@flaviencrozier u will see moron. What will Novak play and win and what his ranking will be at 38 y.o. we will laugh at federer

[@cameo2277]

a perfect ending: their final 2 meetings happened in the semis of their respective grand slams

[@lewisf14t18]

It would be better on respective finals, not perfect then mate😢

[@MgoUmk]

although RG sucked to play with a lot of wind that made it almost unplayable

[@tennisradu]

@@MgoUmk It's also about who can adapt better though... :D

[@james-vx7nv]

And the player won on their favoured surface. Rafa won on his beloved clay, Federer won on his beloved grass.

[@cameo2277]

@@lewisf14t18 yeah sadly the seeding didn’t work out that way

[@sailgoat4733]

Both these guys, I don't know what it is, they put on the best matches of all time together. Yeah there's Djokovic vs Fed and Djokovic vs Nadal, but nothing matched the energy and emotional rollercoaster of an atmosphere that was Federer vs Nadal

[@Marifer19]

Piensas que este partido fue mejor que el de Djokovic en Australia 2012 o Djokovic Federer 2015 . 2019 Wimbledon. Pues no has visto nada de Adrenalina. La mejor rivalidad por lejos es Djokovic & Nadal ya que ambos solo tienen 1 año de diferencia. Nadal siempre le ganaba a Federer por el tonto revés que tenía lamentablemente y nadie le ayudó a corregir.

[@symba-uo3os]

This hurts so much.... He was moving well, he saw the ball so well, he was serving well... But sadly his mental strenght was not up there with Novak, that final he Lost, was for me the most heartbreaking sport event ever, and i am a huge soccer fan, F1 , Cycling,and many others... Sometimes i think he should had stopped After last ao win, but then he came so close, so probably was the right choice.... God I miss him so much.

[@andreihorodniceanu6541]

Don t forget, after AO he also won Wimbledon

[@Rodolka]

40 - 15

[@sidtrip1]

@@Rodolka This 40-15 quip is getting old and there's nothing original about it. Federer not only won AO 17 but defended it the next year.

[@sidtrip1]

@@andreihorodniceanu6541 absolutely

[@Sammy-mz3ri]

He had 2 MP. It was like roulette at the end and 50 to 50%

[@tennis-man1902]

5:56 Nadal turns beast mode ON. Whenever under pressure he is soooo clutch

[@letrantrung1]

I am looking for this comment. I am not Rafa's fan, but Federer missed too many important points. No wonder he is behind Novak and Rafa in the GOAT race.

[@VishalSharma-hx7kg]

Just sad that they don't make such classy matches anymore! Golden Era gone!

[@eugenelazarev9795]

I couldn't agree more with commentators of this match - two great champions. I fell in love with tennis because of these two. Surface doesn't matter, it was always a top level of tennis from Rafa and Roger. Huge respect to Roger for his fantastic long and prolific career. I miss him so much. And huge respect to Rafa for amazing career too, fortunately he's still with us. Thanks for 2008 Championships final to them both, it was incredible!

[@ferdinandelpedes2280]

The aura that a Federer-Nadal match produces at Wimbledon is unmatched! ❤

[@theonlycity8393]

The 2 most iconic tennis player of all time ❤

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

Federer is the most iconic tennis player. Nadal is the greatest clay player. Djokovic is the greatest tennis player lf all time.

[@marzieli]

​@Hristijan Dimitrovski always a Djoko fan...

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

@@marzieli os there something wrong?? And btw, I'm fan of all these guys because all of 3 of them are incredible players. But I'm just realistic

[@mauropagliaro5068]

Roger has played the best tennis ever seen. No other player is able to get to that level. Not Even defensive Djoko.

[@heavybattle6650]

for Fedal fans.

[@R0b7]

Man that 2019 final result is still painful

[@charmanderpandey551]

10:33 Look how Federer waited for Nadal. Mutual respect for each other.

[@thinkingmind9816]

That is actually a wimby tradition, both the players are supposed to walk out of the court together after the game, no special gesture here

[@felipevallejosmellado2081]

I will never recover from that 40-15 in the fifth in the final.

[@Silk1970]

I never expected Roger to go past 17 Slams going into the 2017 Australian Open, so to get to 20 was sweet. But losing the final was devastating, I kind of expected that it was his last shot at the time but to lose 3 tiebreak sets and 2 match points on a day when his serve was so dominant really hurt. It wasn't the fact of the loss as it was Novak, it was getting so close.

[@suteeaesdes6223]

It's fine, the man was like 38. Novak right now (Apr 2023) is 35. He's more than amazing.

[@kikaa1884]

The 11 most dominant players in open era(1968 to 2023) as world no 1 are 1.Novak Djokovic=382 weeks 2.Roger Federer=310 weeks 3.Pete Sampras=286 weeks 4. Ivan Lendl=270 weeks 5.Jimmy Connors=268 weeks 6. Rafael Nadal=209 weeks 7.John McEnroe=170 weeks 8. Bjorn Borg=109 weeks 9.Andre Agassi=101 weeks 10.Llytton Hewitt=80 weeks 11.Stephan Edberg=72 weeks

[@kikaa1884]

Stephan Edberg is among the best and greatest 🎾 player in open era. He won everything except French open title but he reached French open finals 1 time which was close and intense match against Chang actually

[@kikaa1884]

Not only Stephan Edberg but Ivan lendl also reached Wimbledon finals 2 Times and lost to Boris Becker and pat cash in straight sets also Ivan Lendl is best 3/4 surfaces also (Red clay,Hard courts and Carpets)

[@bennyahmadi5965]

The King of Wimbledon 🎉

[@zella417bcarter9]

i STILL MISS FEDERER.

[@ThrowbackTennis]

Probably the last great rivalry between a single handed and a double handed backhand, Nadal started the rivalry with a win and Federer winning the last match. And Federer might also be the last player to dominate the sport with a single handed backhand.

[@stefanlosty444]

Stan Novak was great

[@thelegacy1083]

Well for me Rafa and Nole’s rivalry is greater overall. They’ve literally played the most amount of matches against each other in the history of tennis and sport man, one more meeting and it will be 60 meetings! That’s crazy, but because their H2H is closer as well currently being 30-29 to Nole, and they are only one year apart in age, so for me their rivalry is undoubtedly the greatest in the history of any sport.

[@stefanlosty444]

@@thelegacy1083 the shot making was slightly more of a slog though, need that one-hander aesthetic

[@thelegacy1083]

@@stefanlosty444 In your opinion. Any style of tennis is subjective. I prefer gruelling gladiatorial matches which Rafa and Nole were the best at providing.

[@stefanlosty444]

@@thelegacy1083 gruelling is correct. The op's comment was about shbh vs dhbh rivalries

[@kpopx21xtim]

Loved this match, two friends, two rivals, two great champions. I still miss seeing Federer play to this day, since he was the first pro tennis player i looked up to all the way back when i first started playing tennis 15-20 years ago.

[@virat5828]

I remember being quite busy those days but still had the match playing on my phone, checking it once in a while. Even as a Novak fan i skipped his match with RBA but this is a rivalry I can't miss, especially knowing it could be the last one. It gave me the nostalgia of my childhood days of Fedal finals at wimbledon. The match, the atmosphere, the ending everything was perfect. Really miss those good 'ol days.

[@stevehughes1510]

Two amazing athletes, such great players and role models for the youngsters, the likes of which we may never seen again, that 3 way rivalry with Novak, an incredible era in sport.

[@marion817]

As much as I’d like to reminisce with this match ending the Fedal rivalry, knowing that in the final Roger failed to convert that 40-15, I can’t muster even watching this in a positive light. Even if Roger ended up with just 21 slams and still not the GS record holder, what a statement would it have been to win his last slam against BOTH Rafa and Nole at almost 38 years old, which would make the GOAT debate much more interesting than the “who won the most slams” argument. After all these years, Wimbledon 2019 still hurts so bad:(

[@fishingwcp]

It’s a testament to Roger to have turned that rivalry around in the last several years against nadal

[@lsmart]

What a glorious way to end a glorious rivalry between two men who had not only great respect, but also great love for each other. I was not aware of the last part until the final Fed event, when Nadal wept like a baby, and in doing so raised my respect for him even more than it already was, although I was a Fed fanatic since the day Sampras retired.

[@SMNtheNight]

6:24 Nadal's final forehand was immaculate, but this powerful backhand right here set it up. It's a shot that is STILL to this day underrated because of how dominant his forehand is, but we have seen these sorts of setups countless times for decades. I'll never forget what these two legends brought to the game and how much they have influenced my own.

[@dimitrism.1814]

Nadal's backhand is his biggest weakness and is one of the worst among elite players

[@Aman-nk5uq]

@@dimitrism.1814 get a brain

[@Pearcewreck]

Since 2016 Nadal's forehand has been the most overrated shot in tennis, he makes so many errors on that side now. Federer worked this out and attacked Nadal's forehand and won 6 of their last 7 matches, from 2016 to this one in 2019.

[@jzgame1]

@@Pearcewreck I can't believe what I'm reading. People would say anything for a bit of originality right?

[@GholamFareed]

@@Pearcewreck from 2015 actually.

[@adityasrinivasan5881]

The artist vs The matador ; THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RIVALRY EVER

[@willemvanrooyen1327]

😢❤❤😢 I already miss him.

[@nadsat11]

Precioso final, para una historia de amistad y rivalidad épica que quizá sea irrepetible. Parece un pequeño epílogo que representa perfectamente lo que ha sido su carrera conjunta. Dos maestros, dos leyendas, dos amigos. Una vez más, precioso, irrepetible e incomparable.😪

[@remidemeere7894]

The joy of watching those to play cannot be overstated

[@rileyreese3991]

Their rivalry is poetry. Films will be made...

[@MarianMurphy-rz8ej]

And lies probably told therein unfortunately. Still great athletes

[@paulelverstone8677]

These guys. I've been fortunate enough to see many great players over the last 45yrs but nothing compares to the rivalry of these great players and great friends. Gentlemen; it's been a pleasure...

[@omarmohammd5276]

i miss him

[@thehandyguy]

My life hasn’t been the same without Roger, and now Nadal. The legends I grew up with are retiring and I wish I would have appreciated them more while they were here

[@roberto3752]

I miss Roger versus Rafa, The Match. Clay, grass, hard court. Always a great show.

[@fergusmckee]

8:19 I've tried this shot so many times playing, so much harder than it looks. Fed is halfway up the court (no-mans land), taking the ball on the rise off Nadal heavy topspin - gets his feet just right the enable enough force downwards for a putaway - daring - terrific!

[@anirudhdharmavaram2535]

The Greatest Rivalry in all of sport

[@carloss___77]

No

[@thelegacy1083]

Nah Rafa, Nole is greater imo.

[@ticotops]

Have been watching Federer play since 2003… His style of tennis just lit up the sport. Never have I seen a player with so much talent and class… Miss watching him play very much..

[@ahmedkhan-bi8lv]

The most exciting rivalry of all time. The playing style so contradictory to each other makes the match immensely entertaining. Its sad we won't see this again.

[@jerryl9823]

The end of a great era and this match was a classic in itself. Wimbledon 2019

[@marzieli]

Thank God i got to know them since i was a teenager and became a Rafa fan❤ love their bromance 🙃

[@Gautam55558]

The Greatest ever Rivalry. Two GOATS🐐🐐

[@carloss___77]

No

[@adaa1078]

GOAT won the whole thing

[@angelavaz8936]

Federer only player can play like amazing we all miss Federer

[@alexbakuta7375]

Nadal always got in Federer's heads with his stamina and consistency. Legends on court. Federer bridged generations from beating Sampras and Aggasi to playing Nadal and Novak

[@jakehuang3545]

And to beating the NextGens too 😄

[@jooohan]

Stamina and consistency? Please... Maximum topspin to the backhand, no?

[@ChristiaanRoest79]

​@@jooohanFederer has been better than Nadal overall. Only not on clay

[@jooohan]

@@ChristiaanRoest79 Define better. Their H2H is heavily one-sided (yes, it's like 6-1 for Fed since 2017 AO final). Has Fed won more majors on grass and hard? Yes, he has. Does not matter much who's better now. In their stratosphere, it's the GOAT that counts. Neither of the two - Fed, Rafa - is or will be that.

[@ChristiaanRoest79]

@@jooohan Much better. More grand slams titles other than Roland Garros. He also won the last two grand slam matches at Australia and Wimbledon. Other than clay he is definitely better and a more complete player. H2h says nothing.

[@susanstavrou4232]

My all time two legends!!!!!!

[@ajhook5614]

The Matador and the Maestro. Best rivalry ever!...by some distance too!

[@stevenlasover7062]

It doesn't get any better than this.

[@araka3279]

C'est fou de voir le nombre de finales de Federer et Nadal à wimbledon. Phénoménal.

[@flaviencrozier]

Pour le coup là c'était une demi-finale (le dernier match entre les deux). Ils se sont tout de même affrontés 3 fois en finale (2006, 2007 et 2008) ce qui reste un record à Wimbledon (partagé avec la rivalité Edberg Becker en 1988, 89 et 90, et la rivalité Federer Djokovic en 2014, 2015 et 2019).

[@divicospower9112]

@@flaviencrozier Et Roddick vs Federer

[@chocomousses]

Not their best matchups but damn these grandpas still producing some other wordly shots. 2019 was the last year all three of them being healthy and competitive at the same time. This gives me so much feels 😢

[@danielmaluenda9731]

Still remember the 2008 Wimbledon final ; what an epic finale yet beginning to one of the most exquisite rivalries of Tennis ..

[@shubhjoshi6205]

One of the greatest rivalries in sporting history: FEDAL

[@grigolko]

Two Goats playing each other to meet another Goat in the final

[@TheGreyj]

This type of tennis will never be seen again! Incredible. Fed plays more like an artist than sportsman

[@youngpark7882]

Best rivalry and best friendship in the history of tennis.

[@GiuseppeCivitella-go5ih]

A match etched in the collective memory of million of fans and is an important part of tennis history.

[@AnIvchenko]

This riverly made me love tennis. And I think not only me. Fedal will be forever missed

[@dusankomerc]

Its always nice to watch match between 2nd and 3rd best player ever.

[@yilunlin6280]

Their fighting always make me so exciting!

[@labibsayed1192]

First Match was won by Rafa and the last was won by Roger despite being so old to Rafa….Roger ❤❤The Goat

[@PatrickQuiroz-wh8ty]

best matches of all time together

[@miguelpanta]

deeply moved by the excellence and respect of those two giants

[@anouarben779]

The Greatest the sport had ever seen !

[@wobblertv8083]

The broadsword v the Scimitar. ..Beautifully contrasting styles .

[@Beloved1vy]

Miss watching these 2 excellent players!

[@SkySoushi]

7:30 tennis so good the commentator thought it was the final lol

[@yousefbhoyroo6960]

Two great Legends

[@burhanaltintop87]

I was born in 87 and really im so grateful because i had the opportunity to live during this era Roger Rafa novak..

[@jt5051]

2008 Wimbledon was the most magical match ever. I will forever miss these two titans battle it out.

[@rubenross7218]

Eso es el mejor tenis del 🌍 🎉

[@BinaryRex18]

It is fitting that their last match was a wimbledon semifinal ❤

[@seanmulloy854]

One of my favorite Roger matches, this one. I truly thought he was going to beat Novak after this. He looked that dialed in. And he had it on his racket with Novak. Him running around that forehand at 8-7 is my worst sporting memory ever. Simple backhand? Wimbledon Champion. Wins over Rafa and Novak, 2 days apart, at 38 years old. Still...guy gave me so many great memories, I can't ever fault him. Favorite athlete ever, any sport.

[@belinda0871]

Love Roger! Always very special.

[@praveenbilung4684]

I Literally miss them both....

[@khalilabba334]

Can’t stop crying 😭

[@wassilafritschy2793]

MAGNIFIQUE ❤❤❤🎾👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ebtisamalkhouri5013]

اشتقنالك روجر ❤❤❤

[@gamer.big_daddy]

Both together are ❤

[@rogefedwon]

This is the match I most excited to watch ever. The anticipation was unreal for those two days of build up 😢

[@Greebstreebling]

A great era in tennis, probably never to be repeated.

[@tennistron588]

The encounters by these 2 over two decades is forever etched in my mind. Had to come back to this match after just watching Raffa eliminated at Madrid 2024. So many Summers I remember because of these two, time takes it all. 2 of the greatest legends of this sport.. tennis misses these 2.

[@gianniskamakas3578]

I cheered for the point at 6:27 even if I am RF fan. This match was epic and sadly was the last one

[@m.a.g.3920]

The ones who are loved,❤❤❤ and then the stat star 🥱🥱

[@suyog.4]

Respect ❤

[@MrStampfer]

*awesome* ❤ both of them. #danke for this great Game.

[@thesanjayd]

Beautiful moments ❤

[@cesarperezpasten1140]

Dos leyendas❤

[@user-pb7uf6pv2v]

그렇게 낭만의 시대는 끝이났다...ㅜ

[@sajaykumar4881]

Oh boy!!! I miss them already

[@shahg25]

This makes me cry

[@alexandrugheorghe5610]

Legends!

[@funfor1life]

How do I miss seeing Federer at Wimbledon. The next match should have ended in his 21st and last grand slam title. It hurt then, stull hurts now.

[@vitolamonica6573]

Fantastic match!

[@kevinzahri78]

Coming here after watching their 1st encounter from Miami 2004. Wow.

[@wellabonneau.goodjob..salu8663]

Love them both…always looking forward to see them play…😂❤😂❤😂❤😂

[@zieglerspurs]

The two GOATs. Just incredible tennis.

[@jayhamid630]

Two of the masters putting on their best show.

[@valdirflores6449]

Senhores! O esporte do tênis, e tudo que o cerca, faz parte de um núcleo muito especial de seres humanos. É tão especial, que o cotidiano de suas vidas e quase um segredo, muita discrição. Nem bom nem ruim; é um esporte salutar que deveria fazer parte do currículo de todas as escolas, principalmente aqui no Brasil, que tem tanta criança perambulando pelas ruas!

[@lynsanderalejandronavas1347]

In the future we'll be able to say that we were lucky enough to watch these two beasts playing against each other. What a fantastic rivalry.

[@aryastark772]

It was a rivalry on court but off court it was such a joy to watch their friendship blossom into something wonderful. They formed a close bond because they have similar personalities compared to Djokovic. Both Nadal and Roger don’t have massive egos and are down to earth, easy to get along with and kind people

[@backflipcreative3228]

yeah sure, after Nadal's latest comments on Djokovic we all know how 'down to earth and kind' he is.

[@otherc]

@@backflipcreative3228 totally agree