This will NEVER Happen Again

[@jeeess3063]

These kinds of matches will always be missed. No repeats of these. These were the greatest........

[@michellewinfield3899]

Never be another Nadal or novak.they are total legends and we love them both .❤❤❤❤

[@ValentinG23]

60 meeting with Nadal and 50 with Federer, 10% of Novak’s career matches were against the 2 other members of the big 3 !!!!

[@Alex-eu3wd]

Great highlights - thank you so much for sharing. They really were so good even that young.

[@bobgeorges]

Only one can be the greatest, and that's Novak Djoković, no matter how much you hate him. The rest are just great. Over and out.

[@leonwong8976]

0:22 😮

[@abdullahkk8039]

Novak is a fine tennis player, can’t compare him with rafa and roger. Nobody can denied that we were expecting and waiting them in final, after all Novak showed up but 😢injured rafa and roger. You can see how massive rafa played in 2008

[@treatseaweed]

@@abdullahkk8039 Novak 24 bt Nadal 22

[@LA-ev9tq]

That Djokosmash at the end...That hurts man. Tennis can be so cruel

[@bqcjm2ldnstuff]

Smash cost him at least 2 GS titles , 3-4 masters 1000 and Olympic gold...

[@sameertripathi7170]

He never learned how to hit a smash such a pity

[@ppv1780]

The best level we’ve seen, especially since both are the most competitive ever, even more so than Roger, both would die to win.

[@dominiccusi2210]

sometimes I try to convince myself watching alcaraz and sinner play is at the same level as the big 3 era then I see these old matches and am reminded I'm wrong

[@darrionrobson8004]

But they are not far behind I hate seeing Rafa struggle against players he would have normally wiped the floor with. His lack of match play is showing 😢

[@Rickcarleson2152]

Tennis has changed a lot. The balls fly faster and bounce slower, it's different from watching modern day tennis.

[@ivek255]

Lets be honest close to prime djoko or nadal would smash alcaraz and sinner all day long

[@Rickcarleson2152]

@@ivek255 not exactly.

[@matthewwalsh974]

​@@ivek255Definitely.

[@raily9713]

This level of tennis will never comeback, it's simply from another galaxy

[@jaydenlee5705]

They said that about Pete Sampras and Andre Aggassi now we have the big three the next generation such as Carlos and Jannik maybe even not them will prove to be great as well looking forward to this elite level of tennis.

[@JoTokutora]

@@jaydenlee5705 Carlos has more tools than Nadal did at the same age, but Nadal consistency and movement and the competition of opponents of the era was greater. Peak Fed, and you can how good was Novak, and That Nadal monster era

[@solar75wind]

Not really. Sinner, Alcaraz, Rune, and sometimes Berettini and Cobolli fairly consistently play at this level of speed or higher. Alcaraz and Sinner are arguably the best movers of all time.

[@michaeljoseph4530]

Nah these matches were more intense than the current Carlos and Sinner and but they could match up overcome in the future

[@JoTokutora]

@@michaeljoseph4530 true, 2008 time was much more difficult, we had Peak Federer, Murray, Novak and Nadal

[@BigSaleGolem]

This tennis is from another world

[@joelleaebi6691]

congrcongratulations RAFAf well done for your countcountry 🥰👏👏👍

[@ravishankartj5749]

The 2013 us open final was another classic as was the 2012 Australian open. Exceptional tennis

[@seaneckhart9914]

You can tell Roidal always gives Novak a cold, salty handshake unlike his bff Federer who he has dominant record against

[@kradoste6268]

If the fate of humanity depended on a tennis match against an alien invasion, you’d definitely choose Rafael Nadal to play on Roland-Garros.

[@NineOneOneFx]

The beginning of the now INFAMOUS DjokoSMASH!

[@GrigorSamsa]

❤❤❤

[@jonathanmanning6425]

It would be so cool if Rafa won to make it 30-30 :)

[@Sanjid_me]

That's all competitions. But in grand slams rafa leads 11-7. And grand slam final rafa leads 5-4.

[@suryansdash5830]

@@Sanjid_me and 10 of those grand slam matches were in roland garros.

[@shouhanyun8203]

@@suryansdash5830 doesnt matter as 8 are still played on surfaces which djoko is better at. What does matter is how many of those 10 he won

[@Sanjid_me]

@@suryansdash5830 he beat Djokovic in us open (hard court) 2-1

[@cobra7282]

@@Sanjid_me Okay and it's 2--2 at Monte Carlo. My point being that just because it's clay or HC does not mean it's a players favorite court. PC at RG is Nadal's favorite court to play on. Djokovic's favorite court to play on is RLA at the AO and they have played a grand total of 2 matches there. Djokovic won both of those matches. If Nadal was as good at AO as Djokovic has been at RG they would have a lot more than two matches there and their H2H would look a whole lot different in that scenario.

nadal won olympic gold over novak on hard courts. Could it be poetic justice that novak wins gold over nadal on clay?

[@shawne7228]

The editing of the match point was a little frustrating.. how far was the smash out?

[@edgybravo4287]

On clay gives Nadal a realistic shot at this point in their careers this should be legendary

[@Summon256]

Not even clay anymore dude, he is just too washed out in general on ANY surface...it's a big miracle he was capable of reaching final of that recent Swedish tournament at all, even by playing against bunch of nobodies...

[@MichaelJordan-d4f]

We will always remember that miss...

[@imelusb1528]

You will not see those bombs forehand tomorrow. Yes, they slowed down, but they are still, biggest tennis legends today.

[@novembersky3749]

LOV them equally!

[@MiroslaavCurcic]

I forgot how well these two gladiators actually played. Today, only Alcaraz is reminded of this. Enjoy and have fun in the last fight, write history.

[@HBK492]

If that indeed was the end, what a poetic end to this rivalry. Started at chatrier with 6:4 and ended on chatrier with 6:4.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

What level of play! 🔥 Let's go Nole! ❤️🇷🇸

[@GrigorSamsa]

11:18 Djoko smash 😊😍😂

[@MiroslaavCurcic]

Achilles heel 😂🫠

[@groscaramelmou2583]

For those bringing the fact nadal won 11/18 of their encounters in gs, let me tell you why this stat is meaningless (h2h stats are meaningless most of the time in tennis) : There are 4 grand slams tournaments, and Nadal met Djokovic 10 Times (of 18) in only one of them : Rolland Garros. Nadal won 14 Rolland Garros, and Djokovic (who was highly ranked nearly everytime) met him 10 times which just means that Djokovic (the N2 strongest clay player of their Era), was strong enough to meet Nadal in the later parts of the tournaments 10 times. On the other hand : Djokovic won 10 oa and 7 Wimbledon, and Nadal only met him 5 Times in this TWO GRAND SLAMS. Which just means Nadal wasn't good enough to reach to Djokovic in those tournaments (at least, not as good as novak in french open). To make it simple : if Novak was way worse than he was in french open, and lost in the early tours of the tournament, hé could have won 5-3 in grand slams against Nadal, never meeting him AT Rolland Garros. That's why those restrictive h2h records are just meaningless (and not only in this case). Still, the best tennismen of all time, and i hope besides the pointless wars, you all enjoyed their rivalry as much as i did.

[@KathleenSoriano-c2l]

At least they are around the same age so that’s good tennis on both sides but federa is not there just nadal Novak whom always competed against one and other was good as Novak was last of the three so he learnt a lot from federa and nadal it was good tennis as they were all more or less same age not too young just more experienced let’s see the younger generation give us some great tennis in years to come❤

[@sazileinstein]

that irritating leela hotel ad👹👹👹

[@abdogrammar]

That last smash was heartbreaking for djokovic Knowing he was the better player in that set and actually believed in his chances to beat Nadal However it wasn't his destiny to win

[@David_james77]

Better player? Nadal in 2008 was the best player in the world

[@abdogrammar]

@@David_james77 that's why I said "in the match" Once novak won the second set he truly believed he could win You can even see his frustration during some of the points in the third set he wasted

[@RicardoGarcia-wk8ds]

​@@David_james77 learn how to understand what you read

[@JoTokutora]

Erm no he want, it was even, the bias is strong here

[@David_james77]

@@RicardoGarcia-wk8ds learn how to write/speak

[@quentincrisp6933]

What have you been smoking or drinking? Nadal is a shell of himself! Novak will put a beat down on the "King of Clay"

[@emiliasoria8918]

Posiblemente teniendo en cuenta como esta, lo poco que ha competido... Será como la que se llevó el serbio en Londres... ahh. sí, que tenía la rodilla chunga a.. .

[@cjohnson7508]

It won't be the last for sure.

[@vagsancho]

It Will BE. Defineately.

[@westonmeyer3110]

Djokovic is struggling to get to finals and Nadal is struggling to get to quarterfinals. It’s definitely the last time barring an insane draw at the US Open or something.

[@cobra7282]

@@westonmeyer3110 Nadal's ranking always leaves the door open for 1st or 2nd round matches with Djokovic. This is course requires both players to be playing in the same tournaments.

[@arvindsharma3518]

fedrar, novak and nadal . the great era. .....

[@jeanustin]

It was like Alcaraz and Sinner then

[@susanharris3224]

which Olympics was this?

[@regi40933]

😢 what a stupid mistake smash at the end, if they play in tie break ,Novak could win it

[@RichardsWorld]

That is probably the most disappointing shot that Novak has in career. Looks like maybe he was going to cry after the match.

[@pagoteras2630]

Nadal is a big pkayer i dont like to see him with this level. I think is better to do like federer that finish on time or sampras. I prefer remenber a good nadal that this one

[@reanlizer582]

who is watching this after watching the match ?!

[@Pearl.M1020]

This and so much of other things make RAFA THE GOAT!!! Btw first time I seen Novak cry. First time I feel bad for him.

[@novembersky3749]

[@КапитанКудашов-с5л]

Joko smash

[@Ace-Ace1]

And Novak Djokovic wins the gold medal going through Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz!

[@quentincrisp6933]

and Novak went on to become the G.O.A.T.

[@JoTokutora]

Novak -lying style is simple more suitable for longer time than Nadal, Nadal declined faster

[@ezelegui7901]

@@JoTokutora when they were in their peak, novak still came on top, look at ao 2012, 2019, wimbledon 2018, roland garros 2021, etc

[@numbpf4238]

Peak 2021 ahahahahahahaha sure the only RG that he won on that era. Ahahahahaha 2022? nahh and maybe peak on 2020? Naah again. You mark the only year that you are interested. You should be embarrassing on say that mess.

[@JoTokutora]

@@numbpf4238 didn’t Rafa Bageles a Novak at at RG in 22?

[@suryansdash5830]

@@JoTokutora 20*

[@dannyh1189]

I’ve mentioned this before and I’m sorry to be so thirsty…. But you’re very handsome and your accent is very cute. Show your face more. It’ll for sure get you more likes/subscribers. If nothing else, test it out to see if you do. I’d watch

[@felixfelix205]

29/30 not that big difference

[@zgreyling7340]

This is zn old game.

[@MRInv-rx1gf]

Novak in 2008 do not had much confidence to beat Nadal, them so, never lost again in hard court for him.. 10 years and not a single lost to Nadal in hard court.

[@nacho0033]

Still if nadal didn't got too many injuries he would be the best

[@lilmofo4607]

Idk, this rivalry just doesn’t feel as cool as Nadal and Federer

[@junbermas4208]

Its not cool, its brutal, its animalistic

[@dielaughing73]

No but it's great to see the respect they each had for the other, even if Nole felt he was a bit excluded. Now, if only the fans could behave the same..

[@DjeliaSanou-e6c]

Match vendu tout le monde le sait puffff tennis sport des corrompu 😢

[@gabsave]

If Novak has made his mind to win today, not even Nadal can stop him! Let's see what Novak wants to do. Idemo!

[@ib6294]

LOL Djokovic will give Nadal 2 lovely bagels for his retirement sendoff LOL

[@WWEditz22]

Hahaha it's 5-1 ​speak again@@ib6294

[@gabsave]

For context, my above comment was just prior to their match at 2024 Paris Olympics.

[@xaviercrain7336]

It will never happen again but Nole and Nadal will be tied 1-1 at this Olympics…recall this was early on in Nole’s career

[@JoTokutora]

Nonsense, one year apart, nadal one year earlier was dominating clay court and had slams to his name. This was a monster Nadal. This Nadal would shit over 2011 Novak, hover Nadal 2001 started to decline in physicality, even in 2010, he was changing his plying style due to injuries

[@darrionrobson8004]

They came up together

[@xaviercrain7336]

@@darrionrobson8004 no…Nole came on two years after …

[@xaviercrain7336]

@@JoTokutora wrong in so many ways…u cannot compare at all…Nole is the goat and Nadal only rules on one surface…

[@westonmeyer3110]

@@JoTokutora 2013 Nadal was the best Nadal by far. Djokovic 2015 still destroys any Nadal though and 2023 Djokovic as well. Djokovic was the better player in most of this match but his unforced errors killed him.

[@will.davlin]

wool socks during sleep = best life experience possible the next day⬛🟪

[@stfustfu7765]

who asked?Whats the context behind this comment?

[@numbpf4238]

Naked sleep with your flute or your fig on air= best life experience possible the next day.