When David Nalbandian Beat the Big 3 ALL IN A ROW at Madrid 2007!

[@640A]

Berdych, Del Potro, Nadal, Djokovic, Federer now that's a phenomenal road to victory!

[@ayaazbukhari8654]

640 clement was a slam finalist too

[@daviddambrosio1426]

Y ninguno era malo en esa época. DelPo con 18 años era duro, y Berdych un peligro. Djokovic ya había ganado 2 masters 1000 y metió final en USOpen. Nadal y Federer bueno, ya se sabe lo que eran en esas épocas.

[@gustavfrankecinematography]

Zverev: I'd put myself in there

[@jorgeandrescoppiano]

Brutal! Brutal bh too! That counter to Rogers inside-out inside the baseline...dang.

[@911801111801]

Juan Martín del Potro wasn't a solid player during those times.

[@rgonzalezit]

Funny story, when he won the ATP Masters he had not originally qualified, and was fishing and camping with friends in Argentinian Patagonia. One player stood down (I believe Roddick) and he was called as he was the first substitute to fill in. He almost refused, as he didn't planned nor trained for it, he was in a vacation and out of shape and regular training. He finally chose to go (his friends insisted), took a plane and in less than 24h he was in the court playing against the best 9 players in the world at the time, reaching the final and winning it in 5 sets after being 2 sets down and recovering a couple of match points against Roger. Some said that if he'd trained more and partied less (he loves hanging out with friends, eating barbecue with good amounts of wine and fernet 😂, and racing rally) he'd probably been a true legend (even more than now). Many rivals said he made the most difficult things look very easy when he was on fire, and these matches prove it spectacularly.

[@LautaroTessi]

Me encantó cómo trataste de expresar en inglés el hecho de que le gustara la joda 😂

[@Luka77Magic]

El rey David un fuera de serie

[@thefunkmachine1]

🥲como se lo extraña :) yo faltaba a la escuela para verlo jugar

[@C_AVATAR]

Sad he didn't st least win one Slam. At least, Safin won two slams, Delpo one and Krajicek one before injuries did them in. Nick Kyrgios is the Nalbandian of the 2020s.

[@lotus630]

@@C_AVATAR "Nick Kyrgios is the Nalbandian of the 2020s".... don't insult Nalbandian like that

[@user-oq3in5pz3d]

Don't know why no one talks about his backhand. One of the best of the history in my opinion. Pure class.

[@JokerCat9]

They did back then. But Nalbandian retired and players like Djokovic rose.

[@vicentemunoz7986]

Agassi, djokovic, nalbandian. Top 3 best backhands in history

[@gov3rnor17]

Stanimal. Best ever

[@vicentemunoz7986]

@sivan ferna True, I had forgotten about it, but if we make a division in backhand types. On the onehanded backhand the top 3 could be wawrinka, gasquet and gaudio. Federer and thiem could be in the top 5

[@charliezh4947]

@sivan ferna Federer has the best bh slice

[@ranukanu28]

Dominating Nadal in straight sets. Beating a young Djokovic in straight sets. Beating World #1 Federer from a set down. That is mental!

[@sumnahlennon4516]

A djokovic which just reached the French Open Semis, Wimby Semis and US Open Semi. Nalbandian was incredible.

[@MrBjorn6]

He also beat Delpo

[@Ivanntu]

@@sumnahlennon4516 Djokovic reached the US Open final in 2007.

[@sumnahlennon4516]

@@Ivanntu Sorry typo.

[@vojislavl6665]

@@sumnahlennon4516 still young and inexperienced Djokovic. First final at GS USO 07. But still huge feat for David to beat the top 3 at a tournament and remain the only one to beat the big 3 at a single tournament

[@stefanskrinnik7923]

Nalbandian sounds like a name for a knight. And in the world of tennis he was.

[@Raulacho]

Some argentinians reporters call him "David the King"

[@FeistyGirl007]

Armenian name. ❤

[@heynow1988]

He is profesional rally racer now! He always want it more than tennis heh. Im argen too, and saw him some times. Good guy also

[@azopote9253]

Great comment

[@user-xu3bg7zh9c]

@@Raulacho you mean "king David" (Rey David)

[@tobyclark6534]

When David was on, he was nearly unbeatable.

[@hutsonolsen9529]

He and Federer are the greatest players I’ve ever seen in ‘God mode.’ In fact, Federer was quoted recently saying that ‘Nalbandian could beat you on any surface quite easily if he cared to.’ And Ferrer asserted he could have been number one. Too much partying!

[@rjamesyork]

He also put a beating on Delpo in this event before Nadal.

[@masters.1000]

And Berdych. Best tournament win ever.

[@edddzw7430]

Alexander Kings clement is a slam finalist too

[@douwesternfeld3969]

Delpo was 18 back then.

[@BrotherTree1]

Clement, Berdych, del Potro, Nadal, Djokovic, Federer. Great opponents from start to finish.

[@mobileplayer9638]

@@masters.1000 berdych only lost in a deciding tb

[@agustingonzalezsequeira9423]

En lo personal fue el mejor jugador que vi. Con el único que me levantaba a la madrugada para ver un partido. Me asombraba ver la facilidad que tenía con todos los golpes pero sobre todo con su revés, hasta el día de hoy sin lugar a dudas el mejor revés a dos manos de la historia. Creo que fue el talento más grande que tuvimos junto a otros maestros de otros deportes que también fueron argentinos... Guillermo Vilas en una nota dijo que Nalba tenía el talento de número uno, que nunca había visto un tenista adaptarse tan bien a todas las superficies y ganar en todas. Durante un tiempo no entendía como podía ser que habiendo nacido con ese don de ser numero uno del mundo, que muy pocas personas en el planeta lo tienen (dicho y confirmado por los principales tenistas y leyendas) no había encarado con más hambre de ser el mejor de todos los tiempos... Después comprobé y corroboré que son decisiones, y hay que respetarlas. Ser sudamericano, tener todo lejos (los grandes torneos), estar alejado de tu familia mucho tiempo, de tus seres queridos... es un montón. Y hay que contar que todo comienza a los 12-14 años, donde los amigos de colegio se juntaban a ver pelis hasta tarde o preparándose para un cumple de 15, y el metido en su casa, en un hotel o donde sea, preparando el torneo que va a disputar. Por supuesto que la frase: "sin esfuerzo no hay gloria" es cierta, pero hay que estar en su persona y lo entiendo. Por último, era tremendo saber que ibas a ver a Nalba y sabias que le ganaba a cualquiera, no importaba quien estaba al frente, y si era un tenista top mejor! Se lo extraña mucho, coincido con otros comentarios, que fue una camada única la que aprecio en el 2000, esa camada llego para ser llamada la mejor camada de la historia. P/D: Que locura que cuando tenía ganas se ganaba un título, de no creer eso. Todo pasaba por sus ganas jajaja. Saludos!!!

[@ernestoperea4214]

Nalbandian tenía todo para ser el número 1 pero le falto constancia.

[@Logan00710]

@@ernestoperea4214 le falto ética de trabajo y mentalizarse, dejaba de entrenar por meses y perdía en rondas tempranas muy inconsistente. Ese año 2007 gano dos masters pero sacando esos torneos fueron malos sus resultados

[@andreim.5324]

The fact that no other player has achieved this before or since then, beating all the Big 3 in the same tournament, makes Nalbandian's accomplishment a truly remarkable one.

[@ijump-bounce2283]

Well, there's almost no any draw where you have to face the Top 3 in just one tournament tho which is why it's almost impossible for this to happen. Tsonga won against Dimitrov Murray Djokovic and Federer in Toronto 2014, it's as good as this one from Nalbandian, but well, almost no any player had the chances to have Big 3 in their draw and also if it had to happen, winning against the 3 in a row is almost impossible + the 3 also have to win their matches beside and so do you, the chances for it to happen are like 1 on 50 millions lol

[@obisteamnurdiggetv7208]

in 1994 Stockholm Tournment, Boris Becker has beaten Michael Stich in Quaters, Pete Sampras in Semis and Goran Ivanisevic in the Final.....at this Time Worlds No. 1 ,2 and 3

[@aca2077]

Andrei you are not the smartest are you? You have to be in the right half of the draw in order to do that. Think about it if u can

[@adamdavis4928]

It was impressive but let's be real here Nadal and Djokovic had not peaked at all yet (djokovic especially). Still damn impressive and to beat Federer anytime in that era of the faster courts was next to impossible.

[@L2Fran99]

Alcaraz my man...

[@toto123459876]

The groundstrokes are one thing, but the intelligence, the timing, the feel for the right shot... Wanna know why so many "young promising players" today still can't beat the big three? They may have some of the shots, but they don't have the tactical smartness and insight this guy had. Shame he went out so early.

[@Thiago-vk8kx]

Nowadays the Newgen is only muscles, they don't use the brain how they use their strongness

[@kundakaps]

@@Thiago-vk8kx Strongness= strength

[@masters.1000]

@@Thiago-vk8kx Nalbandian said the same thing about Next Gen.

[@kommentierer2707]

That's the problem of Shapo for example.Awesome strokes,but his tactics and the mindset isn't there...

[@felixyatin8086]

Nalbandian's double backhand better than Djokovic. Wasted talent, he could replace Novak in big 3.

[@ptme2420]

I was a big fan of Nalbandian. He hits the ball early and cleanly, not to mention with so much power! With the exception of Nadal at his peak, nobody gave the Fed as much trouble as this guy did. Miss him!

[@Atroxh99]

The best tournament ever... Literally the worst player he beat was clement, a grand slam finalist.

[@guilhermep15]

Like federer at london 2010... murray, djokovic and Nadal

[@whuang03]

Exactly, most impressive tournament a player can have. He can tell his grand kids some day about this..

[@jameswalker6864]

I prefer Nadal at Roland-Garros 2006, 2007 and 2008 when he beat Djokovic and Federer, or Djokovic at the US Open 2011 when he beat Federer and Nadal. Because those victories where in GRAND SLAMS, at the best of 5, and when it matters the most. Only problem is that Nadal and Djokovic cannot beat themselves, but you can't penalize them for being unable to face themselves.

[@333santy333]

Clement has won 23 GS and 6 M1000. What are you talking about?

[@333santy333]

@@-music2023 OMG. I wasn't speaking seriously, I did not even know that he has a GS in doubles.

[@circulati]

Insane how close to the baseline he played, just smothered his opponents by taking their time away. You rarely saw Federer being rushed by someone playing faster than him, but this guy s reflexes and timing were out of this world. Such clean strokes, impeccable touch and shot placement. A joy to watch. ❤

[@cloudwolf6770]

Thing is, he didn't retire only because he wasn't traning enough or liked to enjoy life, he had a shoulder injury and from that in tennis you're done, this is the real reason why he's not a professional tennis player anymore.

[@brubarurno]

Physically he was the underdog in all three duels, and maybe technically as well (though not by much). He was bent out of shape and hadn't done any training before this tournament. What stuns me is how tactically sound he was in his approach to all of these games. He's never chasing after the ball, he was setting the pace in all of the sets he won. He capitalized just how good of a clean straight drive he had around this time to force his oponents to wear out and play an off-balance game straight from the serve, and built his advantage around that. So good.

[@fejuncor]

Federer's head-to-heads at fast courts during his peak (2003-2008): 6-2 Nadal 10-1 Blake 19-2 Davydenko 17-0 D.Ferrer 12-1 Gonzalez 21-3 Roddick 7-2 Novak Djokovic 8-3 Agassi ... 8-8 Nalbandian yes, David is the only exception

[@damtt4555]

wow

[@laumut1622]

2008 is his peak because Djokovic started to win slams, right? 😂

[@sharvaansharex]

17-0 Ferrer, talk about dominance

[@JH-gf4cm]

@@laumut1622 it's not a controversial statement. Federer's dominance waned in 2008. The loss in the Australian open felt like a one off at the time but Nadal beating him at Wimbledon was a transitional moment. He still won in 2008 and 2009 but looked way more beatable than previous years and was approaching 30, when most players prior to the big 3 faded fast

[@fejuncor]

@@laumut1622 statistically Roger continues to dominate Djokovic until 2012... (16-9 at cincinnati 2012) the h2h between these two only turned in the following years.

[@juanpablom89]

Something important to remember is that Nalbandian was 4-6, 1-4 down in his match against Berdych, but he recovered and went on to win the match and the tournament, beating the Big 3 in the process. What an incredible achievement. About this tournament in particular, Nalbandian said this: "I struggled against Berdych. I was a set down and double break down in the second set. If I had lost that match, I would've gone out of the top 40 because I had to defend the semifinal that I had reached the year before. But this Berdych match was an inflection point. Coming up to Madrid I was playing really well: I remember losing a tough 5 setter to Ferrer at the US Open but I felt good. In Madrid I had a tough draw, and after beating Berdych, in every match I felt like I couldn’t miss a shot. It was an incredible feeling. And in Paris it was even better, because in Madrid with the high altitude I could have some errors, but in Paris I really couldn’t miss a shot."

[@nickoleikudatu5988]

He's in the zone

[@BrotherTree1]

Wow that's even more impressive than Fognini's houdini recovery to win Monte Carlo.

[@alejandropedraza3675]

I was at that match against berdych in the second court of Madrid which was very little back then. It was a miracle to win that match and he said after the match that he just decided to play more aggressive after the 4-1 pause. Incredible mind set change and the miracle happened

[@juanpablom89]

@@alejandropedraza3675 Wow that's really cool! Lucky guy!

[@BrotherTree1]

@@alejandropedraza3675 Not even that... it was 4-0 double break down. The game was 30-30, and he hit a Djokovic-like "nothing to lose" forehand crosscourt laser return and then the match changed. The rest was history. Amazing...

[@chilenoecorazon]

El Rey David 🇦🇷 era una máquina !!!, saludos de chile🇨🇱

[@Joga11Bonito]

... And not too bad the two names of the 2r and 3r, Berdych and Delpo. Nalbandian beat Berdych, Delpo, Nadal, Djoko, Fed in a tournament, its unreal.

[@charlie172011]

and Clement isa GS finalist

[@SteelCentaur]

Unreal stuff, during these 2 weeks there was not a single player before or after that could've beaten this Nalbandian, it was like he flicked a switch and went god-mode all of a sudden. They would've needed to tie one hand behind his back or face 2 at once to even give him a challenge, absolute monster!

[@kingmajo87]

One of the greatest player of all time, who have never won a Major! A great player to watch, an intelligent player and this two handed backhand, the best one at this time!

[@jayanthks123]

I guess David Ferrer too was another extremely hard-working and talented player who didn't win a slam!

[@michelegrassi4385]

@@jayanthks123 tecnichally speaking Nalbandian is on another level

[@henrykaspar3634]

Nalbandian looked never rushed: rather it seemed he had plentiful, even extra time to get in position, plan out the next shot, and then plant the ball exactly where he wanted it.

[@thewordnow]

David Nalbandian......Great Tennis IQ, Great Backhand, Great Hands(Finesse)!

[@mainemceachern1521]

Nalbandian's agility, coordination, feel and purity of groundstrokes, particularly that inside-out backhand ... truly awesome. Sad he suffered so many injuries and retired relatively young.

[@michelegrassi4385]

i totally agree. his feel is something unique, maybe better than Federer' s in my opinion

[@fallendevonish1869]

His two-handed backhand was a devastating shot, he could take high balls on the backhand and forehand side and return them with acute angles and low trajectories and used these skills with great tactical intelligence.

[@sunnywang8068]

He had so much potential and could have been one of the greats. Shame he retired so early.

[@masters.1000]

He was done by 2009, full of injuries.

[@federicorusso4378]

Meh it would have been the same. He never trained both game wise nor physically. He wasted his talent from the get go.

[@felipemaldonado8028]

@@federicorusso4378 sadly true, he loved cars and parties more than tennis.

[@milly4543]

It's quality over quantity for me. He's better than some of the greats.

[@robertoamenabar9970]

@@federicorusso4378 you have the talent to speak idiots

[@BRI535D]

I never tired watching David Nalbandian play.Exquisite player sadly missed but fondly remembered.

[@pedrosaulys9569]

One of the best mechanics in history. He devoured the minds of his opponents in this tournament particularly

[@lucasoscar]

Those 2 weeks had to be one of the most dominant performances in tennis history... Just looking at the rivals and the way he toyed with them was unbelievable

[@pawshands9706]

Nalbandian had such unlimited shot production. And the best two hander I have ever seen. Such a shame injuries bad training attitude did him in.

[@tychristensen5732]

I watched all these matches, this was absolute insanity and could never be repeated.

[@LM14921]

David was one of the most talented player of the last 25 years his backhand was superb a nice serve a pretty good forehand and he was a great returner is a shame he won't a Slam 😔

[@charlie172011]

he won the Boys US Open (defeated Federer in the final)

[@tomsd8656]

Slam is also about fitness. Nalbandian was probably never fit enough to go all the way.

[@ijump-bounce2283]

His serve wasn't nice, it was pretty weak compare to many serves on the tour, but he had the biggest ability to create any angle with it, his forehand was underrated by some because his backhand was so good but it was definitly a deadly weapon, able to create any angle with it, + Nalbandian is one of the only player with Federer that won't let you know where they're gonna aim, Nalbandian was the smartest player in the game and was able to change direction at the last moment before hitting a shot, also able to wait like 0,2 sec so the opponent might not anticipate the shot well and would be surprised and wouldn't even make a move to get to the ball.

[@fejuncor]

@@ijump-bounce2283 Nalbandian's greatest rival was himself. He was amazingn but had motivation problems, maybecaused by his excessive talent. Sometimes everything was so easy for him, that he ended up relaxing in his matches, and losing to players much worse than him.

[@pjs777s.8]

Him and Devydenko are the two greatest to not have won a GS. But both sure did prove to the Big three they could kick their asses on a good day. Amazing performance.

[@Summon256]

Davydenko could only oppose Nadal and Djokovic with his “A” game, not Federer! Against Federer he had mental block…

[@pjs777s.8]

@@Summon256 but he beat all three to win some big tournaments just not GS’s He had a two year window where Federer admitted he was a problem.

[@Summon256]

@@pjs777s.8 “some big tournaments” Like what?! 2009 ATP finals in London?! Cuz that is the only “big tournament” i ever remember Davydenko beating Federer! Lmao The only other occasion was Doha next year! (Also semis) Federer leads staggering - 21-2 , while Davydenko is 6-5 ahead against Nadal and 2-6 trails Djokovic…At least with Djokovic those two losses happened out of lesser sample size…in case with Federer on another hand…

[@sftc165]

I'll never forget these lovely days. My hero Nalbandian forever!

[@jinho72]

Actually my tennis role model and idol in terms of playstyle

[@fedwrld7617]

Same!! I play as Nalbandian in all the tennis games 😂

[@JokerCat9]

@@fedwrld7617 Top Spin 4 doesn't have Nalbandian, so I made him as a custom character. He plays in the game just like he does in real life, takes shots on the rise and goes for the angle.

[@Epicness96]

My role model in terms of diet

[@palmirocaballasca6316]

@@Epicness96 hahaha

[@johnmilner6129]

Due to the lack of tennis events we get to remember some of the great matches and great players! Keep this kind of videos coming!

[@pacifist1360]

You are so right. I hope coronavirus ends soon so that tennis can resume to normal but I have a feeling that competitive tennis won't be back till next year or maybe even the following year unfortunately. I hope I am wrong though.

[@rbaki94]

God he hit such a clean ball it's scary. Unbelievable talent.

[@arjunwijayaratnam1986]

Imo the most talented and enjoyable tennis player to watch ever. His ground strokes were perfection from both sides, and tennis was like watching a chess game when Nalby was playing. His shot selection was genius, and he could do whatever he wanted with that backhand. Many say Federer is the reason they play with a one hander, Nalby is the reason I play with a two hander :)

[@danguee1]

Best backhand of all time. Effortless, laser-like power. Beautiful to watch. Stan is not far behind - but he has brute strength.

[@vicentecabrera1147]

Impresionante cómo le corría ese revés a Nalbandian, la ponía dónde quería. Qué genio

[@sebastianolmos227]

In three weeks Nalbadian beat Berdych (14), Gasquet (10), Ferrer (5), Djokovic (3), Nadal x 2 (2), Federer x2 (1)

[@birdbirdbird1565]

That really was a great tournament for him

[@charlie172011]

@@birdbirdbird1565 tournamentS

[@shafqatishan437]

Gasquet was 8

[@victoriog]

and Delpo

[@robyplax6322]

@@victoriog who?

[@franciscoserafin9285]

Solo espero que alguna dimension paralela, si es que existe, haya ganado los 4 Grand Slams. Inmenso el teton, el mejor revez a dos manos de la puta historia. Gracias por tanto

[@ascendancy4900]

El teton jajajajaja

[@ramiroponce9829]

👏👏👏

[@nemanja9194]

Nothing but huge RESPECT for this man.

[@JCATG]

That was one *phenomenal* performance. The way he dominated the plays with the use of his backhand is something that you would hardly see. Most games donʼt utilize the power of the backhand as he does. He was virtually making it nearly impossible to return his backhand after putting the opposing player off-balance. Among the few people I could only think of with the similar capability are Andre Agassi and Novak Djokovic. Nalbandian was one amazing player. I miss seeing him play!

[@jamesjohnjoyce4434]

In two weeks: in god mode. Amazing tennis. Amazing player. I miss you, Nalby.

[@leewood6843]

5:50 holy hell Federer was fast back then. His defensive skills are often overlooked

[@tasmayshah5539]

right

[@mani-rc2tv]

They were all first. Djokovic still retains a lot of his speed. Nadal and Federer have lost it tho

[@dfdxdfdydfdz]

Djokovic now at 33 years old would have got that back easily.

[@sevaraalimova4706]

How did Nadal lose it? He won his 21st slam last month, how would he have lost his speed and win another slam?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Roger has lost his speed though. Trust me, when Novak is 40 his speed will be gone.

[@westonmeyer3110]

@@sevaraalimova4706 Because he is more powerful and smarter now with his shots. Back in those days he just ran down every ball until he won the point.

[@stratuspei9405]

Nalbandian uses his opponent's power so beautifully, like in changing ball direction which is in itself a tricky thing. Hope someone comes along with similar stroke styles as his.

[@darkovulin1114]

He is joy to watch.

[@Axile929]

he's the one of my best players it's great player especially his backhand it's very strong NALBANDIAN

[@CasitalbRiver]

Qué buena época de tenis. Comparas con la de ahora y nada que ver. Estaba lleno de excelentes jugadores.

[@cuatemocgutierrezpedritohe235]

En realidad para el deporte general fue de las mejores épocas. Fijate que en fútbol en todas las entregas del b'dor siempre era un jugador diferente

[@danielp.gordon4700]

Y Mevdevev, Thiem, Sinner, Rublev, Kyrgios, Kachanov, Zverev, Hurkacz?

[@CasitalbRiver]

@@danielp.gordon4700 nada que ver a los de esa época.

[@arielnicassio6122]

Hoy estamos entrando en la época gris del tenis masculino. En esa época, Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, davidenko, Nalbandián...

[@gastonangelini8352]

@@danielp.gordon4700 cuantos slams ganaron esos?

[@fejuncor]

the most fun player ever to watch, along with federer

[@cesarmenacho4770]

definitely agree on that

[@fejuncor]

that was the strong era... Nalbandian, Safin, Davydenko, Nadal, Djoko all at his prime. Today the new age cant beat the top3

[@cesarmenacho4770]

@@fejuncor yeah dude but still. They can't beat them because the Big3 is the biggest generation of tennis and there will not be any 3 guys like that EVER again.

[@fejuncor]

@@cesarmenacho4770 i play tenis, this is the strongest era ever: Nadal is the best on clay, djoko is the machine and Federer is the goat

[@guidoiglesias24]

I can't believe this was almost 13 years ago! Time goes so fast!

[@MR-TNISNE1]

If you can defeat Federer, Nadal del Po’ and Djoker in one tournament you can be considered of the best tennis players ever.

[@Summon256]

Oh really?! Winning grand slams or getting world number one rank must be a joke then…

[@eFMe-fk1xh]

​@@Summon256lol yeah I mean, I love Nalby, but the childish hyperboles you find on YT comment sections are so funny to read

[@manuelgauna289]

Qué locura lo que hiciste gordo sos una leyenda! 👏

[@pablowin07]

Jaja que muestren al estúpido cuando pateó al juez de linea 😂😂😂😂😂

[@waltertulian8474]

@@pablowin07 tan estúpido ..no fue....

[@rickpeck9892]

@death black Vos jugas mejor que el?? Contanos... En que deporte fuiste Nº3 del mundo?? IDIOTA!!

[@alfredotorres7320]

Los de ahora son del montón, en ese momento estaba Federer y Nadal en su mejor momento. El máster de shanghái, los que bardean es por odio, envidia o simplemente no saben de deportes. Un genio! lo dijeron todos.. ver el tenis de ahora después de haber visto esta camada de monstruos da mucha tristeza.. Federer con 40 años sigue entre los primeros eso resume todo..

[@maurobreuza5687]

Cuanta envidia que hay en algunos comentarios. Coincido que fue una leyenda.

[@etiennegauthier5378]

And some people still believe about the weak era. Just look at Nalbandian! What a great player he was, shame he retired so early

[@charlie172011]

the "weak era" was filled with great players. The thing is most of them lacked the mental aspect of the game.

[@__jan6113]

charlie172011 even Federer lacks that compared to other 2 rivals and I believe one of the reasons for that in all the players of his era was that they didn’t came necessarily to break the records but rather simply to play and achieve whatsoever was possible at that time. It all started only after Federer reached that unbelievable heights and Nadal and Djokovic clearly came with a plan to be great and break records.

[@fejuncor]

that was the strong era... Nalbandian, Safin, Davydenko, Nadal, Djoko all at his prime. Today the new age cant beat the top3

[@helenagiszter1910]

There was never a weak Top 10 in male tennis. But the Top 50 in the 2000s was the weakest ever...

[@etiennegauthier5378]

@@helenagiszter1910 Agreed. But the players in the top 15 were a lot better to the top 15 we have today

[@johnrenehan7406]

Phenominal effort from an incredible tennis player at his peak ; a great pity he faded away without some major wins he richly deserved

[@achirapeiris2894]

One of my favourite tennis players of all time. Far better player than what his stats suggest. An under achiever in my opinion.

[@ronmateo]

Another of his great achievements was reaching SF at the 4 Slams. His tennis was always there; but when Jaite started coaching him on July 2007 they focused on training, so by the end of the year he had reached his best physical form ever. In such condition he was able to beat anyone.

[@westonmeyer3110]

He made Nadal look like a chump and toyed with Djokovic before beating Federer pretty handily. Insane

[@leandroportillo62]

amo la filosofía de Nalbandian. el tiempo es algo que ni la plata ni los ranking te lo pueden dar. y el supo ocupar su tiempo en las cosas que lo hacían verdaderamente feliz. Aunque como amante del tenis reconozco que me hubiera gustado verlo 100% metido en el tour.... aun asi dejo huellas I love the Nalbandian philosophy. time is something that neither money nor rankings can give you. and he knew how to occupy his time in the things that made him truly happy. Although as a tennis lover I admit that I would have liked to see him 100% involved in the tour ... even so he left traces

[@StewNWT]

Man I would give anything to see peak Nalbandian vs. Peak Djokovic battles. the BH to BH would be so good

[@JokerCat9]

ATP, thank you for the high quality highlights. All the other highlights of this tournament are fuzzy and hard to see. It'd be great if you uploaded Nalbandian's Paris Masters run.

[@cafinario]

This is so close to perfection.

[@robk5745]

That’s gotta be the hardest draw in history are you kidding me 😧

[@pianoingels7128]

it is, only murray and wawrinka missing

[@raysurx2010]

One of my all time favorites David Nalbandian! Great to see that he beat the big 3, almost back to back Masters! I believe he had one of the best and effortless looking backhands of all time!

[@harkirehal258]

No one talks about Nalbandians movement and anticipation. Guy is always in the right spot in the right position.

[@fabianalmeida9702]

When I feel a bit down, I just recall and watch again this games of David and feel better... What a beast!! 👏🙌

[@TONYSTARK-zv4wy]

If this man wasn't lazy..I would not be the number one tennis player - Roger Federer in 2008

[@Nicotine46]

Yeah... That's not true though.

[@spencerrosant5794]

Nicotine46 pretty sure federer knows better than you do

[@hutsonolsen9529]

Federer did say he could have been number one. As did Ferrer.

[@miorionomichi]

sperrotta91 Nalbandian did have the potential to do so sadly cars are way more important

[@Ardakapalasan]

True. Nalbandian played tennis almost as a hobby: barely trained, seldom had a coach, ate and drank copiously and was totally physically unfit for most of his career. His achievements were due to pure talent. Now imagine if he had taken it seriously...

[@cesarfernandezlopez2209]

He hits the ball So sweet and effortless , great player 👍🏻🎾

[@anseinueseima408]

this achievement record will never get replaced as big 3 start to fade

[@gekookeg3705]

The king David we miss you in the tour!🥺🥺

[@vivahernando1]

He and Hingis had beautiful two handed backhands ..... as elegant as the best one handers

[@therealbs2000]

An elegant two hander is a rare bird

[@magisterialanubis06]

there is also safin

[@vivahernando1]

@@magisterialanubis06 I don't know about that. I have to look back at him

[@magisterialanubis06]

@@vivahernando1 yea check him out

[@mono0288]

@@therealbs2000 So true! We rarely see elegant two-handed backhands today.

[@carlosalbertoparedes3734]

David Nalbadian era un jugador extraordinario le ganaba a los mejores , lo unico que le jugaba en contra que no le gustaba mucho entrenar vivia de fiesta en fiesta con amigos y el tenis para el era un pasatiempo .. que gran jugador era DAVID NALBADIAN 💪💪💪

[@matiasmaubecin981]

Fue y por mucho tiempo más, será el mejor jugador argentino del tenis

[@jorgebordon5104]

Dificilmente exista un jugador que logre los ángulos que lograba Nalbandian. Tanto con su drive o su revés, desde cualquier posición podía lograr esos tiros que sacaban al rival fuera de la cancha. Su revés a dos manos era nunca visto, pegandole plano con mucha potencia a las lineas, o finamente en ángulos muy cortos. Increíble jugador, dueño de un tenis de los más atractivos para ver, en cualquier superficie...

[@shadowagent6051]

That was a tough era,lots of players with so much will to win,strong mentally enough to fight toe to toe against the big 3,after 2010 everything changed,and nobody could stand a chance against the big 3 no more,that will to win,that love for the game was replace by "I'm the next gem,I'm making a lot a money,I'm a legend already" kind of players.

[@elsazequeira4180]

Se te extraña David,esa manera de jugar que tenías, cuando estabas en tu nivel podías ganarle a cualquier jugador.gran talento

[@Ramenwithegg]

His backhand form is prob one of my favs to look at

[@IsmailKhan-uy1ty]

Being a die hard fedrer fan not a hapy end......but dnt know y always i watch thz again and again and never ever feel bore....what a beautiful styl by thz monster nalbndian❤❤

[@Esteparyo]

"Argentina's David Nalbandian remains the only person to achieve this feat - beating Nadal, Djokovic & Federer to win a tournament!" Y el unico con este nivel de talento q ademas disfruta y disfruto de una vida por fuera del tenis. Inigualable, inalcanzable. Estos tres deberian sentirse agradecidos por haber podido presenciar desde adentro de la cancha una presentacion del Rey. Seguramente los hizo algo mejores. Saludos y salud!

[@lllMi6u3lll]

Nalbandian y Rios los jugadores mas talentosos de la historia, cada uno en sus peaks fueron excepcionales. Sin grand slams pero con masters muy valiosos donde solo te enfrentas a los mejores desde la 1 ronda, en los grand slams entra mucho en juego la resistencia fisica y mental, que no eran sus fuertes.

[@pacifist1360]

Nalbandian was the greatest underachiever of all time. It's unfortunate that his talent was wasted.

[@rickpeck9892]

Nalbandian fue uno de los jugadores mas "CONTRADICTORIOS" que vi en mi vida... Asi como levanto partidos que tenia practicamente perdidos, tambien perdio partidos que tenia practicamente GANADOS... No obstante, este fue uno de los momentos mas MEMORABLES en su carrera... El aguante fisico que tenia era asombroso... Si no te ganaba con su juego, te ganaba por cansancio... El tipo se bancaba partidos de mas de CINCO HORAS como si fueran simples entrenamientos... Su reves a dos manos era LETAL... Cuando estaba "inspirado", era INTRATABLE hasta para los mejores jugadores de su epoca... Un ANIMAL!!..

[@kommentierer2707]

Only double handed backhand which is nearly equal to Wawrinkas one handed🙏

[@davd1986]

Safin. Safin had more power and his down the line shot was more potent than Nalbandian. Nalbandian could hit with a bit more angle.

[@kommentierer2707]

@@davd1986 Yeah also a valid opinion✌ I just like the swing of Nalbandian Morris haha

[@felipemaldonado8028]

6:45 that shot is one example of your claim, those changes in direction were amazing. Actually David and Stan are my all time favourite players.

[@Ondernemingskamer]

Wawrinka's backhand is one of the best ever, double handed or single handed, but would I be given the choice I would pick Nalbandian, Djokovic or Safin for my backhand.

[@germanm.7636]

Jesuscrist...............Novak's backhand is the best, please......

[@3rarevolucionindustrial.in397]

Nalbandián fino! The Best!!!!!

[@mitchellcraig4716]

Nalbandian : ‘I was God once’

[@menglongzzz]

Wow, just wow. I don't watch a lot of tennis, but this guy had steel for vains and ice for blood.

[@fabianplayer24]

Está buenísimo que "homenajeen" a David así 💪💪💪

[@felipemaldonado8028]

David and Stan are my all time favourite players. So glad to find this video in my suggestions. Btw my two favourite rackets were in that Madrid final (David's Yonex and Roger's Wilson)

[@HutsonOlsen]

Along with Federer and Safin, the most talented of the 2000s.

[@dzbeliever1293]

One of my favourite players 👏🏼👏🏼

[@maximogiachino5085]

Una locura!

[@pedrosolermartinez6273]

He had a hammer with the precision of a surgeon

[@hongkongpapaya]

Nalban is the best tennis player without GS in the history

[@thlee3]

one of my favorite backhands

[@mikov6486]

After the tournament: Nadal: But what if we played this event...on clay? Federer: Aw...but I like blue... Djokovic: *rewatching Nalbandian's backhands down the line: I've gotta learn that trick...

[@IsmailKhan-uy1ty]

Some where in the minds of peak fedrer and peak rafa ths man was nightmare 4 both😮😮

[@piqueblinders7948]

So much to take away from this video, it’s amazing. Firstly I think Djokovic has learned a LOT from Nalbandian in terms of how he approaches fast courts and how he plays Nadal and Federer. The angles, the timing, it’s deadly. Secondly you see how much better Federer and Djokovic were than Young Rafa at dealing with that flat pace; early Rafa would struggle to generate any depth and would hit slow, short high bouncing balls ready to be hammered. Prime and late era Nadal have made the adjustment big time.

[@sasarasasarasa]

When he was healthy what a phenomenal player he was. So enjoyable to watch. 👏

[@dfdxdfdydfdz]

Best backhands in tennis history: Djokovic, Nalbandian, Safin, Murray,..etc

[@eduardotiscornia4490]

Nalbandian played the most attractive tennis I have ever watched. The statistics shows clearly he was not among the best players of the history. But if it existed a ranking of creativity, skill and beauty in the game, he would be my number one.