Why Novak Djokovic Never Feared Rafael Nadal!

Why Novak Djokovic Never Feared Rafael Nadal!
It’s 2011 and Novak Djokovic now considers Rafael Nadal the Greatest Player in tennis even with Federer in the picture. That same year, Novak DESTROYS Nadal and flips the switch…forever…
Here is why Novak never feared Nadal.
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[@toxicpickles3617]

He never feared Rafa and Roger but now everybody from the next gen fears him.

[@agl4044]

it's a sad era for tennis tbh, the new gen are just so weak. Before a slam even started you just knew it would be won by djoko or rafa in the last 2/3 years. The fact that casper made 3/5 finals shows the lvl of the tour (this is not to disrespect him but a decade ago, he'll never have made it), we went from having the likes of del potro, Wawrinka, Murray, Thiem to zverev, tsitsi, casper... The only two that are even remotely competitive are Medvedev (but only on hard courts) and Alcaraz potentially. Wimbledon is basically already decided. No more raonic, Murray, tsonga, berdych, no one can play on grass

[@michelegrassi4385]

@@agl4044 the problem is not that Medvedev and company are not good enough, the problem is that Djokovic and the big 3 since Federer still was on tour, are just too good.

[@agl4044]

@@michelegrassi4385 they were being challenged and even beaten in some instances when they were at their prime. Now these new players can't even challenge them at the end of their careers. People like del Potro, Wawrinka, Murray, thiem were actually a threat to the big three in grand slams, now there's virtually no one

[@aahyes9068]

Ridiculous. The new gen are the strongest in history, and by a wide margin. Ever since both the ATP increased focus on promoting next gen, creation of the next gen end-of-year finals, and players' association led by Novak himself pushing for more prize money share for lower ranked players, young talent has been given a huge push to close the gap faster with the best the game has seen, and results have been obvious: far more newcomers in the top 20. To be able to stay atop a heap that's at the level the big 3 were a few years ago: that's just how great Novak is. He keeps working & improving.

[@nt9854]

​@@michelegrassi4385wrong, agl40 os absolutely right! These gen plays at WTA level, tennis is too poor for like 5y

[@Whatreally123]

He never feared anyone.

[@theresalam9025]

Kyrgios

[@miki4962]

​@@theresalam9025wimbledon final 2022

[@Jaydoggie1]

@@theresalam9025did you not see Wimbledon last year in the final? I’m aussie and even I think your comment lunacy

[@Whatreally123]

@@theresalam9025 🤣🤣🤣 Wimbledon 2022. Dismantled and broke him.

[@elvistrumpet]

Stan

[@Nebo600]

As a Nadal fan, I’m more of tennis fan than anything and I have to say that Djokovic is a monster. Every time they played against each other, I always feared Nadal playing Djokovic. I knew years ago that Djokovic was catching on to Nadal’s Gand and he truly knew how to beat him. Many times I screamed at the tv screen begging to change his game up against Djokovic. The serve being the biggest thing Nadal need to change and the second thing was Nadal had to change his way he played because he was to predictable. Djokovic’s game is almost perfect, the guy really has no weaknesses.

[@shreerambhat1442]

The only thing he was bad at was probably vollys, but those are attacking strategy which can be choose to not apply and rely on different skills

[@Vaisin]

Nothing but respect for the two. Both among my favourite athletes ever.

[@98091238]

The biggest difference between let's say Federer against Nadal and Djokovic against Nadal was Djokovic's ability to absorb on his backhand the spin of Nadal's forehand and wide serve on the ad court on break points... Pretty much negated Nadal's greatest assets Add Djokovic's greater physical conditioning post-2011 and mental strength, and you have the game's GOAT

[@hiwayman981]

Nole's game was better suited to Rafa's style than was Fed's against Rafa's, sure enough.

[@larvancioramos9748]

AGASS1 patented and improving TAKING BALL EARLIER no matter how inside the baseline he was. NO1E just took that kind, add to discipline and inner work. AGASS1 changed the game

[@Smileater]

It was his dream as a child, so he knew he needed to put the effort

[@annewalden3795]

If you think Novak is a goat who am I to contradict you.

[@Smileater]

@@annewalden3795 Every Expert and former #1 champion thinks Novak is the GOAT, so you would be the one with wishful thinking

[@brandonm8901]

It's hard to see someone who's been at number 3 for many years ever truly challenging the top 2, but it's even harder now to imagine that same man ever not being #1. Absolutely insane transition over the winter of 2010 which must have taken so much self belief to really trust that he could bridge that gap

[@samet1595]

It’s all about gluten free diet! Too bad Federer and Nadal didn’t invent something like it.

[@ratkokresic]

Yes , the diet was life changing for Novak . It took him a while to transition tho , he was loosing matches left and right but when he finally got use to it it was all over for everybody else . You can tell that Rafa is more alethic but heavier . But that means he is more prone to injuries because he was abusing the body with all the movement with all that mass .

[@bdleo300]

Since 2011, Djokovic is 22-10 against Federer, and 23-12 against Nadal.

[@nncdcd8683]

Before 2011, when his rivals were at their best, he was 5-13 against Federer and 7-17 against Nadal

[@isaiahbright7546]

Nadal and Federer weren’t as good after those years and Nole was getting beat before

[@kiyoshi9807]

He still has a positive score against both of them,more Gs than both of them,more masters 1000 titles and was the 1# ranked player for a longer time period than both of them. In every meaningful category novak dominates them at the end of the day.

[@rb9888]

@@nncdcd8683 he was too young

[@Bobby.546]

@@isaiahbright7546yeah and nole wasn’t good before 2011 either. Cry

[@djfunkychicken]

The most significant stat in their H2H's : *On 2 occasions Djokovic has beaten Nadal in 7 consecutive matches (both clay and hardcourts)* This is dominance beyond any doubt

[@Tennis_Expert]

Shhh 🤫 don’t tell the truth, you’ll trigger the angry Rafans 🤣

[@gabrielggc]

That just means that on those matches, Nadal was not very good physically, and still, they have basically the same wins/losses against each other

[@Tennis_Expert]

@@gabrielggc Ah, yes Rafa only loses because he was injured. Typical. 🤣

[@gabrielggc]

@@Tennis_Expert Rafa hater? Who are you a fan of?

[@Tennis_Expert]

@@gabrielggc Big 3 fan, in their respectful GOAT order: Novak >> Roger >> Rafael.

[@mondantarigan5579]

Nadal has not beat Djokovic in Hardcourt since 2013, his record at slams seems so much better because Djokovic challenged him at clay so many times since 2013, and Nadal only challenged him at Hardcourt once in AO 2019, that is why Nadal record at slams seems much better.

[@Tennis_Expert]

Rafa avoided Nole and Roger heavily on HC & grass. Remove clay - and Rafa is nothing.

[@chiefnama790]

​@Tennis_Expert that's why he has 8 majors outside his favourite surface? You guys are so silly😂

[@vojislavl6665]

@@chiefnama790 You still missed the point though. How many of those 8 majors did Nadal get from beating Novak? From my memory, I can only think of 2 (USO 10' & 13').

[@henri-julien]

I don’t know man, the dude above said remove clay and “rafa is nothing”. I think @chiefnama790 is just pointing out how hyperbolic that is considering he won 8 non-clay slams. That’s not nothing. Of the 6 he didn’t face Novak, I’m sure he faced Federer at a few as well (can’t look up the stats rn). So I don’t think @chiefnama790 missed the point, I think you might have missed his.

[@Tennis_Expert]

@@chiefnama790 Let me put it this way: Rafa has only 8 non-clay majors. Roger has 9 non-HC majors and Novak has 10 non-HC majors (at the moment). 10>>9>>8 ;-) As a generous and merciful person, I won't pull-up the W/L ratios (Career and Majors). I think this ends the debate who's a 1 dimensional player and who's more complete and versatile player.

[@quincyfevriere5276]

I can’t seem to find the video but I remember a long time ago when Uncle Toni gave an interview and he said that after seeing the first match between Novak and Nadal he told Rafa that they had a problem with Novak. Novak is basically a hybrid of Nadal and Federer. He practically has no weaknesses. Many of the points you’ve highlighted about Djokovic was in his game from the beginning except his service motion. In 2010 Novak had the most DF in the top ten and he was number 3 in the world. Once Djokovic got his service going,his confidence clicked and his physicality just made everything perfect. Man Djokovic is almost unplayable when he’s on. As a die hard Nadal fan. I can safely say that Novak was better than him even at 20/20/20. So my GOAT tier is Novak, Rafa and Roger in that order.

[@donrichk7138]

It was also written in Rafa's Book published in 2010 about Uncle Toni's view

[@Piridajac]

This comment is one I found respectfully for TENNIS PLAYERS , why because you are saying that you are Rafa fun but you also accepted facts about Djokovic that he is really really great athlete one of the best in history of tennis….much respect to you and this is why we (Joker funs) do not hate Rafa I always said that I respect him like a tennis player and warrior… About Federer I personally have nothing I know how good he was BUT funs his own funs make people to hate him because they can not simply accept that some guy just take down their beloved player so they need to spit on Novak on comments and media but it’s not working 😂 Nadal is something else and his father also they respect Novak because this is the sport what they truly love so much respect to you too…well said 👍🏻

[@lottewied1937]

Novak has one of the highest intelligence of all tennis players He can analyse and disect. That game against Nadal in 2012,was enormous. Although Novak won, the two players were so excellent, that I feel BOTH won. Congrats to Nadal and Djokovic for that outstanding record match.

[@justchillin6314]

Only one player can win in a tennis match.

[@sylvesterwarjri6885]

Rafal Nadal is the real GOAT because 1) No of grand slam- doesn't matter 2) No of week at no 1- doesn't matter 3) No of year end at no 1- doesn't matter 4) winning major titles atleast twice - doesn't matter 5) winning grand slam at each surface at least thrice- don't matter 6) ATP titles - don't matter 7) Australian open - don't matter 8) Wimbledon open- don't matter 9) US open- don't matter 10) Head to Head battle- don't matter 11)Non Calendar grand slam- don't matter The only things that counts are 1) French Open 2) Olympics Gold 3) Popularity contest That's why he is the GOAT

[@guruk]

😜

[@corantinevina2852]

Excellent 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jonis2001]

@@corantinevina2852 No matter what, it is Joko is the best in this sport.

[@lpr5269]

He has a cool yacht, but he has this really small ping pong table on it. I was thinking why spend $5.4 million on a yacht just to have a little itty bitty ping pong table on it? That's why he's not the GOAT. 😂😂😂

[@jonathanstirling7167]

How can Rafa possibly be the GOAT when…. He has a losing record against Novak He has never won the YEC. Novak won it 6 times He has never won two of the Masters. Novak won them all twice He has lost 7 straight finals to Novak He has 180 lets at weeks #1 then Novak He has not beaten Novak or won a set on a harcourt in 10 years He has never beaten Novak at the AO. Novak beat him twice at FO He has 2 years less at #1 then Novak He has 9 less big titles then Novak He has losing 5-12 Wikipedia stats to Novak He has a lower ATP leak rating then Novak He has a lower ELO peak rating then Novak He has a lower Ultimate Tennis Stats ranking then Novak He has never won 4 majors in a row. Novak has He has lost 8 matches holding match point. Novak has lost only 3 He has won three straight Majors 1 time. Novak has won 3 times He has not a 80% win ratio on all surfaces. Novak does. He has a lower win % vs top ten players then Novak He has won fewer big titles then Novak He lost all but 1 epic slams to Novak He has reached 6 finals at only 1 major. Novak has at all 4 He has lost 7 straight matches to Novak on 2 times He has won only 11 of the big titles. Novak’s has won all 14 twice He has longest winning streak of only 32 matches . Novak at 43 He has not 75 wins at all Majors. Novak has He has 50 less wins then Novak against top ten opponents 181-231 He has less titles then Novak He has less majors then Novak Balless Butt pickin Ball scratchin Beta Boy Baldal Beaten Badly By Big Badass Balkan

[@ujwalkumarsingh4839]

Goat 🐐 for a reason. Four slams but by played 70% of grand slam matches only in French open with claydal 😂

[@kikaa1884]

Rafael Nadal exist not Claydal OK respect other players or shut up fool

[@geksii]

Its funny how Claydal is never injured around French Open time :D

[@TheGreatWesternTrendkill]

@@geksii I call him Sandslash

[@tennisfan9831]

@@geksii literally he missed 3 french opens I cannot believe You are hater ok You are stupid ok But you are commenting tennis and you don't follow it closely 😂 Thats the thing i cant figure really..

[@a_goblue2023]

U do realize Rafa leads there major head to head record. And before the Nole fans try to discredit the 7 RG matches, Rafa beat him at US open twice when they were both in there prime and pushed Nole in his best court to literally the brink in one of the greatest match ever played

[@dushandvr5765]

Cope more

[@ivanjoldic826]

Wrong. Nadal and Djokovic played 10 (TEN) matches at Roland Garros, 3 at the USO, 3 at Wimbledon and only 2 at the AO. So they played 10 matches on Rafas best surface and only 2 on Djokovics best surface. Makes a LITTLE bit of a difference doesn`t it? Regarding the US Open, they were not both in their prime in 2010. It was Nadals best year and Djokovic was slamless that year. Djokovic before 2011 was a much weaker player and was diagnozed with gluten-allergy in 2010. Since then he has dominated the sport (he is ONE year younger than Nadal). Since 2011 Djokovic leads 2:0 at Wimbledon (Nadal won once in 2007 and his other win on grass was Queens club 2008). Fifteen years ago was the last time Nadal beat Djokovic on grass and 10 years ago was the last time Nadal beat Djokovic on a hard court (or even won a set!). Since Djokovic hit his prime things are way different. Nadal still has a very good H2H simply because he had a big lead before 2011 and it was 16:7. SINCE and including 2011 the score is 13:23 in favor of Djokovic who now leads 30:29. They have played more matches on clay (28) than on hard courts (27) and 5 of their last 6 matches were on clay. What are the odds of that?

[@dushandvr5765]

@@ivanjoldic826 Yeah, it was 14-4 at one point actually.

[@marctaddei7524]

@@dushandvr5765 Man's saying to "cope more" yet i'm reading a whole paragraph written by Djokovic fans trying to discredit Nadal's dominant h2h record against Djokovic in Grand Slams Finals. So what if Djokovic was unfortunate enough in facing Nadal on the former's favoured surface? You expect Nadal to just lose so that it's "fair"?

[@kkkk288]

Nadal would fake injuries and withdraw from tournaments (GS included) so that he doesn’t have to face Novak on his fav surface, and he can only face Novak on clay in the recent years.

[@SuperAlex2504]

Good video but you forgot to mention one important detail. Prior to this year, Since 2011, Nadal pulled out of 17 tournaments years due to injury. Only 1 was on Clay. Considering that Nadal hasn't been able to even win a set of Novak on hardcourt in ten years, It's safe to say that not only did Nadal not lose on any tournaments he could have won, but he actually maintained his winning record against Federer and kept himself within distance of Novak by avoiding hardcourts, where almost every player in the top 40 posed more danger to Novak on hardcourt than Nadal did. There is a very high probability that Nadal wasn't as injured as we were lead to believe, if he only missed out on one clay court due to injury in a 10 year span.

[@pb8-8]

Obviously, if you are injured you want to enter only the tournaments that you have the best chance of winning, and clay courts were Rafa's forte.

[@astonm.8173]

Fully agreed, and Nadal wasn't injured so long for no reason besides not weakening his H2H records. It takes a great deal of time to prepare with the Spanish super "doctors" for another clay season that defied all odds. I hope one day the truth will come out, too bad they had all those blood samples of Spanish athletes destroyed so conveniently years ago. Included were top football players, cyclists and......tennisplayers.

[@justchillin6314]

Of course he wasn’t, Nadal has been avoiding Djokovic on hardcourts since 2014. After the 2019 AO Final that was when Nadal wanted no piece of Djokovic on a hardcourt ever again.

[@irodpekmez2108]

I think that either Djokovic or Nadal will be the GOAT when retired. Its more likely to be Djokovic but Nadal could win the French open again in 2024 and use that as momentum. The interesting thing is that Djokovic and Nadal somehow overtook Federer who was once considered too far ahead of both.

[@wojciechreczkowski7306]

Przed oboma i wszystkimi grającymi po 2001 r; po Jego wygranej z P. Samprasem. A szkoda, że Federer miał psychiczną niedoskonałośc... Inaczej na Jego końcie byłoby min. 28 T.W.SZ.

[@fg92626]

this post didn't age well Rafito got spanked in the first round of the Roland Garros 🙂

[@danesonmckenzie1272]

I totally agree

[@federicotown8052]

Lots of respect for both these legends !

[@tetecar6366]

Djokovic never feared Rafa? Perhaps. But I'm sure Djokovic would rather play against any other player than have Rafa at the opposite side of the net. If that is not fear, then it's probably respect or a recognition of Rafa's greatness not only in terms of tennis skills but also in his tenacity and never say die attitude on court.

[@jokelot5221]

Djokovic owns Weakdal.

[@nncdcd8683]

Lol he is dominated by Nadal 11-7 in the most important torunaments (GS)

[@kagakai7729]

​@@nncdcd8683 Are we counting all the times Claydal "withdraws due to injury" in slams where he would have had to face Djokovic in the final? Guess not. Oh well, 2021 and 2015 show that at least one of the two isn't _afraid_ to meet the other on _their_ favorite (read: only) surface :)))

[@PraveenKumar-vp4sn]

I am subscribing this channel as Nole fan. Finally everyone can see the greatness of Djoker

[@jonaschilonga81]

It's interesting to note that no player has beaten Rafa more times than Novak and similarly so no player has beaten Novak more than Rafa in the whole of their entire careers so far. It speaks of the rivarly that's between these two gladiators of the tennis 🎾 sport.🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂

[@sandeepshetty1589]

The primary difference is the fact that Nadal was always over dependent on his physicality, while Djokovic worked on efficiency, strategy and technique. Mentally Nadal was also very tough. But once you start loosing to someone consistently, Nadal needed to shift focus on a physical game and work on other aspects as Djokovic did, and use his physicality as a reserve. Probably constant injuries did not give him enough time to work on it.

[@limabanik6631]

Respect. Greatest player ever novak .respect every legend

[@MobbieKeys]

Nole never feared anyone because he was already better than the other 2, even before he surpassed the grand slam records. Federer and Nadal won grand slams only because they started their career when weak players were in their draws or when Nole was injured. They never stood a chance against the GOAT.

[@christheprophet6583]

Djokovic at his prime between between 2012-2014 won only one grand slam a year. Djokovic is winning now because of the weak competition.

[@suzannal.8567]

Both Nadal & Fed played many more 500's & 250's, that's why their stats look better.

[@MobbieKeys]

@@suzannal.8567 Yeah bcoz Grand Slams are for warriors like Nole and not for weak players like Fed and Nadal....

[@anton12346]

Honestly Novak is not the best tennis player. Novak only dominates in Australia but he is behind Federer in US Open by 2 Grand Slams, Nole is also behind Federer in Wimbledon and worse he is 11 Grand Slams behind Nadal in Roland Garros which is an impossibility for Novak. Federer even retired beats Novak in US Open and Wimbledon. Honestly Novak is not even close to being the GOAT.

[@anton12346]

Honestly Novak is not the best tennis player. Novak only dominates in Australia but he is behind Federer in US Open by 2 Grand Slams, Nole is also behind Federer in Wimbledon and worse he is 11 Grand Slams behind Nadal in Roland Garros which is an impossibility for Novak. Federer even retired beats Novak in US Open and Wimbledon. Honestly Novak is not even close to being the GOAT.

[@sebdoyon9707]

Nole is such an incredible model of perseverance and belief. An inspiration for humanity

[@anton12346]

Honestly Novak is not the best tennis player. Novak only dominates in Australia but he is behind Federer in US Open by 2 Grand Slams, Nole is also behind Federer in Wimbledon and worse he is 11 Grand Slams behind Nadal in Roland Garros which is an impossibility for Novak. Federer even retired beats Novak in US Open and Wimbledon. Honestly Novak is not even close to being the GOAT.

[@sebdoyon9707]

@@anton12346 That may be why Novak has a winning record (H2H) against both Federer and Nadal. Your comment might also explain why Novak beat Federer in EVERY Wimbledon final they met. He is also the player who has beaten most times Nadal on clay. Take time to watch those finals against Federer, on every surface.. or else, you might just want to close your eyes on those concrete results and keep a dream illusion about your ''retired Federer beating Djokovic''

[@anton12346]

@@sebdoyon9707 Nadal has 14 Grand Slams at Roland Garros and Novak has ONLY 3 Roland Garros. That's why the French made a statue to Nadal in France. Reaching Nadal's record in France is impossible for Nole. Fereder even retired beats Nole in Wimbledon and US Open with 3 more GS than Nole. Please don't be naive and go to Google to see that I am writing you the truth. Nole is far from being the greatest. The stats don't lie!!! Go to Google so you know the truth!!!!!

[@milanivosevic4771]

Out of the big 3, I'm a Novak fan, and a big fan at that. But I have nothing but respect for Nadal when they face each other. Of course, I root for Novak to win, but when Nadal wins I simply say " well, he played better in this match". And as much as I get stressed watching them play, I enjoy the strength and precision they display when they face each other. You can clearly see that they both know they have to use 110% , of what they got, to beat the other one. It just creates a better match.

[@bakimc4722]

There are several reasons, one of which is that he changed his diet and after that he was another Novak with much more physical fitness, before that he had physical problems, he got tired quickly if he played for a longer time at a faster pace, and of course his backhand, which was perhaps the best ever , he is the only player who could break Nadal's forehand with his backhand, no one could do that except Novak, of course his complete game and unprecedented mental strength, he is strong everywhere, the biggest flaw in his game is his smash shot 😀

[@baxter009]

He doesn’t need the smash, you hardly hit 2-3 smashes during a full match.

[@markcrisp07]

on clay i still give the edge to Rafa.but all others Rafa cannot beat him

[@Laland_1196]

​@@markcrisp07rafa can beat him in Rogers cup and US Open

[@CopR8r]

my respect for Rafa is forever lost after AO 2022 and how nonchalant, patronizing and the very disdainful attitude he had towards Djokovic being Detained, and whose career were arbitrarily stopped Also using every tricks and low blows to win against young opponents, like shapovalov or sonego Nadal has really shown his true face

[@theamazingbrokenman]

what tricks and low blows? can you point me some?

[@Tennis_Expert]

@@theamazingbrokenman follow tennis more closely ok?

[@jennysambrook3528]

CopR8 what a load of rubbish your statement is. Nadal said he felt sorry for Djokovic and everyone has a'choice but there are consequence. What is wrong with that. Talking about tricks. What a joke. You must be talking about the wrong player.

[@jennysambrook3528]

​@@theamazingbrokenman No he cant point any because there is none to point out. Nadal has the greatest respect to his young opponents. Great honest guy with no arrogance

[@talbarak4522]

​@@jennysambrook3528 I can. Many don't know about Nadal's dark side of unsportsmanship. But once you know that you understand that he's not only below Federer but also below Djokovic, by a huge margin. At the 2022 Australian Open, he took an break that included both a medical evaluation and a toilet visit, something which is against the rules; Nadal did this between the 4th and 5th sets of his QF match against Shapovalov, when he was on the verge of losing from 2 sets to 0 up. In the 3rd set of the final against Medvedev, Nadal slowed down the match to destroy Medvedev's rhythm and let the racists in the crowd take control, a crowd that was super one-sided anyway. Among his other displays of unsportsmanship: * Bullying opponents mid-match when momentum is with the opponent. Nadal did it to Fognini, Sonego and Berdych, among other players. Djokovic and Federer never behaved like that. * There were times when his opponents hit an ace and Nadal lied and pretended he was not ready. 2 notable examples are the 2017 Wimbledon 4th round match against Muller (4th game of the 3rd set) and the 2019 US Open final against Medvedev (5th game of the 5th set). * Sore loserness. Djokovic has always been humble in defeat, better than any other player of his era. Federer has improved in this category since 2012. When Nadal lost a match he believed he should have won (which happens most of the time) he gives a sore face to the opponent when they shake hands, even against Djokovic and Murray. * Nadal has avoided Djokovic and Federer outside of clay since 2018-2019, once he figured out that he can't beat them on fast surfaces anymore. 4 notable cases are the 2018 Australian Open quarterfinal (retired mid-match against Čilić before the first changeover of the 5th set and avoided Federer in the final), the 2019 Indian Wells masters semifinal (didn't lose a set prior to this match but still gave a walkover to Federer and avoided him), the 2019 Paris indoors masters semifinal (Nadal never won the Paris indoors masters but instead of giving himself a chance he gave a walkover to Shapovalov and avoided Djokovic in the final) and the 2022 Wimbledon semifinal (Nadal was unbeatable in Grand Slam tournaments in 2022 up to this point but instead of giving himself a chance for the Calendar Grand Slam he gave a walkover to Kyrgios and avoided Djokovic in the final). Nadal is far from being the perfect sportsman the media wants you to believe he is.

[@lucasjorgensen2422]

One of them has the privilege of not having a chronic foot disformity and only had to change his diet. The other on top of already being disadvantaged physically was plagued with injuries. I admit Novak developed over the years into a near perfect player but i wouldn't say nadal wouldn't have been able to reach a similar level of dominance and proficiency, as his body never allowed him to be as physically dominant into such a late age as novak is soing right now. We saw last year that if nadal hadn't gotten injured in wimbledon he would have been a huge contender for the title and personally think he would have brought it to Djokovic. But as always injuries have to stop him when he is at his best.

[@dak6105]

injuries are a consequence of his game style not just something that happened randomly. Nole can perform at his peak even at 36 years old because he's able to maintain his Energy and use It when he needs to

[@John-yt8cl]

Nadal got a surgery for his foot where he had an operation done on his nerves to avoid feeling pain. But keep using the same excuse every single time. Nadal fans never had any factual based argument anyways, this just adds on to it even more.

[@changeisinevitable3040]

​@@John-yt8claccording to drugal fans nadal is always injured.. Even if he wins 🤣🤣🤣

[@CR7andManUtdFan]

@@John-yt8cl Why is that an excuse exactly? He stopped feeling pain after that surgery once and for all, or what? Last time I checked, he'll need another six months to recover after another surgery. But yeah, why I'm not surprised. Show me a Djokovic fan who thinks that having a chronic foot disease since childhood and struggling with it during whole career, having to skip (or withdraw from) multiple tournaments, is something significant.

[@Jaydoggie1]

You this comment only adds to Novak’s greatness, the fact that he’s able to still dominate the sport at 36 years of age, when the other two were going through injuries and well past their peaks. Tennis isn’t just racquet skills it’s also mental physical fitness, something that Novak has much more than roger or Nadal

[@fg92626]

🐐let him win 3 games at the Roland Garros

[@wimzswimz9843]

Novak Djokovic es el primero (428) while Rafael Nadal el segundo (387). But, he spent 596 weeks in top 2 while Djokovic just 588 weeks

[@markvanderwerf8592]

This video is awful. Basically it just states Novak became a better and more fit player later on, has nothing to do with Nadal. Worst of all there it tries to argue that Djokoviv has a better serve because he made ~1500 more points on second serve than Nadal but Nadal hasv the higher second serve win rate... djokoviv just plays more second serves due to a combination of playing more games per match on average than Nadal and having a lower first serve percentage.. Nadal is better on serve actually, Djokovic has the better return game.

[@mountain_wolf94]

4:47 what does it mean Nadal 17 - 8 record

[@JoTokutora]

Incorrect, young Nadal was superior to Novak, however his decline came much much faster, hence why he needed to change his game to compensate for his sever drop of speed. Believe it or not, bot Novak and Nadal had plenty similarities, both were counter puncher that smother their opponents, but they went differently Even after the famous 2011 season, Rafa still lead their H2h and Slams finals. The changing factor is that Novaks body was better suited to withstand the decline.

[@aleks5022]

Novak has never feared Nadal because he realized early what we all know now that Nadal has always been a one trick pony.

[@arkankruger1956]

The h2h is very skewed tho, how they've managed to play an even number of matches on clay vs every other surface is beyond me when only 33% of the tournaments are played on clay.

[@helloeveryone0123]

One day, I really want to meet Novak, Rafa and Roger.

[@ozik1912]

I think top players don’t fear each other. The ones who fear wouldn’t win 20-21-22-23-24 grand slams. These guys are inhumanly fearless.

[@tandecastro]

Nadal is not better than Federer. Only on clay.

[@costantinotzartzas3697]

Nole fans are hilarious. For them, the rivalry begins after 2011, excluding 2012 Monte Carlo- 2013 US Open. And of course, clay matches are not valid. Nole has 1 more slam only because he had the easiest runs. H2h in grand slams don't lie. And I've never seen Nole beat Rafa in a Roland Garros final, meanwhile Rafa destroyed him twice at the US Open

[@cgtdj]

I really laugh my @$$ off when some tells 30-29 h2h as domination when most of djokovic's win was against injured off form nadal...peak Nadal used to whack Djokovic left and right

[@jaredvaughan1665]

Djokovic is the greatest all around player ever. But nobody comes near Rafa's Goat claim on clay.

[@jeffreycole2816]

yeah we know. nadal is king of clay. Novak is king of tennis. federer is the prince of tennis, or maybe an arch-duke

[@Арчи-д5т]

Nadal controversially withdrew from 2016's French Open after destroying Bagnis (6-3, 6-0, 6-3). Just before the round that, for the first and last time in FO story, required mandatory independent PED testing. Since whole Nadal's dominance on clay is based on his physical ability to overrun his opponents, Djokovic's wins on clay should be valued a lot more than on every other surface. It can be compared to Fedor Emelianenko, who fought much bigger and undoubtedly juiced opponents (as well as complete trash cans, but that's another story), finding keys to neutralise pure physical strenght and outsmarting them in general. Hope Novak will be able to find keys to another spanish "natural" physical specimen, who seems to repeat his elder compatriots path, but much earlier in his career.

[@king0vdarkness]

2:09 he still has one weakness... the overhead

[@vukans595]

Not recognizing authority is a national characteristic of Serbs and one of the reasons why some do not like us!

[@mountain_wolf94]

@Tennis Plus , 4:45 Djokovic has won 8 titles after saving match points, correct. What do you mean in a total 16 times in his career? And when were these three losses you mention afterwards? It doesn't make sense

[@coreysparks3531]

He did it again last night 2 sets down

[@caiopavani5413]

1:40 Look at the percentage... And you call Rafa serve inferior? This is stupid.

[@mercedesscrivens742]

Carlos desde luego que no teme a Djocovich

[@fg92626]

Crampitos would have smoked Nadal

[@KaptainK59]

Novak only fear Jiri Vesely....(0-2)

[@depthsencor5169]

Novac is the only one player that can make Nadal gets difficulty in clay court which is His Favorite ..

[@Megastroke]

Right on. Novak has a superior game and does well on all surfaces. Take away RG and Nadal is just a good player, but not a dominating player that most other players fear. Nadal's strength was his mentality and physical play but he lacks so many weapons that Novak has: mediocre serve; mediocre return, standing way behind the baseline. No aggressiveness, hoping for an error ; lack of variety in the backhand, no down-the-line aggressive backhands, inability to redirect the ball like Novak. To top it all, his movement and mobility have worsened over the years with all his injuries. He's done.

[@djordjelezajic8435]

FEDAL vs. No23VAK in finals are 19 - 30.This stat alone says who THE REAL GOAT IS.Rafa was lucky, because they played more times at RG than at all other GS tournaments put together.Speaking of being " DEMOLISHED" the only time Nadal lost in a straight sets final was against Djokovic in Melbourne.

[@niksmoret2744]

Rafa having the injuries,well that's the price you have to pay when you play without brain,no one is blame for his style of brutal tennis but him.

[@Maruman_man]

At the French...djokovic soiled his pants a few times. Nadal is too good at Roland Garros. Nadal definitely didn't fear the slave

[@patriciasanders2942]

Novak is the greatest ever,he fears nobody,undoubtedly he is absolutely Unique,love him forever,WOW HE IS MAGNIFICENT.

[@rolandhill8226]

Legendary power server John Isner answered this way when asked who were the three best returners of his almighty serve: "Djokovic, first. Djokovic, second. Djokovic, third," said Isner. On top of that, I think that most fair-minded observers would suggest that the rest of the great man's game isn't too bad either, no?

[@jeffreycole2816]

Novak>Roger>Nadal

[@user-em4wh5ji3w]

He said both of them were beatable. Both of them were catchable. And he was laughed at…until they were forced to watch as he ran them down

[@bojancicic5453]

Chuck Norris is the only one who doesn’t fear Nole

[@syeedchowdhury2501]

Nadal has a commanding lead over Djokovic 11-7 in Grand Slams ..and more wins in finals.. while head to head Novak leads 40-39 ..only by 1 overall....Nadal had novaks number in the most imp Matches

[@stephenglasse2743]

Yeah but that was early on. Once Novak got his eye in he crushed Rafa and is now way ahead

[@Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King]

make another video! Another beating Nadal by Djokovic at Olympic 2024!!! Nadal was avoiding Djokovic all his career on hard courts, he avoid Fed as well!!!

[@tennisfan9831]

Its vice versa. Come on we are talking about two of the greatest ever. I don't think rafa need to be scared of him. Beaten him on all surfaces. As i said vice versa...

[@djordjespasic2179]

Nadal didn't beat Djokovic on grass since 2008, and didn't take a SET from Djokovic on hard courts since 2013. And Nadal still has negative h2h against Djokovic.

[@captainchaos1311]

@@djordjespasic2179A head to head of 30-29 isn’t very negative

[@donvito7344]

Never Beat him at the Australian Open or Wimbledon, Nole has beaten him everywhere

[@joshheinink]

Djokovic beat nadal everywhere nadal hasn't

[@shivkumarpippal1765]

​@@captainchaos1311of these, how many were played on clay?

[@suzannal.8567]

I'm glad you're finally giving the GOAT more attention.

[@Pappaleakey_Lifts]

I think Novak worked really very hard and that is commendable. Just yesterday he came back from being down 2 sets to win in 5. It’s hard to find a reason to put others above him. The only way to do that is to say “if”. “If” Rafa had not had so many injuries. “If” Roger had not been 6 years older than him. But “if” doesn’t exist.

[@danielb793]

Goat List: Nadal = Clay Djokovic = Hardcourt Federer = Grass All three are the best on their respective courts

[@wanderer6960]

novak also is beter in grass

[@jonathanstirling7167]

@@wanderer6960100% correct

[@jeffreycole2816]

Novak is coming for that grass record. hopefully you will gracefully change your opinion then.

[@regulusarcturus]

Djokovic is the only one who is top 3 all time on all 3 surfaces. Federer isn’t in the top 5 on clay and Nadal isn’t in the top 5 on either hard or grass.

[@anton12346]

Honestly Novak is not the best tennis player. Novak only dominates in Australia but he is behind Federer in US Open by 2 Grand Slams, Nole is also behind Federer in Wimbledon and worse he is 11 Grand Slams behind Nadal in Roland Garros which is an impossibility for Novak. Federer even retired beats Novak in US Open and Wimbledon. Honestly Novak is not even close to being the GOAT.

[@Stu49583]

This channel is licking the boots of Djokovic soo hard

[@subramanianrs318]

Whatever spin Noel's detractors like Martina, Wilander and their ilk put on their aspersions on NOEL, he is undoubtedly the GOAT unless someone in the future overtakes him! 🎉👑

[@joshd171294]

I still feel Rafa had the edge on higher bounce hard courts such as the US Open. Djokovic has the career edge on Nadal but Nadals physical decline since 2010 also played a massive part in the rivalry swinging

[@Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King]

Hi didn't fear them both, Fedal!!! But they were fearing him, just didn't want to admit it!!! Fact!!! Even today cannot swallow bitter pill 💊 That Novak Đoković is The Greatest tennis 🎾 player who ever played the game 🎾🐐❤️🇷🇸🌏💪💪💪

[@Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King]

Rafa is lucky cause Novak didn't started to destroy him much earlier at Rolan Garos, cause he was better even back then!!! Just his desire burns him cause he wanted to destroy him, and he had few lucky points, so he lost!!! But anyway,Novak show's that he was always better than Nadal in every surface, grass, clay, hard court... Nadal was always one sided player, he was good mostly on clay

[@mdabdulnaeem5317]

It was dream for Novak to play Against Nadal and Federer let alone beat them. From then to now Novak has come a long way...Kudos. As I love to say rafa better although stats will not support me😢

[@ahmedisa3723]

Where do these hallucinations come from? Novak is a year younger than Rafa and met him for the first time in 2006. In their third meeting that was at 2007 Miami , Novak beat Rafa in two sets and won his first Masters title - Miami, which Nadal has never won until now

[@aahyes9068]

Good, informative vid, but the screenshot is kind of just more fuel for ignorant haters: obviously Novak never said something so arrogant as that, he was always respectful and courteous toward his rivals.

[@doca203]

Nadal did beat number 1 Djokovic at the 2013 US Open. On clay his knees can take the pounding and that’s why he excels. From 2008 to 2010 Nadal was the best and that version of Nadal was better Than the best Federer and Djokovic

[@treatseaweed]

Novak is the No 1 the genius

[@Sonex1512]

please do how good was nadal in his prime

[@fg92626]

Cos he was high on steroids…

[@nncdcd8683]

@@fg92626 Have you some sorts of evidence or that is only a wretched lie?

[@fg92626]

@@nncdcd8683 Operación Puerto

[@SH-jg5zq]

Djokovic always knew that he is the best

[@geetadasadiya9348]

He is goat no matter who is agains him he beat nadal on clay two times he is only one player to do that twice

[@carolyn6096]

Novak is playing better tennis at 36 years old than Federer and Nadal did at this age.

[@MrBjorn6]

Nadal played pretty well at 36

[@wimzswimz9843]

@@MrBjorn6 Nadal won a couple of GS as he was 36 years old in 2022 while djokovic won 3/4 finals of GS in 2023. He even is still no. 1 for 425 weeks until after rome masters 2024

[@TheKakarot_itachi]

Because he started doping

[@Tennis_Expert]

Of course, Rafa is just a clay player. 1 dimensional.

[@a_goblue2023]

He beat Nole in 2 US open finals, when both were in there primes

[@ashleythomas4112]

Yeah, he never won any slams on grass or hardcourts did he?

[@a_goblue2023]

@@ashleythomas4112 imagine thinking a guy with 8 grand slams minus the French open is 1 dimensional 🤡

[@ashleythomas4112]

@@a_goblue2023 Ikr, what a clown. Tennis_Expert lol.

[@Tennis_Expert]

@@a_goblue2023 Never defeated Nole at AO whilst Nole wiped the floor with Rafa 2 times at FO. 🤫 Rafa had to wait Nole to be banned so he could complete his Double Career Grand Slam. 😂 Last time Rafa beat Nole on HC was 10 years ago. Grass? 15 years ago. Last time Nole beat Rafa like a drum was 2 years ago. Rafa has Negative H2H vs. Nole and a losing record on 2/3 surfaces vs. Nole. He heavily compensated on clay by avoiding Nole and Roger on grass & HC. 🤣🤣🤣

[@lion123leapor4]

Novak is clearly the better And the greatest of all time as he is a better player on two surfaces hard courts and grass courts , and also Infront head to head and number of GS

[@labynoe]

Only Father Time can stop Novak Djokovic...I think...🤣

[@henri-julien]

2:40 a couple other tweaks to his diet? you mean going vegan? 😂

[@luisernestoynoquioherrera4039]

Djokovic have improved his game along the time, but Rafa has no improve anything.

[@alburaq3290]

Nadal got injured in 2014. Till that point their rivalry was solidly in favour of Nadal. Djokovic dominated Rafa in 2011 but Rafa dominated him overall up until 2014. It's after Rafa's decline and bunch of injuries that Novak started evening out the head to head.

[@fg92626]

The 🐐came for him and took his legs out in 2015RGQF.

[@VojkanTrifunovic]

Nadal won 8 GS since 2014...So stop the cap...Injuries had 0 to do with H2h cos as he said in the video They hardly met on hard compered to clay after 2013(12-7 in favour of Clay)Up until 2014 Nadal led 22-17 which is not by much considering Novak was not as good and there is a big difference between 21 year old and 20 year old player...By your logic Nadal declined whe he was 27 years old which is unusual and why would early years(from 19-21) be counted more then from 27-30...

[@rolocompressor46]

The only reason for this H2H being balanced is because they mostly play on clay. Why so? Because Nadal can not dominate the rest of the field on HC and Grass.

[@VojkanTrifunovic]

@@rolocompressor46 Yeah...There is the reason Djokovic has the most QF in RG history even more then Nadal who won it 14 times...Nobody is as consistant as Djokovic...

[@alburaq3290]

@@rolocompressor46 Nadal was the best hard court player in 2010 and again in 2013-14 before his injury.

[@dominiclester3232]

A good video, but you have been very selective with facts, even repeating the best ones several times. Basically, they (and Roger) are amazing players but Novak turned pro 2 years later than Rafa, so even if they had the same playing style he would be in better shape. Choosing stretching over brute force and willpower, Novak has been much kinder to his body. When Roger was in his prime, Rafa only had one way to beat him yet still maintained Roger was the better player and almost idolized him. Novak watched these two and their huge popularity and quietly decided he would beat them both, in all possible statistics. The last time Rafa and Novak played, Rafa only lost one set, 2022. One detail you omitted was Novak's dislike of wind and I mention this because it is often a factor on clay. In 2018 Novak completed a 10-8 final set win over Rafa at Wimbledon on a very sunny day with the roof closed...I did wonder if the result would have changed with an open roof. With 23 grand slams, Novak can only increase his claim as the greatest ever; to eclipse Roger and Rafa during the most competitive period in tennis is unparalleled.

[@fransiscoscaramanga674]

And the G O A T is not done.............not by a long shot.... Nole get's to 28-30 slams........!!

[@jonathanstirling7167]

It’s long over ..look at the facts. The ATP GOAT is determined by OBJECTIVE FACTS, not SUBJECTIVE FEELINGS. Novak is the GOAT by a wide margin and it’s not even close. Simply look at the facts . Top 25 major records 1 Total Titles. 250-2000 109 Connors 2. Big Titles 1000-2000 67 Novak 3 Grand Slam Titles 2000 23 Novak 4 ATP Finals Titles. 1500. 6 Novak- Roger 5 Masters Titles. 1000 36 Novak 6. Grand Slams. 1 Novak 7 Golden Masters. 2. Novak 8 Supreme 14, Majors,YEC, Masters. 14 Novak 9 ATP Years #1. 7 Novak 10 ATP Weeks #1 289 Novak 11 ITF World Year End Champion. 7 Novak 12 Highest ATP Ranking 16,950 Novak 13 Highest ELO Ranking. 2629 Novak 14 Prime Peak Years. 11 Novak 15 Head to Head. 2-0 Novak 16 Wikipedia Head To Head Tallies. 30-6 Novak 17 Highest Winning % 83.43% Novak 18 Highest Big Title Winning %. 31.52% Novak 19 80%+ win rate on all surfaces. 1 Novak 20 Most Top 3 wins. 61. Novak 21 Most Top 5 wins. 117. Novak 22 Most Top 10 Wins. 245 Novak 23 Top 15 ELO Rankings Records. 5. Novak 24 Losses Holding Match Point. 3 Novak 25 Ultimate tennis stats GOAT Rating 1044 Novak Totals of Major Records Novak 24. 96% Conners 1. 4% Roger. 1 4% Rafa 0 0% Novaks accomplishments are astonishing when you consider the fact that both Roger & Rafa have had TEN significant advantages to help them over Novak in their careers. The so called “objective” experts, analysts, commentators and media fail to mention this.

[@fransiscoscaramanga674]

@@jonathanstirling7167 well said brotha!👍👍👍👍👍

[@kajjebre]

If nadal can reach finals with injury then losing to Novak injury is NOT an excuse… Novak has played 20 years with allergies and asthma and he scored EVERY possible record more times then Nadal… Even young Nadal didn’t score Golden masters in his best years as he is 1 turf specialist. Novak has 2 gold masters, he is all round best player aka GOAT

[@nncdcd8683]

He is under Nadal when it counts most, in GS matches and finals

[@grapelund]

Never feared. Lol, he just improved, that’s it. This is fanboyism at its finest😂😂

[@king0vdarkness]

3:27 that was because of the dumb people in charge, they decided to talk for 30 mins and didn't let them sit until they were visibly in pain

[@ahadtaqizadeh406]

on the contrary, he always feared Nadal. He never feared Roger.

[@djordjelezajic8435]

I do not understand why there is even a discussion about who the greatest tennis player of all times is, when Nadal is not no.1 in any main tennis category. My favorite " theory" is that No23VAK benefited from the " weak era", and that he played a bunch of " nobodies" lately in GS finals.My question is, how come Nadal could not benefit from the " weak era " at the same time like No23VAK ( H2H 40-11 vs. the current top 10 players,w/ l (+29).Rafa' s H2H vs. the current top 10 is 25 - 8.,w/l (+17).Nadal is the GOAT, his fans would like you to believe, bc according to them, he beat " prime" Federer. Of course, what they do not say is that Rafa lost to Roger in 2017 AO final, and Roger lost to Djokovic in 2014 Wimbledon, when he was 3 yrs.younger. The same goes for Federer fans they do not brag that Agassi was 35 and had bad back when he lost to Roger in USO final, or that Cilic had blisters in Wimbledon final, and played like he would rather be somewhere else.

[@anton12346]

Honestly Novak is not the best tennis player. Novak only dominates in Australia but he is behind Federer in US Open by 2 Grand Slams, Nole is also behind Federer in Wimbledon and worse he is 11 Grand Slams behind Nadal in Roland Garros which is an impossibility for Novak. Federer even retired beats Novak in US Open and Wimbledon. Honestly Novak is not even close to being the GOAT.

[@djordjelezajic8435]

@anton12346 You forgot to mention where is Federer compared to Djokovic in RG, and where is Nadal compared to Djokovic in Wimbledon. But let' s do this: I say Djokovic won more GS titles than Federer on 2/3 GS surfaces ( hard courts and clay), and he won more GS titles than Nadal on grass and hard courts.Please remind me to compare notes with you in less than 10 days, when ( not if) Djokovic wins Wimbledon #8.Federer, by the way, never won a single title in Monte Carlo/ Rome, do you have ANY IDEA how many titles No23VAK won there?Every Federer fan is crying and complaining that Federer was " NOT IN HIS PRIME" (as if that' s No23VAK' s problem !) in 2011 and in 2014 ( although he lost to Djokovic in SF and finals), but, of course, there were no complaints when Federer jumped on Djokovic while he was a teenager ( hardly in his prime), when Federer opened up 7-2 H2H lead.Can you explain why Federer was " TOO OLD" in 2014 and 2015 Wimbledon finals, but still managed to win two GS titles in 2017( while Djokovic was injured with bad elbow), and beat Nadal in AO final? Don' t you think it is a little bit strange that Roger had 16 GS titles in 2010 (15 more than Djokovic), and that he won only 4 more GS titles in the following decade, while Djokovic won between 2011 - 2016 ELEVEN(11) GS titles? Do you know that Federer had only 4 seasons where he won more matches than he lost to Djokovic, while Djokovic had 9 (NINE) SEASONS when he won more H2H matches vs. Roger?Roger beat Djokovic ONE TIME (2014 Dubai), after No23VAK won the first set, Djokovic beat Federer SEVEN (7X) TIMES after Roger won the first set.

[@anton12346]

@@djordjelezajic8435 I am just showing the REAL reasons why Novak is not the best tennis player. How is Novak going to be the best tennis player when out of the 4 Grand Sland he only dominates in 1 and is losing in the other 3 ? This is very simple to understand…

[@djordjelezajic8435]

@anton12346 The only thing easy to understand, honestly, is that you set up a filter ( requirement ( that Roger benefits from, and then simultaneously compare Djokovic to Federer AND Nadal at the same time ( honestly).When Roger won GS title no.15, in 2009, and surpassed Sampras, Roger had six (6) Wimbledon titles ( Sampras had 7), Roger had 5 USO titles ( like Jimmy Connors and Pete Sampras), he had 3 AO titles ( Andre Agassi had 4).and Roger had one RG title.So - according to your theory, obviously, Roger was not really " leading" in any GS tournament, unless you consider the three way tie when it comes to 5 USO titles, but EVERYBODY CALLED ROGER THE GOAT- even Tio Toni, Rafa' s favorite uncle. I did not invent the rule that the player with the most GS titles is the GIAT, but now that No23 VAK has more than made up the -15 GS title deficit behind Federer since 2010, the rules are being changed daiky.Nobody expects FEDAL fans to like, support or respect Djokovic as the greatest, you keep worshiping these two, while Djokovic continues to push forward.In the end, the only hope for your guy(s) to look good in comparison with THE REAL GOAT is an attempt to try to match and compare No23VAK' s weakness to Roger and Rafa ' s strength.

[@anton12346]

@@djordjelezajic8435 Please read my last comment! Thank you 🙏

[@arnabkumarsen7059]

Everybody feared him he is goat

[@atoz7017]

Although I’m a nole fan, Everyone will tremble against Rafa in RG!

[@rag7027]

not Novak!

[@anton12346]

@@rag7027 Honestly Novak is not the best tennis player. Novak only dominates in Australia but he is behind Federer in US Open by 2 Grand Slams, Nole is also behind Federer in Wimbledon and worse he is 11 Grand Slams behind Nadal in Roland Garros which is an impossibility for Novak. Federer even retired beats Novak in US Open and Wimbledon. Honestly Novak is not even close to being the GOAT. This channel is funded by Novak's fans.

[@antipaganda5635]

Novax Djokovic > Provax Nadal

[@SimonJack94]

Peak Nadal is better than peak Novak. he won moost of the biggest matches

[@lebronforpresident2359]

Peak Novak is definitely better than Nadal, 6-0 in finals against Nadal in 2011 and 3 grand slams and 5 masters 1000s

[@SimonJack94]

@@lebronforpresident2359 not even close. nadal in 2011 sucked. He beat peak novak on HC in 2013 and 10 easily. His level at his best is virtually unbeatable whereas Djokovic loses to the likes of wawrinka. peak nadal on clay is peak tennis

[@fg92626]

Peak Nadal was schooled in 7 major finals in a row in 2011 by the 🐐

[@SimonJack94]

@@fg92626 lmao nadal was insanely shit in 2011. no depth, shit serve and no confidence. a healthy and confident nadal is djokovics kryptonite

[@jonathanstirling7167]

How can Rafa possibly be the GOAT when…. He has a losing record against Novak He has never won the YEC. Novak won it 6 times He has never won two of the Masters. Novak won them all twice He has lost 7 straight finals to Novak He has 180 lets at weeks #1 then Novak He has not beaten Novak or won a set on a harcourt in 10 years He has never beaten Novak at the AO. Novak beat him twice at FO He has 2 years less at #1 then Novak He has 9 less big titles then Novak He has losing 5-12 Wikipedia stats to Novak He has a lower ATP leak rating then Novak He has a lower ELO peak rating then Novak He has a lower Ultimate Tennis Stats ranking then Novak He has never won 4 majors in a row. Novak has He has lost 8 matches holding match point. Novak has lost only 3 He has won three straight Majors 1 time. Novak has won 3 times He has not a 80% win ratio on all surfaces. Novak does. He has a lower win % vs top ten players then Novak He has won fewer big titles then Novak He lost all but 1 epic slams to Novak He has reached 6 finals at only 1 major. Novak has at all 4 He has lost 7 straight matches to Novak on 2 times He has won only 11 of the big titles. Novak’s has won all 14 twice He has longest winning streak of only 32 matches . Novak at 43 He has not 75 wins at all Majors. Novak has He has 50 less wins then Novak against top ten opponents 181-231 He has less titles then Novak He has less majors then Novak Balless Butt pickin Ball scratchin Beta Boy Baldal Beaten Badly By Big Badass Balkan

[@abhayjha6709]

People so easily forget Nadal has played his whole career with a chronic foot injury and other physical handicaps that have hampered him. Rafa never had control over these injuries and yet he surpassed all doubts to become the ultimate Great. Prime Nadal is unbeatable. No player other than Rafa would have done what he did against Federer in the wimbledon 2008 final.

[@dann_03col56]

You guys keep beliving that the only thing that prevented Nadal from winning more were his injuries. Djokovic tactical game was simply superior. Once he fixed his allergy problems and equalled Nadal's physical resilience, he just beat him so many and consecutive times, even on clay.

[@dann_03col56]

Federer also once he figured out Nadal's heavy top spin forehand, he just dominated him. Nadal could not beat Federer on Hard courts anymore.

[@The-Dom]

Fed is the goat. He was toppling giants like Sampras and Agassi while Djoker was a child, and dominated the greatest era in tennis history. Fed makes shots routinely that no other player even tries. Djoker had to wait for Fed, Nadal, Murray, and Stan to decline before he started to dominate. Novak is easily the second best of all time. His killer backhand, incredible fitness, mental strength, and high calibre shot consistency puts him right up there with Fed.

[@fg92626]

smart Federer fans have already left the chat the ones who still arguing are not the sharpest knives in the shelf