God, I'm gonna miss Rafa. His retirement will mark the end of one of the greatest eras in tennis history, if not the greatest in terms of clay court tennis. His records on that surface will NEVER be surpassed. Long live the CLAY KING!
@Rauliki_U_u7 ай бұрын
Verdadero, Rafa parecia diseñado a la perfeccion para esa superficie, y aunque Roland Garros no está tan valorado como el US Open o el Asustralian Open, la realidad es que la tierra es la superficie mas dificil y exigente que existe en el tenis, dominar por tantos años seguidos la superficie mas exigente de todas es mucho merito en verdad, un tenista fuera de serie Rafa
@guidogranata50647 ай бұрын
@@Rauliki_U_uAl revés, Roland Garros está mucho más valorado que el Australian Open. En los años 60-70-80 y hasta 90 muchos grandes jugadores no jugaban Australia porque no tenía ningún tipo de prestigio
@Thejcbx7 ай бұрын
God, I'm gonna be so happy when Nadal retires. Sick to death of seeing him, Naff off Spain !!!
@maryalexis13636 ай бұрын
I will be so sad 😞 when Rafa will live tennis 🎾 i didn't sleep nights to whoching him play tennis a man who gave every player and the people respect .it wiil be hard to see him leaving.
@cathyomalley19476 ай бұрын
Irreplaceable ❤ There will never be a better, fairer, player than Rafa. I won't watch if he is not playing.
@mateosimon42377 ай бұрын
Some of the shots Rafa produced here are almost impossible.. No wonder players felt defeated from the get go
@susanmaxwell76237 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. It was a perfect illustration of Rafa at his professional best both with a cool head, showing restraint, and hot angry and definitive, like when he played Soderling in 2010. Susan from St. Thomas, USVI
@gruntled76215 ай бұрын
Rafa, decent person to say the least. Not once in hid career show drana, raquet smashing on court. Gracious in victory snd defeat.
@pac0re5 ай бұрын
@@gruntled7621 rafa is literally the biggest cheater in tennis...
@lMagicKaito4 ай бұрын
You dont need to put your whole adress, your kids name, credit card number in a yt comment 😂
@peggyunderhill6016 ай бұрын
No drama from Rafa. He lets his opponent expend loads of emotional energy then goes in for the kill. In the nicest way. Love him.
@FedFanFL15 күн бұрын
Or ALL drama. Lighten up dude. Monfils doesn't think he's gonna beat ya so he's having fun and so is the audience.
@ContraverstionalMusica7 ай бұрын
It’s scary how good Nadal was
@marisasolanafontan2957 ай бұрын
Nooo.....da un gustazo tremendo haberle visto toda su carrera, un orgullo como deportista, como persona. No habrá otro igual.....el rey de la arcilla. Gracias Rafa!!
@decimustv42577 ай бұрын
I am better. CALM the hype. I don't like. Praise me. NOT HIM!
@bobikch98846 ай бұрын
busters changed everything
@tytn99784 ай бұрын
For me, Nadal was always entertaining. Roger Federer might have won more matches, but Nadal brought a fiery personality to the court. When Nadal was ON, he was brilliant. And when he was angry, he was unbeatable.
@chambatips36193 ай бұрын
@@decimustv4257 You are cringe
@virginiaknighten46877 ай бұрын
Oh my God…Rafa is just simply the best!!
@cathyomalley19476 ай бұрын
Best EVER player in my books❤
@mateosimon42376 ай бұрын
Well, one of the best
@michellewinfield38994 ай бұрын
Guess you don't piss Rafa off.you'll regret it in the end.gonna miss you Rafa when you retire.,❤❤❤
@umakraman71436 ай бұрын
I will miss Rafa too...time is cruel....What matches..Rafael and Federer...God bless
@danieljraj7 ай бұрын
12:27 Nadal apologising for being too good is the swagger moment
@Rauliki_U_u7 ай бұрын
But if you look closely, Rafa turns around laughing because Monfils infected him a little with humor. I don't think Rafa made that gesture arrogantly. I think it was like, "Okay, let's make the audience have fun."
@VitorGouveiaBr5 ай бұрын
He was actually thanking Monfils' gesture. Monfils applauded the play.
@carmelrankin93625 ай бұрын
Always loved Rafa, my favourite player. ❤❤❤❤❤
@epipd57125 ай бұрын
Monfis will always be one of my fav players in professional tennis, because he is just a colorful, fun player to watch. Just happy he still plays. As for Rafa, really going to miss him. I watched him grow up on the courts such a great guy and champion. Love both these tennis players.
@pac0re5 ай бұрын
I don't understand how you idiots don't see how dirty Rafa plays.. lol delusions
@pudipuding4 ай бұрын
@@pac0reoh novak fan, yeah yeah we know novak is amazing, rafa is terrible
@antonioluis438413 ай бұрын
@@pudipudingcuando un tonto habla sube el pan
@watermelonindianboi2 ай бұрын
@@pudipudingand u wonder why people hate Novak
@aitortilla51285 ай бұрын
I don't think Monfils was disrespectful. I'm a big Nadal fan but I like Monfils as well. He's a funny player who enjoys playing tennis and shows his emotions. Seeing a player playing with a smile in his face is really great.
@brandy.27 ай бұрын
I respect Monfils because he has a great respect for the Greatest of all time Rafael Nadal 😭😭 thank you Monfils
@davolthe12616 ай бұрын
Yeah he's cool dude
@johns75305 ай бұрын
No matter who anybody thinks the GOAT is, when Rafa was playing great he was my favorite to watch. Just a beast of a player, sheesh.
@ScaramouchedaVinci6 ай бұрын
The most spectacular match I have ever seen was Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal vs the Jamaika/German Dustin Brown in 2015.
@cgtdj5 ай бұрын
If that was spectacular then u didnt watch much tennis
@hyeboi5 ай бұрын
You're delusional, that match was exceptional @@cgtdj
@cgtdj5 ай бұрын
@@hyeboi its hard to argue with youtube tennis fans...u stay happy....god bless u
@hyeboi5 ай бұрын
@@cgtdj cute try
@cgtdj5 ай бұрын
@@hyeboi that means u havent seen aus open 2012 final, 2008 wimbledon final, 2013 french open semis and list goes on
@warrenvollaro25296 ай бұрын
Both were great but rafa is just consistantly amazing, he will be missed
@Aliceteacup3 ай бұрын
Rafa has never played the clown 🤡. He’s never had reason to. Just straight up elite tennis and 💯 percent professional. ❤🇪🇸
@ManuelPorcell-el9cx7 ай бұрын
Rafa receiving 15 ft. behind baseline and making those heavy topspin returns, that requires a lot of stamina and upper body strength!!
@Creees7 ай бұрын
Leyani is super likeable. Even when i was watching second round in a tournament and the benches on outside courts were empty he was happy and laughing and actually looking people in the eyes. Great amazing man to have on the tour
@virginiaknighten46877 ай бұрын
Yeah I like him too. I’m always glad when he’s umpiring. He is the best…along with Rafa😍
@sepherinaallard75844 ай бұрын
GREAt match .. RAFA THE CHAMPION
@Mister.Unknown5 ай бұрын
Playing like a clown will never beat playing like a gentleman. . . take notes, Kyrgios.
@pac0re5 ай бұрын
The problem everyone has with Rafa on court is his little routines to mess with your game ... Nobody questions how good he is on court.. its the other shit they have a problem with.
@Aliceteacup3 ай бұрын
💯 percent correct 👍
@TheWildTalosian6 ай бұрын
The moral of the story is... Don't poke the bear.
@hectordavidortiz7 ай бұрын
Props on the editing! 👏🏽😂
@WivoRN7 ай бұрын
Hahhaha glad you enjoyed it my man!
@jerseyneil17 ай бұрын
Monfils and Kygrios are very talented players, but they are more entertainers than competitors. Monfils likes to hit a lot of trick shots to please the crowd rather than actually try to win matches and tournaments. Rafa is all business on the court.
@annewalden37957 ай бұрын
Nadal has all sorts of annoying ticks and they are nothing to do with business .
@jerseyneil17 ай бұрын
@@annewalden3795 that's a silly comment. A lot of players have routines and superstitions. Borg never shaved during the Wimbledon tournaments. But guys like Rafa and Borg are all business on court. They don't hit trick shots to entertain the crowd. They try to win matches. You can't say the same about Monfils or Kygrios
@annewalden37957 ай бұрын
@@jerseyneil1 If it was a silly comment I would not have made it.
@johnormsby20345 ай бұрын
@annewalden3795 , so it annoys you how Rafa lines up his Water bottles...walks a defined trajectory on Court...bounces his balls & of course, that inimitable Scratch!?? Get over it mate. The entertainment is when the game starts!
@terrycupp66875 ай бұрын
I don’t find anything at all entertaining about either of these guys. I’m from another era, that of McEnroe, Connors and Ilie Nastase, all “bad boys of tennis” from my era and even though they were very talented I found their behavior on court disgusting (freaking BABIES). I’ve always admired players who speak with their racquets and not their mouths, people like Rod Laver, Arthur Ashe, Ivan Lendl and Bjorn Borg.
@Rosalyn-n3p5 ай бұрын
Love Mon fils & the fun humour he added to some of the games 👏🏻 I know it’s serious but humour can be good . Miss that now . Rafa is marvelous as normal ✅✋👌🏻
@terrycupp66875 ай бұрын
You don’t have to act like an ass to be funny
@idawilliams72125 ай бұрын
@@terrycupp6687🤣🤣
@lartisan62747 ай бұрын
love when u explain and share storie like that : very good video, i enjoy
@WivoRN7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy them buddy! ❤️
@celinegarcia41583 ай бұрын
Oooops that is Rafa's homecourt. Maybe Gael thought it was cute to get cheeky & make offhand comments. But in Spain if you have something to say you need to say it "Cara a Cara" to show courtesy. Making comments to the onlookers within Rafa's earshot is bad form. Ah, we are all dreading that day when Rafa will say "no mas". I hope Rafa will continue to play.
@JoseLopez-vt8kd7 ай бұрын
Bueno, Monfils es un buen tipo, simplemente intentó una pequeña lucha psicoloógica, pero enfrente tenía un Nadal demasiado experimentado para caer en eso. Buen rollo entre ambos jugadores al final.
@Rauliki_U_u7 ай бұрын
Jejejej nunca habia visto este partido, no conocia mucho a Monfils, sabia que habia un jugador que se llamaba así y que era negro y ya, cuando lo he visto tirar esa dejada quedandose en esa posicion de faker crei que eso iba a enfurecer a Rafa, la verdad que me ha sorprendido que Rafa lo tomase tan bien, pero luego viendo algunos gestos amistosos que ha tenido Monfils y esa sonrisa bondadosa lo he entendido, no se estaba burlando solo disfrutaba dando espectaculo, me ha recordado un poco a Ronaldinho y muy bien Rafa tomandolo con amabilidad pero sin despistarse con su juego jejeje
@markus1296 ай бұрын
es un payaso
@bobomber5 ай бұрын
It's easy to play fair when you're winning. True sentiments from Mr. Monf
@danielvrodriguez815 ай бұрын
I play tennis and it's always easy to play fair if you are classy and honest
@bobomber5 ай бұрын
@@danielvrodriguez81 you don't care about winning as much as these guys do
@NatalieMaillet-is1jw6 ай бұрын
The best player of all Time love you Rafa
@victoriaantiporda90084 ай бұрын
RAFA is TENNIS!!!! Will surely miss him when he retires!!!!
@basboone9sebastian7 ай бұрын
Nice to see a frenchman with good humour🎉
@markus1296 ай бұрын
good humour?? he is a clown
@Magamonair4 ай бұрын
@@markus129and as clowns do, he's having fun, not harming people, bringing showmanship to the sport!
@markus1294 ай бұрын
@@Magamonair tennis courts are for elite player, NOT FOR CLOWNS, go to Disneyland r3t4ard
@arminiuszmazowszanin26706 ай бұрын
2:32 that was funny - he was so proud of himself.
@peteherrera15024 ай бұрын
I hate athletes who are disrespect to others in their sport.
@walkingman91715 ай бұрын
Good video, I like both these guys.
@Gabriel-by4fd4 ай бұрын
I still think that if Monfils had taken tennis a little more seriously he would have won at least a couple of Grand Slams.
@PBrown-mk6rw5 ай бұрын
Tennis won't be the same without Rafa!
@Birdylockso7 ай бұрын
Monfils demonstrated what is called, asymmetrical warfare. Nice to see Rafa being a gentleman about it.
@pickleballplaybook7 ай бұрын
Boooooo
@Abzarad7 ай бұрын
Monfils is just clowning as usual. He's got a point though. Obviously the ref could not say a specific time for the receiver to be ready, just saying 5 sec is too fast. I personally don't know if a rule exists. I don't think Rafa took it personal here. If he lost, we might have seen another reaction, no one can tell.
@Birdylockso7 ай бұрын
The ref did say that Rafa had 15 seconds to get ready, whereas Monfils was allowed 25. I think that's a good rule of thumb, if that THE rule. With it, yes, the receiver should follow the pace of the server but still has at least 15 seconds to get ready. I think it's fair.
@iansmirna51837 ай бұрын
At least he was "clowning" on a tennis court when you are clowning behind your keyboard you smart couch judge. People are so quick to open their big wide mouth to be disrespectful...
@Abzarad7 ай бұрын
@@iansmirna5183 Monfils is the real clown of tennis, everybody knows that, so no disrespect was meant. You don't know who I am, so spare your insults and disrespect. I can speculate whatever I want about you and call you whatever names I want, but I won't.
@iansmirna51837 ай бұрын
@@Abzarad don't speak in the name of "everybody", as far as i'm concerned you're the clown. Let's all behave ;)
@mankenybom93444 ай бұрын
Monfils was in his full right to complain over Nadals preparations between his serves. He does it all the time and he's using it to psyche his opponent. He was at it's worst in the days when he met Federer, so.... the time limit between serves we have today, we have Nadal to thank for.....
@Calibra954 ай бұрын
Not trying to hate, but Djokovic bouncing the ball several times is practically the same thing
@KoRnBaL194 ай бұрын
Wait for me to serve. Wait for me to receive. Rafa's game lead to the serve clock.
@manurshankar14655 ай бұрын
3:37 Just another day in the office!
@123Rockchild7 ай бұрын
So good!
@barbaragillett99047 ай бұрын
Love this video fantastic 👏👏👏👏❤️
@Geraldineadler5 ай бұрын
Awesome will be missed
@ericgravelle86207 ай бұрын
Monfils has never been good enough to beat the top players because he focuses on the entertainment but doesn’t have the mental focus to win
@arminiuszmazowszanin26706 ай бұрын
Exactly - he was more focusing on Nadal than himself. Nadal wasnt even speaking a word. This guy is his own greatest enemy. No mentality whatsoever.
@user-cx2bk6pm2f6 ай бұрын
Black dysfunction on display... it's why that race is so unsuccessful.
@markus1296 ай бұрын
he is a clown
@bobburger77245 ай бұрын
Got it back to front. Monfils has never been good enough to beat the top players so he focuses on the entertainment.
@Annihilator_50245 ай бұрын
@@bobburger7724 yeah i agree with this one. idk why people think anyone can just be the best if they try their hardest. just objectively false because there literally can only ever be one number one.
@timetheory842 ай бұрын
Tennis or really trying to do anything 'for real' is about mastering yourself. The more pressure and the more things don't go your way, the more difficult it is. But those are also the opportunities to grow. It's like a choice that presents itself. I can be a victim and collapse, or get back up again. I don't mean to sound self-righteous, because I'm also talking to myself. It isn't simply just about 'talent' alone. There is so much more to it.
@MadddyDadddy7 ай бұрын
Great vid. Novak is way worse slowing it down on big points.
@Holyspace3057 ай бұрын
Rent free
@MistahhMingus7 ай бұрын
Yeah he gets time violations for it
@MistahhMingus7 ай бұрын
@@Holyspace305in your head right?
@WuzzaWombat7 ай бұрын
@@Holyspace305ironic considering you’re here on a Rafa video 💀
@Holyspace3057 ай бұрын
@@WuzzaWombat exactly this video isn’t even about Djokovic then why he talks about Djokovic
@MiddleClassCitizen5 ай бұрын
Brilliant!
@Peijo20056 ай бұрын
Very nice umpire 😊 We need more umpires like him!
@MrHeksasens3 ай бұрын
I will not be able to sleep tonight, how shocking is this...OMG !!!🤮🤧🥶
@albertgrosjean23053 ай бұрын
Raphaël Nadal mon joueur préféré 😊 Pour moi le numéro 1
@Samiredz995 ай бұрын
What year was this
@WivoRN5 ай бұрын
2018
@Rachel-gt3fd4 ай бұрын
Hope Rafa plays a few more tournaments. It would be cool if monfeis wins next year in france! They need a french man to win. Been a while
@yespub2343 ай бұрын
When you don't respect your opponent, it's a clear sign you don't respect yourself. His clown show is a tell that, in his mind, he'd already lost.
@Martha-jl6eu5 ай бұрын
Rafah did tend to take extra time on his serve. He cleaned that up and still won. Other than that Rafah was always a total class act on and off the tennis court. Rafah was always a fantastic tennis player! I will miss watching him play.
@farhan_z6 ай бұрын
When rafa angry, you finished..simple
@ScaramouchedaVinci6 ай бұрын
Not by Dustin Brown.🙂
@gangster1255 ай бұрын
11:43 that was just ridiculous
@wannabe35325 күн бұрын
I think that Monfils was trying to wind Nadal up so that Nadal would play his best tennis - which he went on to do of course! 😂
@michellewinfield38997 ай бұрын
Nadal so good at the net.❤❤
@cathyomalley19476 ай бұрын
So good,, so fair, so humble. ❤ Him❤
@meh19432 ай бұрын
Monfils hiding his inadequate skill behind so-called humor. Nadal pure class, superior skills and true gentleman
@captainploum33766 ай бұрын
Monfils complains for nothing, he should focus on the game instead of talking, not everyone can be Mc Enroe. Statistically, Nadal wins about 55% of the points in a match, it looks not much compare to his prizes, but he can focus when it's an important point, that's why he take time when he's nit wining. Monfils seems to not understand that, and he was irrespectuous
@bh56066 ай бұрын
Ump is great.
@SteveJones-ul9ex5 ай бұрын
People maybe don't factor in Rafa was a profuse sweat machine out there and often needed time to dry off. With the amazing tennis he showed us I was always fine with him taking a little more time than normal. What do people want - quick bad tennis? Rafa is missed BIG TIME.
@nicolavictor75405 ай бұрын
Agree, with the pure brilliance of his play and his 10/10 effort Rafa needed to catch his breath.
@cynthiamckenzie84512 ай бұрын
If there is a problem with taking too long it’s the umpire that deals with it not your opponent
@dennissitompul19017 ай бұрын
one of my tenis favorite player ! u are the best ...
@OliveAng-n4c3 ай бұрын
Will miss Nadal. Genius on Clay❤
@benitaconnelly8066 ай бұрын
Monfils is not very distracting to Rafa. He’s a clown not nice coz he’s losing. 😂😄
@nikmak3 ай бұрын
Shocking.
@dalileo82566 ай бұрын
Iga Swiatek loves and respect Nadal so we too 🤩🥰🤗🇫🇷😘
@bryankburrs5 ай бұрын
The Bull , The Spaniard, and in my opinion , one of the best to ever play the game of tennis … The Rafa Nadal !!! Who wins a major 14 times … seriously … and a natural born right handed player , and Uncle Toni , switched him to left hand, I mean seriously , who else has done this … I’m waiting ?
@Sam-if5tq5 ай бұрын
His smile is worth while
@gxs98823 ай бұрын
i liked both of them when they were playing in sleeveless shirts💪
@hassfass86437 ай бұрын
Nadal and Djokovic are famous for taking long to serve on normal and IMPORTANT points. Cheap gamesmanship tactics. Nothing new here. Entertaining video as always btw.
@Holyspace3057 ай бұрын
Here’s ur tissue 👉🏻🧻🤡
@pawshands97067 ай бұрын
I can never get through their matches. So much gamesmanship and stalling for time plus those tedious long rallies put me to sleep 😵
@viksinha54107 ай бұрын
Nadal does it way more
@Holyspace3057 ай бұрын
@@pawshands9706 yet you care enough to watch 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@pawshands97067 ай бұрын
@@Holyspace305 how else would ome know?
@MattPetch-h6p4 ай бұрын
Monfis is awesome 😂❤
@nonsensestuff7 ай бұрын
I love Rafa but he had very little to be angry about. Monfils made his point, which was a valid one, with a great display of humour.
@alicetiner3 ай бұрын
Please, instead of saying "... years ago" just say what year it is in your videos: "In 2018 ....". I have to Google to find out when this game took place. Same with all your videos...
@WivoRN3 ай бұрын
You have a point!
@andyroo93817 ай бұрын
Yellow is a good color on him.
@virginiaknighten46877 ай бұрын
Yeah…actually every color looks just fine on the man😍
@DavidJohnson-yq4nz7 ай бұрын
Pink
@cathyomalley19476 ай бұрын
Agree any color!!
@pooolish3344 ай бұрын
The hypocrisy of tennis in a single video. Best showcased at 10:46-10:56
@annickdb81664 ай бұрын
Monfils thinks he is above the rules. Arrogant player.
@andrewwiddel775 ай бұрын
Oh I really so love this Monfils. For me, he is a real Superstar. He is Entertainment. Great.
@Rosalyn-n3p5 ай бұрын
I actually like Monfils …he was fun & tennis needs that sometime 👏🏻
@benjamdcg91445 ай бұрын
We can easily notice that Djoko has less motivation actually since Nadal does not paly some tournaments...he was feeding with this rivalry
@_meury4 ай бұрын
what a shock...
@tytn99784 ай бұрын
The Commentator wonders what Monfils was like as a child ... I think we have an authentic demonstration of just exactly what he was like as a child.
@david-h2v2r7 ай бұрын
The shakehand from Nadal was : Yeah, yeah, no problem, yeah yeah" but in his head : "go away, don't want to see you again"
@TheMurfield7 ай бұрын
You have no clue about tennis and even less about the relation between Nadal and Monfils. They are good mates.
@1Yh8HH4 ай бұрын
They can't help themselves
@usmanjanjua10265 ай бұрын
Best players 1 angry nadal 2 djokovic 3 nadal 4 Roger Federer
@lMagicKaito4 ай бұрын
Monfis was so childish and angry inside 😂 he regreted his actitude real fast, like what he was thinking
@JR-nj8le3 ай бұрын
Why does Umpire ALWAYS has to be a foreign speaking man?
@JonathanParkes-x3b4 ай бұрын
I agree now we have lost Federer, Nadal it's going to be boring 😮
@cathyomalley19476 ай бұрын
Love you Rafa ❤
@AisWills-vw3jk6 ай бұрын
Roger Federer retired due to age and now both about 38 Nadal and Novak will be hanging up their racket too soon..The form of botth of them has dipped in 2024..Its a shame that Rafa was out injured in 2023 for a year as he would have won one or two grand Slam's. The Spaniard is the greatest clay Court player ever. Gael Monfils is a great player and could have won a few grand slams but his more of a showman and isn't always focussed in a match.
@francoise5224 ай бұрын
J'aime le tennis de Nadal ! ❤😅😊
@kortest48686 ай бұрын
To be honest Rafa did very often take too long time before serving.
@DjangoMenphis5 ай бұрын
Monfils deserve more respect from umpire.... Rafa was clearly advantaged at this time... As many other time unfortunately
@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH5 ай бұрын
benny's the name.... hey man I got 5 kids to feed
@barrymcdougal48165 ай бұрын
THEIR NEEDS TO BE A LIMIT TO HOW MANY TIMES YOU CAN BOUNCE A BALL BEFORE YOU SERVE ALONG WITH THE GRUNTING CRAP.
@rodmir965 ай бұрын
If there was Nadal or Federer and Layani on the chair, was THAT matches