Commentator about Nadal: ‘…one wonders where it will all end.’ Yes! 18 years later we are still wondering with anticipation.

@shankrl1

2 жыл бұрын

Chills when he said that

@BrotherTree1

2 жыл бұрын

And the saga continues indeed!

@Ash_rn08

2 жыл бұрын

also hoping it never does

@official_rown

Жыл бұрын

18 years later, it ended. Federer retired.

@swift_aus

Жыл бұрын

@@shankrl1 7:12

18 years later Nadal is the slam record holder and hasn't left the top 10 since 2005

@thebasketballfan6248

2 жыл бұрын

17 years as a top 10.... unbelievable.

@leonardobraynen1524

2 жыл бұрын

*INSANE!!*

@monstermagnet3150

2 жыл бұрын

@@thebasketballfan6248 *umbeliebable 😉

I forgot how athletic Nadal was back then. Unreal speed and agility.

for me the amazing thing in this match, is that you can see that a 17 years old rafa, already measures and knows how to handle an important moment of a match, look when he is serving for the match he is breathing slowly, taking his time, fully concentrated, and playing the point to his terms, not waiting for an error, that's just amazing to see.

@JiraiyaSama86

4 жыл бұрын

Yazid Boucetta in other words, incredibly mature, which doesn’t get enough credit at times for his early successes.

@JoseFernandez-us2fq

2 жыл бұрын

Por eso Rafa siempre será el mejor por su cabeza, sabemos que Tennis Federed es el mejor.

@jmljml9140

2 жыл бұрын

Conseguite una novia

@metalgearsolidsnake6978

Жыл бұрын

@Spiderman no way home< This was not the final, wrong title

This video puts the current quality of Alcaraz into perspective. Nadal was a precocious talent with skill and maturity at 17, capable of winning the world number 1 in straight sets. Alcaraz at 18 is a really exciting prospect but since many compare him to Nadal, he's not at the same level Rafa was then.

@adityagouravdas929

2 жыл бұрын

Alcaraz isn't even nearly as good as Rafa. Rafa beat Prime fed. Alcaraz can't even beat a subpar Nadal last year.

@deepakmahajan170

Жыл бұрын

Alcaraz is slam champion and only second to 2005 rafa. Beating nadal nole this year. As teen only nadal was better than him from big three. Alcaraz is attacking player like roger

@sanketmakani965

Жыл бұрын

Here after his 1st Wimbledon! :D

@DonostiGros

Жыл бұрын

@@sanketmakani965 Two years later… he's caught up and left behind everybody! Looking forward to his second US Open :)

@cloudhigh6582

8 ай бұрын

Yep, Alcaraz is not even close to Nadal lol.

So a 17 year old clay court player defeated Roger at his prime in 2004 back when courts were super fast

@Liamnerfdude1

4 жыл бұрын

thelapaty sakthiharan im not entirely sure if the courts here are that fast tbh

@J.-M.

4 жыл бұрын

Miami has never been super fast. It has always been one of the slowest hard court tournaments. Plus Nadal actually liked hard courts in his youth (a 16-year old Nadal said he preferred indoor and grass to clay).

@TheTmat007

4 жыл бұрын

@@J.-M. This talk of "slow court" or "court playing slow" and serves as an advantage to a particular player, is completely nonsensical, in my opinion. Yes, some players (Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, for example) have their favorite or best surface. But these players are also very good on the other surfaces. In fact, it is usually one of these players that would most often defeat the other. The idea that Nadal is just a clay specialist, is asinine. He's had good success on the other surfaces. In fact, Nadal even achieved his Career GS at an earlier age than Federer and Djokovic. Also, Nadal made the final at every wimbledon tournament he entered from 2006 to 2011 (and won the titled twice). And that was before this talk of the wimbledon courts playing slower, was hugely debated. In fact, Matt (Coffee Tennis) presented, in a video, what he claims to be data revealing the Wimbledon courts was slowest from 2012 to present. And he argued that it favors Nadal. I find that statement very foolish. Why? Because since 2012, Nadal hasn't had the success he achieved at Wimbledon in 2006-2011. In fact, in 2012-2017, Nadal performed poorly at wimbledon. And so, if the Wimbledon courts have being slowest from 2012 to 2019 and favors Nadal game, why hasn't he recorded better success there, during that period? And the same goes for Miami. If this court is playing slow (which would explain why Nadal defeated Federer at the venue), why hasn't Nadal had much success there? It's just a hoax. To me, Nadal was just a beast, during his younger years. To the most part, it is injuries that slowed his progress on other surfaces.

@innosanto

3 жыл бұрын

Feds prime was 2011 or so.

@innosanto

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTmat007 courts were fast in 2002. They were not fast in 2008

Imagine being World number one, Wimbledon champion, winning Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells that same year and then lose against 17 years old...

@diptanupandey8820

2 жыл бұрын

Plus US Open.

@rastislavdragojlovic7976

2 жыл бұрын

@@diptanupandey8820 Federer didn't have US Open title on his name when this match happened

@diptanupandey8820

2 жыл бұрын

@@rastislavdragojlovic7976 future tense for that year.He was going to win them 3 in 2004.😅

@jollyjames30

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't Rafa also lose to Shapovalov who was only 18 back in 2017?

@rajeshr5261

2 жыл бұрын

@@jollyjames30 But Rafa was not 22 at the time.

After supporting RAFA for 18 years it looks like nothing has changed. Towels, Bottles, Fist bums, Runs, Banana passing down the line, 21GS and counting and whole lot of titles. Vamos RAFA.

@shivamkabra6104

2 жыл бұрын

22 now

@darthkothicame7822

Жыл бұрын

Sleeveless he was before & wore long shorts

@acecants5389

8 ай бұрын

yeah like nut or underpants-alignment, nothing changes.

Rafa: Tio Toni, how many shots you want on his backhand? Tio Toni: Yes

The crowd didnt know that this will be the biggest rivalry in tennis and first match of many,many to come

16 years they give us a smile on our face!!! Thanks Champions❤

1:43 is completely insane, my goodness

My god, the speed of Nadal here!

@rbfortheloveoftennisandlif144

4 жыл бұрын

True that.>>>>

@stevennorris7181

3 жыл бұрын

Prime Federer wasnt even good enough for baby Nadal , come on.

@joharirahman9680

3 жыл бұрын

Nadal speed has been degraded into half of his original speed but still winning GS.

@leonardobraynen1524

2 жыл бұрын

@@joharirahman9680 and he got the #21 record to show for it

@panvino3680

2 жыл бұрын

Steroids, u inocent.

I bet Roger wondered at the time who the hell is this guy? 😊. Rafa looked so young. He was everywhere on that court.

@piotrlarsson1493

4 жыл бұрын

Roger was sick as a dog unfortunately!!

@707ladytee

4 жыл бұрын

Piotr Larsson Yes, that is the consensus. If he would have won that match, no one would make a big deal about it.

@rishimanda2191

4 жыл бұрын

@@707ladytee It wouldn't have been a big deal obviously. Federer was no.1, had won Wimbledon, Australia, IW. He was the favourite.

Damn. This is the highest-quality version of this match that I've ever seen!

@Chris90.

26 күн бұрын

i know!

i saw this match in person. i remember calling it that nadal was going to win and nadal was going to be number 1. 2 years prior my brother discovered him playing futures and challengers and my brother said "mark my words, this kid is going to be better than pete sampras"

What an incredible player at just 17 years young. They don't make them like Nadal anymore.

@tiger1701

2 жыл бұрын

Alcaraz is coming up….fast

@Ky-fm8ho

2 жыл бұрын

@@tiger1701 Alcaraz isn't in Rafa's league. That's a consensus I guess

@munkleson8882

2 жыл бұрын

What a stupid take. They never did. He's one of the rare prodigies

@munkleson8882

2 жыл бұрын

@Ulas I know? I was saying that in response to the original post that indicated that they used to make people like Nadal often when the reality is very different

@brenobonfim5749

2 жыл бұрын

@Ulas We saw 3 at the same time?

How Rafa's game have changed over time!

@smashthestateX

2 жыл бұрын

noooooo you dont say! how could that be! no way

Beginning of a legendary rivalry 🇪🇸🇨🇭

I think a young Nadal is the most tactically skilled player I've ever seen in tennis.

@stevem842

2 жыл бұрын

Negative on that. He was full of energy back then, nothing to lose, hitting with reckless abandon. Nadal in 2022 has changed his game SO MUCH. He's a far better tactician now than he ever was. He has to be. And it's why he's still winning

@pavlegrebenarevic382

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevem842 exactly, he could just run like nobody else ever could and be on every ball and hit hard, that style now would result in a loss, he evolved so much, that's why he's able to still win

@adamromero

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine mature Nadal's mind in young Nadal's body. 😳

@jeffreykaufmann2867

2 жыл бұрын

@@pavlegrebenarevic382 if Nadal could be on every ball today he would even be harder to beat.

40 majors between them The two greatest of all time

@dejanostojic5496

3 жыл бұрын

Novak?

@ZorgR

3 жыл бұрын

Two out of the three greatest of all time - here, you're welcome

@swarnabhdasgupta6572

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZorgR he probably either can't read or is a salty djokovic fan

@semi5alpha

2 жыл бұрын

@@dejanostojic5496 Chill bro. This is Fedal match. I think Djoker is the best but again chill.. Alright?

@oscarinchausti

2 жыл бұрын

41...🙌

Imagine a time where Nadal's best attribute is thought to be his "serve"... oh my

Quietest Rafa match I've ever seen

Federer found out here this was a summoned beast heading his way for many years to come.

That guy Nadal has a Potential, how i wish he will win a grand slam one day.

@iagreewithyou112

4 жыл бұрын

Never heard that one before

@sallebosse5095

4 жыл бұрын

I have a funny feeling that he is pretty decent on clay

@pussyboy6689

4 жыл бұрын

@Milan Duchevski r/whoosh

@jeannalacubana10

3 жыл бұрын

@Bongo Cat 20!

@SantyT98

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeannalacubana10 21!

17 years and already something of a STAR!

Remember watching this when I was a little kid and my dad was a big Federer fan, he told me that he didn’t think anyone would be able to dominate ever again like him or match him. After this match he looked over at me and said “this nadal guy is scary.” Right then I knew Federer had met his equal

Would love to see a match between this young hotshot Nadal and the current experienced 21 time GS winner Nadal. I'm sure the current Rafa would win quite easily with all his tons of experience and skill but it would just be interesting to see how the young Nadal would play against the older GOAT version of himself.

@fed-rafa-fan5666

2 жыл бұрын

experience is way over-rated, any player would instantly trade his experience for the explosiveness and fearless confidence of youth

@60hertzproductions64

2 жыл бұрын

Young Nadal would crush old Nadal. Young Federer probably would crush old Federer. Young Djokovic would probably not beat old Djokovic tho.

@just2potamos

2 жыл бұрын

2008 rafa would destroy today nadal

@jollyjames30

2 жыл бұрын

​@@fed-rafa-fan5666 I'm sure every person in the world in their mid to late 30s would gladly want to be 18 years old again.

@jollyjames30

2 жыл бұрын

@@just2potamos Nah. Today's Rafa knows exactly how 2008 Rafa's gameplan would be and he would adjust to it quickly with aggression and intelligence.

i stil cant beliv rafa never won miami

@707ladytee

4 жыл бұрын

ffallenaangel Me too.

@rishimanda2191

4 жыл бұрын

He was 2 points away in 2005

@karan200590

4 жыл бұрын

2 points away in 2005, and then umpire gave a bad call.

@ffallenaangel

4 жыл бұрын

@Milan Duchevski thats normal, the surface is realy hard for rafa

@ffallenaangel

4 жыл бұрын

@@karan200590 yea

John Barratt was an absolutely glorious commentator, one of the voices of my life. I enjoy many today, but John is 92 and retired! Comeback?!!!

And so, the legend began.... ❤️

Two legends at the beginning of their careers being commentated on by legendary Wimbledon umpire-turned even more legendary sports commentator, at the end of his career - a perfect storm of tennis! :)

It is a bit odd to see Nadal as just a boy but that is what he was when he played this match. His composure was that of a champion. I wonder what Federer was thinking during this match. Straight set loss for the world No. 1. Nadal Is My Champion!

Blast from the past: Federer and the man who took GOAT away from him.

@kakashihatake1029

2 жыл бұрын

Both men have been robbed of that status now

@bhanurajput3721

2 жыл бұрын

@@kakashihatake1029 here after rafa's 21st

@kakashihatake1029

2 жыл бұрын

@@bhanurajput3721 still not the Goat. But he's 2nd

@bhanurajput3721

2 жыл бұрын

@@kakashihatake1029 after 10-20 years noone's going to remember other stats. People will remember who has the most slams and right now rafa leads in that.

@kakashihatake1029

2 жыл бұрын

@@bhanurajput3721 non tennis fans won't care mabye but they also won't remember the slam tally either. Tennis fans will care that Djokovic holds virtually all big records and has the second most slams (onltntrailing by 1 as of now)

The birth of FEDAL. Brings back great memories.

Is amazing young Nadal. Incredible.

Even here you can see that he DEMANDS excellence to beat him. The pressure he applies mentally by asking the other guy to keep hitting good shots, as well as demanding from himself. Essentially his game is to demand that both he and his opponent put on a good and exciting match. Which also explains why he doesn’t take it lightly when someone tries to shush or disrespect the crowd. He probably feels that as players, it’s their job to provide proper and good entertainment. Good thing is that’s not a problem for Federer. He, in his own way, also demands excellence.

No other player could play with such intensity, they would all be retired before 30 but rafa has been doing this for 20+ years. GOAT.

This young rafa is the most gifted youngest player ive ever seen. Holy moly

Le pone toda la emocio'n Rafa con sus brincos ganadores...😎

Nadal is destined for greatness. Thank you for the upload.

That last point he Played he humbled him smashed him and I love both

3:05 this is where it begin: Rafael Nadal’s first grunt of his career. That’s the time stamp I put down click the timeframe above. You already know where the Rafa came here before the Rafa we know now. This is the beginning of Rafa’s entire tennis career. Almost 18 years ago! Time flies. Two goats. Fed and Rafa! 🎾🎾🎾 What an experience this has been been through. Future hall of famers easily. They’re just amazing to watch even up to today. Fed’s backhand one hander and rafa’s clay court skills.

@josenpai2354

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not his first lol

@kcosgrovelakers

2 жыл бұрын

@@josenpai2354 oops.

awesome upload

Are you ready, guys? Legend Began.

Feli looking like my younger mom rofl, so blondie.. and Roger always classy man, so sportive, even this young, lost like a man.. how can you NOT like him? i think we have two goats today guys Rafa and Roger

Wow, just completely humbled Federer!

Man its so fucking hard to imagine tennis without these 2 Legends

Who is here after Roger Federer last match ever with Nadal in Laver cup 😢😭💔

Great commentary I remember listening to him at Wimbledon a lot better than Andrew castle

@tahakhizer37

4 жыл бұрын

what's his name?

@jonathanterrett

4 жыл бұрын

Taha Khizer John Barrett former English commentator now retired

Woow, that Nadal guy really has some potential beating Federer on hard court! I hope he will be as good on clay tho ... ;)

@jeannalacubana10

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!

A star is born~~!

After 21 grandslams it has nt still ended 😊

This straight set defeat humbled Federer. It was a blow to his ego, for sure. You can tell he was really unsettled and agitated by this loss. Nadal was virtually unknown at this point. It was an ominous harbinger of what more the world would see from Nadal. Ang what more Roger would see as well.

A rivalry was born and the rest is history.

Ended with Rafa getting to 21 Slams!! GOAT

@helenclarke4735

2 жыл бұрын

not necessarily the end

@jacobschmidt2709

2 жыл бұрын

It is still Djokovic.

@ghsense2626

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobschmidt2709 Nookovic is pretty much a half retired player

@varunupreti8961

2 жыл бұрын

Except that it has not ended

The match that changed tennis forever.

Its 3'o clock in the morning and I am on a journey of nadal's past matches.

Kid looks decent. Wouldn't be surprised if he wins a grand slam or two

Se converti'a el i'dolo de las juventudes Rafa, observen la emocio'n de E'llos...😎

one thing i noticed in this match is that no facial rituals from Rafa while serving and also very few bounces. and what a body for just 17 yrs old:))

Damn when was the last time that a top30 guy win a 6/3 6/3 match against the number 1 player on his first meeting ?

@archerce

4 жыл бұрын

Pascal Levitte Rublev beat Roger at # 3 6-3, 6-4

@masters.1000

4 жыл бұрын

Federer was sick.

@theobecquet8477

4 жыл бұрын

Kyrgios against Rafa at Wimbledon 2014 maybe?

@themightysk

4 жыл бұрын

@@theobecquet8477 76 57 76 63, hardly the same scoreline.

@marcotita9204

4 жыл бұрын

Dustin Brown against Nadal in Halle

Dang he was super fast at the age of 17.>>>>

I'm here with Nadal at 20 slams and Federer at 20.

@kakashihatake1029

2 жыл бұрын

Djokovic too now.

@KrishnaMohan-in3yt

2 жыл бұрын

Nadal to sit on 21 in a couple of hours

@kakashihatake1029

2 жыл бұрын

@@KrishnaMohan-in3yt let him get a hundred more weeks at number 1 and he'll be on par with Djo and Fed

@IRoIN100

2 жыл бұрын

@@KrishnaMohan-in3yt And he did

@ucupzja

2 жыл бұрын

@@kakashihatake1029 he doesnt need it since he’s the only olympic winner 🤷🏻‍♂️

"He is the guy who truly loves to play tennis you can tell" #commentary

Today is 3/31/21 and Rafa holds their head to head match wins against Federer: 24 to 16, Rafa has him. With Federer being 40 this year and probably retiring, as he's not even playing on the tour as all the other guys are, Fed said he'd be at Wimbledon where I bet he retires; so it seems Rafa will always hold the wins between the two of them.

@miroslavjanecek9993

2 жыл бұрын

That was clear even 10 years ago.

still brings a smile...

Highlights start at 1:43 essentially making this a 5 min highlight video of a classic match. Thank you ATP for disappointing again with your 5 min highlight video. As fans we expect more.

@stellarwind1946

2 жыл бұрын

The commentary was actually pretty interesting. This was before anyone really knew Rafa, especially in America. The commentator even correctly predicted he’d be the world number one.

Grandes batallas del tenis entre 2 grandes. En ese entonces Rafa de 17 y Roger de 22 años ya nos regalaban emocionantes encuentros. Hoy Rafa va camino a ser el más grande de la historia, Roger debe definir su continuidad o retiro, pero siempre será recordado entre los más grandes de la historia.

Federer is my favourite player but Nadal is the GOAT and a pleasure to watch.

Holy crap how long has Carlos Bernardes been on tour

In a way this puts Rafa over Novak (who I also love) as he was beating Roger in his prime and Novak wasnt doing it as much to Roger until later on

@cyber6sapien

2 жыл бұрын

That's my key argument for Rafa being the GOAT. It's not just how many slams he has, but WHEN he won them. Roger peaked in the 2000's. Novak peaked in the 2010's. But Rafa kept on winning throughout both of their peaks.

@NamTran-xc2ip

10 ай бұрын

@@cyber6sapienso nadal doesnt have a peak then? 😂😂 Safin is better than nadal on hc since he beat prime fed

When the chosen one beat the maestro of tennis.

Nobody else understood how to hit with Federer back then except Nadal on instinct. Now every player can hit with 2004 fed

Rog's first taste of Rafa. I love the commentators in this game and also love how these two great champions go on to become the best of friends and world renowned rivals. Wonderful stuff xoxoxoxo

Tan lindo VAMOS RAFA 👏👏👏

They were one match away from meeting at Australian Open two months earlier.

And so it all began.

THE Classic. Real El Classico

He was so much faster back then. Still winning slams though.

There is no debate. Nadal has been better his whole career

The end of greatest era in tennis history

7:10 “A young man whose progress is so fast, so rapid that one wonders where it will all end?” Ahm, 21 slams as a GOAT!

@marko6947

2 жыл бұрын

Nah Djokovic is the GOAT

@tennis-man22

2 жыл бұрын

@@marko6947 21>20 Keep coping 🤣 🤫 Non-relevant stats don’t matter

@varunupreti8961

2 жыл бұрын

It hasn't ended

@NamTran-xc2ip

10 ай бұрын

@@tennis-man22what’s your excuse now, olympics?😂😂

@tennis-man22

10 ай бұрын

@@NamTran-xc2ip context

It was day the!!!! After that it became an greatest rivalry in history

I wanted to compare Alcaraz to young Nadal, but damn Rafa was a beast!

There is nothing like a healthy Rafael Nadal in tennis

That says a lot. I remember.

Tennis Universe has never been the same!

Svetlana Kuznetsova was watching this. But she did a lot of training in Spain

I remember!!

Did he go on and win the tournament?

Seemed so much like Achilles vs Hector fight in the Troy movie. Nadal being the Achilles.

Has anyone seen the behind the scene video of nadal before this match? 😬

Final or 3rd round?

This was a shock loss to Nadal my biggest enemy of tennis as I am a huge and great fan of Federer, so I hate his close rivals. A world No-32, defeating the World No-1 at that time.

@kakashihatake1029

2 жыл бұрын

It's very difficult to play a new guy on tour in fairness. They have lots of data about your game but that doesn't apply the other way around.

@z1az285

2 жыл бұрын

Hate solves nothing. Nadal has broken federer's record now. Records are meant to be broken. Nothing lasts forever. For no one

This was the day Roger found his rival

This was the old days before we had mats for the coin toss and the ref has to run to find the coin. We've come a long way!

The start of a fantastic rivalry-great players!

Without Nadal, there would be no Federer.

@tomnguyen1015

2 жыл бұрын

No. Without Nadal, Federer would have already own close to 30 grandslam titles

@semi5alpha

2 жыл бұрын

Rafa was rushed to develop since Fed got no challenge for a long time.

Funny when Roger taps the net with the racket twice after the shakehands, clearly looking a little flabbergasted.