It was simply amazing to see Rafa back at a high level (even if far from his highest level). A HUGE difference from Barcelona. Hopefully his body stays in good shape 🤞

@michelewilliams4702

13 күн бұрын

It really wasn’t such a high level. De Minaur played worst than Barcelona, did more unforced errors and didn’t put enough pressure. Nadal just played better than him, but both played at a medium level.

@JaySlayz4Dayz

13 күн бұрын

@@michelewilliams4702You’re just a HATER!

@JanaiB72

13 күн бұрын

@@michelewilliams4702all these pundits that know how to measure levels from a KZread screen 😂. This is your opinion. That was high level IMO.

@terencewong4687

13 күн бұрын

@@michelewilliams4702I agree it isn’t a high level. De Minaur didn’t play well and Nadal had more unforced errors than usual. Still it’s a nice win.

@jonas8993

13 күн бұрын

@@michelewilliams4702 yeah it looked like old de minaur who does amazing fast defense but not much offense. He looked like he placed his shots with way more safety from the lines, didn't punish the shorter shots from Rafa too.

De Minaur is a good player. For Rafa to come back and beat a player of De Minaur's quality is a testament to his grit, determination and passion for this sport and his craft. A huge win for Rafa. Let's see how long his body can sustain this, we don't even know what level of pain he is currently playing through just to put out this effort. Vamos Rafa!

@kakaok

12 күн бұрын

none, zero of pain

@user-fw1un8vh4z

12 күн бұрын

Yep. I still remember those days when it got to clay season, everyone was competing to see who would lose to Rafa in the finals.

Nadal winning makes my day better. Dead serious. My man was pumped the f**k up for this one!

@ScarletZ0423

13 күн бұрын

Same feeling.😀

@rajsinghania8940

13 күн бұрын

G.O.A.T ❤❤

@usermatisse

13 күн бұрын

What a miserable life you must have😂 who give a s. If a tennis player wins or loses, it should not affect so much your life, unless your life is sad and miserable😅

@borisgurevich5504

13 күн бұрын

@@usermatissedon’t judge people. People are different. He or she may be happier than you.

@usermatisse

13 күн бұрын

@@borisgurevich5504 I strongly doubt. My idea is much more likely, his or her life is definitely miserable for the reasons I said

Medvedev s stamina is something else, out of this world. 😮😮

@Cece-eu7bv

12 күн бұрын

Truly impressive! I believe his secret is the extreme thinness. Everyone tries to build muscle, but for a tennis player of his height the best thing is to stay as light as possible. It's the best way to have speed and endurance on long rallies. A little less power, but more stamina.

Mensik another young tennis player with huge potential. Sinner, Alcaraz, Mensik, Fonseca, Shelton and Rune are the new generation for the next few years.

@davidburckhardt5828

13 күн бұрын

Doesn't make much sense to me - first of all you name players from 17-22 and secondly you mix established players with guys, who showed great potential but haven't made it yet, as well as last but not least there are many other young players who could make it, like Navone for example. However I do agree that those mentioned will highly likely be playing for some of the titles...

@jonas8993

13 күн бұрын

Yeah, my ideal top10 in the next few years is something like Alcaraz, Sinner, Rune, Mensik, Shelton, Fonseca followed by Daniil, Hubi, Zverev and Tsitsipas. I'd love for all of them to win a slam (for those who haven't already).

@sarahosborne1154

13 күн бұрын

Where’s draper😢

@got2bjosh

13 күн бұрын

@@sarahosborne1154 Drapery lost quickly & badly to Hubi 6-1 7-5. Icy, pressed handshake from the Brit. Hubi didn't care, lol.

@got2bjosh

13 күн бұрын

I've been calling him Menslayer since the moment the beat Sir Misery in Doha. 2024 Next Gen Finals is gonna be dope: Fees, Menslayer, J'oww!, Mickey, Shank, & Van Ashy.

Although Sonego loses matches, he always smiles, he is a gentleman.

@DavidDavid-km8hd

13 күн бұрын

No, he doesn't always smile. He smiled because he and Sinner are very good friends.

@Benjamin-773

13 күн бұрын

@@DavidDavid-km8hd . I watched his matches with other players, he also has such smiles when he lost.

@Franklin-12349

13 күн бұрын

Benjamin. I agree with you, Sonego is a cheerful man even when he lost.

@MikeAG333

13 күн бұрын

@@DavidDavid-km8hd No, you're wrong. He does generally smile, and he's always a gent. But yes, he and Sinner are good friends.

@patrikmarflak6559

13 күн бұрын

@@MikeAG333 He wouldn’t be too happy after getting bageled if it was not Sinner.

Oh man I can't express well enough how excited I am by this Rafa resurgence! What a performance by the legend, honestly a pleasure to see this level of play from him.

The ocean covers 70% of the earth, Medvedev covers the other 30%.

Sinner is amazing! Whats in the water in Italy? Players are going beastmode!

@borisgurevich5504

13 күн бұрын

This comes and goes in waves. In the nineties there were scores from Sweden. Ten years ago it was all France. Today is Italy. Spain is always up there.

@sultanoswing

12 күн бұрын

Good theory....except Sonego is also Italian, so the water didn't do him much good today!

@odil50

12 күн бұрын

@@borisgurevich5504 1988 we had 10 guys in the top 50, now our best guy is 201 :( Greetings from Sweden

@borisgurevich5504

12 күн бұрын

@@sultanoswing one has to lose. Still a good player

I am particularly impressed by Daniil here. He looks like he's moving well on clay

@loiseau.

13 күн бұрын

almost like he could win a master 1000 on this surface !!! :0

@utkarshpant5297

13 күн бұрын

​@@loiseau.He was the champion in Rome

@milosc__7310

13 күн бұрын

​@@utkarshpant5297 no way

@jonas8993

13 күн бұрын

Yeah the serve got worse but the movement improved on clay it seems

@SJ-di5zu

13 күн бұрын

I personally thought Arnaldi would be a dangerous matchup for him early in the tournament. Medvedev historically hasn’t been great at Madrid even though on paper it should suit his game decently well, and he looked very frustrated at his practices as well. Arnaldi has been on a solid stretch of form and his game translates well to the clay. When Arnaldi was up 4-2 early I felt like, “yeah, Medvedev’s in trouble.” But he dug himself out using great defense and baseline ability, which is great to see. Still want to see more out of the serve though.

7:31 outside of his on-court screaming celebrations which I dislike, Sonego always seems to be a very nice guy on defeat or victory.

Happy for Rafa, very impressed by the ability of Medvedev to get those balls ))

Mensik is 18 years old ? wow every day some new great youngster potential appears , interesting years are in front of us lads !

@geoffthomson1686

13 күн бұрын

Agreed😊

Sinner so dominant. Looking for the Shapo highlights though

What about the Bublik match? That was filled with highlight worthy moments.

@got2bjosh

13 күн бұрын

It was the funniest, most entertaining match of the day. Shelton's 59min match was blink & you'll miss it tennis. Ruthless on serve & return.

Rafa is back in heat

@ksagar1030

13 күн бұрын

😂 I don’t think that means what you think it means. I.e. Rafa is ready to get pregnant

@user-fw1un8vh4z

12 күн бұрын

No, you got it wrong, he's not pregnant now, he was pregnant with Alcaraz before. But when Alcaraz got born and now he's one of the top next gen players.

I’m surprised no one is mentioning about Thiago Monteiro’s monster F groundstrokes!!

@jonburingrud6127

13 күн бұрын

Yes, he can really whip that forehand.

Well done Jakub! 👏😍

Sonego is a sweetheart and great player. Dimitrov just made too many errors.

Nice to See That tsitispas is a Gentleman since this year in loss . Huge inprovement. !! Realy Great can be Proud

@usermatisse

13 күн бұрын

He was like that just because was with a weak player and he can play the card "he did the match of his life and I was tired for the m1000 in Montecarlo (robbed thanks to the umpire!) and the final lost in Barcelona (well deserved).

@vijayla21

12 күн бұрын

@@usermatisse Lol, Rune got robbed in the TB vs Sinner but no one's complaining.

@usermatisse

12 күн бұрын

@@vijayla21 he won the set anyway mate... So it's a completely different story

@vijayla21

12 күн бұрын

@@usermatisse Both of them faced an unfavourable call. In fact, Rune got 2 in that TB. He challenged both of them, Sinner didn't. Rune was good enough to win that set, Sinner wasn't.

@usermatisse

12 күн бұрын

@@vijayla21 Sinner was too gentle with tsitsipas. Next time I'm sure he'll stop and won't lose an already won match and master 1000

I don't understand why Alex was only sending the ball back at Nadal and not going for the line. Making Nadal run. Very weird to me. The lack of consistency in tennis lately.

@derekestrop2736

13 күн бұрын

perhaps..first match in Madrid...not the same as Barcelona. This is onle opf the "good"things about not being seeded...getting that round 1 in (albeit didnt have much of a practise with Blanch)

@melaniefowler8841

12 күн бұрын

I was wondering that too

@orchidpanda2253

12 күн бұрын

De Minaur is not a great clay courter to begin win and then if you heard the crowd in the match he was probably shaken up by the whole atmosphere -- they were giving every Rafa winner a standing ovation and chanting Rafa's name through the whole match. Probably messed with his shot selection.

No me perderé ningún partido de Nadal hasta que se retire , fue hermoso ver a la fiera suelta en madrid .,

Yes Jannik Sinner, i guess he will be champion here in Madrid Open

@usermatisse

13 күн бұрын

It would be a great thing for his n.1 project😊

Quite amazing how things turn out. Last week I remember De Miñaur applauding Nadal (a nice gesture) after beating him, while Nadal was leaving the court... perhaps De Miñaur was doing this as a farewell to a legend in the sport. Little did he know that he would face Nadal again, let alone losing in straight sets....

Love Grigor ❤❤❤❤ even though he lost

Sinner and Sonegos hug >>>

Forza JanTheFox 🦊🔥

WHERE are the rest of the matches!? Damnit, lol

Mensik and Fonseca are hungry and it shows. As for Rafa, I’m so elated that he won…but I’m being carefully optimistic

@got2bjosh

13 күн бұрын

Fonseca lost handily to Norrie 6-1 6-4. Menslayer is a real threat on hard & clay with that massive 1st serve, trademark Czech backhand, & a solid forehand (when he has time).

8:28 gotta love that creativity 🤩

sinner looks hungry

A small part of me feels that Alex was going a bit easy on Rafa with the amount of balls he was hitting right back to Rafa's general strike zone. To me, Alex didn't have the same fire, but I'm happy to see Rafa moving ahead in the tournament. Good luck for the next round, Rafa!

Mensik's defense, King's revenge, Meddy's clinical performance, Monteiro's rockets and Sinner magic.

@got2bjosh

13 күн бұрын

Shelton's dust storm on the dirt. 6-0 6-2 in 59 mins. Shortest match of the day. Ruthless.

@grinynord4876

13 күн бұрын

Сам ты клинический больной 😂!!!

They still don’t show the ruud highlights

Apart from compromised movement due to the long chronic foot injury one major weapon that is clearly less effective compared to his younger days is his bread-and-butter shot, cross-court topspin forehand. This stroke used to be so highly effective particularly on clay and against his right handed opponents who had to deal with high bounce topspin coming deep to their backhand side. It would be less of a problem if his opponents happened to hit two-handed backhand but for anyone who had one-handed backhand it's was so difficult to parry the shots effectively thus opening themselves up for an attack or a killer shot next. Nadal was still used that pretty effectively to win his last RG but since then both the injuries and likely age factor has sure hampered his play. Like most tennis fans, I also wish to see him do well at perhaps his last RG because his relentless determination, and style of play is, unlike that of most players on tour nowadays, is always good to watch.

Great win for Rafa! Hopefully his health will hold up, and Rafa will be able to compete at Roland Garros.

Cannot believe they cut the 6-6 point in the first set tiebreaker. Possibly the point of the match 😂

Silly as always from TennisTv, repost almost exactly the same highlights that already exist in separate videos and leave out some many matches without any highlight. Bravo 👍

@ALLNAMESAREALLREADYT

13 күн бұрын

to me personally it's unexplainable

@rickysalaria3061

13 күн бұрын

n leaving out thrillers for one sided matches.

Med seems to like playing 3 sets 😅

Nice win for Nadal against a quality opponent. Shows he is improving. However, I'm always afraid his body won't hold up for long.

Fffing great tennis in Madrid 2024. Wish I was there...

Medvedev is the most "seesaw" player of them all.

Remarkable win from Mensik, great match to see from both sides. Of course Dimitrov is better on faster surfaces.

Sonego grunts might be awful at times, but he always smiles at the net win or lose.

Rafa is again with his clay wizardry.Hope that somemore magic is left in him.Vamos emperor of clay.❤❤❤

Carlos when in good shape is something else ;)

Where is bublikkkk

@got2bjosh

13 күн бұрын

He beat Carby Bandana three sets in 90 minutes. The opening breadstick was a BAD move for RCB. It was hilarious to watch Bubbles nonchalantly use touch & feel to completely neutralize the tryhard baseline pace. Drop shots, slices, lobs, & some volleys completely undid the dirt dog. And Bubbles was mockingly grunting while doing it. Fun match. After that, Shelton won 6-0 6-2 in 59 mins.

@ekbeeer

12 күн бұрын

@@got2bjosh i know i mean The Highlights

@got2bjosh

12 күн бұрын

@@ekbeeer Yeah, just saying for those who didn’t catch the match.

Brutal Meddy! Its cool

that's rafa not playing at his best, what a champ

Amazing daniil

Le retour du 🐐🐐

Shelton finished 6-0 6-2 in 59 mins. The shortest match of the day. A ruthless dust storm on the dirt.

Great Jannik..attention to Monteiro😮

Arnaldi deserves more. In my heart ❤️

Thank you, Rafa ❤

Simply phenomenadal

Hmm, Monteiro might be someone to watch. Solid fundamentals.

Love watching every sonego vs sinner match knowing that there will be the warmest of handshakes at the net

Now nadal has clear path to semis. Let's see what happens.

@gebmanini6465

13 күн бұрын

Medvedev? Shelton? Red hot Monteiro? I would hardly call that a clear path although it’s far from impossible for Rafa-sinner to happen. One can only dream

@Conitor

13 күн бұрын

@@gebmanini6465monteiro and shelton are easier than de minaur cuz of the kick that nadal puts so it’s easy to neutralize power, and from there hopefully rafa can draw out errors. meddy will be a diff story, that’s a matchup to watch

@spongybone4071

13 күн бұрын

I would be very surprised

@Mangoshake2021

13 күн бұрын

He moves like he’s wearing cement shoes

@got2bjosh

13 күн бұрын

@@Conitor Shelton won in 59mins 6-0-6-2. Shortest match of the day. Monteiro had insane serving numbers against Olive Oil. Both guys posses more firepower than De Miniature.

Where's Ruud-Kecmanovic? Would have thought the Barcelona winner deserves a mention...

@PretentiousStuff

13 күн бұрын

they got a separate vid for them

@got2bjosh

13 күн бұрын

It was the last match of the day & a straight sets win. Shelton had the shortest match winning in 59 mins 6-0 6-2. No respite.

Grigors Federer spell is over for this time - guess well have to wait another 11/12 months for the next time guys

@yakzivz1104

13 күн бұрын

I'll watch him regardless of outcome.

@orchidpanda2253

12 күн бұрын

Dustin Brown is the real baby Fed. Also Alcaraz plays more like Federer than Dimitrov.

Mensik match was so predictable while watching the first set itself. He is really good!

Monteiro on fire 🔥

I don’t get those moon balls from Rafa, even when he was in his prime. He puts himself in a defensive position more often than necessary. His amazing defensive skills, incredible forehand, and just pure talent is what has gotten him out of trouble in a lot of points. He’d get smoked by someone like Sinner.

thiago monteiro's hitting so hard

Even though he lost, Dimitrov has definitely been playing better the last couple of months since he got his hair transplant. Must have given him more confidence.

Chokedal is back, tie break 6-2 became 6-6.

Gotta love seeing Nadal dust off that racket again. Special, even if he hadn't taken down minaur. I honestly didn't think this would happen this year.

Sinner for the win 🏆

What a win for Rafa... and to do it in straight sets is definitely a good sign if his body holds up! 🙂 Meanwhile, Sinner is playing at a downright scary level... he made Sonego look like an amateur!!!

Seeing Nadal playing and winning is beyond happiness Forza Rafa 🙏👏🇪🇸🇮🇹

That Kid Nadal Got A Bright Future.. 👍..

It seems like rafa will get much better if he gets his confidence back. You can see how he improved even during the match. His shot got faster and deeper

Monteiro's coach is Dolgopolov?

@taopaille-paille4992

13 күн бұрын

I wondered the same :)

@geoffthomson1686

13 күн бұрын

I hope that partnership works out. I was a big fan of Dolgopolov.

Ten servis byl neuvěřitelný

Mevedev crazy 😊

Ver a Rafa jugar así es del sueño tremendo viene Rafa siiii

This turn surprise me Monteiro and Nadal

@JackieMoon22

13 күн бұрын

What about Mensik? 🤔

@Licantropo1974

13 күн бұрын

@@JackieMoon22 Well, Dimitrov is not a monster on clay, nor does he seem to have won amazing titles! But Mensik is certainly interesting

Big day that many seeds have lost. Rune, Tsisipat, Dimitrov and esp. De Minaur against someone ranked 500+.

Let De Minaur be his opponent in Rome as well as RG....knowing ATP... can't rule that out ,too.

Nadal is BACK!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

@michelewilliams4702

13 күн бұрын

No, it is just an illusion.

@evan3087

13 күн бұрын

@@michelewilliams4702says the delusional

@michelewilliams4702

13 күн бұрын

@@evan3087 ohh poor boy, did I hurt your feelings? I’m sorry to tell you that you won’t see Nadal back ever again. He won’t be able to compete at the highest level.

@evan3087

13 күн бұрын

@@michelewilliams4702 delusional mode is on again

@michelewilliams4702

13 күн бұрын

@@evan3087 oh even more hurt now, keep weeping.

He is him!

forget about nadal... realistically he's past it now.. but jakub mensik❤... if he can stay fit and healthy, he's going to be one to watch!

The level of the next gen is

Being a Dimitrov fan is masochism

@geoffthomson1686

13 күн бұрын

😜

What an absolute pleasure to watch Tsitsipas get upset.

Alex cometió inusual número de errores. Nadal bien y aún me desespero con su ritual

always a joy to watch Nadal playing on the clay.

COMO JUEGA DIMITROV POR FAVOR!!!

did someone watch carballes baena match? Wtf was that hitting towards Bublik with both serves at the end

@user-st5mn5px6m

13 күн бұрын

His pride was hurt.

@got2bjosh

13 күн бұрын

I saw the full match before watching Shelton win 6-0 6-2 in 59 mins. Carby Banana was foolish to breadstick Bubbles in the opening set. After that, Bublé stopped playing games, remembered the Nagal upset at AO, and went to work. He used touch & feel to completely undo RCB all the while grunting in a mocking fashion. Top 20 for a reason.

@user-st5mn5px6m

12 күн бұрын

@@got2bjosh yes I saw that. Bublik was a master technician destroying CB with drop shots, slices, between the legs, power serving and underhand serving. CB was so pissed. He looked bad.

de minaur: the future is now old man, go back to retirement nadal: Don't stop believin', Hold on to that feelin',....

tiago ganhando do tsisipas foi doidera em

Jacub Mensik perfect player

Why no Ruud

Its so funny that i noticed that there are more warm embraces at the net for the men than the women.

Expected matches R32 (Sunday) 🎾 Sinner - Kotov 🎾 Cobolli - Kachanov 🎾 Mensik - FAA 🎾 Norrie - Ruud 🎾 Medvedev- Korda 🎾 Bublik - Shelton 🎾 Nadal - Cachin 🎾 Lehecka - Monteiro 🎾 Hurkacz - Altmaier 🎾 Baez - Fritz 🎾 Paul - Cerundolo 🎾 Shapovalov - Zverev 🎾 Rublev - Davidovich Fokina 🎾 Griekspoor - Rune 🎾 Humbert - Stuff 🎾 Seyboth-Wild - Alcaraz R16 🎾 Sinner - Kachanov 🎾 Mensik/FAA - Ruud 🎾 Medvedev - Ruusuvuori/Shelton 🎾 Nadal - Monteiro 🎾 Hurkacz - Fritz 🎾 Paul/Cerundolo - Zverev 🎾 Rublev -Griekspoor/Rune 🎾 Humbert/Stuff - Alcaraz QF 🎾 Sinner - Ruud 🎾 Medvedev - Nadal 🎾 Hurkacz/Fritz - Zverev 🎾 Rublev/Griekspoor/Rune - Alcaraz SF 🎾 Sinner - Nadal 🎾 Zverev - Alcaraz Final 🎾 Sinner - Alcaraz

Monteiro’s coach is Dolgopolov????

@user-sz2ut4od6s

13 күн бұрын

I thought he was fighting in the war in Ukraine.😮

@peafeather3448

13 күн бұрын

I knew I recognized that guy!!

@taopaille-paille4992

13 күн бұрын

Wondered the same 😅

シナーは確かに強いけど，いくら何でもソネゴにベーグル焼くのはやばい．

When I was at the age of Nadal and Wawrinka, I also started to gain weight due to an increased desire for sugar.

Mensik! 🎾🎾