This is the perfect example of what happens when a player with all the shots and talent finally hits maximum potential. If he could play like this all the time he would be almost unbeatable. Incredible power and shot-making. I remember watching this live and was in awe each and every point. I still get this way watching the highlights over and over. Awesome @ Stan the man.

@aiza78036

5 жыл бұрын

I love u stan

@invictuz4803

5 жыл бұрын

Tsonga destroying Nadal was also another perfect example of that.

@bowiththeflow7123

5 жыл бұрын

If...

@gpet-dr2bs

5 жыл бұрын

On clay Djokovic cant really attack stan when stan doesnt let novak take control of the rallies, it's really a combination of matchup, surface, and sheer stan the man bashing

@majotnf

5 жыл бұрын

Steve Michael love watching highlights, great way to learn certain shots and tactics although it might give the wrong impression the game is flawless while in reality with all those unforcedd errors and double faults it doesn’t necessarilly seem that dynamic, something even recreational players are pretty much aware of, great job, Stan, always love watching one-handers, playing it myself

I am convinced Stan was having some kind of out of body, out of mind, zen state of experience. Some force of nature - maybe the Hammer of Thor -- played through him that tournament. Absolutely the most consistently brutal and precise hitting I've ever seen.

@MrTurbo87lx

5 жыл бұрын

srinitaaigaura lol i would like to get stans opinion on this. Would like to know what kind of mindset he had as the match unfolded.

@srinitaaigaura

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrTurbo87lx The less you think, the better you play.

@Sam-ho1xp

9 ай бұрын

You’re forgetting about Federer vs. Blake 2005 masters

Djokovic was in the middle of one of the greatest seasons ever produced by a player and his aura on court was immense. Brilliance was needed to beat him at that time and that is exactly what Stan brought to the court that day, perhaps the best display of ball striking ever! The number of outrageous winners was staggering, his highlight reel for this match is better than most players would get in their whole career.

@aleksandar166

5 жыл бұрын

watch start of the match between rafa and waw rs final 2017, wawrinka also started like this match but rafa was to agressive and his forhands didnt let stan get even close to him

@DrFearfall

5 жыл бұрын

Lol no way. Stan was not even close to this level in that match. In fact, that semi vs Murray took everything out of him (and Andy) and he was a shell of himself in the final. It was obviously partly due to the fact that it was Rafa and Stan doesn't have the same confidence against him as he does against most other players and knew that if he couldn't produce FO final 2015 level of tennis he wouldn't win, and he knew that he couldn't produce that level on that day

@makos7214

3 жыл бұрын

Never forget that only fed challenged nole in 2015 and he was 35. That’s weak era tennis

@aachoocrony5754

2 жыл бұрын

The way to beat Stan is disrupt his baseline play. With the combo of power/speed/spin from his groundstrokes not to mention his down the line killers from both sides including his backhand, there is simply no way to out-hit him-not this version. Peak Stan is a bad match up for Nole because Nole disrupts his opponents w his impregnable defensive wall while he picks at his opponents weaknesses. The worst match up for Stan is Federer and then Nadal. Neither of those approach a peak Stan in that way.

@Fraudkovic

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrFearfall either way rafa on clay is a terrible matchup for him. Rafas high spin and kick would rarely get into wawrinka strikezone so no version of wawrinka would beat peak rafa at rg.

The only person who can beat Stan is himself. Sometimes he goes on this self-destruction mode.. he is insanely talented

@aleksandar166

5 жыл бұрын

or rafa in his prime, check rs final 2017

@philippghadiri7085

5 жыл бұрын

milos jakovljevic exactly

@TheNotSoFakeNews

5 жыл бұрын

Or the injuries :(

@fortunasp5391

4 жыл бұрын

milos jakovljevic Stan played ass in that final

@thenewguy7527

4 жыл бұрын

@@fortunasp5391 he played great the whole tournament, but the semi with Murray took all his energy. way too many errors in the final, easy match for Nadal.

I don't know what is the most impressive, Stan brutality or Novak insane defense facing those missile shots!

@geuros

6 жыл бұрын

in fact, if Djoker was just a bit better attacker, he would make it much more difficult for Stan, even in god mode. Stan is my #1 favourite player, of course, but re-watch these highlights and see how many shots could Djoker place closer to lines, he placed so many in the middle - but maybe he wasn't ok mentally which one must accept when facing such a class from Stan

@srkucrickk

5 жыл бұрын

@@geuros Offensive skills are not enough on clay. Look at Federer. Clay is more oriented to deffensive players.

@danggiang5366

5 жыл бұрын

Djokovic 19-5 Stan.what do you expect?but too sad for Nole that he hasn't beaten Stan in the grandslam final yet.

@jimnosnow4484

5 жыл бұрын

What defense? lol 😂😂😂 All I remember seeing were winners 😂😂😂 jk jk

@appualliyanaa

5 жыл бұрын

@@srkucrickk are u serious? if nadal was not born, federer would have been decorated as the greatest clay court player ever

WOW!! Stan goes full God mode. Brutal power.

I'm definitely a Fed Head but my god, it was like overnight with Stan. Went to bed one day with a shit forehand, woke up the next day with a Del Po style bludgeoning hammer of a forehand. IMO his game was 20% forehand, 80% backhand but it's no surprise that since his game has become more balanced, he's been winning GSs. Wonderful to watch, made even better by the fact he has a face that reminds me of a little chubby teddy bear.

@sonquatsch8585

5 жыл бұрын

totally. i love fed, love stan too, but i really really do think, please correct me if i am wrong, i still believe fed has the best backhand in the business. one of the commentators said that stans is the best. fed easily had the best before stan arrived, and since stans arrival, i actually very closely watched both their backhands...if stans IS indeed better, federers is definitely the more elegant one, but i still think feds is better. does someone agree with this? it is indeed somewhat close tho.

@sonquatsch8585

5 жыл бұрын

how long have you been watching federer play? he NEVER misses with his backhand. never. llike it is extremely seldom.

@geuros

5 жыл бұрын

@@sonquatsch8585 it's not like Fed would miss a lot. He makes few mistakes at all. But his backhand is weak, not really attacking side, that means returning weaker ball, shorter ball, a possibility and a lot of time to prepare a deadly shot for opponent. When you get bludgeoned by Wawrinka's backhand, you barely make it to play the ball, when Feds hit weaker ball with his backhand, you have plenty of time to decide for playing hard forehand instead of whatever puts the ball on the other side of the court.

@jesuschanfood8839

4 жыл бұрын

Son Quatsch federers backhand is good, but it’s far from the best. especially in his prime.

@scottysatpanalysis

3 жыл бұрын

Son Quatsch that’s not true. You see flashy plays at net but he’s not so consistent

the level of tennis in this match was insane. Djokovic was a beast at that time,chasing his first title in Roland Garros, but Wawrinka was indeed in "god mode". It would take time to find games with such a high level.

@wigertoods1305

6 жыл бұрын

Thomas just search Novak vs Stan and see how every match in GS is unbeliveable.

@Eudemoni_

6 жыл бұрын

Indeed, I remember the match in the australian open, stan winning 9-7 in the 5th... but this match in Roland garros is beyond in my opinion. However Djokovic was mentaly and physically exhausted after his match against Murray in the semis (match that was played both on Friday and saturday). Otherwise i think he would have won this final.

@geuros

6 жыл бұрын

I agree with both of you, but... AO 2013 vs Djoko was probably even better despite Stan somehow losing it, the same with 2013 USO, again, Stan much better still lost it. 2014 onwards Stan, for me, looked like he is thinking more and being a bit less aggressive, which delivered results. Although, I like 2013 Stan the most. I would love to watch him playing on 2013 level and winning.

@Eudemoni_

6 жыл бұрын

yea i agree "level speaking" the games are similar but the drama and the context of the final of roland garros adds something more in my opinion

@geuros

6 жыл бұрын

true, after all, it's a final. US 2016 was more expected, we all know Stan's animal on hard court, despite him saying he like clay the most

Stan was hitting like an animal.. Not sure who could've beat him on this day. Awesome win for him. That image of him pointing at his head is etched in my mind.

I watched this live and couldn't believe the kind of shots coming from Stan. The depth, power and precision he displayed this match was outstanding. NO ONE could've beaten Stan this day. He was meant to win this French Open Championship this year and he did it in style. Fantastic!

@Fraudkovic

Жыл бұрын

Nadal would've destroyed him

@KnowTrentTimoy

Жыл бұрын

@@Fraudkovic We will NEVER know that. It's all in the history books.

@Fraudkovic

Жыл бұрын

@@KnowTrentTimoy nah we will know. We already know. Rg 2017 nadal beat him like a dog

@KnowTrentTimoy

Жыл бұрын

@@Fraudkovic Well, Nadal DIDN'T beat Stan in the 2015 finals because he wasn't in the finals that year! Are you ok or just stupid on purpose???

@robertoarosio5495

Жыл бұрын

​​@@Fraudkovicfor me, the very definition of looser when someone Need to Say that a +20 Grand Slam winner would hace destroyed a player that hit his peak, against a Monster and with stellar winner strikes number. What the Need to do this? What Is added usefully by saying that? Friend of mine said me that the demonstration of this is the french Open final 2017. Unbelievable blindness. Some players, some given day, are unplayable

I think back then Novak was just intimidated by this pyjama pants :)

@francisakorful

4 жыл бұрын

Some ugly pant that was

This one's my favourite Rivalry: Djokovic- Wawrinka. Even though it's heavily one sided, they produce the best matches. I like how they show no drama, no mercy or any form of warm friendship for each other like Fedal. They just get on court and beat each other up.

@DrFearfall

4 жыл бұрын

Heavily one sided in slams now, in favour of Stan! He is 4-1 in their last 5 meetings!

@taopaille-paille4992

3 жыл бұрын

Stan and wawrinka have never hidden that they get along each other well. I dont know what did you smoke

@benparsons4979

2 жыл бұрын

@@taopaille-paille4992 I would imagine Stan gets along with Wawrinka...

I watched this match live. It is a beautiful thing to see Stan Wawrinka in full stride. His one-hand backhand is one of THE most beautiful shots in the game of tennis. I'm so glad he has risen to the occasion on to deservedly win a Grand Slam.

The break to win the 2nd set was beautiful. The break to go up 4 2 up in the 3rd set is the best i have ever seen. Stan is love.

The power in these shots is insane. Like a del potro forehand hammer ever shot

I think I watched this match more than any tennis match. An incredible display of power...and the best backhand that ever was.

I just watched him yesterday at roland garros 2019. He is an amazing player.

Both players displayed exceptional tennis, but Wawrinka played in this match like "a god of tennis".

This is the best performance in a grand slam final in terms of pure ball striking. Against a prime Novak having one of his best seasons ever and who would have ended up winning the calendar slam had he won this match, it would take something special, something extraordinary, something out of this world to beat him and that was Stan Wawrinka with the best performance of his career. I was in awe of what i saw that day, it was absolute madness.

People say that the opponent is in trouble if stan's backhand is firing but i would disagree with that. The opponent is in trouble when stan's forehand is firing well because his overall game depends on how his forehand wing is operating. If his forehand is working well it automatically raises his confidence and the whole body language changes. His backhand is his stronger side no doubt and possibly the strongest single handed backhand in the world but his level tends to drop if he is making errors on the forehand side. I have seen all his big matches against novak since 2013 and you can easily find that he was firing rockets on the forehand side. It doesn't get enough credit because of the fact he has the best backhand in the world.

Such a beast. Stan's defense was shocking in this match, he completely took the racquet out of Djokovic's hands, it was Federer-esque. Love to watch both of the Swissmen play

@TheRedc0met

6 ай бұрын

Federer doesnt have a high caliber backhand cannon like Wawrinka.

This was one of the greatest performances ever in a French open final. Nadal 2017 was the best though. Djokovic couldn’t get the ball high or wide enough to trouble Stan. Nadal does both and that’s why no one can live with him.

Cannot count clearly how many winners Stan have in Novak’s serving games...so violent ,greatest show by Stan.

I think noone can beat Stan when he is in god mode. It is just too much. Best tennis to watch for sure...

@maxamedbidhi7424

6 жыл бұрын

Filip Mastiš nadal did Rg 2017final

@jameswalker6864

6 жыл бұрын

Yex. Nadal RG 2017 final. Also Federer AO 2017 SF.

@Beechaii2

5 жыл бұрын

@@maxamedbidhi7424 RG final? You honestly thought Stan was at his best that day? Nadal sure was incredible but Stan definitely lacked the fight he usually had.

@lawrence9515

5 жыл бұрын

pretty sure federer destroys warwrinka 90% of the time. wawrinka at his best still gets utterly destroyed by an average federer

@GiacomoArturi

5 жыл бұрын

@@lawrence9515 not on clay, especially FO clay

The fact that this came in the year that Novak not only became only the SECOND (!!!) person in history to beat Nadal at FO but also to do it in straight sets ... AAAnd that this was smack bang in the middle of the best season of tennis by a single individual (and that individual being Novak) ... makes this a million times more impressive than just a grand slam win.

We all know about Stan's epic backhand, but I loved seeing the outstanding serve and forehand in this match as well. The man has serious weapons.

@Grivian

Жыл бұрын

The funny thing is that his throw looks like a kids but when he hits it shoots away like a bullet

wow, that was the most incredible performance in a gs final Ive ever seen!

The most dangerous beautiful onehand backhand ever

"If it's not Roger, it's Stan..." Got to feel for Djoker after beating Nadal and Murray, another Swiss snatches victory from him.

@thetruthwillsetyoufree9209

3 жыл бұрын

@Zavonna Partiamo Novaxx DjoCovid is the line persons bitch. What a looser! 🤭🤣🤣🤣

For people who don't know, Wawrinka is 10th all-time matches won at French open, in front of champions like Courier, Connors, Noah, Corretja, Chang, Kuerten, Ferrero, Muster, Moya.

stan is 9-12 against murray and 4-4 against nole in GS (2-0 in finals). stan plays well against defensive players--truly a spectacle watching him destroy the wall

best performance ever in tennis history by Stan Man Wawrinka!

Had it not been for the goddamn injury, I could've seen more matches like this. May players stay healthy.

Stan was like unloading missiles for four hours or so. 😎😀😀

The mentality man. Wonderful compiled.

stan the man

Loved the intro man !

Stan went super saiyan 4 for this match.

The Djokovic/Wawrinka match -ups are some of my absolute favorites. And Djoker was always a good sport, win or lose.

Djkoko congratulating Wawrinka, what sportsmanship! He is admirable!

Best player to watch when playing well, as in the 2015 French Open. Very appropriate that the last shot of that match was one of those brilliant backhand winners.

@larl4554

3 жыл бұрын

Fully agree. Same goes for Stich when he was "on" in the 90s.

Novak's forehand at 4:23 has me rolling lmao

Well, no harm done, Novak😂 Stan is just unbelievable in his moments!

My favorite player Stan the man! How I wish I can watch this kind of match live.

Stan Wawrinka, the man who actually had 2 forehands

what a beast is Stan

Bloody hell !!! 😳😳😳 Stan in a real Stanimal zone, freakish !!! 😳😳😳🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Here a huge prob with Nole was after he won the 1st set, he became more defensive and was starting to induce more depth in his groundstrokes. But ultimately, it backfired him. The more time u give Stan, the more dangerous he is, especially from the baseline. This tactic definitely works against Rafa and Roger but not with Stan. The 1 tactic nole could have employed is by playing attacking tennis. Mixing up his groundstrokes by coming to the net. Although he's not a great player at d net, he could have gave it a shot. That's why Roger has so much success against Stan. Stan could beat Roger only on Clay. But I did not think in a million years that Stan was capable of playing this type of match. Even today, this is the one of the most scariest version of tennis I ever saw after Roger (2003-2007) and Nole (2011 to 2016 Aussie open).

It’s just unreal the kind of tennis Stan can produce!

on his best day stan is one of the best ball strikers in history. he just doesn't have enough of those best days.

Federer = the master Nadal = the lion Djoko = the genius Stanislas = Hercules Kyrgios = the clown

@TheColourwonders

4 жыл бұрын

Where is Murray?

@NewBadFriend

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheColourwonders The pusher

@lukash.4690

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂you nailed the kyrgios part

@fundhund62

4 жыл бұрын

What's genius about Djokovic?

@walidazaro30

4 жыл бұрын

@@fundhund62 Everything is genius about him ! No player on earth would save two match points against RF on grass at Wembeldon on a court where almost everyone was cheering for the Swiss guy ON SERVE ! BTW, i'm not a Djoko's-fan, but i'm giving to Cesar what's Cesar's.

Unbelievable hitting, he just stepped up a gear and all his shots were fizzing up the line or into the corners!

Stan hits so freakin hard from the baseline - badass power!

Stan is better on clay where the ball is slower and the surface doesn't hurt his knees.

@wigertoods1305

6 жыл бұрын

Cameron you mean Rafa, rite?

@taopaille-paille4992

3 жыл бұрын

He is not bad at uspen where he won a title against peak djokovic

Stan put a beat down on Djoker that day dayum!

It’s so incredible to see how tennis players bring out Different skills from each other, depending on Whats at stake ? Watching Stan play like this , you wonder who could beat that level of play?

Pure beauty!

Always love to watch Stanmina play. My favorite player. So entertaining to watch. He is not playing not to loose. He plays to kill...Lol. If he is slightly more consistence with less unforced errors, slightly better movement and slightly more competitive, he will be unbeatable, just like in his three Grand Slams. He needs to keep those form up.

class beats work.

😂😂 when Stan is on , he’s unstoppable 💪

the only thing stan is missing a bit are positive emotions. I wish he would celebrate more :D

Stan played great but this is also one of these matches where Djokovic plays so innocuous that you have to wonder if he isn't possessed by Brat Gilbert at times.

Stan the "Man"

the best tennis performance ever!

Stan’s combination of power punches mixed with change-up slices drove Novak insane this day.

sheer brillance which led to carnage of novak

The thing is... You can not win every single game... But you will win more if you lose sometimes because it makes you better if you really want

Stan in GOD Mode.

*smiles in pain*

Really have to appreciate how Novak just takes the call @ 13:03 without any complaints. He was up 0-40 on stan's serve and lost it in the end.

I think it was Jean-Paul Loth, one of the most famous french coaches and Roland Garros commentators that said that Federer most definitely is the best player of all time, but no one, absolutely no one can beat Wawrinka at his best. When Wawrinka starts hitting those insane backhands and forehands with confidence, the other has already lost. It's truly impressive to see him play as he often does against the very best. Hope his comeback will be just as impressive!

@taopaille-paille4992

5 жыл бұрын

Source ?

@lespaul5734

10 ай бұрын

@@taopaille-paille4992 It was years ago, in the commentary and analysis box of the French Open

great

Wawrinka when decides to play at his fullest is just a machine that cannot be stopped

@taopaille-paille4992

3 жыл бұрын

Except Hugo Gaston

When a player is in his peak during a set or two you just stand your ground and wait for it to pass. In this match Stan never stopped.

Anyone who beats Nadal at Roland Garos will lose against a Swiss in final.

Stan is a completly beast. Basel is coming lets see if he can get that backhand on point. STANIMAL

If he beats federer in the quarters i hope he goes on to break Nadal and Djokovic and win again. That would be a hell of a statement to beat all three top players back to back to back and get a third title here.

@TheExiledTexan

5 жыл бұрын

Second title here. He's only won RG once.

@MKD1101

5 жыл бұрын

He lost to Federer!

reporter: do you think you were really pendentive? djoko: what?

Backhand side of Wawrinka is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unbeatable.

Wawrinka is the backhand machine

Djoker fan: ok we're getting our ass kicked out there,new tactic let's try to go toe to toe with stanimals ground strokes Me:(laughs uncontrollably in Samuel l. Jackson's voice)

stan is like the male mandlikova.. when he is ON, he is pretty much unbeatable and it's incredible to watch..

@kaialoha

5 жыл бұрын

I saw Hana on Maui in her prime. One of the most beautiful tennis players male or female...

THE ONE HANDED BACKHAND!!!

It's insane the amount of backhand winners...

What a match!!!!

*respect*

My favourite video ever!

when stan plays well its so good to watch, if he plays badly that day it is just horrible

Wawrinka es un excelente jugador , me sorprende que no haya ganado mucho mas

Stan was launching bombs at Novak!

Oke nice touching text in the beginning, but come on @2:21 was to make fun off Novak haha

Stan at his best,with a bit better footwork,defence would be scarry good.One of the highest peak levels along with Nole and Rafa.

@ertugrulkorpinar51

6 жыл бұрын

Ciprian Ghenghea Wawrinka is better Federer too

@ioanniskanello

6 жыл бұрын

Ertugrul Körpinar Federer's is lower than Nadal's and Djockovic's tho.

@ertugrulkorpinar51

6 жыл бұрын

Mom's spaghetti no it’s higher

@ioanniskanello

6 жыл бұрын

Ertugrul Körpinar Nah

@ertugrulkorpinar51

6 жыл бұрын

Mom's spaghetti yes

Djokobic est tjs un bon perdant ✌👍 Stan est merveilleux a regarder avec ces revers.

Menuda bestia parda el Stan en esta final, la diferencia en velocidad de bola es increible.

Djokovic played his worst match of the tournament in the final, he was unable to attack for the most part of the match. Stan was insane, cant deny that.

@panyakorntaweechat8586

5 жыл бұрын

Djokovic's playing style is usually defensive to make opponent hit UEs.

@aleksamilosevic8792

5 жыл бұрын

@@panyakorntaweechat8586 He was tired here though.Couldev had been a 5 setter.

Winners after winners after winners. Forehands and backhands.

Came for windows sound

Djokovic winning a set against this stan is very incredible actually

Do one of these with tsonga vs nadal (AO 2008)

Wow. And he was given the trophy by Kuerten who also has one of the best one handers.