Injuries aren't just fate. They greatly depend on how you behave on and off the court: practice, technique, diet, physiotherapy etc. Therefore injuries are a sign of weaknesses in on ore more areas. Agree?
I’m here with tears in my eyes watching this in 2022 as Delpo has announced that Argentina open will be his last! I’m grateful this is on TH-cam to be able to still relive this!
Fate has been so cruel with this guy. As a Rafa fan, I trembled in fear anytime Rafa had to play him on hard courts. That brutal forehand man... Also maybe the greatest sportsmanship and humbleness I've seen in a tennis player. I hope he can come back and win a few more slams. He deserves it.
I was gutted when this happened, but I have a big soft spot for Delpo these days and given all the bad luck he's had over the years I'm actually really glad he won this title. It would be terrible if his injuries forced him to retire without a Slam to his name because he really is a great player and such a lovely guy.
Jamás había visto a Rogger Federer tan acorralado e intercambiando golpes de forma tan defensiva y sin hacer daño, jugando de forma pasiva, casi que con miedo y desconcertado, buscando soluciones que no llegaban su cabeza. Delpo en cada derecha , cada forhand lo acorralaba a Federer. Se puede ver a simple vista que Del Potro jugó sin miedo a perder, arriesgaba y ponía todo el corazón en cada golpe. Impresionante Delpo .
As an Argentine, I remember seeing this match with my father, it was his first slam, very long-suffering and disputed. A pity that delpo has had to go through so many injuries and stops in his career, he had everything to be number 1 in the ranking at least once, he could have retired but he kept fighting and returned to play a final of us open in 2019, he won The long-awaited 2016 Davis Cup for Argentina, won 1000 masters and got two medals at the London and Rio Olympic Games. Great example about hard work and like a sportsman. Besides that he is a gentleman on and off the court as Roger is too!
He was the real BIG 4, not Murray! Murray is little behind along with Wawrinka although much more consistent!! I'm huge Djokovic fan and I love Del Potro it's sad that injuries ruined him.. I'm sure he would've won at least 3-4 GS if not more if he didn't have any injuries.. But this forehands really ruined his wrist, too much power!!
@@vanshagarwal2362 remember his first match point where his T serve down the middle just caught the tape? Djokovic guessed the wrong way and took a half step forward to go shake hands. But even after that game, he had another break point where he was in good position for his passing shot. im lucky this didn't happen when i was young; it would have made me a valium addict
Watching this after he announced his retirement, sad to see such a brilliant career end like this. Thank you Delpo for your tennis over the years, it’s been a joy to watch 🙌
As a Rafa fan I think Delpo was my second favorite tennis player along with Wawrinka. Loved Delpo's sportsmanship and humbleness and on his day he was one of the greatest players in the world.
Roger was asked what game he would like to replay and he quickly answered it was this match. He knew he should have won this if he strategized his returns.
yeah Roger got too relaxed after going up 2 sets to 1. He felt he could not lose he stopped coming to the net If you listen to the Martina Navratilova commenting on the match that what she said. so in a way, he let this one slip away.
I was upset that night that Feddy lost but today I am happy that Del Potro won that day, because that day I did not know that he would have injury issues in the future and will not be winning another one. I pray that DelPo recovers and I would love to see him compete again. His tennis is beautiful
As long as Roger is active on the tour he can't be ruled out. But, over the years USO have significantly slowed down the courts, so much that people started calling it Clay Slam 2.0. So, more suitable to Rafa's and Novak's and Stan's game. Inspite of all this, Roger is super talented to suddenly win 1 more USO before retirement. He was unlucky in 2018 (severe heat impact, lost to Millman) and 2019 (back had failed him, lost to Grigor)... and those 2 had lost in their immediate next round.
@@madhukiranattivilli2321 You're wrong; what they took from Federer were the Rodick, Hewit, Ferrero, Gonzáles and Safin. Now if he has two very tough rivals. You don't remember that Rafa already beat Federer on hard courts in 2005 and 2006; Miami 2004 and Dubai 2006, at that time Rafa was barely 17-19 years old. Why do you think Federer has never been able to be number 1 in a season after 2009, which is when Rafa and Djokovic were 22 years old or older.
@@chavarrie.b8698 I said Roger can still win. I didn't compare with others. I believe Roger is naturally more talented than Djoker n Rafa. So if RF ND RN debuted at exactly the same time and of the same age, Roger would've had the upper hand, however small the margins are. But I can't prove this, obviously! So, keeping this aside, I'm 100% ok if RN n ND dominate RF. I'm neither the 3 of them. I'm the spectator. To me, watching RF's game gives max joy (this match RF lost, still am watching for the same reason). Since he plays with panache n creativity n grace, I would love him to play as long as he can, and if feasible to him, win a few more GSs. There is no point in getting into the comparison debates. So, even before the debate starts, I'm ok to accept that RN n ND dominate RF, no probs w/ that. Infact, there is a very high chance for both of them to cross his GS tally by the time the big3 retire.
Madhukiran Attivilli I’ve never ever heard someone call it clay slam 2.0. No one has ever said that. That’s just your excuse for roger not being able to win here.
I can't stand these two bias commentators. They wrote off Del Potro in the first minutes of the first set. I'd rather listen to John Mc, Tracy Austin and Evert.
Juan Esteban Kruh Sanmguel and who are you, pathetically commenting on youtube, compared to both fed and potro? i assume you have no slams to show for so youve no right to belittle any of the players let alone delpo. get a life and enjoy the sport
Such a shame that Delpo has suffered with so much injuries during his career. SO many of us thought he would be right in there in the mix with the big 3 or 4 for years to come. He shows flashes of it now when he is healthy, but he may well have gotten a bunch of more slams if he had remained healthy.
Back here After the very last match of Delpo.. So this is so sad.. For sure, without its wrists or knees injuries, je would have won a lot of other matches like this one, he would have won other grand slams.. anyway, even if he hasn't, we all know he is and will remain a legend. While writing this I really Hope he will heal and that its knee will stop hurting him. I hope I'll be able to edit this message someday Anyway Delpo, thanks for everything, for being that kind player, that true champion, for showing us incredible tennis during all these Years. Thanks for all the emotions. I just wish you the best for the future!
Wowwww😭 I will always remember this final match. That was one of the most important days in our lives. Defenitelly the Us Open is a Sweet home for our argentinian men and women players tennis. 1977 Men's Singles: Guillermo Vilas. 1990 Women's Singles: Gabriela Sabatini and 2009 Men's singles: Juan Martin Del Potro. The American crowd is so lovely and respectfull with argentinians
Fed really lost his mind in this match. Don't know what happened to him mentally. He didn't make the same mistakes in AO 2010, but after that his body started letting him down. This one GOT AWAY.
gumbo Thats a way to put it... I think DelPo won this match by winning the love of the UsOpen crowd and mine (and made me interested in tennis) with his positive attitude. People wanted a new champion, and Federer might have felt that... But he bounced back amazingly!
Federer lost this match due to mental issues but those were related to what the media was talking about. Media was going on about Del Potro's flatter and powerful forehand, and people were giving too much credit to those headlines. Federer wanted to show everyone his FH is the best and it was but he forced the issue too much. You can see him trying to go for FH to FH even though it compromised his position on the court. If you rewatch the match while knowing this, you'll see how much this was on Fed's mind.
@@caganerdem6418 No, Fed played an unbelievable match up to the point when Delpo hit that FH passing shot, got the break back and from that moment on everything turned upside down.. He only lost that match because of one reason. Delpo was producing some brilliant tennis.. P. S. Federer didnt even watch the media.. He has his head, brain and his team around him.. They dont need media..
Mentally checked out, happened to the best of them. He just surpassed Sampras at Wimbledon, he did not meant to take it easy, but with a clear goal in his head suddenly gone, it affects his game. The same way Novak crashed after RG16, he managed 4 consecutive GS, holding them all at the same time. He proceed to lose them all in the year to come.
Roger was up 6-3, 3-1, and had 2 breakpoints on Delpo's serve! If he goes up 4-1, it's almost a given he closes out the 2nd set to go up 2-0 on sets. He still eventually won the 3rd set, but this is another GS that Roger truly had for the taking and blew it! Also, I miss CBS's ol' US Open coverage, especially the Sunday afternoon starting times for the men's finals. I'm glad they extended the rest period to 48hrs, but I was upset when CBS didn't get the new contract!
how did this guy go from 5 straight at the US to never winning it again? especially puzzling because he's won Aussie and Wimbledon as recently as the last couple years
Well fed having success at wimbledon more is normal because grass is his favorite but his recent titles in AO is the big change as he now has 6 AO to 5 US. In the past the Us open was his more successful slam compared to AO. The AO and US basically traded court speed as the AO is faster now and the US is slower.
These announcers telling Delpo to make his plane reservations to go back home if he goes down 2 sets to love when they are halfway through the 2nd set. I hope these commentators were fired.
@scout Every commentator was fawning over Roger in those days. They were already calling him the GOAT in AO 2006 when he didn´t even have 7 grand slams yet.
Audio is too low. Can't hear clearly, even with ear phones, unless I'm too conscious about the commentary. "US Open Tennis Championships" please see if this can be improved. Thanks!
🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾 Those 7 points in a row Delpo won on the 2nd set at 4-5 was the key. Otherwise he’d been 2 sets down which is impossible to win against Federer these years 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
2:47:33 Is this guy serious? The umpire made the only reasonable decision he could. Federer was allowed to challenge entirely way too late after he stopped playing due to thinking he heard the call out, which led to a big discussion. And though the challenge showed the ball was long, too much time had passed to play a second serve. That's why it was a let.
It was a double fault. Also Delpo took to much time on a call on third set, I think Delpo wasn't honest at all in this point, he should have accepted he made double fault
@@SamgorasGD It wasn't a double fault, as the previous serve had been a let. And the ball was not called out by a linesperson, and Roger had played the ball. Roger should have never been allowed to challenge, unless he had done so right away. He spent 40 seconds talking to the umpire about having heard someone call "Out" before he finally asked "Can I challenge the call?" He never should have been allowed that challenge. And moreso, you can't have a player hit a first serve, let the receiver argue for 40 seconds before challenging, have the challenge determine the ball was out, and then expect the server to then have to hit a second serve. Far too much time has passed at that point. Not to mention, what happened in the third set had no bearing here. DelPo challenged 10-15 seconds late after thinking about it. Roger argued for 40 seconds before requesting a challenge AFTER he had already played the ball. So not really the same thing.
That was...something ! No one could have known delpo could beat prime roger...this one made some mistake that cost him the match but delpo played very very well ( if you want to win against a nole rafa roger, you have to play your best tennis always)
Nadal beats him at Wimbledon the previous year and Delpo does same at USO the next year. I can only be sad at the immense possibility of what Delpo could have been had it not been for repeated injuries. We would have Big 4 then instead of 3. Federe is, was and will be a champion player. Delpo may be the most fearless man this sport has ever seen.
With no injuries, Delpo has 5 GS, at least, multiple Masters 1000 titles, and gets to #1 at some point. Nadal and Djokovic's 3 GS years in 2010 and 2011 don't happen with a healthy Delpo in the fold.
@@pomerlain8924 yes you make a fairly strong argument. As Delpo pushed Djokovic in 2013 at wimbledon to 5 sets. But Nadal was hurt in 2009 us open. So yes he is in the mix but not convinced that they would not have dominated like they did. Plus Federer got a little relaxed lost focus and lost in 5. He thought after 2 sets to 1 he could not lose.
Go ck out some of the cartoon animations by Steve Cutts. In some, he does a solid job of mocking and revealing how enslaved ppl are to their phones. Absolutely brilliant stuff!
It's like they kept expecting Delpo to eventually give the match to Federer. Not to mention, the fact that they hardly referred to DelPo by name. Usually, it was "this guy."
It's so.. awful. Almost unbearable to watch. Sure it set up a protagonist story for Delpo but imagine if he lost this match. That's just so rude and unnecessary.
@scout exactly! that's one of the reasons i didn't really bother to pay attention to fed when i was growing up cuz he was just so over-hyped, i was sick of hearing it. not saying he's not a nice and super talented guy though
@scout my feelings exactly. If it wasn't for the bias of the commentators, press and his fans (probably the worst tennis fans I've come across), he would likely be one of my favorite players. His fans honestly make it so hard to root for this guy.
The commentators were quite biased, didn’t like that. Commentators must be unbiased for the audience. They shouldn’t be given the job to do the commentary at the finals ever again.
great match. that commentator should have been sued. He rarely gave del potro the credit he deserved. Del Potro had the tools and the skill to play at Federer's level. If it wasn't for injuries.. I don't think Federer would have been nearly as successful. He's a legend.
Well, we can't see replays of great matches that took place in the 4 Majors through ATP's own streaming service, so the only hope is that the Major's channels themselves share them on the Internet, which is great when it happens.
Could you please upload Thiem vs Nadal or Khachanov vs Nadal from last year? Or Thiem vs Del Potro or Federer vs Del Potro from 2017? Would love to see Federer vs Tiafoe R1 too from 2017.
I don't know why but the 4th set tiebreak ( 2:41:35 ) has striking similarities with Alcaraz and Djokovic's final set tiebreak in the recent Cincinnati 2023 final: first point is a double fault from Federer (Alcaraz), Delpo (Djokovic) wins the next 2 service points, the last point is an unforced forehand error by Roger (Carlitos) and Del Potro (Nole) ends up winning the set 7-4
Federer no uso la estrategia adecuada, jugo poder con poder y en ese momento delpo era mejor en ese aspecto. Federer necesito usar mas sus tiros cortados y castigarle con ello
I heard from the commentators in Rublevs match against Gaio in Barcelona that Del Potro only had 3 racquets when he won the US Open 2009, thats insane for a pro! U can see for your self, they said it maybe in the first or second game of Rublevs match...
Pretty much the only match I’ve seen where Roger played arrogantly/in over his head. He consciously chose not to avoid going to Delpo’s forehand because he convinced himself “I can take it.” And it cost him a Slam! No wonder he said this is the one match he’d choose to play again.
forehands at 1:55:17 , 1:55:53 , 2:07:50 , 2:10:03 , 2:16:01 , 2:18:25 , 2:33:27 , 2:37:08 , 2:44:45 and 2:53:46 are insaaaaane
Thanks...
Nice
Youre a legend for getting all the timestamps lol
Is 2:44:45 a typo? There’s no forehand there :)
most of those FHs were hit at the right time.
Delpo in his prime was a great player. Injuries ruined him.
yes, unfortunately.Such a great person.
And murray
Well he was no. 3 just three years back.
@@shobhitkukreti with 0 backhand (3 years ago). JMDP 2009 and late 2013 was a different beast.
Injuries aren't just fate. They greatly depend on how you behave on and off the court: practice, technique, diet, physiotherapy etc. Therefore injuries are a sign of weaknesses in on ore more areas. Agree?
I’m here with tears in my eyes watching this in 2022 as Delpo has announced that Argentina open will be his last! I’m grateful this is on TH-cam to be able to still relive this!
We suffer the same. ☹️☹️
What is he doing now?
Oh well
@@tellthestoryphotography-th7216
Farming peanuts
Fate has been so cruel with this guy. As a Rafa fan, I trembled in fear anytime Rafa had to play him on hard courts. That brutal forehand man... Also maybe the greatest sportsmanship and humbleness I've seen in a tennis player. I hope he can come back and win a few more slams. He deserves it.
Trembled in fear? You are no Rafa fan
@@TheKakarot_itachi 😂
@@jordanlako3843 Who is left-handed?
@bogdan Petrovic lol. He had a foot injury. He had to undergo MRI.
@bogdan Petrovic n u look like a djokovic fan who is master of all time in taking medical timeouts whenever he is trailing...
I was gutted when this happened, but I have a big soft spot for Delpo these days and given all the bad luck he's had over the years I'm actually really glad he won this title. It would be terrible if his injuries forced him to retire without a Slam to his name because he really is a great player and such a lovely guy.
Thats like my thoughts written out Man! Thanks.
But he won one slam atleast
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If he hadn't won this the debate for best player without a slam wouldn't even be a debate lol
@@jayzerbeam9733 not really. Delpo can't compete with Marcelo Rios, David Nalbandian and David Ferrer on that category if he hadn't won a slam.
I can't believe this happened 11 years ago. Time flies!!
I know right? Perfect way to pass quarantine with some nostalgia
Strange, time slows down for me.
@juneaug Lok why sad, Nadal deserved it and in 2021 he will surpass Federer to win record 21 grand slams and he will be at the top of the mountain
True! 11 years ago I was only 4 years old!
12 years.
Jamás había visto a Rogger Federer tan acorralado e intercambiando golpes de forma tan defensiva y sin hacer daño, jugando de forma pasiva, casi que con miedo y desconcertado, buscando soluciones que no llegaban su cabeza.
Delpo en cada derecha , cada forhand lo acorralaba a Federer. Se puede ver a simple vista que Del Potro jugó sin miedo a perder, arriesgaba y ponía todo el corazón en cada golpe. Impresionante Delpo .
As an Argentine, I remember seeing this match with my father, it was his first slam, very long-suffering and disputed. A pity that delpo has had to go through so many injuries and stops in his career, he had everything to be number 1 in the ranking at least once, he could have retired but he kept fighting and returned to play a final of us open in 2019, he won The long-awaited 2016 Davis Cup for Argentina, won 1000 masters and got two medals at the London and Rio Olympic Games. Great example about hard work and like a sportsman. Besides that he is a gentleman on and off the court as Roger is too!
He was the real BIG 4, not Murray! Murray is little behind along with Wawrinka although much more consistent!! I'm huge Djokovic fan and I love Del Potro it's sad that injuries ruined him.. I'm sure he would've won at least 3-4 GS if not more if he didn't have any injuries.. But this forehands really ruined his wrist, too much power!!
I watched this with my grandfather. Can still feel the tears.
Fed is the ultimate god of pushing the limits of how close you can come to winning a match without doing it. And he's still improving! Incredible
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@@vanshagarwal2362 remember his first match point where his T serve down the middle just caught the tape? Djokovic guessed the wrong way and took a half step forward to go shake hands. But even after that game, he had another break point where he was in good position for his passing shot. im lucky this didn't happen when i was young; it would have made me a valium addict
Hahahaha exactly. The master of winning without winning
Pretty impossible that he lost this. Pretty shocking
@@JJ-zy3zv deep down he's always been a choker
One of the best tennis matches ever.
Juan Martín del Potro announced his retirement a few weeks ago. The Argentinian was a great tennis player. So sad the injuries ended his careeer.
Crazy to think that at this point in time, Djokovic only had 1 slam, while Federer had 15...
Federer is early bloomer. His best years are 2004 to 2007. Djokovic started to bloom in later years of his life.
And Djoker would’ve won fewer slams had injuries not derailed Delpo
@@TheJoker-cm5mf um...sure...lol
@@innosanto federer was entering into his thirties when Djokovic got into his prime. If anything, it's Nadal that was early bloomer.
@@TheJoker-cm5mf Huge fan of both but delpotro aside from olympics and davis cup is 1-16 against djoker
just listen to the commentators, how they are trying to bury delpo in the first set XD as if they're desperately trying to avoid what's coming lol
Delpo deserved to win US OPEN.
Fun fact: Legendary tennis player Guillermo Vilas was in the audience for this game, rooting for del Potro.
Is Vilas still alive ?
He is Argentinian, after all.
@@rudidanner1136 yes he is alive for now.but he has a problem in his head..i dont remenber like say in english.
Delpo showed amazing mental-strength, being a first-time finalist against a 15-time grandslam winner.
1:15:10 and 1:16:03 WOW THESE BACK TO BACK POINTS
1:15:30 is the moment Federer lost the championship
Watching this after he announced his retirement, sad to see such a brilliant career end like this. Thank you Delpo for your tennis over the years, it’s been a joy to watch 🙌
One of the few winning a GS in big 3 era... Amazing
15:24 called out by a DOG??!! :S
HAAHAHAHHA
how about this one 16:21
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Underrated comment 🤣
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1:15:16 that was a huge blow to Roger's confidence and psychology
That was absolutely THE moment in the match where it all turned
Yeap...it would have been straight sets other wise..
As a Rafa fan I think Delpo was my second favorite tennis player along with Wawrinka. Loved Delpo's sportsmanship and humbleness and on his day he was one of the greatest players in the world.
I was pulling for Federer but gotta give a tip of the cap to Del Potro...he played out of his mind in the fifth
Roger was asked what game he would like to replay and he quickly answered it was this match. He knew he should have won this if he strategized his returns.
Oo, informative.
Complete mental disaster. Squandered the match
Play it 10 times,Del beats him every time.
And the one with Djokovic after winning Nadal I suppose.
yeah Roger got too relaxed after going up 2 sets to 1. He felt he could not lose he stopped coming to the net If you listen to the Martina Navratilova commenting on the match that what she said. so in a way, he let this one slip away.
Thank you guys for this match so much!
Those nuclear forehands that blew Roger’s racquet back. :|
Here after his retirement was announced. He was a different monster when he was on form 👏🏾👏🏾
Old legend: Thor's hammer
New legend: Delpo's forehand
I'm a Federer fan but this was the only match I've ever been happy to see him lose. So happy Delpo got a major.
Love both these players! Every time they play it’s always a tight affair, and very entertaining!
Australia 2009 lol
that forehand by Martin was truly devastating........especially on the hard courts........
Viendo esto justo después del retiro de Delpo. TE MERECIAS SER NUMERO UNO DELPO
Completamente
The USO commentary has to be the most biased towards federer ever. Loved the time delpo shut them up and Novak took up the mantle from there!
Haha, what? Fed had won 5 consecutive us opens, and you're saying biased? Djokovic has only three usos, Delpo one. Quit hating on Fed and get a life.
I was upset that night that Feddy lost but today I am happy that Del Potro won that day, because that day I did not know that he would have injury issues in the future and will not be winning another one. I pray that DelPo recovers and I would love to see him compete again. His tennis is beautiful
This is like basically the end of Federer's US Open career
in 2009 it was the last of its 5 num1.
As long as Roger is active on the tour he can't be ruled out. But, over the years USO have significantly slowed down the courts, so much that people started calling it Clay Slam 2.0. So, more suitable to Rafa's and Novak's and Stan's game. Inspite of all this, Roger is super talented to suddenly win 1 more USO before retirement. He was unlucky in 2018 (severe heat impact, lost to Millman) and 2019 (back had failed him, lost to Grigor)... and those 2 had lost in their immediate next round.
@@madhukiranattivilli2321 You're wrong; what they took from Federer were the Rodick, Hewit, Ferrero, Gonzáles and Safin. Now if he has two very tough rivals. You don't remember that Rafa already beat Federer on hard courts in 2005 and 2006; Miami 2004 and Dubai 2006, at that time Rafa was barely 17-19 years old. Why do you think Federer has never been able to be number 1 in a season after 2009, which is when Rafa and Djokovic were 22 years old or older.
@@chavarrie.b8698 I said Roger can still win. I didn't compare with others. I believe Roger is naturally more talented than Djoker n Rafa. So if RF ND RN debuted at exactly the same time and of the same age, Roger would've had the upper hand, however small the margins are. But I can't prove this, obviously! So, keeping this aside, I'm 100% ok if RN n ND dominate RF. I'm neither the 3 of them. I'm the spectator. To me, watching RF's game gives max joy (this match RF lost, still am watching for the same reason). Since he plays with panache n creativity n grace, I would love him to play as long as he can, and if feasible to him, win a few more GSs. There is no point in getting into the comparison debates. So, even before the debate starts, I'm ok to accept that RN n ND dominate RF, no probs w/ that. Infact, there is a very high chance for both of them to cross his GS tally by the time the big3 retire.
Madhukiran Attivilli I’ve never ever heard someone call it clay slam 2.0. No one has ever said that. That’s just your excuse for roger not being able to win here.
I can't stand these two bias commentators. They wrote off Del Potro in the first minutes of the first set. I'd rather listen to John Mc, Tracy Austin and Evert.
John mac is the man.
Someone was nice enough to post the CBS broadcast of this final, and it's so refreshing hearing the late Dick Enberg, JMac and Mary Carillo.
to be clear,who is del potro compared to federer,this win was a fluke,del potro got lucky
Juan Esteban Kruh Sanmguel and who are you, pathetically commenting on youtube, compared to both fed and potro? i assume you have no slams to show for so youve no right to belittle any of the players let alone delpo. get a life and enjoy the sport
@@jarodhans3758 i never said del potro was bad,i only said federer and del potro are incomparable
Such a shame that Delpo has suffered with so much injuries during his career. SO many of us thought he would be right in there in the mix with the big 3 or 4 for years to come. He shows flashes of it now when he is healthy, but he may well have gotten a bunch of more slams if he had remained healthy.
Yes, a truly great player and a well-loved man.
Who’s here after Delpo retired? 😭
Del Potro, at 21, crushed Nadal in the semis, and then beat 5-time defending peak Federer in the final. Let that sink in
He was his prime...but thats it.
Federer was past his prime. Peak Federer - 2004.
He was 20 not 21
Back here After the very last match of Delpo.. So this is so sad.. For sure, without its wrists or knees injuries, je would have won a lot of other matches like this one, he would have won other grand slams.. anyway, even if he hasn't, we all know he is and will remain a legend.
While writing this I really Hope he will heal and that its knee will stop hurting him. I hope I'll be able to edit this message someday
Anyway Delpo, thanks for everything, for being that kind player, that true champion, for showing us incredible tennis during all these Years. Thanks for all the emotions.
I just wish you the best for the future!
Wowwww😭 I will always remember this final match. That was one of the most important days in our lives.
Defenitelly the Us Open is a Sweet home for our argentinian men and women players tennis.
1977 Men's Singles: Guillermo Vilas.
1990 Women's Singles: Gabriela Sabatini and 2009 Men's singles: Juan Martin Del Potro.
The American crowd is so lovely and respectfull with argentinians
Fed really lost his mind in this match. Don't know what happened to him mentally. He didn't make the same mistakes in AO 2010, but after that his body started letting him down. This one GOT AWAY.
gumbo Thats a way to put it... I think DelPo won this match by winning the love of the UsOpen crowd and mine (and made me interested in tennis) with his positive attitude. People wanted a new champion, and Federer might have felt that... But he bounced back amazingly!
He should have lost against Haas Roland Garros 1/4
He won and later on won RG title..
He lost this one..
Federer lost this match due to mental issues but those were related to what the media was talking about. Media was going on about Del Potro's flatter and powerful forehand, and people were giving too much credit to those headlines. Federer wanted to show everyone his FH is the best and it was but he forced the issue too much. You can see him trying to go for FH to FH even though it compromised his position on the court. If you rewatch the match while knowing this, you'll see how much this was on Fed's mind.
@@caganerdem6418 No, Fed played an unbelievable match up to the point when Delpo hit that FH passing shot, got the break back and from that moment on everything turned upside down..
He only lost that match because of one reason.
Delpo was producing some brilliant tennis..
P. S. Federer didnt even watch the media..
He has his head, brain and his team around him.. They dont need media..
Mentally checked out, happened to the best of them.
He just surpassed Sampras at Wimbledon, he did not meant to take it easy, but with a clear goal in his head suddenly gone, it affects his game.
The same way Novak crashed after RG16, he managed 4 consecutive GS, holding them all at the same time. He proceed to lose them all in the year to come.
Roger was up 6-3, 3-1, and had 2 breakpoints on Delpo's serve! If he goes up 4-1, it's almost a given he closes out the 2nd set to go up 2-0 on sets. He still eventually won the 3rd set, but this is another GS that Roger truly had for the taking and blew it!
Also, I miss CBS's ol' US Open coverage, especially the Sunday afternoon starting times for the men's finals. I'm glad they extended the rest period to 48hrs, but I was upset when CBS didn't get the new contract!
how did this guy go from 5 straight at the US to never winning it again? especially puzzling because he's won Aussie and Wimbledon as recently as the last couple years
Court speed is like mud now that's why
Well fed having success at wimbledon more is normal because grass is his favorite but his recent titles in AO is the big change as he now has 6 AO to 5 US. In the past the Us open was his more successful slam compared to AO. The AO and US basically traded court speed as the AO is faster now and the US is slower.
@@vanshagarwal2362 not just slower, like mud. I can barley watch it.
@@adamsteele6148 the speed is fine for me,nadal medvedev was a great match
@@adamsteele6148 no because he got exposed 😹
Dios te Bendiga DELPO !!!y puedas volver a las canchas de la mejor manera
These announcers telling Delpo to make his plane reservations to go back home if he goes down 2 sets to love when they are halfway through the 2nd set. I hope these commentators were fired.
Help with the timestamp man
Help with the timestamp man
Bad commentary for sure 💀
time?
@scout Every commentator was fawning over Roger in those days. They were already calling him the GOAT in AO 2006 when he didn´t even have 7 grand slams yet.
Audio is too low. Can't hear clearly, even with ear phones, unless I'm too conscious about the commentary. "US Open Tennis Championships" please see if this can be improved. Thanks!
Delpoooo Delpooooo Oleeeee Ole Ole Oleeeeee
🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾
Those 7 points in a row Delpo won on the 2nd set at 4-5 was the key. Otherwise he’d been 2 sets down which is impossible to win against Federer these years
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Clash of forehand, the most powerful one in tour vs the most accurate one.
Cannot believe Federer lost this. Has a history of choking big matches
I'm a big Nadal fan but Delpo was my 2nd favorite player. He was next level at the US Open, especially against Federer.
2:47:33 Is this guy serious? The umpire made the only reasonable decision he could. Federer was allowed to challenge entirely way too late after he stopped playing due to thinking he heard the call out, which led to a big discussion. And though the challenge showed the ball was long, too much time had passed to play a second serve. That's why it was a let.
It was a double fault.
Also Delpo took to much time on a call on third set, I think Delpo wasn't honest at all in this point, he should have accepted he made double fault
@@SamgorasGD It wasn't a double fault, as the previous serve had been a let. And the ball was not called out by a linesperson, and Roger had played the ball.
Roger should have never been allowed to challenge, unless he had done so right away. He spent 40 seconds talking to the umpire about having heard someone call "Out" before he finally asked "Can I challenge the call?" He never should have been allowed that challenge. And moreso, you can't have a player hit a first serve, let the receiver argue for 40 seconds before challenging, have the challenge determine the ball was out, and then expect the server to then have to hit a second serve. Far too much time has passed at that point.
Not to mention, what happened in the third set had no bearing here. DelPo challenged 10-15 seconds late after thinking about it. Roger argued for 40 seconds before requesting a challenge AFTER he had already played the ball. So not really the same thing.
That was...something ! No one could have known delpo could beat prime roger...this one made some mistake that cost him the match but delpo played very very well ( if you want to win against a nole rafa roger, you have to play your best tennis always)
This was not a prime Roger.. Not even close.
Nadal beats him at Wimbledon the previous year and Delpo does same at USO the next year. I can only be sad at the immense possibility of what Delpo could have been had it not been for repeated injuries. We would have Big 4 then instead of 3. Federe is, was and will be a champion player. Delpo may be the most fearless man this sport has ever seen.
With no injuries, Delpo has 5 GS, at least, multiple Masters 1000 titles, and gets to #1 at some point. Nadal and Djokovic's 3 GS years in 2010 and 2011 don't happen with a healthy Delpo in the fold.
@@pomerlain8924 yes you make a fairly strong argument. As Delpo pushed Djokovic in 2013 at wimbledon to 5 sets. But Nadal was hurt in 2009 us open. So yes he is in the mix but not convinced that they would not have dominated like they did. Plus Federer got a little relaxed lost focus and lost in 5. He thought after 2 sets to 1 he could not lose.
Very exciting Match,I never watch this Match before.
I miss Del Potro. He made tennis better.
Del Potro is one of the most humble guys along with only Rafa nadal,
i wish he could win few more grand slams in the near future
it still stings, But Mr. del Potro in his prime and healthy... lethal.
Fact: This is now where Federer didn’t win another title at the US Open. Nor did anyone has ever defended their title since Federer.
competition was harder after federer's run
11:25
Thank you!
In terms of commentary rankings
1. Wimbledon
2. Aus open
3. Roland Garros
99. US open!
what a player, what a forehand, Delpo forever gonna be a LEGEND !
DelPo: one of the nicest and kindest tennis players of all time.
2009. Crowd shots and no one staring obsessively at their phone....
Go ck out some of the cartoon animations by Steve Cutts. In some, he does a solid job of mocking and revealing how enslaved ppl are to their phones. Absolutely brilliant stuff!
just today 07.02.202 Del porto anounces his retirement due persisting knee injury, what fierce chajmpion and a legend.
What a year for my country ,del potro and messi being champions of the most importants championships and being the best in their sports.
@zakaria djouzi legend?nah,he is just a slam wonder like Roddick
@zakaria djouzi so wawrinka is a legend too?
This is quite possibly the worst and most biased commentary I've ever seen in a tennis match
It's like they kept expecting Delpo to eventually give the match to Federer. Not to mention, the fact that they hardly referred to DelPo by name. Usually, it was "this guy."
It's so.. awful. Almost unbearable to watch. Sure it set up a protagonist story for Delpo but imagine if he lost this match. That's just so rude and unnecessary.
@scout exactly! that's one of the reasons i didn't really bother to pay attention to fed when i was growing up cuz he was just so over-hyped, i was sick of hearing it. not saying he's not a nice and super talented guy though
@scout my feelings exactly. If it wasn't for the bias of the commentators, press and his fans (probably the worst tennis fans I've come across), he would likely be one of my favorite players. His fans honestly make it so hard to root for this guy.
scout seriously? So it’s like you are punishing him for a thing he isn’t responsible for by any means.
The commentators were quite biased, didn’t like that. Commentators must be unbiased for the audience. They shouldn’t be given the job to do the commentary at the finals ever again.
Doctor: Le quedan 3 horas y media de vida
Yo:
This match was the match that Roger Federer not take seriously. And the Tower from
Tandile Juan Martin took the chance to win his dream.🏆
Always remember, when Roger wants to talk, he talks.
3 Minute Poetry Analysis always remember, Federer can’t beat Del Potro at the US OPEN
Goodbye Del Potro. :(
We all love you.
Unforgetable DelPo’s heavy forehand winners. Really heavy!
great match. that commentator should have been sued. He rarely gave del potro the credit he deserved. Del Potro had the tools and the skill to play at Federer's level. If it wasn't for injuries.. I don't think Federer would have been nearly as successful. He's a legend.
43:22 is Usain Bolt the ball boy?
Na
AMAZING DELPO. GREETING FROM ARGENTINA!
the only slam final fed lost to someone outside the big 3
I wish you could upload the non commentary version, full crowd?
Haha the only annoying part of the video is the commentary! just ruined the video!
@@tattwa1 They're okay actually, I just really like the crowd version... someone uploaded that before.
No commentary is horrible
@@lammie001 for you
No offense but, it seems the Americans talk all the time, even after the point begins- (not cool).
The Fed denied to become history as he would be the first man to win Slams on Clay, Grass and Hard Court on a single year.
Claude Mac Nadal did it just one year later
Daniel Pham Nadal goat
fed was not serving well and had his usual issue with backhand shanks. but unreal tennis from delpo.
Full match 😱👻😎🤓
Well, we can't see replays of great matches that took place in the 4 Majors through ATP's own streaming service, so the only hope is that the Major's channels themselves share them on the Internet, which is great when it happens.
Full match but not whole trophy presentation...
Bravo Juan! Brilliant! 💓💓💓💓
Could you please upload Thiem vs Nadal or Khachanov vs Nadal from last year?
Or Thiem vs Del Potro or Federer vs Del Potro from 2017?
Would love to see Federer vs Tiafoe R1 too from 2017.
What was federer thinking when he was doing fh exchanges with del potro,thats overkill
He completely lost it. Thus is maybe his worst mental collapse of all time
Federer has thrown away a few slams
I don't know why but the 4th set tiebreak ( 2:41:35 ) has striking similarities with Alcaraz and Djokovic's final set tiebreak in the recent Cincinnati 2023 final: first point is a double fault from Federer (Alcaraz), Delpo (Djokovic) wins the next 2 service points, the last point is an unforced forehand error by Roger (Carlitos) and Del Potro (Nole) ends up winning the set 7-4
USO should get some proper tennis commentators. These guys are such a killjoy. Like hearing wrestling color commentary.
La verdad nunca lo había visto cometer tantos errores a del potro, es increíble que aún así federer lo haya perdido
Federer no uso la estrategia adecuada, jugo poder con poder y en ese momento delpo era mejor en ese aspecto.
Federer necesito usar mas sus tiros cortados y castigarle con ello
Te amo tanto Juan Martin del Potro.
Man Del Potro could've won 10+ GS if he could've maintained this form and wasn't injury prone.
Only time Federer lost a GS final to someone not named Nadal or Djokovic
I miss so so much 🥺 It was a sad news today. DELPO ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Roger, you're still THE BEST!!!
Hola soy chileno felicito de corazón a Juan Martín del Potro,le ganó nada menos que a rober Federer una final de los Estados Unidos. Felicidades de ❤
3:17:03
After this loss if someone would have said that Federer would never ever win a US open after this... people would have laughed.
It is a pity that his injuries finished him
I heard from the commentators in Rublevs match against Gaio in Barcelona that Del Potro only had 3 racquets when he won the US Open 2009, thats insane for a pro! U can see for your self, they said it maybe in the first or second game of Rublevs match...
That moment will always be with Him
Pretty much the only match I’ve seen where Roger played arrogantly/in over his head. He consciously chose not to avoid going to Delpo’s forehand because he convinced himself “I can take it.” And it cost him a Slam! No wonder he said this is the one match he’d choose to play again.
He has lost too many winnable matches since Tim Henman 2001.