Rafa's trophy speech really showed a true sportsman and a great person. The way he apologized to Roger and sympathized with him was just incredible. What a player!!!
you do not see that ofen in the sport....Rafa has won 14 times Rolland Garros...he is the greatest sportman of all time of any sport...his shiness made him a gemm...
This is so touching. Rafa always gives the most genuine and humble speech whether the champion or the runner up. That alone gives him the edge compared to all other athletes which in my opinion makes him the real GOAT.
@@Achiez-z that says that you just don't see the difference.. same reason why say anglos are ranked as the worst lovers, food is the worst on the planet etc... just can't tell good from bad..
Watching this again 13 years later and the feeling remains the same. A master class in sportsmanship. Rafa showed us how to be gracious in victory and be a caring human being. #vamos #vamosrafa #fedalforever
I am going to deeply miss these two not facing off against each other. They had, hands-down, the best rivalry in all of tennis. Maybe even of all sports, and they had so much respect and love for each other. Truly a beautiful moment in tennis history, and their skill is still battle-tested against the new guns of today. What an excellent match of two modern legends of the sport.
This was one of the greatest hard court tennis matches ever played because of the quality of shots played and skill level of both gentle men who played. And of course the greatest post match presentation ever in tennis because of the quality of both gentle men who played. Perhaps the only epic match in tennis history with an equally epic trophy ceremony. Those 10 minutes of trophy ceremony still reminds you , what actually sportsmen are remembered for !!!!
Absolutely, king making finale! And absolute role models. Being able to cry like that is a healthy display of emotion and something more men need to see
The first 4 sets of the match were the best quality tennis I've ever saw in my life. Federer threw everything at him, any other time he would have won, but Nadal's defense, spirit and mentality is just unparalleded in this world. None of them came here particulary at their best, Nadal coming from injury and Federer on the way down of the hill, but when stakes are this high, they always bring up their best at the moment. I would like to know what happened to Federer in the fifth, sadly he just vanished from the court, very anti-climatic ending after winning the fourth. The match should have ended with double digits in the last set.
Alexander Kings I think the pressure got to him. Nadal hit everything to his backhand and he couldn’t take it. But the first four sets were absolutely unbelievable yeah especially the end of the 3rd and start of the 4th
If you compare this to the 17 final it was really that backhand that did the difference for Roger. There is so many points here that he could have finished with a good swing.
Rogers backhand at 1:58:37 is one of the best I’ve seen him hit - basically falling away but found incredible depth and pace from a defensive spot that even Rafa couldn’t deal with it - geez just noticing that shot - raw athleticism!
Helluva match. Incredible shotmaking from both. God, remember when they were both this fast? Crazy. Put on a epic show for Melbourne. And at the end, Rafa would not be denied. Pls upload the Verdasco-Rafa semi!!!
2009: "I'd like to see Federer join the record of Sampras". 2020: *THREE men with way more GS than Sampras. Just take some time to rethink how lucky we are as fans.
I think this match was better than the 2012 final personally because of the complete contrast in styles and there were completely different types of rallies in this.
At just 22 years old he already had 6 slams and beat the greatest player at the time Roger Federer so many times more than he lost. In fact, Rafa has never trailed in their H2H record ever. This is why he's the goat. Novak wasn't that good at the same age. He only had 1 slam. Rafa has been the most consistent through entire career and he's had to take on 2 of the goats in their primes to achieve everything he has achieved.
Rafa's record against Roger is so skewed because, since Federer is good on every surface, they kept playing in finals on clay. Federer leads on all other surfaces
This one hit Federer hard. Probably a tougher loss than even the epic Wimbledon final the year before. Nadal was starting to oust Federer on surfaces other than clay. It’s unfortunate (but fortunate for federer) that Nadal later this year had injuries because it allowed Federer to win both Rg and Wimbledon again. It could’ve been quite a different year otherwise...
@@viksinha5410 he barely won it against Roddick that year. If he was facing an in form, injury-free Nadal at Wimbledon in 2009, there is every reason to believe that Nadal stood a very good chance of beating Federer again. It’s a shame as tennis fans we didn’t get to see that match - but fed/roddick final lived up to it anyway.
@@SupermanOG True but Federer would certainly want to avenge the 2008 loss. And remember Federer played like garbage in the 2008 final. He was playing way better in 2009, so I think he would beat Rafa in 5 sets. But it is still a debatable topic
@@viksinha5410 he didn’t play garbage in 2008! He was slow off the start but the match was high quality for the last 3 sets from both sides. It’s highly debatable when considering that same year he lost Aus open to Nadal and Us open to del potro. An in form Nadal as I said would’ve had every chance of beating him. I guess we will never know though remains speculative.
@@SupermanOG sure he did, he played the worst ever in wimbledon 08' after mono 2006, 2007 peak Fed never allowed Nadal through 5 sets and won Take a look in 2019, he's 38 years old, way past his prime, no forehand, still beat his rival (5 years younger than him). It could be straight sets for Fed, perhaps another bageled in 2019
The day everyone thought Nadal is on peds. Plays over 5 hour match semi final against ferdasco . another 5 hour match against Federer in final and no sign of tiredness??????
The only reason why this match is not their most famous is because fifth set ended "only" by 6:2. However, I find this match their best (I've seen 39 their matches only first match haven't). Btw, I'm stunned this is the only Rafa's title at AO.
I don't think so. It was great first 4 sets, but Roger's blank play in 5th just spoils it. I haven't seen nearly as many as you, but Wimbledon 2008 and one much later comes to mind (Wimbledon 2017?).
they didn't lose speed, courts got slower. Watch early 2000s clay games vs 2010s and you'll notice how much slower the courts are today and that is on all surfaces, audience likes it better to watch long rallies than serve volley so every major tournament organizer has slowed down their courts :)
@@sunnaum Courts slower, but Nadal especially lost footspeed lol. Now way he's as fast today as a 35 year old, as he was when he was in his early 20s.. Or that Federer is as fast in his 40s, as he was in his 20s
aren’t you forgetting somebody ( Novak), if you’re going to say last 15 years ?? considering that the last 10 years he’s the one dominating these two .....
And Rafa did end up going on to win alot more... 21 and counting!! GOAT! Looking back this was the year Federer KNEW he wasn't or was never going to be the greatest of all time... he knew!
A scene so legendary, that's the part where the crowds clapped the loudest, and also the part where brought a smile in Roger's face and settled him down.
@Joe Bloggs Joe this is just a tennis match man....and we are talking about two great tennis players and who is the best. Not the Bible. Can you keep it simple? You are a very strange guy. Im sorry if I confused you by using the word "virtue". I promise I won't do it again lol
Federer won three titles after this heartbreak including a fantastic win over Rafa in 2017. Way to comeback , Champ!! On another matter : what a boring commentary. No in game analytics , no excitement, no historical perspective. All they ever complained was how poor Roger's break point conversion were.
This is prime Fed, not peak. He played a subpar final tbh, served very poorly. The commentator even emphasizes this a couple of times. It think even Nadal played better against Verdasco than he did here.
Just the opposite. Fedal matches were played at Nadal's peak.Every Fedal match, Roger played on 50 % of his potential, excluding last few matches but.. Fed at his peak is much stronger than Rafa at his peak..It is not so much important because Novak decided to show up in this decade and has showed us what is the highest peak player can reach..
These two is why i enjoy tennis so much..have seen a match between in 2006 or so on french open(was waiting for a raid in WoW xD)..til then im watching tennis(was 15 years old or when that final was) More of these matches or else pls :)
He also choked the 3rd set against Rafa here at the AO and choked to Del Potro at the USO. He won the French because Soderling beat Nadal. It took him 16-14 in the 5th to beat Roddick at Wimbledon. Roger's prime was clearly 2004-2007 and I would say his absolute prime was 2005.
Won French because he didn’t have to face Nadal…no contest head to head…Nadal at his best is better than Federer or Djokovic at their best…only Nadal’s injuries kept them in the GOAT discussion.
@@Mallorquin-PB Novak has beaten Nadal twice at French Open and countless times at the other Majors. Rafa never beat him at the Australian Open, Nole is the Greatest of All time
Nadal came into this match with only one day to recover after that epic 5-setter against Verdasco which extended well past midnight. Still managed to nick this from RF in yet another 5-setter. You can't beat that level of commitment.
@@viksinha5410 It was bad, considering the fact that he ended up giving so much court space for Nadal to hit an open court winner in, as a result of Federer obsessively turning around his backhand to hit a forehand, due to his lack of confidence in his backhand
Requesting AO to upload this full match in 1080p as the uploaded version is in 480p and blurry..making this request because this classic can be rewatched endlessly for all the sporting community.
It feels weird that Nadal hasn't won this title since. One big reason is ofcourse that a couple of years later Djokovic became... Well Djokovic and started dominating the tournament but it still feels odd.
Could have something to do with being upstaged by Fed during the trophy presentation. First victory there and his moment of glory was stolen. Something like that can get in one's head and be really tough to shake off.
@@JJ-zy3zv Lol, head to head is 30-29 and Rafa leads 11-7 in slams as well. Did Novak start playing tennis in 2011 or what? Hmm, I could've sworn he was around before then.
@@ashleythomas4112 @Dew Man Djokovic wasn't as good early on as Nadal, that's fine. It took him a couple years longer to figure everything out. I have no problem admitting. But since he did figure it out in 2011, he's the undisputed superior player on tour. There's no arguing it. Djokovic leads every statistical and H2H category, Has beaten Nadal and Federer at every Grand Slam. Has won 20 majors. All 9 masters. Quite literally has accomplished everything in the sport.
Its simply age difference man! Fed was at his prime before Nadal and Djoko were even winning anything. Look up the year 2005. You are just plain ignorant.
There you go, he has won it for the second time. He was unlucky he would have won way back in 2012 with slight like also in 2017. He was injured in 2014 Final but yes nevertheless won in 2022. He thoroughly deserved it.
Rafa's trophy speech really showed a true sportsman and a great person. The way he apologized to Roger and sympathized with him was just incredible. What a player!!!
Right
you do not see that ofen in the sport....Rafa has won 14 times Rolland Garros...he is the greatest sportman of all time of any sport...his shiness made him a gemm...
This is so touching. Rafa always gives the most genuine and humble speech whether the champion or the runner up. That alone gives him the edge compared to all other athletes which in my opinion makes him the real GOAT.
Agreed. Rafa is a Champion and the best example of sportsmanship.
Lol whatever makes you think a Goat defines
Everyone does that man lmao
@@Achiez-z that says that you just don't see the difference.. same reason why say anglos are ranked as the worst lovers, food is the worst on the planet etc... just can't tell good from bad..
It sounds scripted
What a match, one of the best between these goat
Watching this again 13 years later and the feeling remains the same. A master class in sportsmanship. Rafa showed us how to be gracious in victory and be a caring human being. #vamos #vamosrafa #fedalforever
Just imagine how Rafa would have felt in the Australian Open final in 2012..
Losing to Novak in 5 hours and 57 minutes..
nope, 5 h 56
@@newdivide555 nope. 5h 56mns 37s
5 HR 53 min
and 2017, losing to Federer
@@benparsons4979 still Nadal - Federer h2h at grandslam finals 6:3
This is the one of the most EMOTIONAL and INTENSE presentation ever. Love both Rafa and Federer.
I am going to deeply miss these two not facing off against each other. They had, hands-down, the best rivalry in all of tennis. Maybe even of all sports, and they had so much respect and love for each other. Truly a beautiful moment in tennis history, and their skill is still battle-tested against the new guns of today. What an excellent match of two modern legends of the sport.
after that exhausting Semifinal vs Verdasco this was pure will and fight from Rafa! Awesome! - btw, can you upload that semi in full too?
Here after Rafa's second historic win at the AUS open. Rafa is the greatest!!
Me too
Same here
He deserved at least 2 AOs... His past AO final losses were very sad..
@@vishwanathm77 Yup. 2012 & 2017. He was up a break in the 5th set then lost it. Tbh its almost as painful as Fed in Wimbledon 2019.
@@vishwanathm77 very true
This was one of the greatest hard court tennis matches ever played because of the quality of shots played and skill level of both gentle men who played.
And of course the greatest post match presentation ever in tennis because of the quality of both gentle men who played. Perhaps the only epic match in tennis history with an equally epic trophy ceremony.
Those 10 minutes of trophy ceremony still reminds you , what actually sportsmen are remembered for !!!!
The post match ceremony is the reason why these two are legends 🔥
No, the ceremony is the consequence of these two legends playing great final.
Absolutely, king making finale! And absolute role models. Being able to cry like that is a healthy display of emotion and something more men need to see
The first 4 sets of the match were the best quality tennis I've ever saw in my life. Federer threw everything at him, any other time he would have won, but Nadal's defense, spirit and mentality is just unparalleded in this world. None of them came here particulary at their best, Nadal coming from injury and Federer on the way down of the hill, but when stakes are this high, they always bring up their best at the moment.
I would like to know what happened to Federer in the fifth, sadly he just vanished from the court, very anti-climatic ending after winning the fourth.
The match should have ended with double digits in the last set.
Alexander Kings I think the pressure got to him. Nadal hit everything to his backhand and he couldn’t take it. But the first four sets were absolutely unbelievable yeah especially the end of the 3rd and start of the 4th
If the 5th set was at the level of the first 4 then this match would be considered the greatest of all time.
Honestly the match against Verdasco before this and this match are maybe the two highest quality matches ever. Crazy they happened back to back
@@SJ-di5zu It shows you how superhuman Nadal is.
@@SJ-di5zu the Verdasco match is my favorite all time.
Honestly, still the best final I’ve watched to date. The quality is dripping
This iz really amazing. Think a man who said for the winning ' sorry roge for today' . He is a legend. In fact both of them are legends.
If you compare this to the 17 final it was really that backhand that did the difference for Roger. There is so many points here that he could have finished with a good swing.
There is also a huge difference in the Nadal diehard depth and placement and also his movement.. so where Nadal lost fed gained..
the surface was slower too.
@@miguel6440 I'm surprised how slow the AO surface was here. Great advantage for Nadal
He did it again in 13 years. Amasing.....
When Nadal tried to console Federer during the trophy presentation was magical.
nadal in this finala became the only player to beat federer in 3 finals in 3 diferent surfaces
rg 2006,2007,2008,201
wim 2008
ao 2009
Yeh at that time but now djokovic has too multiple times.
@@SupermanOG no they never played in roland garros finals
@@bsrussian yeh fair enough I read it as 3 different slams rather than 3 surfaces.
Well done spotting it 4 months later
@@SupermanOG hi bro.
and Federer the only player who bageled Nadal 3x all surfaces
I am here after he just won this title for second time after 13 long years and breaking the slam record
2 GOATS... Absolute Gentlemen...🙏
Rogers backhand at 1:58:37 is one of the best I’ve seen him hit - basically falling away but found incredible depth and pace from a defensive spot that even Rafa couldn’t deal with it - geez just noticing that shot - raw athleticism!
Helluva match. Incredible shotmaking from both. God, remember when they were both this fast? Crazy. Put on a epic show for Melbourne. And at the end, Rafa would not be denied. Pls upload the Verdasco-Rafa semi!!!
2009: "I'd like to see Federer join the record of Sampras".
2020: *THREE men with way more GS than Sampras.
Just take some time to rethink how lucky we are as fans.
Skyler Wang 2021 I’d like to see Nadal join the record of Sampras only with rg
@@giorgiorossi2742 It will happen
@@giorgiorossi2742 there will be a day when they will have to ban him from playing roland garros cuz he won't let anyone else win it
@@giorgiorossi2742
Lol it might be Federer’s GS number with only his RGs
@@05772-i no way,he will win 15 rg and maybe win another us open, he will finish with 23 slams
I think this match was better than the 2012 final personally because of the complete contrast in styles and there were completely different types of rallies in this.
Can you say how this rallies are very different compared to the 2012 final?
Here after Nadal's win against Medvedev. This match surely brings back memories of seeing two greats delivering art and perfection.
Rafa always proves why he is the best..
At just 22 years old he already had 6 slams and beat the greatest player at the time Roger Federer so many times more than he lost. In fact, Rafa has never trailed in their H2H record ever. This is why he's the goat. Novak wasn't that good at the same age. He only had 1 slam. Rafa has been the most consistent through entire career and he's had to take on 2 of the goats in their primes to achieve everything he has achieved.
He kept getting injured
Rafa's record against Roger is so skewed because, since Federer is good on every surface, they kept playing in finals on clay. Federer leads on all other surfaces
Rafa used to play much quicker service games, he added the crazy routine and took much more time as he got older. Still love the guy.
Yes, but he improved the speed of the service drastically. I think he once served 137 m/h against Djokovic.
No...his serve was spin heavy before...fed had a grip and swing which avoided heavy power
This one hit Federer hard. Probably a tougher loss than even the epic Wimbledon final the year before. Nadal was starting to oust Federer on surfaces other than clay. It’s unfortunate (but fortunate for federer) that Nadal later this year had injuries because it allowed Federer to win both Rg and Wimbledon again. It could’ve been quite a different year otherwise...
Federer still would have won Wimbledon
@@viksinha5410 he barely won it against Roddick that year. If he was facing an in form, injury-free Nadal at Wimbledon in 2009, there is every reason to believe that Nadal stood a very good chance of beating Federer again. It’s a shame as tennis fans we didn’t get to see that match - but fed/roddick final lived up to it anyway.
@@SupermanOG True but Federer would certainly want to avenge the 2008 loss. And remember Federer played like garbage in the 2008 final. He was playing way better in 2009, so I think he would beat Rafa in 5 sets. But it is still a debatable topic
@@viksinha5410 he didn’t play garbage in 2008! He was slow off the start but the match was high quality for the last 3 sets from both sides. It’s highly debatable when considering that same year he lost Aus open to Nadal and Us open to del potro. An in form Nadal as I said would’ve had every chance of beating him. I guess we will never know though remains speculative.
@@SupermanOG sure he did, he played the worst ever in wimbledon 08' after mono
2006, 2007 peak Fed never allowed Nadal through 5 sets and won
Take a look in 2019, he's 38 years old, way past his prime, no forehand, still beat his rival (5 years younger than him).
It could be straight sets for Fed, perhaps another bageled in 2019
The day Federer had just realized the greatness of Rafa.
Probably woke him up a bit; reminded him that winning slams won’t be so easy anymore
Nadal only player to come on court holding racket.
Bellend
The day everyone thought Nadal is on peds.
Plays over 5 hour match semi final against ferdasco . another 5 hour match against Federer in final and no sign of tiredness??????
not only Federer
I thought that was Wimbledon 2008
The only reason why this match is not their most famous is because fifth set ended "only" by 6:2. However, I find this match their best (I've seen 39 their matches only first match haven't). Btw, I'm stunned this is the only Rafa's title at AO.
@Joe Bloggs federer 6 titles
@@sunritroykarmakar4406 That's a 3-title gap, not like in Wim where Fed has 8, Novak has 6, only 2-title gap
@@luftwaffle1402 god it should be 9 5..oh man
@@sunritroykarmakar4406 maybe for sore losers 😉
I don't think so. It was great first 4 sets, but Roger's blank play in 5th just spoils it. I haven't seen nearly as many as you, but Wimbledon 2008 and one much later comes to mind (Wimbledon 2017?).
Me - I want to sleep
TH-cam - Australian open men’s final, Federer vs Nadal! 😏
Man you can really see how much speed they’ve both lost
But still they are better than next gen in grand slams
they didn't lose speed, courts got slower. Watch early 2000s clay games vs 2010s and you'll notice how much slower the courts are today and that is on all surfaces, audience likes it better to watch long rallies than serve volley so every major tournament organizer has slowed down their courts :)
@@sunnaum AO 09 wasn’t a fast court though lol
@@sunnaum Courts slower, but Nadal especially lost footspeed lol. Now way he's as fast today as a 35 year old, as he was when he was in his early 20s.. Or that Federer is as fast in his 40s, as he was in his 20s
It's the courts not the player's the courts are all shockingly slower
I love these two. But my love and admiration for Rafa is just out of this world. He is the reason why I love tennis so much. Such a joy to watch.
I love watching the 2-2 deuce point in the fourth with different announcers, so so good
5:02:50 They're gonna play a few more matches together again...
Yeah, just a handful, I'm sure.
from 2022 final to here, vamos Rafa
Rafa felt almost embarrassed to raise the trophy in front of Federer. Goes on to show the respect.
it's crazy to think these two defined tennis and how it's played for the last 15+ years.
aren’t you forgetting somebody ( Novak), if you’re going to say last 15 years ?? considering that the last 10 years he’s the one dominating these two .....
@@ValentinG23so pressed huh, the most rivalry in tennis is fedal , and its not you that can Said otherwaise
1:05:38 That was awesome from Roger
It's difficult to say who is the GOAT, but one thing is sure, Roger is GONOAT, greatest on the net of all time.
And Rafa did end up going on to win alot more... 21 and counting!! GOAT!
Looking back this was the year Federer KNEW he wasn't or was never going to be the greatest of all time... he knew!
22 and counting
@@JamesBond-qv8pfDjokovic 24 Grand Slams(and counting) Nadal 22(and injured ?) 😂
A scene so legendary, that's the part where the crowds clapped the loudest, and also the part where brought a smile in Roger's face and settled him down.
11 years ago. This match is still the most famous.
No...Wimbledon Final that Nadal won (2008) is easily the best of their matches....with 2017 Australian Open Final next.
@Joe Bloggs it's admirable....of course. But don't u realise it's more of a virtue to not get match points down in the first place place?
@Joe Bloggs Joe this is just a tennis match man....and we are talking about two great tennis players and who is the best. Not the Bible. Can you keep it simple? You are a very strange guy. Im sorry if I confused you by using the word "virtue". I promise I won't do it again lol
Thank you for the inspiration Rafa...Rest in Retirement🙏
3:19:20
The commentary is so biased against Nadal. Served them right that he went on to win.
No it wasn't. It was decent commentary. You probably didn't follow tennis before 2009?
I felt the opposite, it was biased against federer! Fred stolle sucking Nadal off even when fed wins points with an amazing winner
Federer won three titles after this heartbreak including a fantastic win over Rafa in 2017. Way to comeback , Champ!!
On another matter : what a boring commentary. No in game analytics , no excitement, no historical perspective. All they ever complained was how poor Roger's break point conversion were.
Thank you @AustralianOpenTV for streaming this match! Hopefully future streams would be in HD.
A peak rafa was always to good for a peak fed!
This is prime Fed, not peak. He played a subpar final tbh, served very poorly. The commentator even emphasizes this a couple of times. It think even Nadal played better against Verdasco than he did here.
Just the opposite. Fedal matches were played at Nadal's peak.Every Fedal match, Roger played on 50 % of his potential, excluding last few matches but.. Fed at his peak is much stronger than Rafa at his peak..It is not so much important because Novak decided to show up in this decade and has showed us what is the highest peak player can reach..
@@zivajodidhgi2815 subjectivity fanboysm detected
@@SHVideografie 2009 is the year of Nadal.
@@notdn no my friend, I am roger fan..I started watch tennis as a teenager because of him..for me, he is the best, but Novak - we have to be objective
4:58:50 I'll see you next year and he won next year
They play two big matches at the ao in 2009 and 2017 !
The teddy inside the cup is killing me hahaha. It's hilarious!
These two is why i enjoy tennis so much..have seen a match between in 2006 or so on french open(was waiting for a raid in WoW xD)..til then im watching tennis(was 15 years old or when that final was)
More of these matches or else pls :)
Man Roger's 2009 is underrated.He reached all grand slam finals and won Wimbledon and his nemesis French open as well.
He also choked the 3rd set against Rafa here at the AO and choked to Del Potro at the USO. He won the French because Soderling beat Nadal. It took him 16-14 in the 5th to beat Roddick at Wimbledon. Roger's prime was clearly 2004-2007 and I would say his absolute prime was 2005.
Won French because he didn’t have to face Nadal…no contest head to head…Nadal at his best is better than Federer or Djokovic at their best…only Nadal’s injuries kept them in the GOAT discussion.
@@Mallorquin-PB Novak has beaten Nadal twice at French Open and countless times at the other Majors. Rafa never beat him at the Australian Open, Nole is the Greatest of All time
13 ans après il s'offre un 2 ème OA une légende tout simplement !
Best Nadal outfit
No. Best Nadal outfit was USO 2010. That black outfit was fire 🔥
@@kryptonian1371 I like this one better but it’s almost a tie for me.
@@kryptonian1371 uso 2010 was also 🔥🔥
Yeah, this Nike shirt is perfect, sadly I couldn't ever get it
2013 Beijing
Thank you for posting this AO TV! How am I not already subscribed to this channel?!
Fantastic match. I'm beginning to think that a double-handed backhand is perhaps more suitable for the modern game.
Nadal can play with 42-43 years old, Federer too, what a legendss
Nadal came into this match with only one day to recover after that epic 5-setter against Verdasco which extended well past midnight.
Still managed to nick this from RF in yet another 5-setter. You can't beat that level of commitment.
15 years later and this is still one of the greatest matches of all time. Incredible.
Rafael Nadal N01 power full man player Champions super God bless forever ever
4:38:17 Whether it was in or out it is Rafa’s point because he hit a winner while he was falling 😂
it was only a winner because Federer didn't bother getting it because his shot was out...
@@benparsons4979 Yeah I know lol
Federer’s backhand was actually pretty good in this match. Better than 2008
his backhand was always good except against nadal
@@juankruh6816 But this match was against Nadal and his backhand wasn't bad
@@viksinha5410 It was bad, considering the fact that he ended up giving so much court space for Nadal to hit an open court winner in, as a result of Federer obsessively turning around his backhand to hit a forehand, due to his lack of confidence in his backhand
His backhand is bad here
@AustralianOpenTV please consider uploading this historical match in high resolution
I love these full match replays 🤩
Requesting AO to upload this full match in 1080p as the uploaded version is in 480p and blurry..making this request because this classic can be rewatched endlessly for all the sporting community.
It feels weird that Nadal hasn't won this title since. One big reason is ofcourse that a couple of years later Djokovic became... Well Djokovic and started dominating the tournament but it still feels odd.
Could have something to do with being upstaged by Fed during the trophy presentation. First victory there and his moment of glory was stolen. Something like that can get in one's head and be really tough to shake off.
He did it again 🙂
@@Olly_2024_ And in what a way he did it!
He should have won AO14 but got injured in the final against Wawrinka who he was 12-0 against before that match.
No contest head to head…Nadal at his best is better than Federer or Djokovic at their best…only Nadal’s injuries kept them in the GOAT discussion.
Djokovic destroys Rafa head to head since 2011
@@JJ-zy3zv tennis didn’t start in 2011
@@JJ-zy3zv Lol, head to head is 30-29 and Rafa leads 11-7 in slams as well. Did Novak start playing tennis in 2011 or what? Hmm, I could've sworn he was around before then.
@@ashleythomas4112 @Dew Man Djokovic wasn't as good early on as Nadal, that's fine. It took him a couple years longer to figure everything out. I have no problem admitting. But since he did figure it out in 2011, he's the undisputed superior player on tour. There's no arguing it. Djokovic leads every statistical and H2H category, Has beaten Nadal and Federer at every Grand Slam. Has won 20 majors. All 9 masters. Quite literally has accomplished everything in the sport.
Djokovic 24 Grand Slams Nadal 22 ☝
One of the best matches..
Keep in mind Rafa had a nearly 6 hour long semi final before this
Thank you Roger for ruining Rafa's celebration.
No it made it legendary
3:27:10-3:27:12 wish Federer had listened to this advice in 2019 Wimbledon 😂😂
oh god
Nadal - Verdasco (AO 2009) please.
Nice to hear the fiery one, Fred Stolle in the commentary box
I just can't see Federer being the GOAT anymore.. its a debate between Nadal and Djokovic
Its simply age difference man! Fed was at his prime before Nadal and Djoko were even winning anything. Look up the year 2005. You are just plain ignorant.
it's 2020 now, not 2002 . so...yes,we need a HD version ! And thank u
Thank you for this,
nadal hc gs
ao 5 finals 1 win
uso 5 finals 1 loss
🤷♂️
Didn't he lose USO final twice to Djoker? Or was it vice versa?
@@yanair2091 just once
👏🏿Vamos RAFA 👏🏿 .
Wimbledon 2008 was already called greatest by then. Wow.
this was the moment federer knew rafa was his equal
insane level of tennis
Rafa's first Australian Open and the first Spaniard to win the title
Watching Nadal now, i think he is the Goat!
Federer: “It’s the first time I’m playing #1 in the world in the finals”
Because all the other times before this he was #1
Thanks for this pleasant ❤
Rafa aka Bane to federer . oow, I wondered what would break first. Your spirit or your body... Kidding. Great respect for the maestro.
nice effort by the second and third greatest player ever.... 👏👏👏👏👏
Upload the 2013 match between djoko and wawrinka, pls. Qualitywise it was probably the greatest match ever!
th-cam.com/video/sA6FG-TlfkE/w-d-xo.html
The Nadal-Verdasco semi was better quality imo
Rafael Nadal N01 gentilman talented honesty handsham player in the world super forever ever
2022 here!
Who is that commentator always so critical of anyone who plays against Nadal, same with djoko in the '12 final
One of the best match
Always enjoys to watch 09 finals
They said maybe he could win 14 grand slams? You mean 14 of just one of the grand slams. Plus the rest
3:45:57 this point alone could be enough to watch and remain astonished.
What a match.
What a FEDAL❤
Nadal needs to win another AO
We'll he is close now
There you go, he has won it for the second time. He was unlucky he would have won way back in 2012 with slight like also in 2017. He was injured in 2014 Final but yes nevertheless won in 2022. He thoroughly deserved it.
This is another match where Rafa just let roger self destruct, and self-destruct he did. Big time.
4:33:28 what language is that?
It's probably French.
Full HD at least please!