ATP Players Reveal Their Biggest Rival on Tour! ⚔️
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Zverev: “My second serve”
True JAJAJAJA
Hahahaha
Hahahhahahhahahhaa
Brutal 🤣🤣
Zverev has too much rivals 😂
Awwww. Nishikori. Good to see the older generation getting some words to say. Huge respect to Nishikori, Ferrer and all the other lions who give it their best everytime they are out on the court.
He lost all my respect after Olympics...
@@ishjain49 stop being a salty rafa fan bro, get over it already
@@ishjain49 so did I
@@thenewguy7527 its not about Rafa... Its the matter of sportsmanship spirit... It doesn't matter whoever is on the other side of the net, if you conduct a behavior like that you can't get respect...
true that! Much respect for him giving credit where credits due. He said he learned from another player who was on tour at the time.
This is the one time Zverev could've actually said himself, but he didn't...
ahahahahhahaha
he is a great player
Yes. " I'd have to put myself in there."
😂😂😂
Milan u nailed it 😂
Nishikori's reply was so wholesome
He's always wholesome. Love the guy.
Except when he takes a 12 minute break to take a shower in between games
@@tuttithony853 lmaooooooo
@@tuttithony853 it's the olympics, what are you going to do. Also that was the umpires fault for not giving him a time violation.
@@tuttithony853 wait did that actually happen??
Zverev: The TH-cam comment section
Ahhahahahhaha omg good one I loled xD
Lmao
haha
Nadal loverboys be like "Xisca our main rival!"
u win comment of the day my guy XD
Daniil Medvedev taking the word “rivalry” literally...
FAX
Hahahah
"Man you better shut your f*** up, okay?" :D :D
Tsitsipas is the polar opposite of Medvedev. For some reason he comes off arrogant. Maybe it's just me!
@@ishaangupta4125 Yep, probably just you
Medevedev has clearly worked on mental strength. He is SMILING talking about TSITSIPAS
That was sarcasm.
He's clever enough to understand that a rivalry can be healthy and positive for him
well he is 5-1 against the greek, why wouldn't him be smiling?
@@jc-vu4gn 🔥🔥
@@jc-vu4gn Mevdevev smile's meant "ezzz"
Love Nishikori's response. What class.
I agree - he is humble and said the best one - the best lessons you will learn is in the court whilst competing with your opponent. It’s like studying all the theories in the classroom but the biggest lessons would be when you joined the workplace and start working in applying all theories you learned - the practical application of all those theories. Nishikori’s response just proved that there are many different ways to communicate and learned lessons in life 😍
i forwarded his .. lol
@@evaarcher8832 Not surprising considering he is japanese.
Nobody is taking about NISIHKORI...
How beautifully he said .....
Well true but I was missing Federer
As a Rafa fan, I have to say over the years my answer to the greatest rivalry has changed from Roger-Rafa to Rafa-Novak. Roger-Rafa is like a battle of opposites in every way, beauty vs the best, talent vs hard work.
With Rafa-Novak, it's like 2 gladiators stepping out to battle every time. The level of tennis produced between these 2 is far higher than any other. Rafa and Novak have really influenced each other a lot and I hope to see as many matches between them before they retire.
Well said. I agree
In a way Rafa is the bridge between Roger & Novak. Roger was someone Rafa kinda looked up to & wanted to be like. Same can be said of Novak that he looked up to Nadal & wanted to surpass him.
Nadal vs Djokovic: the ultimate Tennis !
What do you mean talent vs hard work? They are both incredibly talented and both work very hard. You could argue that Nadal is even more naturally talented than Federer. Different styles of play does not mean one is more talented than the other.
@@petejohnson7965 One can argue that even mental strength is also a talent. Humility is a talent. The ability to work hard is a talent. This is what separates these 3 from the rest.
I really admire how honest Daniil always is
One time someone asked on his instagram post why didn't he tagged Stefanos (who is in the picture), Med said Stef blocked him on insta and you can't tag people who block you in your post. Gotta love that honesty 😂
Yeah he is very honest and straight forwardness .a great player
who's your biggest rival
zverev: Myself maybe
Ironically that's often true..
😂
up 2 sets in the US Grand Slam Final, drops 3 in a row to lose to Thiem. definitely himself, maybe.
lol, how Rafa looks from behind Noles shoulder, like a naughty school kid
😁👍
like a bully!!! Wait....hes actually known as Spains raging BULL.
He actually said to Novak, please dont beat me so hard!
like in the RG finale? 🤣🤣
@@indisw8517 😂😂
Tomic : I have no rivals,im just counting my money.
My *millions* :)
And now qualified for AO 2021 #goat
@@xxtennisxxbest7533 👊
Who is Tomic?
@@itditb bernard tomic, he is the real goat.
The fact that Djokovic, Thiem and Federer (surely) all consider Nadal as their biggest rival just tells us that playing him is the ultimate test in tennis.
And djokovic defeated that test 29 times.
Agreed. I play tennis, and if I had my way, I would: 1. Train with Novak; 2. Match with Roger; 3. Chill out with Rafael! It surely is a major PITA to try to win every point versus Nadal!
He's the GOAT
@@andrejmitrovic4958 Nadal is still winning majors in Djokovic's era that's why he is considered the greatest test in tennis, the way Djokovic plays tennis against Nadal he should be a distant memory but Nadal's mind and body is still going strong respect the bull.
@@andrejmitrovic4958 The only man who Rafa cannot beat is Novak 🐐
Medvedev saying Tsitsipas killed me :)))
I was here for that death lol
@@-music2023 he i think he said it for the memes
I belived Medvedev stated that Tsitsipas is his biggest rival in an earlier video too
"Look at me Stefanos, ha? You don't look at me?" Lol dead
when tsitsipas will be lifting trophies in the next few years, medvedev will be clapping
Medvedev: Biggest rival is Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas won ATP Finals 2019.
Medvedev won ATP Finals 2020.
5-1 Medvedev in H 2 H
@@joemarshall4226 hopefully it becomes like a Roger-Andy H2H😝
@@joemarshall4226 medvedev can’t pass the first round of the French? Your point ?
Zverev won 2018 ATP Finals i believe.
Federer, Nadal Djoko always getting shit on in those ATP Finals by the Next Gen it seems.
@@Baratheon. How old are you? Leaving Nadal out of it (he's never won ATP finals) , Fed has won it 8 times and Djokovic 6 times. The younger ones - Zverev, Tsitsipas, Medvedev have started to win it because it's only best of 3 sets. Still can't win slams yet.
Zverev:“we played GS Finals.“
Uhhh... there was only one so far
Gilgarth well he played in the finals so I think you missed what he was saying
probably he was talking about the future? oop
@@feliciagunawan4147 he made his prediction seconds later in the video, so I guess not
Masters 1000
That's such a Zverev thing to do
I knew Fed and Djokovic both saw Nadal as the main rival. But wasn't sure who Nadal would pick. Now I know
He honestly should have said Novak, Federer was only in the very begining while Novak challenged him more often and gave him harder matches
i guess there's only one possible answer because Novak was in peak form alone while Fedal was peak together and the Wimbledon 2007-2008 Final and AO 2009 Final will remain the highest level of tennis ever produced most likely forever.
The one he knows he can beat outside clay
Nadal once said that Djokovic is my biggest rival
Now he aays Roger is
I am quite confused now
@@SirArnau Federer has won 7 of the last 8 matches against nadal
It's crazy to consider the generation gap between the big 3 and these next gen players. None of them were close to being on tour when fed, nadal and djokovic clashed at their peaks
Maybe in 2021
Kei's response is pretty cool considering he beat Ferrer at the 2008 US Open when he was just a pup - 18 years old and ranked outside the top 120. Ferrer was the #4 seed and Kei pulled through in an exhausting five-setter ... and it was Kei's first BIG win on tour and only his second GS major appearance.
It's really sweet to see Diego and Sascha saying Domi as his biggest rival. It's more like "purest and sweetest friendship" to me
Zverev: "we played grand slam finals"... He's foreseeing the future
He said "we played grand slams, finals..."
😂😂😂
@@myself-ow7ji he said finals, grand slam finals
He used the plural 'cause it sounds cool. Too bad it's not true. 😂
Zverev played against thiem in grand slam US OPEN FINAL 2020
Diego thinks Thiem is his best friend and greatest rival but Thiem thinks otherwise 😂😓
ikr. When you're that nice, you have to upset some people on a question like this.
Someone can be your best friend without you being their best friend. And not everyone is upset about that.
Hmm Well, Thiem has always been open about this, his overall best friend (already since childhood) is his fellow Austrian player Dennis Novak (recently entered the Top 100 and they'll play at the ATP Cup together), his best friend in top tennis is Sascha and his second best friend in top tennis is Diego.. but he's e.g. also good friends with Rublev, Tsitsipas, Berrettini, Dimitrov, Goffin, Struff etc
Buuut to lift your mood a little 😊😊 after his Vienna Open Final Win against Diego that you see here in the video Domi said before the trophy lift to him: "In the last years you have become a very special person to me, and I hope you feel as at home in Vienna as I do now in Buenos Aires"
thiem betrayed his faithful homie always for zverev
@@robocop6573 Thiem has known Zverev much longer than Diego.. and also better.. he was already "married" to Zverev when he met Diego for the first time :D lol
The love triangle between thiem, diego , alex zverev is so real
Damn, this one kills me
@@belindamelissa8801 Rublev speaks Russian, Thiem speaks German...still Rublev calls Thiem "mi amor" which is Spanish 😅
what is this behavior
There is love pair like Fedal
@@belindamelissa8801 thiem has the most bromance 😜😂
@@robocop6573 yeah Thiem is the bromance king in tennis 😄😄
Take a moment, what an inspiration Nishikori and Ferrer's rivalry defined! Absolute respect!
I found Nishikori's answer in Ferrer really interesting, especially as he leads 10-4 in their H2H. I'm guessing he looked to Ferrer as a stylistic comparator (they're around the same size, without any major weapons, but with excellent movement and consistency) and an inspiring example of a relentless, hard-working, resilient guy who became a very successful tennis champion despite lacking any major advantages. Rafa's answer was interesting too; he easily could've picked Nole as his greatest rival, given they've contested the greatest number of matches in the Open Era (56), they've played so many huge matches, and have such a close H2H (29-27 Djokovic), but I guess Rafa's rivalry with Roger will always hold a special place in his heart because it defined many of his first years on tour and Roger as World No 1 was always the standard Rafa was aiming for until he finally took the throne in 2008 (probably also helps that they genuinely like and hugely respect each other).
he said it because they both are not tall but reached the very peak as a shorter player, if he gets the chance to play Hewitt or his coach Chang then his answer may also be them
Everyone, Feel for Diego!!! Ignored by Thiem again!! 😸
Rafa is The Rival to be honest. He’s the one who was constantly challenging both novak and roger during their respective peaks, the cultural impact his and roger’s rivalry has had is undisputed and his rivalries with both Novak and Roger have more emotional energy than Roger-Novak, he’s been part of their greatest matches, win or lose, more than anyone else.
Roger-Novak is closer rivalry than Rafa-Roger, in terms of h2h, but yeah Roger-Novak is one sided the whole time. Roger first dominates Novak and then Novak dominates Roger
Well said 👏
Nishikori is great player and such a humbled and cute guy.Hope to see him on the court often...
Who’s your biggest rival?
Medvedev: Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas: He started it! He started it!
Medvedev: Bulls*** Greek!
No no no... it was bull**** RUSSIAN not Greek lol
He reversed the comments...😂🤣
@@heyo1312 sorry but the most strong athletes are always Russian people 😂😂
@@guspartschmuth592 I know AFrican people but I’m talking about European athletes are Russia people
Russian athletes = made in Russia
American athletes = made in various country
The big 3 always pushed each other and produced some of the best moments and matches I have ever seen , I feel lucky to be able to witness them and sad that it will be over but I also think that these new rivalries will be awesome to watch
Djokovic and Federer both picking Rafa as their biggest rival ❤️
Who would say
And nobody picks Djokovic❤️
Rafa is the hardest of the three players to get used to for sure. Djokovic is the only tennis player in history with enough amount of matches played against a peak/prime Rafa to have found a successful formula in beating him (mostly off of clay). Federer however, never really could beat Rafa at his peak from 2008-2013. So it's for sure the hardest prospect in all of (general) tennis to beat Rafa, particularly on clay.
@@robinmaass6727 lol if im being honest both rafa and fed prefer each other, but you saying this is going to have nole fans hating on you left and right, so next time dont drag novak into your comment bc even though i am not his fan he is not a bad guy and honestly is a very hardworking player
@@robinmaass6727 hahahhaha why should you pick someone you have a negative H2H against as a member of the goat-debate♥️♥️
Djokovic and Nadal have one of the greatest rivalries on tour! As do Federer and Nadal!
@Рикардо Кака they played 3 Wimbeldon finals (most presite tournament).
@Рикардо Кака Ma dobro je i rivalstvo sa Federerom zbog animoziteta. Tacno se vidi napetost na licima dok igraju... Mada Nole ga redovno dere.
@Logan Legend Djokovic vs Federer is the most unpredictible rivalry to me. Both of them are capable to beat each other at any conditions
Tsitsipas: I have to skip this particular interview whatever it takes
Ah.. He would have probably just said "Medvedev. Just because." again 😄
@@JasminGardenia hahaa, that was sooo fun. It didn't even make any sense lol Just roasting Medvedev for the sake of roasting him
Tsitsipas vs Medvedev, for the coming years
MVV 🤷🏽♀️
Medvedev showing he is a big kid and he knows how to fight
Only novak was honest in the entire video and as he says...."Respect" that
What about Rafa ? Like Novak he chased the better one when he entered the tour. Nadal suffered from Roger like the other greats like Roddick-Hewitt-Safin
What about mededev
The best rivalry I'd say is Nadal vs Federer partly because some of the greatest matches ever played were between them and they almost made the sport bigger & then Novak's rivalry with both Nadal and his rivalry with Federer are almost equal in terms of quality and intensity
Lol both got greatest matches with Djokovic.
Yeah,but the highest level of tennis nearer the gods no mortal may approach and we shouldn't try this at home it's from Nadal and Djokovic rivalry,top of the rankings even today.
@@shadowagent6051 Most matches between them, by far. Rafa doesn't want to bring it up, so he says Roger, against whom he has a big advantage in H2H competition
Rafa’s rivalry is djokovic prb
@@joemarshall4226 Nadal will always say Federer because Federer is the final boss he is trying to beat in terms of Majors so as long as Federer exists in this sport he is the man to beat and Nadal's main Rival. Djokovic is a rival but not THE rival if you get what I am saying.
Considering the Djokovic - Nadal rivalry is the most prolific in ATP history and is very competitive at 29-27 it was surprising to see Rafa not say Novak was his biggest rival
@Violet brown lmao ..barely ahead head to head ..that too bashing a depleted injured Nadal ..
When both were fully fit, Nadal was Djokovic's daddy.
@@Shwetankdhyani Rafa winning record in slams and GS Finals
@@darrelkirtsch6767 are you sure?😂
@@Shwetankdhyaninovak 7 wins in a row in 7 finals vs prime rafa from 2011 to 2012 australian open
after rafa came off the best season of his career in 2010
Rafa satisfied the Fedal lovers with his reply 🤭🙃
Novak- Roger rivarly is the best
@@love4kmusic88 I feel that as well.
@@love4kmusic88 My second favourite. Probably the most competitive rivalry match to match wise.
I was thinking the same thing. 😉.
@@vaishnamahendran718 Yeah. Nadal/Djokovic is usually somewhat lopsided by surface. Fedal is sort of biased to Nadal due to their high amount of clay matches and low amount of grass, but it's not too good of a rivalry, if one of them is up 23-10 before 2017. Fedovic is not lopsided by surface, and has the mental game, and I feel that they often play amazing quality, keeping high intensity, apart from important points. Not to mention how close it was before Djokovic began playing grandpa Fed, where it was so competitive, and even afterwards, Paris 2018/Wimbledon 2019/AO 2020, all competitive.
Growing up watching fedal matches with my dad are some of my fondest memories. Glad I was able to witness greatness
"Who is your biggest rival on tour?"
Djokovic: Respect
😂😂
What's so funny?
Why respect? Im sorry i dont get the inside joke if there is any
@@aspireone722 they had to describe other tennis players in one word and djokovic used "respect" for mist of them
😂😂😂
I was born in the 70's. I lived there ages in Ivan lendl, boris becker, Peter Sampras, Andre Agassi...but let me tell you. The age of Nadal, Djokovic and Federer is going to be the greatest of them all. They remind me of those rivalries that respect each other. Real sport. Real sportsman. Real warriors.
When Medvedev said it was a good rivalry, I laughed. 🤣🤣 Now they’re both a grown up man so I hope to see a healthy rivalry from these two in the future.
Legend says Danille still says "Look at me" to everyone he meets
Zverev: "I put myself in there I think I really am my own rival in a way"
Medvedev’s honesty hahahaha
Its amazing how Nadal respect Federer so much that analysing in a cold way actually his biggest rival is Novak.
Im a Roger fan but it says something about Nadal that he is multiple players biggest rival .... and even though his strokes are unorthodox there is something kind of beautiful about the points where his crosscourt forehand goes to either Roger or Djokovic's backhands
He is a master with that cross-court lefty forehand.
There is nothing unorthodox in his game 😂 he's an incredible player
U can say roger is unorthodox too with his backhand
@@robinsoncruise2228 nop
@@tennisradu the basically invented the lasso forehand and is the only one playing it consistently... low iq people i swear
Tsitsipas was also asked the question, his response was..."that bullsh#t Russian" and they obviously couldn't post that.
Sources, please? He would never be that rude, he is very kind
@@mattlee7463 oh, okay! Thank you for sharing
I think Nadal could have said Djokovic too but its a matter of how you define the rivalry. Djokovic is the toughest opponent but the matches with Roger create the most hype.
I think Rafa has enjoyed the rivalry with roger both on and off the court more so than Novak, and it’s had a better storyline. They’re conflicting styles also create some of the best matches in history, while Rafa vs Novak is just physical and boring to watch at times. Also roger has gotten the best of Rafa in 7 of their last 8 matches so I think that he presents the same challenge as novak
No one’s ever satisfied with their answers! Why wouldn’t Federer be his biggest rival? They were battling each other long before Djokovic got his stride.
@@lukeellerstein6767 No surprise Nadal enjoys more his rivalry with Federer than Djokovic. I mean, a simple check on the respectives h2h is enough to understand the reason 🤓
historically, it's always going to be Roger & Rafa, depending if Djoko & Nadal both play into their 40's too lol.
current day, it's Djok & Rafa.
@@lukeellerstein6767 yes of course he won those dont you see a pattern? 7 of their last 8 games is in hard court... and one on clay he doesnt want to face rafa in rome/monte/madrid/RG so thats what he does just ignore those tournaments... if you count only the hard court wins of djokovic on nadal you will see its kinda the same but he doesnt afraid to face nadal on clay court....
Zverev. Definitely myself.
Btw, thanks for the likes guys:)
Your comment can be taken as a joke or a genuine fact 😂😂
Nah, more like the prosecution of his domestic abuse trial...
@@anustart-loveeachother7680 your right but tbf idk how domestic abuse allegations go these days...
it’s actually fitting that “myself” can be the right answer for this question
myself=mental
Theim again cheating on Diego 😂😂😂😂😂
It's rather the other way round :D lol He'd cheat on Zverev, if he said anything else. People only see it differently because they like Diego more lol (which is understandable). Thiem and Diego have a cute friendship, but he has known Zverev much longer and also knows him better than Diego. If someone asked him if he thinks that Zverev or Diego is the better person, he'd probably say Diego.. But Zverev is still his closest buddy on tour.
They have very different friendships though... Thiem and Diego are soooooooooooo nice to each other, and Thiem and Zverev always mock each other and laugh all the time..
Thiem - Diego is friendship
But Thirev is a love story... ❤
@@ishjain49 Yeah, Thiem and Sascha have for sure a bromance
Fed vs Djok always gets slept on. I'd say their matches are more closely fought compared to Nadal vs Djok or Fedal...
3:18 Grand Slam Final (without S said Goffin)
HAHAHAHA
Grand lam final?
Table tenis
Both are correct. You don't say "the atp final," you say "the atp finals."
Deep down, nadal knows that djokovic is his biggest rival.
Yeah doesn't want to admit it
I think Nadal is just talking of someone he had the most memorable matches. WIth Djokovic it has been mostly one sided one way or the other.
@@supremespanker exactly
I think he doesn't even consider Djokovic his competition
@@savagegamestr2150 That would make him delusional since Djoko has winning record against him, and is the most dominant player of the last decade, in fact having the most dominant decade in the history of the game.
Zverev: „My biggest rival? I‘ll put myself in there!“
Who is here after Novak won his 18th grandslam in Australia
Nobody said anything about Nole and the reason why is because rivals have to be compettiteve, but no one is compettiteve to Nole I guess 😀
20 now
Schwartzman: Chooses Thiem because they are great friends and have great matches
Medvedev: YoU wAnNa FiGhT
LMAOOOOO
Nadal: the 30 seconds before I serve
Diego's super heartful explanation on why him and Thiem are great rivals, and just immediately pans to Thiem going with Alex 😂, understandable tho tbh
Medvedev's favorite line is: "Look at me"
Be that Stefanos Tsitsipas Or to the umpire who he called a small 🐱 at the recently concluded Australian Open 2022. "Look at me, I'm talking to u" 😂
Djoko : Respect
Zverev : Myself
Interesting to find out that nobody thinks the best player (by far) of the last decade is their greatest rival.
1:24 djoko respects nadal when he immediately gets up to shake hands with Nadal
Zverev: I will put my second serve in there
- Hey Nole, who is your biggest rival?
- Rafa Nadal.
- Hey Rog, who is your biggest rival?
- Rafa Nadal.
Any other doubt on who is the GOAT?
Not trying to hate nor discredit Novak' print in tennis history, but honestly he bloomed late when Nadal physically and mentally had a big downfall around 2015 if I'm not mistaken, prior to that, Nadal vs Novak was annihilation in favor of Nadal. Novak wasn't a amateur either and Nadal dominated him ridiculously. But for 3 years straight Novak started beating Nadal left and right, and thats the reason why he's almost on par with Nadal on win/loss and titles.
But both in their maximum prime, Nadal would always beat Novak.
Yes they are the "big 3" because Novak has put himself there. But honestly the true GOATS of Tennis are Nadal and Roger.
Nadal's biggest rival will always be Roger not Novak. And Roger's biggest rival will always be Nadal.
For Novak is Nadal and that pretty much proves my point. Also Nadal went pro two years earlier than Novak.
Novak deserves huge praise for sure, but he would always be third to Nadal and Roger if all 3 were in their total prime. Regardless of surface too.
"Roger if all three of them would be in their prime". Well said
I remember watching Roger play as a kid and I used to hate how easily he used to win every match. Like there was no match of him. Even Nadal has to grill a lot to win a point against him...like he was that good. Nadal used to win even then because he was the king of clay but when it was Wimbledon, Roger used to dominate even Nadal like anything.
So if you talk about clay then even all of them in their primes, they would be no match to Nadal. But overall Roger will be at the first position for sure.
@FichDich InDemArsch Wow, such maturity from your part... bravo 👏
Medvedev : Tsitsipas......he blocked me on Instagram 😅😂😂😅😅
Zverev: I'll put myself in there
Definitely his second serve
Federer is actually still the GOAT:
-Most Wimbledons ever (8)
-Most US Opens ever alongside Sampras (5)
-Leads H2H against Nadal on hard courts 11-9 and on grass 3-1.
Djokovic and Nadal: both had an age advantage. Federer was over 37yo in 2018 when Djokovic outlasted him in the H2H. No one can seriously say that Federer was on his prime. The other one is the King of clay best ever no doubt.
But prime Roger Federer would destroy Djokovic, as he did three years in a row at the US Open in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Also, Federer holds the record for most consecutive weeks at No. 1. 237 weeks (Djoker only 120), which shows how insanely dominant he was.
People are so biased to see only the present and not the past. Prime Roger > prime anyone.
now the question is there will be a player who in his prime would be better than fed prime
maybe we will never know
Shout out with the ferrer card. You guys literally read my mind.
Meddybear "Stefanos, look at me, look at me. Don't look at me". It's like that scene from the Favourite. 😂
For Paire it would be the racket for sure
Before 2010 Nadal rival was Federer but since then, the most competitive matches of all times have been between Nadal and Djokovic. If we dont count 2015-2016 when Nadal was out of form and Djokovic was at his best, and 2017 when Djokovic was injured and with low confident. The rest of the years they have been the TOP 2 players in the world.
that because of rankings.. as Federer dropped to 3 and NAdal to 2 and Djo to 1 ... nadal was meeting DJO as federer was having some losses to DJO :(
Well said
Daniils trolling with that answer.
He damn well knows he beats Stefano's every time 😅
@@guspartschmuth592 Medvedev is a combined 10-1 against those 2 😅
Meddy is 3 in the world vs them being 6 and 8.
Meddy has more titles, more big titles, 2 slam finals vs 0 etc.
I personally enjoy Tsitsipas game more but that doesn't mean that one should be biased and therefore claim he is better. Now if course he's younger so he can catch up. But there is no doubt right now who is the better player.
And Rublev? GTFO 😂😂😂
@@guspartschmuth592 Yeah.. is that why Meddy just whiped the floor with him.. again? 😂
Tsitsi won no titles last year while Meddy won Paris and took down the 3 best players in the world in a row to win the WTF.
I don't know if u are high, trolling or emotionally invested in hating Medvedev but something's wrong with u right now 🤦😂
@@guspartschmuth592 Sure.. just like every other player 😂
Why are u changing the subject? You wrote that Stef and Rublev are better than Meddy and now u write that he isn't as good as Rafa and Nole? When did I say he was? 😅🤷
U still haven't made any points about how Rublev and Stef are better. Medvedev just beat both of them, is 10-1 against them, just had a 20 match winning streak and just won to huge titles at the end of last year. Stef has won nothing for a long time and Rublev has never been close to winning a big title.
@@guspartschmuth592 How's that akward? U make no sense 😅
U still haven't refuted any points or argued why Rublev and Stef are better. Listen, it's ok to be a fan but if u wanna debate then facts are needed 😅
@@guspartschmuth592 so u just agreed that Rublev isn't as good 🤦
Stef CAN become better than Meddy especially given his age. But to say that he is better RIGHT NOW makes no sense when he loses to Medvedev so much, is lower on the rankings, has won nothing in more than a year while Medvedev has been the best player for the last couple of months overall.
"You think you're a good KID?!"
"He doesn't know how to fight"
Roger and RAFA is the best rivalry in the tennis history.but now Nadal and djokovic.🙂
Let be honest, the rivalry between Djokovic vs Nadal is more intense and balanced than Nadal vs Federer without any doubts.
*Novak has mostly been a tougher challenge for Nadal than Federer.* But the Spaniard will never admit it publicly and he is pushing the storytelling created by the media.
*Who cause more stress more nervousness in Nadal on tennis courts between Djokovic and Federer ?* The answer gives you his biggest rival 😉
@@mickaellandry9726 no it’s not, having watched Fed/Nadal from the get go, no it isn’t. It doesn’t even draw people outside the sports like Fed/Nadal did.
I loooooove Domi vs Rafa, they always deliver amazing matches when they play against each other
More Daniil vs Stefanos matches in the future!!!
I like this kind of drama ))
Best rivalry ever will always be Nadal vs Djokovic honestly, no doubt.
It's the rivalry with the most matches played, it's extremely close, it has the most matches played in finals (28) AND many were slam finals (equal to Nadal-Federer at 9). So overall, I have to agree.
However, the Nadal - Federer rivalry from 2005-2009 was something really special. The contrast in styles and court preferences made it so much more exciting and iconic. In my opinion, the pinnacle of tennis rivalries.
@@kieranrankie203 agreed. fedal is more historic, all said.
Djokovic's main rival wasn't Nadal but Murray.No one wants to remember those matches though.
@@dickn.ormous1064 True. They're exactly the same age, trained together as juniors, and have similar games. I think Murray would definitely pick Djokovic as his biggest rival. The issue is that it's one sided (25-11) so no surprise Djokovic considers someone who gave him more problems as his main rival.
@@dickn.ormous1064 It's also worth noting that the Murrovic rivalry was really close until 2014
Diego decided Thiem is his greatest rival, because Thiem ignored him in the ATP best friends video :P
Some of these wanna-be fans call themselves as tennis fans but with absolutely no knowledge of the sport or what the players were going through in their lives and careers. Saw some comments saying "Nadal just doesn't wanna admit Djokovic is his biggest rival because of the lower h2h".. Bruh, he is literally 2 behind Djokovic, besides, Nadal is 10-7 against Djokovic on bigger stages in the slams, clearly meaning Djokovic only has a winning h2h in the smaller events (than slams) where HC is more predominant. Secondly, Nadal and Djokovic, even though playing 60 matches against each other, have absolutely no emotional background between them to even consider them as biggest rivals.. Maybe Djokovic has a few, but that's it.. When Nadal started his journey, Federer was the #1 and was winning all the slams except clay (especially on grass surfaces), while Nadal was winning only clay. Federer had a 5 year winning streak on Wimbledon, while Nadal had a 81 match winning streak on clay + 4 year winning streak Roland Garros until 2008. The emotional question arose after 2007 Wimbledon, that who is the better player? Nadal on clay or Federer on grass? They even made a battle of surfaces in 2007 where one half was clay, other half was grass, designed just for the both of them, which even tho, was a disaster of a match due to the issues with the grass that day, Nadal still won it in a tight match. And then the question arose, before 2008, as to who is gonna be the first to achieve the GS? Nadal outside RG or Federer on RG? It's also notable that Nadal played Federer 3 times in RG from 2005-2007, 2 times in the final and Nadal won all 3.. Federer also played Nadal in the finals of Wimbledon 2 times in 2006, 2007 and Federer won the both. So who was gonna conquer who first in their own yard? Federer on RG or Nadal on Wimbledon? 2008 was the year.. Nadal won Federer on RG for the 4th straight time, and then on Wimbledon, Nadal won a 5 setter, making him the first to achieve the answers for the questions prior. Not only made Nadal win his 1st ever slam outside clay, but also get the No. 1 ranking for the first time in his career, which Federer was holding captive for 237 straight weeks (4.5 freaking years). Nadal again went on to win the Olympics in 2008 and as well as AO2009, beating Federer to also wn his first ever hard court slam, where Federer was a 4 time champ in 5 years. Federer on the other hand was looking to equal Pete Sampras's record of 14.. He was having 12 and Nadal was the one who kept stopping him at the RG and Wimby 2008 as well as AO 2009 where Federer went onto tears because he was having 13 and was very close to achieve the Sampras record. Finally when Nadal lost in RG 2009, Federer won the RG and completed his career GS + also equalling the record and he showed that emotion after he won the match point in RG2009. He later went on to break the record in Wimby 2009. Nadal also had to cross Federer's record of most masters won and also the most GS win on a single tournament (Federer and Sampras had 7 in Wimbledon, Nadal took 8 in RG 2013). Nadal finished his career golden slam in 2010 and literally 90% of his bucket list of achievements have been completed in that era and during that time, Novak was just a 1-slam winner. Nadal started his academy in 2010 and invited Federer to open the academy because both of them were emotionally connected to each other when it came to the records they had to fight for. That is exactly why Nadal and Federer are rivals to each other even when they have only 40 matches while their rivalries with Novak are almost 60 and 50+.. You never consider something special and close to heart when there's nothing emotional in there. Nadal has absolutely no emotional or something he had to fight for or to achieve in his matches against Novak because he already achieved those in Federer era. And even during 2020, when Nadal got to 20 GS, he equalled "Federer's record" and not Novak's. The only thing about Novak-Nadal for Nadal is "ehh, we just have more matches.. that's all". But for Novak, its different.. Just like Federer for Nadal, it was Nadal for Novak.. Nadal was the #1, he had to beat Nadal to claim the #1 at Wimbledon 2011 i believe, and then he went on to have 7 straight wins over Nadal, which Nadal ended in 2012 RG.. that's the only thing Nadal has for him to call as "rival". Nothing more to it. Even when he equalled Federer's record, he didn't have to fight for it against Novak.. he won in 3 sets in RG2020, to make it an epic victory on equalling. And even on completing 2nd career GS, there's was no significance of Novak in that victory either coz Novak was deported. Still the match against Medvedev was an epic 5 setter and still had a more emotional value on breaking the record than on Nadal tying the record in 2020. Novak on the other hand, like i said, had to defeat Nadal to get #1 for the first time in his career and his first grass court slam, had to cross Nadal to claim the record for Masters, and even right now, he is chasing for Nadal's GS record of 21 to set his record. And he, same as Federer, was unable to capture French Open for 8 straight years from 2008 where he won his first slam, facing Nadal a few times in the finals as well. This is why Djokovic considers Nadal as his rival, even if Federer and Novak play 50 more times from now. Its not about "number of matches" alone.
so true bestie
Djokovic: "COVID-19 restrictions."
#LOL 🤣🤣🤣
Federer: "40-15".
@Logesh m kumar when it was invited for Adria Tour... 🤣🤣🤣
@Logesh m kumar the player had been registered with the alias of DjoCovid. 🤣
@Logesh m kumar I think I meant humor. Please improve yours...
Most iconic rivalry: Federer v Nadal
Most intense rivalry: Nadal v Djokovic
Most competitive rivalry (every surface of course): Djokovic v Federer
Most competitive on Hard: Djokovic v Federer
Most competitive on Clay: Nadal v Djokovic
Most competitive on Grass (it's a tie): Federer v Nadal | Federer v Djokovic
The overall best rivalry if we take all the matches from every surface has to be without a doubt, Djokovic v Federer.
Fedal is the favourite one, but most of them were played on Clay. I think this rivalry needed more big matches in Wimbledon between the 2010's or even Nadal to compete in Halle more often.
Djokovic v Nadal is one sided since years on Hard and Clay as well. Most competitive surface is Grass between those two and we didn't witnessed that much on that ground - unfortunately.
Zverev: My girlfriend
ex girlfriend
Too soon 💀
Medvedev and Tsitsipas has the most toxic rivalry... I’m hoping in the future it’ll become more like Federer and Nadal bromance rivalry
Who is your biggest rival?
Djokovic: Respect.
Nadal's biggest rival is, without a doubt, Djokovic.
yeh Nadal doesn't mention the rivalry he is losing only the one he is winning.
@@araarmo What do you mean Rafa has no rival on clay!
@@albertv.riessen96 he doesn't but it is clear Djokovic has been his toughest opponent last decade.
Lol his biggest rival was Djokovic.Do you even remember 2000s.That rivalry is beyond tennis.
Maybe the last decade djoker but he explained why it’s Federer. He was there from the start of his career and still they have had epic matches late career. But let’s not listen to Nadal and let’s all listen to you... Nadals biggest rival is fed. The man just said it himself. Kirk out
I think Nadal has 2 biggest rivals of different centuries,Federer 2005 - 2010,Djokovic 2010 - today,he had to pick that one popular or the media would go crazy.
It was Federer again in 2017. And maybe again in 2019 where Federer won in Wimblodon and Nadal won in French Open.
Rafa: My english language.
Victor Troicki: "Umpire"
The biggest rival:
Djokovic/nadal 30/29
Dokovic/federer 27/23
Nadal/federer 24/16
Roger’s big rivals are: Omega, Chopard, Patek Phillipe
Zeverv : My second serve 😂😂
Medvedev Tsitsipas will be big rivalry in future
Crumbles
Djokovic: Any tennis crowd
Djokovic again: The press
The American Karen
Kkkkk
You mean fedal fans 🙂
Djokovic: the US Open
Medvedev vs Tsitsipas will be the rivalry to follow
0:45 Nadal creeping behind Djokovic is the funniest thing in this video.