When David Nalbandian Beat the Big 3 ALL IN A ROW at Madrid 2007!
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Berdych, Del Potro, Nadal, Djokovic, Federer now that's a phenomenal road to victory!
640 clement was a slam finalist too
Y ninguno era malo en esa época. DelPo con 18 años era duro, y Berdych un peligro. Djokovic ya había ganado 2 masters 1000 y metió final en USOpen. Nadal y Federer bueno, ya se sabe lo que eran en esas épocas.
Zverev: I'd put myself in there
Brutal! Brutal bh too! That counter to Rogers inside-out inside the baseline...dang.
Juan Martín del Potro wasn't a solid player during those times.
One of the best mechanics in history. He devoured the minds of his opponents in this tournament particularly
Nalbandian had such unlimited shot production. And the best two hander I have ever seen. Such a shame injuries bad training attitude did him in.
Delpotro e Nalbandian foram os últimos grandes tenistas sul americanos. Quando será que teremos outros assim?
Grande David!!!!! orgullo!
it is clear that the only two players that challenged consistently the Big 3 were; Nalbandian and Del Potro
He was with Roger the two most promising youngsters, one went fullt hrottle the other went full belly, yet, what a pleasure to watch and nothing can take away for him that when he was on, he could not only play against the big boys but also on their same level. Rios, Safin, at least reached the number one spot, Coria and Nalbandian in a way didn't obtain what their technical ability could have provide, the four of them just incredible talented players.
His achievement getting even special with the collective achievements of big 3.
Un animal David, gracias crack
highly entertaining.
Best player to never have won a grand slam without a doubt!
he won the Boys US Open (defeated Federer in the final)
I dont know Why but Nalbandian looks to me like Bjorn Borg. Similar face and similar serve technique
You do wonder how a player with his ability didn’t win a slam. I remember this incredible end to 2007 but he kind of dropped off after that.
Funny story, when he won the ATP Masters he had not originally qualified, and was fishing and camping with friends in Argentinian Patagonia. One player stood down (I believe Roddick) and he was called as he was the first substitute to fill in. He almost refused, as he didn't planned nor trained for it, he was in a vacation and out of shape and regular training. He finally chose to go (his friends insisted), took a plane and in less than 24h he was in the court playing against the best 9 players in the world at the time, reaching the final and winning it in 5 sets after being 2 sets down and recovering a couple of match points against Roger.
Some said that if he'd trained more and partied less (he loves hanging out with friends, eating barbecue with good amounts of wine and fernet 😂, and racing rally) he'd probably been a true legend (even more than now).
Many rivals said he made the most difficult things look very easy when he was on fire, and these matches prove it spectacularly.
Me encantó cómo trataste de expresar en inglés el hecho de que le gustara la joda 😂
El rey David un fuera de serie
🥲como se lo extraña :) yo faltaba a la escuela para verlo jugar
Sad he didn't st least win one Slam. At least, Safin won two slams, Delpo one and Krajicek one before injuries did them in. Nick Kyrgios is the Nalbandian of the 2020s.
@@C_AVATAR "Nick Kyrgios is the Nalbandian of the 2020s".... don't insult Nalbandian like that
Dominating Nadal in straight sets.
Beating a young Djokovic in straight sets.
Beating World #1 Federer from a set down.
That is mental!
A djokovic which just reached the French Open Semis, Wimby Semis and US Open Semi. Nalbandian was incredible.
He also beat Delpo
@@sumnahlennon4516 Djokovic reached the US Open final in 2007.
@@Ivanntu Sorry typo.
@@sumnahlennon4516 still young and inexperienced Djokovic. First final at GS USO 07. But still huge feat for David to beat the top 3 at a tournament and remain the only one to beat the big 3 at a single tournament
He also put a beating on Delpo in this event before Nadal.
And Berdych. Best tournament win ever.
Alexander Kings clement is a slam finalist too
Delpo was 18 back then.
Clement, Berdych, del Potro, Nadal, Djokovic, Federer. Great opponents from start to finish.
@@masters.1000 berdych only lost in a deciding tb
Don't know why no one talks about his backhand. One of the best of the history in my opinion. Pure class.
They did back then. But Nalbandian retired and players like Djokovic rose.
Agassi, djokovic, nalbandian. Top 3 best backhands in history
Stanimal. Best ever
@sivan ferna True, I had forgotten about it, but if we make a division in backhand types. On the onehanded backhand the top 3 could be wawrinka, gasquet and gaudio. Federer and thiem could be in the top 5
@sivan ferna Federer has the best bh slice
He and Federer are the greatest players I’ve ever seen in ‘God mode.’ In fact, Federer was quoted recently saying that ‘Nalbandian could beat you on any surface quite easily if he cared to.’ And Ferrer asserted he could have been number one. Too much partying!
Nalbandian sounds like a name for a knight. And in the world of tennis he was.
Some argentinians reporters call him "David the King"
Armenian name. ❤
He is profesional rally racer now! He always want it more than tennis heh. Im argen too, and saw him some times. Good guy also
Great comment
@@Raulacho you mean "king David" (Rey David)
When David was on, he was nearly unbeatable.
En lo personal fue el mejor jugador que vi. Con el único que me levantaba a la madrugada para ver un partido. Me asombraba ver la facilidad que tenía con todos los golpes pero sobre todo con su revés, hasta el día de hoy sin lugar a dudas el mejor revés a dos manos de la historia.
Creo que fue el talento más grande que tuvimos junto a otros maestros de otros deportes que también fueron argentinos... Guillermo Vilas en una nota dijo que Nalba tenía el talento de número uno, que nunca había visto un tenista adaptarse tan bien a todas las superficies y ganar en todas.
Durante un tiempo no entendía como podía ser que habiendo nacido con ese don de ser numero uno del mundo, que muy pocas personas en el planeta lo tienen (dicho y confirmado por los principales tenistas y leyendas) no había encarado con más hambre de ser el mejor de todos los tiempos... Después comprobé y corroboré que son decisiones, y hay que respetarlas. Ser sudamericano, tener todo lejos (los grandes torneos), estar alejado de tu familia mucho tiempo, de tus seres queridos... es un montón. Y hay que contar que todo comienza a los 12-14 años, donde los amigos de colegio se juntaban a ver pelis hasta tarde o preparándose para un cumple de 15, y el metido en su casa, en un hotel o donde sea, preparando el torneo que va a disputar. Por supuesto que la frase: "sin esfuerzo no hay gloria" es cierta, pero hay que estar en su persona y lo entiendo.
Por último, era tremendo saber que ibas a ver a Nalba y sabias que le ganaba a cualquiera, no importaba quien estaba al frente, y si era un tenista top mejor! Se lo extraña mucho, coincido con otros comentarios, que fue una camada única la que aprecio en el 2000, esa camada llego para ser llamada la mejor camada de la historia.
P/D: Que locura que cuando tenía ganas se ganaba un título, de no creer eso. Todo pasaba por sus ganas jajaja.
Saludos!!!
Nalbandian tenía todo para ser el número 1 pero le falto constancia.
@@ernestoperea4214 le falto ética de trabajo y mentalizarse, dejaba de entrenar por meses y perdía en rondas tempranas muy inconsistente. Ese año 2007 gano dos masters pero sacando esos torneos fueron malos sus resultados
The best tournament ever... Literally the worst player he beat was clement, a grand slam finalist.
Like federer at london 2010... murray, djokovic and Nadal
Exactly, most impressive tournament a player can have. He can tell his grand kids some day about this..
I prefer Nadal at Roland-Garros 2006, 2007 and 2008 when he beat Djokovic and Federer, or Djokovic at the US Open 2011 when he beat Federer and Nadal. Because those victories where in GRAND SLAMS, at the best of 5, and when it matters the most. Only problem is that Nadal and Djokovic cannot beat themselves, but you can't penalize them for being unable to face themselves.
Clement has won 23 GS and 6 M1000. What are you talking about?
@@-music2023 OMG. I wasn't speaking seriously, I did not even know that he has a GS in doubles.
Federer's head-to-heads at fast courts during his peak (2003-2008):
6-2 Nadal
10-1 Blake
19-2 Davydenko
17-0 D.Ferrer
12-1 Gonzalez
21-3 Roddick
7-2 Novak Djokovic
8-3 Agassi
...
8-8 Nalbandian
yes, David is the only exception
wow
2008 is his peak because Djokovic started to win slams, right? 😂
17-0 Ferrer, talk about dominance
@@laumut1622 it's not a controversial statement. Federer's dominance waned in 2008. The loss in the Australian open felt like a one off at the time but Nadal beating him at Wimbledon was a transitional moment. He still won in 2008 and 2009 but looked way more beatable than previous years and was approaching 30, when most players prior to the big 3 faded fast
@@laumut1622 statistically Roger continues to dominate Djokovic until 2012... (16-9 at cincinnati 2012) the h2h between these two only turned in the following years.
... And not too bad the two names of the 2r and 3r, Berdych and Delpo. Nalbandian beat Berdych, Delpo, Nadal, Djoko, Fed in a tournament, its unreal.
and Clement isa GS finalist
The groundstrokes are one thing, but the intelligence, the timing, the feel for the right shot...
Wanna know why so many "young promising players" today still can't beat the big three?
They may have some of the shots, but they don't have the tactical smartness and insight this guy had. Shame he went out so early.
Nowadays the Newgen is only muscles, they don't use the brain how they use their strongness
@@Thiago-vk8kx
Strongness= strength
@@Thiago-vk8kx Nalbandian said the same thing about Next Gen.
That's the problem of Shapo for example.Awesome strokes,but his tactics and the mindset isn't there...
Nalbandian's double backhand better than Djokovic. Wasted talent, he could replace Novak in big 3.
He made Nadal look like a chump and toyed with Djokovic before beating Federer pretty handily.
Insane
I was a big fan of Nalbandian. He hits the ball early and cleanly, not to mention with so much power! With the exception of Nadal at his peak, nobody gave the Fed as much trouble as this guy did. Miss him!
The fact that no other player has achieved this before or since then, beating all the Big 3 in the same tournament, makes Nalbandian's accomplishment a truly remarkable one.
Well, there's almost no any draw where you have to face the Top 3 in just one tournament tho which is why it's almost impossible for this to happen.
Tsonga won against Dimitrov Murray Djokovic and Federer in Toronto 2014, it's as good as this one from Nalbandian, but well, almost no any player had the chances to have Big 3 in their draw and also if it had to happen, winning against the 3 in a row is almost impossible + the 3 also have to win their matches beside and so do you, the chances for it to happen are like 1 on 50 millions lol
in 1994 Stockholm Tournment, Boris Becker has beaten Michael Stich in Quaters, Pete Sampras in Semis and Goran Ivanisevic in the Final.....at this Time Worlds No. 1 ,2 and 3
Andrei you are not the smartest are you? You have to be in the right half of the draw in order to do that. Think about it if u can
It was impressive but let's be real here Nadal and Djokovic had not peaked at all yet (djokovic especially). Still damn impressive and to beat Federer anytime in that era of the faster courts was next to impossible.
Alcaraz my man...
Something important to remember is that Nalbandian was 4-6, 1-4 down in his match against Berdych, but he recovered and went on to win the match and the tournament, beating the Big 3 in the process. What an incredible achievement.
About this tournament in particular, Nalbandian said this: "I struggled against Berdych. I was a set down and double break down in the second set. If I had lost that match, I would've gone out of the top 40 because I had to defend the semifinal that I had reached the year before. But this Berdych match was an inflection point. Coming up to Madrid I was playing really well: I remember losing a tough 5 setter to Ferrer at the US Open but I felt good. In Madrid I had a tough draw, and after beating Berdych, in every match I felt like I couldn’t miss a shot. It was an incredible feeling. And in Paris it was even better, because in Madrid with the high altitude I could have some errors, but in Paris I really couldn’t miss a shot."
He's in the zone
Wow that's even more impressive than Fognini's houdini recovery to win Monte Carlo.
I was at that match against berdych in the second court of Madrid which was very little back then. It was a miracle to win that match and he said after the match that he just decided to play more aggressive after the 4-1 pause. Incredible mind set change and the miracle happened
@@alejandropedraza3675 Wow that's really cool! Lucky guy!
@@alejandropedraza3675 Not even that... it was 4-0 double break down. The game was 30-30, and he hit a Djokovic-like "nothing to lose" forehand crosscourt laser return and then the match changed. The rest was history. Amazing...
If you can defeat Federer, Nadal del Po’ and Djoker in one tournament you can be considered of the best tennis players ever.
Oh really?! Winning grand slams or getting world number one rank must be a joke then…
@@Summon256lol yeah I mean, I love Nalby, but the childish hyperboles you find on YT comment sections are so funny to read
Nalbandian looked never rushed: rather it seemed he had plentiful, even extra time to get in position, plan out the next shot, and then plant the ball exactly where he wanted it.
He had so much potential and could have been one of the greats. Shame he retired so early.
He was done by 2009, full of injuries.
Meh it would have been the same. He never trained both game wise nor physically. He wasted his talent from the get go.
@@federicorusso4378 sadly true, he loved cars and parties more than tennis.
It's quality over quantity for me. He's better than some of the greats.
@@federicorusso4378 you have the talent to speak idiots
Solo espero que alguna dimension paralela, si es que existe, haya ganado los 4 Grand Slams. Inmenso el teton, el mejor revez a dos manos de la puta historia. Gracias por tanto
El teton jajajajaja
👏👏👏
Unreal stuff, during these 2 weeks there was not a single player before or after that could've beaten this Nalbandian, it was like he flicked a switch and went god-mode all of a sudden. They would've needed to tie one hand behind his back or face 2 at once to even give him a challenge, absolute monster!
In three weeks Nalbadian beat Berdych (14), Gasquet (10), Ferrer (5), Djokovic (3), Nadal x 2 (2), Federer x2 (1)
That really was a great tournament for him
@@birdbirdbird1565 tournamentS
Gasquet was 8
and Delpo
@@victoriog who?
David was one of the most talented player of the last 25 years his backhand was superb a nice serve a pretty good forehand and he was a great returner is a shame he won't a Slam 😔
he won the Boys US Open (defeated Federer in the final)
Slam is also about fitness. Nalbandian was probably never fit enough to go all the way.
His serve wasn't nice, it was pretty weak compare to many serves on the tour, but he had the biggest ability to create any angle with it, his forehand was underrated by some because his backhand was so good but it was definitly a deadly weapon, able to create any angle with it, + Nalbandian is one of the only player with Federer that won't let you know where they're gonna aim, Nalbandian was the smartest player in the game and was able to change direction at the last moment before hitting a shot, also able to wait like 0,2 sec so the opponent might not anticipate the shot well and would be surprised and wouldn't even make a move to get to the ball.
@@ijump-bounce2283 Nalbandian's greatest rival was himself. He was amazingn but had motivation problems, maybecaused by his excessive talent. Sometimes everything was so easy for him, that he ended up relaxing in his matches, and losing to players much worse than him.
If this man wasn't lazy..I would not be the number one tennis player - Roger Federer in 2008
Yeah... That's not true though.
Nicotine46 pretty sure federer knows better than you do
Federer did say he could have been number one. As did Ferrer.
sperrotta91 Nalbandian did have the potential to do so sadly cars are way more important
True. Nalbandian played tennis almost as a hobby: barely trained, seldom had a coach, ate and drank copiously and was totally physically unfit for most of his career. His achievements were due to pure talent. Now imagine if he had taken it seriously...
El Rey David 🇦🇷 era una máquina !!!, saludos de chile🇨🇱
His two-handed backhand was a devastating shot, he could take high balls on the backhand and forehand side and return them with acute angles and low trajectories and used these skills with great tactical intelligence.
Qué locura lo que hiciste gordo sos una leyenda! 👏
Jaja que muestren al estúpido cuando pateó al juez de linea 😂😂😂😂😂
@@pablowin07 tan estúpido ..no fue....
@death black Vos jugas mejor que el?? Contanos... En que deporte fuiste Nº3 del mundo?? IDIOTA!!
Los de ahora son del montón, en ese momento estaba Federer y Nadal en su mejor momento. El máster de shanghái, los que bardean es por odio, envidia o simplemente no saben de deportes. Un genio! lo dijeron todos.. ver el tenis de ahora después de haber visto esta camada de monstruos da mucha tristeza.. Federer con 40 años sigue entre los primeros eso resume todo..
Cuanta envidia que hay en algunos comentarios. Coincido que fue una leyenda.
One of the greatest player of all time, who have never won a Major! A great player to watch, an intelligent player and this two handed backhand, the best one at this time!
I guess David Ferrer too was another extremely hard-working and talented player who didn't win a slam!
@@jayanthks123 tecnichally speaking Nalbandian is on another level
Nalbandian's agility, coordination, feel and purity of groundstrokes, particularly that inside-out backhand ... truly awesome. Sad he suffered so many injuries and retired relatively young.
i totally agree. his feel is something unique, maybe better than Federer' s in my opinion
Saddest thing in tennis, this guy not taking it serious and making a mess of his divine talent. Whoever gave it to him will ask a refund at a later time...
@penalozaur Maybe being "refunded" by Nalbandian's protege, Miomir Kecmanovic last week in IW and this week in Miami (David is coaching him) ;)
David Nalbandian......Great Tennis IQ, Great Backhand, Great Hands(Finesse)!
5:50 holy hell Federer was fast back then. His defensive skills are often overlooked
right
They were all first. Djokovic still retains a lot of his speed. Nadal and Federer have lost it tho
Djokovic now at 33 years old would have got that back easily.
How did Nadal lose it? He won his 21st slam last month, how would he have lost his speed and win another slam?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Roger has lost his speed though. Trust me, when Novak is 40 his speed will be gone.
@@sevaraalimova4706
Because he is more powerful and smarter now with his shots.
Back in those days he just ran down every ball until he won the point.
Nalban is the best tennis player without GS in the history
Qué buena época de tenis. Comparas con la de ahora y nada que ver. Estaba lleno de excelentes jugadores.
En realidad para el deporte general fue de las mejores épocas. Fijate que en fútbol en todas las entregas del b'dor siempre era un jugador diferente
Y Mevdevev, Thiem, Sinner, Rublev, Kyrgios, Kachanov, Zverev, Hurkacz?
@@danielp.gordon4700 nada que ver a los de esa época.
Hoy estamos entrando en la época gris del tenis masculino. En esa época, Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, davidenko, Nalbandián...
@@danielp.gordon4700 cuantos slams ganaron esos?
Insane how close to the baseline he played, just smothered his opponents by taking their time away. You rarely saw Federer being rushed by someone playing faster than him, but this guy s reflexes and timing were out of this world. Such clean strokes, impeccable touch and shot placement. A joy to watch. ❤
Thing is, he didn't retire only because he wasn't traning enough or liked to enjoy life, he had a shoulder injury and from that in tennis you're done, this is the real reason why he's not a professional tennis player anymore.
Physically he was the underdog in all three duels, and maybe technically as well (though not by much). He was bent out of shape and hadn't done any training before this tournament.
What stuns me is how tactically sound he was in his approach to all of these games. He's never chasing after the ball, he was setting the pace in all of the sets he won. He capitalized just how good of a clean straight drive he had around this time to force his oponents to wear out and play an off-balance game straight from the serve, and built his advantage around that.
So good.
Him and Devydenko are the two greatest to not have won a GS. But both sure did prove to the Big three they could kick their asses on a good day. Amazing performance.
Davydenko could only oppose Nadal and Djokovic with his “A” game, not Federer! Against Federer he had mental block…
@@Summon256 but he beat all three to win some big tournaments just not GS’s
He had a two year window where Federer admitted he was a problem.
@@pjs777s.8 “some big tournaments” Like what?! 2009 ATP finals in London?! Cuz that is the only “big tournament” i ever remember Davydenko beating Federer! Lmao The only other occasion was Doha next year! (Also semis) Federer leads staggering - 21-2 , while Davydenko is 6-5 ahead against Nadal and 2-6 trails Djokovic…At least with Djokovic those two losses happened out of lesser sample size…in case with Federer on another hand…
That’s gotta be the hardest draw in history are you kidding me 😧
it is, only murray and wawrinka missing
God he hit such a clean ball it's scary. Unbelievable talent.
Impresionante cómo le corría ese revés a Nalbandian, la ponía dónde quería. Qué genio
Actually my tennis role model and idol in terms of playstyle
Same!!
I play as Nalbandian in all the tennis games 😂
@@fedwrld7617 Top Spin 4 doesn't have Nalbandian, so I made him as a custom character. He plays in the game just like he does in real life, takes shots on the rise and goes for the angle.
My role model in terms of diet
@@Epicness96 hahaha
Man I would give anything to see peak Nalbandian vs. Peak Djokovic battles. the BH to BH would be so good
Nalbandian : ‘I was God once’
Nalbandian was the greatest underachiever of all time. It's unfortunate that his talent was wasted.
the most fun player ever to watch, along with federer
definitely agree on that
that was the strong era... Nalbandian, Safin, Davydenko, Nadal, Djoko all at his prime. Today the new age cant beat the top3
@@fejuncor yeah dude but still. They can't beat them because the Big3 is the biggest generation of tennis and there will not be any 3 guys like that EVER again.
@@cesarmenacho4770 i play tenis, this is the strongest era ever: Nadal is the best on clay, djoko is the machine and Federer is the goat
Best backhand of all time. Effortless, laser-like power. Beautiful to watch.
Stan is not far behind - but he has brute strength.
super talented! no doubt he is in the class of big 3. if Argentina could've given as good support as those Eur countries ...
Those 2 weeks had to be one of the most dominant performances in tennis history... Just looking at the rivals and the way he toyed with them was unbelievable
So much to take away from this video, it’s amazing. Firstly I think Djokovic has learned a LOT from Nalbandian in terms of how he approaches fast courts and how he plays Nadal and Federer. The angles, the timing, it’s deadly. Secondly you see how much better Federer and Djokovic were than Young Rafa at dealing with that flat pace; early Rafa would struggle to generate any depth and would hit slow, short high bouncing balls ready to be hammered. Prime and late era Nadal have made the adjustment big time.
Only double handed backhand which is nearly equal to Wawrinkas one handed🙏
Safin. Safin had more power and his down the line shot was more potent than Nalbandian. Nalbandian could hit with a bit more angle.
@@davd1986 Yeah also a valid opinion✌
I just like the swing of Nalbandian Morris haha
6:45 that shot is one example of your claim, those changes in direction were amazing. Actually David and Stan are my all time favourite players.
Wawrinka's backhand is one of the best ever, double handed or single handed, but would I be given the choice I would pick Nalbandian, Djokovic or Safin for my backhand.
Jesuscrist...............Novak's backhand is the best, please......
He should brag abuth this non stop for the rest of his life. Defeating Nadal, Djokovic, Federer AND Del Potro in his prime will never be done again.
Imo the most talented and enjoyable tennis player to watch ever. His ground strokes were perfection from both sides, and tennis was like watching a chess game when Nalby was playing. His shot selection was genius, and he could do whatever he wanted with that backhand. Many say Federer is the reason they play with a one hander, Nalby is the reason I play with a two hander :)
amo la filosofía de Nalbandian. el tiempo es algo que ni la plata ni los ranking te lo pueden dar. y el supo ocupar su tiempo en las cosas que lo hacían verdaderamente feliz. Aunque como amante del tenis reconozco que me hubiera gustado verlo 100% metido en el tour.... aun asi dejo huellas
I love the Nalbandian philosophy. time is something that neither money nor rankings can give you. and he knew how to occupy his time in the things that made him truly happy. Although as a tennis lover I admit that I would have liked to see him 100% involved in the tour ... even so he left traces
Due to the lack of tennis events we get to remember some of the great matches and great players! Keep this kind of videos coming!
You are so right. I hope coronavirus ends soon so that tennis can resume to normal but I have a feeling that competitive tennis won't be back till next year or maybe even the following year unfortunately. I hope I am wrong though.
And some people still believe about the weak era. Just look at Nalbandian! What a great player he was, shame he retired so early
the "weak era" was filled with great players. The thing is most of them lacked the mental aspect of the game.
charlie172011 even Federer lacks that compared to other 2 rivals and I believe one of the reasons for that in all the players of his era was that they didn’t came necessarily to break the records but rather simply to play and achieve whatsoever was possible at that time. It all started only after Federer reached that unbelievable heights and Nadal and Djokovic clearly came with a plan to be great and break records.
that was the strong era... Nalbandian, Safin, Davydenko, Nadal, Djoko all at his prime. Today the new age cant beat the top3
There was never a weak Top 10 in male tennis. But the Top 50 in the 2000s was the weakest ever...
@@helenagiszter1910 Agreed. But the players in the top 15 were a lot better to the top 15 we have today
Along with Federer and Safin, the most talented of the 2000s.
ATP, thank you for the high quality highlights. All the other highlights of this tournament are fuzzy and hard to see. It'd be great if you uploaded Nalbandian's Paris Masters run.
"Argentina's David Nalbandian remains the only person to achieve this feat - beating Nadal, Djokovic & Federer to win a tournament!"
Y el unico con este nivel de talento q ademas disfruta y disfruto de una vida por fuera del tenis. Inigualable, inalcanzable. Estos tres deberian sentirse agradecidos por haber podido presenciar desde adentro de la cancha una presentacion del Rey. Seguramente los hizo algo mejores.
Saludos y salud!
I watched all these matches, this was absolute insanity and could never be repeated.
No one talks about Nalbandians movement and anticipation. Guy is always in the right spot in the right position.
In two weeks: in god mode. Amazing tennis. Amazing player. I miss you, Nalby.
he's the one of my best players it's great player especially his backhand it's very strong NALBANDIAN
I never tired watching David Nalbandian play.Exquisite player sadly missed but fondly remembered.
That was one *phenomenal* performance. The way he dominated the plays with the use of his backhand is something that you would hardly see. Most games donʼt utilize the power of the backhand as he does.
He was virtually making it nearly impossible to return his backhand after putting the opposing player off-balance. Among the few people I could only think of with the similar capability are Andre Agassi and Novak Djokovic.
Nalbandian was one amazing player. I miss seeing him play!
Se te extraña David,esa manera de jugar que tenías, cuando estabas en tu nivel podías ganarle a cualquier jugador.gran talento
After the tournament:
Nadal: But what if we played this event...on clay?
Federer: Aw...but I like blue...
Djokovic: *rewatching Nalbandian's backhands down the line: I've gotta learn that trick...
Nalbandian y Rios los jugadores mas talentosos de la historia, cada uno en sus peaks fueron excepcionales. Sin grand slams pero con masters muy valiosos donde solo te enfrentas a los mejores desde la 1 ronda, en los grand slams entra mucho en juego la resistencia fisica y mental, que no eran sus fuertes.
Una locura!
only man who achieved the impossible in tennis!
Why Djokovic never talks about David Nalbandian?
One of my favourite tennis players of all time. Far better player than what his stats suggest. An under achiever in my opinion.
Greatest 2 handed backhand ever.
I'll never forget these lovely days. My hero Nalbandian forever!
I can't believe this was almost 13 years ago! Time goes so fast!
Nothing but huge RESPECT for this man.
This is so close to perfection.
I always thought Nalbandian had one of the most beautiful games in the sport. He was so talented, but too bad he didn’t achieve as much as he could have given his amazing skills.
13 years later on TH-cam: When 19 year old Alcaraz beat Nadal, Djokovic, Zverev all in a row in Madrid 2022
The thing that always strikes me about Nalbandian when he was in his good days is that he always seems to have an extra half-second or second before he hits the ball. You can see it In this video. He always has that extra moment before the hits the ball. Not sure how he did this.
He hit the ball late to create crazy angles. He was one of the only two-hand backhand players to be able to hit "reverse" backhand, that is aiming really wide to the left. The angles he could hit that are probably the best ever.
Another of his great achievements was reaching SF at the 4 Slams. His tennis was always there; but when Jaite started coaching him on July 2007 they focused on training, so by the end of the year he had reached his best physical form ever. In such condition he was able to beat anyone.
Best backhands in tennis history: Djokovic, Nalbandian, Safin, Murray,..etc
One of the most underrated players ever. A healthy Nalbandian would have captured more than a few grand-slam victories.
Phenominal effort from an incredible tennis player at his peak ; a great pity he faded away without some major wins he richly deserved
He is joy to watch.
It’s so insane he beat Fed and Nadal in the next Masters tourney back to back titles with the three best ever to play the game in their primes. That is insane tennis folks.
this achievement record will never get replaced as big 3 start to fade
In 2007 Madrid Open, David Nalbandian become first and only tennis player ever to beat Nadal, Djokovic and Federer IN A ROW on same tournament. Djokovic was #3, Nadal was #2 and Federer was #1 in the world at the time. I never forgot his name and talent
That was a tough era,lots of players with so much will to win,strong mentally enough to fight toe to toe against the big 3,after 2010 everything changed,and nobody could stand a chance against the big 3 no more,that will to win,that love for the game was replace by "I'm the next gem,I'm making a lot a money,I'm a legend already" kind of players.