There will never be matches like this again

One of the greatest nights in the history of tennis... Roger Federer, we miss you so much!

Man that year Nole was so scary i feared for Rafa every time he met him. Federer did the unthinkable here, so beautiful to watch. He showed off everything and everything he could, threw at Djokovic his best shots and was better at crucial moments. Federer at this point was still confident that he could take out Nole, which changed very quickly not long after. To me one of the best victories of Fed over Nole

Before this match, Djokovic was winning 43 matches in a row 🤯🤯

Federer looks like he is dancing around the court. This is pure gold. ❤

2011 Everyone - Federer is over.. 2011 ROLAND GARROS - Federer shocked entire tennis world 2012 Wimbledon Champion 2017 AO Champion (35yrs old) 2017 Wimbledon champion (35yrs old - WITHOUT LOSING A SET) 2018 AO Champion (36 yrs) 2019 Wimbledon Finalist(38yrs) eliminating French open champion in Semi final 2019 Nitto ATP Final (38yrs) destroyed Nole Man is a legend .. Miss you Roger Federer .. 😇

One of Roger's best matches of his career, He was always the only one who could stop and face Prime Djokovic, he demonstrated it in 2011, in WB 2012 eliminating him when he was defending champion, Although he could not in later years due to his age, he was always the only one who reached the finals with Novak, he has taken away titles such as Dubai, Cincinatti, WB 2012, among many others, If it weren't for him, Novak's prime would have had many more titles and would have been more ruthless. Vintage Federer and then the resurgence of his prime that lasted from the beginning of 2017 to the middle of 2018, anyone who knows tennis can realize that without Novak present Roger would have won at least 6 or 7 more Grand Slams in the 2010s, and without Roger, Novak would have hit 100 titles long before 2020, both great players, To my taste Roger will always be the greatest and most influential tennis player in history and one of the greatest athletes of all time, the tennis player who changed the game, The one who changed the way of playing, who got tired of inventing new shots, the example of hundreds of tennis players, the rival to beat, perfection, simply Roger Federer❤

The fact that the most remarkable thing about Federer's 2011 season was winning this match says a lot about Novak's level at that time. Legendary match btw

Even as a Novak fan, I have to admin, one of the greatest matches of all time, without any doubt! 🤷🏼‍♂️💪🏽😍🫶🏽

One of the greatest match of all time! No words for the livel of tennis in this match! Amazing!

Wow, beating Djokovic in his absolute prime when Federer was getting past his prime shows just what a great competitor Federer was. Just wonderful to watch Fed play at his best.

Such an incredible match between two icons in the golden era … We will never witness anything like it. Thank you Roger. Thank you Novak. And thank you Rafa. Thanks for the memories.

It took you guys 12 years to only upload extended highlights of this gem of a match.....

My favourite match of all time - Federer's most glorious moment on clay - infinitely rewatchable ❤

Miss watching Federer so much. No one like him anymore.

It took a Roger Federer to end his 41 match streak

Wish you could find that last ace in the Wimbledon 2019 final :(

One of Roger's most epic matches, to be sure.

Roger’s impeccable backhand hitting won this match for him. His backhand down the line was so jaw dropping because that whole year he was not consistent with his backhand shots. But in this match he used it as a surprise weapon. He and wawrinka are so good with one handed backhands

One of the best matches ever played considering how godlike Novak was that entire year. Roger had to produce one of the highest levels of tennis anyone has ever seen from start to finish. That finger wag at the end is still so satisfying, the icing on the cake. I miss watching Roger play on the court.

God bless Roland Garros for finally not spoiling what happens next in the bottom left corner of these highlights.

damn... i didn't watch Roger play for quite some time, but i realize now the difference between him and everyone else. Novak is so good, and Rafa as well, but Roger's talent is out of this world... he makes things look so easy when they are not, i feel like 99% of the players would miss that dropshot he played right in the last set's tiebreak (first point). unbelievable really, tho, as i wrote earlier, they are all so good

That one-handed backhand with that angle at 3:16, what style, what skill. Federer was built different

A surprise to be sure but a welcome one ! Looking forward for more classics

FINALLY!! Guys, RG made a highlight of this absolute CLASSIC!! 🔥🔥

The tennis quality produced in this match will probably never be matched… What a legendary duel. Beautiful tennis.

After more than a decade RG finally uploads this match. The day Roger shocked the entire world!

This gonna be classic match for ages to come... literally GOAT debate ended here ❤️

I remember sitting on the edge of my seat during this entire match in 2011. Now days tennis is just not the same without the GOAT. People can talk about the Slam count all they want - Roger is the greatest player tennis has ever had. A gentleman, a great ambassador for the game, all-around good guy and he changed the sport while he was making winning look easy.

This is what you need to beat Nole. This is Federer's best performance all time!

Best claycourt performance by Federer

I'm a Djokovic fan but this match was great and Federer made one of the coolest victory celebrations I've seen

What a phenomenal performance by Federer to beat a red hot Djokovic on a 40+ match winning streak. This will always be remembered as the match that won Nadal Roland Garros. Nadal even later admitted that he was not confident in beating Djokovic in the 2011 RG final and that Novaks level was unreachable that year.

In hindsight, even more than before, this was an unforgettable win for Federer. A win against the one who will be later recognized as the most successful and mentally strongest tennis player ever, in his athletical best year, bringing to an end his consecutive 43 match winning streak.

I remember watching this game live. It was a thriller, the 1st set lasted 1h10m alone 😅 Tennis played to perfection on both sides, thanks god this masterpiece could end just before sunset. It created a precedent as the organizers scheduled the semis at 1pm the following year (2pm in 2011)

Legendary victory of Roger

Roger is like streak breaker he broke nadal's streak on clay and here of novak Djokovic who was undefeated in 2011. Most of the people will not appreciate roger here but this the best nole we have ever got with most powerful backhand and forehand you can't compete until you are a beast.but roger played the game beautifully

This is as close as it gets to a gladiatorial, Colosseum-like atmosphere in tennis. Beautiful.

Nadal can thank Roger Federer for this one. I totally believe that if Djokovic had beaten Federer in this match, he would have beaten Nadal in the 2011 Roland Garros final. Federer played an absolute blinder in this match, in order to beat the man who in 2011 was so much above everyone else that he would even dominate Rafael Nadal in 6 finals. Styles make matches, and Federers style (on this day at least) was more than a match for Novaks, whereas Rafa in 2011 seemed to have a far tougher time against him, even on clay. On the other hand, Rafas style of tennis seemed to bamboozle Roger more often than not - especially on clay. And it proved to be the case in the final, although this was Rogers best performance in my opinion, against Rafa in a Roland Garros final.

Federer still had the firepower and legs to match Djokovic back then. It made a world of difference for his confidence. After 2012 you can see that his explosiveness slowly faded and he was getting more and more bossed around the baseline. 12:35 is an example of his defense to turn a rally around when he is under extreme pressure.

Federer has 5 final appearances in RG Slam. Pretty good record to have.

Roger in Nike: best tennis look of all time. Those polos looked so good on him. And of course the man himself!

Now upload the final as well...also like a bunch of matches from 2020 and 2021...so many good matches.

One if the best matches ever played and one of only few matches where Fedex won against Djoker after grueling 4-5 sets. Another amazing battle between these two where Djoker won was 2014 Wimbledon Championships finals. Federer showed why he is one of the best of the bests to stop a confident Djoker with 41 matches winning streak. Even though I just love Rafa, but if Fedex didn't stop Djoker here, he would have defeated Rafa like all the matches he played against Rafa in 2011. Djoker was a beast in 2011. We are privileged and lucky to see Rafa-Djoker-Fedex play

this federer would destroy everyone in the current atp

I guarantee 100% & confidence 🇨🇭GOATderer (Federer) the magician will lift up the Trophy 🏆 2023 🇫🇷 French open champion for the record 12th time in history & 24th major champion is still coming soon in advance 💪!!! Mark my word and Vamos Roger!!! Perfection and Cheers to the Swiss Maestro!!! 🇨🇭🏆🐐🎾

Sometimes I forget how beautiful it was to see Federer play... No one in the game has those elegant shots, and no one ever will... RF❤

Best match of 2011, probably. What we can call a masterpiece here

THE BEST MATCH I HAVE EVER SEEN!! In ANY sport!! The intensity and speed they were playing made it look like a VIDEO GAME!! Thank you do much for sharing this! Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Federer: Artist Nadal: Warrior Djokovic: Assassin

The golden age of tennis when three supermen and a number of great players adorned the game.

Best classic match that has been finally posted after a very long time waiting for .. and it's the best match that Roger has ever played on clay courts in his career . He had a scary level at RG that year even than 2009 when he won it , i remembered his final against Rafa and despite the loss, he lost against him with a better performance than 2006,2007 & 2008 final , he was leading 5-2 in the first set before things turned to the inverse side.

This is definitely the best ever clay court performance of Federer, and I'm a big Rafan.

Your classics series is amazing! Keep it up

I remember watching this match on TV live. Roger was focused and on top of his game that day. What a great match.

This was the performance from someone who has surpassed most of the men’s records at the time and already under the name of goat. Where did he source the motivation from? There is no doubt that his performance dropped after he passed Sampras in Wimbledon 2009.

The most memorable match for me.

16:30 was insane. Amazing anticipation and winner

Finally. Thank you RG. This one is my favorite

06 federer is easily the best tennis player ever .

Federer my idol!

Fed's clutchest performance against Djokovic?

What a time for tennis. We were truly blessed

Rogers backhand was quite good that day . Only if Roger had a backhand like 2k17 during his prime . Can’t imagine how else he would ve peaked . Nevertheless he was and still is one of the most graceful players ever

Pretty amazing that Federer held firm at the end of that fourth set, Djokovic was coming on from 4-all or so. That forehand into the net at 3-all in the tiebreak sunk him in hindsight, though. Put the match on Federer's racket, and RF served impeccably at the end.

That IS tennis near the gods. Almost no mistakes, insane ball speed. Stunning to see. Nice memorie!!

Best Federer's Clay Match Ever!

Since 2010 Roger only beat Novak twice in slams. This masterclass was one of them.

I would honestly rank this Federer’s greatest ever match, given the circumstances.

Man… the quality of the shots of these guys, so clean…

What a extremely high level quality semi-final👏👏👏

Wimbledon 2019 still hurts.

Tennis world should have thanked Roger thousand times to put a stop to that monster's winning streak.

The highest quality match ever in my opinion , I have never seen two player strike the ball so well for 4 hours

This match, RG 2015 final stan vs Novak and RG 2021 SF Novak vs Rafa are my favourite RG matches

I’m only here to stand by 100% 🇪🇸 GOATdal (Nadal) & 🇨🇭GOATderer (Federer) all the way & The best is yet to come!!! 🎾🙏🎾

*Roger is the only player to have beaten Novak at every slam & Novak is the only player to have beaten Roger at every slam Lol* Lowkey the actually Goat Rivalry because it was even across all surfaces at every Slam/Masters(except Madrid) Clay - Grass - Hard Court - Indoors these two have gone back & forth from 2006 - 2020

This was the first ever tennis match I watched and the one that made me a fan of Federer; I was 7 years old watching it with a friend and his family (who were rooting for Djokovic)

One of greatest match of this couple of champions

This match still made me sad😢nole 41 streak match win come to an end😢😢

This top and memorable match is fantastic. 🙄👀😎😯

Legendary match!

I remember seeing an interview, with Rafael Nadal, where he speculated he might have lost to Novak in the 2011 French Open Final. Novak was on an intense winning streak and he had beaten Nadal in several finals. But, in steps Roger Federer and the rest is history and not speculation. This was an intense match and Roger was hitting out and with confidence.

🇪🇸 GOATdal (Nadal) & 🇨🇭GOATderer (Federer) golden era of tennis & legend forever!!! Cheers!!! 👑💪🐐🎾

3:56 I love that volley.

Amazing match! Incredible tennis of both legends.

That might be the best I have ever seen Federer's ground strokes. Just on another level. Djokovic was playing out of his mind, and federer was god like.

Great match this one !

Novak had a good game plan. He was hitting every time to Fed’s backhand and the limitations of single backhand were showing.

To me, this is the best French Open match I've ever watched. Now, is it possible that you upload the full match? for this is just a 23 minute summary. Thanks!

Great battle, federer took out prime djoko that time. Federer truly was one of the goats.

40-15(1st set Federer serving 4-5), this time Djokovic was the victim of this curse scoreline.

Incredible. I couldn't remember that in 2011 Djokovic was also playing on Federer's forehand side sometimes. After that he was striking like 90% of strokes on the backhand. That fucker only strikes on fed backhand in critical moments

Beast highlight ever!

Keep rolling 🇯🇵 ultimate warrior keep rolling!!! Vamos warrior & Cheers to the rising sun!!! 🐐🇯🇵🥷🎾 Grade: A+ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

0:12 sounds like he's rapping on a beat

Jespere on vas vivre un vraie rg 2023 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ le tennis plus que un sport

I'm glad these are actual highlights and not those where you just show a few games in their entirety.

as a huge fan of Rafa i was watching that game and just hoping Federer to made Djoko run a lot in that match before he won against him cause Novak was unstoppable in that moment he was literally a nightmare for Rafa and i knew that so well tbh i didn't want Rafa to play against him again in the final ,, but Federer that day shocked every tennis fan he was like i'm gonna be the boss here today ,, what a match from the Maestro !

Djokovic was on his prime at that time and Federer was good… imagine a prime Federer….