Of the last 10 years, sure. But I don't think any of us know *every* unfinished match in history, right ? So can we please stop putting "ever" at the end of every sentence ?

Its one of the best match ever. There are some points that contain the highest peak of tennis.

@@user-cy6xl3vd3fit’s gotta be over 3 hours for 2 sets

@@RAUL7487 When did you first start watching tennis? You have no business using the word "ever" to describe a tennis match. Knock it off.

​@@bubufubu "Peak of Tennis" 😂😂

imma tell you how, Zverev made numerous double faults, thats how

Nah Nadal was insanely unbeatable in this match, Zverev was hugely overplayed

Zverev choked

exactly@@thedanman6332

@@Luchon20082010 only at certain moments like the tiebreak, nadal was being outhit by zverev throughout the match and nadal often was not hitting cleanly.

I disagree, both guys made a lot of unforced errors. It was more about Nadal not being at his best until the big moments. Bit of an overrated match, also Nadal was going to win 3-0

Some of his shots in that first set appeared so aggressive that it looked like strategy. He was going for it, especially with his backhand, and playing perfect attacking tennis. Nadal is a wall. Incredible that Zverev played that well and still caught an L in the first set.

i'd say 2021 us open semifinals and even his match before nadal at rg were better

Don't say that like it's a fact because he played better matches in 2021.

Either this or 2021 USO semis for Zverev. Shame it ended so bad.

Unbelievable? Not to those who have been watching Nadal play the French Open for the last 19 years.

Truly bro, it is out of human limits really!! Nadal is some really different species

@@bubufubu Dude that's a dumb comment. Ive followed Nadal since 05 and he had no right to win the first set, down 6-2 in the tie break, he was full stretch to save a shot from Zverev that should have been a winner and then he makes a miraculous running cross court forehand winner and still managed to save all those set points. I don't care how many times Nadal has won the FO, that was an amazing comeback.

@@Romans8-9 imo it was more an amazing choke by Zverev than an incredible save by Nadal. The point you describe is the perfect exemple of why Zverev would never have won this match. --> very good forehand & didn't go to the net (he moved backward lol) then he waits a bit before hitting his backhand only to hit in the direction where Nadal is replacing. 2 errors encapsulated in 1 shot. At this level and especially against Rafa, you pay the price. Not mentionning the easy volley Zverev missed right before. MVP of that tie break is Zverev mental weakness xd

​​@@iBearD14nonetheless that would be it for everybody except Nadal. Both the forehand and the subsequent backhand are top class. He didn't expect Nadal to return the forehand, that's why he stayed behind. Sure, wrong play, but that was an impossible get for 99,99999% of players. You may say Zverev should put the backhand to the opposite corner , seeing that Nadal is running. But man, he didn't expect to need another shot, nevermind Nadal unbelievable running passing shot. Nobody would even try to reach that second ball.

How come you didn't learn from AO comeback?

absolute things only a goat can do

Of the year? Of all time you mean. 2 hours and being in the second set is unseen

The fact that he made it to the world tour finals again this year shows what kind of player he is. And he just won his 1st match there

Today he finally performed at his peak level again! Glad to have him back. The more players playing the best level of tennis of their lives at the same time, the better 😍.

Yes although he later admitted that he was pumped full of painkillers for this tournament. That's part of the reason why his body failed shortly after

@@kakashihatake1029 painkillers? Did he net dull the nerve in his foot somehow? How did that contribute to him tearing his abdominal?

@wave1468 his whole body is even more fragile than it was before mainly because of his choices to push his body past what it can take. RG 22 wasn't the first time but it was probably the most severe.

@@kakashihatake1029 How did he push his body? He’s always had that problem in his foot. And his foot problem won’t have any baring on how his abdominal tears

@wave1468 he pushed his body by taking being injected with those painkillers. The physical damage done by that was even greater because his body was numb to the pain for all that time. But in the end it was a move that backfired

watch Djokokvic Nadal SF Roland Garros 2021

@@nescobaj18 this match could be better than 2021 because in 2021 their 3rd set only epic but here the first set itself a tiebreak nailbiter

The, you haven't watched much tennis. Nadal was incredibly passive in that match (his worst semi-final ever at RG, he went through thanks to his guts, handskill and luck) and Zverev had absurd moments of choke.

Tbh he deserves every bit of it and even worse he's a terrible person.... Karma

I was in the crowd, as a big Rafa's fan. But when Zverev yelled.. It broke my heart, it was a such amazing fight and it was so unfair it ended this way 💔 All of us were touched at this moment, the standing ovation was an obvious and natural reaction, well deserved for the show he offered during 3 hours !

would have been no juice for either of them in the final

Nadal would have won easily and Zverev would have choked with double faults

@@helloworld2054 🤣🤣

yesss but RAFA IS THE MONSTER IN HIS KINGDOM

incredibly bad to lose the first set from zverev. well,.. his problem, not mine.

Zverev still played very uneconomic. Not finishing points where he had to.

That was insane

The ball could have been kicked against the direction of the body

The greatest under pressure scrambling forehand shot of all time

the mind blowing thing is he's been making these shots his entire career, at the most crucial times with the highest amount of pressure, he's done it, again and again and again. Legend.

Oh oui

I doubt it. I believe Nadal would still have won. Zverev couldn't win the battle in his head. He had chances in both the first and second sets, but couldn't seal the deal.

@@damilareosunleke5507exactly, zverev lacks that killer instinct in majors. Otherwise, he has all the tools to be a multi slam champion

No he wouldn’t have 😂😂.

Nadal winning it in straights

Zverev is mentally weak, he would have choked anyway

Nadal? Yes. Djokovic? Not so much. Nadal is on another level.

​@@bubufubuclown comment. Djokovic has the best statistical comebacks of all time

@@kakashihatake1029 According to what Djokovic fan....I mean honorable statistician? Does it even take into account the quality of the opponent? You wanna talk "clowns"? That's the Djokovic fanbase, through and through. Biggest joke of a fanbase in tennis and perhaps all of sport. Also the most clueless as they _still_ don't get why their hero is disliked by the masses.

@bubufubu Dulltard exposed. Djokovic has the best comebacks for sure. Just look at Wimbledon 2019, USO 2010 and 2011, 2022 Wimbledon, 2021 RG etc etc etc. When Djokovic goes down 2 sets, there's a higher chance of him winning the match than losing it nowadays. When Nadal goes down 2 sets, there's a 90% chance he's going to lose

@@kakashihatake1029 So, this (*cough* bullshit *cough*) theory of yours is limited to a player being down by two sets? Is that the Djokovic fanbase's narrow minded definition of what constitutes a "comeback"? Doucheavic fan exposed. Let's see Djokovic have to end his season due to a foot injury, not play any tennis for six months, and then come back to beat Medvedev in the AO Final after being down two sets to none and 0 - 40 at 2 - 3 in the third set. Put Djokovic in Nadal's shoes against Medvedev at the 2019 ATP Finals, down 30 - 40 at 1 - 5 in the third set. Or let's see Djokovic tear his abdomen early on and still pull out a five set win against Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon. Djokovic would have cracked and folded just like he did against Medvedev in the 2021 US Open Final, against Nadal in the 2013 US Open Final, against Nadal at the 2012 French Open, against Nadal at the 2014 French Open, and against Nadal in the 2022 French Open.

The level of tennis was poor, lots of chokes from Zverev and Nadal was incredibly passive due to the condtion and his condition. The match is overhyped because of the titanic battle.

He needs to work on his lateral movement. These Spaniards know how to expose weaknesses in that regard

Today against Alcaraz at AO as well 😅

@@kakashihatake1029 I mean, the dude is nearly 6'6.

20:23 is absolutely sensational, absolutely insane

6/7 hours

Because Rafa on RG is almost invincible

Very simple, Nadal was better on the crucial points. Yet again you made this about your master Djokovic. What a shameless fanboy 🤣.

It really wasn't, the only reason why he could keep up with Rafa was Rafa's poor physical condition during that tournament and the roof combined with the extreme humidity, Rafa's topspin wasn't kicking off and every single shots where at perfect size for Zverev.

Well, if that's the best he can do i understand why he has never won a GS, perfect condtions for him and still choked against the worst Rafa ever seen at this stage of the competition. Not saying that i would've done better, but this match is incredibly overrated.

The level from Rafa was poor, he won it thanks to his guts and handskill.

They didn't even upload Nadal vs Djokovic 2012,2014 extended highlights and Nadal vs fed 2006,7,11 matches

@@Laland_1196 They didn't because they are disapointed with themselves they didn't starts these macthes 11 am and plan those finals to be on sunny days the meterologists predicted to be sunny,

It's not. Rafa proved that by winning the first set ..on the other hand alcaraz result also the same against Djokovic

😂😂😂😂

its cause the roof was closed, ball doesnt jump off the court like Rafa loves, made it easier for Sascha to hit

Nadal was nowhere near his best, his forehand was totally ineffective due to the extreme heaviness and his backhand cross-court was unbelievably short, especially for his standards. That is the worst semi-final he's ever played here and Zverev choked.

Un match de titan entre un nadal hors norme sur sa condition physique et son mental et un zverev à la motivation hors du commun pour tenter de battre le meilleur sur terre battue.

True. He was superior

nadal has lost in RG you know. Nadal didn't even lose in this video.

No se lesiono x cansancio, se tropeso

@@angelpacheco8937 i know, but the atp should still change the rule

It wasn't, the level from Rafa was relatively poor due to the conditions and Zverev choked badly in both sets. It had the potential to be the most titanic battle, but not the best match.

@@quentinhirschfeld9382 the fact that Zverev made 3 double faults in 2nd set shows how intense the match was. they could barely serve when they were both too exhausted. I wouldn't say Rafa's performance was poor since he outlasted his nemesis, who has always been his upper hand recently even on clay court. He can lose to anyone but always gives Rafa hard time. Zverev really knows how to beat Rafa, and if it wasn't for RG he would have beaten Rafa with his level of tennis

@@nghialam1681 1) Rafa's spin was incredibly poor due to humidity and roof's closed, he was also physically exhausted (by his previous matches). 2) Zverev doesn't has the formula to beat Rafa, he's been lead 3-6 in the H2H, not to mention 2 of huis 3 victories came in indoor, Rafa is one of the worst World N°1 when it come to indoor.

Nah Nadal would have showed his class in the final set and Zverev would have choked anyways

Well, first let him win a slam, then we'll talk about him dominating.