True, and it’s also amazing how the last people standing are Novak and Rafa.

@@kauti7054 Their eternal battle continues!

Nail on the head, tennis is now just swinging out of your shoes with top spin until someone falters. Even when someone throws in a change up, with side or back spin the strings and racquets allow the person to still swing out of their shoe and spin it in anyway. Spin Blasting is not tennis when 70% of the game is missing. Play the final with 80 sq inch and you see some crazy variety.or you could leave it and see to people play the drums for three hours.

@@thebeardedgolfer9819 ?

@@thebeardedgolfer9819 I hear what you’re saying

The crowd really helped him so much. Otherwise he would have lost to Rublev I think

against thiem there was any crowd but he won anyways

Yes he won without a crowd vs thiem due to curfew and he save 2 match point at that match so your argument is invalid mate

@@andrewandokacious3661 but yet they played more than a set without crowd ahah

Sonego is cringe

Ahahhahah

Italian baby 🔥

I imagined and he would lost to Djokovic again, so

You would think that federer was playing in there or something, Because man! They sure were behind this guy🙂... These young guys are coming up, and some have arrived it's only a matter of time til they start winning majors you can see the shift in mens tennis already

@@antoniofrancescomasciari3590 And yet Sonego's ill timed grunts disrupt his opponent's concentration unfairly.

that is another part that makes good players good, they just play though adversity, against crowds against bad refs and against strong players. Would have loved to see a full stadium, atmosphere was great anyways

WDSA: Lookit you. What a fan!

Don't worry. When you are 24, they will be still meeting in the finals

I was at somewhere when my parent first dated in Rome, now I'm 36

We don’t care man. I’m 30 so what?! And at the time I was 15/16 🤷🏻‍♂️ at least I remember that, you definitely can’t

@Rafa Beast haha, you got me

@Liam Bradley 14 GODDAMN YEARS AGO! Sorry! I really had to do it. ☺️

2007，not 2009 thx

Sem contar o Aberto da França, no qual o primeiro encontro deles foi em 2006, mas não em uma final.

It's now just the BIG TWO, and the rivalry is still very much alive.

a dozen years.. man

You racist against Italians

Why you don't like him?

Lol why dont u like him

@@saccount8009 because of his grunt. thats why most people hate him

@@bsrussian With all Due respect, that Is such a stupid and discusting way of thinking and judging of someone. Grunt? Really? C'mon, ugly, ugly to think that way!

He played for a win against a legend of the sport, the moment he smiled was because the fight was over and he tried his very best :)

@@Oscar-iu7zi Indeed

Absolutely. Beautiful sportsmanship.

This must have broken Tsi’s spirit)) 2 breaks down?))

@@bartholomewlyons novak was a break down in 2nd and 3rd set, in that way 2.

It would closer match if there was no rain break imo, Djokovic got time to catch some breath and work kn nis game plan with his experience advantage

Exactly and that is one of the reasons why I'm crazy about him too!!!

We never know what they do, eat and stuff to make they stamina humanly impossible. For normal people we need lots of energy boosters to be at that level.

@Bager yes that's too much and I think it's unfortunate because he seems to be a fighter and a nice guy

At times when he grunts, he kinda sounds like Djokovic 😄

Fax it’s beautiful

@Bager Well, he is against Novak who also does it sometimes. So, it was a fair fight.

@@ancientwarriors67 He grunts more like Thomaz Bellucci.

stop speaking like your an ig meme. shut shuh

@@georges6957 that's fine I don't care at all . Btw how did you know I'm a male? UKposts is such a space to release negative emotion lol. Just have fun

@@bhuvanesh0115 where's your humor? Btw I got soooo many hair. Thanks for your concern haha

@@georges6957 eastern European? Your name

@@georges6957 oh ya I see. That @Bhuvanesh 01 was a dude without mercy

I think Djokovic wasn't that friendly inside

@@victor14299 you are wrong

@@victor14299 Djokovic is friendly to all his colleagues except Nick Kyrgios

@@xuntang1969 true that

@@xuntang1969 He's not even alone in that -- Federer/Nadal have little love for Kyrgios.

Bas smo braca u picku materinu. Nek se nose u tri lepe.

Just a home advantage

@@seantube15 No, he's always like this. Maybe you missed many matches

@@SIMOLAMBOTZ I think you’re right, this guy never watch an entire match, he saw only the highlights sometimes.. e sì hai ragione, ha un’energia pazzesca.

@@seantube15: Without the home crowd it would have been straight sets for Djokovic.

@@seantube15 vai a lavare i piatti...

But he chose to fight the Master Miyagi.. And lost..

@@katerinapatiniotis5598 😢😢 he had no chance

@@katerinapatiniotis5598 He didn’t really ‘choose’but yeah...

He looks just like him I’ve always thought

Even more relevant to him being Italian 🤔

lol, his grunts (including those on his drop shots) did not work on Djokovic. Sonego is a great fighter though!

Very original

Hes lagging bro give him some slack

His internet is slow so there is some lag. Cut the man some slack.

the guy literally moans on a 5km/h slice like he did a 200km/h roddick serve 😂😂😂😂

Yes, we are blessed with such a great player and even nicer person.....go Novak....love from Canada

The final is not worth watching. Djokovic played two matches on the same day and will not be fully recovered. Add to that Nadal will be more rested and is simply the better player on clay. Expect a routine straight set predictable snoozer by Nadal.

Drugall and more rest make him invincible. DJokovic will be too tired of those 2 previous matches. He should have lost to Tsisipas or SOnego, to avoid to play in disadvantage vs Nadal. Nadal i previous years, when he notied Djokovic was playng well, used lo lose unexplainable in the mach before facing Djokovic I noticed that at least 5 or 6 times, that was good strategy to avoid worse statistics in H2H. Djokovic is fool by not using same strategy.

Hello, Rafa has played two matches in one day multiple times at the French and at Wimbledon and won the tourney, so no excuses for Novak! He can still win, especially if Rafa's serves aren't above 80%

Isn't everyone - one of a kind?

Clearly Sinner has the best potential

@@robertpulfer6183 nope , musetti will be a new federer , new legend play hard and beauty

Sonego is 26 not young, although he looks 18. By 28-29 Sampras had practically stopped training due to bored of tennis, at 26 Borg retired, Murray syoppd at 29 bwfore injury, at 26 Sondwrling stopped etc. Maybe he is late bloomer it can happen, as Wawrinka eho started becoming great at 28 and played his best between 29-33 actually up to his serious injury. So in that case he js late bllomer shich would make him future, every player peaks at different age, some peak at 30.

​@@innosanto I think tennis really evolved considering that being 29-30 today is still young for a tennis player, whereas 15 years ago it often represented the final stage in a player's career. sonego is still young, i think he hasn´t peaked yet

Sonego is 26, not that young anymore. He was a late bloomer

Same. He's got so much energy and a true fighting spirit. And the smile at the end made it all better.

@MrLoui13 he has 7 other grand-slams other than clay

@MrLoui13 Well, I for one am looking forward to a great match between the two and it will be a battle no matter who wins.

@MrLoui13 You can make arguments for why each of the big 3 is the GOAT. In my mind, they are a 3 headed GOAT lol...they are each great in different ways, and completely unique. Each one has records the other doesn't have. Enjoy the match : )

...and another amazing fact to add, their entire careers they've had to battle each other to get the records and titles they each have

@@AdventureWalk4K Exactly. Each of them has amazing records that the others cannot touch. Not just that what is truly impressive is they all have hit lows but reinvented themselves spectacularly and achieved success even if they were written off.

That’s thanks RG postponed of one weeks should be like this every year

did he impress u with his slice "grunts" after he hits the ball, the ball hits the ground, FROM A SLICE, and then when Djoko was about to hit he goes Ahhhhhhhh zahhhhhh Ahhhhh

@@davidgoogle8472 honestly I'm so over the grunting conversation. Someone is always complaining about grunts being too loud or too long. It's dumb. They are professional players. At this point, grunting is just part of the sport and unless the actual players/tennis association want to change rules on grunting, then it'll happen. Until then, just know that it's not going anywhere.

@@fans-ed1td mate... he is grunting on a slice, like he just hit a 200km forehand, and it's not about the slice... atleast grunt when he hits it, but he hits the slice, SLICE I REPEAT SLICE, the ball hits the ground, opponent ready to hit, then Sonego goes Ahhhhhh, like seriously, it's just embarrassing, not even Azarenka or Sharapova did that, this kid is just cheating at this point

@@davidgoogle8472 I stand by what I said. You can either accept that grunting (no matter when it's done) is just a part of the sport now or you can keep complaining about how it's distracting or done unnecessarily. When they are ready to change the rules on this, they will. Deal with it.

@@davidgoogle8472 he grunts usually when the ball is around the net, so he isn't damaging anyone, also he himself explained that he grunts to give himself energy, he doesn't do it to hit the ball better

Djokovic did to him and Tsitsipas what Nadal did to Medvedev and de Minaur.

Not really sad imho. He's young, these kind of losses will make him stronger and more resilient.

So as Roger many time before ... it takes a lot to beat inspired Nole.

@@Dom-yv4nq 26

He'll grow with that match, good experience for him. I expect to see him under top 20, soon !!!

Why would you stop watching at that point lmao

@@mazphamm Can't tell you how much I regret it, and how that lunch outing was not worth it, lol

@@MoMo-ky7dj Feel for u man

Novak ia amazing. Greetings from Peru

Are you from Italy??

Not a very Italian name tbh

Not really. Djokovic played two matches on the same day and will not be fully recovered. Add to that Nadal will be more rested and is simply the better player on clay. Expect a routine straight set predictable snoozer by Nadal.

Yeah fatigue will work on Novak. He played 2 consecutive matches against strong opponents for more than 5 hours...

actually hawkeye is not that accurate so that would show and upset peple

hawk eye is not very reliable on clay court, but i have to say that one or two calls were called wrong in my opinion

Hawkeye is crap on clay, too big a margin of error

I don't know Hawkeye seems a lil dus to me sometimes. In Madrid it made some weird calls that I was utterly confused about

He failed every single call when it was compared to Hawk Eye.

So did Sonego tbf

The more impossible it seems, the better Djokovic likes it.

Yeah fatigue will work on Novak. He played 2 consecutive matches against strong opponents for more than 5 hours...

So did Sonego!

as other said so did the Italian and in the Italian case it was two full matches it was only a set and half for Novak first match. in slams they play five sets

More interested in Rafa vs Federer

@Rio De we will see who will cry joker fan

@Rafa Beast no he didn't

Fraudrer the weak era champ is not Even close to nadal or djokovic. Djokodal is the best rivalry.

Vamos rafa 🥳

Probably the best, people think Roger is better because he has nicer moves at the net, but i bet Rafa has better reflexes and better stats than anyone at the net

@@nikolaramic Big joke.

@@nikolaramic From my perspective as an amateur player (armchair expert :P) it feels like Nadal mostly knows exactly when to go to the net and what volley to hit. His insane forehand allows him to approach with a shot as heavy as a bowlingball shot from a cannon. Fededer seems more to me like a somewhat "riskier" net approacher, so he will even approach the net on an approach shot that isn't 100% perfect, because he's really good at handling the tougher volleys (eg half-volleys), but at the cost of a potential lower net point success percentage. So that being said, both have very good touch on their volleys and an efficient calculated net game. Imo the difference is that Nadal wants a bit more consistency in how he finishes points at the net, so his finishes at the net are very often the same shot (short angle to the open court). Federer seems to have higher peaks and lower valleys with his net game and is flashier, but still very methodical and against most players his forehand approach still does plenty of damage. I could still be wrong, maybe Nadal has actually better touch at the net than Federer, but this is just what it seems like to me.

Lol what u talking about when nadal leaves the baseline his iq is halved. Compared to what federer does at the net hes idiotic.

@@daptor1427 nadal have good volley, i can see he only come the net when winner percentage is more than 90%.mostly his volley is dropshot yo can see when he make previous hard approching shot, push oppenient far behind the line. Federer go to the net when percentage is just 50/50 . Its their choice , thier lifestyle, feds always attacking , they all know that. Fed volley always go deep, it help him save energy alot for another important points. If he countinue play baseline its also 50/50 but take him more energy left.

Its to early so celebrate, no doubt Novak will perform well tomorrow, even he played 5 hours.. Nadal did not look the best troughout tournament. Lets enjoy 2 legends

Every time Djokovic has played a 3 setter in the semis since 2011, he got scuffed by Rafa in the final. Every time they both played a 3 set semi, Djoko won the final. I'm not sure about this one but I think every time they both won their semi in straight sets, Djokovic went on to win the final. This is all from 2011 onwards though

He was saved by the rain, so no complaints!

@@easymoneyrifler3634 Nadal has played amazingly well these past two days, he has increased his game level and his serve was on point today. Djokovic has not been playing that great either, he had easy matches at the beginning of the tournament. Truth is, nothing is guaranteed when it comes to any of these two players, but Nadal has the edge, regardless of Djokovic being tired or rest.

@@youtubecontributions5328 yes nadal wins easily, novak has no legs and gas in the tank

Being a fan of TENNIS would be enough to enjoy a battle between those two.

I agree with your comment, except the last line. Djokovic played two matches on the same day and will not be fully recovered. Add to that Nadal will be more rested and is simply the better player on clay. Expect a routine straight set predictable snoozer by Nadal.

@@jacobschmidt2709 I think you are a good arm chair critic but I believe you are wrong.....Novak will be ready but I hope Rafa wins!!

@@jacobschmidt2709 look, if tennis teached us anything, that is- never write off Novak. He is pissed off for years; because the plan that was obvious is not working due to million things, because dirty small games played against him, because the way media and crowd treats him, because of the double standards. I can talk for hours about that. And here, he is additionally pissed off. So you really never know what will be. Many biased will not agree- but when Novak is healthy, fit and his mind is in the right place, nobody can beat him. It happened just 3-4 times in his career, Stan did it twice. So let's just sit and watch. Prognosis can't be realistic when Novak is in calculation.

@@valjaliovajusername Lol. I love Novak but claiming that anyone is invincible ("when Novak is healthy, fit and his mind is in the right place, nobody can beat him") is poppycock.

SONEGO WAS ON 🔥🔥🔥 THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBILE WEEK LORENZO

Insane!? Djokovic literally did all he could to lose that set

@@NTL_0 you watch ⛳⛳

@@NTL_0 don't agree

@@davidevaschetto4938 Carissimo, si può essere oggettivi anche con i giocatori della propria nazione e tu chiaramente non lo sei. Ha giocato bene, ma Djokovic aveva già vinto.

Yeah fatigue will work on Novak. He played 2 consecutive matches against strong opponents for more than 5 hours...

@@subhashis_M ... Don't prepare excuses for Djokovic losing! He will have had a full day of rest and has perfected the art of recovery with his training team, just like all the other top professionals. He stands a good chance of winning the final because Nadal is still playing below his best.

Same thing happened in 2019. Novak was so tired after 2 grueling matches. Came to final vs Nadal and lost quickly

@@LouHillierPsych it's not excuse. It's the truth. 2020 French open also same thing happened against tsitsipas. It was gruelling 5 hours match and next day he was thoroughly defeated...

Will it though? Probably a 6-0, 6-1 Nadal or something

Not really. Djokovic played two matches on the same day and will not be fully recovered. Add to that Nadal will be more rested and is simply the better player on clay. Expect a routine straight set predictable snoozer by Nadal.

@@jacobschmidt2709 I am a humongous Rafa fan!! But let me tell you Novak will not be tired! These guys are animals....they will give it their best bcoz there is a statement to be made heading into RG! I hope Rafa wins but I won't be surprised if Nole wins in 3 bcoz Rafa can be a slow starter, and in best of 3 that is no good! But I'm hoping it will at least be a high level match! Vamos, Rafa!!

@@kakashihatake1029 djokovic tends to get bagel by nadal lately but that is the very reason why I think he ll win yall are underestimating his hunger for trophy

It will be a very high quality match. Novak is gonna bring it and anyone can win this one. Joker had plenty of time between matches and temps were ideal. Plus even he said he’s so fresh. It’s only the second tourney for him since the AO and the first was that small event he lost in the one competitive match he played. The first set will be huge for Novak. If he wins, he can surely win in 2. Otherwise, it’s going to be a tall order.

Prima testa a Parma e Lione. Sarebbe bello rivincere in casa dopo Cagliari

@@cristiano06. mi auguro non lo faccia perché senno muore ... dai livello altissimo giocando ogni giorno Per me deve avere una settimana di pausa

gioca benissimo e senza dubbio i progressi e risultati di questa settimana sono il risultato di tanto lavoro. Mi da solo un gran fastidio il modo come urla su ogni colpo e proprio per quello non riuscirei a guardarlo dal vivo per due ore

@@rocioypa11 non l'ho fa apposta È talmente carico che da il massimo È solamente da ammirare un guerriero cosi e comunque è un bravissimo ragazzo sempre sorridente in particolare se perde sempre felice e sportivamente fa i complimenti all'avversario

@@davidevaschetto4938 probabilmente non andrà a Lione, ma a Parma sì. Tra l'altro è testa di serie n.1. FORZA LORENZOOOO.L'UNICA VOLTA IN CUI non lo ho tifato, stasera e a Vienna

Sadly Nadal is very off his game. I really hope he wins though, it go could give a lot of positive energy going into the garros

@@noahhenderson3164 you cannot be any more wrong

@@noahhenderson3164 won’t matter rafa will win rafa garros. Fed fan

Joker is tired and fatigue..dey cud be a bagel who knws

😂😂😂

Hahahha thanks to god he lifted his a$$ from the underworld.

You're right, he won't

@@youtubecontributions5328 last year Rolang Garros final... 👉👌

Thats very same thing Stefanos said before Aus open 2019

Yeah feels like 2019 where he had a tough draw and had to play his best tennis before the final. Nadal's been looking stronger throughout the tournament and had a pretty easy QF and SF. He'll be fresher than Djokovic for sure

I believe too my friend

my guy moaned on a 5km/h slice like it was a roddick serve, he's ridiculous at this point

Like Sabalenka in WTA, they scream even on slices.

Yeah, this is a hindrance for the opposite players

As tennis experts , please advise him what to do.

@@evanskyule not moan on a 5km slice like he just hit the fastest forehand in history? not even Isner grunts that hard when he hits that 220km serve

He doesn't need any coaching. He has big tennis IQ to figure it out himself.

@@Onmysheet His two coaches would think otherwise. Anyway, I was being sarcastic.

Diff since he is fatigued and tired..Rafa is frsh

@@bosedeepanjan Yes Nadal has the advantage. But as we all know you should never write him off easily. He can overcome it, certainly he will give his best.

Let c..it cud be repeat of FO also

@@bosedeepanjan Of course, with these 2 you never know

Don't hope is not going to happen Nadals time the king of clay is a winer vamos Rafa. 👍👌💕💕

That too against a future champion 👍🏻

"Tomorow nadal almost certainly wins". What an intelligent statement. Did it take you long to think about that Mr captain obvious?

@@paulicas1 buzzer off.

@Liam Bradley but thanks for your support

Nope..Djoker will win

@@johntsela2525 wanna bet?

Are you from asian country??

also nadal "I don't think the schedule of the opponent will be a deciding factor", the hypocrisy of this dude is off the charts.

@@dakbabu ... Nadal is right though, and many, like myself, do agree with him. Just because you don't agree, does not make Nadal a hypocrite, it just makes you sound intolerant and biased against him.

@@LouHillierPsych at the beginning of the tournament he said that he was disappointed with the scheduling, what a humble bull he is.

We all know he would raise his level in that third set. That was not surprising. It is what we expect by players like Djokovic and Nadal.

Yeah fatigue will work on Novak. He played 2 consecutive matches against strong opponents for more than 5 hours...

LoL we went from Big 4 to Big 3 to now Big 2!❤️😭😀

@@atomics.h.1824 don't worry the third one is coming back to his favoured grass soon 😉

One does not win a masters thousand by luck .

That's an accurate statement

Andrea Ho: Every aspect of his game is what distinguishes him from the rest.

Ni what distinguishes him is the mentality. Similar to Nadal. And also plays great.

I think there’s honestly 3 goats and how you can ever pick one is about impossible. They are so gifted and talented and all 3 will end with over 20 slams and insane records. Djokovic owns the AO, Rafa owns the FO, Federer was the best on grass and I’d say all 3 are pretty tight on the US Open claim and Feder and Djokovic are incredible indoors. Only Rafa has won Olympic gold which is huge and he beat Djokovic in the semis on a hard court to do it. You can make a case for all 3, but maybe we won’t ever have just 1 goat! The thing is their time is so limited. Gotta enjoy these moments while we still can!

@@moviefan4life166 .... I agree there is not just one GOAT and it also is important what era is being reviewed. Borg, McEnroe, Connors, Sampras, Wilander, Lendl, Rosewall, Laver, Newcombe, Emerson etc were all among the GOATs in their day. Knowledge and technological advancements in terms of equipment, training, tactics, diet etc means players are able to prolong their careers to achieve greater success. I don't like the tribalism where fans belittle the achievements on their favourite's rivals. Just qualifying to enter a Grand Slam tournament makes that player world-class.

Grunting after hitting the ball is just rediculous

Personally I don’t think sonegos grunt is a systematic one hoping to gain an advantage. I think he plays full of fire and passion and his grunts and antics amuse me. It’s not much different to nadals (Rafa fan here) in terms of volume and the length it can go on for

I like it too I like him maybe it's because I relate well to him we re the same age xD also yeah its is fire burning just like you his ways entertain me. They would ve cold him gepetto or smth like that it would have matched very well too with the way he walks around and behave haha

Lol becz of rain rescheduled match

Yes 2 matches in one day, and final tomorrow

I didn’t realize he had played his semi vs Sonego until i saw the interview about his final against Rafa. I missed watching his semi!!

Did someone get paid for organising this event lol. What a blunder and strain for the athletes I know it’s common but talk about wearing them out for the cash !

And what did Nadal 1 Week before at the age of 34? Saving MP and winning the final against whom?

@@kaisalkaisal6303 but nadal is not the no.1 ...tsitsipas is the no.1 in the ATP RACE 2021...

@@travisbickle5279 What the fuck are you talking about man? Nadal beat last week Tsitsipas and ypur argument is only the World No. 1 can beat Tsitsipas who is the No. 1 in the ATP Race 2021

@@kaisalkaisal6303 YES BUT STILL NADAL IS NOT THE NO1 IN THE atp race:::DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAAND THAT BABY BOY::::::ACH BYE BYE..the typical nadal fan

@@kaisalkaisal6303 you can talk to my topcixc, when nadal is the no1 in the ATP RACE 2021...you clueless. READ MY COMENT AGAIN and dont change the topic , maybe you understand after the 50 tmes.

yeah, except for the last game he needed.... XD

Ehmmm, what? Tsitsipas was literally at his C-level, waaay too many unforced errors

No tsitsipas was making too many errors... almost every shot lacked confidence

@@ivanpenjin7354 Agree, I'm a critic of Tsitsipas (imo his movement is too weak to hit the top level) but his level was not high enough this match of what he is capable of and imo he has the beating of Djokovic at his A-level... I just wish he'd strengthen those legs - that flexibility/strength is Djokovic's secret weapon interestingly enough for "extra gets".

@@ivanpenjin7354 Tsitsipas played at an amazing level except for the last two games of the match. Djokovic forces the opponent to make more unforced errors than usual. That does not mean he played badly at all.

Exactly my thoughts

Sharapovo

i hope he never shuts up

Yeah fatigue will work on Novak. He played 2 consecutive matches against strong opponents for more than 5 hours...

The same thing happened for Thiem in 2019 FO. There was poor scheduling + a rain delay that caused Thiem to play 3 consecutive days and not be fully recovered. On the other side, was a well rested Nadal that had a couple extra days of rest. Djokovic vs Nadal 2019 Rome was a similar situation with a tough draw for Nole and he was exhausted, while Nadal was well rested. Tennis can be a pretty cruel game in that regard.

Nadal is indisputably better in everyway than everyone on clay, including Djokovic. So, no Djokovic is not technically and mentally the best player, he is one of the best players, along with Federer and Nadal.

Rafa one step above without a doubt

So you've never seen doctor Ivo then?