Greatest Return of all time after that face expression... just stunned whole crowd.

Agree

what a moment in history. its turned the djokovic federer rivalry on its head- if there ever was one. federer has been haunted since.

Glad my warm blooded latinos understand serbian mentality

I watched it live but didn't remember Djokovic's expression before the return. It was obvious Djokovic was psyching himself up for a big shot, and totally refutes Federer's whiny statement that it was a "lucky shot". And he totally read that wide serve and just caned it.

This is were he damaged Roger's brain.. As if this wasn't in the back of Roger's mind when he was 40-15 again in Wimbledon and blew it.. LOL

12 years after this match, the GOAT has been crowned.

This lives is your head only, there was many times where federer was up 40.15 to nole after that and won it! and novak has to put up a winner also, that's no breaking someone mind lol... @@mambi74

@@mambi74 What a pathetic comment.

If only fed had the same mental toughness. Hed have 25 majors

Indeed, as a Fedal fan, I feel nothing but respect for Novak Djokovic as a tennis player. I also feel he's a bit misunderstood as a person (even though he has done some thinks I don't like, nobody's perfect, even Roger and Rafa have made mistakes in their lives). Also, I don't feel like Roger and Novak don't like each other, I know there used to be tensions between their respective families but I don't feel themselves are tensioned with one another.

Yes

What are you on about? Djokovic isn’t going to marry you

Djokovic is just a brutal narcissist. This helps him a lot.

I like when he answered about the audience. He said "the crowd was great" meaning he knows how much they favor Federer or Nadal or anybody.

Ok?

@@strikerbowls791 ok?? That’s the whole point…. Those haters are always against him and he’s at 20 majors now. Sweet sweet victory if you asked me 😄

​@@song7087y'all are always crying for Novak 😂. Like crowds aren't allowed to root for anybody 😂

What time?

@@danaizadpanah1257 Here you go. 2:58:19

Look, in that situation only Nole could have done that I bet u 100%

For real though

@@nathangold5759 Djokovic definitely has a wild side to him that neither Nadal or Federer has, sort of like a daring poker player who goes all-in with nothing.

Yes I think he was saying, "If I'ma go outta here, I'ma do it in style," and if Nole had gone on to lose then he would go up to the net and congratulate Roger and then give the crowd a nice smile as he walks off court. Here's how I would rank Federer's 3 "chokes" against Novak: 2011 (definitely a choke; no arguments needed) 2019 (you could argue that it was a choke or that it wasn't a choke) 2010 (not a choke in the slightest; besides it was Novak serving)

Biggest choke against Djokovic, but I might say that 2018 Wimbledon vs Anderson or 2018 Indian Wells vs Del Potro might be worse

@@viksinha5410 yes I agree 100%. It still confuses me to this day why federer was so affected by the Novak return as if he didn’t have another match point on his serve to the point where he called it a lucky shot in the press conference. Yh, those losses are very close to this in terms of choke, but I think this is just another level for someone like federer. Just to completely breakdown on the brink of victory and ending arguably the greatest season in tennis history (Novak’s 2011).

@@MrCoDeYY True but do keep in mind: this was Novak Djokovic in 2011. It’s better to lose to 2011 Djokovic than freakin Kevin Anderson and Juan Martin Del Potro. Federer should be beating those guys with ease.

@@viksinha5410 also true. But Wimbledon is where most upsets happen because of how effective serving is. So it’s kinda understandable. But I feel like in the future when nadal and Djokovic surpass federer (which they probably will) he’s going to look back at all these missed opportunities and wonder what if

10

Dont forget AO 2021 semi

@@kennedydamaiyanthi1180 what happen in this semifinal

@@DevenderKumar-mh6fl also 40-15

@@kennedydamaiyanthi1180 federer didn't play in ao 2021 ,I think you are talking about ao 2020 semifinal

🐑 mentality

Djokovic is the definition of a Mentality Monster

djokovic ball pusherr

Djoko is the GOAT.

Djokovic drinks magic water: crowd generates memes (i love the big 3)

Djoko is the GOAT.

My son started to love tennis and Novak on 2019 after the 15-40 in Wimbledon, he was 9 YO and we were watching the match on the border of the couch...amazing....he is a NOLE fan now as his mum....

¿Where was that mental strength against Nadal in Roland Garros?

@@masters.1000 Mental strength does nothing for you when you're physically outmatched. Nadal is a freak of nature on clay, the likes we will never see again.

@@OmegaMouse being amazing on one surface is really not that important though

@@masters.1000 Where was that mental strength against Novak in Australia

@@masters.1000 well atleast he doesn't got knocked out by unseeded players in Wimbledon and other tournaments 😂😂😂😂

Same here😢 Wimbledon 2019 final was worse though

Even today 😂

Hahaha 40-15 choker

@@lanacastillo49 he didnt choke, Djokovic outplayed him on both match points.

Haha yeah but there's no denying anymore. I've accepted the fact 😆😆

„Ok, now I‘m gonna make the RF Fans Sshhhhhhhh“

@Eren Jaeger The start was one year earlier! This was the second episode :-)

The sweetest shot in tennis history preceeded by most salty press conference

The only thing left for Djokovic to do now is take a slam from Federer after he’s actually won it.

Always 15:40

Thought exactly the same

That's what I came for

Federer's graceless bitterness being a sore loser about it afterwards made it even better.

I'll never forger that forehand... That was full rage! 😆

Badass👏👏👏

Because their Mr 40-15 gets beaten up....like an octopus.

2019 they hated more

@@katerinapatiniotis5598 20 slams against your zero

@@Longshore79 Haha and 18 Slams against your zero

@@zarkopetrovic7472 you’re a zero ? I agree

The grandslam, the match the difference

Tell us more then about USO 2010 semifinal.. I said No!

Why daddy, then tell us about your favourite surface grass and Wimbledon. What happened there?

Nevermind daddy you are the GOAT.

@@milanvesovic1703 "CHARLENE, GO TO YOUR ROOM!"

@@milanvesovic1703 Stefan to Djokovic: "Daddy, can you tell me about Wimbledon 2019?" Djokovic: "So, the date was July 14, 2019..."

Sampras: Adamantium Nerves

Vibranium*

@@farid1406 Naah - tat actually fits the WOLF man (lil closer - Wolverine) better.

@@guruk Which one is the metal that Cap's shield is made of, and which is the metal that scratches his shield? With his unshakeable defense and self-belief, Novak has the nerves of Cap's unbreakable shield, with his GOAT offense/ballsiness, Petros has the nerves of the metal that cut an unbreakable shield.

roger iron nerves at least he saved 7 matchpoints at 38 yrs of age in the ao

I do believe I love you :)

Its actually the semi - final so its not yet championship point. You probly mean match point.

@@altruism8637 that can also be the reference after Wimbledon 2019 final ;)

That was a lucky shot, Novak didn't care if it went in or not

@@JL-fh4qw Too true. The Djoker said himself in the press conference that he got lucky. But there's no point in banging in about it...since everyone who isn't a Federer fan simply *_revels_* in the schadenfreude of the Fed losing after having MPs. It's not easy for us Fed fans to understand or cope with (especially knowing that this match, like 8-9 out of every 10 matches against the Djoker, was on the Fed's racquet), but that's way the cookie's crumbled and it's hurt Fed fans more than perhaps the Fed will ever know. Like a very clear-eyed Fed fan said, Fed ought to have won Wimbledon 2019 not for himself so much as FOR HIS FANS. I'm afraid he did them a great disservice that day by losing. That said, I do believe that if (a *huge* IF) his knee heals well enough for him to get back to, say, about 90% of his 2017 form, he'll win at least one more major - simply because it's time the luck went with his fans (and him) rather than against them. 😊

@@JL-fh4qw ok, that one was lucky shot. What about rest of the match? All pure luck? Lets be real for a moment and give respect to Novak Djokovic.

@@JL-fh4qw Luck is for those prepared. Go out and see if you can replicate that shot by sheer "luck"

As Rod Laver said, to win a slam you get to have skills, mental strength, and a bit of luck

Novak is always fearless

He wasn’t I fear💀

@@ambikeyamohapatra2482 Except when he faces Rafa at RG ...

@@mainemceachern1521 yeah he is fearful when he is the only man to defeat rafa multiple times at rg whereas rafa hasn't even defeated nole once in ao

@@ambikeyamohapatra2482 Lol. That struck a chord? They've only met twice at the AO; in 2012, Rafa was extremely close to winning, in 2019 he didn't have a chance as he was coming back (yet again) from injury and 4+ months without competition and Novak played the match of his life. But if you want to talk hard court majors, incidentally, Rafa is 2-1 vs Novak at the USO. And yes, probably everyone fears facing Novak at the AO. :)

In a certain way this match changed also Roger's carrier. I think that never left his mind. And is still inside him. Of course...what happened 8 years later (similar 40:15 story) gave him the rest.

with 8 year difference I don't thinks lives in his mind, he actually won novak in the next Wimbledon after this! it only novak fans who think is somewhat of achievement, but far from true,, how about put in the equation the age gap @@begyu

What's going on inside your head, man? Are you serious?? Yes...he won against Djokovic at Wimbledon (2012) after this US Open match. But...who cares about this, considering the epic defeates that followed in 2014 & 2015 and especially in 2019 (the famous 40:15 story)! Just imagine...having 2 (TWO!!) match points at your most favourite and world's famous tournament, and you get smashed like a kid. This is like having a penalty in WC football final, last action of additional time...and missing it! Federer never really recovered from this. @@carlosdflorentin9873

Best forehand return in HISTORY

That was a second serve

@@archiesutherland6127 Your point being?

@@jeffgachihi8225 ,it was way easier to hit that forehand compared to the match point one which was off a first serve

@@archiesutherland6127 The point remains that it is the exact same return. So can't be luck.

@@archiesutherland6127 That second serve was 97 mph, that's only 11 mph slower than the one at the end, plus it had a bigger spin and was better placed. So that return was pretty much the same difficulty to pull off, if there is any difference it's very minor. FYI, aces on second serve do happen, assuming that any second serve is automatically easy to return is a pretty simpleton take.

I can see why Federer said that but it's because Novak knows on big points Federer likes to go wide and then try and hit a forehand into the open court. It's just that Novak anticipated it.

The shot is iconic. What makes it even better are the moments leading up to it after the previous point for Federer. Djokovic's face, how he is dealing with double match point, everyone's anticipation of Federer going to win and then that. BOOM One of THE tennis moments

3:16:35 He said himself he was lucky. The gamble paid off and he deserved the win, but that was about as much talent as it was luck, Federer on the other hand choked so hard he never defeated Novak in a GS game again except for Wimbledon 2012.

@@nils1953 Well I think both you and Glen Chun can be right on this one. Maybe Djokovic said in his mind "If Roger goes wide, I'll slap it cross court as hard as I can. Let's see what happens." And then he was lucky it went in.

Even us open 2010 was 40-15

what about wimbledon 2019 40-15

Same with Djokovic dude , none of them likes to lose to the other two

Hahah.. obviously all those lost matches were one of the greatest matches in the tennis history. Too painful to lose after hard fought 4-5 hrs.

Vs anyone else it’s just a “fluke” to the media.. to Djokovic it’s because he’s better

Again watching this match 2024 my hero Nole

Wise and nice words, you totally deserve to be called a true tennis and Nole fan :)

never be sorry for someone who owns airplane.

I am not sorry for Federer at all. The way Federer "congratulated" Djokovic for the win in the 2011 US Open Semifinals Press Conference was very arrogant. Also the crowd support is heavily in favor of Federer. I am glad Federer lost, Federer and his fans deserve it.

As much as I admire Federer as a player, I think Rafa and Nole are way more humble as people. But I always root for Nole because he doesn't get the crowd support that he deserves. He's never been respected by tennis fans since day one on tour.

@@pacifist1360 Boris, i agree 100%! You say all👍

I wish he wins 10 GS more.

And that whats driving him forvard.

​@@duskopopov0074this year he won 3, 7 remaining😊!

nole is a mental giant, and federer is the best tennis player ever

@zakaria djouzi best player doesn't mean who wins more. At example, Maradona is the best football player.

@@AlpinistForFreedom Nadal is winning more titles while playing in a more difficult era. 90% of Federer's winnings were done 2004-2007 where he didn't have any sort of competition. As soon as 2010's came Nadal and Djokovic dominated, while Federer won nothing.

@@mirkomarjanovic3234 The only titles Nadal win are French Open every year that's why he can compete with Djokovic and Federer. Relative to the other goats, he's just a clay court player and will always be behind those 2.

@Eren Jaeger ,prime Federer Vs prime Novak if they had never played each other Federer would win and even if they did it now technically in their prime I still think the margin would be big enough for s few chokes

19 now

20 now

21 is loading lol

22 is loading :)

Maybe 23 and ON ROLAND GARROS, this man is undefinable

How do you slow down the courts

@@frz7553 Friction of surface, then making base soil less compact, where return will be slower & bounce won't be much

😂😂😂

Thrice

I’m one of Nole’s fans who turn off my tv when Nole starts trailing in a match because I tend to feel that Nole plays bad because I’m watching it live. After around 1 hr I’ll check again, confident that Nole has turned the match around, & yeah he does it like 100% of the time

I certainly believe that RG 2021 is right up there with USO 2011 now! Just as insane.

@@raahatarora3120 Against an injured Rafa who was at a lower level and couldn’t move anywhere close to RG 2020 final on court.

@@ruckfules9441 Yeah it was a shame that Rafa spent most of 2021 with a gimpy left foot (a flare-up of his Muller-Weiss syndrome), and you could see how much it was affecting him by the end of his RG 2021 semifinal vs Djoker. But he tried his best, as always.

@@mainemceachern1521 I shed a tear when he applauded the crowd put his head down and walked away. Mentally he was prepared to fight in the fourth and maybe 5th but his body gave up on him. 😔

Novak's 2012 AO win over Rafa is his greatest GS win ever. Novak has come back from down 40-15 three times vs. Fed (2010 USO, 2011 USO, 2019 Wimbledon). Those wins are as much about showing Roger's mental fragility as Novak's mental toughness. Novak's 6-hour 2012 AO Final slugfest with Rafa after Novak went 5 hours and 5 sets with Murray in the semis plus the fact Novak had one day fewer rest than Rafa is the greatest mental AND physical display in the history of tennis.

He just crushed Federer's moral with that break

40-15

40-15😏

40-15

I think the same

She is 😂😂😂

Her name is Mirka? That's a Serbian name.

@FichDich InDemArsch same thing.. thanks.😎

@@george3697, she's from the former Czechoslovakia.

But his skills makes him the second best ever imo...djoker is the goat no doubt...and Nadal is the 3rd best coz he is more like one slam bully

Nah, Fed is in conversation at the very least. You don't have 20 slams and not be in the GOAT conversation.

Nole, then Rafa, and after these two, Roger

@@Pei_Bo no way, Federer is the greatest that has ever lived so far, period. I don’t care how many wins the arrogant djoker gets

@@mikerzisu9508 lol who gives a shot what you think either? Djokovic is the greatest to ever play, that's not what I think, that's a fact

I don't know. It was epic, but their French Open semi the same year was of much higher quality. To me, it marks the peak of their rivalry (maybe alongside W 19).

Greatest and most balanced tennis rivalry ever

Its strange how the western media overlooks that interview, like it never happened. Rogers fans to. Well his highness was very sour loser that day.

​​@@tomaskopolia1031 A few sour post-match interviews out of 275 losses is quite extraordinary! Easy to critique from the comment section! I'd be willing to bet you wouldn't even possess half of Roger's class and composure under similar circumstances!

@@edkiely2712 Imagine your reactions if Djokovic has that sour grapes

What about now? After AO 2022?

@@captain0159 😂😂. Go back to your mama kid.

@@dgmobbdeep he would have won that

It's Nole

@@dgmobbdeep you cant be real with this one. The man is undisputed king of AO and he was banned from 2022 edition. Some people just dont use brains while writing on the yt.

Since 2015 they have played each other 8times, fed has beaten nadal 7 times, depends on which surface they play, on a fast court and especially if its an indoor hard court, nadal stuggles big time,

@@191010ak wondering what Rafa has to do with this story…zero

@@gqnelly referring to what you mentioned about roger beating Rafa on occasions.

Here we go again...

I would say it was the END of the Weak Era, but that happened year before at the Open, once again courtesy of Nole

Wouldn't that be the 2010 semi final the year before this match when Fed also had match points against Novak?

@@ashleythomas4112 Probably the 2009 US final against Delpo.

@@farid1406 Weak era champ Nole. His opposition nowadays is truly shameful.

did you watch roger's press conference after this match... he was so arrogant an rude about djokovic

nothing happened at 2:55

@@asud2571 2:55:00

Still to this day, he gets this treatment from the crowd... 🤷‍♀️ I don't understand why. He has nothing more to prove, and yet they hate him.

ViktheGod and the biased crowd and commentary

@@tennisawareness3404 Ah yes! Totally forgot about that. 74 percent 40-15 and 10 percent biased crowd and commentary

@@tennisawareness3404 no the crowd was 2011 ok. That with the crowd started in the year 2015. Everybody knows why;)

@@viksinha5410 This was cheering for Roger without disrespect to Novak. Maybe few times only. But Wimbledon 2019 was a disgrace.

@@milanvesovic1703 I think US Open 2015 was worse. That was active disrespect for Novak; cheering double faults and screaming when he was about to serve. I've never before seen a crowd behave like animals. At least in Wimbledon 2019 they just groaned when Novak won points (like the passing shot on the second match point and the last point of the match) and only booed him when he argued with the umpire. But still, both crowds were awful

Yesss

roland garros 2021 :D

Novak is the best!

Stop saying Nole

Sorry, nobody said that.

@@johnnychiou2008 sorry Have seen 100s of comments discrediting nole's achievements... Citing rogers age.

@@johnnychiou2008 Dude, people were calling Federer "old" in 2009 after Rafa beat him at AO, to somewhat downgrade his win.

And here Novak at 36 is beating the next 20 yo rafa

Here we go

@@gematria_truth episode 1 was us open 2010

And then we have episode 3 at Wimby 2019

@@jonathanlow1244 At this point, I think Roger has PTSD every time he has 40-15 match point against Novak in a Grand Slam. When he was up 40-15 during Wimby 2019, I had a creeping feeling that it would happen again. And it did. I really hope Roger breaks the cycle the next time he faces Novak in a grandslam. Miraculously, in 2017, Roger was able to get Nadal out of his head and start beating him in all of their non-clay matches. Nadal hasn't beaten Roger on a non-clay surface since 2014. I was hoping that Roger would be able to do the same to Novak and get Novak out of his head, but it looks like Novak is living there, rent-free. If Roger can put together another magical run at Wimby, beat Novak, and win his 21st slam, it would be truly magical.

@@briandtnguyen I think Roger will not win 21st grand slam at the age of almost 40 years old.

Try 20.

@@fundhund62 😘

@@fundhund62 20 and counting fedaltard.

@@lesa8315 I consider Roger Federer to be the most overrated tennis player of all time. If that makes me a "fedaltard", very well!

Yhea

One

Wthas

Si Freddy

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💯 say no more!

Brilliantly put. Talent comes a distant second to guts and grit in the game of life.

Absolutely.. I was one of them

Diddy was not also in the crowd but also in Novak box

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