On clay the foot work must be 100% in balance with the body movements or goes wrong

I swear he was leading Zverev to hit the cross court backhand. Nadal sort of measures his stride as to not over commit to running back which would open him up for Zverev to hit the ball "where he came from" and behind him. He's almost baiting the crosscourt so he can step on the gas and hit the running forehand in rhythm. The short diagonal passing shot that followed is just poetry in motion. I don't know whether that's just experience, mental fortitude, luck or just all of that and more. But yeah, Nadal hit some great shots in this match in times he needed them the most. And this one just might be the greatest and at the most important moment. Vamos

so true exactly what i was thinking not even djokovic or prime federer would´ve survived that let alone finish it of with a crazy shot like that from nothing, nadal is truly the goat

djokovic maybe would have done it with a foot sliding backhand?

Chatrier is enormous, yet Nadal was 4 feet from the wall to start his run to beyond the other tramline...ridiculous!

Doing that at 36? Insane!!

It took him years.

@@robert111k Literally, I remember french people booing him, like, hey you are stealing our tournament. And that was not so long ago.

"till now" he was this dominant before today lmao

@@jugular911 he still is lol

@disamen gurre there's always been speculation. some people are saying he has been taking HGH. but we have no conclusive evidence and any time you start a subject like this online, it gets deleted or you get branded a "hater".

@disamen gurre I hope he hasn't been cheating too. It would be a shame if he is found to have been a cheater.

@disamen gurre He was not "normal" even with 16/17 years, he looked like an animal and you don't dope at that age. I just hope he is just built different and not a cheater.

Is just....wow

@Kar Niss 🍼

Yeah since he was 17 he was already the best passer backhand too

@Kar Niss 🍼🤡

@Kar Niss stop crying 🤣🤣🤣

@Kar Niss 🍼

on clay yes

Not only my dear

​@@rachelepansa2005not only? Hahahaha what about on grass and on hard courts?

@@ghroij7757 rafa is the best. Stop.

@@rachelepansa2005 the best in what? In faking injuries?

Same

This is the normal level of Sascha : he will keep IT every match If he is healthy ; all he needs to do is to be "merciless" from now on and use all his power !! 🤗💙💙💙

@@danielacinderella9501 his right foot highly disagrees.

@@patricksweeney5308 I agree he is the only extraordinary material as of now but lets see

Incredible

Yes. Longer than a football match

@@Jack-pl2he Damn I never thought of it like that 😳

Second as well!!

the goat because he got dominated ?

@@SB379 Dominated of who lol nobody RAFA IS THE GOAT!

@@MM-sp5eb you wrote "the most dominated player ever"

@@SB379 My bad👍

I second that Rafael is above everything

i just look the weather for the Sunday and it says it will rain!

Bubble burst!!!

I'm here on June 30th 2022, and that's exactly what happened lol

@@saltnugget you're welcome

I loved the final, but because I really love Casper Ruud and, of course, because of the significance. But yeah, overall, the quality of the Round of 16 against Auger-Aliassime, the quarter-final vs Djokovic (the best match of the tournament for me) and the first set of the semifinals against Zverev (one of the best sets I've ever seen) was superior to that of the final.

You are here whining, so you think Zverev could something on Chatrier against Rafa, or you're just a unsatisfied hater who was cheering to Rafa lose 🤔You don't know Rafa 😅🤐

@M L No you misunderstand my point was it was so good I would have liked it to have reached its natural conclusion but not possible due to Zverev’s injury but if you had looked at some of my other more recent comments I also said it was a shame Rafa was unable to play his semi-final at Wimbledon.

GOAT on clay

You're absolutely right. In addition, many of those rallies in the vid Zverev lost bc of his unskillful netplay. An easy bh volley beyond the baseline and some crosscourt approaches rather than down the line, leaving a huge space for Rafa to hit into. The 6-4 point was splendidly constructed with that heavily angled FH, but had Zverev charged the net at THAT time he would have had an easy putaway.

100% agree. Tennis is not only technique or physical condition, it's also intelligence, versatility, calm, expirience and strategic ability, and that's why Rafa is so great. Beating him is like climbing Everest 3 times in a row.

on clay only

Null 😂

@@Mlasse954 😄

So you think you can predict the future what is the point of this whining !!!

🤣🤣

I still don't know how Rafa won that 1st set. He's simply otherworldly.

I hope that the LION SASCHA WILL recover well for Wimbledon and won't give any birthday "gifts " like this anymore !! 🤗😘😘😘

@@danielacinderella9501 Honestly, he gave the set away to Rafa!!! Both set points were thrown away! He should have easily won that first set!

...yeah! and if my grandmother had had wheels I would have been a motorbike.

@@danielacinderella9501 for Winbledon?, ask his right foot, it has news for you!.

@@theantknowsbest3581 I saw his news for everybody : he said he will be flying to Germany on Monday , and see the doctors' advice for a quick recovery !! For me and his fans he answered that he would come back stronger and hopefully for Wimbledon !! 🎉🎉🎉😄😘😘😘

😘😘😘

He's the farthest thing from a "white knight" seeing how he abused and beat his ex while threatening defamation lawsuit if they go any further with public allegations. He deserved to lose and I hope they go to court in the future so the matter will be thoroughly investigated.

@@chrysalishighwaymanYou don't know obviously my working place : i have to deal every day with real criminals ! Are you interested to find the details ?! I'm not interested in your stupidities ! 🤣

Mira q hay veces q en este país ocurren cosas q a uno le hacen pasar un poco de vergüenza por haber nacido aquí...pero este tío consigue reconciliarte con tu patria y sentir orgullo de ser su compatriota 🥎🙌

jajaja, poor sad man I guess is so hard for you seeing this....

Not shame but unfortunate

Let's be honest though, on 6-4 there was nothing he could've done better...

Don’t like the man, but you have to give him some credit, beat Alcaraz and played a great first set against the king of clay. Not much you can do against an injury like that

Let’s not discredit zverev, I seen him destroy nadal first 5:7 games. Zverev either dipped badly or nadal the 13 champ turned up, I think bit of both, zverve 1st serve was 18/21 at one point

@@nicolasdantomio289 tbh the only mistake he made was that first volley, nadal played some amazing points

@@nicolasdantomio289 how is it a choke if Nadal made plenty of crazy good shots? Nothing Zverev could do on 90% of them

Let me guess Djokovic fan right?? Only reason for being so bitter... Nadal is definitely NO drug cheat. Been the same player all the way through career, naturally built that way .. Its not like he has suddenly gone from being unable to endurance tough matches to turning superhuman...

Jajajaja. 1🏆4 👑 2🐐2

It was raining. What were they supposed to do?

???

@@NifavaWhat they did for hundred years. Never install the idiotic roof and wait until the rain stops. Clay tennis should be played outdoors!

@@cokomoko7 Installing a roof was to prevent what you just said. Because 99,9% Roland Garros matches are played outdoors.

@@Nifava Really? Night matches under the roof every day during the tournament? They installed the roof because they want money and business so that more people would come to a match. That roof and night matches are what are destroying the beautiful clay tennis.

Djokovic hinted at it. Medvedev too in AO. He's not clear this year.

It takes a bit more than luck to win 21 grand slams! Fraud!

@@moknorke3317 shut up

If the luck founds you working, of course….

@@moknorke3317 so true!!!

I will laugh with your permission,..!!!!jajaja,...

a typical VIC comment! with a name like that you’re already punished enough 😂

Somebody cut my answers ! Unbelievable !

Of course you made a joke ! Imagine if Nole wasn't around : Roger and Rafa 30pieces /each ! 😂🤣

Let me guess Djokovic fan? 🤣🤣

@@stevenmiller4942 Wrong