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@@esquibelle you have zero class. You should watch more Fed matches, perhaps you can learn some from him.

@@williamabaker12 Why argue with a doorknob?

Federer was a great player, he will always remain in my heart.

It came on UKposts my smart TV , could not not watch most of it and yes , I was Rafa fan at time but who can deny the brilliance if Roger , already miss him , and I was literally on edge of my sofa at home screaming the big shots , breathless the close shots . The trophy speech I remember ‘ I would have been truly happy to have been runner up , as just being in the final was a victory as for the two of us ti even be back playing , injured , is truly miracle or the like . Just abot to hear that part of it . Greatest match in my city AO or one of the most heartfelt and crowds applauding. ALL great shots from both sides . That is the tennis that I don’t see these days , and it is sad . Brilliant Roger . You had the best technique and grace . Ballerinas see these things . Miss you

Well we got Wimbledon 2019, which was the last great Fedal match.

@@benparsons4979 Yeah but that wasn’t a final

@@johnmurphy7674 and it wasn’t a great match. Rafa got outplayed that day. AO 2017 was the Last Classic . 2019 FO was a bad match as well... sucks they never met at the USO.

@@jovancha89 Wittering Balkan twaddle!

I hope there's more to come, RF still wants to play and will return NeXT year hopefully. grew up watching tennis around 2005 and that's cause i was forced to move to the middle east lol. then came Ronaldinho as well. I never watched tennis or soccer in the states. I'm thankful

@Eduardo Ernesto Mundaca Valiente 🤦🏼‍♂️😅

You think he's sincere?

@Eduardo Mundaca Novaktards gotta shit everywhere 😂😂

@@jeffreykaufmann2867 we don’t “think” we all know it and if you have any kind of common sense you know it too

Ya really they both good friends indeed

Then Wimbledon 2019 is your nightmare. Am I right?

For you and for me and for millions of people this was a day of satisfaction that showcased the Federer grit and brilliance.

What a great day for Roger Federer and his fans….

Me too. Same exact feelings. Well put!

I also come here when I can use a pick me up, something that shows the world can be all right at times!

The backhand for Roger was a real weapon in this match. It is a pity that most men use the two-handed backhand, which looks like they are chopping wood and although it is more powerful it lacks the control/finesse of a single-handed backhand. All right for women's tennis to use two hands, given the more powerful racquets, but men should have been able to use regular backhand. Then came the sliding on all surfaces....

The way he flattened it out for this match (and the rest of his career) really surprised Rafa.

Yea federers backhand is beautiful to watch ..... Just on a different level of elegance compared to the two handed backhand ....

@@evakovacs5340 actually one hander is more powerful look at wawrinka it is just tougher to return and defend two hander offers more stability and control

What is exciting now is watching Nadal do the same at the same age and seeing Djokovic almost accomplish a calendar slam at that age. I think the ATP needs to expand draw sizes and the number of tournaments. Not necessarily with players playing more tournaments but allowing players outside the top 32 to regularly compete with such greats. Tennis has a lot more depth with great players playing into their late 30s and I think we would witness more great matches if players had more time to rest between finals and more players had a chance to make longer runs. Instead of paying appearance fees limit the number of events each top 10 player can compete in and spread them over more events with Slams bringing together those top 10 players. The top 256 players are probably closer together than ever before but players outside the top 64 cannot be expected to compete successfully without more tour experience against top 10 players. Look at players like Shapovalov who are ranked in the top 20 but frequently lose after having a bye in the first round. It only takes a few losses like that and they effectively lose a month worth of competition training. Losing after a first-round bye also means a big drop since you receive no ranking points. The only reason for having first-round byes in the ATP is to rest players who played in the final the previous week and to give top players an advantage in later stages of the tournament. Better to have more tournaments and reserve a certain number of draw entries for players losing in early rounds and give players like Nadal and Federer a chance to play a lighter schedule in their later years when they need the rest more than the match experience.

That year the court was faster than previous years. He played so beautifully and aggressively during the whole tour

I wonder why only Federer fans had a need to talk about "Court Speed" ? Never heard Nadal's or Djokovic's fans arguing over court speed. You guys like to talk about it as if the courts were slower only for him! If court speed is really that important then I guess all of Nadal's eight majors win outside of clay ranks higher than any of Federer's win, because he is considered as a GOAT on clay which no matter what era, what generation, has always been the slowest surface. Federer was very good on slower surfaces too it's just that he was a better player on the faster surfaces. Nadal was asked about the surface speed at Wimbledon and he said eversince he started playing at Wimbledon (2002), he hasn't found any noticeable difference in the surface speed(Murray also said the same). He said may be people wants to talk about it because I won two majors here ! It's a shame that many Federer's fans use court speed as an excuse to defend his losses especially against Nadal and Djokovic. It's nature's rule adapt or get perish !

@@hidemytracksbecause its just fact that they made the surface slower, 2011 us open many players complained about it, people dont invent things its just a fact the surface became slower

@@truthtruth9056 it's not true and you can find it online. Courts on average are faster after 2011.

2017 will forever remain my favorite as my 2 most beloved tennis players have played stellar tennis once again after both being down and out with months of injury in the previous year. When this final became a reality, I was crying like a boy, simply being amazed and happy to see my 2 tennis heroes playing another GS Final. I felt like it was 2007-2008 again. How they have played, dominated, took all the spoils and basically turned back the clock 10 years in 2017, is probably the most beautiful story in tennis history. Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Roland Garros, Halle, Wimbledon, US Open, Laver Cup and them playing doubles for the first time, Beijing, Shanghai. This was Fedal in 2017, which is simply nuts. We were blessed and spoiled like never before in 2017. I cannot wait for Roger to get back once again and I can't wait to see them both at this year's Laver Cup. FEDAL forever!

​@@andreim.5324 Federer early on was known as the king of the baseline corners and the crosscourt backhand, but by 2017 he showed he had acquired great additional skill in coming forward to volley. It added much depth to his game and made him even more thrilling to watch.

This final hurts so bad as well as the final with Stan……

Now ,In 2022 , Thanks to god Rafa won A0 2022

after losing against Djokovic for years, there is little hope...

I'm sure that if Roger used a bigger racquet frame earlier on in his career he would've won at least a couple of GS more. It improves his backhand and UE count, and not for nothing Sampras called it his biggest mistake not to switch to a bigger frame.

@@abcxyz123 yeah true... Its just that he needed a bigger frame to tackle rafa's topspin and also take the ball early to rip it apart...

@@abcxyz123 I am also sure that if nadal had not had career threatening injuries he could have developed his gameplay better Also sure if nole had taken gluten free diet in 2007 itself he would start dominating early onwards THERE R MANY IF IF IF IFS IN LIFE

@@rafamessi3867 sure there are. These kind of IFs are a potential factor in abstract GOAT debates. Not many people in sports agree to the GOAT being only decided by a fixed set of stats and specs. Maybe you do and that's ok, but the debate will live on forever anyway.

@@abcxyz123 that's exactly what I said There r many if if ifs But ultimately if if if never exists

Turning point of that match is when Rafa shoot out that forehand at 2:48:34 ! If that was in they go 4:2 RAFA after all hard work from Federer at that set and that game.. u can see Federer face after Rafa go to AD! for me that is the turning point. Sorry for bad bad bad english!

@@Sm0oka I understand you.

@@Sm0oka not so bad English when people understand what you are saying. Keep using that language and it will get even better.

I’ll never get tired of Federer’s reaction at 3:07:44. Watched every second of this and don’t regret it. Lived up to the hype and then some.

What an experience you had! You will never forget it!

No doubt it will stay with you as an uplifting memory. .How wonderful that you were able to be there!

Luck, usually luck.

​@@cruzcaster8576nonsense

We’ll miss the big three so much

@@johnmurphy7674 yes

Legends at work ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

rafa wins 8 more

And it was, but the weak era got even weaker.

Someone else already had this on UKposts

Nah nah shhhh it’s been here the whole time

i wasted my 5 years here in au got nothing of loosing money on sports betting now i want my those 5 years back to resolve my life

Lol la génération futur en aura rien à faire des big3 quand je parle de sampras ou agassi les jeunes rigole 😁 c'est malheureux mais c'est comme ça

Not on World tours that he has put down. :(

He has officially retired 😢

I am afraid that what I see on the tour does not please me. There is gossip, and with the women's there is a strip-tease quality about the way the women are presented, but most of all the nasty talk, the quarrels with spectators, and the questionable wins are highly troubling. I don't watch full matches anymore.

same here!

I’m healing right now

lol..I thought I was the only one!

the healing thunderbolt!

Me too

In 2017 it seemed a fantasy and far fetched, but it happened. In 2022 it seems impossible. However, in my heart I feel we might get one more until they both retire. If I were to chose where, I would chose the US Open. It would be a shame for their magnificent rivalry to end without them meeting at least once at the US Open.

Slade has a cave for you to live n w him until the world is on fire

Hes able to beat Nadal, the one he had problem in his prime(also when Nadal was still really inexperienced) and won 3 GS after 35. Hopefully clowns can stop making the age excuses against djokovic

Luck, usually luck.

​@@cruzcaster8576Why do you repeat this everywhere? It certainly isn't luck.

I am right there with you in the number of times I watch this!

This and 2008 Wimbledon were absolutely astonishing tennis

Problem is he is always mentally unstable when he faces novak .. Or atleast since 2012 coz he hasn't defeated novak in a grand slam match since 2012

That will apply to everybody. 😆

Bimonthly I believe Roger played the most wonderful tennis when his back pain disappears.

Federer dropped his level of play in those sets.

@@westonmeyer3110 Yeah. He's got to a certain point in his ability where it's more advisable to do so.

I watched what I could of Federer's earlier matches on video, and it is simply astounding. It is now forgotten how incredibly he played, how he upped the skill-set of the game, how supertalented and super prepared he was. Just thrilling, his matches!

Luck, usually luck. 

And the people bowed and prayed, to the neo-backhand god they made

Nadal still there when he leaves no more tennis

Yeah that’s rally just wowww amazing

Federer's defense 👌🔥

thanks AO for becoming an abomination of freedom.

It was AO2012 with the 2 real GOATs

Then you two have not seen Wimbledon 2008 final ...In terms of quality, intensity and suspense, It was the best game ever . Rafa brutal tennis and Roger clinical aestheticism at their best 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥

Final wont happen because of Federer age and ranking ..But 3rd round or 4th round meeting may happen but its also rare

EPIC

I can never watch that match again

@@craigallday1236 me too

Goat 23 gs Novak🎉 writing history😅

Same here if only he held his nerve against Novak just like he did here .... He would have won that Wimbledon.... I mean after two aces .... Still hurts .... If he had won that who knows it would have given him enough confidence to win another

Roger's games were not only wonderfully thrilling to warch, but when he won one was inevitably left with a sense of rightness!

Federer's peak backhand is easily in the top 3 ever for me.

Totally Agree! This match & especially the 5th set alone, the neo backhand & mental strength shown by Roger is something nobody has ever seen before & he played truly like the greatest player of all time!

Rafa’s comeback AO 22>>>>> this comeback. Not being able to walk having been on crutches to return and win AO against the most in form hard court player being two sets down and 3-4 0-40 down in the 3rd set while going for the historic 21st slam in his weakest GS is beyond imagination. It was something you’d see in a movie and can’t believe it was real.

@@ruckfules9441 Same thoughts.

@@ruckfules9441 roger was also on crutches 6 months back prior to his AO title... BTW, roger had to beat a player in AO2017 finals who has caused him all trouble right through his career(11-23 h2h) and who probably has greatest mental strength in our sport.. Medvedev is not even comparable and is known for choking .....Though both comebacks are unique in their own ways, roger's title run is the most greatest and the most difficult one.. I would agree with u, if rafa had defeated novak in AO finals 2022...

YESSS!

it's not possible :D #

24-16 6-3 Finals Nadal 🐐

No, he was born on August 8, 1981. and this was played in January 2017 which means he was exactly 35 years and 5 months old

@@nadacvetic9289 Still amazing! What an achievement!

To be honest Nadal hit some awful shots in those games, including a double fault

@@zy9662 "Awful shots" are a result of Federer forcing them. It's what Pro players do to others, Djokovic usually forces "unforced errors" onto others, sometimes Nadals does it to other with his top-spin. In this match, Federer got the best of him.

Djokovic earned the hostility he arouses now. And his father/mother added to it for speaking with jealousy and resentment. Also, one wonders about Djokovic, how he plays better now than in his supposed prime.

И в моем!

Some say it took his toll on his shoulder

@@zy9662 I feel that.. but like pitchers... you save the 'heat' for late in counts.... you're not gassing it every pitch..... Federer wouldn't have to use the neo backhand until QF SF Finals.. most majors.. shrugs

It stuck around for the sunshine double the same year, where he also beat Rafa in the finals of both.

@@williamabaker12 Fair.. but still '18 '19 where did it go? To me this is unbeatable Federer post-prime

​@@TripAcesIt went to oblivion when he met Djokovic. Djokovic just neutralized all of those shots

im not crying you are

@@aaricthewong5845 this is unbearable 😭