21:26 "I'm telling you! You cannot play tennis better than that." 21:40 He does. No limits to this guy's talent🙌

21:40 Shot for the ages

Tiger Woods' reaction pretty sums up mine. And that shot around the post almost brought me to tears, oh goody!

I just want to say thank you to US Open for sharing this PROPER highlight for Rafa's best performance in this tournament based on my opinion of course.

One thing is for sure, Rafael Nadal will always give you your money worth..!

Cilic is absolutely not a slouch. He's so fast and powerful and 6'6'' tall like A. Zverev and Medvedev, but Nadal has better aim, consistency, strategy, endurance, deceptiveness, unpredictability, and prodigious shots like the one around the post. In-flippin'-credible!

He's ahead in the set but chases and executes like his life depended on it. Vamos!!!

The VIP in this match was Tiger. Seeing him that pumped up was awesome

Rafa Beast mode was activated from 3rd set. I want him to play every game every set like he played from 3rd set.

Cilic played his best tennis but against a wrong opponent.

Take some of the best points by Cilic but against average players and they would get discouraged "no way I can beat this guy". Nadal cannot ever let those thoughts in. He stays focused to the final point. He sometimes loses when a top player plays his very best but he is never beaten mentally.

Cilic played well, but Rafa played phenomenally...

This was Rafa's best match of the tournament and this is the best I have seen him play in ages.

Man Rafa was seriously pumped at the end!

We are so spoiled. When he retires tennis will become relatively boring.

Both Nadal and Cilic played very beautiful tennis.

Cilic's game can match Nadal's game. The only difference is consistency n endurance. Nadal can stay at that height needed for a longer time. Cilic melts as the match goes on.

That defensive lobs and a follow up backhand pass just broke cilic's mind.

Cilic played top 5 tennis here. Went for a winner the first opportunity in every rally & it paid off most of the match but Rafa was too good that day. The people who say US open has been slowed down are just morons look at how Cilic was able to hit winner after winner in the 1st 3 sets the only thing is that when you're that aggressive you tend to make more errors... that's part & parcel of the game! You never complain that the AUS open has become faster since 2017.....

I feel Djokovic and federer have been more consistently due to their body’s holding up well through the years but when rafa is at his best there’s nobody that can take him.

Best match ever from Cilic. Just unbeatable

Rafa shots need to land 3/4 or on baselines more often say 90% - that occurring Nadal chances of winning matches would be very high. And mix it up with drop shots, volleys and lobs, not just power at all times. This type of game plan is so interesting for the sport. Cheers

Just look at 🐅's reactions...to each and every point that Nadal won...as if he won the point,not Nadal... Ohhhh... 🐅 in the house...a lion on the court...& a tiger in the stands...look out... people... beware...how couldn't the atmosphere be electric???

The match is so high quality. Cilic actually played really well but Nadal played on a different level on this day. My favourite match of US Open 2019.

tactical genius

see nadal lethal shots in the 3rd set & also in the 4th set, carlos moya & tiger wood clapping

Commentator: "I'm telling you, you cannot play tennis better than that." Next highlight at 21:35: "If I didn't see it with my own eyes..."

14:36 Sheldon Cooper enjoying the action

Last 2 points the best final points of any match. VAMOS

Rafa loves the US Open, aside from Roland Garros this is where he plays his best tennis. I think he likes that this hardcourt plays faster than the one in Australia and also I think he likes the intensity of the crowd, they bring out the best in him.

Difficult to play this man Rafael Nadal ;-)

18:46 poor cilic, he's raising the white flag already before the match ends ..

Nadal forehand is a gift from God

Cilic went god mode but he was facing god mode rafa

The bounce, the humidity, the heat all are Rafa's strengths. No wonder he does well in Flushing Meadows after RG. Would love to watch Djokovic Rafa Finals this year at USO. Djokovic last lost on HC to Rafa there only but again that was nearly 8 yrs back..

Notable¡¡¡

7:25 solid F bomb from Tiger

14:35 Bazinga Sheldon !!

21:41

Cilic was using more power and less brain to beat Nadal here. Thats not how you beat Nadal man. Cilic winners are so clean that Nadal was not even trying to run. There is no use of such winners. Nadal would have won this match even if he had lost first two sets. He was looking fresh even at the end of the match. If the Croatian cant try drop shots and make Nadal run more there will be hardly any chance for him against Nadal. In many recent matches against Rafa, Cilic actually won the 1st set and still lost them. And still he didnt learn anything from those losses

Excluding Roland Garros Nadal, 2019 US Open Nadal was the best Nadal!

The only problem with Nadal's game is that he stands too far away from the baseline in order to return serves. And I think that is what gives Federer and Djokovic the edge over him in those later years of the rivalry. But if Nadal was standing closer to the baseline like he did during the ealier years, he'd still be dominating them both.

@10.34 Rafa's FH🤯

02/04/20 we miss rafa we miss tennis 😢

The run Nadal goes on at 13:08 to hold and then break Cilic at the start of set 3 is incredible, feral hitting followed by 2 crazy points at 13:43 that destroy Cilic mentally and contribute to the double fault. After that it was a juggernaut

⚡️极限的回球打出了致胜分😇让我难以置信

While Rafa could rise the level Cilic just couldn't anymore... That's the difference between the Champions and ordinary player

Si juega asi de ahora en adelante los Grand Slams ganara todos!!!

US 🌹👍✌🏻🙏🏻

Around the post shot. 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

0:0 - Cilic is more powerful; King Nadal more Skillful

20:42 amazing backhand performed by Nadal

The transformation of Rafa after the second set from defense to super offence was simply magical. Just goes to show how many hidden gears this guy has waiting for some triggers. Simple amazing.

2:06 "Tony Stark built this in a cave... With a box of scraps..."

Bruh 14:29 😂

RAFAEL NADAL GREATEST OF ALL TIME 🙏❤️

14:38 Jim Parsons?! 😮🤔

wow i see Tiger Woods

Rafa last title in 2019..Still more to come in 2⃣0⃣2⃣0⃣

Si le tirás un edificio, te lo devuelve y con top spin......LPM Gaudio

A very poorly designed court has doubles lines but the net doesn't cover them - bit strange if you think about it

le go

Cilic's tactics doesn't really work on Nadal, he have to work on different tactics on different players :)

bloody hell RAISER Nadal !! .. no 1 tennis player in the ..HELL !!

Hey rafa worl champion👆

0:15 0:37 1:39 3:12 4:29 6:52 8:03 8:26 8:38 12:39 15:47

nadal twice backhand shots & tiger wood clapping

20:39 to 20:48 Nadal should play like this with Djokovic on Hard court.

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10:14 - amazing point!

Tiger just wanted to piss off Federer. He showed up in Serena's match again to make some publicity stunt on TV, that's the match before Federer vs. Dimitrov, then, he disappeared, which made Federer wondering the whole match, where is that guy? Apparently, Federer got distracted for that and lost to Dimi the first time. Then, after that, Tiger never showed up again in the US Open, even during Nadal and Serena's finals.

15:04 how many times he need to bounce the ball before serving .. gosh, thats time wasting ...

cilic has the most annoying serve routine on tour

Ball boys gets Paid or No ??

round3

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Whomever is coaching that big guy sucks. He should be serve and billing not staying in the back!!!

チリッチ大事な場面のダブルフォルト多くね？

there's no reason to go to the net on nadal's forehand ..

Engjelli 🐁🇬🇧

What if Nadal had faced prime Sampras, the result would be different

So is Tiger nadal's new girlfriend!

Cilic is a really bad tenniser

cilic should have done a better job here , such a shame for letting nadal win this match

King kyrgios will beat his records

Cilic is a really bad tenniser