This match is extremely underrated. People forget it because of the epic they had in Madrid that year. It's scary that their meeting in Madrid somehow makes their MC and Rome matches look worse. That was some very high level tennis in 2009.
Huge respect for the crowd, I don't know if it is customary in Monte Carlo masters every year, but they never shouted or talked during points, not even after risky balls. Most crowds should learn from this one
so beautiful... how does it form a heart like outline... amazing for Rafa. Some other players - including djokovich drew a heart on the french open clay court... but the clay draws it for Rafa... everywhere not just here...
Lol, even 11 years later I'm still wondering that same thing. That get was just unreal! And the commentary by Jason Goodall and Robbie Koenig just makes it perfect too. I miss those two calling tennis matches.
crazy to hear him referred to as the king of clay in 2009 and to see all of his accomplishments since then. Hope he comes back to surprise us all yet again in 2024
If nadal wasnt on tour... Djokovic & Federer would have win atleast 5 French open each. Countless times nadal has beaten both on French open Finals & Semi-Finals. The same can be said for Nadal ... Nadal has lost many wimbeldons & Australian open owing to Federer & djokovic... I personaly pity for Andy Murray.... He has lost the most among these three greats and when murray started to beat & win in 2016... he got injured.
So true about and so true about Andy Murray... He figth with the 3 best players of all time.. If he had been In another era he would have like 10 grand slams
@@gautamkamat7114 It's for this reason that Federer and Nadal are considered as the ambassadors of this sport. They were already an icon of this sport before Djokovic arrived.
Djokovic is the only player that can challenge Nadal on clay. Since 2009 Nadal "only" leads 11-7 against Novak, with some close matches like this one, the Madrid three weeks later or of course the legendary FO 2013 semi. This rivalry is imo way better than the unbalanced Fedal rivalry (14-2 on clay lol)
That's some real disrespect. So Federer didn't challenge Nadal on clay in 2005, 2006, 2007? Rome 2006 wasn't a close match? Yeah, Federer never had the luck to face declined 2014-2016 Nadal so many times during his prime. I also like how you say "since 2009". So you ignore 2008 when Djokovic was in great form but mention the 2014-2016 meetings when Nadal was at his absolute worst? LOL. If anything, in 2007-2013 (the years when both Nadal and Djokovic were in decent form) their head to head on clay was 12-3. Hardly better than in the Federer-Nadal rivalry.
Not true, check Thiem recently. Every year he somehow beats him in at least 1 masters 1000. Nadal now is not as defensive as before so either he´s aggressive with his forehand or wont do much harm to thiem and novak
@@deepakgulrajani7890 Yes but he always gets destroyed by Rafa at French Open. Djokovic pushed Nadal to his limits at RG 2013. Even in 2012 he was on an 8 game winning streak before the upire decided to stop the match. Thiem never seemed close beating Nadal at French and you know that
@@hopy51 I admit I was a little hard. But that Rome 2006 final is the only time Roger really pushed Rafa to his limits on clay. You're of course gonna bring up his 2 wins in Hamburg 07 and Madrid 09, but don't forget that Hamburg was really fast for clay and in Madrid, not only is it faster clay, but Rafa was exhausted due to the legendary semi final. At FO it never really was a contest. In 2011 FO, I felt Roger had the weapons to beat Rafa, but his mental block was always in the way. And once he lost that fist set, everybody knew he was gonna lose
@@thexcookieman1842 Yea for sure but every year it gets harder. The way Thiem played rafa at AO will definitely give him more confidence moving forward.
11:22 I've never seen Djokovic lie down in disbelief like that. And I truly feel bad for him. He has done everything perfect in that point and was still outplayed. For me he gave up on that moment, it's weird that the commentators haven't picked up on that.
Djokovic couldn't beat a young slim Rafa on clay even if his life depended on it..! Hence the head to head till mutua Madrid 2009 with Nadal 14 and Novak 4..Lol I repeat NADAL 14!
It's so bad that they met 7 times during Nadal's worst run (2015-2016) and no time during Nadal's resurrection (2017-mid 2018). The H2H could be different now.
i would like to see Federer and Djokovic's results on HC and Grass if those were slow.. Rafa has 7 fast court slams (5HC, 2 grass). How much does Federer and Djokovic have on slow courts?
@@Kileik nadal has 4 in slow HC USO And novak has 3. Young nadal was way ahead of djokovic and as soon as he started getting injuries his movement slowed down as compared to his pre-2013 version.
Fast forward 11 years and these guys are the top 2 ranked players in the world. Amazing !
Yes with 55 meetings
Fabulous 😁😁💖
13 now*
10:24
One of the best rallies ever, how did rafa get to that after playing a 30+ shots rally!? Rafa is just so good on clay
Break point was! Could change the tennis history!
omer rasiuk 37 shots
What a rally and how Nadal got to that ball was beyond belief
@@javierjesusbalades2155 rafa is FAST
@@omerrasiuk2449 i know but it still impressive no only to reach the ball but also to cross it to the other side of the court on the line
41 mins for the first 3 games of the third set... INSANE
This match is extremely underrated. People forget it because of the epic they had in Madrid that year. It's scary that their meeting in Madrid somehow makes their MC and Rome matches look worse. That was some very high level tennis in 2009.
nadal won both matches very confortably in rome and montecarlo 2009
@@Logan00710 how is mc 2009 comfortable 💀
@@magisterialanubis06I guess thats why nadal lost 2009 madrid final to federer as he was exhaustee
6:45 what an underrated Point!
Who underrated it?
This match was priceless, wouldv paid a fortune to watch it live.
Thanks for the upload
My brother watched it live and he wad shouting all night while all of the family was sleeping😂
What a battle among two giants of this sport 💪
Huge respect for the crowd, I don't know if it is customary in Monte Carlo masters every year, but they never shouted or talked during points, not even after risky balls. Most crowds should learn from this one
Especially french open crowd.
@zakaria djouzi but they are not worse as french open crowds
What about the rally at 6:46
@@willbootes To be fair, it was just at the end of the point, and that's nothing compared to many crowds that start shouting during the whole point
@@footsalshort1222 FO and Wimb have the worst crowds.
No one saw the heart of sand that Rafa have behind his t-shirt after winning the match?😅
The clay loves him too
First thing i noticed when he stood up 😆
I noticed it 11 years ago
so beautiful... how does it form a heart like outline... amazing for Rafa. Some other players - including djokovich drew a heart on the french open clay court... but the clay draws it for Rafa... everywhere not just here...
That Rally with Break Point for Novak at the 3rd set was incredible, how did Nadal get to that ball???😱😱😱
Lol, even 11 years later I'm still wondering that same thing. That get was just unreal! And the commentary by Jason Goodall and Robbie Koenig just makes it perfect too. I miss those two calling tennis matches.
😲😲💖💕💖❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖
3:10 How did Rafa manage to hit that overhead 😮👏
Becouce he is unpilevimple. 😉
@@maryalexis1363 Haha true! 😂
@@maryalexis1363 Rather umbeleibable!
crazy to hear him referred to as the king of clay in 2009 and to see all of his accomplishments since then. Hope he comes back to surprise us all yet again in 2024
He will
Nadal has three things more than the other 2 big .Strenght,mentality and speed.That's why is almost impossible beat him on clay
Wow 😲 classic amazing from this two greatest of all times are best matches
If nadal wasnt on tour... Djokovic & Federer would have win atleast 5 French open each. Countless times nadal has beaten both on French open Finals & Semi-Finals. The same can be said for Nadal ... Nadal has lost many wimbeldons & Australian open owing to Federer & djokovic...
I personaly pity for Andy Murray.... He has lost the most among these three greats and when murray started to beat & win in 2016... he got injured.
So true about and so true about Andy Murray... He figth with the 3 best players of all time.. If he had been In another era he would have like 10 grand slams
@@EduardoMcGregorMore than 10
@@EduardoMcGregorif murray was a new gen player right now, he would have smashed alcaraz
@@arslaanpasha3334no way Alcaraz is a way better and more talented player than Murray don’t be silly
a real man . respectful. generous. what a man...this is Djokovic
THE KING OF CLAY. This is all that must be said. THE KING OF CLAY!
Thanks very much for uploading these extended highlights of a classic match, Tennis TV. :)
Two greats....in and out of a tennis court. Two great human beings.
14:36 ! What a forehand 🔥
At 7:51 the applause should be for Nadal ..for those impossible returns..Nole was just standing there at the net, dictating play!
Shut up
The only thing you have to do against the king of clay is bending the knees
The best period in tennis... Federer and Nadal dominating everybody.
Till Novak arrived Yes true.
@@gautamkamat7114 damn true
@@gautamkamat7114 It's for this reason that Federer and Nadal are considered as the ambassadors of this sport. They were already an icon of this sport before Djokovic arrived.
Please upload Nadal vs Dimitrov 2013
I love this old Masters graphics
13:35
It's in 🤔
It was.
It is actually out but it seems like it is in because of the camera angle. This always happens.
Djokovic is the only player that can challenge Nadal on clay. Since 2009 Nadal "only" leads 11-7 against Novak, with some close matches like this one, the Madrid three weeks later or of course the legendary FO 2013 semi.
This rivalry is imo way better than the unbalanced Fedal rivalry (14-2 on clay lol)
That's some real disrespect. So Federer didn't challenge Nadal on clay in 2005, 2006, 2007? Rome 2006 wasn't a close match? Yeah, Federer never had the luck to face declined 2014-2016 Nadal so many times during his prime. I also like how you say "since 2009". So you ignore 2008 when Djokovic was in great form but mention the 2014-2016 meetings when Nadal was at his absolute worst? LOL. If anything, in 2007-2013 (the years when both Nadal and Djokovic were in decent form) their head to head on clay was 12-3. Hardly better than in the Federer-Nadal rivalry.
Not true, check Thiem recently. Every year he somehow beats him in at least 1 masters 1000. Nadal now is not as defensive as before so either he´s aggressive with his forehand or wont do much harm to thiem and novak
@@deepakgulrajani7890 Yes but he always gets destroyed by Rafa at French Open. Djokovic pushed Nadal to his limits at RG 2013. Even in 2012 he was on an 8 game winning streak before the upire decided to stop the match. Thiem never seemed close beating Nadal at French and you know that
@@hopy51 I admit I was a little hard. But that Rome 2006 final is the only time Roger really pushed Rafa to his limits on clay. You're of course gonna bring up his 2 wins in Hamburg 07 and Madrid 09, but don't forget that Hamburg was really fast for clay and in Madrid, not only is it faster clay, but Rafa was exhausted due to the legendary semi final. At FO it never really was a contest. In 2011 FO, I felt Roger had the weapons to beat Rafa, but his mental block was always in the way. And once he lost that fist set, everybody knew he was gonna lose
@@thexcookieman1842 Yea for sure but every year it gets harder. The way Thiem played rafa at AO will definitely give him more confidence moving forward.
These two actually have the Greatest Rivalry in Tennis History :D
11:22 I've never seen Djokovic lie down in disbelief like that. And I truly feel bad for him. He has done everything perfect in that point and was still outplayed. For me he gave up on that moment, it's weird that the commentators haven't picked up on that.
Pour moi la plus belle confrontation entre les deux
Awesome
Where can I download this high-quality full match?
Epic.
'Beast Mode'
The only mode Rafa knows!
4 difficulties at French Open:
1. Easy
2. Normal
3. Hard
4. Nadal
RAFA GOAT NADAL🐐🔥
Nadal's famous yellow shirt
Djokovic couldn't beat a young slim Rafa on clay even if his life depended on it..! Hence the head to head till mutua Madrid 2009 with Nadal 14 and Novak 4..Lol I repeat NADAL 14!
It's so bad that they met 7 times during Nadal's worst run (2015-2016) and no time during Nadal's resurrection (2017-mid 2018). The H2H could be different now.
@@dinhvanhung4865 for real, man
@@dinhvanhung4865 What? They played 3 times during that period (Madrid 2017- Rome 2018- Wimbledon 2018)
@@marcotita9204 Yeah so sorry I forgot the one in Rome 2018. Nonetheless, 3 is less than half of 7, and they did not meet on hard courts that time.
@@dinhvanhung4865 would be different though if Nadal didn’t play like shit in 2015/16🤷🏼♂️his problem
This was just before Novak started owning and completely dominating Rafa!!
Can you just fucking respect this match?
Ok but how many Times Rafa got injured and how many times he was costrict to change his game?
Ciprian Ghenghea He just owned him in 2011 and Nadal owned him in 2013.
Stueww Nadal owned him in 2012 too
Yeah this is the kid of REAL djokovic 🤣
Djokovic was always a stick in the wheel for Buttdal.
🤣🤣Butthurt fed fan alert!!!!!
Haha Djokopig fan alert!
@Jamma desi mas SHUT. UP.
Fabulous
wow 10 dislikes?!
Is it me, or was pre-2011 Djokovic shorter than post-2011 Djokovic? And was pre-2010 Rafa taller than post-2010 Rafa?
its just you
Illusion! It's to do with clothing and adding or losing muscle.
Stay off the drugs
@@Rohit-yb5nf😂
This match clearly shows prime Nadal can beat prime Djokovic.
Djokovic prime is from 2011 till now brotha
I would like to see how was Rafas results on clay if clay court was very fast
i would like to see Federer and Djokovic's results on HC and Grass if those were slow.. Rafa has 7 fast court slams (5HC, 2 grass). How much does Federer and Djokovic have on slow courts?
@@Kileik nadal has 4 in slow HC USO And novak has 3.
Young nadal was way ahead of djokovic and as soon as he started getting injuries his movement slowed down as compared to his pre-2013 version.
probably the only match where nole is appreciated
Bravo Novak za pomoc Italiji pokazao si ko je velicina
❤️❤️💖💖 epic
That year when Rafa will loose in RG
May 2020 I predict he won't make it to the first round.
@@dustinevans2895 you mean september
@@omerrasiuk2449 It was an attempt at a joke, I would keep my day job, but, we are in Quarantine
@Oliver McCall Yeah I know...he was gonna make it a "Bakers Dozen" too :(
After end of second set do listen- The first set Nadal has lost after 2006 here!
Back when Nadal was still better than Djokovic
😒