A mi parecer, uno de los mas grandes partidos de la era moderna del tenis, por la calidad de los puntos, y el talento de ambos jugadores. Lo que jugó Nalbandian acá fue impresionante!
I cant believe how awesome this match was from both players. They were just exchanging brilliant shots. Nalbandian was always one of few players that I always worried about when he played Federer, cuz he had the ability to totally challenge and even at times out play Federer.
Now in Juli 2012, Nalbandian can't even winn a 250 tournament and Federer is back at the mount everest top of tennis again. it's so facinating and awesome that Federer is still on the top while Nalbandian, Hewitt, Roddick, and so on, his old rivals just fading away.
todos hablan de la lesion de federer como si nalbandian jugo al 100% de su fisico. nalbandian estaba armando sus cosas para irse a pezcar, cuando lo llamaron para que viaje de urgencia a china porque tenia que jugar el torneo, fue asi nomas, no entreno como federer y todos sus compatriotas, que ya estaban alla y ademas estuvieron antes para ponerse a punto en el torneo. asi que no hablen solo de el lesionado federer,
Concuerdo con vos, siempre lo dije, el Rey David fue mucho mas talentoso que Roger, aunque no se preocupaba por su estado fisico, y con solo talento no logras ganar 17 Grand Slam´s, es todo a base de dedicacion.
JhonLemon Concuerdo que Nalbandian era un gran talento, y que pudo haber dado mas en las canchas si se hubiera esforzado en entrenar asi como lo hizo Federer. Pero de ahi a decir que es un mejor talento que Federer hay un largo trecho. Federer se mueve mejor en la cancha. Federer tiene mejor servicio. Tiene mejor forehand. Nalbandian tiene mejor reves (backhand), y su forehand es bastante bueno. El backhand down the line de Nalbandian es lo que le daba problemas a Federer. Pero aun asi, Federer es mejor jugador que Nalbandian. Nalbandian se quedo corto en el departamento fisico, y en el tenis este departamento es tan importante como el tener los tiros de reves y forehand. Nalbandian juega con una raqueta de minimo 100 pulgadas cuadradas. Federer jugaba con una raqueta de 88 pulgadas cuadradas. Solo basta ver videos de "slow motion" de diferentes jugadores para notar que Federer es el UNICO jugador que mira la pelota hasta el punto de impacto. Y esto no es lo curioso. Lo curioso es que Federer mantiene la vista en el punto de impacto aun cuando completa el swing, desviando la vista hacia la cancha opuesta DESPUES que el "follow through" del tiro esta completo. Nadie mas hace esto, y esto no se puede enseñar. Federer esta en otro nivel.
Que Federer mantenga o no la vista en el punto de impacto no cambia nada la limpieza del golpe, de hecho el forehand de Nalbandian, pegándolo a voluntad como lo hizo en Paris y Madrid 2007 es plenamente superior en limpieza y potencia, que el de Federer y con mucho menos esfuerzo. Tácticamente Nalbandian es probablemente el jugador más brillante de los últimos 20 años, sino pregúntale cómo se le gana a Federer sin tirarle 20 mil pelotas altas al reves (Safin también pudiera dar una lección en esto, pero más que con táctica a punta de potencia) En fin, el único punto en el que Federer, en términos de juego saca ventaja es en su servicio y su volea por mucho. Tácticamente Nalbandian siempre fue superior y a nivel de talento, para mi los dos son de otro planeta. La disciplina y determinación de Federer y su amor por el deporte hicieron la diferencia. Nalbandian no tenia compromiso, sólo era un talento natural que se esforzó dos o tres semanas.
@@noelandres1936 Ninguna pegada ni punto de impacto hermano, esas son giladas. Nalbandian lo tiene de hijo a federer.. le gano toda la vida, desde la epoca de juniors. La unica ves que le gano dijo: jugue como nalbandian o mejor. Solo pagaria una entrada para verlo a nalbandian. David no tenia técnica, jugaba con la cabeza.. nunca sabias si te iva hacer un sombrero o no, si te la iva a poner al lado de la red con spin a morir, tenia el punto en la cabeza antes de las 3 o 4 ida y vuelta que estaban por venir, te desparramaba.. No se trata de la pegada sino en como usas la raqueta y saber usar los espacios. A federer si se la devolves al cuerpo despues de cualquier devolucion o del primer saque ya le complicaste la vida, y si lo obligas a retroceder mas.. ya no puede devolverla ni de revez, solo sacarsela de encima. Eso lo he visto. Sin revez y sin aces federer no existe. Cualquier jugador de categoria se tendria que dar cuenta de esto. No es dificil ganarle. Si tenes reflejo para anticipar su primer saque o si tenes saque, le peleas el partido.. y si le tiras pelotas a colocar en la red o en las lineas obligandolo a agacharse le ganas, como hizo Del potro. Pero punzante, si lo haces un par de veces ya estas afuera. Todos los tenistas argentinos de los ultimos 15, 20 años le ganaron a federer, por lo menos 6. Federer jugaba con paquetes, salvo nadal que las sacaba de abajo de la tierra, los demas son de medio pelo. Nunca ganaron nada y si ganaron finales fue con otros que eran mas perros que ellos. Connors o laver que digan lo que quieran.. por acumulacion de titulos cualquiera es el mejor. En otra epoca tenias 4 o 5 tipos en los primeros puestos que no bajaban nunca, se le hubiera hecho mas dificil ganar tanto. Con el encordado de antes nunca hubiera podido utilizar el revez cruzado o vertical, ni sacar tanto. La raqueta era mas pesad. La pelota no viajaba a mas de 180 km/h. Hoy es facil. Nalbandian en cualquier epoca hubiera jugado igual, no tiene tecnica. Tiene un talento natural.
@@cristoyyobibliadeadoracion5133 Aleman swizo.. un tipo que no es sociable y se desvive las 24 hs en esto, es tenis y nada mas que tenis. No tiene otra vida. Como todos los europeos. Tienen una conducta religiosa desde que nacen. Ademas, ellos estan cerca de todas las canchas. Nosotros tenemos otra cultura. Nalbandian agarró una raqueta porque el padre tenia una cancha en su casa y se juntaban con los amigos a jugar y comer asado. Un dia agarro la raqueta y los amigos se sorprendieron de lo que hacia. El padre estaba encima de el todos los dias en los entrenamientos, cuando muere se terminó todo. Capaz que no, pero le aflojo a la exigencia. Federer iva a una escuela de tenis. David jugaba en su casa en el medio del campo. Vilas QUERIA ser jugador de tenis, ganarle a los mejores y ser campeón. Esto ya se lo habia planteado a su primer tecnico a los 12 años. Yo no se si nalbandian queria ser jugador de tenis, el destino creo que lo puso ahí. Depende de que manera te inicias es como vas a terminar. Aparte aca el tenis solo se practica en bsas, este es un pais futbolero. Europa tiene una historia de mil glorias en tenis. Asi y todo el chabon le paso el trapo a todos los jugadores. Hasta a Sampras y Agassi les ganó.
David Nalbandian took revenge for Gaudio after the humiliation he suffered at the hands of Roger. It was his way of bringing back some honour to the argentinians. Massive win for him... See the match titled federer vs Gaudio where roger won by 6-0, 6-0.
@GyariSan nalbandian fue llamado para cubrir un tenista que falto, el ya estaba de vacaciones, tampoco estaba epecialmente entrenado para ese torneo, fue llamado porque falto un titular.
this match is the best you'll ever see Nalbandian play lol. He was simply in the zone. AMAZING shots splattering all over. Federer could do nothing in the 3rd and 4th set. The 5th was exciting because Federer started to have jelly legs and was down 4-1. Nalbandian had a bit of a lapse and Fed took his chance to catch up even to serve for the match. But Nalbandian broke back to win the tie break. Stunning play from Nalbandian.
Definitely more fun to watch because these guys are just shotmakers. I guess it makes sense to think of them as more instinctive too because Nadal goes out with a plan (ie. camp the backhand or something) whereas Federer and Nalbandian kind of just play some amazing tennis..
@GyariSan yes your right that just shows how good federer is bbut nalbandian also beaten him on other occasions when federer has played some of his best tennis, in my opinion i believe these two have some of the best and most exciting matches out there because there such talented shot makers
@GyariSan Ok, Nalbandian was on vacation and was called at the last minute to fly to Shangai and play this tournament for another player´s injury, so both players weren´t at their best conditions for this masters cup, but i think their tennis grew during the matches and both guys ended up playing their best at this final.
There are many talented players without a slam, but Nalbandian is most certainly up there. Others who come to mind are Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Marcos Bagdahtis, Jo Wilferd Tsonga, and David Ferrer.
yes, federers movement was not 100%, but I can't remember a time where I've seen him hit the ball so cleanly. I think the way nalbandian hits the ball makes it perfect for both of them to play just clean, sexy tennis
Nalbandian is the most irregular player in the tennis history. If he could play like this all the time, he would be without any doubts, the number 1. Federer once said it. But, that doesnt matter now, what does matter is that Federer didnt get the if, he actually did it. Thats why he is the best in history.
@AceGuitarR7 - yes i know how nalby can play but fed clearly went away physically and mentally in the 3rd, 4th and most of the 5th set and looked to be moving extremely slow. Yer i forgot he sprained his ankle whilst practicing basel didn't he and had to withdraw from basel, paris and madrid so clearly affected him here.
@VerdascoFan It's a fact people know of that he twisted his ankle badly prior to this event, something Federer never brought up himself even after the lost of this event.
Yep, I know but he made the most difficult thing: losing 2 sets and play a 5th just to blow even more his legs! Anyway David deserved it because he played really well!
Best match in tennis history ever solid and skilled shots for 5 hours straight also nalbandian was one of the only players that had a positive record against federer they were in the same skillcap but unfortunately nalbandian didnt commit enough to his career unlike federer
@TJFederer15 Not to take anything away from Nalbandian who was in the absolute zone but yes Roger was coming back to injury. Prior to this tournament he was on crutches for four weeks and couldn't practice one bit until he arrived in Shanghai. Clearly his stamina was badly affected because if a professional athlete turns inactive for just two weeks, especially an intense sport like tennis, your stamina will begin to degrade, let alone 4 weeks.
maybe federer was injured before the tournament.. but nalbandian was FISHING with his friends before he was called up for shangai.. he want even prepared for the tournament
Except Fed, I like Nalbandian forehand, backhand, serve. They look comfortable, gentle, after Fed :D. I love seeing Fed-Nal rivalry rather than Fed-Nad T.T
I'd put Ferrer and Tsonga and Soderling in that list. The way Ferrer plays these last months is incredible, but his problem is he can't be powerful enough to beat Nadal, Federer and Djokovic in the GS. If he played this level of tennis at the time of Hewitt and Safin, he could have done something. But now, not. The future of tennis is for tall, powerful guys, playing from the baseline.
@ElectricanMV No. Nalbandian could have beaten anybody on that day. Federer's stamina may have not been 100% but even if injury free he would need to bring his absolute best tennis to beat this Nalbandian.
@GyariSan Well, of course. Everytime Federer loses there is a completely valid excuse for why he lost. There is an old saying from the legends of Aussie tennis back in the glory days "I've never beaten him when he's healthy." That sums up Federer. Evyertime he loses there is an excuse.
@xridethelightningx mostly because Nalbandian didn;t commit himself to be a number 1. If that was his goal, he could have been up there with Roger as his archirival for the throne. He chose to do other activities instead of dedicating his whole career to tennis.
Also no more slam title for fed. Now the king is back to his old trick. Just destroy fed today, even when he didn't play his best. Still able to beat him in straight sets at the madrid final. Next stop the FO and then wimble.
I would say Tsonga would be a possible slamless should-have's, but Ferrer? I mean, Ferrer is like a grinding beast, and you only consider grinders for slams when they're in their early 20's (ie. Hewitt, Chang, etc.) so I don't know if I'd say he was GOOD enough to win a slam (certainly consistent as hell though). Murray.. I think he has the skills to be a grand slam champion, but I don't think he has the temperament to ever win. He'll get too old before one of the others loses his edge.
@federerbestclass Twice he won it back to back. Everytime he is going for 3 times in a row somebody beats him. I think had it not been for injuries to nalbandian over the yrs, maybe he could a slow down roger slams. I mean this guy had talent, he just had a bunch of injuries over the yrs. He has the game to play roger, but with injuries he is not consistence like he should be. He should of had several slam titles by now.
hi listhename, yeah that website comes from the argentinian newspaper el clarin, its a good and trustful source. In that interview federer said that nalbandian lost his chances to be the numer one. because he lost many matches, that he had to win. edant.clarin.com/diario/2007/03/19/um/m-01383515.htm
come on give the guy a break lol he was injuried (and nalby was playing something sick) after the match he said he could barely walk but yer know nably deserved it (fed fan here)
If this guy had have focused on his fitness early on he would have been dangerous. He was able to beat Federer, Nadal, Murray, and Djokovic. He made decent money but wasted his talent for sure.
The quality of shots in this match is something we rarely see today. Peak tennis. Just pure classy tennis.
I agree with you
If you've ever wondered what it is like when two sheer talents face each other at their best. I think you've got your answer here.
One of the best matches of all time..
in my opinion one of the best 10 matches of last 10 years.
they are my favourites players
A mi parecer, uno de los mas grandes partidos de la era moderna del tenis, por la calidad de los puntos, y el talento de ambos jugadores. Lo que jugó Nalbandian acá fue impresionante!
it's amazing how even broadcasts from 2005 (not that long ago) look so dated nowadays.
discojack No doubt. Time just flies by. You look up, and a decade has passed.
I cant believe how awesome this match was from both players. They were just exchanging brilliant shots. Nalbandian was always one of few players that I always worried about when he played Federer, cuz he had the ability to totally challenge and even at times out play Federer.
wow.... an old highlight like this still makes me excited... one word, wow... i wonder' how is the 2005 federer compares to the federer now.
This match and Safin vs Fed AO 2005...my favourite matches.
love this match and nalbandian! killer backhand
Now in Juli 2012, Nalbandian can't even winn a 250 tournament and Federer is back at the mount everest top of tennis again. it's so facinating and awesome that Federer is still on the top while Nalbandian, Hewitt, Roddick, and so on, his old rivals just fading away.
Sencillamente E S P E C T A C U L A R !!!!
Uno de los mejores partidos que vi
Nalbandian's backhand great as always, but his backhand crosscourt serve returns are just out of this world!
Todo el manual del tennis. Exquisito juego y un Nalbandian encendido.....!!
todos hablan de la lesion de federer como si nalbandian jugo al 100% de su fisico. nalbandian estaba armando sus cosas para irse a pezcar, cuando lo llamaron para que viaje de urgencia a china porque tenia que jugar el torneo, fue asi nomas, no entreno como federer y todos sus compatriotas, que ya estaban alla y ademas estuvieron antes para ponerse a punto en el torneo. asi que no hablen solo de el lesionado federer,
Concuerdo con vos, siempre lo dije, el Rey David fue mucho mas talentoso que Roger, aunque no se preocupaba por su estado fisico, y con solo talento no logras ganar 17 Grand Slam´s, es todo a base de dedicacion.
JhonLemon Concuerdo que Nalbandian era un gran talento, y que pudo haber dado mas en las canchas si se hubiera esforzado en entrenar asi como lo hizo Federer. Pero de ahi a decir que es un mejor talento que Federer hay un largo trecho. Federer se mueve mejor en la cancha. Federer tiene mejor servicio. Tiene mejor forehand. Nalbandian tiene mejor reves (backhand), y su forehand es bastante bueno. El backhand down the line de Nalbandian es lo que le daba problemas a Federer. Pero aun asi, Federer es mejor jugador que Nalbandian. Nalbandian se quedo corto en el departamento fisico, y en el tenis este departamento es tan importante como el tener los tiros de reves y forehand. Nalbandian juega con una raqueta de minimo 100 pulgadas cuadradas. Federer jugaba con una raqueta de 88 pulgadas cuadradas. Solo basta ver videos de "slow motion" de diferentes jugadores para notar que Federer es el UNICO jugador que mira la pelota hasta el punto de impacto. Y esto no es lo curioso. Lo curioso es que Federer mantiene la vista en el punto de impacto aun cuando completa el swing, desviando la vista hacia la cancha opuesta DESPUES que el "follow through" del tiro esta completo. Nadie mas hace esto, y esto no se puede enseñar. Federer esta en otro nivel.
Que Federer mantenga o no la vista en el punto de impacto no cambia nada la limpieza del golpe, de hecho el forehand de Nalbandian, pegándolo a voluntad como lo hizo en Paris y Madrid 2007 es plenamente superior en limpieza y potencia, que el de Federer y con mucho menos esfuerzo. Tácticamente Nalbandian es probablemente el jugador más brillante de los últimos 20 años, sino pregúntale cómo se le gana a Federer sin tirarle 20 mil pelotas altas al reves (Safin también pudiera dar una lección en esto, pero más que con táctica a punta de potencia) En fin, el único punto en el que Federer, en términos de juego saca ventaja es en su servicio y su volea por mucho. Tácticamente Nalbandian siempre fue superior y a nivel de talento, para mi los dos son de otro planeta. La disciplina y determinación de Federer y su amor por el deporte hicieron la diferencia. Nalbandian no tenia compromiso, sólo era un talento natural que se esforzó dos o tres semanas.
@@noelandres1936 Ninguna pegada ni punto de impacto hermano, esas son giladas. Nalbandian lo tiene de hijo a federer.. le gano toda la vida, desde la epoca de juniors. La unica ves que le gano dijo: jugue como nalbandian o mejor. Solo pagaria una entrada para verlo a nalbandian.
David no tenia técnica, jugaba con la cabeza.. nunca sabias si te iva hacer un sombrero o no, si te la iva a poner al lado de la red con spin a morir, tenia el punto en la cabeza antes de las 3 o 4 ida y vuelta que estaban por venir, te desparramaba.. No se trata de la pegada sino en como usas la raqueta y saber usar los espacios. A federer si se la devolves al cuerpo despues de cualquier devolucion o del primer saque ya le complicaste la vida, y si lo obligas a retroceder mas.. ya no puede devolverla ni de revez, solo sacarsela de encima. Eso lo he visto. Sin revez y sin aces federer no existe. Cualquier jugador de categoria se tendria que dar cuenta de esto. No es dificil ganarle. Si tenes reflejo para anticipar su primer saque o si tenes saque, le peleas el partido.. y si le tiras pelotas a colocar en la red o en las lineas obligandolo a agacharse le ganas, como hizo Del potro. Pero punzante, si lo haces un par de veces ya estas afuera. Todos los tenistas argentinos de los ultimos 15, 20 años le ganaron a federer, por lo menos 6. Federer jugaba con paquetes, salvo nadal que las sacaba de abajo de la tierra, los demas son de medio pelo. Nunca ganaron nada y si ganaron finales fue con otros que eran mas perros que ellos. Connors o laver que digan lo que quieran.. por acumulacion de titulos cualquiera es el mejor. En otra epoca tenias 4 o 5 tipos en los primeros puestos que no bajaban nunca, se le hubiera hecho mas dificil ganar tanto. Con el encordado de antes nunca hubiera podido utilizar el revez cruzado o vertical, ni sacar tanto. La raqueta era mas pesad. La pelota no viajaba a mas de 180 km/h. Hoy es facil. Nalbandian en cualquier epoca hubiera jugado igual, no tiene tecnica. Tiene un talento natural.
@@cristoyyobibliadeadoracion5133 Aleman swizo.. un tipo que no es sociable y se desvive las 24 hs en esto, es tenis y nada mas que tenis. No tiene otra vida. Como todos los europeos. Tienen una conducta religiosa desde que nacen. Ademas, ellos estan cerca de todas las canchas. Nosotros tenemos otra cultura.
Nalbandian agarró una raqueta porque el padre tenia una cancha en su casa y se juntaban con los amigos a jugar y comer asado. Un dia agarro la raqueta y los amigos se sorprendieron de lo que hacia. El padre estaba encima de el todos los dias en los entrenamientos, cuando muere se terminó todo. Capaz que no, pero le aflojo a la exigencia. Federer iva a una escuela de tenis. David jugaba en su casa en el medio del campo.
Vilas QUERIA ser jugador de tenis, ganarle a los mejores y ser campeón. Esto ya se lo habia planteado a su primer tecnico a los 12 años. Yo no se si nalbandian queria ser jugador de tenis, el destino creo que lo puso ahí. Depende de que manera te inicias es como vas a terminar.
Aparte aca el tenis solo se practica en bsas, este es un pais futbolero. Europa tiene una historia de mil glorias en tenis. Asi y todo el chabon le paso el trapo a todos los jugadores. Hasta a Sampras y Agassi les ganó.
If saying 1+1=2 is logic, Nalbandian+Federer= Greatness
these two and davydenko are the craziest ones who hit the ball so early!!! The match explodes when you combine them in a match @_@
i feel so old watching this ... i was 16 that year ...... sweet 16.... i wanna stay young forever
hows being 35
David Nalbandian took revenge for Gaudio after the humiliation he suffered at the hands of Roger. It was his way of bringing back some honour to the argentinians. Massive win for him... See the match titled federer vs Gaudio where roger won by 6-0, 6-0.
@GyariSan nalbandian fue llamado para cubrir un tenista que falto, el ya estaba de vacaciones, tampoco estaba epecialmente entrenado para ese torneo, fue llamado porque falto un titular.
this match is the best you'll ever see Nalbandian play lol. He was simply in the zone. AMAZING shots splattering all over. Federer could do nothing in the 3rd and 4th set. The 5th was exciting because Federer started to have jelly legs and was down 4-1. Nalbandian had a bit of a lapse and Fed took his chance to catch up even to serve for the match. But Nalbandian broke back to win the tie break. Stunning play from Nalbandian.
Definitely more fun to watch because these guys are just shotmakers. I guess it makes sense to think of them as more instinctive too because Nadal goes out with a plan (ie. camp the backhand or something) whereas Federer and Nalbandian kind of just play some amazing tennis..
Nalbandian´s backhand at 2:00... I'll never get tired of watching that!
Ball striking of the highest order
@GyariSan
yes your right that just shows how good federer is bbut nalbandian also beaten him on other occasions when federer has played some of his best tennis, in my opinion i believe these two have some of the best and most exciting matches out there because there such talented shot makers
@GyariSan Ok, Nalbandian was on vacation and was called at the last minute to fly to Shangai and play this tournament for another player´s injury, so both players weren´t at their best conditions for this masters cup, but i think their tennis grew during the matches and both guys ended up playing their best at this final.
There are many talented players without a slam, but Nalbandian is most certainly up there. Others who come to mind are Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Marcos Bagdahtis, Jo Wilferd Tsonga, and David Ferrer.
my no. 1 favourite non-GS match of all time
yes, federers movement was not 100%, but I can't remember a time where I've seen him hit the ball so cleanly. I think the way nalbandian hits the ball makes it perfect for both of them to play just clean, sexy tennis
what a great game, bravo
awesome match
great ONE!! dude a favor, don't you have this for download on its original format and quality. it just that is too cool to watch it only on youtube
superb
que mano de ambos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can't understand how Nalbandian didnt won any Grand Slam !! really he is a very very good player
federer's raquet looks diffrent. what model was federer using in this match???
and... great tennis i like both of them
in argentina we think that if nalbandian just be more consistent probably he would be number one in those years
Nalbandian is the most irregular player in the tennis history. If he could play like this all the time, he would be without any doubts, the number 1. Federer once said it. But, that doesnt matter now, what does matter is that Federer didnt get the if, he actually did it. Thats why he is the best in history.
Nalbandian doesn't break his raquet when he's fed up he just kicks the line judge in da shin!
Watching David Nalbandian hit a backhand is like wiping your arse with silk.
@xridethelightningx I completely agree, but he doesn't have to win a slam for people to know of his awesomeness :). Nalbandian is a great player.
I miss seeing fast hardcourts like this. Its a shame really the current state of the game.
@AceGuitarR7 - yes i know how nalby can play but fed clearly went away physically and mentally in the 3rd, 4th and most of the 5th set and looked to be moving extremely slow. Yer i forgot he sprained his ankle whilst practicing basel didn't he and had to withdraw from basel, paris and madrid so clearly affected him here.
@VerdascoFan It's a fact people know of that he twisted his ankle badly prior to this event, something Federer never brought up himself even after the lost of this event.
Yep, I know but he made the most difficult thing: losing 2 sets and play a 5th just to blow even more his legs!
Anyway David deserved it because he played really well!
Best match in tennis history ever solid and skilled shots for 5 hours straight also nalbandian was one of the only players that had a positive record against federer they were in the same skillcap but unfortunately nalbandian didnt commit enough to his career unlike federer
no he doesnt lol.
@@Liamnerfdude1 he did, at least when that match was played.
@TJFederer15 Not to take anything away from Nalbandian who was in the absolute zone but yes Roger was coming back to injury. Prior to this tournament he was on crutches for four weeks and couldn't practice one bit until he arrived in Shanghai. Clearly his stamina was badly affected because if a professional athlete turns inactive for just two weeks, especially an intense sport like tennis, your stamina will begin to degrade, let alone 4 weeks.
This was a real tennis
The crowd couldn't believe what they were seeing.
Thanks for the vid. PRAY4RF, do u have the highlights of Federer vs Nalbandian Rome 2006 semifinal.
the 5 set format was changed for later master's
maybe federer was injured before the tournament.. but nalbandian was FISHING with his friends before he was called up for shangai.. he want even prepared for the tournament
Except Fed, I like Nalbandian forehand, backhand, serve. They look comfortable, gentle, after Fed :D.
I love seeing Fed-Nal rivalry rather than Fed-Nad T.T
5:55
Amazing .. !
I'd put Ferrer and Tsonga and Soderling in that list. The way Ferrer plays these last months is incredible, but his problem is he can't be powerful enough to beat Nadal, Federer and Djokovic in the GS. If he played this level of tennis at the time of Hewitt and Safin, he could have done something. But now, not.
The future of tennis is for tall, powerful guys, playing from the baseline.
Amen to that!!!
It is a shame for Fed that he had 2 win 3 sets cos for the last 2 years it has been won in 2 sets & he was 2 sets up.
@xridethelightningx the most talented player who has not won a slam (with Marcelo Rios) (IMO)
4:13 I seriously yelled in fright when I first saw it
@Luchon20082010 is true that,i'm from argentina,yo escuche eso del clarin,
I would say they enjoy the game.
@ElectricanMV No. Nalbandian could have beaten anybody on that day. Federer's stamina may have not been 100% but even if injury free he would need to bring his absolute best tennis to beat this Nalbandian.
@GyariSan Well, of course. Everytime Federer loses there is a completely valid excuse for why he lost. There is an old saying from the legends of Aussie tennis back in the glory days "I've never beaten him when he's healthy." That sums up Federer. Evyertime he loses there is an excuse.
Federer lost to Nalbandian like 3 times in 2003 though and never won until the final event of 2003.
@xridethelightningx mostly because Nalbandian didn;t commit himself to be a number 1. If that was his goal, he could have been up there with Roger as his archirival for the throne. He chose to do other activities instead of dedicating his whole career to tennis.
Also no more slam title for fed. Now the king is back to his old trick. Just destroy fed today, even when he didn't play his best. Still able to beat him in straight sets at the madrid final. Next stop the FO and then wimble.
it's a shame (and an anomaly) that nalbandian never won a slam.
I agree.
I would say Tsonga would be a possible slamless should-have's, but Ferrer? I mean, Ferrer is like a grinding beast, and you only consider grinders for slams when they're in their early 20's (ie. Hewitt, Chang, etc.) so I don't know if I'd say he was GOOD enough to win a slam (certainly consistent as hell though). Murray.. I think he has the skills to be a grand slam champion, but I don't think he has the temperament to ever win. He'll get too old before one of the others loses his edge.
7:34 y 7:36. La gente se desespera en las tribunas. Genial lo que provocaban estos dos en esos an(i)os.
Nalbandian looks like,
Roger (playing style) + Rafa (injury prone)
@federerbestclass Twice he won it back to back. Everytime he is going for 3 times in a row somebody beats him. I think had it not been for injuries to nalbandian over the yrs, maybe he could a slow down roger slams. I mean this guy had talent, he just had a bunch of injuries over the yrs. He has the game to play roger, but with injuries he is not consistence like he should be. He should of had several slam titles by now.
"Federer with just a beautiful DROPPA!" lol
@GyariSan so you mean Federer should have won the match?
4:41 pure talent
federer has something on his right leg, maybe a brace??
This is pretty close to God Mode vs God Mode.
Nalbandian is the best player ever that haven't won a slam
hi listhename, yeah that website comes from the argentinian newspaper el clarin, its a good and trustful source. In that interview federer said that nalbandian lost his chances to be the numer one. because he lost many matches, that he had to win.
edant.clarin.com/diario/2007/03/19/um/m-01383515.htm
how did he do it?
@StewNWT He did
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@kelman221 this shot was fucking incredible !
Hmmm. I thought Federer had never lost a match after going two sets up? I guess that was only Grand Slams.
Bad couple sets for Federer and amazing for Nalbandian
yeah nalbandian is one of the best players to never win a slam. On his day he'll hang with anyone. A bit of a shame
Was fed injured in this match cos he looks like he's moving pretty slow?
the ankle is the only real injury roger has suffered in his career really isnt it?
ladies and gentlemen: Real Tennis
he wins the first 2 sets and lose the match! Roger, roger...
come on give the guy a break lol he was injuried (and nalby was playing something sick) after the match he said he could barely walk but yer know nably deserved it (fed fan here)
alywen06 ahahahah could barely walk ahahahahahah
why do they always say DROPPER so weird??
@GyariSan No. He milked it. It was nowhere near as bad as he made it out to be.
2:54 CHOPPER
@VerdascoFan no thats nadal
@ichoserapture1 Pardon me...?
If this guy had have focused on his fitness early on he would have been dangerous. He was able to beat Federer, Nadal, Murray, and Djokovic. He made decent money but wasted his talent for sure.
tony roche looks like herbert from family guy ..lol
The anomaly is called Roger Federer.
lol at 6:50 he was gonna break his raqcket