This was a "now or never" situation for Roger, without Rafa in the other side of the net, and he handled it like a champion. As a fan, it was hard to see Rafa, despite being friends, punishing him without mercy year after year, just like telling him "I love you Roger, but while I´m here, you have no chance to lift these trophy". And one day Soderling happened. The rest is history
It's fair in a way. Federer is the exact same kind of being for Andy Roddick, who also won a GS before Roger kicked in, and never got a chance after that
@@趙溫 yea though at least for Federer it was only on clay, he did win quite a bit of slams on other surfaces at least... Whereas poor Roddick got trashed pretty much everywhere, and even the close ones (Wimbledon final...) went Federer's way, it's tough in the end for Roddick to end his career with just one slam as eternal no2/3
And he only did it because Nadal lost to Soderling. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this title was undeserved…but in terms of level played, this was one of Fed’s worst slam victories.
@@mikemoggerson6651Nadal is a slow surface merchant and the most overrated tennis player to ever exist. Sure his numbers suggest he’s one of the greatest ever, but if you look at his play style and tennis skill it’s the antithesis to Federer. Both Roger and Novak are way, way more skilled tennis players than Nadal which is why Nadal has almost zero success on medium or fast courts, and can mainly only dominate on clay and very slow hard court. The other 2 could win on anything but were better on medium fast and fast surfaces. A lot of people hate Novak because he holds all the records, but if you look at the results and how they play, it’s actually NADAL who is the one-dimensional grinder with zero ability to play true attacking tennis. His entire game revolved around being left handed and hitting high topspin, high net clearance forehands to his opponent’s BH side OVER AND OVER. Uncle Toni is brilliant for making Nadal play left handed even though he’s naturally a righty. If you watch a Nadal vs Federer match, the entire match is pretty much him moonballing to Fed’s backhand over and over until he finally makes an error. Skill wise, he is the least impressive great player I have ever seen. His forehand technique is the opposite of textbook and his serve is an absolute joke compared to Roger’s or even Novak’s. If he was right handed he would win like 3 grand slams
@@Mark-ut5oq I agree with a lot of this its true Nadal is more one dimensional with the heavy reliance on clay. However lets not pretend Novak would win a lot on true "fast" courts. The surfaces have been continuously slowed down over the years to the point where what people think is "fast" now is actually incredibly slow compared to what was fast before. The only one of the 3 old enough to experience those truly "fast" courts and the one with the aggressive game style to be successful on them was Fed.
Once in a lifetime opportunity and he went for it. This is one of the happiest moments of my life as a tennis fan. That day Federer equaled both Agassi and Sampras by achieving a career grand slam and reaching the 14 singles slam titles mark. One month later, he was standing alone at the top.
The most important match in Fed’s career didn’t even involve him, it was the match between Soderling and Nadal. Also I would say the next most important match in his career was Wimbledon 2019, if he won that he would still be in the goat debate and would have a decent enough case for it, especially in comparison to Nadal
@@mikemoggerson6651Arguable, could be, but honestly Djokovic is 5-6 years younger than Federer, and Federer was almost 37 on that final. The difference in age between these guys can make a huge impact imo. If you look at it Federer has reached 5 RG finals and only won 1, all due to Nadal.
Why is this entire match not available online. Come, Roland Garros. it's a 14 year-old match and Roger's been retired for 1 1/2 years. Throw us a bone!
Nobody loved the game of tennis more than Roger Federer. At 13:00 you can see true emotion. And I'll always remember him for that. Thank you Roger for the unforgettable moments.
Really unforgettable moments.. like serving for the match up 40-15 at USOpen 2011 Semifinal, epic. Then serving for the match in 2019 Wimbledon Final with double Championship point! Even more Epic! :)
It's not visible in the video but just after the point giving him match point, Federer was overwhelmed by the emotion and started crying. I remember it vividly, it's a very brief shot but you can see it. And I remember I cried too.
I've seen other edits where a player wins and there's no highlights of the other player. There wasn't much for Soderling in the first set, but you could see how well he was playing in the 2nd and 3rd, set. He had a game plan and it worked reasonably well, but Roger was being Roger, and the rain/humidity and the adaptation to it must have also impacted them.
Federer clutching R4 & SF in 5 sets and playing his best clay court tennis in the final was a powerhouse mental display. That tiebreak was perfectly played, could not be done better.
I WAS SO HAPPY😊 FEDERER FINALLY WON THE FRENCH OPEN. FEDERER WILL ALWAYS BE MY GOAT MALE TENNIS PLAYER A LONG SIDE OF PETE SAMPRAS.😊 BOTH ARE GOAT TO ME.
2009 RG was not the most important championship in Roger's career - hard to say there was one such title with a vast career like Federer's - but that his greatest rival, who was the only barrier to winning RG, cried with happiness for Roger when he finally won the title, just says it all. It was a day the whole tennis world rooted for Roger to lift the trophy and both Federer and Soderling handled it with grace. Unforgettable.
This was arguably Federer's most impressive tournament. He had to take out a very game Tommy Haas, beat a very game Monfils in front of a raucous French crowd, and beat del Potro who was becoming an all time great! Then he has to beat the guy who beat Nadal in the final! This was incredibly difficult!
The story of all those playing in the big 3 era: Berdych, Tsonga, Soderling etc. You take one out with the match of your life, but you still have one or two to go. Del Potro will be glad to have got one in 2009
I know we all love Roger, but watching all of these nostalgic, classic matches makes me remember how much I miss having not only Roger on tour but Soderling as well
I'm tired of this silly statement - if any one of those 3 had not existed, none of them may have even been motivated to reach at least 20 slams a piece. Why do you think Djokovic said, there would be no Djokovic without Federer and Nadal. That goes the same for the other two. Also "If if if doesn't exist" - Nadal.
There would be Federer without Djokovic and Nadal. He was already a serial winner before they came to the scene. He didn't need other people to motivate himself.
He beat the top 2 at the French. The only other player to do so is no other than Novak. Unfortunately for Soderling, he couldn’t beat both in the same year and walk away with the title.
Robin Soderling probably did Roger one of the biggest favor in Roger's tennis career . Had he not beaten Nadal in his absolute prime Federer would have never lifted the French Open trophy . I'm the biggest RF fan and its only right he wins the French open atleast once but let's be honest , chances Of RF beating Rafa on the French Open were slim to None
Roger is also an expert of clay. He was 5 times finalist of French open. Back then, Rafa was unbeatable in clay. But you have to remember that, Rafa was also the ONLY one who can beat Roger on clay.
Didn't Djokovic also beat him on clay in 2021? Novak was the only one who stopped him from a 15thRG, Novak is still very hard to beat on clay, we shall see what happens this year.
@@pauljohnson6019 Why do you Djokovic people always have to show up in videos that have nothing to do with Djokovic? It's the symptom of the most insecure people who have to keep waving their arms around for attention - don't forget me!
Such a beautiful day and memory, Roger finally claiming his first Roland Garrod title and at the time tying the all time most grand slam titles with Sampras. Then 4 weeks later claiming his record breaking 15th major
Lol .... Federer needed Soderling to make dirty job to win French Open. Not really a GOAT thing. Djokovic won FO after beating Nadal.... Nadal never beated Djokovic on Australian Open. I think it is quite obvious who is the GOAT.... Mr. Novak GOATkovic. Federer did not dominate his own era.... he can not be GOAT. Also Federer does not hold any meaningful record.
Exacto, estuvo tan cerca de caer ante Haas y un DelPo bien en salud era complicadísimo para Roger, como lo demostaría meses después en lo que era uno de "sus" torneos en ese entonces. Años después y sabiendo cómo terminaba la historia no le quitó lo emocionante de ver este video.
definitely, on the court he was very calm but when the match end, i think he express his emotions the most out of big3, nadal and djokovic was equally emotional i believe 😆
@@tricker14 He was not calm, he would go under. When he needed to scream, he compressed it inwards. And it usually made him play worse. He was the weakest mentally out of the big 3. And by quite a distance
Да,эпичная победа.А самое эпичное поражение Роджера это проигрыш Джоковичу на Уимблдоне 2019 с двух матчболлов на своей подаче.Я до сих пор не пережил то поражение,оно сидит занозой в моём сердце как будто это я проиграл тот финал
tennis is just a game and i know it but roger federer was the best that ever played that game i enjoyed watching roger play for many years, he had a special talent
Best ever ? Have you forgot the current number 1 ? Look we all have favourite players I also prefer to watch Roger over many other players however you can't deny that the stats speak for themselves for Novak doesn't however at any point take away the greatness of Roger Federer but however he was never able to beat Rafa in Paris which probably the big dissapointment in his career.
Incredible, becoming the sixth man to have won all the grand slam . Along with agassi .shows how difficult it is and why Roger was so emotional .took his chance . never won it again Nadal dominated it won it another 10 times
It's matchups. Soderling's game matched well with Nadal. Unfortunately for him, it doesn't match up well against Federer. It's too bad Soderling's career was cut short by injuries. He could have won at least 2 French Opens.
the fact that soderling beat fed the next year at quaters then losing to nadal in the final hurts its why its so hard to win grand slams in era of big 4, slain one monster, another awaits
Soderling beat Rafa, Roger won the title, the following year roles reversed and Soderling beat Roger, Roger got the career GS, he was happy with that, Rafa smelt blood, his reaction the following year, against Soderling in the fanal, was like how dare you, and Rafa got his own back, I don't think he ever forgave Soderling for that defeat lol
Soderling is one of the unluckiest guys in tennis. Playing 2 consecutive RG finals, one of 2 tennis players who beat Nadal in RG and retired due to injury at the age of 27...
Winning a French, and winning 20 GSs...that 20th...is so important to his legacy. Otherwise it's only Rafa and Djokovic in the 20s. The Big Three....it's about to end. What an era.
Federer just absolutely killed the lumbering big server/power types like Soderling, Berdych, Raonic, etc. They just had no chance; Federer served nearly as well as they did, and the rest of his game was just levels above.
This was a "now or never" situation for Roger, without Rafa in the other side of the net, and he handled it like a champion. As a fan, it was hard to see Rafa, despite being friends, punishing him without mercy year after year, just like telling him "I love you Roger, but while I´m here, you have no chance to lift these trophy". And one day Soderling happened. The rest is history
It's fair in a way. Federer is the exact same kind of being for Andy Roddick, who also won a GS before Roger kicked in, and never got a chance after that
Its like söderling was sent to earth so that fed can win the french open at least once
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And the thing is, Roger was actually pretty good on clay. He just happened to play in the same era as the greatest clay court player ever by a mile.
@@趙溫 yea though at least for Federer it was only on clay, he did win quite a bit of slams on other surfaces at least... Whereas poor Roddick got trashed pretty much everywhere, and even the close ones (Wimbledon final...) went Federer's way, it's tough in the end for Roddick to end his career with just one slam as eternal no2/3
The most special, most meaningful, most valuable championship of Federer's career. He completed an entire career.
And he only did it because Nadal lost to Soderling. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this title was undeserved…but in terms of level played, this was one of Fed’s worst slam victories.
@@mikemoggerson6651Nadal is a slow surface merchant and the most overrated tennis player to ever exist. Sure his numbers suggest he’s one of the greatest ever, but if you look at his play style and tennis skill it’s the antithesis to Federer. Both Roger and Novak are way, way more skilled tennis players than Nadal which is why Nadal has almost zero success on medium or fast courts, and can mainly only dominate on clay and very slow hard court. The other 2 could win on anything but were better on medium fast and fast surfaces. A lot of people hate Novak because he holds all the records, but if you look at the results and how they play, it’s actually NADAL who is the one-dimensional grinder with zero ability to play true attacking tennis.
His entire game revolved around being left handed and hitting high topspin, high net clearance forehands to his opponent’s BH side OVER AND OVER. Uncle Toni is brilliant for making Nadal play left handed even though he’s naturally a righty. If you watch a Nadal vs Federer match, the entire match is pretty much him moonballing to Fed’s backhand over and over until he finally makes an error. Skill wise, he is the least impressive great player I have ever seen. His forehand technique is the opposite of textbook and his serve is an absolute joke compared to Roger’s or even Novak’s. If he was right handed he would win like 3 grand slams
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@@Mark-ut5oq Calm down, man. Some people aren't ready to read this..
@@Mark-ut5oq I agree with a lot of this its true Nadal is more one dimensional with the heavy reliance on clay. However lets not pretend Novak would win a lot on true "fast" courts. The surfaces have been continuously slowed down over the years to the point where what people think is "fast" now is actually incredibly slow compared to what was fast before. The only one of the 3 old enough to experience those truly "fast" courts and the one with the aggressive game style to be successful on them was Fed.
Once in a lifetime opportunity and he went for it. This is one of the happiest moments of my life as a tennis fan. That day Federer equaled both Agassi and Sampras by achieving a career grand slam and reaching the 14 singles slam titles mark. One month later, he was standing alone at the top.
Happy Birthday GOAT. Thanks for all the memories.
Without a doubt, it is the most important match in Roger's professional history
The most important match in Fed’s career didn’t even involve him, it was the match between Soderling and Nadal. Also I would say the next most important match in his career was Wimbledon 2019, if he won that he would still be in the goat debate and would have a decent enough case for it, especially in comparison to Nadal
@@mikemoggerson6651The fourth round match, you mean.
You even can see him crying
@@mikemoggerson6651 absolutely right
@@mikemoggerson6651Arguable, could be, but honestly Djokovic is 5-6 years younger than Federer, and Federer was almost 37 on that final. The difference in age between these guys can make a huge impact imo. If you look at it Federer has reached 5 RG finals and only won 1, all due to Nadal.
Cant believe this was 14 years ago. I still remembwr everything. Where i was, how ot felt, who i was with when watching this...
I have miss school to watch every match of federer
I remember watching this live on my laptop - and the Wi-Fi cut out right on match point.
😂
lol hate when that happens.
Why is this entire match not available online. Come, Roland Garros. it's a 14 year-old match and Roger's been retired for 1 1/2 years. Throw us a bone!
I was looking everywhere for this match, but nothing turned up.
RG and Wimbledon prolly the worst channels out of all slams.
Nobody loved the game of tennis more than Roger Federer. At 13:00 you can see true emotion. And I'll always remember him for that. Thank you Roger for the unforgettable moments.
Really unforgettable moments.. like serving for the match up 40-15 at USOpen 2011 Semifinal, epic. Then serving for the match in 2019 Wimbledon Final with double Championship point! Even more Epic! :)
@@mambi74 What's the point of this comment?
@@unowen7591 You serious? LOL
@@mambi74 Yeah, what’s the point of this comment?
@@unowen7591 he was trying to be funny and failed, that’s all there is to ir
This is no doubt still the most important match that define greatness for Roger Federer.
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No it isn't
I wonder if Roger sends Robin a Christmas card every year. It feels like Robin’s purpose on earth was to enable Roger to win the French Open 😊
Thanks for so much happiness Roger
It's not visible in the video but just after the point giving him match point, Federer was overwhelmed by the emotion and started crying. I remember it vividly, it's a very brief shot but you can see it. And I remember I cried too.
A historic win and perhaps Roger’s most brilliant tiebreaker ever
Whoever took the time to edit this, thank you. What a perfect game of tennis. Even the loser can look back on it with timeless pride.
I've seen other edits where a player wins and there's no highlights of the other player. There wasn't much for Soderling in the first set, but you could see how well he was playing in the 2nd and 3rd, set. He had a game plan and it worked reasonably well, but Roger was being Roger, and the rain/humidity and the adaptation to it must have also impacted them.
Thanks for this. Always enjoy watching Federer play. Graceful as always.
Thank you very much for sending this video. 🔥👏☝️
Such a special moment for Roger. ❤🥉
one of the best moments in tennis!!! that 4 aces in the 2nd set just shows how ruthless and eager was Roger to win RG!!
Federer clutching R4 & SF in 5 sets and playing his best clay court tennis in the final was a powerhouse mental display. That tiebreak was perfectly played, could not be done better.
I WAS SO HAPPY😊 FEDERER FINALLY WON THE FRENCH OPEN. FEDERER WILL ALWAYS BE MY GOAT MALE TENNIS PLAYER A LONG SIDE OF PETE SAMPRAS.😊 BOTH ARE GOAT TO ME.
A great moment of the tennis history
Waited so long to watch his grand slam complication from official channel.
im a roger fan and watch thiis match live i remember i jumped more than i can remember 😂😂😂😂 roger is legendary man ❤❤❤
I renember this match. It was a very beautiful game to watch as both players hit the ball so clean.
2009 RG was not the most important championship in Roger's career - hard to say there was one such title with a vast career like Federer's - but that his greatest rival, who was the only barrier to winning RG, cried with happiness for Roger when he finally won the title, just says it all. It was a day the whole tennis world rooted for Roger to lift the trophy and both Federer and Soderling handled it with grace. Unforgettable.
This was arguably Federer's most impressive tournament. He had to take out a very game Tommy Haas, beat a very game Monfils in front of a raucous French crowd, and beat del Potro who was becoming an all time great! Then he has to beat the guy who beat Nadal in the final! This was incredibly difficult!
This day is the most important in Federer career
Soderling was so unfortunate. He beat Nadal and lost to Federer, the in 2010 beat Federer and lost to Nadal.
The story of all those playing in the big 3 era: Berdych, Tsonga, Soderling etc. You take one out with the match of your life, but you still have one or two to go. Del Potro will be glad to have got one in 2009
@@subarashifoundation So true
Well, only Novak beat Nadal and won RG, twice (+ another but lost to Wawrinka)
@@kidpagronprimsank05 finally a true recognition to the most complete player ever
dude gets plenty of recognition. @@tsameerab
One of the best moments as a tennis fan, watching Federer finally winning RG to complete the full set after being denied by Nadal the previous 4 years
I still cry seeing him lift up the trophy. Just like yesterday
Its great to see ! Federer has always been an incredible player on clay ... But Rafa was always better !
Yeah, well same can be said on hc and grass, Rafa was always 2nd best to Roger and Novak, on hc.
I know we all love Roger, but watching all of these nostalgic, classic matches makes me remember how much I miss having not only Roger on tour but Soderling as well
First tennis match i saw i was seven years old i remember seeing him fall on his knees and cry😊. Legend.
Crazy to think that if Nadal didnt exist, Federer and Djokovic would have multiple Calendar Grand Slams and probably over 30+ grand slams
I'm tired of this silly statement - if any one of those 3 had not existed, none of them may have even been motivated to reach at least 20 slams a piece. Why do you think Djokovic said, there would be no Djokovic without Federer and Nadal. That goes the same for the other two. Also "If if if doesn't exist" - Nadal.
if rafael nadal didnt miss so many grand slams due to injuries, he would ve probably gotten over 30 grand slams with djokovic and federer around.
There would be Federer without Djokovic and Nadal. He was already a serial winner before they came to the scene. He didn't need other people to motivate himself.
After 10 straight losses to Fed SODERLING SAID ENOUGH the next year!
He beat the top 2 at the French. The only other player to do so is no other than Novak. Unfortunately for Soderling, he couldn’t beat both in the same year and walk away with the title.
Roger Federer - an athlete and champion the likes of which we won't see again in any sport across the globe
Quand Roger a accompli le career Grand Slam, moment historique
Robin Soderling probably did Roger one of the biggest favor in Roger's tennis career . Had he not beaten Nadal in his absolute prime Federer would have never lifted the French Open trophy . I'm the biggest RF fan and its only right he wins the French open atleast once but let's be honest , chances Of RF beating Rafa on the French Open were slim to None
Roger is also an expert of clay. He was 5 times finalist of French open. Back then, Rafa was unbeatable in clay. But you have to remember that, Rafa was also the ONLY one who can beat Roger on clay.
Didn't Djokovic also beat him on clay in 2021? Novak was the only one who stopped him from a 15thRG, Novak is still very hard to beat on clay, we shall see what happens this year.
the 🐐humiliated him in 2012 RG
B/c of Nadal, Roger is vastly underrated for his excellence on clay - and he was just as graceful on the red dirt as any other surface.
@@pauljohnson6019 Why do you Djokovic people always have to show up in videos that have nothing to do with Djokovic? It's the symptom of the most insecure people who have to keep waving their arms around for attention - don't forget me!
@@orchidpanda2253 why do you Federer fans have to lie in videos about facts and unable to accept that Federer is not in top 5 of all time?
That tiebreak from fed was just immense
This was RFs peRFect performance in a GS final - even better than when he thrashed Hewitt.
Great game by Roger. 😍
롤랑가로스대회가 네개대회중 제일 테니스다운 면이 있어요 두번째가 윔블던 세번째 나머지대회
Such a beautiful day and memory, Roger finally claiming his first Roland Garrod title and at the time tying the all time most grand slam titles with Sampras. Then 4 weeks later claiming his record breaking 15th major
Well deserved, Rog 👏🦁#tenacité #persistance
Alternate title: Federer beating his biggest friend mercilessly
GOAT
Lol .... Federer needed Soderling to make dirty job to win French Open. Not really a GOAT thing. Djokovic won FO after beating Nadal.... Nadal never beated Djokovic on Australian Open. I think it is quite obvious who is the GOAT.... Mr. Novak GOATkovic. Federer did not dominate his own era.... he can not be GOAT. Also Federer does not hold any meaningful record.
the best
So glad Roger completed the career grand slam by winning the French Open 2009. 👏
Greatest of all time! No doubt.
is Novak. #idemo
😅😅😅😅🤣😂😂😂
The Serbians, of the world, would be angry at your comment.
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The way he moves on Clay. He is so good. Rafa is just a God
I'm no lip reader but surely Agassi said "I'm so happy for you man"
Remonto contra haas y le gano a delpo en 5 sets. Sin dudar alguna fue el titulo mas especial de federer.
Exacto, estuvo tan cerca de caer ante Haas y un DelPo bien en salud era complicadísimo para Roger, como lo demostaría meses después en lo que era uno de "sus" torneos en ese entonces.
Años después y sabiendo cómo terminaba la historia no le quitó lo emocionante de ver este video.
For me, greatest moment in tennis history
This shows Federer's quality -- he had one shot at the FO and he took it
Out of the great3, Roger was the most emotional 🥺🤘💪🐐
definitely, on the court he was very calm but when the match end, i think he express his emotions the most out of big3, nadal and djokovic was equally emotional i believe 😆
No thats Novak and it’s not even close
@@duncan3932Lol no, Djokovic isn’t emotional, he is impulsive
Yes, arrogant and impulsive
@@tricker14 He was not calm, he would go under. When he needed to scream, he compressed it inwards. And it usually made him play worse. He was the weakest mentally out of the big 3. And by quite a distance
What astonishes me is how Roger was able to hit through the court in the cold, rainy conditions.
One of the worst days in my life. After Wimbledon 09 I was broken, cried when Pete’s record fell… 😔
Most hard earned championships in Federer's career I think
Да,эпичная победа.А самое эпичное поражение Роджера это проигрыш Джоковичу на Уимблдоне 2019 с двух матчболлов на своей подаче.Я до сих пор не пережил то поражение,оно сидит занозой в моём сердце как будто это я проиграл тот финал
What a tie break played by Roger❤
Tie break : 4 ace ! 😎 le GOAT !
Upload the full match please!
Thanks to Soderling that Federer could complete his career slam. Otherwise he would have lost to Nadal in final.
If you look at the french open runner up history, without Rafa, Roger would be the best red clay player at his prime.
9:59 amazing backhand!
Great video editing!
Soderling deserved at least 2 or 3 slams. It's incredible how unlucky he was.
True, Soderling was an Awesome player. I Loved watching Him.
let me guess, hes underrated
Mi deportista favorito, y soy español.
Soderling was a powerhouse on clay
Imagine winning all 4 points on your service in the tiebreak via aces
tennis is just a game and i know it but roger federer was the best that ever played that game i enjoyed watching roger play for many years, he had a special talent
Best ever ? Have you forgot the current number 1 ? Look we all have favourite players I also prefer to watch Roger over many other players however you can't deny that the stats speak for themselves for Novak doesn't however at any point take away the greatness of Roger Federer but however he was never able to beat Rafa in Paris which probably the big dissapointment in his career.
He WAS best at that time, nicely said.
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thats tennis at its highest level
It was Definitely Rogers Day and so happy to see him Win , but Man do I miss Watching Robin Play.
To me this win ended the Federer/Sampras debate
Roger Federer should be sending texts daily to Robin Soderling thanking him for his RG title.
the one and the only
13:37 Agassi: "You know that guy won that trophy for you, otherwise you get fooked"
Le talentueux ❤
The best champion a sport can get
Incredible, becoming the sixth man to have won all the grand slam . Along with agassi .shows how difficult it is and why Roger was so emotional .took his chance . never won it again Nadal dominated it won it another 10 times
2008 final match upload
What an accomplishment
What a Tie Break of RF !
ladies and gents the GOAT!!
If they would have kept fast courts on US Open. He would have won more GS especially against Djocovic
The most emotionally successful day of his career 😊
It's matchups. Soderling's game matched well with Nadal. Unfortunately for him, it doesn't match up well against Federer. It's too bad Soderling's career was cut short by injuries. He could have won at least 2 French Opens.
the fact that soderling beat fed the next year at quaters then losing to nadal in the final hurts
its why its so hard to win grand slams in era of big 4, slain one monster, another awaits
非常精彩，而且可以學到非常多技巧
Soderling beat Rafa, Roger won the title, the following year roles reversed and Soderling beat Roger, Roger got the career GS, he was happy with that, Rafa smelt blood, his reaction the following year, against Soderling in the fanal, was like how dare you, and Rafa got his own back, I don't think he ever forgave Soderling for that defeat lol
Never heard something like that from the fans in a tennis match. Everyone was for the 🐐
No one is like him.
Roger had no better opportunity to win. He took advantage of her. "Win or die" situation
what's the song used at the beginning?
Soderling is one of the unluckiest guys in tennis. Playing 2 consecutive RG finals, one of 2 tennis players who beat Nadal in RG and retired due to injury at the age of 27...
Winning a French, and winning 20 GSs...that 20th...is so important to his legacy. Otherwise it's only Rafa and Djokovic in the 20s. The Big Three....it's about to end. What an era.
Why not full match?
Federer just absolutely killed the lumbering big server/power types like Soderling, Berdych, Raonic, etc. They just had no chance; Federer served nearly as well as they did, and the rest of his game was just levels above.