WIMBLEDON loves their Roger so it wasn't unexpected; But yes as A Rafa fan, i've seen what Djokovic can do up close- i remember like Andy said Novak was mentally fragile, that he would retire mid matches. But now? He's a freakin *MACHINE!*
Somewhere around the 2011 season Novak began to realize that he was a really great player and the only thing keeping him from Roger and Rafa levels was his confidence. After that he soared.
Crowd can't be the "main big deal" for an experienced player, and on the center court of Wim, and for a Final. Concentration levels of Roger and Novak would be at peaks by the time they reached the final set. Novak's mental strength did it all. Otherwise, it was Roger's trophy. He went into winning situation and he pulled himself out of winning situation. Unfortunate!
@@madhukiranattivilli2321 At the highest level, even the smallest details matter. For Djoker to keep his cool in the face of a hostile crowd was something special. You could say Djoker is used to playing against tough crowds, but it's not easy. Federer was indeed the better player, but Djoker's mental toughness won it in the end. Tennis is about winning the big points. To win three breakers without making a single error is unreal.
@@madhukiranattivilli2321 it's not true ... Tennis is a game where the crowd is very close to u.. evry ace you make everyone cheers that boosts everyone's confidence no matter whether u are GOAT or not...and for Wimbledon it's always Roger even if Andy is playing against him... In the atp cup that took place in Sydney this year when Rafa was playing against Djokovic there was a huge support for Djokovic from his countrymen and that made Rafa very down mentally as they were not supporting him... Eventually rafa lost the match... You can refer to youtube to see those videos... in wimby 2019 no wonder both were great but nole was just better... I can bet u if Roger is playing in a crowd where majority is not cheering him then every single time he will lose ...
@@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266 Only one that could come close to them was Murray but sadly we never got to see if he could keep up with them for a long period due to his injury..
@@sirjames3575 with all due respect, i think Murray is very good guy and very good player, not so sure about his mental strenght.He could shine for some period, but this what Djokovic, and Federer achieved in weeks , trully resembles greatness in each and every word.Bug respect for Andy, honest guy besides great tennis player.
@@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266 PETE could. Won one grand slam a year for 10 years straight. He was not as consistent as the big 3, but he was the closest thing to it prior to them - and in an era of surfaces that played differently.
Sampras and Lendl and Connors were similar (not to the same extent) in different ways. Pete dominating for 6 straight years and winning a slam a year for 8 straight years, Connors having 160 consecutive weeks at #1, Lendl making 10 slam semis in a row, making all 4 slam finals, setting the standard for professional fitness etc.
As I Federer fan I could not sleep for a week after that :( If he was 32-33 I would say ok whatever he'll have more chances.... but he will be 40 next year and there is no Wimbledon this year It was probably his last chance
@@miroslavjanecek9993 Wrong, he will be 39 next year, and I think they'll probably have two Wimbledon's to make up, one in May, and one in June, and skip French Open next year, to make up!
Federer played better overall, but Djokovic was the best in the tiebreaks which are the key moments. Its like in football, you can have 80% possession but as long as you don't score the opponent just needs one counter attack and you lose. (aka Barça-inter in 2010). Federer offensive style was a beauty, but Djokovic's mental strengh was just insane, being able to stay composed against basically 15k people cheering for your opponent, its like this man has a brain shield, thats so sick.
I would compare this game instead to Real Madrid-Bayern Munich in 2014. The swiss had an extrem possession but was too muddled into the penalty area when he had to keep his shots on target (each tiebreak). The exact opposite for Djokovic who was able to be clutch and accurate into the penalty area when he needs it. Possession means nothing if you start panicking when it matters the most
Just so you know, tiebreaks are not the only key moments of a tennis match. The end of every set is crucial too and being able to close it out matters as well wether it ends 7-6, 7-5 or 6-4. Were the 1st and 3rd sets more "important" and "crucial" than the 2nd and 4th set just because they were tiebreaks? That is debatable at the very least. Some players think they won the match just because they won a really close set in a tiebreak, others get frustrated and lose all hope and eventually lose intensity and focus just because they lost it. Others just stay composed and focused and continue to keep on fighting whatever the scoreline at the tiebreak was, especially from the losing side. Ask Nadal, Ferrer and Federer who even after losing those tight tiebreaks kept on competing and coming back despite the frustration. Also, the football comparison is really dull. Having possession of the ball doesn't mean anything if you don't attack the opponent and hurt him which Federer did plenty of in that match. So.... doesn't really work.
@@samy29987 well .. if you go that way, of course every point is important! At this level of competition, they play every ball as if it was a match point so in that way tie breaks are no difference to the rest. What i wanted to say is that Tie breaks are the deciding moments of the sets that are the closest, where the players are at the same level. If you win a set with a break it means you were just better against your opponent, and there is no debate. Tiebreaks are here to decide who would win the set if the two players can't break each other, in that way they are crucial. About football ... I was just trying to say that Roger won more points in the match - i think 20 more than Djokovic - but he still lost the match. It looks like the same as in football where u can have more opportunities, more shots on target but still not break the goalkeeper , don't know if you see what i mean
@@Eudemoni_ I agree wholeheartedly with everything you said there. But imagine this: One player jumps to a 5-1 lead (like Medvedev against Nadal at the WTF) and the opponent starts coming back to 5-4 and you have another chance of closing the set with several set points. Wouldn't you say it's very important to finish the set there and not relinquish the lead that player had to 5-5? Federer was leading 5-2 in the 4th set of that final and Djokovic came back at 5-4 and had bps to level 5-5 but Federer saved it and closed out the set. I'd say that was as "crucial" as one of the tiebreaks. See what I mean? You have to analyse the context of each set and not just look at scoreboards and be done with it because they don't tell the whole story.
@@samy29987 yea i see and i agree, its just that in the end what interesting me the most is that Novak won the match and in this particular match the tiebreaks took a very special place, but its just a thing about this specific match , not always the case !
And pray God is with you- on those BIG POINTS- if you are blessed, you'll find a way, if not- the choking itself, could be predetermined, in which case, you're screwed!
@@RickeGnool Yes, well it gets interesting, technically, you could also be predetermined without God, as well as with God, but you're screwed, because you believe God cannot change your destiny, but a God believer will say- God should be able to change the outcome- via prayer, to what he determines, therefore on match point, if it was determined that x player were to screw up, it can be changed, so he can hit the winning shot! If however, he decides x player would still lose, by choking, then I guess, it would have had the same effect, as not praying at all, as the decision was already sealed.
You don't realize how sad I was at those match points, thought its over for Novak, and when he saved match points, rebreaked, I knew he's gonna win the tittle 😊💪🇷🇸, but huge respect to Fed, he played fantastic
I was in a packed bar in Paris, friend from NY had just arrived. EVERYONE was for Fed, I was the lone Novak fan, got a few nasty glares. I'll never forget that day.
Honestly, going into this match I expected Djokovic to blow Federer off the court. Instead, I had a heart attack for 5 hours straight. Djokovic played worse than I expected, and Federer played much better than you'd expect any 38 year old to. Federer fended Djokovic off brilliantly throughout the match, up until the tiebreaks, where he got tight and missed a few points. Djokovic barely scraped into the 5th. Once I saw Djokovic get broken, I thought it was over. At 40-15, I thought we saw the end of it. Then I witnessed Djokovic bring it back. Roger played the better game. I wouldn't have been mad if he won. He really deserved it. Novak deserved it too. Federer played better during the match, Djokovic just played better during the most important points, and he pulled it off in the end with a little luck.
I also expected Novak to blow off Federer and was surprised of Federer lavel..almost 5 hours of finest tennis.This game is the of all times as both are candidate for GOAT ...
The match came down to double match point 40-15 and Roger going for ace at T deuce side. If he made it game over. I'm not a mind reader but it's easy to figure Fed was thinking he better be accurate or Djok will hit a good return. He, like Andy said missed by 1/4 inch. If he hit it a little more fat in the service box he could have still aced him or got Djok to error or weak sitter ball. Or he could get it right in Djok strike zone and get put in distress himself. But the fact Djok is probably the number one returner probably made Roger be to fine with his serve and miss so closely. I've seen Djokovic come back from the dead in big moments more than anybody. If I recall Roger had match point with serve on him in Australia and didn't get a serve out wide enough on Djok and he slapped a cross court winner and ultimately won the match.
Novak Đoković Is the Greatest ever!!! Since then,he made even more!!! The last is at RG against Nadal,and then Tsicipas final after 0-2... Insane!!! Like I said, The Greatest tennis player of all time!!!🏆❤️👊🥇🇷🇸💯🎾🤡🐐🐐🐐🐐
They are cool, Roddick often jokes that he retired just on time to save his h2h record against Djokovic, saying no way he would keep it if he played more.
That’s because Djokovic was a clown to be fair early on his career, when Roddick was still playing. He only changed himself and his attitude from 2011 onwards.
@@SupermanOG He was a young man enjoying what he does, having fun, remember when you were 23? At that time I was all about having fun and making jokes. As we grow older, we change, we become more serious and start to lose that childish thing we all have. Novak is no exception.
Nole has been inspiring evryone even FedEx fans in Wimbledon finals... even if ur ar against the best people and they are just one ace away from taking all u have away from u, u still can protect it and make it urs...
Facts!! He is the goat no question. Roger was lucky he collected most of his slams against mediocre at best guys like Roddick, Hewitt and aged Agassi. Djokovic should have a big claim on the goat debate in sports history if he ends up with atleast 25 slams.
@@rag7027 Haha, that mediocre guy, Roddick has played 9 matches with Djokovic and Roddick actually leads in the h2h record. Roddick was really good, maybe even better than a rising Djokovic, it's just that prime Federer was untouchable. I don't want to take away anything from Djokovic, he has really achieved huge things in tennis, it's just a pity that Fed and Djokovic have that age difference which doesn't allow us to compare them objectively. Meanwhile, there are also people who say that he played in a weak era, just because they can't stand his dominance.
@@gauravmalltarlok5354h2h doesn’t prove anything. Roddick, Hewitt, safin,.,. Are the same age as Federer yet they stopped being relevant after 2007, when they were 26, which is well within their prime. That is because the next gen are way better, there’s a reason why only Federer out of those player kept winning. In 2011, nalbandian played Hewitt in 1st round of AO :)) when they are only 29, the age Djokovic won 4 consecutive gs.
People, it all comes down to the psyche, since 2011 Novak has started to beat Federer and Nadal a lot more than they did. For example, since 2012, Federer did not beat Novak in a grand slam, and he clearly wants to, simply in a very tight match his concentration dropped and his hand trembled, Novak knew he had a mental advantage and that Roger showed weaknesses against him, especially at crucial moments. that's why he served the ball pretty poorly and nervously, Novak stayed focused and cool and that's it, the rest is history, Hello.
@Baki MC - Well said. A perfect analysis in my opinion. Fed has the strokes, the style, the elegance, but Novak has the mental edge in crunch time. That simple, like you say. This comes from someone who is both a a Fed and a Novak fan.
Regardless of the number of titles, Djokovic is already the goat of tennis against the best players and always playing against the most hostile crowds in sports , now he has won the Australian Open too for an unprecedented 9th time. If he wins and ends up with atleast 25 slams, I’ll personally have him as the greatest athlete ever lived.
Federer is reliving Roddick’s pain when he crushed roddick 10 years back. amazingly, Federer lost the match by mis-hit just like Roddick did. What a Karma!
Federer is protected all his career,and now... CARMA is coming to take a share!!! All his career he's fake champion and gentlemen. He lieve Roland Garos in the middle of tournament, knowing that he will play Vs Djokovic! What a poor sportsman!!!
@@Grivian It was a five-hour match with Djokovic many times getting close to losing. Sure, it's a loss for Federer and a loss that's going to sting, but what makes it a crushing defeat? At 38 years old, contesting with a still pretty dominant Djokovic, Federer played amazing. Djokovic just had the mental edge as he always does, so congrats to him.
@@gauravmalltarlok5354 I'm not saying that Djokovic crushed Federer. I'm responding to OP who claimed that Federer crushed Roddick in 2009, which is also not true. Both matches are quite similar actually. Roddick was a better player throughout the match, he played the match of his life no doubt. His serve was broken only once, in the final game. Federer won due to his mental superiority, otherwise it was more likely that Roddick would break Fed based on the previous stats. And of course the miss hit in the final point.
That’s the key: unforced errors, Fed had more than novak. This game is won by the guy who passes the ball over net more times than the other man. Regardless of beauty of their shots, big serve, big return, height, etc…
Federer wasted his chances to win his ninth Wimbledon title after having advantage of being on serve and two championship points... biggest regret of his career... undoubtedly...
Unforced errors on a tie break: that’s the keypoint. Forget about winners, you don’t win a game with winners. You lose a game on a high count of unforced errors during tie breaks
What an epic men’s final. I’ve been watching Wimbledon for many years now and I think that was the most intense final I’ve ever witnessed - even surpassing the great Federer Nadal final in 2008 in my opinion. The longest Wimbledon final in history and an outstanding performance from both competitors. Roger Federer, one month shy of his 38th birthday, took it to Novak Djokovic and had him on the ropes; a man six years his junior and the world’s number one tennis player. He dominated the match on the whole; served the most aces; hit the most winners; played the better quality tennis, but, unfortunately, when the points mattered most, he faltered. The tennis world; the bookmakers, did not believe that Federer, at almost 38 years of age, had it in him to go the distance and maintain such a high level of tennis. They did not believe that he would beat Nadal in the semi final, but he did, and not only did he defeat him, but defeated him in emphatic fashion. A masterclass. They did not believe that he could go five sets with Novak Djokovic (Tim Henman, in particular, did not believe he could come back after being 2 - 1 down in sets). Well, not only did he come back, he had two championship points and almost won! After the match Federer even stated that he felt fine. Almost 38 years of age, the longest men’s Wimbledon final in history, and he feels fine. This man really is something special. I really feel for Roger Federer. In my opinion, he should have won. Two championship points and I think it is widely regarded that he did play the better quality tennis on the whole. It’s just a shame he couldn’t get those crucial points. Hats off to Novak Djokovic though who had to deal with such a one sided crowd toward Roger Federer. Djokovic showed such tough mental strength against such strong opposition. Crowd against him, two championship points to deal with, and he held his nerve and refused to give in. Very admirable performance. He was also very respectful at the end of the match toward Roger Federer, mentioning that Federer is one of the greatest of all time and that he inspires him because of the longevity he has shown in his tennis career. He could have been bitter because of the hostility of the crowd towards him and their love for Roger but he was gracious and behaved in such a professional manner. As Rafael Nadal is the king of clay, and Novak Djokovic the king of the hard court; Roger Federer is the greatest men’s grass court player the world has ever known; racking up a record 8 Wimbledon grand slams. Let’s all be thankful that we lived in the era of these absolute tennis legends!
But is he the greatest grass player though. He's now lost 3 finals against Djokovic in Wimbledon. Novak is upto 7 now and I think he can win a couple more. What happens if he hits 8 or even 9 slams at wimby. Would you still say Roger is the greatest grass court player
What’s so significant is that at the time, had Federer taken the match point it would have been 21 slams to Djoker’s 15. I just don’t see Djokovic winning another 7 slams after this. I know he went on to win Aus Open but the significance of that Wimbledon Final and this match points will play their part in tennis history forever. Had the serve been 1 inch higher it was an ace, Djokovic was guessing the wrong side. This is probably the most painful loss of Federer’s career, I would find it hard to believe him if he says otherwise. Simply because this is the 3rd time Djokovic has beaten him from match points down. Probably the best match of 2019.
Djoko fanbase reckon he's on course to win 23, or even 25, so I'm investing in multiple kilos of popcorn in order to sit back and watch him achieve this very doable feat.
Also unless I'm mistaken it would have been the first time Federer would have beaten both Djokovic and Nadal in the same Grand Slam event. To have won his favorite tournament at nearly age 38, defeating both Nadal and Djokovic to do it, I really think it would have been Federer's best and favorite tournament win ever.
I thought he always was going to end with more Grand Slam titles, like 25+. But Wimbledon 2019 was a bad beat and i think even Djoko felt a bit awkward taking the match that way.
A better player always wins. It is not only about winners, there are also unforced errors, there are also forced errors (Nole usually goes on that). There is no only attack, there is a defence, too. Besides technique, there is tactics and mentality and so on... I love seeing Andy here, though.
Why in the love of God is Andy so intelligent, articulate and witty, that he spent half his career coming up to the net and being passed. This can't be the same guy I saw 10 years ago hanging his head every time he gets passed. He's able to see the game shui clearly now, yet wasn't able to see the game a decade sho when he was playing?
This is the difference between roddick and those "analytists", he is the one that actually speaks concrete details, while the others were just throwing out generic sentences.
Another instance of Novak's composure: AO13preQFvStan-d-man -- stan broke djoker 5 consecutive times in sets 1 and 2. Yet, Djoker won the match in 5 sets.
the mental edge he built in the last 6-7 years over Roger was the key; he had roger's number; his mental toughness was the make of years of matches, especially those tough defeats; he used to wobble sometime at big stage, such as Wimbledon final 2013, he was two or three time 4:2 in the match but lost each set to Murray; not to mention two or three double fault at match points in RG final against Nadal; and miss of easy volley AO14 against Stan at deciding set; and miss of easy overhead at Olympic 08 with nadal etc. he learnt from those experiences and became mature and handle those moments much better nowadays.
@Don Killuminati yeah, another way to look at it, that day obviously the adrenaline was not there at almost the whole 5th set,in THAT game he tried to be aggressive but rushed all points into errors, he was mentally and physically drained to execute his shots. including those tie breaks. Novak is just a mountain too high for him. both mentally and physically. to beat him, roger has to be super aggressive and need more mental effort, he doesn't have the form to balance being aggressive and less errors, maybe he is too old, no extra gears. unless Novak drop in form drastically, he will never beat him in slams, no matter how much he improve his mental game.
@Avinash Anand So you look at 1:57, and conclude that it's hitting the middle of the net? I cannot disagree more. One of us has very poor eyesight, thats for sure.
So many fans are sad for Roger here. Not me since that day I watched the match without knowing any of the players because I didn’t use to follow sports and made me fall in love with Roger and his game like a crazy person lol And after that I watched majority of his games. Now I don’t expect anything more from him since he had accomplished everything a person can dream of. Crazy love from crowds everywhere he plays, high respect from older and younger players as well as his opponents and his style of play will be remembered forever in this sport. Obviously has a great family as well. Perfect life one could wish for.
Nash xD more winners, more aces, more break points earned and converted, fewer double faults, etc. Overall, his level in the match was higher but Djokovic’s play in big points were decisive
Just look at the statistics that are shown in this video. Should be self explanatory lol. Novak played better in the shorter tiebreaks; Roger in the longer majority of the match.
Andy articulate and entertaining. Spot on about how subtle and nuanced Roger is tactically. How many times have players split the first two sets with Roger and think they are in the match, only to find he has solved their game and win the next two easily.
I, like Andy, didn't watch this match from the beginning. I really thought that Roger's big win came the round before, against Rafa; I didn't think he had a chance against Novak. Then I got sucked in, was bouncing off the walls during the 16th game in the fifth (Fed fan here, obviously!), survived the let down, back up at break point at 11-all, then just absolutely deflated by the end. It's funny how Andy is commenting on this match, as his own final ten years earlier had an eerily similar outcome. I wonder how Roger will bounce back after this loss at his next Wimbledon (I always thought the 2009 loss took something away from Andy for the rest of his career that he never fully recovered). Still, as a fan of Roger, I must look for positives in this match, and I think the biggest one that I've never heard spoken of is that he didn't lose the match at 40-15, 40-30, or even that or the next game. Roger stood his ground for about another hour, played another 8 (9) games against a great opponent and an outrageous fortune at 8-7, and forced an historic tiebreaker on the biggest stage in tennis. A lot of other players would've just tanked after the loss of two championship points, but Roger found a way to keep fighting. Also, the match stats speak for themselves; but as Mr. Roddick knows all too well, tennis can be an absolutely cruel and lonely sport to those who dare and come up short. History and fans only want to point to the winners in such contests, but if there is some measure of success in failure, Roger bore that out during that match.
well said. agree. he gave everything, the result could go both ways, which he has seen too much in his career, sometime went his way, sometime others,but mostly, his way, which made him one of the most successful player in history. that is why, he was not too much disappointed after the match. he was 38 anyway; making 10s millions of dollar a year, not a bad year!
In mid 2010, the last time Joker was still a bit prone to cracking, he had just turned 23 - please, that's too young to judge the character of a player - the mental edge and toughness comes later. It all came together for him in late 2010 and early 2011 when he was still 23. By 2019 he had long since turned the tables on Fed - Joker was ahead on the h2h with Fed and had beaten him the last two times they played at Wimby! It was Roger who had that doubt, could he still beat Novak at a major? The clock was ticking, here was his chance to hold him off! Joker was playing sub-par for most of the match, hence Roger was in the driver's seat, barely at the end, but it was Novak with the confidence and the superior status and it was Roger trying to prove he could still do it. Did Roger crack a bit? Sure. How many times did other players crack when they were on the verge of beating Roger because of that lack of self-belief? Comes with the territory.
Federer got closest to beating Djokovic here than the two previous times at Wimbledon 2014 and 2015. Age is not a factor. No excuse. Luck (yes, he missed that first serve on match point by an inch) and mentality were key factors. If he gets back to best form after covid and has a chance to play Djokovic again on grass he will still have a great chance to win. Age is not a problem. 38-39 is not that old. Motivation and training are important.
@@pauljohnson6019 If I were him I would retire. I don't know if he loves playing that much or just wants to hang in there hoping to add more trophies (under pressure from the other two). If it's the former I'd admire that but if it's the latter I think he's a little selfish (not sure it's an accurate word but something like that).
@@tehatte Both. He loves playing, and wants to add more trophies- in a way they overlap- if you don't love the game, you've obviously going to find it hard to win trophies.
Paul Johnson Maybe. As a Djokovic fan, I wish him luck. To be honest I felt bad for him to lose a match like that. Unfortunately there’s only one winner but he deserved praises for playing so well. He always has a high chance to win in any tournament, the best chance at Wimbledon. Unlike other Djokovic fans, I don’t always have high confidence in him at the beginning of any tournament but many times he surprised me.
When I watched the match live last year, my impression at the time was that both players were very nervous and that really affected their play at times - Djokovic in particular seemed very nervous. It was fairly dour tennis for a lot of the match. In the end, Djokovic seemed to have more in the tank physically than Federer. It was a historic match, but not a great one.
I've wathced those Federers match points like hundreds of times, and until now I've never noticed that Novak's step forward when Roger hit the net on the first serve on the first match point. Indeed it seems like for a brief moment Novak thought the match was over
This is great, I'd love to see more of this. Andy really should have won a few more slams. Love his insights here, and Lindsay too. Novak won through sheer will. But then again I am a shameless Nole fan.
Loved Andy at the start of his tennis career. Loved him more when won US Open. Hated him later in his career when he made it a habit to whine and incessantly argue with the umpire. Now I'm loving him again at the start of this new career, if ever he decides to make it a career.
Outshine a match means nothing if you're not able to elevate your game during crucial points. *Djokovic knows better than anyone else how to rise drastically his level in bigs moments* That's why he is such clutch, a machine in the money time and for exercise like tiebreak. He deserved his victory and the championship. In his career, Djokovic has won 15 matches in which he faced a match point (i.e. *47 match points saved* 😯💪) and lost only three games when he had a match point in his favor. For example, Rafael Nadal won 14 games where he faced match balls and lost only 8 when he was one point away from the match. *The least effective being Roger Federer who has the distinction of being 22 in each categories.* The ending was not just a coincidence. One step up under pressure mentally and technically on the court, while the other tenses up, loses his nerves 🤷♂️
So many ways to win a match - you don't have to be at your best throughout the entire match but you do have to be at your best in key moments. And that's what Nole was. If Novak had brought his A game to the whole match, Fed would have lost with a less flattering scoreline. Like this, at least, it gives Fed fans hope that he has a chance to yet win another Wimby (but not playing Nole who is already a 5 time champion and if you beat the best.....you probably are the best).
people evaluate this match in one dimension and everyone agrees that Roger outplayed Novak. How no one realized that Novak won without 1st serve and that it made Roger look 95% better while Roger served extraordinarily !! This makes Novak's victory even more valuable, and against someone when they say he is the best, I don't know if anyone can ever do it again !! it was obvious that Novak decided to play in 5 sets and use the moments when the service improved.
Djokovic played his B- game yet he still won, that’s Djokovic for you. When Federer played well for 5 sets, it’s not a guarantee he will win. When Djokovic played well for 3 sets, a win is a given for Nole
@@sj4632 ,it seems they are giving him less credit coz they are constantly saying Federer played well but lost out to Novak in important points..but hey if Novak was having a good day this would have been over in max four...
Djoker is so tough mentally it's scary. To save those match points, with the crowd cheering against you like that. What a player.
WIMBLEDON loves their Roger so it wasn't unexpected;
But yes as A Rafa fan, i've seen what Djokovic can do up close- i remember like Andy said Novak was mentally fragile, that he would retire mid matches. But now? He's a freakin *MACHINE!*
Somewhere around the 2011 season Novak began to realize that he was a really great player and the only thing keeping him from Roger and Rafa levels was his confidence. After that he soared.
Crowd can't be the "main big deal" for an experienced player, and on the center court of Wim, and for a Final. Concentration levels of Roger and Novak would be at peaks by the time they reached the final set. Novak's mental strength did it all. Otherwise, it was Roger's trophy. He went into winning situation and he pulled himself out of winning situation. Unfortunate!
@@madhukiranattivilli2321 At the highest level, even the smallest details matter. For Djoker to keep his cool in the face of a hostile crowd was something special. You could say Djoker is used to playing against tough crowds, but it's not easy. Federer was indeed the better player, but Djoker's mental toughness won it in the end. Tennis is about winning the big points. To win three breakers without making a single error is unreal.
@@madhukiranattivilli2321 it's not true ... Tennis is a game where the crowd is very close to u.. evry ace you make everyone cheers that boosts everyone's confidence no matter whether u are GOAT or not...and for Wimbledon it's always Roger even if Andy is playing against him... In the atp cup that took place in Sydney this year when Rafa was playing against Djokovic there was a huge support for Djokovic from his countrymen and that made Rafa very down mentally as they were not supporting him... Eventually rafa lost the match... You can refer to youtube to see those videos... in wimby 2019 no wonder both were great but nole was just better... I can bet u if Roger is playing in a crowd where majority is not cheering him then every single time he will lose ...
Andy Roddick: Former #1 tennis player. Current #1 at underselling himself
Andy was a very good player, but he is right in that he is not on the big 3's level. I think no other player can equal them in consistency
@@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266 Only one that could come close to them was Murray but sadly we never got to see if he could keep up with them for a long period due to his injury..
@@sirjames3575 with all due respect, i think Murray is very good guy and very good player, not so sure about his mental strenght.He could shine for some period, but this what Djokovic, and Federer achieved in weeks , trully resembles greatness in each and every word.Bug respect for Andy, honest guy besides great tennis player.
@@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266 PETE could. Won one grand slam a year for 10 years straight. He was not as consistent as the big 3, but he was the closest thing to it prior to them - and in an era of surfaces that played differently.
Sampras and Lendl and Connors were similar (not to the same extent) in different ways. Pete dominating for 6 straight years and winning a slam a year for 8 straight years, Connors having 160 consecutive weeks at #1, Lendl making 10 slam semis in a row, making all 4 slam finals, setting the standard for professional fitness etc.
Djokovic locked it down in tiebreaks and Federer got loose. Story of the match.
As a Djokovic's fan just thinking of Wimbledon 2019 will put a smile on my face for the rest of my life.
Milan Milan same here bro
As I Federer fan I could not sleep for a week after that :(
If he was 32-33 I would say ok whatever he'll have more chances.... but he will be 40 next year and there is no Wimbledon this year
It was probably his last chance
@@miroslavjanecek9993 Wrong, he will be 39 next year, and I think they'll probably have two Wimbledon's to make up, one in May, and one in June, and skip French Open next year, to make up!
@@pauljohnson6019 nobody gives a fuck 😊
@@Aghoradipathi Stop speaking for everyone- obviously you don't, but stop assuming everyone does!
Federer played better overall, but Djokovic was the best in the tiebreaks which are the key moments. Its like in football, you can have 80% possession but as long as you don't score the opponent just needs one counter attack and you lose. (aka Barça-inter in 2010). Federer offensive style was a beauty, but Djokovic's mental strengh was just insane, being able to stay composed against basically 15k people cheering for your opponent, its like this man has a brain shield, thats so sick.
I would compare this game instead to Real Madrid-Bayern Munich in 2014. The swiss had an extrem possession but was too muddled into the penalty area when he had to keep his shots on target (each tiebreak). The exact opposite for Djokovic who was able to be clutch and accurate into the penalty area when he needs it.
Possession means nothing if you start panicking when it matters the most
Just so you know, tiebreaks are not the only key moments of a tennis match. The end of every set is crucial too and being able to close it out matters as well wether it ends 7-6, 7-5 or 6-4.
Were the 1st and 3rd sets more "important" and "crucial" than the 2nd and 4th set just because they were tiebreaks? That is debatable at the very least. Some players think they won the match just because they won a really close set in a tiebreak, others get frustrated and lose all hope and eventually lose intensity and focus just because they lost it. Others just stay composed and focused and continue to keep on fighting whatever the scoreline at the tiebreak was, especially from the losing side. Ask Nadal, Ferrer and Federer who even after losing those tight tiebreaks kept on competing and coming back despite the frustration.
Also, the football comparison is really dull. Having possession of the ball doesn't mean anything if you don't attack the opponent and hurt him which Federer did plenty of in that match. So.... doesn't really work.
@@samy29987 well .. if you go that way, of course every point is important! At this level of competition, they play every ball as if it was a match point so in that way tie breaks are no difference to the rest. What i wanted to say is that Tie breaks are the deciding moments of the sets that are the closest, where the players are at the same level. If you win a set with a break it means you were just better against your opponent, and there is no debate. Tiebreaks are here to decide who would win the set if the two players can't break each other, in that way they are crucial. About football ... I was just trying to say that Roger won more points in the match - i think 20 more than Djokovic - but he still lost the match. It looks like the same as in football where u can have more opportunities, more shots on target but still not break the goalkeeper , don't know if you see what i mean
@@Eudemoni_ I agree wholeheartedly with everything you said there. But imagine this:
One player jumps to a 5-1 lead (like Medvedev against Nadal at the WTF) and the opponent starts coming back to 5-4 and you have another chance of closing the set with several set points. Wouldn't you say it's very important to finish the set there and not relinquish the lead that player had to 5-5? Federer was leading 5-2 in the 4th set of that final and Djokovic came back at 5-4 and had bps to level 5-5 but Federer saved it and closed out the set. I'd say that was as "crucial" as one of the tiebreaks.
See what I mean? You have to analyse the context of each set and not just look at scoreboards and be done with it because they don't tell the whole story.
@@samy29987 yea i see and i agree, its just that in the end what interesting me the most is that Novak won the match and in this particular match the tiebreaks took a very special place, but its just a thing about this specific match , not always the case !
Andy has been such a great addition to the channel. With his analysis and humour, it feels like a totally different show. Love it
I like Andy's analytic skills and witticism.
This match proves more than most that the most important thing to do in tennis is to win the BIG POINTS.
And pray God is with you- on those BIG POINTS- if you are blessed, you'll find a way, if not- the choking itself, could be predetermined, in which case, you're screwed!
@@pauljohnson6019 I guess I'm screwed then because I am an atheist.
@@RickeGnool Yes, well it gets interesting, technically, you could also be predetermined without God, as well as with God, but you're screwed, because you believe God cannot change your destiny, but a God believer will say- God should be able to change the outcome- via prayer, to what he determines, therefore on match point, if it was determined that x player were to screw up, it can be changed, so he can hit the winning shot! If however, he decides x player would still lose, by choking, then I guess, it would have had the same effect, as not praying at all, as the decision was already sealed.
Its really happend to me when i join some junior tournament, 40-0 in 5-4 and the enemy comeback with 6-7 and that moment was the worst day of my life
@@bukangodzilla3256 🤣🤣 the enemy
I will never forget that day. I was already celebrating at 40-15. Truly a sad day for Fed fans but so much respect to Novak!
Dude, I was celebrating as well! Still can't believe he lost that match.
You don't realize how sad I was at those match points, thought its over for Novak, and when he saved match points, rebreaked, I knew he's gonna win the tittle 😊💪🇷🇸, but huge respect to Fed, he played fantastic
I was in a packed bar in Paris, friend from NY had just arrived. EVERYONE was for Fed, I was the lone Novak fan, got a few nasty glares. I'll never forget that day.
Honestly, going into this match I expected Djokovic to blow Federer off the court. Instead, I had a heart attack for 5 hours straight. Djokovic played worse than I expected, and Federer played much better than you'd expect any 38 year old to.
Federer fended Djokovic off brilliantly throughout the match, up until the tiebreaks, where he got tight and missed a few points. Djokovic barely scraped into the 5th. Once I saw Djokovic get broken, I thought it was over. At 40-15, I thought we saw the end of it. Then I witnessed Djokovic bring it back.
Roger played the better game. I wouldn't have been mad if he won. He really deserved it. Novak deserved it too. Federer played better during the match, Djokovic just played better during the most important points, and he pulled it off in the end with a little luck.
@Raj Hoi idiot
I also expected Novak to blow off Federer and was surprised of Federer lavel..almost 5 hours of finest tennis.This game is the of all times as both are candidate for GOAT ...
Raj Hoi you didn’t understand the original comment. Look at the respect there and then in your reply.
Totally agree
The match came down to double match point 40-15 and Roger going for ace at T deuce side. If he made it game over. I'm not a mind reader but it's easy to figure Fed was thinking he better be accurate or Djok will hit a good return. He, like Andy said missed by 1/4 inch. If he hit it a little more fat in the service box he could have still aced him or got Djok to error or weak sitter ball. Or he could get it right in Djok strike zone and get put in distress himself. But the fact Djok is probably the number one returner probably made Roger be to fine with his serve and miss so closely. I've seen Djokovic come back from the dead in big moments more than anybody. If I recall Roger had match point with serve on him in Australia and didn't get a serve out wide enough on Djok and he slapped a cross court winner and ultimately won the match.
Andy is a brilliant commentator.
Absolutely! He's excellent
He sure is!
I'll never get over this match for as long as I live
I hear you completely.
Shame on Federer
See Wim08F once again now... freshly. Ur opinion will change. It was more intense and nail biting and roller coaster kind than Wim19F
40:15 *3, too soon? haha. Sorry i had to.
Reed B So does every Roddick fan will never get over 09 Wimbledon final....
I love listening to Andy Roddick, he is honest, down to earth and actually knows what he is talking about.
Novak Đoković Is the Greatest ever!!! Since then,he made even more!!! The last is at RG against Nadal,and then Tsicipas final after 0-2... Insane!!! Like I said, The Greatest tennis player of all time!!!🏆❤️👊🥇🇷🇸💯🎾🤡🐐🐐🐐🐐
Djoker had a bad day overall and still won. That's a mark of the world number 1.
The disrespect Roddick showed Novak earlier in Novak’s career was palpable... 18 slams later, it must be humbling for him?
They are cool, Roddick often jokes that he retired just on time to save his h2h record against Djokovic, saying no way he would keep it if he played more.
That’s because Djokovic was a clown to be fair early on his career, when Roddick was still playing.
He only changed himself and his attitude from 2011 onwards.
@@SupermanOG He was a young man enjoying what he does, having fun, remember when you were 23? At that time I was all about having fun and making jokes. As we grow older, we change, we become more serious and start to lose that childish thing we all have. Novak is no exception.
@@SupermanOG wrong.
I like Novak, but people change, you cant hold Roddick to his reactions but let Novak move on..that's not fair.
Wimbledon 2009 review please. Can't wait for Roddick's tongue in cheek self deprecating humor when commentating on that one!
Andy wasted a lot of his his commentary career while he played tennis
Diego Garza he played tennis and so can comment tennis
So you think a grand slam title, 13 weeks at no.1 ranking, 3 Wimbledon finals, 32 titles, and a Davis Cup win are a waste?
You are so right. Boy does he speak so well.
Roddick appears to have a decent commentatory skills !👍
@@yankeeromeoalpha correct, he would have had much more accomplishments as a commentator thus far
As a Fed fan the loss still hurts but you’ve got to give credit to Djokovic.
Nole has been inspiring evryone even FedEx fans in Wimbledon finals... even if ur ar against the best people and they are just one ace away from taking all u have away from u, u still can protect it and make it urs...
Novak is simply the best tennis player of all times🏆🥇🎾
How do you know what comes after. Some player comes on in a decade and wins 27 major slams and you statement is out of date.
Novak vs Federer & crowd...on football language, three points as a guest...Novak GOAT!
Facts!! He is the goat no question. Roger was lucky he collected most of his slams against mediocre at best guys like Roddick, Hewitt and aged Agassi. Djokovic should have a big claim on the goat debate in sports history if he ends up with atleast 25 slams.
@@rag7027 4 MONTHS AGO?! at least 25, if he is healthy
@@rag7027 Haha, that mediocre guy, Roddick has played 9 matches with Djokovic and Roddick actually leads in the h2h record. Roddick was really good, maybe even better than a rising Djokovic, it's just that prime Federer was untouchable. I don't want to take away anything from Djokovic, he has really achieved huge things in tennis, it's just a pity that Fed and Djokovic have that age difference which doesn't allow us to compare them objectively. Meanwhile, there are also people who say that he played in a weak era, just because they can't stand his dominance.
@@gauravmalltarlok5354h2h doesn’t prove anything.
Roddick, Hewitt, safin,.,. Are the same age as Federer yet they stopped being relevant after 2007, when they were 26, which is well within their prime. That is because the next gen are way better, there’s a reason why only Federer out of those player kept winning. In 2011, nalbandian played Hewitt in 1st round of AO :)) when they are only 29, the age Djokovic won 4 consecutive gs.
Love how Roddick doesn't hold back his praises for both Djokovic and Federer
Damn Andy so spot on on his coments , wish he would have started his comentary career much more sooner
People, it all comes down to the psyche, since 2011 Novak has started to beat Federer and Nadal a lot more than they did.
For example, since 2012, Federer did not beat Novak in a grand slam, and he clearly wants to, simply in a very tight match his concentration dropped and his hand trembled, Novak knew he had a mental advantage and that Roger showed weaknesses against him, especially at crucial moments. that's why he served the ball pretty poorly and nervously, Novak stayed focused and cool and that's it, the rest is history, Hello.
Rafa and novak is more of a battle of courts and styles
Fast hcs novak
Clay rafa
Grass novak
Slow hc rafa
@Baki MC - Well said. A perfect analysis in my opinion. Fed has the strokes, the style, the elegance, but Novak has the mental edge in crunch time. That simple, like you say. This comes from someone who is both a a Fed and a Novak fan.
Worst enemy of Roger : Himself(either less practice or less confidence)
Best motivation for Novak: Himself(not the love or hate from crowd)
Fair enough. He gets on Roger's nerve.
Heartiest congratulations and Blessings to Djokovic. May God's Blessings be always with you !!
Video should be called 'Roddick analyses a match he only watched the very end of'
Djokovic destined to be the greatest, it's his fate!!!
Regardless of the number of titles, Djokovic is already the goat of tennis against the best players and always playing against the most hostile crowds in sports , now he has won the Australian Open too for an unprecedented 9th time. If he wins and ends up with atleast 25 slams, I’ll personally have him as the greatest athlete ever lived.
Those replay clips are hard for me to watch.
Andy Roddick is the best I have ever heard commentating Tennis! And I go back 40 years in Tennis.
You should listen to Ivan Lendl, about the big three
love Andy's humour and humility here, please have more of him!
Federer is reliving Roddick’s pain when he crushed roddick 10 years back. amazingly, Federer lost the match by mis-hit just like Roddick did. What a Karma!
Federer is protected all his career,and now... CARMA is coming to take a share!!! All his career he's fake champion and gentlemen. He lieve Roland Garos in the middle of tournament, knowing that he will play Vs Djokovic! What a poor sportsman!!!
If Federer crushed Roddick 2009 then Djokovic crushed Federer 2019
@@Grivian It was a five-hour match with Djokovic many times getting close to losing. Sure, it's a loss for Federer and a loss that's going to sting, but what makes it a crushing defeat? At 38 years old, contesting with a still pretty dominant Djokovic, Federer played amazing. Djokovic just had the mental edge as he always does, so congrats to him.
@@gauravmalltarlok5354 I'm not saying that Djokovic crushed Federer. I'm responding to OP who claimed that Federer crushed Roddick in 2009, which is also not true. Both matches are quite similar actually. Roddick was a better player throughout the match, he played the match of his life no doubt. His serve was broken only once, in the final game. Federer won due to his mental superiority, otherwise it was more likely that Roddick would break Fed based on the previous stats. And of course the miss hit in the final point.
@@Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King њ
That’s the key: unforced errors, Fed had more than novak. This game is won by the guy who passes the ball over net more times than the other man. Regardless of beauty of their shots, big serve, big return, height, etc…
Federer wasted his chances to win his ninth Wimbledon title after having advantage of being on serve and two championship points... biggest regret of his career... undoubtedly...
So proud of Andy! I’ve been a fan since 2001. He was a great player, is a great hall of famer, and an excellent commentator.
Am I the happiest person on the planet right now as I’m contemplating Novak’s win?
Best self deprecating former champ.....ever! Andy is a true gem. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
as a fan of Roger, it is still very painful to relive Wibmy2019, final.
Иво,баш ми је жао што те Новак растужио...немој плакат,биће боље следеће године
Same😭
@@Vojadzer2008 И би боље. Новак победи.
Used to love Roddick's press conferences...hope we see more of his commentary going forward. He truly understands the game
Just here after the 🐐 won his 6th Wimbledon and 20th Grand Slam. Looking forward to the 🐐 sweeping Golden Calendar Slam. Let’s go Nole!
Unforced errors on a tie break: that’s the keypoint. Forget about winners, you don’t win a game with winners. You lose a game on a high count of unforced errors during tie breaks
What an epic men’s final. I’ve been watching Wimbledon for many years now and I think that was the most intense final I’ve ever witnessed - even surpassing the great Federer Nadal final in 2008 in my opinion.
The longest Wimbledon final in history and an outstanding performance from both competitors.
Roger Federer, one month shy of his 38th birthday, took it to Novak Djokovic and had him on the ropes; a man six years his junior and the world’s number one tennis player. He dominated the match on the whole; served the most aces; hit the most winners; played the better quality tennis, but, unfortunately, when the points mattered most, he faltered.
The tennis world; the bookmakers, did not believe that Federer, at almost 38 years of age, had it in him to go the distance and maintain such a high level of tennis.
They did not believe that he would beat Nadal in the semi final, but he did, and not only did he defeat him, but defeated him in emphatic fashion. A masterclass.
They did not believe that he could go five sets with Novak Djokovic (Tim Henman, in particular, did not believe he could come back after being 2 - 1 down in sets). Well, not only did he come back, he had two championship points and almost won!
After the match Federer even stated that he felt fine. Almost 38 years of age, the longest men’s Wimbledon final in history, and he feels fine. This man really is something special.
I really feel for Roger Federer. In my opinion, he should have won. Two championship points and I think it is widely regarded that he did play the better quality tennis on the whole. It’s just a shame he couldn’t get those crucial points.
Hats off to Novak Djokovic though who had to deal with such a one sided crowd toward Roger Federer. Djokovic showed such tough mental strength against such strong opposition. Crowd against him, two championship points to deal with, and he held his nerve and refused to give in. Very admirable performance.
He was also very respectful at the end of the match toward Roger Federer, mentioning that Federer is one of the greatest of all time and that he inspires him because of the longevity he has shown in his tennis career. He could have been bitter because of the hostility of the crowd towards him and their love for Roger but he was gracious and behaved in such a professional manner.
As Rafael Nadal is the king of clay, and Novak Djokovic the king of the hard court; Roger Federer is the greatest men’s grass court player the world has ever known; racking up a record 8 Wimbledon grand slams.
Let’s all be thankful that we lived in the era of these absolute tennis legends!
But is he the greatest grass player though. He's now lost 3 finals against Djokovic in Wimbledon. Novak is upto 7 now and I think he can win a couple more. What happens if he hits 8 or even 9 slams at wimby. Would you still say Roger is the greatest grass court player
@@venukrithish007 Rog3r is distant 3rd
If women can wear makeup to maintain there appearance Andy Roddick can wear a cap indoors 😂😂✌️
the receding hairline might have something to do with it, but i feel like he's always worn a hat
wwecoowner - In a recent video similar to this one he had no cap and his hair looked great. He's still 🔥
What’s so significant is that at the time, had Federer taken the match point it would have been 21 slams to Djoker’s 15. I just don’t see Djokovic winning another 7 slams after this. I know he went on to win Aus Open but the significance of that Wimbledon Final and this match points will play their part in tennis history forever.
Had the serve been 1 inch higher it was an ace, Djokovic was guessing the wrong side. This is probably the most painful loss of Federer’s career, I would find it hard to believe him if he says otherwise. Simply because this is the 3rd time Djokovic has beaten him from match points down. Probably the best match of 2019.
Djoko fanbase reckon he's on course to win 23, or even 25, so I'm investing in multiple kilos of popcorn in order to sit back and watch him achieve this very doable feat.
Also unless I'm mistaken it would have been the first time Federer would have beaten both Djokovic and Nadal in the same Grand Slam event. To have won his favorite tournament at nearly age 38, defeating both Nadal and Djokovic to do it, I really think it would have been Federer's best and favorite tournament win ever.
I thought he always was going to end with more Grand Slam titles, like 25+. But Wimbledon 2019 was a bad beat and i think even Djoko felt a bit awkward taking the match that way.
@@flyingsaucer8199 20... And counting.
20 and counting lol
A better player always wins. It is not only about winners, there are also unforced errors, there are also forced errors (Nole usually goes on that). There is no only attack, there is a defence, too. Besides technique, there is tactics and mentality and so on...
I love seeing Andy here, though.
Yes they didnt showed forced errors. Thats quit.important criteria
So many lessons to be learned from this match. This match has taught me all of them
Why in the love of God is Andy so intelligent, articulate and witty, that he spent half his career coming up to the net and being passed. This can't be the same guy I saw 10 years ago hanging his head every time he gets passed. He's able to see the game shui clearly now, yet wasn't able to see the game a decade sho when he was playing?
We love you andy! cheers from Argentina
You win some, you lose some. The big3 is a great testimony to that. They have been rising each other by playing against each other. Golden Era indeed.
Highlights how intriguing the scoring system in tennis is👍
Kneel down before the Serbian tennis Emperor 😎🇷🇸🎾💪🥎, what a man, what a heart, what a champion
This is the difference between roddick and those "analytists", he is the one that actually speaks concrete details, while the others were just throwing out generic sentences.
Another instance of Novak's composure: AO13preQFvStan-d-man -- stan broke djoker 5 consecutive times in sets 1 and 2. Yet, Djoker won the match in 5 sets.
the mental edge he built in the last 6-7 years over Roger was the key; he had roger's number; his mental toughness was the make of years of matches, especially those tough defeats; he used to wobble sometime at big stage, such as Wimbledon final 2013, he was two or three time 4:2 in the match but lost each set to Murray; not to mention two or three double fault at match points in RG final against Nadal; and miss of easy volley AO14 against Stan at deciding set; and miss of easy overhead at Olympic 08 with nadal etc. he learnt from those experiences and became mature and handle those moments much better nowadays.
@Don Killuminati yeah, another way to look at it, that day obviously the adrenaline was not there at almost the whole 5th set,in THAT game he tried to be aggressive but rushed all points into errors, he was mentally and physically drained to execute his shots. including those tie breaks. Novak is just a mountain too high for him. both mentally and physically. to beat him, roger has to be super aggressive and need more mental effort, he doesn't have the form to balance being aggressive and less errors, maybe he is too old, no extra gears. unless Novak drop in form drastically, he will never beat him in slams, no matter how much he improve his mental game.
Seeing that Federer fault on match point and knowing Djokovic had stepped the wrong way is sickening
Just noticed it after you mentioned it but damn... 🥶😂
If it makes you feel any better - I think that serve would have been wide anyway. Look closer.
@Avinash Anand So you look at 1:57, and conclude that it's hitting the middle of the net? I cannot disagree more. One of us has very poor eyesight, thats for sure.
Live with it- the better player won
On next 10 Years we Will see here Roger Federer siting and comenting about Nole's winn again somebody.
I’m still very sad about this and have no idea why I’m watching this 😭
Andy Roddick. What a legend.
Initially it looked like Condolence meet but at the end they found something to laugh and smile .......Keep it up
So many fans are sad for Roger here. Not me since that day I watched the match without knowing any of the players because I didn’t use to follow sports and made me fall in love with Roger and his game like a crazy person lol And after that I watched majority of his games. Now I don’t expect anything more from him since he had accomplished everything a person can dream of. Crazy love from crowds everywhere he plays, high respect from older and younger players as well as his opponents and his style of play will be remembered forever in this sport. Obviously has a great family as well. Perfect life one could wish for.
Roddick was great in analysis. I heard back in the days Venus was exceptional at tennis analyzing but she almost retreated to silence these days.
How can they state that Federer outplayed Novak the entire match when it went five sets, with Novak winning two tiebreaks plus the final set?
Fed played better
Novak: Roger played better
Derec Rodríguez You don’t really loose when you are better imo 😕
Nash xD more winners, more aces, more break points earned and converted, fewer double faults, etc. Overall, his level in the match was higher but Djokovic’s play in big points were decisive
Just look at the statistics that are shown in this video. Should be self explanatory lol. Novak played better in the shorter tiebreaks; Roger in the longer majority of the match.
If Andy would've not made it in the ATP he definitely would've made it as a comedian 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Djokovic n'a fait AUCUNE faute directe dans les TROIS tie-break : HALLUCINANT !!!
I'm still traumatized two years later.
Lol we understand, as a genuine tennis fan we are crying over some tennis loses
if it helps he lost from the best player ever.. and also Roger is still better than Nadal.
Andy articulate and entertaining. Spot on about how subtle and nuanced Roger is tactically. How many times have players split the first two sets with Roger and think they are in the match, only to find he has solved their game and win the next two easily.
2:00 this is exactly what I was thinking at the time. A clear ace if this goes in. Just added to the heartbreak!
looking further though, it was still going to be a wide serve so it needed to be a foot to the left to go in.
I, like Andy, didn't watch this match from the beginning. I really thought that Roger's big win came the round before, against Rafa; I didn't think he had a chance against Novak. Then I got sucked in, was bouncing off the walls during the 16th game in the fifth (Fed fan here, obviously!), survived the let down, back up at break point at 11-all, then just absolutely deflated by the end. It's funny how Andy is commenting on this match, as his own final ten years earlier had an eerily similar outcome. I wonder how Roger will bounce back after this loss at his next Wimbledon (I always thought the 2009 loss took something away from Andy for the rest of his career that he never fully recovered). Still, as a fan of Roger, I must look for positives in this match, and I think the biggest one that I've never heard spoken of is that he didn't lose the match at 40-15, 40-30, or even that or the next game. Roger stood his ground for about another hour, played another 8 (9) games against a great opponent and an outrageous fortune at 8-7, and forced an historic tiebreaker on the biggest stage in tennis. A lot of other players would've just tanked after the loss of two championship points, but Roger found a way to keep fighting. Also, the match stats speak for themselves; but as Mr. Roddick knows all too well, tennis can be an absolutely cruel and lonely sport to those who dare and come up short. History and fans only want to point to the winners in such contests, but if there is some measure of success in failure, Roger bore that out during that match.
well said. agree. he gave everything, the result could go both ways, which he has seen too much in his career, sometime went his way, sometime others,but mostly, his way, which made him one of the most successful player in history. that is why, he was not too much disappointed after the match. he was 38 anyway; making 10s millions of dollar a year, not a bad year!
... Ajoj mene, do Boga miloga,
kud pogubih od sebe boljega...
(Kraljevic marko i Musa Kesedzija)
☝️ , 😂😂😂😂😂 the most beautiful victory in the history of tennis
andy roddick is the tony romo of tennis commentary
All Fed needed was one of those first serves to go in ! What a time to miss them both.Was disappointing !That's the way the cookie crumbles I guess.
I agree Paul we think alike, in nature, and name!
In mid 2010, the last time Joker was still a bit prone to cracking, he had just turned 23 - please, that's too young to judge the character of a player - the mental edge and toughness comes later. It all came together for him in late 2010 and early 2011 when he was still 23.
By 2019 he had long since turned the tables on Fed - Joker was ahead on the h2h with Fed and had beaten him the last two times they played at Wimby! It was Roger who had that doubt, could he still beat Novak at a major? The clock was ticking, here was his chance to hold him off! Joker was playing sub-par for most of the match, hence Roger was in the driver's seat, barely at the end, but it was Novak with the confidence and the superior status and it was Roger trying to prove he could still do it. Did Roger crack a bit? Sure. How many times did other players crack when they were on the verge of beating Roger because of that lack of self-belief? Comes with the territory.
Federer got closest to beating Djokovic here than the two previous times at Wimbledon 2014 and 2015. Age is not a factor. No excuse. Luck (yes, he missed that first serve on match point by an inch) and mentality were key factors. If he gets back to best form after covid and has a chance to play Djokovic again on grass he will still have a great chance to win. Age is not a problem. 38-39 is not that old. Motivation and training are important.
I wish he could play September 2020 at French Open, but if the sources are correct, we could see nothing of him, till AO2021!
@@pauljohnson6019 If I were him I would retire. I don't know if he loves playing that much or just wants to hang in there hoping to add more trophies (under pressure from the other two). If it's the former I'd admire that but if it's the latter I think he's a little selfish (not sure it's an accurate word but something like that).
@@tehatte Both. He loves playing, and wants to add more trophies- in a way they overlap- if you don't love the game, you've obviously going to find it hard to win trophies.
Paul Johnson Maybe. As a Djokovic fan, I wish him luck. To be honest I felt bad for him to lose a match like that. Unfortunately there’s only one winner but he deserved praises for playing so well. He always has a high chance to win in any tournament, the best chance at Wimbledon. Unlike other Djokovic fans, I don’t always have high confidence in him at the beginning of any tournament but many times he surprised me.
Wishful thinking.. #24 and counting...
The heartache
Here Roger became the 1st male tennis player in 71 years to lose a Wimbledon final after having had matchpoints
i'm literally still depressed about this match
don't be depressed, he lost against the best.. and Roger is still better than Nadal..
Come on Andy, what about the diving forehand pass on tournament point? That was a good one...
It still hurts
0 unforced errors at the tie break for Novak? Impressive!!!
When I watched the match live last year, my impression at the time was that both players were very nervous and that really affected their play at times - Djokovic in particular seemed very nervous. It was fairly dour tennis for a lot of the match. In the end, Djokovic seemed to have more in the tank physically than Federer. It was a historic match, but not a great one.
I've wathced those Federers match points like hundreds of times, and until now I've never noticed that Novak's step forward when Roger hit the net on the first serve on the first match point. Indeed it seems like for a brief moment Novak thought the match was over
This is great, I'd love to see more of this. Andy really should have won a few more slams. Love his insights here, and Lindsay too. Novak won through sheer will. But then again I am a shameless Nole fan.
Legends
Loved Andy at the start of his tennis career. Loved him more when won US Open. Hated him later in his career when he made it a habit to whine and incessantly argue with the umpire. Now I'm loving him again at the start of this new career, if ever he decides to make it a career.
andy roddick.....talented af and funny.
On the other side as John Mcenroe calls him a "mental midget" we have Goran Ivanišević 😂
Outshine a match means nothing if you're not able to elevate your game during crucial points. *Djokovic knows better than anyone else how to rise drastically his level in bigs moments* That's why he is such clutch, a machine in the money time and for exercise like tiebreak. He deserved his victory and the championship.
In his career, Djokovic has won 15 matches in which he faced a match point (i.e. *47 match points saved* 😯💪) and lost only three games when he had a match point in his favor. For example, Rafael Nadal won 14 games where he faced match balls and lost only 8 when he was one point away from the match. *The least effective being Roger Federer who has the distinction of being 22 in each categories.*
The ending was not just a coincidence. One step up under pressure mentally and technically on the court, while the other tenses up, loses his nerves 🤷♂️
Nole is the goat, but Andy is a GOAT commentator, no doubt. Witt, charisma, self-distance and no bush to beat around!
Seeing Chokerer lose for the third time a GS match against Nole after having 2 match points does put a smile on my face 😍😍😍
Andy should be a commentator he would be an all time great!
Now 7 Wimbledon titles, 21 GS. Who is the boss? 😎Novak , is
you mean #24?
Djokovic Overpowering Federer is the Perfect example of HARDWORK BEATS TALENT
Djokovic Overpowering Federer is the Perfect example of talent and heart fight to the end against all world.full blooded Serb
OMG such a idiotic comment
You think Federer has not worked hard in his career?
So many ways to win a match - you don't have to be at your best throughout the entire match but you do have to be at your best in key moments. And that's what Nole was.
If Novak had brought his A game to the whole match, Fed would have lost with a less flattering scoreline. Like this, at least, it gives Fed fans hope that he has a chance to yet win another Wimby (but not playing Nole who is already a 5 time champion and if you beat the best.....you probably are the best).
Only Goran Ivanesevic and Johnny Mac go nuts on Center Court
Novak learned to manage those moments from Kobe24.
mamba forever usopen#24
people evaluate this match in one dimension and everyone agrees that Roger outplayed Novak. How no one realized that Novak won without 1st serve and that it made Roger look 95% better while Roger served extraordinarily !! This makes Novak's victory even more valuable, and against someone when they say he is the best, I don't know if anyone can ever do it again !! it was obvious that Novak decided to play in 5 sets and use the moments when the service improved.
Djokovic played his B- game yet he still won, that’s Djokovic for you.
When Federer played well for 5 sets, it’s not a guarantee he will win.
When Djokovic played well for 3 sets, a win is a given for Nole
There were some champions meltdown quite bad like Boris Becker in final 1991.
"You have your crazy moments at the us open...of which I participated alot." Ahahahahaha! 😂😂😂
Why they haven't talked about,Novak actually played a below par match and an average match??
He won the match, doesn't matter how he played.
@@sj4632 ,it seems they are giving him less credit coz they are constantly saying Federer played well but lost out to Novak in important points..but hey if Novak was having a good day this would have been over in max four...
@@Shinoj4852 Exactly. Novak had an off game and still won. If he was on it would of been a straight sets win.
don't believe everything served by the media..
Still hurts 😭😭😭😭
Probably as Federer fan but however as Djokovic fan it's s whole different point of view 🤗
@@mickaellandry9726 ATP Rankings Frozen
Fed Fans : 😘
Djokovic Fans : 😭
@@MrArthurbanks now fed fans :😭😭😭
Djokovic surpassed 310 weeks...😂🤣😂🤣
@@subhashis_M and 237 consecutive weeks?
@@subhashis_M CONGRATULATIONS to him nevertheless