Bravo Kei. The tenacity, the unrelenting drive to get to that ball, and the next, and the next. Kei is such a gifted athlete. I especially admire Kei's deportment on court. There is no showboating, no swagger. He just shows up for whatever is served to him. Kei plays to the ball. What a smart way to handle the opponent. I hope his injuries heal a 100% You deserve to play more Kei. Thanks a lot Wivo.
I remember seeing Kei play live in the SAP open in 2008 vs. Andy Roddick. This was a bit after Nishikori beat Blake in Delray Beach. Was always a big fan of his game and I wish it wasn't hindered so much by injuries.
Joker is a great player. He is basically a 2.0 version of Hewitt. Hewitt at a time dominated because of his style. Kept getting the ball back. Joker is better in most areas with height advantage and able to counter better. This is why he has so much success. On this day he played a guy who played a similar game with less errors. Whilst he is the most successful he's not the player most want to watch.
Unfortunately for Kei, after he beat Djokovic in USO, Novak started paying more close attention to Nishikori, and I lost count how many times in a row Djokovic beat him after that. The same goes for Wawrinka, for about a decade he could not win a match vs.Djokovic, Monfils is still 0-18, and Canadian players beat Djokovic once, and that was an exhibition ( Felix). Djokovic going against Berdych 25-2 is never mentioned, and one of those loses was at Wimbledon, when Djokovic had to surrender the match because of injury. Berdych could not believe his good luck, the next match he wore ND Adidas Barricade sneakers to honor Djokovic.
Cool, I am not surprised. Kei Nishikori has magic hands and he is one of the most brilliant tennis players that has ever existed. Roger Federer said that Kei was very talented. What year did this Djokovic vs Nishikori match take place?
I remember this match quite well. Kei did play well in this match, but Djokovic had some issue with his shoulder. It became apparent somewhere in the second set. Not only did he lose this match, he went on to lose 2/3 group stage matches to Ferrer and Tipsarvic in ATP World Tour Finals that year.
nope. no shoulder injuries this match. he played as he normally did. he just got outplayed here, plain and simple. no excuses this time, take the L and move on.
@@Khangst Idk lol. I've watched alot of Djokovic matches and his body language said he didn't really care that much throughout the match. This is no excuse. Just saying his intensity was far from the normal Djoker just saying.
Kei was always a player that I respected a lot, and even I have the raquet (and still use it) that he is holding in the thumbnail, the one that he beat Novak too on the USO 2014 semis
Nishikori was a top player - but judging from these highlights he was very lucky not to loose in straight sets . Certainly most games looked close in the final set too - He showed grit thats for sure
Whenever Novak knows he’s about to lose he always makes an obvious attempt to make it look like he isn’t trying anymore. Which really undermines the opponent and is disrespectful in my opinion. Another bad example is against karlovic in Doha. It’s almost saying the only reason I lost is because I wasn’t trying. Roger and Rafa would NEVER do that. This has similarities to his history especially when younger of medical timeouts and withdrawals that never sat well with a lot of people
It's true, also when he beat Federer in 2019 listen to his victory speech he tries to upstart opponents. The Djoker cultists are way way way worse than Djoker, though, Djoker is actually quite humble it seems like when you dig deeper, but the cultists roll with the excuses.
novak had dietary problems in his younger days. jeez not every tennis player since they were born can play top tennis for hours and hours. US open 2011? down 2 sets then later being 2 match points down against federer? did he give up then? stop yapping.
As a Djokovic fan this was incredible. I thought this was in 2017 during surgery, but no... 2011 so congrats. Let me remind you that H2H is 18-2 in favour of Djokovic. :D
Nishikori has grown in toughness and mental strength. But for now, it's just a source of rehabilitation for Djoko. Why is he still active and able to maintain his number one position?
Two reasons why he can in 2023/4 maintain no 1 ; he is a great player with a very steady n sound all round game - 2nd ; the competition since 2020 is weak and generally is of a ( much ) lower level than up to 2019. Most the top ten in 2024 ( with exception of alceraz & now Sinner ) would be top 20 only if playing back a decade ago - its dropped that much in my opinion
easy last part of 2011 djokovic recovery form an injury after davis cup match against del potro, he loses majority of matches and not win any title. Sure you ignore that fact, he lose to ferrer, tipsarevic, nishikori and he retires of 2011 paris masters by an injury shoulder, he did not play quarters.
1st few seconds is the exact reason I hate ND.you would never see roger celebrating like that, man has too much class to do it. ND would have to live twice to have his greatness
This match was extremely difficult for Novak. Dealing with his shoulder issues, he likely wanted to finish the match quickly and doninated the first set, which even the commentator described as "one-way traffic." Kei displayed brilliant shots and movements, though inconsistent, prolonging the match and Novak probably gave up in the final set, thinking ahead to the rest of the season. It was still a great achievement for Kei, which gave him lots of confidence to rise to top 10 player.
0:05 look at face of Federer after losing . Jealousy , despise , didn't even look at Novak when shaking hand . Check Novak handshake after losing 6:0 . Roger is such a class 🐑🐑🐑
Federer looked him in the eye shook his hand . He didn’t look for too long but that’s ok, as even Novak has done that. Both of them have class u don’t have to put one down in order to make the other seem better
Your profile is so cringe “fedal” fans (a stupid term you guys use for anyone who doesn’t agree with your exact tennis preferences) live RENT feee in your head 😂
@@MistahhMingusNah, since our favorite tennis player became the GOAT and completed tennis on the 4th of August I would state that we absolutely do not give a fu*k about you Fed and Rafa fans anymore...while you guys keep constantly crying and bringing up absolutely irrelevant, peculiar and retarded topics into the non existent "GOAT-Debate"...such as class, love, behaviour, style, number of facebook friends, number of children, amount of water bottles in home, penis lenght, colour of eyes and so on... Novak lives in your heads rent free and this has been the case since 2011😘🇷🇸🐏
Nishikori sucks. He could never get the job done. When he was at his peak and expected to beat Federer at the Australian Open, he fell short in 5 sets. Even if he had beaten Federer, he wouldn't have won a slam. When we beat Novak and faced Cilic, he was swept. Great player, but not top tier. Just lacked the consistency and had a weak body.
Title should be changed as: "Japanese star makes light work of a fatigued Djokovic who won 10 out of 12 tournaments entering the Basel indoor tournament in 2011"
Nishikori is not "one of the most underrated players ever". Everyone knows he was very talented, but tennis is a results game and talent alone is not enough. He had an excellent career with a career high of 4th, but no grand slam title and only ever made it into one single grand slam final. Not even any semi-finals - his maximum at all grand slams except the US Open was the quarterfinal. He was not underrated - he was correctly rated.
This video should not be called "Bageled prime Djokovic" because Nishikori only did it once.. The title would only be right if Nishikori beat prime Djokovic many times or at least 3 times... This video's title did no justice for Djokovic..
Do people just love having a go a Novak ?😂 beats him once with a fluke and he’s this and that😂 calm down he’s done nothing in his career. It’s just called a “bad day at the office” roger has had them Rafa has had them and so on. 😂 not a big deal.
Thank you for these highlights of a great match I didnt know about
My pleasure buddy ❤️
Bravo Kei. The tenacity, the unrelenting drive to get to that ball, and the next, and the next. Kei is such a gifted athlete. I especially admire Kei's deportment on court. There is no showboating, no swagger. He just shows up for whatever is served to him. Kei plays to the ball. What a smart way to handle the opponent. I hope his injuries heal a 100% You deserve to play more Kei. Thanks a lot Wivo.
❤
Kei was highly underrated internationally, while I heard that in Japan he was a national hero and had super high marketing presence etc.
Yeah, When he was in prime, He was chosen the most favorite player in all sports in japan's poll.
Nishikori woke up and chose violence that day
clearly
❤
Lol
Kei has got talent! I hope he comes back from his injury soon! Thx for putting this up😊
Glad you enjoyed it buddy ❤️
He’s coming back!
I remember seeing Kei play live in the SAP open in 2008 vs. Andy Roddick. This was a bit after Nishikori beat Blake in Delray Beach. Was always a big fan of his game and I wish it wasn't hindered so much by injuries.
omg Nishikori is such a treat to watch ,what a talent
錦織がジョコに勝てたのは全米準決勝だけだと思ってた。
今は西岡、ジョコに強いダニエル、綿貫、若手の望月、坂本と層が厚いが、錦織のテニスは観ていて面白く引き込まれるな
Great performance by Kei in this match.
Bravo Kei, he was beating Roger hard in 2017 AO until Roger stepped up a gear.
no its kei who got injured just before the end of the 4th set. It was his biggest chance to win a slam
Joker is a great player. He is basically a 2.0 version of Hewitt. Hewitt at a time dominated because of his style. Kept getting the ball back. Joker is better in most areas with height advantage and able to counter better. This is why he has so much success. On this day he played a guy who played a similar game with less errors. Whilst he is the most successful he's not the player most want to watch.
Then dont
And those two stellar players have combined for 24 slams between them. Just wow
This guy is my fave player. He's got insane skill that's all I have to say.
Beating Tsitsipas was needed to finally appreciate how good Kei is, he had at some point the 2nd highest win% on clay, he's a beast
Tsitsipas? Over Djokovic? 😂
Unglaublich! Tennis auf allerhöchstem Level.
Großartiges Match von 2 Ausnahmeathleten!
Allergrößter Respekt an beide Player!👏👏👏👍👍💥🎾
Didn't even know about this match
same !
That's why I'm here 😉
Isn't it beautiful 😅😅 always good to see novak get bageled
@@Joe-rk9uyBut remember, he is the 🐐
Is this the biggest joke in UA-cam?
Kei is my hero. He inspire me so much.
Unfortunately for Kei, after he beat Djokovic in USO, Novak started paying more close attention to Nishikori, and I lost count how many times in a row Djokovic beat him after that.
The same goes for Wawrinka, for about a decade he could not win a match vs.Djokovic, Monfils is still 0-18, and Canadian players beat Djokovic once, and that was an exhibition ( Felix).
Djokovic going against Berdych 25-2 is never mentioned, and one of those loses
was at Wimbledon, when Djokovic had to surrender the match because of injury.
Berdych could not believe his good luck, the next match he wore ND Adidas Barricade sneakers to honor Djokovic.
Novak dominant against everyone but Safin
Makes Federer's match points + 24-27 record against Djoker even more impressive, as well as Djoker vs Kyrgios is 1-2, while Federer vs Kyrgios is 6-1.
@@A_friendwithoutbenefits And Kyrgios
Wow I can’t believe he got bodied that hard. He usually plays better later in matches not worse.
Cool, I am not surprised. Kei Nishikori has magic hands and he is one of the most brilliant tennis players that has ever existed. Roger Federer said that Kei was very talented. What year did this Djokovic vs Nishikori match take place?
Great match, never knew anyone bageled Djokovic. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it buddy
Bagel in Basel.
These videos are awesome. Adds in a little context in the beginning and then let's the clip speak for itself. Perfection
Thank you so much buddy! Glad you're having fun on the channel ❤️
Watching this, Kei Nishikori truly deserves to be called Amazing K.
I remember this match quite well. Kei did play well in this match, but Djokovic had some issue with his shoulder. It became apparent somewhere in the second set. Not only did he lose this match, he went on to lose 2/3 group stage matches to Ferrer and Tipsarvic in ATP World Tour Finals that year.
nope. no shoulder injuries this match. he played as he normally did. he just got outplayed here, plain and simple. no excuses this time, take the L and move on.
There wasnt any shoulder injury, just accept he got outplayed and move on. Well done nishikori!
@@Khangst Idk lol. I've watched alot of Djokovic matches and his body language said he didn't really care that much throughout the match. This is no excuse. Just saying his intensity was far from the normal Djoker just saying.
@@Khangst and nadal? hahaha.... im pretty sure you would not be saying the same... nadal, injured cuz of the air... injured cuz of a fly...
@@boringlifeofateenbro he was literally up 6-2, and had a mini break in the second set, what do you mean not his usual intensity? 😂
Most underrated players ever?? Stop!!!
whos more underrated?
He "beat" Fed *four* times, not five.
2-0 in Bof3s, 2-1* in Bof5 (by virtue of the greatest luck ever involved in having a 3-slam season).
What luck are you talking about?
Keep crying
Kei was always full of surprises
Kei was always a player that I respected a lot, and even I have the raquet (and still use it) that he is holding in the thumbnail, the one that he beat Novak too on the USO 2014 semis
Wasn’t that the year Cilic beat Federer and won the UsO?
@@Bowl849 exactly, everyone was expecting the Fed vs Djoko match final (would eventually happen one year later) and instead we got Cilic vs Kei hahaha
Soundly beaten. Well done Nishikori!
Nishikori was a top player - but judging from these highlights he was very lucky not to loose in straight sets . Certainly most games looked close in the final set too - He showed grit thats for sure
This was way before he rose to decent fame. He was 21 here.
It wasn't really that close in the final set but sure
Kei is my favorite player!
The wish all tennis matches gave us the players level view of the match.
Whoever forgot to tell this guy he wasn't supposed to to win must have gotten into big trouble
Surprised this comment section isnt full of toxic djoker fanboys how refreshing
ya and federer fans saying novak only got lucky in 2011 are all over this comment section.
@manasa2900 thats prolly cause fed lead the h2h until he was 34 (2015)
Whenever Novak knows he’s about to lose he always makes an obvious attempt to make it look like he isn’t trying anymore. Which really undermines the opponent and is disrespectful in my opinion. Another bad example is against karlovic in Doha. It’s almost saying the only reason I lost is because I wasn’t trying. Roger and Rafa would NEVER do that. This has similarities to his history especially when younger of medical timeouts and withdrawals that never sat well with a lot of people
Someone is still crying over 40-15 😂😂😂
how can someone be this delusional and mad ....
It's true, also when he beat Federer in 2019 listen to his victory speech he tries to upstart opponents. The Djoker cultists are way way way worse than Djoker, though, Djoker is actually quite humble it seems like when you dig deeper, but the cultists roll with the excuses.
novak had dietary problems in his younger days. jeez not every tennis player since they were born can play top tennis for hours and hours. US open 2011? down 2 sets then later being 2 match points down against federer? did he give up then? stop yapping.
You could imagine my surprise when this video didn’t have 100k likes
En que torneo se llevó a cabo ese partido .......?
Basel 500
was it not a double bounce at 8:30?
If you slow to .25 speed, you can see the ball most definitely came off the racquet.
As a Djokovic fan this was incredible. I thought this was in 2017 during surgery, but no... 2011 so congrats. Let me remind you that H2H is 18-2 in favour of Djokovic. :D
incredible talent! i think he's up there with Fognini. this is the proof prime Djokovic could get destroyed(bagel) by anyone
Fogninis problem was his ego and his head . Imagine he would have had novaks or rafas mentality, what a player he would be.
And yet ur idols lost to him consistently
Prime Djokovic could get destroyed by anyone?😂 Nah you Djoko haters are out of your minds😂😂
Nishikori has grown in toughness and mental strength. But for now, it's just a source of rehabilitation for Djoko. Why is he still active and able to maintain his number one position?
Ped’s
@@churitu7agree
Two reasons why he can in 2023/4 maintain no 1 ; he is a great player with a very steady n sound all round game - 2nd ; the competition since 2020 is weak and generally is of a ( much ) lower level than up to 2019. Most the top ten in 2024 ( with exception of alceraz & now Sinner ) would be top 20 only if playing back a decade ago - its dropped that much in my opinion
@@churitu7idk bout raonic but the others for sure
He's not number 1 right now, Sinner is, and Alcaraz is a better player than Djoker.
Roger fanboys would never admit Novak is the goat🤣🤣
If he’s 3-4 inches taller, he would have lifted more trophies
No need
Yosuke Watanuki might be the next Nishikori I hope.
Michael Chang, is that you?
all breaks on unforced erorrs ...
easy last part of 2011 djokovic recovery form an injury after davis cup match against del potro, he loses majority of matches and not win any title. Sure you ignore that fact, he lose to ferrer, tipsarevic, nishikori and he retires of 2011 paris masters by an injury shoulder, he did not play quarters.
Dude this is a Fedal channel what do u expect
Novak got injured at that time, but Nishikori was always injured through his career.
he lost it during the tie breaker ... well done Kei !
A younger nick Lester commentating, sounds even worse and more annoying than he does now.
tbf though young novak was a quitter and everyone knew it.
1st few seconds is the exact reason I hate ND.you would never see roger celebrating like that, man has too much class to do it. ND would have to live twice to have his greatness
Cringer
so ppl can't celebrate now ? wait til' you watch soccer ...
@@bettafish6 I know how much you know of sports when you compare tennis to FOOTBALL!!! "soccer" pathetic
But you dont say that novak was injured
hishikori burying him
錦織をいじるのはやめろ😢
Bagel with cream cheese😂
This match was extremely difficult for Novak. Dealing with his shoulder issues, he likely wanted to finish the match quickly and doninated the first set, which even the commentator described as "one-way traffic."
Kei displayed brilliant shots and movements, though inconsistent, prolonging the match and Novak probably gave up in the final set, thinking ahead to the rest of the season. It was still a great achievement for Kei, which gave him lots of confidence to rise to top 10 player.
Was Djokovic injured?
You hates djokovic
Gotta appreciate your passion my man 😂
@@WivoRN His passion doesn't even reach the extremes you Fedal fans cope at.
Who doesn’t?
Cope 😂
WivoRN - "Djokavic played very well destroying everybody"
What a Djoker fanatic hears in their head - "I hates djokavic!"
Sonego said hi😅
Djokovic might’ve wanted to get and early flight out. Either way, he gave this one away.
No MT, No TB, No RS - yah Novak could really lose!
0:05 look at face of Federer after losing . Jealousy , despise , didn't even look at Novak when shaking hand .
Check Novak handshake after losing 6:0 .
Roger is such a class 🐑🐑🐑
Federer looked him in the eye shook his hand . He didn’t look for too long but that’s ok, as even Novak has done that. Both of them have class u don’t have to put one down in order to make the other seem better
@@ronishpadhy910 Djoker cultists are insane, trust me, you're speaking to a wall.
Novak was injured here. Nut fedals are too deluded to even see it. Only nadal gets away with the injured card 😂😂
true
Lmao, always the injury excuse for Novak when he can't perform.
Your profile is so cringe “fedal” fans (a stupid term you guys use for anyone who doesn’t agree with your exact tennis preferences) live RENT feee in your head 😂
@@MistahhMingusNah, since our favorite tennis player became the GOAT and completed tennis on the 4th of August I would state that we absolutely do not give a fu*k about you Fed and Rafa fans anymore...while you guys keep constantly crying and bringing up absolutely irrelevant, peculiar and retarded topics into the non existent "GOAT-Debate"...such as class, love, behaviour, style, number of facebook friends, number of children, amount of water bottles in home, penis lenght, colour of eyes and so on... Novak lives in your heads rent free and this has been the case since 2011😘🇷🇸🐏
Novak had issues with leg at the time. Prime…ok
??? Kei a serious "upset" for Djokovic??? Seriously?????? :)
Nishikori sucks. He could never get the job done. When he was at his peak and expected to beat Federer at the Australian Open, he fell short in 5 sets. Even if he had beaten Federer, he wouldn't have won a slam. When we beat Novak and faced Cilic, he was swept. Great player, but not top tier. Just lacked the consistency and had a weak body.
Yes, but what a striker. It’s beautiful to watch
Title should be changed as: "Japanese star makes light work of a fatigued Djokovic who won 10 out of 12 tournaments entering the Basel indoor tournament in 2011"
Stop being salty loser. Nishikori was just a really tough challenge for Djokovic in their first few matches
😄
Shhhh don’t cry sweetie
🥹🫱🍼
we dont want to hear truth. we are bu88hurt because of novak and now we enjoy poking fun at him... hehe
@@MistahhMingus "Shhhh don’t cry sweetie" cringe level 9000, I bet you don't even watch tennis 😂🤣
Good
Nishikori was more prime than Djok in this match. Djok looked tired.
Nole lo hizo feliz
I'm gonna be real tho. To me, Djokovic didn't seem to care that much throughout this match. Idk maybe its his body language.
Wait who is this guy? Oh right, i didn't hear about him until today.
Nishikori is not "one of the most underrated players ever". Everyone knows he was very talented, but tennis is a results game and talent alone is not enough. He had an excellent career with a career high of 4th, but no grand slam title and only ever made it into one single grand slam final. Not even any semi-finals - his maximum at all grand slams except the US Open was the quarterfinal. He was not underrated - he was correctly rated.
How can he make it to the finals but not a single semis? You must love to talk just to talk huh
A lot of the reason for that was fatigue, possibly because Nishikori's size he has to take more steps and use up more stamina.
It isn't totall wrong to say Novak Djoker is still in his prime, while he did lose one AO round finally
w content,
no doba djoko
Esse japonês me lembra o Fogini, jogando. 😅😅
😅😅
novak was injured
for algorithm
Novak was tired....
He played sick let me guess
STOPPPPPP IT STOP TELLING US ONE THING IN THE TITLE AND IT NOT EVENNHAPPENING
ダニエル太郎と鈴木貴男のジョコへの勝利は体調不良と超若い頃よ？😅
俺は未だにこの試合ジョコビッチわざと負けたんじゃ無いかと思ってる。
Kei "NishiCURRY"
This video should not be called "Bageled prime Djokovic" because Nishikori only did it once.. The title would only be right if Nishikori beat prime Djokovic many times or at least 3 times... This video's title did no justice for Djokovic..
Do people just love having a go a Novak ?😂 beats him once with a fluke and he’s this and that😂 calm down he’s done nothing in his career. It’s just called a “bad day at the office” roger has had them Rafa has had them and so on. 😂 not a big deal.
"BAGELED" ?!
Wow!!
I didn't know this bagel though I'm Japanese.🥯
So sweet.😋