El aynoui was a warrior... Karim alami great player too but hicham arazi was my favourite maroccan player. He had some talent and sweet lefty touch and hand skills
You are 100% correct. There's various factors that create a mature athletic player (parents, support network, the right mentors, lifestyle balance) and Nadal has it all.
Love seeing his video. The 2003 USOpen was the 6th consecutive one I attended, and I went to Grandstand to see one of my favorites, Moroccan Younes El Aynoui -- and was introduced to a future GREAT.
@@masters.1000 On what basis are you making this judgement 😂 It's not fair to compare today's young talent to Nadal and then complain when they don't stack up; as I said the man is one of a kind
Id like Rafa to win 2 more US Opens so he can break Roger's record for most US Opens... And that would also be a slap in the face for the guys that call Rafa a Clay Courter.
Crazy the following year what he looked like at Roland Garros 😳 incredible how he involved into a beast at such a young age.. Definitely a good team and good training and good genes
@@richardkrivik7032 yeah sorry I don't know anything about tennis I was just number one in my country in juniors and 12th in european rankings so sorry
bogdan Petrovic . Being fast for few points or games or set..or just running fast is thing, get there to not only be able touch the ball but make a winner out of it..for 15 years..and had more injuries than Fed+ Murray + Nole together..and Still winning slams. Being fast when you are in the 20’s like de minaur is not a big deal honestly..Nole is more flexible than ultra fast 💨 like Rafa..And Gael who I like a lot, is Allways out of gas after 1 set and some games..
El Aynaoui a gentleman who was a bus driver who could play tennis super well I miss these days and a young Nadal who I never thought would have the career that he did 🤙🏻
You can tell he idolised Carlos Moya growing up. Exact same serve and forehand technique, albeit a bit more topspin. Interesting how it developed overtime to what it is now
Spoiler alert- go to 3:18 to avoid seeing the quick finish. So this appears to be 3 min short highlights and then 20 more minutes of extended highlights starting at 3:18.
While I like Carlos, I am shocked at the ignorance of a lot of people when they praise him without realising that Rafa at 16 was playing spectacular tennis. Fortunately Carlos is humble
1:39 this point sums up Rafa Nadal completely. He just doesn't give up...he tries till the very end...i mean 8/10 plauers would just leave this point and consider it lost but not Rafa. There's no guarantee that he'd win the point after all that effort but he doesn't care.
I almost forgot that Rafa used to regularly hit THROUGH the ball, and not just try and over-top it on every shot. I think Rafa should take Nalbandian on as a coaching consultant.
Faut déjà pouvoir trouver son revers, sur son service c'est quasiment impossible parce qu'il sert le plomb et se décale très bien, et puis comme vous avez dit quel coup droit. Enfin, je peux pas dire qu'il n'a pas de revers parce qu'à ce niveau c'est impossible. Il se débrouille pas trop.mal en revers, des fois il envoie même des passings et bloque pas mal des fois en retour, mais surtout il a un bon slice qui lui permet de bien défendre et neutraliser l'adversaire. N'oublions pas sa bonne lecture du jeu et sa combativité.
17 yr old Rafa...the other guy is 34...what a mis-match... Rafa...can only shake my head at your super sportsmanship... nobody like him...there wont be anyone like him... If that were clay Rafa would have won :-)
Old Nadal needs to learn from young Nadal how to end points quickly. He just keeps rallying till Djokovic hits winners. Also taking to 3 sets and making matches very long. He needs to be strategic to avoid injuries playing for long time.
بادوزا حاليا الاهم انها تلعب تقنيات متعددة وواضحة قد تتصدر الاصنيف للدولي او العالمي الحظ معنا لمدة خمسة اشهر لمالا اربعماءة تصنيف قريبة جدا من الماءة الاولءل اي رقم قياسي دولي لمدة ثلاثة سنوات
El aynaoui was a gentleman to watch, nadal played so well this match
so true
What a great player El Aynaoui was; with Harazi and Karim Alami, they had a great generation!!!
El aynoui was a warrior... Karim alami great player too but hicham arazi was my favourite maroccan player. He had some talent and sweet lefty touch and hand skills
@@kerrygrace5150 Yes, Arazi was a total talented player!!
With all due respect to every other great tennis player, but nobody has ever played with that level of maturity and determination at that age.
You are 100% correct. There's various factors that create a mature athletic player (parents, support network, the right mentors, lifestyle balance) and Nadal has it all.
Fun fact: Nadal now at 36 has spent most of his life as a pro
Alcaraz did imo
Federer did.
Alcaraz
1:41 he failed to catch the lob, but managed to chase the ball and hit another lob. then won the point 😅
At 17 Nadal already had great defense, offense, and a solid net game.
Alcaraz same
So Proud Of Younes As Moroccan Tennisman !
I'M Fan of King NADAL !
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T'es de quel club? Je parie que t'es du C.O.C lol
Thanks US Open great footage of THE GOAT!
A prodigy and the Ultimate athlete!
Funny, 17 years later, multiple championships, same on-court personality. GOAT!
Love seeing his video. The 2003 USOpen was the 6th consecutive one I attended, and I went to Grandstand to see one of my favorites, Moroccan Younes El Aynoui -- and was introduced to a future GREAT.
His foot speed was incredible back then.
Still has great speed
If not faster, the same speed
@@fireballdude7368 not true. His foot speed is miles below in the present than in this video. But his footwork has dramatically improved now.
StarRayet He is a more efficient mover now, but he has a lot of miles on those legs, so It is a fact that his overall speed is going to be slower.
Tell me HOW MANY 16-17-year old teenagers nowadays are that athletic, determined and fierce like he was?
Nobody... Not even the desire to win like he had.
That's why he was such a prodigy, Top 50 with just 17 years old, unbelievable.
@@masters.1000 yep, and the muscles too, now the tennis teenagers look like Zverev and Tsitsipas, thick as hell 😂
In fairness it's not like teenagers at the time were as athletic, determined and fierce; Nadal just was and always will be a phenomenon
@@robertohaubold752 It has more to do with the fact nowadays the young cares more about Instagram than getting better.
@@masters.1000 On what basis are you making this judgement 😂 It's not fair to compare today's young talent to Nadal and then complain when they don't stack up; as I said the man is one of a kind
14:45 he already got standing ovations. They knew they were witnessing something great.
The point at 1:40 is a defensive masterpiece.
Look at Younes smile. I'd be furious lol
Amazing. This is before us open slowed down their court speed in 2004,afaik. Great volleying talent already!
4 titles at the USO are very good, but I still think that Rafa still has one more title to win.
2
@@nikolaramic what do you mean?
Berk Arslan why not 2 of boh
Id like Rafa to win 2 more US Opens so he can break Roger's record for most US Opens... And that would also be a slap in the face for the guys that call Rafa a Clay Courter.
2 more
Crazy the following year what he looked like at Roland Garros 😳 incredible how he involved into a beast at such a young age.. Definitely a good team and good training and good genes
Thanks US open for this wonderful relic
Nadal..great tennis player at 17 year..now we love him
As a Moroccan Rafa fan this is everything!
incredible speed. He makes 2020 Nadal look slow!
Sometimes you just know greatness when you see it for the first time! I definitely did. Listen to the crowd.
Fastest guy on ATP ever..and Not only for few games or max a set like Gael..(who I like a lot 👏👍
Nadal is by far not the fastest
alf Shamwey . People without any real tennis 🎾 knowledge 🤦♂️..😏🤏 BE QUIET 🤐
@@richardkrivik7032 yeah sorry I don't know anything about tennis I was just number one in my country in juniors and 12th in european rankings so sorry
alf Shamwey .,bla bla yes of course 😆🤣
bogdan Petrovic . Being fast for few points or games or set..or just running fast is thing, get there to not only be able touch the ball but make a winner out of it..for 15 years..and had more injuries than Fed+ Murray + Nole together..and Still winning slams. Being fast when you are in the 20’s like de minaur is not a big deal honestly..Nole is more flexible than ultra fast 💨 like Rafa..And Gael who I like a lot, is Allways out of gas after 1 set and some games..
The televised debut of a future 4x time champ.
Don't be ignorant, 4x already means 4 times. Pick one.
PDC Construction someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today
Patrick Sweeney wtf man🤯
The cross ain't such a bad thing bro...Christ died for you and me....
El Aynaoui a gentleman who was a bus driver who could play tennis super well I miss these days and a young Nadal who I never thought would have the career that he did 🤙🏻
Just look at the efforts nadal put in dis match especially at 14.39 for 1 point... Dts d main reason nadal got huge fan following even as a teenager..
El Aynaoui´s smile after Rafa ran down those lobs seems to say "Who is this guy?" Rafa be like: "The name is Nadal, Rafael Nadal."
My two favorite players of the modern era.
His serve has really improved, used to be very vulnerable. Maybe because he's not a natural lefty but he really improved it over the years.
Although I know it is true, I still have trouble reconciling the fact he is not a lefty. It's just not fair LOL!
You can tell he idolised Carlos Moya growing up. Exact same serve and forehand technique, albeit a bit more topspin. Interesting how it developed overtime to what it is now
22:27 Oh boy, when you see those cameras, you really know for how many years nadal has been playing at the top
Die hard fans from india🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
El aynaoui was a Moroccan star.
But really Nadal at this age was already a legend.
Nadal hitting flat on a hard court is a pleasure I would like to see nowadays
You can see many other things he couldn't do then 🧐
Incredible how fast this court is.
He’s a beast
LEGEND
Watching younes in 2024.
Show up man seriously 😢😢😢
He'd be even better if he didn't run around his backhand so much.
Rafa has one of the best backhands of all time, especially cross court💪
Not as good back then
His backhand has improved dramatically during the past 7 years (Particularly 2017)
@@christophesmee3405 100% it's so underrated because of the forehand obsession
Same for Carlos. I also dont understand this inside out forehand style , if you have great backhand@@Braselton21
Us open:This time Nadal will miss US open..let's upload his first match
What a game wow physical fitness at it's best
I was there for this match / rooting for Younes. Wondering who this 17 year old kid was and why he was so tough? Now I know!!
Same here!
We wanted to see more of El Aynaoui but thanks
even then he was fun and exciting to watch ,just different to the rest
Why not the full match???
El Aynaoui knew this kid was something special.
Younes was a beautiful player to watch. Unfortunately we now have slow courts and long baseline rallies.
This guy really didn’t want to hit to rafas forehand lol. Even back then it was scary.
The kid has potential. Whatever became of him?
maybe he could challenge for a grand slam someday
I see a version of this comment every time there is a video about star players when they were young. It's so unoriginal.
@mikeisu ? Okay mikeisu. I was never talking to you, but keep getting offended, lmao
@mikeisu yeah, I agree. The comment is stupid. I see it on every video with a young athlete
Might've cracked top 10 in the rankings and nick a grand slam or 2.
Wow. Young goat vs one of biggest hitter of the yesteryears (no backhand) haha
VAAAAAMOS Rafa 🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾💚💚💚💚💚
He volleyed a lot more than he does today
Grass was his favourite surface. So his game was built for grass.
I can't wait for the US Open. I'm in need for some serious tennis if ya know what i mean man
*twitches anxiously*
Amazing talent. Did he end up going anywhere on the pro tour?
Champions blood
thanks for this
Great athlete and greater person
In those days, Rafa was not yet a GOAT grunter. I guess it's a skill developed over time.
17 year-old's not bad, but he seems to want to finish off at the net a bit too often. Bet he sucks on clay.
He’s awful on clay!!
jpesmar - Totally agree. If reaches the second round of the French he'll have done well :)
He needs to work on his top spin! 😬😬
Needs to atleast win a SLAM! 🥳🥳🥳
The kid could use a little more fight in him, that's for sure. He'll be a journeyman at best.
Spoiler alert- go to 3:18 to avoid seeing the quick finish.
So this appears to be 3 min short highlights and then 20 more minutes of extended highlights starting at 3:18.
Back then Morocco got good tennis players el eynaoui was ranked 10 ATP now tennis in morocco is extinct our best player is ranked 467 I feel so sad😰😰
same here. Golden era of moroccan tennis died with our three musqueteers and the great Mr. Mjid may he rest in peace :(
that's true, back then the tennis as a sport was a big thing in the country, now nobody is interested on it anymore.
@@Usama_92 hopefully jabeur makes some impact on neighbouring countries.. I can hope.
Early Rafa was a beast
The guy who at that time must have feared getting beaten by a new kid on the block would now be telling everyone that he once played Rafa!!
While I like Carlos, I am shocked at the ignorance of a lot of people when they praise him without realising that Rafa at 16 was playing spectacular tennis. Fortunately Carlos is humble
Cool when would nod his head in acknowledgement after Nadal hits a great shot.
Thanks. I want to 2008 SF nadal vs murray please.
@Feed me a hammer and I will crap out nails. he probably use Google transaltion lol
El Aynaoui 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦💪🏻 ¡Vamos Rafa! 👏🏻
Morocco!! Beautiful country.
@@StarkillerAirsoft Thanks. Always welcoming the world with pleasure.
@1 % of % 1 Peace we don't insult other countries, we welcome them with the nicest hospitality ;)
1:39 this point sums up Rafa Nadal completely. He just doesn't give up...he tries till the very end...i mean 8/10 plauers would just leave this point and consider it lost but not Rafa. There's no guarantee that he'd win the point after all that effort but he doesn't care.
Guys, upload the full match plz!!
I almost forgot that Rafa used to regularly hit THROUGH the ball, and not just try and over-top it on every shot.
I think Rafa should take Nalbandian on as a coaching consultant.
Carlos Alcaraz was like 5 months old here
and they are going to play doubles in the Olympics... CRAAAZY
J'adore el aynaoui, le mec a aucun revers mais quel coup droit
Faut déjà pouvoir trouver son revers, sur son service c'est quasiment impossible parce qu'il sert le plomb et se décale très bien, et puis comme vous avez dit quel coup droit. Enfin, je peux pas dire qu'il n'a pas de revers parce qu'à ce niveau c'est impossible. Il se débrouille pas trop.mal en revers, des fois il envoie même des passings et bloque pas mal des fois en retour, mais surtout il a un bon slice qui lui permet de bien défendre et neutraliser l'adversaire. N'oublions pas sa bonne lecture du jeu et sa combativité.
After onther 17 years he now has "20" Grand Slam
13 Roland Garros
4 US open
2 Wimbledon
1 Australia open
17 yr old Rafa...the other guy is 34...what a mis-match... Rafa...can only shake my head at your super sportsmanship... nobody like him...there wont be anyone like him...
If that were clay Rafa would have won :-)
full matches tell a story - and you don't have to spend time editing highlights ;)
Can we please get the entire match? @ US open
So he didn't have his towel wiping ritual yet
Old Nadal needs to learn from young Nadal how to end points quickly. He just keeps rallying till Djokovic hits winners. Also taking to 3 sets and making matches very long. He needs to be strategic to avoid injuries playing for long time.
Please upload Mayer vs Nadal 3R 2017 please!
This kid may have some future
Suddenly a ball boy took a racket and beats you .. what?!
What was with the editing?
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KIA Motors' Wisdom Choosing.
Nice thumbnail pic 😂
There is one thing that is common, the grand slam difference between Nadal and guess who.
Man US open use to be so fast
بادوزا حاليا الاهم انها تلعب تقنيات متعددة وواضحة قد تتصدر الاصنيف للدولي او العالمي الحظ معنا لمدة خمسة اشهر لمالا اربعماءة تصنيف قريبة جدا من الماءة الاولءل اي رقم قياسي دولي لمدة ثلاثة سنوات
エルアナウィーのテクさよ！
Nadal looks like he drank two cups of coffee and two red bulls,ready to play...he is so hyper or I don't know
those days he would drink "milk shake of vaniyya"...that's what he told the tv reporters when they asked what he was drinking... such a kid...
Very intense but quite low key and non pretentious off court. I like him the most out of the modern champions
Can we get Lisicki Halep 2014 please????
not bad kid 👍
This kid is good. He has tons of potential. But he won’t be able to play till 30 coz of knee injury.
This kid is going to struggle to become a top player, just not tough enough under pressure.
تشبه العوني نجمة كرة المضرب الاسبانية
Grandstand court lol
Not your average teenager
هي النرويجية ماتيلدا تؤثر
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'키아'가 승자지..
나달 왈
다른건 몰라도 기아는 조건어떻든 재계약 해줘라
Biohazard.