We’d be speaking about Delpo in the same breath as the big 3 right now if he didn’t get injured. One of the greatest lost talents in tennis history. As least he has this moment to look back on.
Tells you a lot about his ability that even _with_ all the injuries he was able to keep coming back to each finals of Slams and Masters, win titles, win bronze and silver Olympic medals. Really is such a shame how much injuries impacted his career.
His forehand is the best in his later years. He is slower, but still surprises us with his destructive power. He is probably the strongest forehand on his own, minus the speed.
it is really, that federer won roland garros wimbledon and australia after. Beat djokovic in semifinal with the shot of his life. How could Delpo took this was epic
QUE PARTIDO LEGENDARIO QUE FUE ÉSTE, NADIE QUE NO FUERA DEL BIG 3 PODÍA VENCER A FEDERER EN US OPEN POR 5 AÑOS CONSECUTIVOS HASTA QUE EN EL 6TO DELPO LO DESPLAZÓ. GRACIAS POR DEJAR AL PAÍS Y AL DEPORTE ARGENTINO EN LO MÁS ALTO. SOS UN GRANDE DEL TENIS !!!
@@shervintravels2628 Worst part is, you can clearly feel he is in control of the match, till suddenly he decides to prove his forehand is better or something, he can't, and then loses his mental because of a late challenge. Sometimes tennis is about playing in a certain way that dismantles the opponent rather than overpowering him and show off, and Rog forgot about that in this match. Not that I am mad about it, because IMO Delpo deserved it.
@@mariodoblado668 you’re absolutely right. Later on Federer always adjusted his game to defeat his opponent. But here I guess he was too proud to accept that this 20 y.o was outhitting him on his forehand.
Well, according to Mouratoglou, Delpo had one of the best double backhands of all time. So I would say Federer was simply outplayed by Delpo in this game.
This loss felt like a turning point for Federer because he didn't really dominate the game anymore after this season. This match should/would have been his 3rd Slam of '09, but it ended his season on a damper. With this loss, he never won another US Open after '08 and sporadically only won a total 5 majors over the next decade with his rivals Djokovic, Nadal, and Murray imposing themselves into the 2010s. After '09, the only year Federer was able to win even 2 Slams in the same year was 2017 (the AO and Wimbledon).
Federer missed a crucial forehand at 3-3 in the 2nd set tiebreaker to give the set, then loses two crucial forehands again in the fourth set tiebreaker when he was 3 points away from a 6th consecutive US Open title. Wimbledon 2008: Federer commits 8 forehand unforced errors in the last 2 games, after being 2 points away from a 6th consecutive Wimbledon title. Roger´s forehand maybe have given him a lot, probably the best forehand ever, but at the same time took from him a lot more glory, victories that he should have had.
Its not the forehand to blame my friend..he was not that strong mentally was his problem against his big rivals..and this final against del Potro.. this was the reason he had so many lost break points
Nah, Federer vs Nadal 2008 Wimbledon was the turning point aside the next gen being hardwr to beat from the baseline than the likes of Roddick or hewitt
I remember watching this as a kid, Federer was my guy, hated seeing him lose. But I remember thinking… Fed, this guys forehand is absolutely destroying you mate stay away from it lol
Federer’s pride cost him the match. He shouldve sliced and diced and dropshot the big guy to death but he insisted on going for the forehand and kept getting burned
if i'm not mistaken this is the match that RF very dissapointed when he's at the best and close to won this 6th US Open titles and i think if there's a time machine he probably trying to go back and giving an advices to himself(prime young RF). however credit must be given to Delpo who was absolutely great in this match. in this performance he could destroyed anyone like weak era champ Djokovic, king of clay Nadal, prime Murray.
man, rewatching this makes me mad/sad. Del Po should be sitting right now with 5-8 slams. And a lot of those would have been Djokers...this guy always was a bad match up for Djoker.
Federer won 12 slams against lame competition like Roddick, Hewitt, and Safin. The weak era argument goes both ways. Tell me, who was the most successful during the Big 4 era, the strongest era of all time?
We’d be speaking about Delpo in the same breath as the big 3 right now if he didn’t get injured. One of the greatest lost talents in tennis history. As least he has this moment to look back on.
Tells you a lot about his ability that even _with_ all the injuries he was able to keep coming back to each finals of Slams and Masters, win titles, win bronze and silver Olympic medals. Really is such a shame how much injuries impacted his career.
Who agrees with the thought that DP had perhaps the greatest forehand of any player of the past 20+ years? It's a monster.
I attest it any day of th week. 🙂
Delpo's forehand was brutal
2nd best I've ever seen (Fernando Gonzalez)
It depends of surface. Maybe for hard courts but on clay, you know who has the best forehand ever.
His forehand is the best in his later years.
He is slower, but still surprises us with his destructive power.
He is probably the strongest forehand on his own, minus the speed.
how 20 year delpo played against roger in a grand slam final was insane!
it is really, that federer won roland garros wimbledon and australia after. Beat djokovic in semifinal with the shot of his life. How could Delpo took this was epic
@@MgoUmk Because Federer gave it away to him in a silver platter.
21 years
@@mosab.2815 he won 9 days before his 21st birthday
@@masters.1000 Don't be salty
QUE PARTIDO LEGENDARIO QUE FUE ÉSTE,
NADIE QUE NO FUERA DEL BIG 3 PODÍA VENCER A FEDERER EN US OPEN POR 5 AÑOS CONSECUTIVOS HASTA QUE EN EL 6TO DELPO LO DESPLAZÓ.
GRACIAS POR DEJAR AL PAÍS Y AL DEPORTE ARGENTINO EN LO MÁS ALTO. SOS UN GRANDE DEL TENIS !!!
Delpo beat peak Fed in a slam final… Don’t ever forget that!! 🇦🇷🏆
That forehand is lethal man .wow
I mean..literally. Incredible - time after time, even on the run. Always with depth too.
Roger threw away this one big time going against Delpo's forehand
He really did. Arrogance was always Roger's downfall.
I was screaming at the tv, stopping hitting to the forehand! Roger thought he could outfit delpo on the forehand wing and he couldn’t
@@shervintravels2628 Worst part is, you can clearly feel he is in control of the match, till suddenly he decides to prove his forehand is better or something, he can't, and then loses his mental because of a late challenge.
Sometimes tennis is about playing in a certain way that dismantles the opponent rather than overpowering him and show off, and Rog forgot about that in this match. Not that I am mad about it, because IMO Delpo deserved it.
@@mariodoblado668 you’re absolutely right. Later on Federer always adjusted his game to defeat his opponent. But here I guess he was too proud to accept that this 20 y.o was outhitting him on his forehand.
Well, according to Mouratoglou, Delpo had one of the best double backhands of all time. So I would say Federer was simply outplayed by Delpo in this game.
Fed should have brought Delpo into the net. Instead Fed chose to bang on the baseline with a guy that was hitting on fire. Bad decision.
This was the biggest upset in a final still to this day i think🤔, Delpo was just a kid, against a 15 time GS champion
This loss felt like a turning point for Federer because he didn't really dominate the game anymore after this season. This match should/would have been his 3rd Slam of '09, but it ended his season on a damper. With this loss, he never won another US Open after '08 and sporadically only won a total 5 majors over the next decade with his rivals Djokovic, Nadal, and Murray imposing themselves into the 2010s. After '09, the only year Federer was able to win even 2 Slams in the same year was 2017 (the AO and Wimbledon).
i have just realized that Del Potro looks so much like David De Gea haha
These highlights are worth seeing a lot of times per year. What great players they were....Delpo forehand is the best so far
thats not an extended highlight what is this come one ? why do u skip half the match
Well, half of the match probably was like 2 hours right? hahah
@@damtt4555 in fact it was 4 hours, so even if the highlights were 2 hours, they would have skipped half the match 🤣
It's a shame Del Potro couldn't keep his form!
Federer missed a crucial forehand at 3-3 in the 2nd set tiebreaker to give the set, then loses two crucial forehands again in the fourth set tiebreaker when he was 3 points away from a 6th consecutive US Open title.
Wimbledon 2008: Federer commits 8 forehand unforced errors in the last 2 games, after being 2 points away from a 6th consecutive Wimbledon title.
Roger´s forehand maybe have given him a lot, probably the best forehand ever, but at the same time took from him a lot more glory, victories that he should have had.
Its not the forehand to blame my friend..he was not that strong mentally was his problem against his big rivals..and this final against del Potro.. this was the reason he had so many lost break points
This is tennis my friend. You can probably count some crucial points that Delpo lost but should've won... oh well..
That doesnt make sense, it's more a mental problem.tjan a fh problem, cause he always mishit those shots in pressure Moments
@@diegosotomiranda4107 Youre not giving an answer; how can he have that problem when his mentality gave him 20 slams and many records.
This match ended Federer 1st era
Nah, Federer vs Nadal 2008 Wimbledon was the turning point aside the next gen being hardwr to beat from the baseline than the likes of Roddick or hewitt
He won the Australian Open right away after that match
This crowd was lively
I don’t get these videos. There were no highlights from set 1 then lol?
Greatest us open final of all time
5:23 is frightening btw
The better player won. He gave roger a tennis lesson.
el superheroe argentino del nuevo milenio
*lets ignore Federer serving for the 2nd set and Delpo breaking with stunning b2b winners lolol
I remember watching this as a kid, Federer was my guy, hated seeing him lose. But I remember thinking… Fed, this guys forehand is absolutely destroying you mate stay away from it lol
Federer’s pride cost him the match. He shouldve sliced and diced and dropshot the big guy to death but he insisted on going for the forehand and kept getting burned
if i'm not mistaken this is the match that RF very dissapointed when he's at the best and close to won this 6th US Open titles and i think if there's a time machine he probably trying to go back and giving an advices to himself(prime young RF). however credit must be given to Delpo who was absolutely great in this match. in this performance he could destroyed anyone like weak era champ Djokovic, king of clay Nadal, prime Murray.
😂😂😂salty fan like Federer
man, rewatching this makes me mad/sad. Del Po should be sitting right now with 5-8 slams. And a lot of those would have been Djokers...this guy always was a bad match up for Djoker.
DEL THORTROOO
Fed totally choked on this one 😂🤣
Roger's ego cost that match for sure. He played too many cross-court forehands to Delpo's forehand.
Then Djokovic is the goat because he competed so many years against other "great" players like tsitsipas, zverev... And he won more GS
Just relax and enjoy.
Federer won 12 slams against lame competition like Roddick, Hewitt, and Safin. The weak era argument goes both ways. Tell me, who was the most successful during the Big 4 era, the strongest era of all time?
@@sawgames8623safin and Hewitt would win quite comfortably Vs those mentioned
@@but1z Safin, maybe if he took conditioning seriously. Hewitt would get stomped.
Tiebreak je kalah! Kata goat?
Never forget, Fed's 2nd serve, break point, and he served to del Porto's forehand and lost that game. Why?
Del THORtro. That's why.
@@jameswalker6864 no brain detected
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Did federer lose here because he was "old" lol
DelPo made him feel old for the first time in his life
Another epic squandering by Roger……….