federer srichaphan basel 06

[raphael1245]

i think people should go bak to eastern forehands cause both of these players ur them and hit really well. jus trying to promote.

[Ashitakaandsan]

srichapan got an ornate slice

[prathan23312]

Paradorn Srichaphan will come back again in 2010 !! surely.

[MariaSarapova1]

absolutely brilliant ..excellente performance..

OMG point 0:15..:))

[yovomaltine]

excellent video and great remainder for all the nay sayers that are talking sh**** about Roger that shows that even in his prime he was getting pushed to the limit by some guys out of the top 5.

[GregH0use]

wtf at the ass rubbing? o.o

[sovietroulette]

just a love tap manye no homo

[goodnarit]

Sure..we miss this kind of quality really. Too much tactical play these days!!!

[ichliebefish]

Don't you miss that quality tennis these days?!

[hi1tman]

yes. im sick of seeing 6-4 6-2 wins at these tournies nowadays

[naikahnomtom]

i hope his coming back

[bludclotjungletechno]

oh man! that was a tight match. It could have gone either way. I didn't even know Paradorn was that good. Where is he anyways? Is he still on his honeymoon? Did he quit?

[NickStriker]

lazy? Look at the 4:11 point and then tell me that he's lazy...

[paradornsrichaphan]

yes...I'm lazy!

[jocabuzz]

Look just because he was able to run fast to get to the ball in that point it doesn't mean he's not lazy all round. I mean when he's got time to prepare for the shot he hardly moves his feet at all which would make for a lot of inconsistent shots. And as a reply to bigpo1234, just because I'm not a pro it doesn't mean I'm not allowed to be critical of other players.

[jocabuzz]

omg srichaphan looks so lazy with his footwork and his backhand is just a push.

[bigpo1234]

well out of you and paradorn

he is the pro rite?

lets leave the tennis to him

[josearakaki]

faderer gay 8:39

[pokersuperstar92]

I've never seen Federer get pummeled like that!

not even with Nadal at the French this year!

[BPFanatico]

Why is it that some people said that Paradorn is very arrogant?

[miltyu97]

I haven't run across people who think Paradorn is very arrogant at all. If anything I've come across people who think he's very respectful.

Then there are players like Andy Roddick who consistently get the negative feedback about his arrogance, but that's another story.

[paradornsrichaphan]

It's true, I'm arrogant!

[jocabuzz]

Paradorn...harden up and hit more backhands! Way too much slice federer attacks it too easily.

[sovietroulette]

his slice on this indoor court stays low, bounces low, penetrates deep, and has pace. there is nothing wrong with it

[jocabuzz]

Lol. Federer pats him on the ass at the net at the end. Don't know if that was accidental or what?

[raff23]

What a fantastic match, Paradorn could of been anything if he wasn't injured alot and was 100% committed to the sport.

[paradornsrichaphan]

I'm lied!

[paradornsrichaphan]

I really hate all of you because u must support Federer and not me instead!

[lcsat93]

what happened to paradorn did he retire or just injury problems?

[supertrex2]

I thought Chang is the only asian that is reall good in pro tennis. But this guy is just WOW. with a Smoking Hot wife also that is like 20 times the WoW effect. wtf

[GrandPatzer]

I hope it was just a mistake that Federer patted Paradorn on his butt...

[viola48]

No - he hasn't quited yet. Paradorn has suffered from the wrist injury that kept him from playing over the past two years. During his recovering period, he was married to former Miss Universe, Natalie Gelbova - now a couple is staying in Thailand.

I'm sure he will return soon.

[kakashi230024]

i can't wait when he comes back

[ThGer]

I've read he will play his first come back at Bangkok open.

[paradornsrichaphan]

I'm not, because I'm lazy

[Veryghoster]

You mean Thailand Open ?

[dorker1992]

he started training this year at march again...he'll be back soon

[Veryghoster]

Can you guarrantee that ? He talk like this a lot but he never did.

[dorker1992]

oh no not anymore he said in this news interview thing that he like might reture :( and might be interested in car racing..omg what a waste,

[ThGer]

Well that was what I've heard on a local news but then he didnt play cuz he wasnt ready or something and a month ago I've read that he might play the davis cup for thailand. So...we'll see if he's gonna lie or not.

[jerryyujerry]

Srichaphan was a great player but i haven't seen him play since, then...is he still a player or he quited from Tennis already ? could anyone tell me wat's going with his tennis's life ?

[cyclotane]

wow schrichapan had the match in the tiebreak.

great game. great points.

federer didnt look at all like the number one in history. paradorn has to be the fittest asian athelte ever.

gutsy player he is.

great backhand too

[291TENNIS]

Srichapan playing some of his best tennis ever, but Federer, like a legendary player does, living right up to it, GREAT MATCH, NICE TO WATCH

[kakashi230024]

awesome match,both played well

[rayn888]

lol at 3:36

[mjcn121789]

If Srichaphan had a better serve, he would have beaten Roger Federer in this match. Srichaphan would have probably been in the top 10 if he had more polished groundstrokes and a greater serve.

[chhunvorn]

Yeah you are right. I think his serve is ok and he has better forehand and backhand than federer, so all he need to do is just try to reduce unforce error, i am sure he can defeat federer.

[THES0L0IST]

Srichaphan is however quite slow sometimes compared to other players, which I think is the biggest reason why he wasn't a consistent top player. He was World #9 at one point I'm pretty sure so that is well deserved. His serve is decent, but I don't think that is his main issue. He is still only 28, so he has like maybe 1-3 years, if anything, to still play well.

[chhunvorn]

vdddsfdfsfdfdsd.

[paradornsrichaphan]

But, I really deserved that lose!

[raphael1245]

@mjcn121789 he was in the top ten was ranked number 9 at one point in time

[John11inch]

btw, I just thought you'd like to know it's spelled Srichaphan. Hard to search for this when misspelled =/

[xibaryon]

changed! thnx

[chhunvorn]

Srichaphan has best forehand and backhand, it is really fast and powerful. Federer also has good forehand and backhand, but it is really weak compare to srichaphan. But federer has better server, strategy and technique.

[i8myshirt]

Strength alone doesn't make a good forehand.

[JKwingsfan]

Federer is in an entirely different league from Srichaphan. Srichaphan's forehand gives the illusion of being more powerful because he is more aggressive with it and since this is a highlight reel, it doesn't show it when he makes a sloppy error.

[John11inch]

Paradorn definitely has the better backhand; in fact it's one of my favorite of all time. Insanely underrated. But I wouldn't say his forehand is better. It's flatter and more powerful, but ONLY when he gets something easy to return off of. Federer's has more variety, spin and accuracy, and he can generate really sick amounts of pace off of seemingly impossible slices, volleys and dropshots.

[chhunvorn]

I think srichaphan is very strong offensive player no one can compare with him even roger federer. Most of point that federer win is because of error from srichaphan. I have seen many match between them not just this match, so federer win because he has better serve and error from srichaphan.

[reefric]

paradorn lost, but I understood his strategy, which was to really mix things up,slice, drop shots..everything,it´s a really good aproach to play roger..mix it up as much as possible..nalbandian does that

[thenhu]

hahah i like federers little but tapping at the end haha

[sinamoravej]

it seems like everyone was playing out of their minds in 2006 basel, all the matches uploaded are pretty good ones

[kinglion32]

This is the last match ive seen of srichapan, he seems to have retired shortly after but anyhow this is one of the best tennis matches ive ever seen on tv, just full of excellent rallies.

[myngfx]

watch at the end of the match how FedEx gives Paradorn a little massage to his ass. ;D

[KevinKrack]

i saw many matches im a huge tennis fan this is the best ever!!

[KevinKrack]

at 2:34 he say ja leck du mir! LOL

[zeleboy]

what does that mean?

[genomesoldier7]

hey really what does that mean? is it a curse word or something? do tell!

[mats1975]

how can tapping a butt can be a curse WORD?!?

[federerfan23]

Asian Too!!!

[turdferguson2]

good GOD they're playing so well!!!!!!!!!!! wow.

[PrinzeAmmy]

Really good match!

[dagoebam]

what a match!!! hopefully he plays at this level when he comes back!

[austin888]

he plays very well O_O , roger was in the strings.

[goodnarit]

I think he is going to play more solid tennis this time as he is older and is more thoughtful.

[goodnarit]

Paradorn has won a title on grass in Nottingham in 2005. He said he is returning in March 2008.

[turdferguson2]

srichaphan is fun to watch...super-clean, good variety

[timafi]

great match by Paradorn and Roger

for some reason with all his variety Paradorn never played well on either clay or grass.

[ThaaWhiteShadow]

Srichapan's backhand is a monster

[roosterswild]

wow awesome! thx for posting fantastic match from both players

hope srichaphan can make a comeback and regain this kind of form

[AznRamenDude]

now that is a highly entertaining match!

Great job to both of them!

[zeleboy]

do you guys know what happen to srichaphan?

[xibaryon]

the wrong footing FH point at 4-5 down in the tiebreak saved fed the match. this was great battle because it went down to the wire and scrichapan had a real chance of giving fed his only loss indoors last year this time.

All hail the l8&gr8 erichman for such rarities!

[intheuniverse]

I really miss erichman and all of his great videos...

[lilamazon]

great match!!! federer and paradorn are such great players. paradorn really gives Federer a run for the money this time. totally agree, the result of this match can go either way. a very close match indeed.

[KillerFitfh]

very nice match

[hankqq]

I can't believe the commentator said at the end, "and it's the right result". What an obnoxious thing to say-Srichaphan was close to winning that match. It really could have gone either way. Federer and Srichaphan are great players!

[Zets147]

good match.

He said it's the right result for the Swiss Crowd since it's in Basel. Federer's home tourney.

[TheSoloists]

..He said its the "right result for the crowd" since they all want Federer to win since it is his home town.

[miltyu97]

Yeah I heard the context of that statement too, but it's still not "right" or "wrong". It's simply the result the crowd cheered for and "wanted".

[hankqq]

Hopefully Srichaphan's wrist will heal and he can return to his top form. At his best, he's a top 10 player competing for titles on any surface except clay. This was an amazing match to watch!

[banklins]

srichaphan the best!