[HQ} 2009 Sony Ericsson Open QF, Nadal vs Del Potro HIGHLIGHTS

[fedexpress2008]

what HQ, you dumb slut.

[fearlesslandrew]

nadal bad looser just look him in the net

great for del potro

[dassmanen44]

what is it that we is gona enjoy

the assquatlity???????=(

[extradutyfelt1]

great rallies..highly competitive..

[Jamus182]

its funny, I dont think roger federer has ever won 16 of 20 net points against nadal in three matches, yet del po deos it in one :)

(obviously i embelish for effect, but you get the idea)

[MaratSafinVideos]

"that's why they pay him the big bucks"

lmao

[gunmenow]

del potro is gonna be the next no.1, i love this guy!

[Jaishankar100]

del potro won this match even though he did not have that LASER Forehand of his!!!!!! And if he would have had that it would have been a nadal RAPE!!

[imogenf]

nadal hit too many drop shots this match

[Ignozi]

DelPo is amazing! I wish him a speedy recovery so we can see those scorching groundstrokes once more.

[BrotherTree1]

played bad here rafa, but it was good composure by delpo at the end.

[DLPBurke]

@BrotherTree1 he didnt play bad he was killed by potro like at US open 2009

[BrotherTree1]

@DLPBurke watch the match starting at double break up at 3-0 in the third set to rafa. then u'll see.

[DLPBurke]

@BrotherTree1 wait for US open 2010 to watch his ass get handed to him yet again

[DLPBurke]

@BrotherTree1 wait for US open 2010 to watch his ass get handed to him yet again

[BrotherTree1]

@DLPBurke i gotta feeling it'll be different this year. sure he may lose at a really close stage, but he wont get completely dismantled.

[Jaishankar100]

@DLPBurke aah!! if only.... but i dont think Del potro will play at the Us open..:(

[BrotherTree1]

@DLPBurke but, yes del potro played very good here. he was moving very well and that was his main weapon on the day. matching rafas footwork.

[nipal1234]

i think delpotro represents a new generation of players, who can attack with fast flat shots taking the ball earlier than the top-spin from their oponents

[Lilrocker5150]

vamos del po.... 7:19 la bandera de boca....la puta madre...vamos river

[reefric]

delpo just whales on his groundstrokes.

[RafaNadal08]

What ever Del Potro has his weakness and will get exploited like all of the other players on tour.

[randallhsieh]

its hard for nadal to play tall guys

[nipal1234]

nadal at his best still unable to beat delpo on hard court

[McUtilize]

heres how people beat people

del potro beats nadal cuz nadal comes in with his heavy topspin and not only is delpo tall and consistent he crushes that stuff all day long cuz its in his strike zone

nadal beats fed mainly cuz heavy topspin to one hand is tough for fed.

federer beats everyone but nadal and delpo because for nadal hes outspinned really and with delpo he its overpowered

[Drago110482]

Well said man!

DelPo has theoretical the ability to beat Nadal on Clay and Federer on hard.

But i don t think he will ever be able to beat them on grass.

[XavifromSeville]

I think he can beat Rafa perfectly on grass!!

[BrotherTree1]

probly at AEGON Queen's grass, but not wimbledon grass.

[kchapfi]

@XavifromSeville nah, Delpo can't getting his footing on grass, he's 6'6" playing way behind the baseline, not gonna work on slick grass with dodgy traction.

[BrotherTree1]

look if delpo is 'in the zone' he'll get to any ball and crush it. i kno his grass results have been crap, but hes improved so much since his bad old days. but yeh i kinda agree that he might not probly beat them at wimbledon, or grass.

[89Pleasek]

Since when Del Potro has overpowered Federer? In one final slam where Fed should've finished in straights after leading 6:3 5:4 30:0 on his serve? In a slam final where Fed's 1 serve % is at 50 and commiting like 11 double faults in the match with several occasions to close it out? With Federer leading their head-to-head series 6-2? THEN YES, this is overpowering...

Overpowering my fucking ass!

[kchapfi]

@89Pleasek I'm a Fed fan and I'll be the first to admit that Fed got overpowered, deal with it. 6-2 in the fifth, that's not a close set, by that point Fed's shots weren't making much impact on Del Potro and his were flying for winners and forcing Fed way behind the baseline, watch the tape.

[89Pleasek]

you dont know the definition of overpowering - it means doing it throughout the MATCH, not a single point or set. Federers serve wasnt on that day and i think he faded away in the 5th set cause he wanted to finish the match in straights. and del po was the one being overpowered for the first 3-4 sets in that final, del po just came up with 2 excellent shots at 5-4 30:0 in the second set and that kept him alive. I still think had federer led 2-0 in sets the match would be over in 3. happens

[kchapfi]

@89Pleasek that's garbage man. That entire match came down to that final set. You're living in a fantasy, Fed didn't lead 2-0, and he didn't win in straights, he lost 6-2 in the fifth, with Del Potro's shots sending him all over the court. And you expect us to accept your 'what if' ridiculous arguments? Listen to yourself, that's not what happened.

[89Pleasek]

what was del potro doing in the first 4 sets, then? the argentinian had to wait for the 5th set when federer clearly faded away, mentally or physically, who knows, but he wasnt the dominant player throughout the match, only in the 5th set. federer was dominant for nearly 2 sets, just 2 or 3 points decided he wasnt able to win the second set and probably the match.

as i said - you could say del potro overpowered federer if he did it throughout the match,not a single set when feds game fell apart

[kchapfi]

After 4 sets, the match was tied at 2 sets each. Fed didn't 'decide' he wasn't able, he was beaten, plain and simple.

Your trying to give Fed the first four sets when he lost two of them is absurd. This is tennis, 7-6 or 6-0, a set is a set. You talk like Fed's game fell apart in a vacuum, refusing to give credit where it's due. Face it, Del Potro's game didn't fall apart, quite the opposite, he gained more control of the match as it wore on and his power wore Federer down.

[89Pleasek]

No matter, is a 2 set tie overpowering? Does it mean that Del Po was overpowered in the first set, then he overpowered Federer in the 2nd, then again Fed overpowered Del Po in the 3rd?

Overpowering means - being the dominant force throughout the match, Safin did it against Sampras in the US Open final. In straight sets.

And It would be really weird if Del Potro's game fell apart as surely he was more hungry for the title than Federer who won the previous 5 editions.

[kchapfi]

@89Pleasek however you try to spin it, Del Potro was the better player and deserved to win. Fed didn't give him that match, he took it, just like he beat him again at the tour finals, what's your excuse there? Was Fed not 'hungry' enough there as well. Even as a longtime Fed fan, it's these sort of childish arguments that make me realize some of his fans have become over the years.

[89Pleasek]

Federer used some really ackward tactics in that match btw.Peppering Del Potro's forehand isn't a great idea,especially when it's on

I'm gonna stick with Federer falling apart in the 5th set.He had a tough 3-hour(despite straight setter)with Djokovic the day before whilst Del Potro barely warmed up with Nadal,losing like 6 games in total

The match was in Federer's hands.Credit goes to Juan Martin not for playing great not mainly at least),but for hanging on despite being on the brink of defeat

[89Pleasek]

Remember one more thing that Del Potro had nothing to lose and everything to gain. The reaction after he lost would've been "ok, he played great, it was his first slam final and he's given indications for the future". Federer was defending his title for a 5th straight year.

Btw where is Del Potro now? He was supposed to be the dominant force and since that US Open victory he only had 1 decent tournament at the tour finals.

Oh, and was he overpowered by Cilic at the Australian Open?

[OptimalRefund]

Dude, he's only 20. He was injured at the AO. He's still working out the kinks to his fitness and his game.

[kchapfi]

@89Pleasek Del Potro plays a power game, that's how he wins, he overpowers people. Fed handled it well for a while, but incrementally his game broke down until, when it mattered most, Del Potro had the upper hand. How else do you think he did it? Did he out-finesse, slice-n-dice, moon-ball? You're being stubborn with this 'throughout the match' stuff. This is tennis, the guy got worn down, what's so hard for you to accept about that?

[MaratSafinVideos]

that's why they pay him the big bucks!

robbie koenig at his finest lmao

[Wilde4Ever]

DP has beaten Nadal a few times of late. I think DP and a few others are able to beat Rafa through sheer brute power, the kind of power that Federer doesn't have. Nadal doesn't have the variety of Roger to try to nullify it.

[alywen06]

roger can beat rafa with a game plan liek madrid but he never makes them he goes in thining he can win with pure skill alone

[jonatev00]

of course he can win with pur skills alone: he did it 6 times ... But he has to play very good tennis, that's all, he has to be mentally consistant as well. federer at his best is better than Nadal at his best for sure ..;

[Jaishankar100]

That Del Potro Forehand is huge!!

I love to see him unload on that shot!!

[kokomono]

gyarisan , go get fucked by a donkey

[kokomono]

gyarisan , go get fucked by a donkey

[GyariSan]

only to lose in the next round.

[AllGenreMusic]

Only to win a major a couple months later.

[egghead428]

amazing match

[federerownsall111]

thanks for posting. awesome match