Nadal - Federer, Australian Open 2009 Final Highlights part 2/2

[gustafvw1]

@savagepersonified lol you're not a very clever or rational boy are you.

Both these men gave the world a phenomenal performance the likes of which will live through the pages of history. These men are heroes. Congratulations to Nadal for being the better man on that court that day and to Federer for being a worthy adversary, and for not crying about it.

[Shodai24]

Nadal was whipping that backhand during this final - I hope he looks back at this, sees it, and starts giving Djokovic a taste of his own backhanded medicine.

[SavagePersonified90]

Nadal is on steroids, it is the worst kept secret in tennis and finally he got publicly called out on it by ex-Grand Slam champion Yannick Noah. Without that doping cheater Nadal, Federer would have won 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open, and 2006, 2007, 2011 French Open. It sickens me that Federer is getting cheated out of Grandslams by this muscled up cheater. But the ATP will protect Rafa because they think he is too big to fail. Federer and Djoker are skinny as hell but Nadal=Barry Bonds

[savan30]

@SavagePersonified90 lol you're a fuckin dumbass

[soulsinger73]

@SavagePersonified90 Bullshit. What a prat you sound.

[TXAZ84]

6:08 - My first amazing wank. lol 

[Oranon18]

interesting

[TheWinnie2010]

Nadal = Legend (:

[unioncity]

Seriously this is the most entertaining match I have ever seen in my life.

[mehdi4862]

@unioncity The Wimbeldon Final 2008 is by far the best match in the history !! Truly magnificent !!!

[unioncity]

@mehdi4862

but I never watched that match live!!!

[jagodicabobica5]

5:49 to 6:15... RAFA DOCTOREEEE

[BenKey4]

@dud321xyz Dude that Federerbestclass guy is the worst! I think he seriously might need mental help, like for real.

[depelated]

This is the tourney where Federer had his period.

[dasxcminnie]

go Nadal! lol, cant wait til his next match :) he is awesome, but federer is still really good, but not as good as Nadal :D

[msouzafon1]

Doping can make wonders for some people...

[mousavsm]

@msouzafon1 Oh poor baby, you need a tissue? Have some class, clown.

[myattneely]

@msouzafon1 i'll dope u in a minute muff muncher

[dietasse24]

the whole point beginning at 4:13 is nice. rafa doesn't play only long topspin shots.

i think they are both quite equal. federer won more titles, but rafa is younger and maybe will get also 16 Grand Slams. let's see. but both are already a part of tennishistory. i think rafa vs. roger is the most epic fight in tennis history. we should be lucky to see two great players in the same decade.

[msouzafon1]

Nadal is the worst thing ever to happen to men's tennis.

[Deadeye287]

Ladies and gentlemen the greatest baseline match of all time. Wimby 08 was a litte of everything. But here the baseline rallies were stuff God couldnt even do!

[KaitainCPS]

Second-greatest match of the decade. (Greatest was six months earlier, Wimbledon 2008.)

[BrotherTree1]

that 3rd set was evident of how strong rafas aura of invincibility is. before it is threatened, your brains get fried first.

[gg82fr]

both are great, but rafa always beats the legendary Federer, so for me rafa is the best player of all times

[ntdnad]

14-7 Rafa leads in 21 games played between these two

i hate rafa , but cant sustain that whenever i watch him playing federer , u gotta love him

[luigocelo]

I have only seen Federer sweating playing with Nadal...

[aggerskrtel]

point from 0:35 to 0:50 was brilliant

[TheAdamocovicProject]

the thing is most people love one and hate the other player but each player would not be as great if they didnt have each other, they both push each other to play great

[aggerskrtel]

when nadal is federers age he will have more grand slams

[dodododa]

I think if you watched these two play live at court level you would agree that neither of them are humans. It's impossible to do what they do.

[FilipinoFTW]

federer stomps when he hits his volleys. i just noticed that

[1505kad]

They bring the best out of each other - this is one of the best matches I have ever seen.

[paohdz10]

the only ones who think Nadal is the best are the spanish LOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!,,, best ever are Roger Feder, experts say so, mmm and Pete Sampras from USA!!!! eeee lol

[heartthrobofindia]

@paohdz10 well i am from england and many of my friends are from all over the world, we all think rafa is the best :) at least as of now

[laaarsn]

@paohdz10 I'm from Norway and right now I think there is no doubt Rafael Nadal is the best player in the world. :-)

[paohdz10]

@laaarsn lol yes well i was far when i say that just people from spain haha, but yeah rafa is great even I like his spin OMG hehe amaizing, but ok i meant roger is more followed in the world =) just that hehe and roger will be the best ever until someone in 100 years can born more skilled than him, well thats my opinion hehe cheers Mr. cheers to norway

[mousavsm]

@paohdz10 nah....from Canada here. Not only do I think Rafa is better than Roger now, I also think he will be regarded as better when we look back on their careers. Although I must say, Rafa has so much time left, and so much more to achieve. Should be fun to watch him play in the years to come!! Huge Rafa fan here and I'm not Spanish, nor do I live in Spain. People like Rafa from all over the world, there's no doubt about it!

[msouzafon1]

Nadal is the worst thing ever to happen to men's tennis.

[mirrorzedge523]

@msouzafon1 Its a shame that trolls like you are allowed to place comments.

[msouzafon1]

@mirrorzedge523 Its a shame that people like you waste your time to bad mouth people that critized someone you don' even know. It's a shame that people (or trolls) like you can't see the truth about the doped Spaniard.

[mirrorzedge523]

@msouzafon1 Oh so do you actually have evidence that Nadal dopes or are you just repeating what you heard from someone else. Believe me, if Rafa ever doped, the ATP would find out and expose him. He's received more random drug tests than nearly every other player on tour. But if you have proof, send me the link. I'd love to see it.

[Leziii]

3:41 Nadal hit that so hard the screen lagged

[Dontknockmedown]

how come nadal is always at the bottom of the screen, surely they switch sides?

[draycmf]

that's tennis.

[Samusbobs]

Wow.

Anyone think the blue guys derserves recognition? I do!

[Bodschanii]

One of the best matches I've ever seen !

[GaryLyons]

@Bodschanii ..this was indeed a great match, but nothing beats the epic 2008 Wimbledon final these 2 played. That is the best match I have ever seen.

[mhwarpa]

get out of here, get out of here, that is ridiculous

[therobz98]

Haha, the fifth set highlights start at 5-2 deuce, less than a minute lol.

[substance74]

i think injury free nadal could go and match or even beat federers record nadals record against federer is very good but a lot of the matches have been on clay to be fair but nadal seems to get to federer when they play probably because federer just cant get the better of him but federer is truly great as well just a joy to watch them play each other..........

[jushyosaha604]

3:10 Seriously, Federer, right at him? You are #1 in the world, you know!

Haha

[redskinsfreak614]

@jushyosaha604 Not for long

[mousavsm]

@jushyosaha604 correction, Rafa is uno!

[jushyosaha604]

@mousavsm - I wrote that before Nadal won the French.... but it looks like he's here to stay! Federer's reign may be over as he keeps losing to low-seeded players.

[ruaridh2k7]

6:11 get out of here:P Lol Love it(Y)

[2038165479]

I want Nadal to win the US Open

[89Pleasek]

Im gonna have huge respect for Nadal if he wins anything important from now on. This is not a normal injury he's facing. It's a career threatening injury...isn't it weird that a guy takes a 3-month break from tennis, then comes back in the new season (seemingly better as ever - like against Davy in Doha final) and after like 8-10 matches he catches another injury. THAT is scary. Although I don't like his style, it's just too one-dimensional for me, best of luck Rafa. Tennis/Federer needs him.

[roderickgc]

@89Pleasek Did he get your respect now? Clay master and improving. This kid is a genious, hope he climbs to being number one again injury free.

[89Pleasek]

I always had tons of respect for him. Some 2 Masters titles on clay aren't an indicator in this case.

[mousavsm]

@89Pleasek Becareful what you ask for LOL, oh he's back and better than ever! Number 1 again, another slam, record for masters 1000 titles. Rafa is back on the throne and ready to rock. If you look at the rankings and how they work, Federer isn't going to see number 1 for a while....a long while, oh wait, barring another injury of course....

[ShadeXH]

Could have been one of the greatest matches of all time if Fed didn't go away in the 5th. First 4 sets were SUBLIME.

[rachelwfan]

yes i miss this rivalry, please have a speedy recovery nadal!!!

[hsieno]

6.06 was RIDICULOUS!

[poyingeric]

I hope that Federer encounters nadal on final again, they always give us many amazing shots.

Nadal, go ahead!!!!!!!!

[Dickrub]

6:01 unbelievable...

Very good battles between fed and nadal anytime...it reminds me on the battle Ullrich vs Armstrong....

Two very strong guys and you wish to everyone that he will win the game/race...

[wanameetyou]

very possible nadal-federer semi-final at the FO now.. repeat of 2004? federer GS final streak might be broken there

[sulhaq]

Federer does push himself hard. It just doesn't seem as brutal because they have completely different playing styles. Nadal plays very very physically and Federer glides around the court.

The results are in front of us. Fed has 16 and still extremely fit and on top.

Nadal is quickly fading after a phenomenal 2008 year. He pushed himself so hard in that year his knees just couldn't take it anymore. C'mon Rafa! Adjust your playing style and come back.

And for now: Congratulations Fed on 16!!!

[peterpkr]

@sulhaq

I don't really think rafa can go back to his old form. his body is getting burned up if he does.

[mousavsm]

@sulhaq Ask and you shall receive :). Rafa is rocking and rolling!

[AbsoluteXero]

I think one of the reasons why Nadal was "better" than Federer was because he pushed himself, hard. The results are obvious, if Federer pushed himself as hard as Nadal does, he'd win more but the cost are his knees. What's impressive is that Federer's record was from mostly skill. That is why he is considered best of all time. Nadal has already dropped out of Australian Open, he's electrifying on the court, but he needs a year's rest to recover at least.

[StefanR10]

oh Federer vs Nadal is ever the best. Or Federer plays ot of the post

[ExtremeVideoMaker95]

i cant wait until february 2010, come on federer!!!!!

[JiraiyaSama86]

The tentative part is probably b/c he really can't let his guard down against Rafa. Plus Rafa tends to extend rallies longer than he needs to i feel. It's not really just the shot selection, but several times i felt he had oppurtunities to finish it off. It happens to fed too, and a lot of players. that's life i guess.

[manco82]

Roger lost this match and became the GOAT.

[JL6293]

My coach says that Roger was a bit tentative in this match. During some of the rallies in the highlights, I can see a that tentative shot-making up until he hits winners.

But for the most part, Do you guys think so?

[warriors0389]

5:48-6:08 is possibly the best point all match 4th set was best

[edyngtn2008]

Nadal and Federer, two great players! Fantastic final!

[joschiforever]

nadal and federer the best in the world

[gigatron4]

please, tell us something we don't know

[manco82]

It's unfair that Roger lost this match. Totally unfair!

[Chambalameth]

I love Federer on a much higher level than Nadal, but I don't understand how it was unfair? Sad maybe, but Nadal really did play well here

[Sundin456]

@manco82 Don't be upset that he got raped. It's OK and please don't say it's unfair because Rafa was in control the whole way through if you could not see.

[Sundin456]

The Tennis balls they use bounce so fucking high

[mavsfan1000]

I got some news for you. It's not the tennis balls. It's all Nadal. Vamos!

[mavsfan1000]

Federer actually helps Nadal in this match by feeding back topspin to Nadal. The flat ball hitters make it harder for Nadal to hit with ton of spin and length. Nalbandian, Del Potro, and Davydenko being perfect examples. RG is clearly higher bouncing though.

[a11ure]

Mirka is so irritating.

[butterflycaught900]

federer needs to grow some balls. 0-40 at a crucial stage and not breaking? cmon, i mean really, geez, ugh, really, seriously, ugh man, wow, just, dude...

[TDub0129]

THIS IS TENNIS!!!watching federer and nadal play you get to see every shot in the game.

[Oparentsss90]

i love this game and i love them both because they are this game...thank you rafa and roger for these matches...

[spartanfinnegan]

Fuck yeah.

It´s a pleasure to watch them play.

[drhims]

@Oparentsss90 amen

[leadimprov]

Some of the highest quality tennis ever.

[OliverEyre]

I meant at 5-3 in the third set tiebreak lol 2:08 the point at 5:48 was unbelievable too

[OliverEyre]

What an unbelievable match, that point at 5-3 in the 3rd set was incredible! Two of the greatest ever at their best, the standard is ridiculously high, especially considering played the longest match in the history of the australian open in the semi final. Awesome.