Showndown of Champions KL : Federer/Borg vs Blake/McEnroe (Highlights)

[MaxSk8rr]

Did anyone notice Federer using telepathy to tell the linesperson the ball was out at 7:21? LOL

[Eternalover78]

Should have been Nadal instead of Blake

[carl4esq]

good post,though shame you show the score in your description.

[flavourfulferret]

These guys aren't legends. Nadal and Djokovic should be here!

[Edu2503]

@flavourfulferret Obvious troll is obvious.

[Temoorcoresystem]

borg = legend

[kelman221]

McEnroe has the hands of a tennis god :). (or he used to)

[tomloft2000]

at 7:40,"you cannot be serious!"

[cruzzo260]

lol federer jump 6:24

[SAIRON213]

fantastico

[davd1986]

3 Legends...and Blake.

[talesandlegends]

@nielslennartohlsen Comparing his motion now and during the 1981 wimby final, they don't look that different.

[talesandlegends]

@nielslennartohlsen He was referring specifically to Mac's serve.

[thegreatNEb]

surely it should have been nadal and mac vs fed and borg...................blake??­? I would have thought they would invite Roddick if they want a token american in there.....Hell Sampras would do a better job

[Mugenat0r]

borg and federer together

wow

[bjarktron]

Man, Borg is really amazing! A true champion and a legend.

[bnguyen8008]

wow blake used his left hand for federer's smash at 4:30

[WayLifeWorks99]

McEnroe is pretty badass xD

[postitflags]

wow blake way to attack the 73 year old man

[JoshuaMari]

@postitflags Too bad he was 52 at this time.

[niclassj]

Roger's volley is in a league of its own.

[misterlonely1446]

wtf why would they keep it on the replay shit even when the next play starts.....?

[AtticussAtticuss]

Wow! What fun match between great champions!

...and Blake.

:o

[Goldthehedgehog11]

Pete sampras should really take Blake's spot....

[foul01]

hmmm... why is blake there?

they could have at least got someone who's at least won a slam before, roddick, safin, djokovic, nadal... how did they come to the conclusion of getting blake instead?

[pajarosnaranja]

What did they scream to McEnroe at 1:55?

[azngamer828]

@pajarosnaranja i think that person said either "serve sexy" or "go sexy"

[misterlonely1446]

@pajarosnaranja "let's go baby" or something lol

[gastongaudio34]

borg no tiene volea!!!!!

[millionairejh]

wait blake is a champion?

[alin1975]

@millionairejh

My thoughts exactly...

[TheRoserver]

@millionairejh He overcame a lot of obstacles...nearly loss the use of his body...

[anmolmaitra78]

@millionairejh

he definitely is. he was paralyzed and went through several other issues but never gave up. that's what champions do. he even reached top 5 in the world

[CastroL94]

@millionairejh lol



[taksmart]

@millionairejh It should have been roddick in their

[xicano777]

mcenroe is a genius! he should have won twice as many grand slam titles....

[liud128]

the replays are absolutely retarded... seriously, missing entire points just to show the replay?

[dwalsh97]

feel sorry for mcenroe being with james blake cos hes shit haha :P

[ChristianPaul75]

I never knew that Mac has those nice tattoos! ;)

[Aquaboy99]

lol borg sucks ass

[tiochaota]

@Aquaboy99 haha he would defeat you 6-0 6-0 with a baseball bat you piece of shit

[aznking01010]

lovin McEnroe's tattoos lol

[pmo1983]

Why are there empty seats?

Borg and Federer playing doubles together- i would have thought people would be knocking the door down to watch this.

[dmx19999994]

no why should look that if you can see roddick or nadal or.....its much more intresting

[hattrickster33]

owned!

[KenfromDublin]

WTF is James Blake?

I never saw him before in my life and I am a casual follower of tennis.

[hattrickster33]

hes a black dude from America who plays a 1 handed backhand and hits hard forehands

[KenfromDublin]

Cheers Hatrick', how highly rated is he?

[hattrickster33]

I believe he's around 50th right now but I remember he stopped playing in 2004 from an injury or something so thats probably why but he was in the top 10 before that.

[AllGenreMusic]

@KenfromDublin Former top 10 player. One of the few players that had a clear winning H2H record over Nadal. It was 3-0 for Blake and their last 4 matches could have gone either way but Nadal was too tough in the deciding sets.

But considering what he had gone through, his achievements are wonderful. Because in 2004 he broke his neck, developed shingles and his father died, all in the same year. And then he came back to have a successful career and is known to have one of the best forehands.

[KenfromDublin]

Is it true he won the men's shingles title that year too.

[DIANAROSS4EVER]

then casual must mean one match every 3 years

[tiochaota]

@KenfromDublin LOL follower of tennis?

[pablotjob]

bjorn y john estan hechos unos 'chavales', jejejejeje

[spamthetube000]

4 legends. amazing.

[mosquito1983]

Incredible exibition! very funny. I really like blake, but also Roddick would has been cool there!

[lokitkit]

Blake is there because Mac and him are both from the US,

They should get roddick instead...

[warmdust96]

You are very right. If you think about it Roddick is like McEnroe. Tempers, great serves, at least McEnroe doesn't curse. I love both of their games. Go USA!

[Thephiphi]

um i think mac was more known for his hands then his serve, unless your talking about his motion then yes both have unique service motions but roddick definitely isnt known for his hands although he has improve that area of his game tremendously

[KenfromDublin]

Yeah - good point, Mac might have won with Roddick.

[kusta345]

it shud have been nadal instead of blake

[KenfromDublin]

Yeah, Nadal might have won it for Mac.

[VinchirFactor]

9:10 hahahah :)

[Wodz30]

Great Video! I am confused why Blake is part of the Showdown of Champions LOL still fun to watch, i just pretend Blake is like.. idk ...anyone else

[Najo161]

Borg is incredible

[revengestrikerx]

Hey guys its in MALAYSIA that means theres gunna be alot of orientals and who cares... its the same people common

[gabe228]

mcenroe's clearly the lagger in that match.

[KenfromDublin]

Bullshit!

Why do you say that?

[therobz98]

ASIAN PRIDE

[warmdust96]

Yeah Kuala Lumpur I have been there. This was a very good match!

[theatlantean1]

man, there sure are a lot of orientals in the crowd!!!

[Alexes1233]

Mcenore has the volley hands of the gods.... Wow

[killakae008]

I LOVE IT! THANKS FOR THE POST

[pablotjob]

it would be great if it was real...........

[valentinarog]

blake: what a big ass... bute cute

[laperdepaperhond312]

showdown of champions?

blake isn't a champion

[LaDeeDaDeDaDeDa]

More of a champion than you...

[Ignozi]

Certainly achieved more than most people can brag about.

[ibwangin]

4:30 blake returns an over head w/ his LEFT hand. man's got some skill.

[asdfuogh]

But this is an exhibition and Federer hasn't hit any overheads hard at all.. I remember watching this match and Federer, Bjorn, and McEnroe looked like they were enjoying themselves... but Blake was pretty merciless a lot of the time.. haha

[laperdepaperhond312]

federer isn't playing hard because of mcenroe and borg

they haven't got as much power as federer has

[CatNap1080]

black wasnt being merciless. he is known for his "huge" forhand, and thus showed it off a bit. i think hes more of a showboat than a prick =\ but, maybe. who knows. thats just my opinion.

[asdfuogh]

oh.. actually that's a pretty good point.

[CatNap1080]

thank you. finally... someone on youtube who can think outside their own opinion. props to you asdfuogh! =D

[DIANAROSS4EVER]

What did the person said at 1:58?

[imnew2]

at 2:30 when roger serves he does the funnies grunt i have ever heard him do =))

[rijfrf]

lol at 5:38,it's like borg says to federer:"step back..son,i know the way to get this man!!"

[Rfederer987]

THESE COMMENTATORS SUX

[DIANAROSS4EVER]

I find they great

[andy316800]

oh my god..they are sooo gooooood!!

[plstrom]

sickair08- they are playing exibition matches in US all the time... !

[enricoram]

Yaşlı keçilerde hala iş var...

[sickair08]

They should play a match like this in the United States sometime!!!

I've never seen Roger so happy before! Its really nice to see that!!!

[tashuritu]

I never knew this took place.

[plstrom]

we can see Mac is happy and having fun...

Nice to see him like this

[rogeristhelord]

3:26

is just absurdly good reactions from federer

[datacipher]

@rogeristhelord

Yes, it's good to worship our hero's even in a fun exhibition with seniors. Roger's reaction at match point 10:37...also amazing.

[theatlantean1]

hey, thanks for posting this mate. i never knew this took place. it's awesome seeing how borg can still bring the heat off the ground, and mac still has the hands of a genious, at 49. it's so cool seeing borg and federer playing together, as to me, their personalities are so similar, and their coolness. i've seen fed play doubles on a few occasions, and he's always the best player on the court. i've always said that johnny mac is the best dubs player of all time, but fed is at least his eql.

[BarelyListening15]

what does the crowd person say at 1:58?

[thesteve120]

they shouted "come on jimmy" in reference to jimmy connors

[waybeforechrist]

Geez . . . at 4:40 - 4:45 at the replay of the return overhead from Federer . . . is that Blake returning it with his LEFT hand? . . . He's a right handed player.

[FOBWebProductions]

whoaa he is :O thats pretty good.. i've been playing left handed for a few weeks cuz my right hand is injured... everything sucks except my lefthanded forehand hahaha

[kreaze20]

I love the last point! Jonny Mac was serious on that last volley.

[Trackstar2000]

Blake is amazing. He deserves a slam himself.

[nicktheclicker]

Kom igen nu Björne du äger ju för fan!!!

Heja Sverige!!

[AnaNance]

my guess, nadal declined the offer

[exitingforward]

eh nadal's knee tendenitius(sp) flared up or something, was his reason for not going, would of been pimp to have seen him there tho!

[jac0bk1m]

wow mcenroe got some game O.O

[LLNagashi]

wow, you guys saw there volley match, man they were playing ping-pong instead of tennis without a table, Borg and McEnroe still got it

[CASPER10666]

I love that these guys take the time to do these exibitions, its all fun and not serious, but you get to see their talent. Bet James thought his luck was in when Nadal couldnt make it (James and Roger are good friends) so he must have been a stand in. Imagine being able to say I played a match with Federer Mac and Borg...what a dream.lol

[poopi111]

Whats Blake doing on court with these guys???...Everybody else on this court has won at least 7 majors.

[TimeKillers]

haha.... they should of put roddick in there or nadal

[KillerFitfh]

stfu

[jorrrma]

Maybe because he's a fucking good player, too?

[explodingpimp]

Well apparently, you've never seen Blake play. He's fucking amazing.

[elecbass100]

boy that was fun.

[rockerduff1231]

they're there to kill the prime minister of malaysia!! AAAAH!!!

[JinLost01]

jajaja..

Relax don't do it

When you want to go to it

Relax don't do it

When you want to cuuum

[EricTheRed03]

Borg's volleying is amazing!!!!

Simply incredible!

[u2makepovertyhistory]

gotta love mcenroe's face at 8:20

[Xenosagarc]

"You can't be serious"

McEnroe is one sexy pops in this match.

[c0ztanza]

great match. Would liked to have seen nadal play though :(

[ninja2koo]

You can truly tell that they love the game after watching this!

[greekie88]

i never noticed macca's tats b4, r they a new addition?

[greekie88]

right from the first point it seemed to have a really relaxed atmosphere, which is great! perhaps makes them play more freely and better as a result

[uscstudent13]

wasn't nadal supposed to be here and not blake? pity

[greekie88]

if the USA made it to the davis cup final then nadal, if he wasn'tinjured, would've played, but as spain made it to the final, blake filled nadal's spot

[JinLost01]

imagine!!!that would've been some match...an amazing match

[GIANNISJOHNROCKET]

AWESOME!

Borg made a great game(and Federer of course!)

[retox]

Roger was all smiles, he looked like he loved playing with these guys. Thanks so much for posting this!!!

[AirForehand]

Roger and Bjorn are a great team!

[thehunto]

great video