federermagic -- A Champion's Response (Extended Version!)

[Fernandez218]

really cool vid. but usually when you see a scoreboard like that where it's 4-6 4-6 in favor of your opponent and 7-6 7-6 in favor of you, USUALLY, it's unlikely you win the match.

how unfortunate for Roger, but what a legendary match.

[fedpran]

everybody should accept the fact that federer is the best inspirational player ever in any sport

[MEXICO579AC]

like how Roger doesn't do that much of a show like Nadal because he knows that is just a common day for him

[lbetweenthebars]

this is so beautiful. I am smiling all over again. Roger, you are the absolute best! thank you. :)

[samibaig222]

This is the only video on you tube that gives me goosebumps

[ffallenaangel]

best tie break in hisotri of tenis

[Kevwu]

YEEAAA....... *SHHHHHHHH* ... YEAHHHHHHHHHH!

[visara23]

Greatest Of All Time

[arianf710]

i never really understood what GOAT means, can someone please explain it to me?

Thx

[BrettMorseKarzen]

@arianf710 GOAT

[aleztfu]

but nadal won that match :(

[95Bcool]

i still shiver everytime i see federer saving that match point during that epic tiebreak. just unbelievable how he maintains his calmness during such an important point.

[WeekendatBernies1974]

i still don't know why people keep targeting his backhand and refer to it as a weakness. his "weakness" is better than most "strengths" of other players on the circuit. he reversed the 2009 2nd tie-breaker and the match against roddick when down 2 - 6 with a flick of the wrist backhand when the ball bounced a foot away from his foot, to send the ball for a crosscourt winner over the net which had roddick reaching into thin air. no-one else is capable of pulling that off. not even nadal.

[forder07]

the first 2 points are amazing, 2 of the best winners ever at the most important times possible!!

they're both legends of the sport.

[radioxxflyer]

not the best match ive ever seen, not by a long shot, but i still cannot believe federer lost it he came back and was so close in the final set. typical fucking nadal.

[radioxxflyer]

i will say this though, this is about as much as i can bear to watch of this match now, its just too sad to watch anymore. i will never watch the full match again, i will never watch match point again, i will never watch any after match interviews again or on court scenes after the match. just breaks my heart to pieces

[Jamus182]

@radioxxflyer I Think the best quote I herd from about that match from the view of federer fans(me included) was:

" I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand" (john clease qoute).

For me that summed it up, I could take roger losing in straight sets in the 3rd, I had resigned that to fate almost, but then he went and did this in the tie-break, and got everyone thinking he was gonna win!!! thanks roger, you almost made me kill myself, but I wouldnt have it any other way :)

[AlphaDraconis7]

not the best match you've ever seen???

i've been watching tennis for 40 years...you've got to tell me what i've missed, because i have NEVER seen anything that comes remotely close to federer vs nadal wimbledon 08...it is the best match of all time, as far as i'm concerned. it had everything..2 champions putting it all on the life and playing a level of tennis, under immense pressure, never seen before..

[Jamus182]

@AlphaDraconis7 Personally I see your view, the match had everything you could wish for, quality, drama etc. But I do feel there were higher quality matches than this. Nadal Federer rome 06, federer safin AO 05, federer sampras 01, sampras agassi 01, a match that gets forgotten, Roddick Elenouyi AO 03, maybe less quality but unbelieveable to watch. IMO fed diddnt really turn up until half way through that match........

[Jamus182]

@AlphaDraconis7 ..........so thats why for me other matches like the nadal verdasco or kolschriber roddick matches had a higher quality of ball striking, becasue gennerally, nadal makes federer worse with his style of play. I think the first 4 sets of AO 09 between the two were unbelievable better quality that this match, but this match ment more to the history of the game, so I dont disagree, but dont fully agree

[guilhermep15]

@Jamus182 truth!!! in Australia roger surrender the match.

[Flashswede]

@Jamus182 X-lent points u make.. I loved this match and the drama and the quality was good but if u watch the AO 09-finals first 4 sets it is actually a quite big difference in quality. I guess that it is actually easier to play high quality matches on hardcourt but nevertheless AO is a better match.

[jaitock1991]

@Flashswede

Tennis played on hard-courts generally look a bit more entertaining, but it's only because of the surface, as grass is a lot more challenging to play on. In my opinion, the quality in this match was just as high as it was at AO2009. It just doesn't look like so, because, like I said, the grass does not allow for the same kind of flamboyancy in terms of play...

[Flashswede]

@jaitock1991 and that was exactly my point.. that is why u play 2 tournaments/year on grass and a hell lot more on hardcourts because we get to see better matches.. But of course, u got a point

[tvtotalforever]

@Flashswede you also just cant play as many tournaments on gras, because of it´s wear.

Gras is so sensible and it takes such a lot of work to make it that good playable. i just think that a lot of clubs, ( i mean how many are there out of traditional england? 3 or less big ones? ) dont want to have this trouble which isn´t for free either

[goten67500]

This match is just... just legendary!!!

I remember when I watched it, I couldn't believe what I saw. Two ch'ship points saved in this tie break, that was absolutely AMAZING.

[TheBig1dea]

I shitted myself when i watched this live on TV . haha, this match was so great.

[federerbestclass]

Roger Federer, 2003. 2004. 2005. 2006. 2007. 2009. Roger. won

[sirmergim]

Can you believe it ? after a point like that from nadal... ONLY ROGER FEDERER has the power to produce a hot of this brilliance. Only the hand of god can do it.

[randallhsieh]

unbelievable

[forder07]

if nadal goes down the line @ 0:46 he wins the match. so glad he didnt, this match deserved the 5th set we got :):):)

[joojy]

Hes too obsessed with the strategy to federer by targetting his weaker backhand side well but not in this case.

[guilhermep15]

the best tiebreak in wimbledon

[xxxAlain]

finally .. a video with a great quality ..

Now I can see the ball :]

[pedralicamosa]

Best match I've ever seen I'm so glad to be able to see live the best tennis player of all time

[sweetiegal5]

thats a kool video!!!!......luved it!!!.... hav to thank my bro for making me watch it!!!

[RFedex0808]

I am a Federer fan and I would have loved it if Federer had won this match.But at the the end when I thought about this entire match,I felt that justice had been done.I mean how would have Nadal felt if he had lost this match after coming so close!!Losing a match after two championship points would have been much more cruel than what happened to Federer.And by the way Federer did salvage this loss by winning the French open and wimbledon this year!So i guess everything is fine for him really.

[RFedex0808]

Man this video is still one of the best Federer videos I have ever seen !!!Federer with an unbelievable backhand passing shot down the line - that too with Nadal having a match point!!!!That's what Federer is all about.That is exactly the edge which he has over other good players like Murrray , Djokovic etc.He responds unbelievably under pressure.That backhand passing shot is probably the best backhand shot of all time given the circumstances!!!!

[bragunovskoie]

Amen

[lbetweenthebars]

amen!!! no one will ever be able to replace Roger in this way. the look on his face after he makes that backhand - man of steel

[phantasiehamster]

It took me some time to find out that it was a second serve by fed on his set point. Good editing by swissgenius. There seems to be no disruption in the sound.

[hypes411]

was that Gavin Rossdale in Federer's box?

[OnlineDrummer147]

Federer is such a legend.

[sheffking]

well said lloydwalton

[singwithin]

Watching this again and knowing Nadal won, is a little less painful now that Roger won Roland Garros. :')

Also, someone please explain to me why Federer's team and Nadal's team have to sit in the same box? Doesn't make sense to me.

[DriftKido]

that's Wimbledon tradition

[KevinDueyNguyen]

It's not liek they're biting each other's head off lol

[1e4c5]

Two of the greatest passing shots back to back in one of the greatest tiebreaks ever. I feel blessed to be living in this era of tennis.

[yaglourt]

stratospheric level of play, and so tight, well it was 50/50 like wimbly 07 (when nadal had his serious chance)

so it's pretty equal in the end

[3timeMVPNash]

Life is cruel for letting Roger lose this match.

[13Nina13]

it really, really is.

[hi1tman]

yep. it hurts seeing that he had break point at 30-40, 3-4 and would have served for the match had he converted that point :(

[TurboKock]

Life waws cruel with Rafa when he lost the final in 2007 when he played better than Roger.

[singwithin]

Most depressing Wimbledon final ever.

That backhand down the line was utterly gorgeous, however. And the fact that it's a confidence shot *and* he hit it to save a championship point makes it all the more amazing.

If only he'd won. )':

[matias301286]

suffered so much in this final... but still didn't got my reward

[seanpenfold5]

when the ball sailed long to gaurantee a 5th set for a moment i beleived in fairy tales- how depressingly cruel life is tho.

[butterflycaught900]

when nadal won the 2nd set a part of me wanted federer to lose the 3rd quickly cos i was like, man if you win this set and start giving me hope and dont end up winning it ill never forgive you...

i will neva rly forgive him for getting passive at 7-7

[seanpenfold5]

i know what you mean but i wanted him to win a couple sets ina really dominating style like he can sometimes, so they could fight for the 5th quickly, i dont if he got passive at 7-7- cus i think the writing was already on the wall, in terms of energy and quality, but how he couldn't just the get the job done after being abreak up or having break points or sumthin,in that set il never know.

[butterflycaught900]

federer was the better player in sets 3, 4 and 5, until 7-7. and then he missed a lot of important shots when he had deuce. the most painful memory was the last time he had deuce in that game and he played the point well, got the ball he wanted from nadal, had the court open for the forehand down the line....and hit the tape! but the killer is the last game of the match, at 8-7 they both played a terrible game, nadal played crap and could have been broken back if federer just played average.

[mitroveca]

seems i did the right thing back then. when federer lost the 2nd set i just went to a swimming pool and got back for the last game. that way it didnt hurt so much to see him loose this shit

[lloydwalton16]

nah m8, i can see your not a true tennis fan then, indeed he did lose overall but i wouldn't trade the two sets he won for anything, when its live and you see the way he wins the 4th set tie break, there's absolutely nothing in the world that can match it, its why sports so gr8 and why i love it.

[DuckMilitia]

Totally agree.

[johansvedberg]

Magic.