When Blake "was" on form he could handle the best of them. His game matched up well to Nadal because he hits pretty flat and hard (think of Soderling and Delpo). Also he has a solid strong backhand so Nadal wasn't hurting him there.
Blake is starting to die off and he could easily be in the top 10. He should have won this match but like always he's to hard on himself so he lost the match
first of all this is on hardcourt which aides blake and is a disadvantage to nadal. Second, Blake is streaky...one match he will play amazing and then lose to a qualifier the next match
i first was surprised why rafa always is so emotional when he wins from blake, but then did some research and found out blake said a few things in the past about nadal. one of it was the ridiculous claim of blake that roddick was the second best grass player in the world lolll. nadal is almost the best grass player and he still dared to say that, so no wonder these 2 hate eachother.
Oh...hmm. Well, I have no comment, at least, not until I see them play each other on grass. But I find it hard to believe, seeing as Federer is the best grass player, and Nadal has beaten him on the surface before.
@TrolloftheTube loll until u see them play eachother on grass? dude nadal has won 2 wimb titles and roddick none. the only thing that can stop nadal from winning more wimb titles is either his knees again or god loll. while roddick should be thankin god if he even makes another wimb semi or final. but then again when i saw ur profile i finally understood why u would say something like that. only fed fan can say things like that.
I'll have you know, the last time I voted for Federer in a match was Wimbledon 2008, and the only reason I voted for him THEN, was because I was sorry for him after that humiliation at the French Open.
I'm currently hoping both Federer and Nadal go out in the Semis today. haha.
@TrolloftheTube likewise fed has beaten the king of clay on clay thats no really a valid point fed has beatean nadal more times on clay than nadal has on grass and battle of the sufaces don't count that court was neither a clay or grass court and you merge the two surfaces together you get a slow surface that obviously favours nadal
@cj397 Ha-ha! Lucky for Nadull that Delpo is out for an year so he can win the USO. Soak up some of the glory. Delpo is back now so he better run for the woods.
@Ignozi WELL , NADAL smashed Delpo in straight sets at the indian wells tournament last month . As for nadal's luck , it's not as amazing as federer's at the french in 2009 . Joke draw to the semis and he was super lucky in his match with haas when haas was 2 games away from beating fed in straight sets and he made
three errors at 40-30 four games all . Also he didn't face nadal or djoko .
@Ignozi maybe but you can't deny that federer was lucky in the haas match . you said that nadal was lucky cuz delpo didn't play in last year's us open . And even if he played that event maye he would've been destroyed by nadal , nadal was in a very ruthless form in that tournament. so federer needed more luck than nadal to win the career slam . You should give nadal the credits that he desereves . Also delpo isn't as good as nadal or djoko on clay .
you motherfucker ! James is the nicest guy on the ATP tour and he's very talented. You pollute tennis videos with all your commentaries against Federer (and Blake too), you prick !
i think its mroe of a psychological factor, 4 some reason blake has a massive mental block when it comes to grandslams that causes him to lose against players he shouldnt lose to
Well, you can't blame him for his QF loses at the '06 US Open and '08 Aus Open to Roger Federer. Fed pretty much steam rolls Blake everytime.
Heck, even his QF loss to Agassi in the '05 US Open (where Andre reached the final) and 4th rnd loss to Gonzo in the '07 Aus Open (where Gonzo reached the final!) are nothing to be ashamed about.
Blake's either lost to the real in-form player, or the player who performs especially well at a particular Slam.
he´s made finals of masters series events, but roger shut the door on him all the times..as for grand slams, well..I think it´s an overwhelming ocassion for every player,even roger says he get´s shaky and nervous at slams,even though he does a hell of a job not showing it, with that poker face of his..
I'm not trying to take anything away from James, because I really like the guy, but it was Fed's match to lose. He had something like 50 unforced errors. It was a terrible match by Roger's standards.
And you have to remember Roger started off his hard court season with early losses at Montreal and Cincinatti. He wasn't exactly in blazing form by any stretch of the imagination.
yes but Roger still ended winning a gold medal in doubles and won his 5th straight USO to take him 1 slam shy of Sampras's 14 while Blake went home empty handed and has yet to make the semis of a major and he's 2 years older than Federer.
Federer is a legend already and his career isn't even over while Blake is a tier 2 player
well sorry to dissapoint u but I happened upon a sports book predicting not only the future sports results but anyhting that affects sports stars including the sexiest man in the world which blake wins in 2008 again in 2009 and then Jesus wins it in 2010!!! oh yeah and blake becomes no1 inthe WORLD and never losses another point
When Blake "was" on form he could handle the best of them. His game matched up well to Nadal because he hits pretty flat and hard (think of Soderling and Delpo). Also he has a solid strong backhand so Nadal wasn't hurting him there.
surfjabroni 7 months ago
Fair play to Blake, he taps his racket when Nadal hits a good shot past him. Great player and great companionship.
T3hMightyIsBack 10 months ago
Blake has such beautiful top-spin lobs.
kelman221 11 months ago
Blake could have been number 1 if it wasnt for his injury and family problems.
IndianTejb 1 year ago
@IndianTejb not no.1 but yea i think he wudve been winning a slam or 2
wonhoyoung 10 months ago
BLAKE IS PLAYING GOOD JUST HAVE TO CLOSE IT OUT
rogerfan16 1 year ago
Blake is starting to die off and he could easily be in the top 10. He should have won this match but like always he's to hard on himself so he lost the match
TheVokality 1 year ago
first of all this is on hardcourt which aides blake and is a disadvantage to nadal. Second, Blake is streaky...one match he will play amazing and then lose to a qualifier the next match
MatchPoint2010 1 year ago
This was a big win for Nadal because Blake had beaten him the first three times they had played.
boland44 1 year ago
i first was surprised why rafa always is so emotional when he wins from blake, but then did some research and found out blake said a few things in the past about nadal. one of it was the ridiculous claim of blake that roddick was the second best grass player in the world lolll. nadal is almost the best grass player and he still dared to say that, so no wonder these 2 hate eachother.
nanananalalala 1 year ago
@nanananalalala
....when did Blake say that? If it was before Nadal had made it to the final, then it was probably true.
TrolloftheTube 1 year ago
@TrolloftheTube he said it in 2009 which is why its so ridiculous
nanananalalala 1 year ago
@nanananalalala
Oh...hmm. Well, I have no comment, at least, not until I see them play each other on grass. But I find it hard to believe, seeing as Federer is the best grass player, and Nadal has beaten him on the surface before.
TrolloftheTube 1 year ago
@TrolloftheTube loll until u see them play eachother on grass? dude nadal has won 2 wimb titles and roddick none. the only thing that can stop nadal from winning more wimb titles is either his knees again or god loll. while roddick should be thankin god if he even makes another wimb semi or final. but then again when i saw ur profile i finally understood why u would say something like that. only fed fan can say things like that.
enjoy the semis and final of the us open.
nanananalalala 1 year ago
@nanananalalala
I'll have you know, the last time I voted for Federer in a match was Wimbledon 2008, and the only reason I voted for him THEN, was because I was sorry for him after that humiliation at the French Open.
I'm currently hoping both Federer and Nadal go out in the Semis today. haha.
TrolloftheTube 1 year ago
@TrolloftheTube likewise fed has beaten the king of clay on clay thats no really a valid point fed has beatean nadal more times on clay than nadal has on grass and battle of the sufaces don't count that court was neither a clay or grass court and you merge the two surfaces together you get a slow surface that obviously favours nadal
shogold10 1 year ago
Davydenko also has a winning record against Nadal.
RBaltovi 1 year ago
why does nadal just look so cool?
stevehwan 2 years ago 8
@stevehwan cause you are gay?
mikulasvselicha 1 year ago
why isnt blake winning more tournaments
baseliner52094 2 years ago 17
@baseliner52094 injuries and bad draws (early round exits to nadal 2 times , 1 to murray last year, and australian open 2010 to delpo)
nipal1234 1 year ago
@baseliner52094
injury.
TheTennisMan11 1 year ago
@baseliner52094 the only reason is roger federer
delicsasa88 7 months ago
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Rafa is just fun to watch.
Who is this blake guy anywayz? lol
Cant they have videos of Nadal playing someone better than that.
azishazi2 2 years ago
That blake guy is one of two people with a winning record against Rafa
93RastafarianPikachu 2 years ago 5
Really?Who is the second?Nalbandian?Del Potro?What is their bilance now?Thx.
DuchDoby 2 years ago
Yeah the second is Nalbandian, although Del Potro might have now
93RastafarianPikachu 2 years ago
@93RastafarianPikachu not anymore. Now it's 4-3 in nadal's favor
JiraiyaSama86 1 year ago
nadal is the best okey bitches?!!
tupacganster 2 years ago
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fuck this spanish guy hes a bastard that ruined fed's career
semitdark 2 years ago
fuck you mother fucker
joanetep 2 years ago
Lol until his knees gave way for a little and let fed win 2 slams so he gets to soak up all the glory for a couple of months
cj397 2 years ago
@cj397 Ha-ha! Lucky for Nadull that Delpo is out for an year so he can win the USO. Soak up some of the glory. Delpo is back now so he better run for the woods.
Ignozi 1 year ago
@Ignozi i know cant wait for delpo to come back and be a force in the game again
cj397 1 year ago
@Ignozi WELL , NADAL smashed Delpo in straight sets at the indian wells tournament last month . As for nadal's luck , it's not as amazing as federer's at the french in 2009 . Joke draw to the semis and he was super lucky in his match with haas when haas was 2 games away from beating fed in straight sets and he made
three errors at 40-30 four games all . Also he didn't face nadal or djoko .
soydeespana 10 months ago
@soydeespana Not a joke draw.
A very serious challenge from Haas and Delpo.
He overcame the opponents to win the FO.
Nadal was injured so I doubt he would have made much of an impact. Soderling proved that.
Del Potro is looking good on his comeback trail and I expect a VERY interesting USO this year.
Ignozi 10 months ago
@Ignozi maybe but you can't deny that federer was lucky in the haas match . you said that nadal was lucky cuz delpo didn't play in last year's us open . And even if he played that event maye he would've been destroyed by nadal , nadal was in a very ruthless form in that tournament. so federer needed more luck than nadal to win the career slam . You should give nadal the credits that he desereves . Also delpo isn't as good as nadal or djoko on clay .
soydeespana 10 months ago
hahaha
sidd0008 2 years ago
Blake moved forward late when he was receiving at the last point so he got aced...
Babolat3216 2 years ago
no, nadals serve looked like it was going out but since he's lefty, it curved in the last moment near the end of the service box
TibxB0i 2 years ago
Nadals hair is longer.
quest8899 3 years ago
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blake should have gone down the line or done a top spin lob at 2:11.
reefric 3 years ago
P.S: My message is for stealthpkfa.
mystikr 3 years ago
blake friken rocks
shadowtig3r1 3 years ago 4
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fuck blake, another fascist american!
stealthpakfa 3 years ago
fuck u mother fucker
shadowtig3r1 3 years ago 4
you motherfucker ! James is the nicest guy on the ATP tour and he's very talented. You pollute tennis videos with all your commentaries against Federer (and Blake too), you prick !
mystikr 3 years ago
Wahey, finally something nice about Blake! A true gent
hi1tman 2 years ago
i think its mroe of a psychological factor, 4 some reason blake has a massive mental block when it comes to grandslams that causes him to lose against players he shouldnt lose to
fauslyfox110 3 years ago
Well, you can't blame him for his QF loses at the '06 US Open and '08 Aus Open to Roger Federer. Fed pretty much steam rolls Blake everytime.
Heck, even his QF loss to Agassi in the '05 US Open (where Andre reached the final) and 4th rnd loss to Gonzo in the '07 Aus Open (where Gonzo reached the final!) are nothing to be ashamed about.
Blake's either lost to the real in-form player, or the player who performs especially well at a particular Slam.
Then again, Blake is a choker...
JesterToy 3 years ago
why is blake a choker?
reefric 3 years ago
I dunno... Blake just doesn't handle the big moments all that well. I think he becomes a little overwhelmed by them.
In my opinion, he doesn't have that self belief that he can actually win a Slam or even a Masters Series event.
JesterToy 3 years ago
he´s made finals of masters series events, but roger shut the door on him all the times..as for grand slams, well..I think it´s an overwhelming ocassion for every player,even roger says he get´s shaky and nervous at slams,even though he does a hell of a job not showing it, with that poker face of his..
reefric 3 years ago
I totally agree.
Poor ol' Blake had to take on Fed in all of the big finals that he's reached (Indian Wells '06, Tennis Masters Cup '06 and Cincinatti '07).
And we know Blake's a terrible match up for Fed. What's he managed against Fed, 1 set?
I guess it's another case of, "Well if Roger wasn't around..." lol
JesterToy 3 years ago
there you have it..
reefric 3 years ago
Blake bashed federer in olympics in the quater final in straight sets: 6-4 7-6.
viveespana 3 years ago
I'm not trying to take anything away from James, because I really like the guy, but it was Fed's match to lose. He had something like 50 unforced errors. It was a terrible match by Roger's standards.
And you have to remember Roger started off his hard court season with early losses at Montreal and Cincinatti. He wasn't exactly in blazing form by any stretch of the imagination.
JesterToy 3 years ago 2
In fact, I'm never Blake's fan, I'm a huge fan of Rafael Nadal, he's the world number one, he's the best player in the world!!!
viveespana 3 years ago
yes but Roger still ended winning a gold medal in doubles and won his 5th straight USO to take him 1 slam shy of Sampras's 14 while Blake went home empty handed and has yet to make the semis of a major and he's 2 years older than Federer.
Federer is a legend already and his career isn't even over while Blake is a tier 2 player
at the end of the day;Federer>>>>>>>>>Blake
timafi 3 years ago
I'm not a blake fan, I'm a huge Rafael Nadal fan!!! Nadal is the world number one!!! Vamos Rafa!!!
viveespana 3 years ago
Blake's go for broke style of play only allows him to play like this occassionally
291TENNIS 3 years ago
rafa is sexy...blakes face is gorgeous. both are great! i am a bigger fan of rafael though. since he first came up.
amazing tennis.
ghlover2001 3 years ago
rafa need´s a haircut!
reefric 3 years ago
blake´s forehand is devastating..
reefric 3 years ago
the point starting from 1.31 is just awesome!!!
sisterofnight12 3 years ago
the point starting from 1.31 is just awesome!!!
sisterofnight12 3 years ago
they both are good player
jpopkame 3 years ago
wouuu... blake the ebest
sebita090 4 years ago
rafa was so sexy in this match lol :)
all his reactions, how he gets so pumped up made me realize how much i miss seeing him play lol !
vamosrafa6 4 years ago
blake is far sexier than rafa u foooool! Blake for Sexiest Man in The World!!!!!
jnicholsgotalknetau 3 years ago
nope, rafa takes it :)
vamosrafa6 3 years ago
well sorry to dissapoint u but I happened upon a sports book predicting not only the future sports results but anyhting that affects sports stars including the sexiest man in the world which blake wins in 2008 again in 2009 and then Jesus wins it in 2010!!! oh yeah and blake becomes no1 inthe WORLD and never losses another point
jnicholsgotalknetau 3 years ago
oh ya? and what book would that be?
vamosrafa6 3 years ago
the bible!!and no u cant have your own opionin!!!get your own life!!
jnicholsgotalknetau 3 years ago
Haha, last time i checked i do have my own life, but thanks :)
vamosrafa6 3 years ago
it doesn't matter anyway, i'm allowed to have my opinion, and you can have yours :)
vamosrafa6 3 years ago
thanks for the upload
youtoo545 4 years ago
the last point of the 2nd set was brilliant, great match, thanks :)
habibko 4 years ago