Nadal & Federer Get 2012 ATP World Tour Season Off To Blazing Start

[bluepicis]

Well, i was specting for a jacussy!! : (

[kwms2519]

no refeal nadal is simply the best i love him

[hawkmankid]

The passing of torch ceremony from RF to Rafa!

[EmuMaster564]

Candles all over the court+Roger+Rafa = Someone's homosexual tennis fantasy

[kallo1234]

@EmuMaster564 lol

[cheaterNadal]

@lifefun19 lol. nadal continued lose to Novak now. he is ill-humored now. nadal criticized how to be pleased with Novak who won the victory in Madrid. Although Nadal's usual annoying noisiness is same from Novak in fact. hahaha. smug nadal

[ikkenienwel]

that's right

turn up the heat !

[yo90mix]

nic



[ZimmermanTelegram]

Serbians are starting to annoy me in the comment section. 'You have to respect a player who had the greatest season in history' Are you serious? Sure, novak had a fantastic streak, but Federer had atleast 2 better seasons in his career

[TheYasminarf]

@ZimmermanTelegram exactly their comments are EVERYWHERE now -_- " greatest player pff"

[radgamerxyz]

@ZimmermanTelegram Rod Laver had 2 seasons that were better then djokovich's and he could actually pull of a grand slam

[modahmed1]

about the video it's great about the players rogers great..

[RafaelNadal22]

Nadalnadalnadalnadal!<3

[noopdogdesai]

Awwww.... look at fedal on their romantic candlelight date XD

[snowqueenreigns]

omjeebus of course Federer won yesterday

love em both!

[rogerfedererfan98]

ROGER=GOAT

[squaity]

ATP..get with the times and start posting HD videos..

[squaity]

ATP..get with the times and start posting HD videos..

[bbmtricolor]

Nadaaaal!

[Happyy05]

Roooooooooooooooooooooger you're the Maestroooooooo

[SH1974]

I find Nole more sympatique then Rafa.

But both are superb atleths.

But there is only one King -

who's got more Grand Slam titles

then anyone else - and more

then Nole and Rafa together!

;-)

[MrBarath1986]

@SH1974 That's impressive, how many grand slam titles did that king have when he was 25 years old ;) ?

Haha, just kidding, they are both great champions and wonderful ambassadors for the game of tennis, can't think of any sport at the moment with such charismatic personalities !

[SH1974]

@MrBarath1986 Okay, until age of 25, Rafa's got one more.

But, what do You think, wich rankings Rafa & Nole will stay,

when they are 31?

Will Rafa still be a Tennis-Pro in 5 years

Will he still have his own knees then? ;-)

But I fully agree with you that Tennis would be boring

if Rafa & Nole would not be there

and give their best to shake the king's throne. :-)

[MrBarath1986]

@SH1974 When I said, they are both great champions, I meant Nadal and Federer. Djokovic still has to have two more 2011s to come near Nadal or Federer. For your question about Nadal, what happens in 5 years, only time can tell, but I would say that both Nadal and Djokovic have a good chance of being in the top bracket of tennis for the next 5 years, it would nice to have Federer around for the next 5 years as well, but without good results, I'm not sure Federer would continue till then.

[SH1974]

@MrBarath1986 Agreed,

Nole is not as big (yet) as Rafa and Fed - but he's #1 now.

I have no doubt that 2011 will be reminded as Nole's year.

And I hope that 2012 will be reminded as "another year of Federer".

He was the only one who beats Nole in 2011

and he won the ATP finals again, so the omen for 2012 looks good.

Remember: he don't needs another 5 years

(just a few weeks as #1)

to beat the last big record.

Anyway thank you for this substantive and friendly discussion!

[lileenuh]

Come on, everyone. Let's just be happy to be witness to this great era. Federer, Rafa, now Djokovic? Certainly, I have my favorite but it's obvious that these 3 have helped each other become greater athletes, no? Not that they were the only ones that helped each other out! haha But still, makes tennis very interesting! :D Also, I love that Roger and Rafa opened the tour together again. There's nothing like the Fedal bromance. AHAHA Candlelight court? LOL Roger & Rafa, the ATP is on to you two!

[vlovesrafa]

@lileenuh .I totally agree with you.Novak has really raised the bar.Now,Rafa and Roger have to figure out how to beat him.Especially Rafa.But for me,Rafa and Roger is the best rivalry in sports.Whether they are playing on grass,clay or cobblestone...Yes.lol.The bromance is something that i enjoy.You can see that they really like each other a lot.We can only fantasize for more.

[nishjaxx]

@lileenuh And then they went off to have dinner. Game Set Match..lol

[SH1974]

@nishjaxx That's true. Theyr rivalery is only on court.

Off court, they are real good friends.

That's what we (all the tennis fans) should see: those 3 guys (and also some others) offering in this years "the most impressive Tennis ever played" to us.

Of course I like to see Federer to win (I'm swiss) - but most of all I like to see good tennis. If someone wins deserved, I respect that, no matter if it's Rafa or Nole or Tsonga or anybody else.

[nishjaxx]

@SH1974 I am a Federer fan aswell. I used to almost hate Nadal simply because we all know that his game can give Federer fits sometimes. A real rivalry is the kind that you know that both have a legit shot of defeating the other. I highly respect Nadal. He has turned into one of the all time great all court players. Federer commands so much respect on and off the court. This rivalry better because they are friends. They can seperate their professional lives from their social lives.

[MaleFeetMyFace]

Rafa! .... the sexiest stud!

[jinkailai]

FEDERER IS THE ONE AND ONLY!

[terryrry]

Nadal is and always will be the Best!

[cheaterNadal]

@terryrry Nadal is a fella who looks down on Sampras and a past player. I hope Nadal does never pass Sampras's record.

[tito22212]

@cheaterNadal How many Roland Garros titles did Sampras win? How many times was he in the final>

[JazzMJFAN]

Rafa! -3

[esteban86ish]

song please?

Good 2012 everyone!

[banegoa]

later that evening they continued their play in hotel room ... under the candle light.

as for nole, it won't be easy but, he will remain no.1 & he will continue to terrorize these two.

simply, his time has come & he's enjoying it full time. he deserves it.

[ZikicaKikica]

Federer used to be number one, but then he took an arrow to the knee.

[honestyize]

@ZikicaKikica can't believe that this meme made it to a tennis video, of all things, really

[d2nt3]

where is 1080p?????

[tejverrao]

candles on the lines, thats one way to keep rafa off them, you know how superstitious he is

[APH1991]

@tejverrao, just try and tamper with his drinks.

He's too ritualistic.

[TheLIVANA]

roger is simply the best i love him

[928vamoskata]

rogerrrrrrrrrrr

[beb47dontneedlove]

@Lukatelo1

[perfectforehand]

There's no doubt Djokovic had the best year in tennis history in 2011 , yet the question remains , can he keep it up ?

My answer is no , he's not energy efficient as Federer , too much sliding ( even on hardcourts ) reaching for every single ball thrown at him , very long rallies. Federer said before that when he became NO.1 in 2004 , he stopped chasing down every ball , Djokovic should take note.

[SwiftyProZ]

Is federer changing racquets or just a new paint job or something?

[ahmdxyza]

@SwiftyProZ yeah he changed his racket recently

/watch?v=wGQ1UGzYY_0

[flyhero300]

Shame on you Qatar!

While Muslims are dying in Somalia because of starvation, while children and women are killed without any mercy in Palestine, you're wasting your money in useless things.. SHAME ON YOU.

[perfectforehand]

Federer can kiss the NO.1 ranking goodbye , it's never gonna happen again , so what if he's one week short of Pete's record. In my opinion , there's only 2 things left on Roger's already impressive CV :

1- Olympic singles gold medal

2- Davis cup

[ceeza314]

@lukatelo1 Fed played with his watch on AND a practice tee.. me thinks he was taking it a little easy in Abu Dhabi..

[sportsmaniakos]

THE BEST ATHELETES AND THEY ARE 2 GOOD FRIENDS AND IT IS VERY NICE TO SEE ROGER WITH RAFA..

I LOVE ROGER <3 BUT I ADMIT AND RAFA....

[ivanatatlitug]

Novak Djokovic will be the best tenis player agan... Rafa and Roger suck.... Novak forever...

[SirVetje]

@ivanatatlitug yeah they suck, they only have 26 grandslam titles in common. Try to use better arguments next time.

[nishjaxx]

@SirVetje Haha, lets list all the "sucky" accomplishments these two players have. That will really sum up how much they suck..lol. Fed, 16 Slams, consecutive weeks ranked 1, most year end titles, consecutive GS quarter and semi-final, 65 straight grass court wins........

Rafa, 81 straight wins on clay, youngest to complete career slam, only player to win GS on clay, grass and hard in calendar year, 31 straight FO match wins.

Please, add some more, i cant have all the fun..lol

[SirVetje]

@ivanatatlitug together*

[balabelovic]

♥♥♥ federer ♥ federer ♥ federer ♥ federer ♥ federer ♥ federer ♥ federer ♥ federer ♥♥♥

[edil2k]

lame crowd!

[Wed85]

YES!

in 2012 atp has upgraded to 480p!!

baby steps

[ArjunJethwa]

@Wed85 480p but all the red colours are pink. Look at Federer's lips, racquet and shirt lol.

[bamibalboy]

you guys can say whatever u want, but i think murray will also develop a lot this year ;)

[Cairono]

two living legends! :)

[Tuta1Me1Iraqi]

RAFAEL NADAL WILL BE NUMBER ONE ;)

[Lukatelo1]

LOL! Djokovic swept Federer 6:2, 6:1, also like Ferrer who swept Nadal, Roger and Rafa are past, Novak will be first this year too.

[ArjunJethwa]

@Lukatelo1 Yeah that was a non-ATP exhibition no one cared about. Anyone with eyes could see Federer, Ferrer and Nadal just tanked that match away cos they don't care haha.

No wonder Djokovic gets injured and can't play after half the season in August, because he treats exhibition matches like a slam final.

[Lukatelo1]

@ArjunJethwa If you were 3rd in the world, would you like to be humiliated 6:2, 6:1 by any player? Think a little. 

[ArjunJethwa]

@Lukatelo1 Lets talk at the Australian Open. When RF or RN get to the SF they won't be talking about the 'Abu Dhabi Mubala championships match' ,they'll be talking about their slam meetings.

Abu Dhabi is no mans land, it's not 2011 or 2012. No one cares. End of.

[DraganUgljesa]

@ArjunJethwa OK. he was 10-1 vs them excluding that exhibition. And it was fair from him to treat exhibition seriously because there were some people out there with paid tickets. 

[IvaaCroatia]

No one can be like Nadal and Federer they are tennis legends :)

[catlynekeuh]

Aww... they are such a cute pair :)

[tito22212]

@PatriciaS93

 Yeah only if Rafa, Andy, and especially Novak get injured.

[2nadalfederer1]

@tito22212

Well he can. He has all his points from the midseason to the end so what must he do:

He must have great start. (win AO 2012 etc.)

[tito22212]

@2nadalfederer1 Yes he can if the two best players fall off, b/c of injuries and fatigue. Otherwise he is not beating either in a 5 set match, anywhere.

[rogerfedererfan98]

@tito22212 SHUT THE FUCK UP NADAL IS A PIECE OF SHIT! WHEN HE FEELS THAT HE'S NOT IN THE MATCH HE PRETENDS THAT HE IS INJURED .... AND YOU REMEMBER WHO BEAT DJOKOVIC FIRST ... YEAH .... IT'S FEDERER! ANDY MURRAY WILL NEVER WIN A GRAND SLAM IF HE KEEPS PLAYING LIKE THAT ...HIS GAME IS SO BORING .... SAME IS NADAL'S... DJOKOVIC IS REALLY PLAYING WELL BUT HE CAN'T MAINTAIN THIS FORM IN 2012 ...

[terryrry]

@rogerfedererfan98 You better keep your shitty thoughts to yourself! You don't even know real boredom when you see it. Nadal is and always will be the BEST!

[armandgeist]

@PatriciaS93 Actually he is.

[cooldudemnm]

@PatriciaS93 Exactly!!!

[FedererFCB]

@PatriciaS93

Agree (:

[hamzavirak]

federer used pink lipstick:)

[7ussam2007]

These candles wouldn't cause any problem to Rafa....He is used to stepping above the lines :)

[MrTirol95]

Federer hat schon den neuen BLX Schläger

[bannanas4eva]

djokovic can't hold a candle to these two

[96miljan]

@bannanas4eva Hahaha lol, Novak is the best, Nadal and Federer are the past

[bannanas4eva]

@96miljan lmao, he's got 4 slams and they've got a combined 26, who would you rather be huh?

[96miljan]

@bannanas4eva let me just say 10-1 Novak vs Fed-Rafa in 2011,lol,now comes Novak era,and he will yet to win GS

[ivanzl89]

@bannanas4eva hahahahahahahaha good joke lol :D

[DraganUgljesa]

@bannanas4eva You're right, he doesn't have to, 10-1 in 2011 vs these two.



[DraganUgljesa]

@DraganUgljesa No, 11-1, I forgot to include 6-2, 6-1 demolishion vs Federer on Friday

[bannanas4eva]

@DraganUgljesa and yet who wins their head to heads? oh yeah, federer and nadal. i'm not trying to claim nole's year wasn't incredible. but he's got a loooong way to go before he can get near them. a LONG way.

[bellito96]

@bannanas4eva he just had in 2011

[dbacksbyrnesie]

@bannanas4eva Yeah since Nadal could not win a match against him?? get real

[csDest]

@bannanas4eva Ok, you must be some stupid federer fan to think like that. I understand that you are stupid but you also must stay objective.

[cooldudemnm]

@bannanas4eva LOL!!!

[TheZix90]

@bannanas4eva Yeah you're right,he can't hold them a candle but he can hold a 10-1 score against them,i think thats better,what do you think?

[bannanas4eva]

@TheZix90 do i think a 10-1 record in one year is better than all of federer and nadal's achievements? no....

[TheZix90]

@bannanas4eva Shut up you don't respect Djokovic because you hate him,he is in the same class as these two,but the only thing you can do is hate him...

[bannanas4eva]

@TheZix90 haha, the same class? keep dreaming. he hasn't even done half of what rafa has done, let alone roger.

[TheZix90]

@bannanas4eva Oh my god you'r so stupid that it hurts.Tell me please why then they cant find a solution for him,and cant beat him.Do you know how stupid you sound when you say that he isn't their class,the guy played the best tennis in history last year and you say that he is not their class...

[kyuubiyura]

@TheZix90 oh well when a a tennis expert like an youtube user sais it was the best tennis in history last year,it must be true.surely all the critics must agree.it wasnt the best year,Federer had better w-l records and more tournaments in a year,plus he won the world tour finals.

[TheZix90]

@kyuubiyuraYeah but he didn't have to beat Nadal and Novak to get that titles.He beat guys like Baghdatis,Gonzales,35 year old Agassi....Nobody is saying bad about Fed,but you Fed fans dont respect anything,you are blinded by your love for Fed,and thats sick.You have to respect a player who had a greatest season in history,and Fed,Nadal,Sampras,Mcnroe,Wilan­der said that,not me....

[kyuubiyura]

@TheZix90 please,Federer is old,he had many good players back in his day,and dont forget how he beat Pete Sampras.Nadal is the perfect opponent for Novak,because Rafael simply does not have the variety to beat Novak.i didnt hear Federer,Nadal say that,Wilander is very biased.and no,its you Djokovic fans that are crazy,you keep saying that hes the best ever,that its the best season even though its not true.Federer had won more,bigger tournaments+better w-l.also last year the top 10 was so weak

[bannanas4eva]

@TheZix90 hahaha oh please. I've been a fan of tennis for many years and as a tennis fan you have to separate knee jerk reactions to short term events from proclamations about 'all time.' Novak had a great year but he doesn't lead the head to head against either Roger and Rafa, and he certainly doesn't lead slam counts or title counts. Do you realise it's impossible for him to beat Fed's slam count in less than 4 years? So yeah, he's nowhere near them. Fact.

[TheZix90]

@bannanas4eva You know that he is nowhere near them,you know?who are you please tell me.In Serbia we respect Fed and Rafa so much,but it seems that Roger's fans are all HATERS

[SH1974]

@TheZix90

No doubt that 2011 will be remembered as "the year of Nole Djokovic".

Although I'm a Federer fan, I must confess that Nole played an amazing tournament in 2011 and he deserves to be #1 now.

Respect from Switzerland!

[acerhoa5]

@bannanas4eva can you please stop talking trash about #1? he is the best right now and he already has enough haters, just cheer for your own.

[DraganUgljesa]

@bannanas4eva what do you mean'head to head'? Rafa-Nole 0-6, and Roger-Nole 1-5 in 2011? They are great champions, legendary players, but your argument is emotional and does not appreciate someone's results. No, he can't hold a candle to these to. He does not have to.