HL: RG99/09.Ten Years in the Making

[simplemonde]

Also gordoo do you really think we are gonna believe you, one year ago lmfao, so lame

[simplemonde]

Roland Garros is the worst tournament ever, so slow, so useless, obsolet. You can t play real tennis on this clay, and now Wimbly is becoming almost as wack

[SL9SH]

Roger should have kept playing with his ProStaff 6.0, he would have won 21 Grand Slams by now with it...

[wawawiwa93]

I thought Patrick Rafter had forgotten his short... Actually it was not the case.

[MrJosieposie101]

does anybody know if he actually reached the top-10?? :-P

[RiceRhys]

Omg, look at his shorts. I hope he has burnt them by now.

[dangerouspaul]

he def.. gained some height baby roger !!! . love his pro staff sampras style..he had to change it form 85 to 90 back in 2002 or 03 cuz he hit to many frame balls

rafters pants are ugly as hell by the way

[dangerouspaul]

he def.. gained some height baby roger !!! . love his pro staff sampras style..he had to change it form 85 to 90 back in 2002 or 03 cuz he hit to many frame balls

[ganzelever]

"if he can keep his head screwed on!" absolute hilarious comment, I just love watching the past talking about the future

[gargarensi]

The shot Rafter made at 1:57,Federer can make that shot easily today while getting the crowd on their feet(refer to Basel and US Open final last year)

[tvtotalforever]

"he has to learn how to play on clay...." his game was never a game for clay-court... but he is just too good and reaches french cup victory at least... incredible..

[Thatsmypic]

Im looking forward to the day they bring out "The complete Roger Federer grand slam matches on highlights" , on DVD would be awesome. Every single match of all his grand slams he contested, would make for a wonderful 16+ hours of tennis. We may have to wait a few more years thou.

[HitokiriEjusNustru]

hey look at 2:22 and pause it he look so so gay

[dvsk89]

@HitokiriEjusNustru LOL!

[pablotjob]

roger is 1.85 mts now; i think he looked shorter in 1999....

[mrhydebluevelvet]

maybe it's the format of the video that makes him shorter back then! a great comparison! love the idea!

[Pipinoto]

Muchas gracias, muy buen video!

Rafter fue increible, pero al lado de la carrera de Roger,....nadie lo supera en años, decadas, quien sabe siglos!

[gordooo182]

"i think he;s going to be top 10 one day" haha

[pablotjob]

roger was only 17 at RG 99.........he was shorter than now (he's 1.85 mtr. now); he seems just 1.80 in this video.........

[365to173repubsPWNED]

haha Tony Roche is there. "that's why i think he's gonna be good"

[ulizinho]

in his beginning, I did not like Federer so much, coz he really looked arrogant and sometimes was freaking out and shouting and throwing rackets. But I guess he was simply young and mistook his concentration and commitment as arrogance.

[kinetik44]

a pleasant arrogance

[manco82]

The arrogant Swiss!

[therobz98]

he looks so short!

[kinetik44]

@therobz98

his torso hadn't grown yet it seems

[365to173repubsPWNED]

really? he looks like his height?

[cathwitness]

Wow what a contrast between '99 and '09 - great effect!

But his quest for RG began proper in '05. Thats when he realized he just had the French unconquered, and began taking clay seriously.

It was basically a 5 year quest and what a record.

1 Title

3 Finalist finishes

1 Semi Final finish

Not many have a greater clay court record.

[cathwitness]

Looks like Rafter has his clay court game in order. His court craft and sliding are near perfect.

No wonder he made two semi-finals at Roland Garros.

[cathwitness]

Rally at 04:54

Two grass court players playing hard-core Argentinian style clay court tennis. LOL

[4pirsquared]

WOW. Look at that movement for his backhand at 2:18 to 2:21

[iceagecoming]

love this! thank you.

wearing a cap, yelling at himself, sticking his tongue out as he serves, grunting on every stroke... boy, he had a long way to go. that backhand was always so lovely though.

[snappycruise]

best win ever for federer

[nanospeedreloaded]

What about rafter's shorts? Imagine that in Wimbledon

[foul01]

exactly, i cant help but think he came playing with his boxers

[RogerFedererPoints]

Haha Tony Roche watching his future protoge :D

[demondayzzz]

federer had already won 3 or so slams and was #1 before roche was on board in 2005, but anyway i get ur point!

[Calliope890]

"A pleasant arrogance." Perfect.

[federerownsall111]

nice