Rafael Nadal's biggest slide ever at Monte Carlo!

[dinosmashify]

nadals power lies in his capri shorts

[TheFifaHistory]

Sorry, but which pixel is the ball?

[hattrickster33]

I can actually count the pixels in the video in a few minutes...

[shineDeluxe]

did somebody see the ball?

[Serbia235]

FUCK YOU ALL DJOKOVIC IS THE BEAST PLAYER IN THE WORLD !!! SRBIJA SRBIMA !!! JEBES AMERIKU!!

[aquaimmy]

@Serbia235 Nicolai Tesla is the 'beast' electrical engineer of history from Serbia, so Novak's got some ways to go before meeting Tesla's hefty standards.

[kliszeo]

How the fuck did he do that!?

[Andyball7797]

Federer will always be the legend in the books and he is the champ but Rafa is something special to the game and will also be in the books behind federer but Djokovic will never be a legend in my view but he did have a great year but all he did was learn how to beat nadal he was still playing the same against others like murray and federer!

[MyTennisDream]

@Andyball7797 Your very incorrect with your Djokovic prediction. It will be a long time before Nadal can beat Djokovic. Its been what 7 finals hes lost to Nole.

[koreanassassin1085]

so which pixel is the ball?

[MRNico0211]

skip to 00:15

[stuey0013]

i had to wait for the replay to actually see the ball

[spo154]

OHNO!! nitrooooooo

[MrMegaManiak]

I'm not a rafa fan but i cant disagree with the facts he is allmost unbeatable on cley court and he deserves respect from everybodq not from his fans only RESPECT

[Zcobe]

Some people say he is still sliding...

[usnodat]

thats crazy

[fliper1992]

I LOVE "INVISIBLE" TENNIS...!

[5hinkuro]

nadals knees will be fucked by the time hes middle aged

[Dean1329]

that is insane

[averyaugust]

Rafael Nadal is the only human who can drift without a car.

[UunonMopo]

fotbal sucks

[Ou8y2k2]

After Aus Open 2012, Djokovic>all. He's learned to attack Nadal et al. even when tired and injured. Fed is past his prime, therefore he'll never win another slam because he'll be beaten either in the quarters (like in Wimbledon 2010-2011), the semis (like in the Aus Open 2011-2012 and US Open 2011) or the finals (like in the Aus Open 2009 and French Open 2011). It's a shame that he didn't perfect serving & volleying over 5 sets because his baseline game won't beat Djokovic or Nadal.

[greekie88]

@Ou8y2k2 he unfortunately can't perfect serve and volley because most courts these days are too slow to allow that style of play to be successful

[Ou8y2k2]

@greekie88 I've heard that argument before. I think it's false because racquet tech and modern physical training regimens allow players to serve at 140+mph and hit 100+mph groundstrokes. If, say, Andy Roddick had come in after every first serve, he'd have one at least one more slam. Alas, he's no Stefan Edberg or Pat Rafter...

[greekie88]

@Ou8y2k2 yeah, and the slower courts would allow all those baseline players to hit those 100+mph groundies right past the poor sucker at the net :)

[Ou8y2k2]

@greekie88 ...if they a) guess right and b) hit the shot well enough. That's why varying your shot selection is the best tactic because Murray, Djokovic and Nadal are fast enough to track SOME shots down. Karlovic had a very close match against Federer at the Aussie Open 2012. He wouldn't have stood a chance just playing at the baseline. I stand by my original premise: Federer has run out of options at the grand slam level.

[HornyGates]

@Ou8y2k2 With slower courts and racquet tech, serve and volley is almost no viable. Balls are returned too fast and the bounce is way too high in most case (especially in Wimbledon, the tournament being killed since many years).

[Ou8y2k2]

@HornyGates Michaël Llodra, Nicolas Mahut, Rajeev Ram, Gilles Müller, Ivan Navarro, Radek Štěpánek, and Ivo Karlović would disagree with you. Remember, Štěpánek has beaten Federer on clay, the slowest of surfaces.

[HornyGates]

@Ou8y2k2 Oh yeah, so winning once again a player make it viable... dude, is there a single guy in the top 10 with that style of play? Is there a single guy who won a slam / masters 1000 the last 10 years with that style of play?

[Ou8y2k2]

@HornyGates There will be a guy with that style of play when people get bored of 6 hours of pushing; it's about the TV market. At Wimbledon 2003, a young guy named Roger Federer used S&V to defeat Mark Philippoussis who also used S&V. Search for "Wimbledon 2003 F Federer-Philippoussis highlights 1/2" on YouTube. Look, eventually the ATP players council will either ask for shorter schedules or faster courts because injuries are rampant.

Llodra has beaten Djokovic, Berdych, Soderling, etc.

[HornyGates]

@Ou8y2k2 Lloda has beaten those guys but didnt win anything important in his carrier. Actually the best player to S&V may be Fish right now, and he's not doing it all the time. Didnt win anything important either.

I dont think people will ever be bored of those baseline fights... the more a rally or a match goes, the more it is interesting for them. Thats subjective, nothing wrong with that, but with those slow courts and racquets, thats the only game we're going to see, pain.

[Ou8y2k2]

@HornyGates Sigh...every title at the ATP level is important because it's green cheese in the bank and you get confidence. Fish has six titles and Llodra has five.

The longer a match or tournament goes, the longer a TV station has to postpone or cancel other shows, since some matches are broadcast in the afternoon. I'd like to see more grass court tournaments; Wimbledon, Queens and Halle are not nearly enough. Maybe they should play the ATP World Finals on grass, instead of the O2 in London.

[91stinson]

The ball is the golden snitch -.-

[CJxGROVEst]

wow no wonder his knees are fucked up now

[Mrsupertennis1995]

0:15 To skip intro

[ikkenienwel]

1:08 it's like a machinegun

[esi183]

"top form" = steroids

[Aubreyoo8]

Totally agree. When Nadal is on top form, he is unbeatable. Hope we’ll get to see the fully fit Nadal play with confidence in 2012.

[astrobc1]

@Aubreyoo8 if they are both in top form, fed is still a bit better, but not by too much

[DonChilenito]

@astrobc1. ofc but that doesent mean federer will win. yuo can be on top form and still loose by your own errors.

[StewNWT]

@Aubreyoo8 lol Nadal was in plenty good form this year and Djokovic still thumped him 6 times in a row.

[EthanMauAsam1]

@Aubreyoo8 same for fed and novak

[kyuubiyura]

@Aubreyoo8 not really,even at his top form he is still a defensive player,a good aggressive player in top form would beat him

[ultrazman14]

@kyuubiyura exactly. I don't think that guys has ever heard of someone named Novak Djokovic.

[kyuubiyura]

@ultrazman14 yeah but to be fair,djokovic is defensive too,he plays aggressively from the baseline, but that wouldnt be enough against an all-around aggressive player like federer in top form,djokovic's good defensive game is consisten enough to handle anything nadal's top-spin can give him,while the high 1h backhand of federer was the weakness that nadal exploited,at the same time federer in form would be consistent enough to beat novak's mostly-defensive style.its like roger>novak>rafael>roger

[ultrazman14]

@kyuubiyura Hey i'm not arguing with you there in my opinion a Federer in his prime is the greatest player to ever play the game. but i'm just saying from what i've seen in past matches Djokovic seems to be Nadal's biggest weakness.

[kyuubiyura]

@ultrazman14 yeah, im not arguing with you either, just sharing my views about djokovic

[4DTHINKER]

@kyuubiyura rock paper scissors! Who's who u decide!

[kyuubiyura]

@4DTHINKER nadal-rock, federer-scissors, djokovic-paper

[quitter97]

@kyuubiyura yhe..i dont quiet agree there.. i meen in 2011 djokovic stats were:73-6 thats some amazing shit!

[kyuubiyura]

@quitter97 how is that relevant? and Federer has had 82-3, i believe, Mcenroe 83-2

[quitter97]

@kyuubiyura yhe but im talkin now not in the past...so basically in modern times djokovic does have the better stats

[kyuubiyura]

@quitter97 well yeah, Federer is 30 and Djokovic is at his prime

[quitter97]

@kyuubiyura yhe thats true...btw hasany of u heard anything bout soderling since he got sick? cuz i havent heard anything on news or things..and i live in sweden -.-

[kyuubiyura]

@quitter97 nope, ive only heard a rumor that it mightve had something to do with drugs abuse, idk

[c3vzn]

@kyuubiyura Federer's best years: 2004 - 74–6 (93%), 2005 - 81-4 (95%), 2006 - 92–5 (95%). Nadal's best 89%, Djokovic 92%. Summary - Roger is the GOAT.

[c3vzn]

@kyuubiyura awesome analogy well done!

[justtuan96]

@kyuubiyura WOW i actuallly fkking agree with you. last yr federer could beat djokovic. and djokovic could beat nadal. and nadal could beat federer.

Nadal can beat fedeer because he is the rock and fed is the scissor. but djokovic can beat nadal coz he is the papaer and nadal is rock. But federer can beat djokovic coz hes the scissor and djoko is the papaer. IT MAKES fking sense. UR comment IS GENIOUSS

[NuttensoOhn]

@kyuubiyura Stop saying Federer is better than Djokovic : 4-1 for Djokovic last year. End of the story.

[kyuubiyura]

@NuttensoOhn end of story? what a stupid comment. i could beat Sampras when hes 50, does that make me as great as him? think a little, would you?

[NuttensoOhn]

@kyuubiyura Did I speak about Sampras and his age ? I was just saying that your triangle description nadal-rock federer-scissors and djokovic-paper (which says that Federer is better than Djokovic) was not true because at this moment Djokovic is better than Federer, I don't see what is stupid in this comment.

[kyuubiyura]

@NuttensoOhn you didnt say that he is better at the moment, in general Federer is better, plus i wouldnt say that Djokovic is that much better. at the masters yes, but at slams, where it matters most, Federer played better than Djokovic last year(except AO). the only reason he lost at USO was because he got tired after the second set. and what about the end of the year? Djokovic was lucky he didnt meet Federer after USO

[RebeliGoldi]

@kyuubiyura wow wow man u r tireless to write haa ?? Rafa isn't playin' his best tennis that's the main reason djokovic has this advantage and federer can only suck his dickk !!!

[kyuubiyura]

@RebeliGoldi hahaha sure he isnt, you can continue thinking what you want, but Djokovic owns him on every surface, and Federer is obviously capable of beating Djokovic, unlike Rafy...looks like poor Rafa is staying at 10 slams, while Fed retains his position as greatest, and Novak continues to own Rafa, the most helpless number one ever

[RebeliGoldi]

@kyuubiyura what is fed doin' ? retains his position as the greatest ?? haha so funny he is about 5000 points behind djoko in the atp rankings and he has no chance to win any other slam because of rafa.... he loses to him everywhere he can only win tournaments like roterdam last week against players like nieminen ROFL

[kyuubiyura]

@RebeliGoldi yeah....AT THIRTY.when Rafa is thirty, he'll be retired and whining about injuries that stopped him, and Novak will be outside the top 20. nobody will match Rogers records, he is the greatest.

[RebeliGoldi]

@kyuubiyura hmm yes the greatest i agree but now is djoko-rafa's era he's a great player maybe the greatest but at this moment roger is behind them beacuse of his age , all i wanted to say is that when rafa plays his best tennis there's no way djokovic can beat him... and wait until rafa becomes 30 year old and you'll se xD

[kyuubiyura]

@RebeliGoldi djoko-rafa's era? lol. the only thing it is, is djokos year. and no, when rafa plays his best, there isnt that much of a difference, because hes still a defensive player. djokovic doesnt care about nadal's left-handed top-spins because he has an excellent backhand-and bam, nadal loses 7 straight matches to him, its all it took, a player with a consistent and excellent backhand.its funny, if nadal were right-handed then he would win against novak, but lose against federer

[topspincrazy]

@Aubreyoo8 not when djokovic is around

[jamessomething]

@Aubreyoo8 No when federer is on top form he is unbeatable

[cannydd]

@Aubreyoo8 LOL so you're saying that nadal hasnt been playing in top form for more than a year? get real buddy

[Pengsterr]

@Aubreyoo8 Pretty sure he was on top form in the last few sets against Djokovic in the Aussie Open this year. I've never seen him play better. He still lost.

[HornyGates]

@Aubreyoo8 Oh god, those fans thinking everything depend exclusively on Nadal. Like "If he's 100%, he cant lose". Stupid.

At top form he's the best player on clay for sure, but man he's far from being on hardcourt / grass, 100% or not.

[Rolvon69]

@Aubreyoo8 i love federer. and i dont think anyone has a shot at beating djokovic right now

[90Splater]

@Aubreyoo8 all of the great players: Federer, Djokovic and Nadal are unbeatable when they are at top form

[StanWB]

@Aubreyoo8 nadal is just fast and can hit the ball with a lot of spin.. thats all..

[batmannotahero]

@Aubreyoo8 Hmmm, that's a loaded statement, because the only time you'll say he's in top form is when he's beating everyone. Nadal is just not the best anymore, admit it.

[MYHEARTMUTMINI10]

@Aubreyoo8 Nadal is beatable in top form or not.

[daddy471]

i m 1st..