Think many people are forgetting that the day before, Nadal fought a war against Djokovic for 4 hours. Don't get me wrong, I love Fed, but he was a bit lucky that Nadal was out of gas this day.
The point from 0:34 to 0:55 is probably one of the most tactical play ever. If you look at it analytically, you clearly see how Nadal tries to avoid hitting into Fed's forehand, and is continuously hitting into the backhand side. Fed is aware of it and decides to play the same game, continuously hitting into Nadal's backhand as well until it unfooted him. 90% of the point was played on the backhand side. It's nice to see that they're not only forehand-hitters, but also great strategist.
@Sonic2710 I was annoyed with Federer at the time, but I do get the frustration and disappointment of the moment and it no longer bothers me. The main difference between Nadal Wimbledon 2007 and Federer AO 2008 is that the only reason we know about Rafa is that he told us, he cried in private and did not detract from Federer's winning moment, that's the big difference.
@Gunthix209 Every time Fed has beaten Rafa, especially the past two years at WTF, he has attacked Rafa's BH viciously. He needs to keep doing that.
3timeMVPNash 2 months ago
@kribiboy Nadal and Djokovic played 59 minutes of actual tennis. He was not "gassed" as people would like to believe.
3timeMVPNash 2 months ago
federer isn't even sweating
tjstrott25 5 months ago
@kribiboy
Sure, always an excuse whenever Nadal loses.
Ryan81M 1 year ago
Think many people are forgetting that the day before, Nadal fought a war against Djokovic for 4 hours. Don't get me wrong, I love Fed, but he was a bit lucky that Nadal was out of gas this day.
kribiboy 1 year ago
The point from 0:34 to 0:55 is probably one of the most tactical play ever. If you look at it analytically, you clearly see how Nadal tries to avoid hitting into Fed's forehand, and is continuously hitting into the backhand side. Fed is aware of it and decides to play the same game, continuously hitting into Nadal's backhand as well until it unfooted him. 90% of the point was played on the backhand side. It's nice to see that they're not only forehand-hitters, but also great strategist.
Gunthix209 1 year ago
I don't understand why or how people are so divided about these two. I love them both! There both fucking awesome players. People these days...
shamalot44 1 year ago
@Sonic2710 I was annoyed with Federer at the time, but I do get the frustration and disappointment of the moment and it no longer bothers me. The main difference between Nadal Wimbledon 2007 and Federer AO 2008 is that the only reason we know about Rafa is that he told us, he cried in private and did not detract from Federer's winning moment, that's the big difference.
2charliep 1 year ago
@gewooneerlijk Federer has 16 slams
AndyRoddick70 1 year ago
federer 15 nadal 7 grandslams titel
federer is the world best player in history
nadal would be the best claycourt in history by beating soderling at the final
gewooneerlijk 1 year ago