Bizarre Tale Behind the Infamous "Battle of Surfaces"

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Half Grass. Half Clay. One Epic Match. By 2007, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were fierce rivals and the undisputed best players in the world.. with an interesting twist. Federer was unbeatable on grass, while Nadal could not lose on clay. An idea was proposed to answer one simple question: If Roger and Rafa were able to play a match which allowed both of them their preferred surface, who would win? That idea was soon brought to life, with insane results!
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@CULTTENNIS 3 года назад

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@evaanluthra3938 3 года назад

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@Rorann 3 года назад

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@saikumarg8111 3 года назад

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@ve1803 3 года назад

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@sebastianr.stadler6943 3 года назад

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@TrippyPepper 3 года назад

That thumbnail is insane

@nateh6325 3 года назад

Yeah

@vallemagnusson9815 3 года назад

The great thumbnails is the reason I got into this channel from the first place

@tripple4882 3 года назад

Trippy do you play tennis?

@jordan7828 3 года назад

GO BACK TO BATTLES BOT

@KickSilverOMG 3 года назад

@hotsauce0606 3 года назад

They should’ve had half the audience on one side sitting on chairs and the other on stools

@ijpg-fd7qn 3 года назад

it wouldnt be fair unless the audience also switched sides

@KCJbomberFTW 9 дней назад

@@ijpg-fd7qnyes it would

@SwordandKeyboard29 3 года назад

I really find it fitting that the two overcame their handicaps after they were able to play a side by side comparison of the surfaces. It's one of those unique learning experiences that gives you that missing piece of the puzzle

@Dman9fp 3 года назад

They pretty much figured it out, clay court player always has the advantage and grass court player's best option is to approach the net. Even if it wasn't crap turf. It's overall gimmicky and likely why it hasn't been replicated

@DarkAngelEU 2 года назад

@@Dman9fp It's not gimmicky to learn how a surface influences your game. You still need to wn the game and Federer and Nadal are the best players alive. I'm amazed how little attention this event got, because it's really a once in a lifetime event, perhaps even unique in the history of tennis.

@Zezinhoslb 3 года назад

Crazy that even being an absolute fan of tennis for years didn't even know that this match had happened!

@pavan-hy3nb 3 года назад

That means you are not absolute tennis fan.

@Zezinhoslb 3 года назад

@@pavan-hy3nb Nope, that means I was born in 2000 lol

@samanthagangi1853 3 года назад

It was a fever dream

@HawkOfGP 3 года назад

@@pavan-hy3nb If you started following tennis seriously after 2010 or so it's possible you never heard about this. People don't usually bring it up because the court was such a shambles.

@u1b2 3 года назад

@@pavan-hy3nb well, he is an absolute fan now

@aureliusvincent4469 3 года назад

Damn, if only that grass was in pristine condition, that would be a true spectacle!

@clangauss4155 3 года назад

"Battle of surfaces" So a.... turf war?

@robbiejames1540 3 года назад

Hahahaha! Take a like!

@vibhamahanth2439 3 года назад

nadal: *i am the king of clay* federer : *i rule the grass* djokovic : *i play good tennis*

@dragoon2121 3 года назад

DjoCovid and i ‘m anti vax

@gnochhuos645 3 года назад

murray: *i’m injured*

@Sandyking14 3 года назад

Tbh, Djokovic gets several Grand Slams due to injury to Nadal and Federer.

@FrVitoBe 3 года назад

2020 let end his carrier, let's have a covid party

@tomcarell 3 года назад

@@Sandyking14 Federer and Nadal got several Grand Slams because Djoković was in school at that time.

@BouncingTribbles 3 года назад

This is an amazing, insane sequence of events. First the game goes to the last possible point (after almost being cancelled). Then they each take what they learned from that game to end each other's crazy winstreak on their home court. What an amazing story.

@mikthe2004 2 года назад

Yeah, it's a crazy idea. Maybe it would have made more sense to have 2 courts side by side and play 2 games on the grass court (1 service game each) and then 2 games on the clay court? This half and half court is weird!! I never even knew this match happened - and I'm a tennis fan!!

@WivoRN 3 года назад

Dude am so proud to be here before you hit 100K subs AT LEAST! The quality of your videos is simply unmatched, can't wait for more!

@olavmauritzen2856 3 года назад

His videos are so fucking entertaining

@omarjuez3411 3 года назад

Wivo also your videos are really cool, but when we see yours we lose what we really want to see I mean we enter in your videos bc of the miniature but we have to see all the video without skipping and usually I don’t fine the scene of the miniature (it’s a recommendation)

@owenbenjaminshapiro6285 3 года назад

Agreed. These videos are second to none

@Isai314 3 года назад

Yeah

@nebojsanjegovanovic8429 2 года назад

Thats what you proud of.. ok

@jordananderson2728 3 года назад

So basically: Nothing was learned, because they beat each other on the other's preferred surface later on.

@SwordandKeyboard29 3 года назад

No, the players learned how to overcome the differences between the surfaces by feeling the two interact in back to back sets

@333dae 3 года назад

I feel like this match propelled their skills on each other's respective surfaces which helped them win later

@paulthomas8262 3 года назад

While I think this helps with versatility, this is not a true test becuase one is hitting to surface that is is not preferred, and when that ball returns it is behaving differently than it would be on their preferred surface. As the video says Federer was at a disadvantage as he had the pitfalls of grass with none of the advantages. Where as clay is still slowing down balls and bouncing higher, and Federer's disadvantage is Nadal's advantage.

@paulthomas8262 3 года назад

A better test would have been to play on two different courts. Each Game. Would prob need to change shoes which would be tedious.

@SwordandKeyboard29 3 года назад

@@paulthomas8262 they actually did change shoes between sets already

@LateDude96 3 года назад

Wait!? The thumbnail wasn't photoshop?

@revolvency 3 года назад

Ikr, i thought it's not a real (exhibition) match

@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266 3 года назад

It isn't as crazy as it seems, given the ridiculous PR ops that were to come (the airfield, etc)

@FootFaultTennis 3 года назад

That moment when you've just finished a vid about 'The Battle of Surfaces', ready to upload it only to find Cult Tennis has beaten you to it once again...feels bad man

@saminhaque13-52 3 года назад

I know a good lawyer if you need any help

@nephronpie8961 3 года назад

Better not call Saul

@samb5358 3 года назад

If it wasn't coordinated, that's one of the craziest things I've ever seen. I'll give yours a watch after this one lol

@FootFaultTennis 3 года назад

@@samb5358 😂 I was working on a battle of the sexes vid as well when he released his, dropped it to work on this topic lol

@larsb.1972 3 года назад

@cult tennis wtf is this man

@joebrennan6478 3 года назад

If the whole point was to see who was better, Federer on grass or Nadal on clay, why the hell did they have them switching ends 🤔

@Sealdrop 3 года назад

cult tennis is the goat

@jordanstewart6012 3 года назад

@@bryce4754 ok

@mamagoat2965 2 года назад

no im a goat

@FormulaMeme 3 года назад

We all know the real battle of the surfaces is putting green grass vs blue clay.

@Ramkeev 3 года назад

Split it into 4 may be. Grass/clay vs blue lay/hard.

@joddle23 3 года назад

A handicap for both players. Perfect

@armstrongtixid6873 3 года назад

@@Ramkeev But then the shoes, you need two types of shoes, and if people try to slide, and they cross into another quarter, they can get badly injured.

@JDLupus 2 года назад

I'm stuck binge-watching your videos. I had a casual, passing interest in tennis before now, but I now feel like I have a pretty strong knowledge of the sport's history, players, controversies, intricacies and impact on the world. Your production quality is absolutely stellar, too. I hope you never stop hearing people tell you that :)

@quokka1839 3 года назад

This channel is one of the best things I have found on RU-vid this year. Keep going! Your movies are unique!

@CULTTENNIS 3 года назад

Thank you!!

@flash-uj6ly 3 года назад

@@CULTTENNIS can you make Nadal vs Djokovic battle of surfaces. Hard court vs clay court.

@DeibiddoMakimura 3 года назад

I want to take a moment to appreciate how clear the explanations throughout the video are, making the video really accessible and enjoyable to viewers that may have not watched much tennis, like me. Amazing work!

@gracefuldice1956 Год назад

How can this explanation possibly be unclear? He's not explaining rocket science.

@vortex_master 2 года назад

The fact they won on each others preferred surface the next time is a real lesson in empathy. Even though the court was flawed, they were forced to deal with each other in a way slightly more familiar to them, yet also unlike anything either had ever seen.

@pauee15 3 года назад

Obsessed with these video essays! You’re very well-rounded with your research, you show adequate evidence and concise with your points. Really well done.

@vhyles 3 года назад

The Donald Young part killed me 🤣🤣✌️

@djcarlo 3 года назад

This channel needs to grow!

@jayantvarma7052 3 года назад

I feel so sorry for Federer, playing in his opponents home ground, on advantage surface to turn into a handicap and to never have a shot at what this was supposed to be again.😭 Ps. I am a Rafa fan.

@MrMeoow91 3 года назад

But the result and experience from it led them to end each other’s streaks later on, which was a win for both players and tennis fanatics.

@DagAreHalland 3 года назад

Just my thought!

@imtheonehero9305 3 года назад

It's a handicapped for both of them. It's actually worst for nadal since nadal is worst on grass. Jsut think about it.

@xsah2 3 года назад

@@imtheonehero9305 no it’s definetly worse for Federer. Obviously nadal would be worse on grass either way, but giving Federer the disadvantage while nadal is on his best surface clay gives him a clear advantage

@AdritoGameAndTechAagaya 3 года назад

@@imtheonehero9305 mate you literally didn't understand anything from the comment bruh

@parthkulkarni3468 3 года назад

this is one of the channels whose videos I like even before watching

@jakehuang3545 2 года назад

I really wish when fed and rafa retires someone will organize this match again. it will be so satisfying to watch them both just having fun on the surfaces that made them a legend together

@kcwidman 3 года назад

I’ve never even been interested in tennis, but I am loving this videos. You’re a great story teller!

@gandf12345 3 года назад

“Entirely skipping grass court events entirely” I didnt quite catch that, did he skip them partly or entirely?

@QianBing 3 года назад

He would sometimes not attend grass court tournaments.

@amarreezlan7131 3 года назад

partly 😂

@michelez715 3 года назад

@@QianBing it was meant to be a joke!

@shakespeare6749 3 года назад

The duo just won ATP Awards too. Rafa's speech was so cute!

@rhysspano2752 3 года назад

Been waiting for this since the last vid! YOUR VIDS ARE INCREDIBLE!!! Keep it up!

@CULTTENNIS 3 года назад

yay!!!

@LesVertsAlgerie 3 года назад

The quality of your videos is just wooow

@Liamjlm 3 года назад

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@mekhilefanis1442 2 года назад

@@Liamjlm yup

@brokehottest8499 2 года назад

@@Liamjlm no just a fan page

@starman3533 3 года назад

I appreciate your channel so much. The tennis community needed something like this

@PedroPedroAbrunhosa 3 года назад

I don't watch tennis at all and stumbled upon this video. The editing is REALLY great for a channel this size! Keep it up and keep em comming!!!!

@greenstonegecko 3 года назад

The tight win, and then the fact that they ended eachothers streak... Just perfect if you ask me!

@benparsons4979 3 года назад

4:00 "If not entirely skipping grass court events entirely" this statement is entirely true entirely

@misaelpacheco1841 3 года назад

Another GREAT VIDEO! I knew some of this information but I learned so much more here! Thank you!

@DokiDokiDiscourse 3 года назад

really loving the content mate, your video essays beat out highlights any day

@drivingspoon 3 года назад

I'll be honest, I've played tennis once in my life and have probably watch 10 minutes of a game live. But these videos are so well made man that I can't stop watching your content. Keep up the good work!!

@thediamondtree4027 3 года назад

great voice, perfect quality of assets and really nice editing! You make great videos, I hope you get way more subscribers you deserve it.

@harishankarsuresh5695 2 года назад

One of the best tennis video making channels ever!!!!. You can see how much effort he puts into making each video.

@Birdylockso 3 года назад

Did NOT know that! This is really cool. Nice video. What a great rivalry these guys are. Intense competitors.

@dantechabot9166 3 года назад

That is so awesome. I have heard about this match but didn’t know much about it. Cool to see how it went down.

@danny1229c 3 года назад

The first time i've seen a crazy thumb nail that was actually accurate and in the video

@tsalvo9290 3 года назад

Both of my parents went d1 tennis, and my dad players played pro for a little with my grandpa coaching college tennis for decades. So I spent my whole childhood watching this very same rivalry. Thanks for this video!

@JimmyHadTheSquadLaughing 3 года назад

You deserve way more views, you put in so much work for this channel :)

@jimsaintruth4248 3 года назад

I have literally never watched a tennis match before yet I'm finding this fascinating

@RickyMartinVideos 3 года назад

Great job once again! My knowledge of tennis is high enough to really enjoy these videos but low enough that when you make "Donald Young" jokes, I always think you're being serious at first. 😂

@jadersantana4720 3 года назад

Dude, i'm always looking foward to your videos. Keep up the great work !

@brentaltm 2 года назад

Great video! I remember watching this match but I had no idea about the last minute grass change. Makes a lot of sense.

@user-ss9pi7cg3d 3 года назад

Man i have never had any interest over tennis but this videos are incredibly well done it makes it so interesting even for someone whos never watched tennis

@Matt77093 3 года назад

What a fantastic rivalry. I really did think that game would decide who was the best in the world. But so glad to see this story have a happy ending. What an excellent pair of gentlemen!

@stuartdennett8050 3 года назад

This is brilliant! I play as much as I can and had no idea this ever happened! Thanks guys.

@oscarmeyer516006 3 года назад

Another great video, these are really high quality. Hope you get the recognition you deserve, keep it up dude!

@tuts351 3 года назад

Not surprised that the grass was bad surface given that it was nadals hometown hosting the match

@Minecraftrok999 3 года назад

Well it sounds like it was a bad surface due to incompetence, not bad faith.

@skilllessbeast7416 3 года назад

@@Minecraftrok999 Well it sounds like a joke flying above your head.

@Minecraftrok999 3 года назад

@@skilllessbeast7416 so what's the joke?

@wsemenske 3 года назад

You don't know what a joke is?

@Minecraftrok999 3 года назад

@@wsemenske ..... I just don't see any joke here and was wondering if there is some key context I'm missing

@noahkhimasia6437 3 года назад

Love this channel so much! Keep it up.

@toonsoffun5733 3 года назад

Well done! Many of these type of videos can feel like a drag repeating points over and over.

@impractical1158 3 года назад

Some of the best quality videos on RU-vid. Keep up the good work 👍

@mattsuddarth9041 3 года назад

It's simple: I see Cult Tennis and I like.

@QK_Engineer 3 года назад

whats funny is I remember years ago I saw the original videos for battle of the surfaces, I would see the thumbnail with the court being half grass and half clay and would think "nice clickbait" but I never actually clicked the video until recently then I saw it actually happened 😂

@nicholasmazzoleni4179 3 года назад

You are my favorite creator! Awesome video! I've always wanted to learn more about this

@s.z.x.01 3 года назад

Appreciate the effort for all these contents! Honestly I didn’t even know much about tennis back then, was only 6 in 2007 😂. Without doubt you’re one of the best tennis content creators on RU-vid

@uncommonsense_3602 3 года назад

Wow I don't even like tennis, but the video presentation is so amazing Im watching video after video. Good job..

@RaindropsBleeding 3 года назад

Thank you, RU-vid algorithms. This is exactly the kind of obscure nerdy weirdness I was looking for.

@tristananderson4900 3 года назад

Fantastic stuff! Really appreciate all the time and research that goes into these videos. Can’t wait for the next one!

@neilshen759 3 года назад

The editing in the intro segment is so good bro. Loving your content

@simonsiddique 3 года назад

Your videos are enjoyable as usual. Keep it up!! 😁 Btw. changing surface speed in tennis courts are one of the most debated topic over the decade. I think a research in this topic would be good for the viewers.

@reillyamason9835 3 года назад

Love your channel:)

@CULTTENNIS 3 года назад

thank you :)

@marielang9474 2 года назад

You did a great job conveying how ludicrous the idea was.amazing

@nyietharou3994 3 года назад

This is why I'm on RU-vid. Just high quality content that pulls people in. I'm not even a tennis fan.

$@fractera$

@fractera 3 года назад

4:07 I laughed way harder than I should

@Abe-Lau 3 года назад

People: *Ask me something good that happened in 2020 Me: I found Cult Tennis

@corey2232 2 года назад

I don't even watch Tennis, let alone enjoy the sport at all, yet I was completely fascinated by this video! Thanks for telling the story & preserving it for future generations :)

@dathurampabba636 3 года назад

Thanks for covering this

@Amos319 3 года назад

5:17 to 5:25 my favorite part of this video. I love it

@ibelieveicansoar 3 года назад

They should’ve played another match with the court split between grass and clay longwise rather than at the net. That way, each player could hypothetically hit from grass to grass (Roger’s probable preference), or clay to clay (Rafa’s probable preference). The opponent could use that tendency against him, though. And then play a third match with the court split diagonally...

@nicholasrv8834 2 года назад

you can't play on grass with shoes designed for clay and vice versa, so that could never work. But a fun idea

@extremecat9863 Год назад

The only problem with this is that clay shoes and grass shoes differ greatly, so there would be a high injury risk.

@fernandonc3000 3 года назад

Your videos are great, very informative and funny to watch! Congrats!

@mintykookieee 3 года назад

You deserve way more likes, views, and SUBSCRIBERS, your videos are ssoooo good!

@MizzzyMike 3 года назад

Lmao why didn’t they just make the court outside for the grass, clay is easier to maintain under short notice

@shrimpflea 3 года назад

The Spanish

@michelez715 3 года назад

@@shrimpflea the Spanish? It was set up by IMG and an advertising company. The Spanish had nothing to do with it.

@shrimpflea 3 года назад

@@michelez715 yes they did..they hosted it and built it. IMG and the ad company just promoted, organized and paid for it.

@TyRaff 3 года назад

Even when I first saw video of this a couple years ago, I thought it was fake.

@TheAllthegoodstuff 3 года назад

Well done. That was fun to watch. I dont mind tennis but never wouldve searched. Good fan recruitment, team. Cult on, sir.

@edc3037 3 года назад

Thanks, always wondered why there was so little videos made about this

@kerbster1074 3 года назад

I'm not even a tennis fan but I'm hooked!

@jaywardhanraghu4822 3 года назад

🎾🎾🎾

@aheslam93 3 года назад

I was a ballboy at that match 😆😆

@harrypot3381 3 года назад

Lies xd

@aheslam93 3 года назад

@@harrypot3381 haha. Why would that be a lie? 🤨🤨

@annon123 2 года назад

@@aheslam93 liar

@wguid 2 года назад

@@harrypot3381 you can't lie on the internet, that's illegal

@harrypot3381 2 года назад

@@wguid liar liar pants on fire

@Kapppa 2 года назад

I'm impressed Federer wasn't more upset about losing the part of the event that was supposed to give him an advantage/make the advantages "equal."

@yvsh Год назад

Dude great video!

@Weisz 2 года назад

Get this man his silver play button

@joelclark1790 3 года назад

Great documentary as always! Can you do a video about what happened to Melanie Oudin ? She had alot of hype and dropped off the face of tennis

@CULTTENNIS 3 года назад

Good idea!

@sankarghosh1485 2 года назад

I didn't even know that such a match took place. Thanks for the video.

@leeelisaia4892 2 года назад

Love your vids man. By any chance can you please do more tales on other rivalries in other sports ? would love to see that

@samanthagangi1853 3 года назад

This is like an early Christmas gift 🤪

@CULTTENNIS 3 года назад

All I want for Christmasssss, is... to make more videos next year!

@samanthagangi1853 3 года назад

@@CULTTENNIS all I want for Xmas is for you to hit 100K subs next year

@Deeaannoo 3 года назад

Who’s ready for tennis first week of January 2021

@matthewfloyd890 3 года назад

Brilliant video, I’m not even a fan of tennis and I found this very interesting! Great job!

@cloud9startedstorming 3 года назад

Another great video. I throughly enjoy these.

@AbzDeen 2 года назад

how tf did this cost 1.6 mill?

@loszhor 3 года назад

With it so close, could he have won if they used the correct type of grass surface?

@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266 3 года назад

Maybe

@MrElusive79 2 года назад

Brilliant video, really enjoyed this. Thank you.

@SumeetDubeTBB 2 года назад

I'm glad this channel exists

@narcissus853 3 года назад

"Specialisations in a unique feature to tennis not found in other sports - court surfaces." Cricket fans are dying inside hearing that one.

@fuyoiil8919 2 года назад

Cricket? sorry what´s that? (Joke)

@MrNoobmania 3 года назад

4:02 “if not entirely skipping grass courts entirely”

@SanMartianRover 3 года назад

Same.

@Mannie303 3 года назад

Greatest rivalry I ever saw. I'm glad to say I was alive to see it