Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Extended Highlights | Australian Open 2012 Final 

More like midnight

This match is still the goat.

On a pure athleticism front yes it reached its peak with this match. Tennistically, not a chance, go watch Fed-Nadal at Indian Wells in 2017. Another level.

@@olivierd.5098 Tennistically? Lol

@@olivierd.5098 what level? Nadal just got hammered. Are you seriously comparing 2 setter to 6 hour epic. Fedtards are unbelievable.

Thanks to the pathetic tour, because they are playing at 50% of this.

Neither of them are dominating

This was 7th defeat in a row

@@mikerzisu9508 the ATP finals is played by the top 8 players in the world, one of these guys won the 2022 edition, he also won one of the two grand slams he participated in this year. The other one won two of the four grand slams he participated in this year, that makes it three grand slams won by two of them this year. Last year one of them won three of the four grand slams played. Please what do you mean by "neither of them is dominating????"

Novak is now dominating Rafa though and has been since this match.

Only thing that comes close.

Yep , I have all his GS matches saved and re watch them time to time. His bh wasn't so good in Cincinnati as here but I put it down to lack of match practise on hard court since Wimbledon this year. When I see his back hand flowing down the line and cross court then he's unstoppable 🐐

to be honnest, this match was a peak in term of physical ability but not tennistically. See how Novak hit much more closer to the line now, go to the net. To be honest this match was more about Novak choking tactically by refusing to go to the net and stop playing close to the lines combined with Rafa mental toughness than a close tennistically speaking encounter. Watch the video and see the difference between set 2, 3 and beginning and set 4 vs the remaining. Novak was the better player but played very central which allows Rafa to turn around his backhand. Nowadays, it is a no match on hard court because Rafa is not as fast as he used to and because Novak is able to kill a point more easily not because he hit a lot harder but because he is more precise. Also comparing Cincinati with the AO conditions is not fair as cincinati is a faster court than this AO and is also more exposed to wind. Thus, the precision of the shots can't be the same :p

nadal created a monster

It started with NATO dropping bombs on their country - that's where Djokovic was created

Mental toughness is the greatest take away that Djokovic learned from Nadal. ❤

And his battles against Federer where he was always match point down

Wim 2008 so much better

"Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man"

@@TheDude7753 yes ik, both have an opinion :)

@@TheDude7753 But this two have a def style, i like the att style of Roger, its so much fun to watch

​@@hetsahk Wimbledon 2014 was better than 2008

Still going strong 11 years later.

Fed > Nadal

@@probablypondering1657 Stats, Nadal >> Federer a while ago now. Last year just cemented it.

Rafa is definitely winning french open this year. I dare anyone Stop Rafa winning french open 2023

@@probablypondering1657 I knew someone was gonna post Federer here, he has nothing to to with this highlights since he can only lose under pressure. Mr 15-40

Not a fan of Rafa but even I recognized it was one of those 'no loser here' matches.. one for the ages no doubt.

well, djokovic is

their match in 2021 roland garros was better in my opinion

@@spy4126 2nd and third sets were very very good. But in AO 2012 all 5 sets were like that 3rd set in 2021. Not even close, only Wimbledon 2008 final comes close to this match.

@@novakjainabhin That's right!

Wimbledon 2008 Final was even better

@@novakjainabhin Wimbledon 2008 was even better.

Not even close.

@@masters.1000 u are ridicilous, grow up kid.

Not even the best match between them.

@@masters.1000 5 hours 50 minutes match this is only in best match in tennis history.epic final also

@@masters.1000 Fedtard spotted 😅

He totally made Nadal look like an amateur

What about Federer?

Not al all. Djokovic was already able to beat Nadal multiple times in 2011, the year where Nadal didn't have any chance against Novak. Even Nadal lost two times on clay

Bruhhhh .. the match ended at 1.40am Australian time so how was it 3am US time? Add about 6 hours to that for the west coast of America and a couple more hours for the east coast, so your memory of watching this finish late at night sounds made up when it really finished mid morning US time on the Sunday :/

Bruh no it didn’t, you are tripping son.

Add to this list Australian Open 2017 final

@@FacelessWarrior86 Yes, that too. Another great and epic match (Federer VS Nadal in that final), and the final of the A.O. 2012 (Djokovic VS Nadal). Masterpiece tennis.

@@FacelessWarrior86 no way, the level here is higher

Federer vs. Nadal 2008 is the peak of sport. Full of magic. Novaks’s tennis isn’t as exciting but he’s a great athlete.

@@yussepig6629 He is the greatest ❤️💫

Fantastic match.kudos to both

Djokovic Nadal Roland Garros 2013 - 2021 - 2022 Djokovic Wawrinka OA 2013 - 2014 Djokovic Nadal Wimbledon 2018

@@mohamedlahsini7416 Those are close contenders, but this match takes the cake for the greatest tennis match of all time. The stars perfectly aligned. We had prime Nole and prime Rafa in form without any injuries. It was to some extent a miracle. We won’t see another match like this again.

Te diría que si , pero la final de WIMBLEDON Federer va Djokovic también fue legendario final 2018

agreed, he couldnt hold this intensity

Even 06 Roger would have been decimated lol.

Yet still he barely squeezed through against Nadal on his favourite surface after 6 hours

@@yussepig6629he had nadal outclassed all 2011 and nadal gave his best effort to break the cycle in this match

​@@tennisplayer5490what about rg 2012 2013. 2014 and USO 2010 and 2013 after this final. What you don't see is that injuries wore down rafa after 2014 and until then he was very much ahead in terms of h2h and title records. You should be lucky that injuries affected his body fitness to great extent. And that is why rafa will always be the greatest player in tennis because of the warrior spirit he brought despite facing career threatening injuries.

2011: Djokovic: 3 finals : 3 slams 10 years later 2021: Djokovic: all 4 finals: 3 slams

Big 2.Roger isnt the same level

@@nebi6597 RF 2005-2006-2007-2008-2009... He's era was different. Fedal was on another level at that time.

@@nebi6597 u kidding me? anyone who says this is so braindead. look at nadals slam distribution: 14-4-2-2. look at feds: 8-6-5-1. tell me who is more balanced. 6 atp finals to 0. nadal literally probably doesnt even come top 20 all time on indoor hard courts. hes not top 10 all time on grass either. federer has 2 more years spent ranked #1. i dont care if someone says nadal is better than federer, even though to me its pretty clear that if you have to pick someone, based on actual stats you pick federer. "big 2" what a load of bs lmao, thankfully not many ppl think that but man theyre braindead. its the same for people who say the "big 2" is just fedal or just fed/djok, cuz ive seen ppl say that too. and dont talk to me about head to head, fed leads on hard and grass. nadal just owns him on clay where they played way more matches scaled to how often clay is actually played in a season compared to hard court.

I think u mean big 2.

are u blind

@@rodayne2889 Rafa hasn’t beaten Nole on HC since 2013 and since 2008 on grass. Last time Nole beat Rafa on clay was 2021 at RG 😉

@@rodayne2889 Cry More 😂

it would have been deuce had padal made that backhand he missed, and Nole would have still won that game because of his return, 100% sure he would have made up for the service game he lost in the previous game

Well you never know. Novak might have cheated with a fake injury and still won it anyways. There is a reason even after winning so much he is hated across the globe😀

@@rahulmehrotra4151 Nole never cheats unlike padal who actually does try to fool us by claiming he is seriously injured but never succeeds which is why he and his fanbase moan about us at NoleFam all the time

@@velekorunoski5997 don't tell cheatovic things Novak is the biggest cheater in tennis Who cheated Medvedev, zverev at AO 21 He is a great cheater

@@rahulmehrotra4151 haha. Actually he is ONLY hated by fedal fans whose idols bu**s he has whooped time and again... and recently tennis establishment bcoz he started PTPA for helping lower ranked players. Stop the hatred crap.. Its the fedal majority fans 🤭

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You Djocovid fans are always playing the victim lmao. Maybe we don't like Djocovid because of his entitled attitude and the way he acts on the court. Does it suck when he beats Federer? Yeah, but that's not why I don't like him.

@@TheGodsMustBeCrazy SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE HOMIES IN THE BACK 💯

Back in the day the media used to try and brainwash everyone into thinking that Nole was the villain, and that there was only the big 2 until they couldn’t deny it anymore. 😂 I mean the fact that a press reporter once asked Nole if he feels like the villain just says it all. Nole is actually the most nice and down to earth person out of the big 3. So glad I came to decide who I liked the most for myself over the years though. Nole will always be my favourite now after all the sh*t he’s had to endure. The greatest player to ever pick up a racket.

@@TheGodsMustBeCrazy respects the strongest ever: Novak Djokovic The only strong player on every surface. The only one who can beat Nole is himself BYE 👋🏻

Lmaooo