Rafael Nadal Semi-Final Press Conference Wimbledon 2019 

Por la democracia Maestro when did he say that? I’d really like to hear it But I can’t fine The minute

@waquzy I disagree man, Nadal was weak today compared to the other matches. First couple of games he served well, second set roger just threw away. He didn't return well or have good shot placement

@waquzy That's bs. He didn't play as well. I've never seen him lose so many long rallies with Fed and he explained why.

@waquzy He was completely honest; he mentioned being worried about his back hand and that didn't give him the freedom to hit his forehand as good as he wanted. It is all because he was playing Federer that he didn't want to make a mistakes. That shows he respects the quality Fed possesses. Nadal was clear about not returning serves well compared to Fed. I'm a Nadal fan but I have huge respect for Fed. Hope he wins on Sunday.

Humble warrior

How amazing it would've been if Rafa had held there.

@@alephnull4044 At one point I actually thought he was gonna win the 4th set ,I was getting so excited,but ya that didn't happen sadly.

@@johncarryfps He had a break point and Roger just about won the rally :(

@@alephnull4044 yh Federer is just more clinical Nadal got a bit relaxed after going up 6-1

What a fight

As always

Rafa played at a lower level in this match than previous rounds and that was the difference. Now Nole will have an easier match against Federer. We lost the dream Wimbledon final between the best players.

Rafa le toros 🐂

@waquzy Federer played amazing but if Rafa had played as he did against Kyrgios he would have won the match today simple as that.

He seemed anxious out there. Played way too defensive and tight for a lot of the match, except when he entered desperation mode. It still wasn’t a bad effort on his part, Roger just played out of his mind. Hopefully he can bounce back at the US Open and get his nerves on non-clay surfaces against top players under control. One thing’s for sure though: the field is having major trouble even taking sets off him.

I just hope Federer wins. He deserves it. Nothing against Novak though

@@jairon_2518 I just hope Nole wins.He deserves it Nothing against Roger or Rafa

Like today, Rafa was the favourite. It all comes down to whether Roger turns his God Mode switch on or not.

Just wish he wins it😋 hewil breakdown if he dont win this time

why would nole be favourit??? he doesnt play better here and roger beat rafa to come to the final, who did nadal beat,? agut? lol

We need to wait till Federer retires and see if Nadal/Nole can play at this level at 38...! Wait and watch..

The tennis was of the highest standard.In the last 7 meetings Roger has won 6,it seems that Federer has figured out playing Nadal,albeit a bit late.

sudharshan b a b With fixed. cupcake draws fixed bullshit ranking, and strong peds and steroids.....of course he will play like a robot...

Big Roger fan but huge respect to Rafa. He got me shook at the end with that nearly comeback. Do we really doubt what these guys can do even at their age?

Insane game both of these guys are champions I’m a big roger fan but I like Rafa off court Rafa is a fighter man

Raffa a is a cheater - caveman - and avoids drug testing ?! Thats a good person to be a fan of ?!

@@korkibabian488 nah Rafa is great, much more polite & unlike Roger, he's not a poltroon

@@korkibabian488 H A T E R

OK so first of all they didn't ask stupid questions to Rafa like they did kygs and also kygs interviews are entertaining.

@@blizzardbeatzz8469 yes they did, repetitive questions, dumb reporters.

At least kyrgios is honest and not a media hypocrite like Rafa, puta Rafa, go homeeeeee

@@mpompek15199 🤣🤣and kyrgios went home in the second round!!

Varun kyrios doesn’t have that amazing talent at all. He already peaked in his prime and he tries to hide his limits by behaving like a clown during matches and interviews

Acting

Just a classy guy; brought up with the right values and respect for others.

The soul would be different.

beatriz aceiton no it wouldn't, it would be the same person.

yup.

Don't tell me about it. Let's hope the big 3 play for another 10 years. Once they retire, I will be done watching tennis.

In one era. Umbelievable. I like Rafa the most. Humble, Fair, Fighter

50+ consecutive grand slams with at least one of the big 3 in the finals. The only one out was Nishikori vs Cilic in the US Open a few years ago.

anonymous del potro

Amazing.

Radu Goran 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪

@@fatimaachy5764 is it so funny? :)))

Humble don't know, he has more money that any oth I player.

@@beatrizaceiton2685 jealous? Go, spread your hate somewhere else!

@@booklover6198 bit of a fanboy

WE VIEWERS ARE THE MOST LUCKY TO WITNESS IT...

I won't support Novak. I remember when he was out of the picture and complaining about it always being Roger and Rafa. He said "Aren't y'all tired of it!" and then mocked Rafa by pulling at the back of his own shorts overexaggerated.

he literally did that in front of rafa at the end tournament ceremony... and rafa was laughing... there good friends youre just being overdramamtic@@ytkimberly4629

If one 4th player had won all the resting Grand Slams it would still rank in 4th place with 11 GS. That's amazing.

Jairon_2 hahaha yeah that s nuts

Great sportsmanship

Doing these pre match interviews and press conferences are the most challenging than the matches themselves.

@@Onmysheet LOL, they're stressing about the press conference at Match Point!

The media is just the WORST... Perhaps we should change the strategy and just remove them from the press conference altogether. I think that there should be a live camera to record it and then have the younger tennis players who are coming up to ask them questions. That way the next generation can really learn about what went right for them, what went wrong, what they were feeling and how they handled the moment and situation. We'd probably get some really great insight from the players themselves and then these up-and-comers would learn from them... and so would the public. Half the reason we want to watch the press conferences is to learn from them and be inspired from them. Not some fake or non-relevant news stories that are used as click-bait. I wonder how we could petition this?

Zubin Parihar great idea!

They really need to ban that question

Agreed. Shame the same can't be said for his fans.

@@guillezorro same can be said about the Federer fans too! By reading some comments on here!

I'm a Rafa fan but I hope Federer beats Djokovic on Sunday

@@norm-bb3bb sadly I don't think it will happen

@Ferguson: Me too. I'm also a Fed fan, but he is so classy in putting up with these stupid reporters off the court, which I can't help but admire. All of the big 3 are good at this, but it's stupid that they still have to put up with it.

Lucky to be in this era with the 3 best tennis player of all time!

lovely tulip The reporters however have no class..

Yong Ai Nan Some reporters, not all fortunately

Theim could be like Rafa or the big 3 when he gets to no.1 cuz he works really hard and is no.4

Lol! Roids dude. Nobody collapses cones back, knee surgery, comes back. Knee surgeries, knee surgery

@In CogNito Truth hurts

Class????to wait opponent for changing foot tape while loosing!!!!he maybe a great champion but he cant be never comared to the class of roger!!!even he win more slams

@In CogNito cz u said rafa pure class!!!do u know even the meaning of class????waiting his opponent at the last game while losing!#!#thts a class????

A guy called "raj ahmed" giving class lessons... hahah. I've seen it all.

Snap! Federer has always been my favourite player, but Nadal is possibly my favourite person, seems such a nice guy.

Well, journalists as imcompetent as the crowd. I was freaking out again with all those moaners during rallies.

My thoughts exactly

They get paid 20,000 to 30,000 dollars for each interview. I guess that makes them tolerate the questions.

The media is just the WORST... Perhaps we should change the strategy and just remove them from the press conference altogether. I think that there should be a live camera to record it and then have the younger tennis players who are coming up to ask them questions. That way the next generation can really learn about what went right for them, what went wrong, what they were feeling and how they handled the moment and situation. We'd probably get some really great insight from the players themselves and then these up-and-comers would learn from them... and so would the public. Half the reason we want to watch the press conferences is to learn from them and be inspired from them. Not some fake or non-relevant news stories that are used as click-bait. I wonder how we could petition this?

IKR.... 7 y. o. could ask better questions!

True but fed has the edge

@@lotus9865 not anymore

Ryan McGuinness and very humble human being 😇🙌👌🏻

Those are really nice words coming from a Fed fan. Thanks! - from a Rafan :)

Yeah, very tedious question. Feels like half the journos have very little interest in tennis and don't follow it much.

can somebody find out who that guy is? would be great to know

Most of the tennis press seem to be morons . They should let the fans ask the questions.

The GOAT of clay. Everywhere else, he is a gopher.

Great comment!

Roger is better.

beatriz aceiton depends on the ground

John Stromboly no way! Let them retire whenever they’re ready. They deserve a good, long retirement.

i really wanna watch them play forever. I wish.

Totally hahaha

John Stromboly Lol That's the only way let other players win big tournaments. I don't know how many "lost " generations because of this 3 legends

Shut up.....

No. Nadal has never lost a match on the first match point. Even when Nadal loses a match point, he wins.

Aussie open final 2017 fed won on his first match point 😉

@@Tommytoolsqueezer LOL I didn't mean it LITERALLY, but thanks for the information anyway, cheers buddy

@@Tommytoolsqueezer really thought Fed needed more matchpoints AO 2017

But Djokovic wins matches before they even start!

Me too. Love them both. Always sad for the loser. Or rather the guy who doesn't win. Because neither of them will ever be losers!

Congrats on achieving that! I wish I could have an opportunity like that one day!

He is in love with him like all. Of us

Cheryn Bieri kyrgios 😂😂😂

Hey! That's an insult to runts.

Why would kyrgios learn from rafa ? Hr doesnt want to be the best player in the world he just wants to have fun and get some money

Willyosk 777 If that is all he wants, easy, go and be a professional pimp Mr Kyrgios.

I hope he doesn´t do that.

Oh shoot u right

The media is just the WORST... Perhaps we should change the strategy and just remove them from the press conference altogether. I think that there should be a live camera to record it and then have the younger tennis players who are coming up to ask them questions. That way the next generation can really learn about what went right for them, what went wrong, what they were feeling and how they handled the moment and situation. We'd probably get some really great insight from the players themselves and then these up-and-comers would learn from them... and so would the public. Half the reason we want to watch the press conferences is to learn from them and be inspired from them. Not some fake or non-relevant news stories that are used as click-bait. I wonder how we could petition this?

They have the 3 goats at the same time and they keep asking the same stuff over and over. They are very clever guys, willing to talk but get bored being asked the same things in each round of every tournament.

70% of the media are tennis fans who wants to get everything for free!!! its easy to get media accreditation, free entry, free food etc....

Not entirely an accurate analysis here...sorry!

Rafa is old too and had a below average season by his standards on clay after getting back from injuries. Fed had an easier draw than him too and can play a lot of quick points so age doesn't factor in. It's a myth the surface is slower if that was the case then Rafa would be able to return better than he did today.

Rafa is one of the best to play on any surface, for sure. Some of the years he had, 2010 to 2013 I think especially, he was incredible across all surfaces. With his injuries it never helped him but he will always be an amazing champion.

AgentBuizel I think that people are always so quick to criticise. Nadal is one of the greatest ever. Not just clay. And it shows that today even on a bad day and when Federer was firing on all cylinders that nadal could still put a good fight. I think he’ll be disappointed because for me he should have beat Novak last year. And I agree that today he was far from his best

70% ? Please... Rafa was playing great. Roger just took the time away from Rafa and didn’t allow him to settle. 2nd set went to Rafa because of Rogers unforced errors. Overall they both played great

Pfft except Djokovic is likely to beat them both. So how can this be the final?

Mia Ash he did roger just edged him by controlling the match and tempo at certain times

But Rafa ALWAYS plays with all his tenacity and ferocity. It takes a brilliant performance, like Roger's today, to defeat this beast of a player.

@@theviniso no, my friend, nadal has lose his confident in last years, especially at key moments against roger and novak

I agree. His most passive march of the tournament. Last chance to win Wimbledon in my opinion.

Yep, still one slam left though..

Because his opponent was Federer! Because like that he beat Federer 20 times?!...

Kailash Patel he does well at us open.2017 won it and 2018 semis

Wrong analysis! Rafa is one of the best tactical players of the game. There was a graph showing that Rafa stepped back a feet, for Roger's second serve in the 2nd set, it gave him more time to attack...it paid dividends and he won the set. Very rarely does Rafa lose a game because of wrong tactics, he addresses it immediately. There are many things we don't notice.

That’s why this is such a mental game

Forget how they have to play?? Ever heard about the term called "Opponent"? Idiot.