Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem in an epic five-set battle! | US Open 2018 Quarterfinal

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If ever two tennis players could be called "gladiators," it was Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem in this 2018 epic. Trading the Colosseum for Arthur Ashe Stadium, both men fired and absorbed blow after blow across five sets and nearly five hours, until only one was left standing at 2:04 a.m.
Playing in his first US Open quarterfinal, Thiem roared out of the gates to take a rare 6-0 set off Nadal. It was no surprise to see Nadal fight back, and he slowly gained control of the match as the night wore on. Then, it was Thiem's turn to battle back.
These gladiators saved the best for last, rewarding the late-night Ashe crowd with a pair of tiebreaks in the fourth and fifth sets.
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@betalpha314 4 года назад

Thiem's 1st set performance was absolutely outrageous - probably one of the highest levels of tennis ever achieved. But Rafa is Rafa..

@innosanto 4 года назад

Rafa is the Greek god of mentality. Zeus would give him that title in Olympus.

@bettennisland 4 года назад

YES

@ujwalg.ujwalkanth5997 4 года назад

It's more like a bad performance from Nadal in the first set too bad a performance

@iselarivas2624 4 года назад

NO, idiot

@marclugitsch 3 года назад

Everyone telling that Rafa played badly the first set has no clue. You can play that level that your opponent allows you to play and Domi just played it perfectly with immense pressure from baseline.

@unowen7591 4 года назад

One of the best US Open matches ever

@stuewz 4 года назад

100% agree with you.

@richardjochman2411 4 года назад

What about djokovic vs Nadal 2011 ?

@jameswalker6864 4 года назад

@@richardjochman2411 Yes, and Nadal vs Djokovic 2010 and 2013 were good as well. Fantastic trilogy of USO matches between Nadal and Djokovic.

@stuewz 4 года назад

Richard Jochman Djokovic vs Nadal USO 2010,2011,2013 were too much one sided to be called the best matches ever... AO 2012 and RG 2013 were their best matches imo.

@user-tb3fl8gh1v 4 года назад

There are many amazing rallies in 2011 US final.

@wahn10 3 года назад

I watched this live and it was electric. Thiem was a human flame thrower, firing off winner after winner. But Rafa, wise dragon that he is, was not to be vanquished. The way he brushed aside being bageled at a Grand Slam (yikes!) to win sets 2 and 3 -- was beyond impressive. That's why he's a role model for how to deal with adversity. I will never get tired of watching Rafa fight his way back from major setbacks with a combination of belief, tenacity and brilliant problem solving skills.

@vincelee8876 3 года назад

Yeah its the problem solving that is so so respectable!

@jigarrathod7591 2 года назад

Lovely

@jigarrathod7591 2 года назад

Perfectly said...

@jigarrathod7591 2 года назад

Whats the price of ticket??

@eduardomorgado1488 2 года назад

you sgould be my english teacher, lovely writing

@johnbills3056 2 года назад

Rafa Nadal has been in most of the Most memorable matches in this Era. What a Phenomenon!

@parikshaygoel6073 4 года назад

one of the most physical match of all time.

@JuanAMatos-zx4ub 4 года назад

And just a month earlier than this match, Nadal had in my opinion one of the greatest matches ever against Djokovic at the Wimbledon SF. It's a pattern to see Nadal in these intense matches. So good.

@JuanAMatos-zx4ub 4 года назад

@TheScottishBeaver Djokovic vs Nadal Wimbledon SF was in 2018. I think you're referring to 2019

@jameswalker6864 4 года назад

@@JuanAMatos-zx4ub And just two days before playing that 5 sets marathon semifinal at Wimbledon 2018 against Djokovic, Nadal had yet another epic 5 sets marathon against an inspired Juan Martín Del Potro in the Wimbleodn 2018 quarterfinals. Yep, it is quite a pattern to see Nadal in those gladiator-like battles/matches!

@JuanAMatos-zx4ub 4 года назад

@@jameswalker6864 oh, had forgotten about that match! Nadal has had some great matches against Delpo

@theobecquet8477 3 года назад

Rafa also played 4h30 against Khachanov 4 days before that. In fact in the space of 2 months, he played 4 matches that lasted more than 4h30 and unfortunately this caused another injury for Rafa. He was really umbelieavable in 2018 but unfortunately he won only Roland Garros meanwhile playing great in all the slams

@elb8068 3 года назад

I've never noticed before, but Thiem thanks the ball boys/girls when they give him his towel. It's so nice. For exemple 7:57

@antheiheiant 3 года назад

It's the little things

@MM-hi 2 года назад

Great guy

@cronutism 2 года назад

Yea and he hands his towel to the ball boys/girls without throwing it.

@vidyasonavane9602 2 года назад

That’s very nice! I had to watch 7:57 to see. I don’t like when players throw the towel without even looking at the ball person’s face. Never saw any top players saying thank you this way! My respect to Theim. Also what’s with throwing sweaty headbands, wrist bands, towels to fans? Disgusting!

@minyrar7107 2 года назад

@@vidyasonavane9602 most of the time players throw the headbands, wrist bands, towels, etc, because their fans ask for it.

@phil9855 4 года назад

This was one of the best matches I've ever seen. Both are my favourite players. 🇪🇸Vamos RAFA 🇦🇹 Bamos DOMI 👍

@humayunkabir5837 4 года назад

Phillip Spiß check Djokovic vs Nadal 2012 AO final it was the longest and toughest match in the history of tennis. It was a clash of titans.

@agar0285 4 года назад

Longest was Isner vs Mahut in Wimbledon, 11 h

@daniel6323 3 года назад

@@humayunkabir5837 The level at the AO 2012 is vastly exaggerated. Even Wimbledon 2018 and Roland Garros 2013 put on a better show. AO was just long.

@user-in1vy3wu9d 3 года назад

1:31:37 The forehand from Thiem is incredible

@srinitaaigaura Год назад

Outrageous ball trajectory. The spin on that one.

@Fiery309 2 года назад

I was there in person for this match - just unbelievable!!!!!! As an enormous Rafa fan, I found myself alternately stressed and enthralled! The tenacity, grit, problem solving skills and positive attitude of Rafa make him one of a kind!!

@margaritasym2096 4 года назад

When Rafa retires Im gonna be a Thiem fan😊

@SasiKumar-fe7tb 4 года назад

I am a huge fan of theim too

@mrordinary5154 4 года назад

SAME!

@bicyclethief 4 года назад

there's no need to wait :)

@dogs.and.tennis 4 года назад

The reason ???

@dogs.and.tennis 4 года назад

He's nothing in front of rafa and nole , he can only dominate over the old Federer

@RajanSingh-ow6ht 4 года назад

I am a Nadal fan and I was scared to death after that unprecedented first set, but Nadal made a comeback and how! 😎

@sirjain4408 3 года назад

@mikeisu shut up

@atptouracademy1121 3 года назад

@mikeisu Yes that's why he's won 19GS

@skygazer6898 3 года назад

@mikeisu dont be a twat. Nadal's titles speak for themselves.

@sirjain4408 3 года назад

@mikeisu Better than you

@jameswalker6864 3 года назад

@mikeisu Your intelligence is overrated.

@vipulyadav8682 3 года назад

Standing ovation by Rafa's box for Domi ! So heartening to watch.

@swarnabhdasgupta6572 2 года назад

Timestamp please bro

@AnaCeleste88 Год назад

@@swarnabhdasgupta6572 4:00:30

@swarnabhdasgupta6572 Год назад

@@AnaCeleste88 thanks Ana

@yahyaalrubaiai9948 3 года назад

I was in the stadium and watched the match LIVE. Its was the best ever I watched.

@ImranSahir1 4 года назад

Thiem is a beautiful combo of Rafa, Federer and Wawrinka. He is and will be one hell of a player to watch. Love Rafa's spirit to come back after suffering such a monstrous first set defeat.

@jameswalker6864 3 года назад

He plays more like Federer to be honest. His ultra-aggresive shot-making and one-handed backhand reminds me more of Federer.

@michaelfinch2082 3 года назад

Well said mate i felt the same .

@mementomori9844 3 года назад

@@jameswalker6864 his serve and backhands remind me of wawrinka tbh

@joshuaj.2108 Год назад

Let's hope he recovers from the bad luck with injuries.

@irisce2799 2 года назад

3:59:09 Respect for Thiem and Nadal. They are the only 2 top players I've ever seen who make eye contact with the umpire and give them a proper handshake.

@OuchGotHurt 4 года назад

Thank you US open for uploading this! High quality match from start to finish. As a Domi fan I think it's the only match I can stand to watch even though he didn't win. Btw the chair umpire was amazing, He didn't have it wrong once.

@arvindiyer6012 4 года назад

Can't thank you enough for this, US Open!! Been waiting for this epic match for SO long!! Any chance of Thiem vs Del Potro 2017 some time in the future?

@thesmalllebowski284 3 года назад

One of the best matches ever played. It's right up there

@wasibilgrami7311 3 года назад

Thiem deserve respect. The way he played against champion, Fabulous. It's not easy man...👏👏👏

@anappropriatehandle 4 года назад

Could his nickname in the future be dominant Thiem.

@PinoWilber 4 года назад

he's called Dominator from press

@pauljohnson6019 4 года назад

No, he hasn't won any finals, three times he's choked, he choked here too, could have easily made some of those returns, but dumps it in the net- his future name should be Dolemenic Thiem!

@jimnosnow4484 4 года назад

Um... he’s THE DOMINATOR!!!

@123sin 3 года назад

Paul Johnson not now he’s goin win the French open no watch my words

@user-oz2ws8dh9s 3 года назад

Chooey Sooares you can't either

@br1729 4 года назад

Best match I've ever seen live. Expect it will remain so.

@loganmoyer1548 4 года назад

Seeded 9th and now he is number 3 in the world, wild times. Thiem is the real deal. Next Slam winner outside the big 3.

@MrBjorn6 4 года назад

Only time will tell.

@FirestarG1 3 года назад

U was right

@swarnabhdasgupta6572 2 года назад

Unfortunately his career path is not going the right way now

@tarasb2946 3 года назад

The tennis showed by Thiem in the 1st set was something out of this world. I am supporting Nadal and I was sure at that time that Dominic`s level would go down in some time, which actually happened. But man, that first set was the best and the most intense tennis I ever watched I think, and I started watching in 1994.

@zautun5116 4 года назад

Amazing players thanks for uploading

@dominiquefride572 4 года назад

I've been waiting for this one since day one of quanrantine !!! Thank youuuuuuu !!! 😍😍😍😍

@huntercook1726 4 года назад

Thank you US Open!!!!!!!!!❤

@usopen 4 года назад

❤️

@lucagaming6670 3 года назад

epic pog champ

@tennisfan599 3 года назад

@@usopen will you make the courts this speed again?

@yayachacha4210 4 года назад

Thank you for all of these videos! Before I played not that well but thanks to all your videos I improved a lot!

@lisahazard7423 4 года назад

One of amazing matches 👍👍 I am so nervous watching this last time, but after Rafa came back.. Everything changed. I am Rafa biggest fan ❤️❤️ And I love Thiem to because he's one of good players in the world.

@shauryapatel 3 года назад

The commentary at 1:19:51 seconds shows why playing Nadal is the most difficult and challenging task in Tennis history.

@vasylshcherban4825 4 года назад

It was 5h hell of the fight. Just incredible match! Kudos to Thiem and Vamooooos Rafa!

@arlenemoya99 4 года назад

This match led to retiring of Rafa at semis against Delpo. Dominic tires him so much and no energy left on the next match. I like Dominic so much to be the heir of my idol Rafa once he retires. Keep on fighting Dominic you get there sooner than you think.

@jameswalker6864 3 года назад

It has nothing to do with "energy", Nadal wasn't tired at all against Delpo, he was running before his knee injury. He suffered a KNEE INJURY in that match against Delpo that costed him the rest of 2018. In fact, Nadal played no more matches the rest of 2018. So no, he wasn't tired, he was injured, which is completely different.

@mariegracesumbrado300 3 года назад

@@jameswalker6864 youre right

@theobecquet8477 3 года назад

@@jameswalker6864 The thing is, It's tough to imagine that this match didn't cause the injury. Look at that intensity and for 5h, It was insane ! In comparison the Djokovic/Federer Wimbledon 2019 final was a training session in terms of intensity. On top of that Rafa played 4h30 against Khachanov 4 days before. He was dead

@z1az285 2 года назад

Irresistible force vs immovable object. You can decide who is who. The more I watch this match the more I want to see it again. Stunning. Come back Dominic and Rafa, the game needs you 🙏

@e.c.bogers-prins6464 4 года назад

Well, matches Like this helps me to corona crisis. Thank You.

@ashrafsahli2869 3 года назад

I enjoyed each single moment in this match, both of players kept surprising me until the last second.

@vetealaurent3380 3 года назад

feels like a 4 hours highlights footage

@johannesmergarten 4 года назад

thanks for the upload!!! what a treat

@azbreed 4 года назад

A great match. Thiem is becoming one of my new favs behind Nadal of course. I would love to see a match between Edberg and Becker. They had some awesome matches in their time.

@ausun9102 4 года назад

Love both of them, my two most favourite players.

@harshar3 4 года назад

This is y we love rafaa for his fighting spirit and passion for sport 👏 vamoss

@badteethtv 4 года назад

Thanks! Watching a match a day is a great way to help pass time.. you guys helping out a lot here!

@vasylshcherban4825 3 года назад

It was not a match... it was the battle!

@varunshahvo-tv9854 4 года назад

So usta losing ton of money and uploading full matches during lockdown.. Loving it

@kushpatel7204 3 года назад

This match and the AO 2020 quarter final between these two are one of the best matches I have ever seen, if not the best. I know I am going to root for thiem once the big three retire. Wait... I actually am rooting for him rn😂😂

@mrordinary5154 4 года назад

THIEM's back hand and the grunt are just a combinations to mavel over

@Balfour. 3 года назад

Best match of 2018. Still remember it.

@vasylshcherban4825 3 года назад

A moment of respect to US Open Tennis Championships. They published several TOP matches recently.

@swarnabhdasgupta6572 2 года назад

I am a diehard Rafa fan and I really miss Thiem on tour he is such a nice and humble guy and no doubt a great player

@katsudonisyummy4240 3 года назад

I love both players tennis😍 Nadals tenacity and his superb forehand is so entertaining and thiems powerful backhand is just divine☺

@zlatanthegod3525 2 года назад

best matches in history means nadal's matches

@user-ph3fc8nc1u 4 года назад

Best match on US Open 2018, one of the best matches in 2018 and end of the 2018 season for Nadal

@KnowTrentTimoy 4 года назад

Thank you for posting this. Stuck at home and nothing else to do with the pandemic going on.

@ashleewoods9205 4 года назад

Nothing like staying up for this entire match in a college dorm and trying not to scream in relief when Nadal won.

@horsepower523 4 года назад

Yeah, but sadly the next match against Delpo was such a disappointment.

@antheiheiant 3 года назад

Why?

@johannesmergarten 4 года назад

wow. that was one of the most entertaining, if not the most entertaining match i've seen

@tidekeltlight938 4 года назад

Thank you us open i love you

@PiyushSharma12479 Год назад

3:53:32 i love everything Rafa do Even a simple ball toss 😍

@jj6392 3 года назад

Amazing how Rafa was able to bounce back from the mental devastation of being bageld. Mental Giant. compare that to how Joker never recovered from the bagel rafa gave him at the French.

@ehrro 2 года назад

Ahah he recovered by destroying Nadal at the French open 2021

@minyrar7107 2 года назад

@@ehrro let me rephrased this for you. He “recovered” by playing an injured Nadal in RG 2021”. I know it hurts to know the truth and I know Djokovic fans will never accept it.

@swarnabhdasgupta6572 2 года назад

@@minyrar7107 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣thats a tight slap

@NamTran-xc2ip Год назад

@@minyrar7107as always, whenever Nadal lose, it’s injuries

@animelover1904 2 года назад

Both r my favourite Tennis players

@shortlife7458 3 года назад

3:43:10 THE BEST POINT EVER!!! Wow!!

@k_evralo22 3 года назад

Yes, it really is!!! Mamma mia... Domi is so great!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@aldiyarmasimkhanov2344 2 года назад

yep

@quynhvu7902 4 года назад

Thanks ad❤️

@Nico-ej7zt 2 года назад

This Match was a real profi Performance! Nadal and Thiem two Champions and Legends😲👍

@eduardoantoniodicavalcanti 4 года назад

Fantástico! 🇧🇷

@-theislander-5888 2 года назад

after that first set i knew rafa would win. even sent a friend a text, who i previously told to bet on rafa, not to worry.

@luciacare3454 2 года назад

This was one of the most incredibles matches i've ever seen, literally made me fall in love even more of this sport. I’ll never forget it🤯

@Xevoro 4 года назад

Let alone the rest of the match which was just superb, can we just marvel at the fact that Thiem beat Nadal in a set in only 24 minutes?! That's the most impressive thing about this entire match to me. Don't get me wrong, the entire match was extraordinarily impressive, but Thiem really won a set over Nadal in just 24 minutes. Mind-boggling.

@kundakaps 4 года назад

Kohlschreiber begeled him in 2017 in Miami in the first set. Berdych also demolished him in the 2015 AO QF 6-2 6-0 7-6 Even more impressive to me was his ass-whooping at the hands of Dustin Brown at the 2015 Wimbledon. Of course he wasn't begeled but still.

@aleksamilosevic8792 4 года назад

@@kundakaps 2 of them are from 2015.

@kundakaps 4 года назад

@@aleksamilosevic8792 So what? The first was in 2017. Giving Nadal a bagel isn't that extraordinary.

@kundakaps 4 года назад

@@juansalvadorgarcinifernnde8657 Dude try to read from the beginning. Thiem also lost the match! Nadal won. I am responding to the thought that bageling Nadal is extraordinary when it has happened several times.

@kundakaps 4 года назад

@Funnyduck Doesn't matter what happened in 2015 and 2016. He entered and played tournaments. He even won some of them or went deep in the QF or SF. Outside of the 2016 RG and Wimbledon when he had a wrist injury, he was fit to play.

@nightboy4855 3 года назад

Just unbelievable 👏👏👏

@yanko1631 3 года назад

Épico partidazo por parte de estos 2 monstruos del tennis, ver cómo Nadal se levanta de ese 6-0 en el primer set y cerrar de una forma magistral vs un Thiem aguerrido que siempre da batalla hasta el final, bien por Nadal 💪 vamos Rafa 💪

@ramon8351 3 года назад

Legendary match

@rodidevolder3358 4 года назад

2019 quarter final us open federen vs dimitrov

@youshenglv5616 4 года назад

Ya. Thats an good match

@user-pl5lt3be4s 4 года назад

2014 Nishikori vs raonic

@christinehaynes9368 3 года назад

Pure EXCELLENCE!

@vasylshcherban4825 3 года назад

Nadal's box gives standing ovation to Thiem...

@davidchang4559 Год назад

So incredible!!

@thedayisnigh5886 Год назад

One of the greatest matched of all time

@danthezlisa2245 4 года назад

Magnifique ! Bravo aux deux joueurs !!

@mytennisjourney4949 3 года назад

I became fan of Thiem after this great match.

@lisakogelnik6525 3 года назад

one of the best matches ever :)

@yussepig6629 Год назад

One of the greatest matches

@mareddymadhav5947 4 года назад

Thank you

@arcanoazf2011 4 года назад

El mejor partido de mi vida

@babyblu5590 4 года назад

What a monster 1st set! Geez! Thiem is throwing them heavy balls around like no tomorrow. It's making Rafa make unforced errors.

@guccigang6984 5 месяцев назад

Literally one of the greatest

@andy8511 3 года назад

Incredible match, i will never forget it!!!

@marielili7347 4 года назад

Could you upload Wawrinka against Medvedev Us open 2019 please ???

@TrollMagic1987 4 года назад

Thanks US Open Tennis Championships!

@ds-sc9vy 4 года назад

やっぱいつ見てもすげぇ試合だな...

@maxmaker76 11 месяцев назад

That match should have been the FINAL!

@filliusawusi6174 4 года назад

By the time season begins, Dominic will be 27.. Talented but needs to win A Slam by 2022.. Big 2 can possibly win next 6 - 8 Slams.. Rafael and Novak have Won the last 8 Slams.. French Open 2018 - AO 2020.. Bravo..

@pd3924 4 года назад

Thiem is so very handsome.

@acessodivino1461 3 года назад

I love high performance

@muhammadawaludin1122 5 месяцев назад

One of the best game Tennis ever

@alexfratelli8936 4 года назад

Could you upload the nadal khachanov match too? Was also amazing!

@sirjain4408 3 года назад

was it US open /

@juliankabo8208 Год назад

Nadal has played some of the most memorable matches in tennis history be it with djokovic federer theim medvedev etc etc

@oldfrend 4 года назад

man i'd give... let's say a lot to see a historic night match at the US Open. nothing quite like it elsewhere in tennis, or even sports. the city falls a little silent, yet still echoing through the humid night air of the open stadium, grunts of determination and sounds of winners to mark the passage of champions. it must've felt a little special being witness in the stadium that night with that band of brothers seated with you while those elsewhere held their manhoods cheap they were not there. happy few indeed. wonderful spectacle.

@carolinew.155 4 года назад

What the hell

@galaxygirl6845 4 года назад

It is indeed a wonderful spectacle. One of the best matches that night.

@Ajamila1acbsp 2 года назад

Beautiful to watch Thiem.... artistic every shot

@orecalle Год назад

I just can say it was an epic tennis battle!

@yoanflorantin623 9 месяцев назад

style is a complex mix of everything they said you dont need to add or retire something thiem has that vibration

@erickalava6325 3 года назад

Amainzg match

@charis5258 4 года назад

wish the changeovers weren’t cut. raw match

@maxponsetis1948 4 года назад

que pierde o que gana pa mi es el mejor nunca vammooooooos

@Mzee1084 3 года назад

Love Thiem. Really hope he starts to win some slams. My favorite of the next gen.

@antoinegonnet7639 3 года назад

As a thiem fan, I've seen this match and i was so frustrated. Thiem has done so many unforced errors in the last tie break... He could have won this match, even if he lost it is still one of my fav match to watch