Like & Subscribe for more Tennis content! Twitter: / sllorcatennis Not the video I want to upload, but it's a work I did in the past and had to be reuploaded one day
Soderling was a great player. He would hvae achieved a lot in the world of tennis if it was not the mononucleosis that forced him to retire at an early age.
This match is truly incredible and although it’s talked about, it still seems underrated. Rafa was 31-0 at Roland Garros, had won 4 slams, had beat Federer all 4 times and Novak thrice, never lost 2 sets in a match and had only lost 7 sets in his run. And then Soderling comes along and blows him out. Funny thing was it wasn’t a fluke, he out Nadaled-Rafael Nadal. It’s almost annoying watching Nadal play because he’s too dominant, manages to get everything on his forehand side as he wides up for a cannon down the line. Soderling did that same strategy to him, managed to get in the right place and just blast the forehand, Nadal always has others chasing his shots and trying to stay alive in the rally while Soderling had Nadal doing that to him! An incredible victory and although Soderling never won a slam he will always have the first win over Nadal at RG and the only win over Nadal at RG in his prime.
The ideal Victor of Nadal at RG would be a giant ( to overcome high bounce) with a great backhand, firing bombs from a height deep into the court. He must also have a wicked serve. Soderling was that guy.
That is why Nadal has been able to dominate on clay. There are no players with the size and fire power from both wings to hurt him, except this dude Soderling.
@@juliohernandez3323 well, but soderling started losing in roland garros to nadal. 2010 and 2011. not much of power from soderling in those two matches
@@scottwarren4998 Its hard to duplicate that kind of success vs someone like Nadal, especially if you are not an elite player which Soderling was not. This was one of those instances in sports in which things aligned perfectly for an upset to occur, but the blueprint certainly was created on how to deal with Nadal on clay. High risk play, going for broke from both wings.
@@anseinueseima408In the 2021 SF when he was hanging on by a thread he continuously applied pressure on Djokovic. In 2009 he couldn't, because Soderling was in charge of the rallies from the start.
I remember back in 2009 when I heard that Nadal got beaten in Roland-Garros. I couldn't believe it. He already won 4 Roland-Garros titles back then where he beat Federer in 3 finals as well as beating Federer on his home court in Wimbledon 2008 and beating Federer in Australian Open 2009. That's also where I knew that Federer is finally going to win Roland-Garros.
Realmente ese día Robin Soderlin jugó a lo grande y pensé que sería el gran rival en esa superficie de Nadal,, este sueco todo el partido tuvo la iniciativa ante un Nadal que siempre la lucha 🤼♂️ pero esta ves el Sueco mostró el camino
c'est dommage de pas avoir eu les commentaires en français tout le long mais super vidéo en tout cas ça me rappelle l'émotion de Roger quand il réussit enfin à gagner le tournoi
Vi un video sobre este tenista soderling, y la mala relación que tenia con los tenistas del circuito. Incluso se burlaba de Nadal en pleno partido econ él en winblendon, tocando se el trasero, jalando se el short como lo hace Nadal.
*A video about Rafa* Lifeless Novak fans: let's swarm the comment section and rub it in anyway. Stuff like this is why I'm considering taking a break from the sport for a while, the fanbase has become too aggressive and annoying. Edit: I know some his fans are nice, I'm only referring to that certain loud segment of his fanbase.
Yeah I guess, but also to be honest, social media used to make me enjoy the sport more and added to the experience, like the videos on here for example. Without them the sport becomes kinda dull, especially with looking at how much of a step down the new generation is.
@@ziadshabana Then remember the times without social media or even without the internet. At that time was so much more love in the air for sport imo. And it was more honest as well. I'm miss that times in sport... Tennis is the only sport i still support and watch. I'm done with football and the other crooked shit
@@benund5848 I get your point, sadly to me, there's very little to get excited about besides Rafa's matches, there hasn't been anyone who has proven he's deserving of the top spot, so not having anyone to truly get behind kind of takes away from it. If no one can truly take the top spot from the big 3 unless they're not playing then that makes for a really dull and uninspiring tour sadly. I guess the social media was what broke the camel's back.
the strange thing is that this guy's style of hard hitting isn't suitable for clay at all, somehow he manages to pull the best out of it against the invincible topspin
Una lastima lo de Soderling era muy bueno al igual que Murray o Del Potro, a los 3 las lesiones lo perjudicaron si no estarían en el top 5 mundial hoy, los únicos tres antes de la camada de los Sverev Tsitsipas que le hacían grandes partidos al big 3.
Probably the second biggest upset in tennis history ever since krajicek stunned Sampras in Wimbledon 1996. I haven't went too far in the list like in the eras of tilden, wilding or budge but it's hard to find even there any one that can truly compete with this one given also the conditions and the circumstances in which it took place. An honest opinion.
Rafa was 4 times RG winner (all four appearances). Never lost two sets in RG and then lost this match against a man he hates Soderling. Biggest upset in tennis ever.
Federer deberia darle la mitad de la fortuna que gano o al menos la que logro en este torneo porque sin soderling jamas hubiera logrado ganar los 4 grandes
nadal should have probly used more slices and drop shots especially when the wind could help the droppers... He just kept using the same game plan: heavy topspin high boune and soderling just ate thst shit up hes tall and seemed to like it. I know easier said then done
Like you said, Soderling was tall which negated Nadal's FH effectiveness with the high bouncing, top spin shots. Also, Soderling had such powerful swings from both ends. Nadal simply got bulldozed here.
@@juliohernandez3323 when nadals at his best, such as when he was back in 2004-2010 he uses the drop shot A LOT. But not this match for some reason and solderling did not look like he likes to chase down a good drop shot.
@@altruism8637So Nadal was not at his best here at 23? Why is it that when Nadal loses is either because he was not at his best, or my favorite, he was injured? LOL. That is how you beat Nadal on clay as great as he is, with power and physicality, but only Soderling had those tools out of all the opponents Nadal has faced at the French.
@@juliohernandez3323 I don't think he was using the drop shots at all, or if he did they weren't executed well. He also likes it really hot mediterranean weather and it didn't look that hot and sunny.
@@altruism8637 The use of the drop shot or lack thereof is not why he lost, and conditions can always vary and will either help or affect the player's performance to some degree. Players learn to adapt to the conditions to the best of their abilities. With all that said, Nadal simply got outgunned by someone that he could not bully with his unique advantage on clay of high bouncing, heavy top spin FH to the BH. Soderling nullified his advantage and Nadal became a mere mortal.
I remember watching this live on TV , Rafa was my favorite player , i felt something wasn't going right since the first set , Rafa was struggling to control the game and Soderling was continuously firing those deep powerful forehands as if he had activated God mode however the turning point came in the 4th set when Rafa managed to break soderling's serve then he lost his serve and that made him really angry which made him commit 4 errors during the tie- break to lose the match , i think his young age played the bigger part in this loss as he was unable to handle the situation well on the mental part of this challenge .
Segun ha comentado Monfils, ese partido Nadal lo jugó con fiebre, tenía una infección de garganta. Esta claro que no se pueden ganar todos los partidos, pero hay que de ir que el nivel que tuvo Soderling con un Nadal al 100/100, hubiese sido distinto, de hecho sólo hay que ver el historial tenistico en Roland Garros de uno y del otro.
nadal pedio... fue pisoteado y humillado por soderling que jugó impresionante... esa excusa del resfrio es tan imbecil ya que hoy en dia juega con lesiones en el pie incurables y fisuras en loa addominales y aun asi gana. ... nadal no es un super hombre es un dopado hace cosas que cualquier doctor te diria que es imposible.... es palabras simples es un tramposo
@@manueleduardojaimes8539 comentario que no hay por donde cogerlo. Si tan claro tiene el tema del dopaje, denuncie ante el organismo pertinente. No se puede lanzar esa acusación sin pruebas, Nadal ha pasado todos los controles habidos y por haber durante su carrera. No entiendo esa animadversión hacia un deportista. Porque es español?? Porque en otros países ni han tenido, ni tienen, ni tendrán a un tenista de su nivel. La envidia es malsana.
@@emiliasoria8918 no es envidia ya que el y djcovich hacen esfuerzos fisicos que no son posibles mantenerlos durante tanto tiempo .... el tenis como todos los organismos deportivos son una mafia y los que estan con ellos ganan... te gago una prgunta si tienes una piedra en el pie y juegas sueante horas y dias que pasaria?.... si tienes una fisura abdominal podrías respirar normalmente... esto no se basa en envidia sino que molesta ver tanta trampa encubierta por todos los medios alabando algo para tapara la realidad.... el que quiera ver que vea... saludos cordiales mas allá de todo
@@emiliasoria8918 Non ha il minimo senso commentare che Nadal non era al meglio (era giunto molto avanti), specie contro un avversario che da lì a poco avrebbe smesso per un problema molto grave. Soderling giocò nettamente meglio e Nadal no, ma si può consolare con gli altri 14 RG
Nadal wasn't at his best here was he. Still, better than the 2015 version I assume. Soderling was great to watch, I think he may have picked up a RG at some point if his health remained good.
I'd say 2015 USO SF between Serena and that old woman who shall not be named was the biggest tennis upset ever, it was sadly a turning point in Serena's career as she has only won 2 out of 8 slam finals anf has been suffering a lot of heartbreaking slam losses since then and it basically paved the way for the current chaotic state that WTA has been in since 2016.
Leggo di Nadal non al meglio, ma la realtà era che Soderling quel giorno tirò delle vasche da bagno e non delle palline da tennis. Era sicuramente in the zone, ma che giocatore.
What is the real reason Soderling was prohibited from every playing again after winning the Bastad final in 2011 62 62 vs Ferrer? No chance the official narrative of mono is true. Zero chance of that. Soderling was forced out when he was ranked 5 in the world.
Même si Novak vient de gagner..il ne fera jamais 13 victoires comme notre Rafa...bravo à stistipias quand même..il reviendra je l'espère l'année prochaine pour la victoire.
djoko gagne après etre allé au vestiaire... comme en 2019 aavec thiemou il se faisait laminé en finale de lopen d'australie, après une interruption massage miracle ou il renait de ses cendres, pfff! ce mec est vaiment un chacal, jamais il aura la classe d'un rafa ou dun roger joueur de genie, peut être mais sale con pour le restant de ses jours!vivement quon voit plus sa gueule serieux je le supporte polus et je suis pas le seul!
Soderling did exactly what you have to do to beat Rafa, you gotta hit flat power shots all over the court and wear him down. I give soderling credit. He beat nadal in his prime at Roland garros where djokovic beat an out of form and one legged nadal.
Djokovic made your fake champ Rafaelo shit himself twice at his favorite FO 😂. Congrats to Soderling to for raping him so badly to. That was when the butthurt injuries started.🤣🤣
In campo maschile senza ombra di dubbio .ma in assoluto la più grande sorpresa della storia del tennis , e stata la vittoria di Roberta vinci su serena Williams era ad un passo dal grande slam ancora si sta chiedendo come sia successo . n.b. per i bookmakers dopo il primo set serena era a 1.01
@@hector2841 you meant Tsonga ? its just that every time Rafa loses a match, packs of Rafa Fans come and say : "Nadal was injured / sick, so makes sense that he lost" Its almost always been like that, Nadal himself often does it in the post interview, or we learn from a member of his team that he was injured.
That's always the narrative with Nadal; he loses cause he was injured. Rather than he was outplayed to the degree where he exceeded his physical capabilities and became injured. Nadal has lived with injury almost from the beginning but has managed it.
@@waynepinnock5874 muller Weiss is a congenitive disorder and has nothing to do with him being outplayed. Instead of insisting he was outplayed, why not say he was outplaying his opponents so much that he pushed himself past his limits? I am biased to the point of being pro Rafa. You are biased in the other direction/
Disgusting French public behaviour towards a great Roland Garros Champions back then (now the greatest). Outrageous. That‘s unheard of in Wimbledon when it comes to the way British spectators behave towards Federer, the grass maestro.
They cheered for Soderling because he was the underdog! Disgusting in whose eyes? A die hard Nadal fan?! You sound like that prick Tony! Nadal lost fair and square, no cheating, no bath room breaks abuse, nothing! Just outplayed by Robin!
@@ABC-ABC1234 nah, I wasn’t just talking about this match. The public were always uneasy with Nadal like they were seemingly hopping to see him loose every time he put a step on court. Nothing to do with the underdog argument which, by the way, doesn’t justified any lack of respect or support to someone that it’s a legend on that field. I guess you don’t get the bitter relationship historically between Spain and France.
@@LorianR If you win a GS 11111111 times than yes, it's understandable to see the French cheer for the underdog, don't take it personally. Bla bla bla bitter relationship, go visit France, you won't see them trash talk Spain. Just saying, it's not that deep! Tony Nadal made a fool of himself that day blaming the French for Nadal's loss...
It's because they cheered for Rafa to loose and Roger to finally win RG... All crowds are always for Roger... And when he is not there then even Rafa is ok :D
@@elphidium Nah Roger wasn't even questioned that day. They were surprised and positively impressed to see Nadal getting beat by a overwhelming power. And yeah, cheering for an underdog is something that happens in a lot in Paris and London.
Raffael Nadal kann auch Niederlagen hinnehmen! Aber Er ist ein Vorbild für Uns Alle! Wie Roger Federer, Michael Schumacher und viele andere, die bereit fair zu kämpfen und immer wieder neue Kraft sammeln um zu bestehen! Raffael ist die Nr 1! Und nicht umsonst ein guter Freund von Federer! Federer GOAT
That's always the narrative with Nadal. He loses cos he was injured. Rather than he was outplayed to the degree where he undermined his physical capabilities and became injured
Don't forget Nadal was injured almost all 2009 and it was his worst season since 2004 to now. He only was un shape during the AO because is during January and that was 2008 Nadal basically
Everybody saw today, that the weather heat is the biggest opponent from novak. He beat even the king of clay in the nightsession in paris. Thats why i says everytime= Djokovic biggest opponent is always the weather Wind/sun
@@luishd5343 No, he's right. Novak did à great match but conditions were hard for Nadal (good adaptation from Djoko tho). And Nadal hurts himself during the second set...
Rafita en la rueda de prensa después de perder este Partido dijo ....Acá no juego más.....jajajaja Ni él se lo creía jajajjaa Nole le ganó dos veces ahí pero A Rafa cómo le duele este Partido así le haya ganado al año siguiente en la final este partido lo tiene metido en el Culo y se lo trata de sacar cada vez que va a servir Jajajaja
@@felipeantoniomontenegrocru7962 desculeada no hay y asi Rafa le ganara 100 veces más esa leche que le Dejo Soderling en el culo nose la saca jamás kakkajakka
allora nadal ,arrivava sempre in ritardo ,giocava corto ,e non erai l nadal che a roma lo stesso anno diede 60 61 a soderling ,era un nadal inguardabile ,notate gli appoggi di nadal aveva paura sempre di appoggiare il ginocchio sinistro ,non lo appoggiava mai dando spinta alla palla ,ma lo usava solo come appoggio ,spingeva semnza forza sulle gambe ,mentre a roma era il nadal a 15 centimetri dalla linea di fondo ed arrivava in anticipo sulla palla ,soderling gioco meglio a roma che al rg ,ma nadal era diverso ,infatti non ando ne a wimbledon e torno agli us open
Yawn, Rafa beat the exact same player in the final the following year, and think of all the other players he's beat since then, long forgotten I doubt even he cares anymore
@Sports Epic ¥T ok it didnt sounded like that but ok what i m trying to say is that djokovic fans call him now the king of clay or something and its just annoying af
