10:19 this is a TOP5 SERVE. Really amazing the angle he produced. Totally unexpected. Kuddos to all 4 players and thanks to Nadal and Alcaraz for giving such a joy to tennis fans. From a Novak fan.
those two players from Tunisia (or are they from Marocco/Algeria?) were fighting brave and, the crowd supported them as underdogs against representants of a big country/nation; very nice to watch, pleasent
@@molybdaenmornell123hopp5 Carlos is not a problem for Novak, the better expression is his current biggest rival, let whoever plays better at the moment win, of course if they meet. Novak has shown his greatness so far, it's up to Carlos to prove it, it's stupid to compare them at all, Carlos is 16 years younger than Novak, a totally different generation.
Ultimately, our only recourse is to express our gratitude. It would have been a highly desirable outcome to see these two athletes win the Olympics, but there is no one to blame. It would have been surprising if they had beaten the routine and the responding tactics their opponents achieved by focusing on being double players. Rafa will be remembered as an exemplary athlete, and Alcaraz is the future of tennis. He is poised for a remarkable career ahead. He exemplifies a similar level of humility, dedication, and talent to Nadal. So, Thank you
Rafa hyping up the crowd after that double fault in the last game at love all. How the mighty have fallen. I guess his true self was bound to come out at some point.
Kinda insulting to professional doubles players who “Know” how to play doubles …. There tactics and strategy that’s unique to singles … they got handedly beat by a good doubles team … no shame at all !!
Real shame, they would be the favourites in semifinal against Machac/Pavlasek. But Ram and Krajicek are great and very experienced doubles specialists, so it's no surprise. Sorry for Rafa, but it's probably for the good in Alcaraz's case. He will need every bit of saved energy for his own dream in singles.
Don't think doubles really matters that much. The singles is only BO3, doubles max 2 sets. And the doubles isn't very intensive at all, barely any long rallies.
@@markvanderwerf8592 True, but compared to grand slams or even ATP Masters 1000 the Olympic tournament schedule is very tight and if a player goes deep in both singles and doubles they basically play two matches every day from 2nd round till semifinal. It's definitely not easy, especially in the hot conditions of the last few days. In grand slams there is almost always a day off between singles matches, if the scheduling is not messed up by bad weather. Here it's shorter matches but also less time to recover, so playing singles and doubles and going deep in both could take it's toll by the end of the week.
You described The entire Nadal's path in many big tournaments where his fans rely on underdogs who defeated his main opponents in earlier rounds and Nadal later grabs the title. That is why he has 0 ATP Finals: there are no underdogs who do for him bitter job.
I'm so happy the Spanish crowd had the opportunity to experience the loss for their team, because they were trying too hard to confuse and distract the US team. They showed no respect towards the referee. It was annoying to watch. There you go... Scream louder now!
@@c.m.l.184 I cheered for him! It was a great match to watch. The crowd was much better than the last night. I cheered for your football team at The Euro Cup too, but... last night, the crowd was super annoying... And I dislike Nadal.
i'm totally not a tennis man, but can someone explain me pls why guys who in singles won't even notice their opponents lose to them in double? is the game so different?
Sad, but not that unpredictable as you play single and double the same day at the Olympic. That being said, i'm slightly disappointed by Carlos who didn't took the leadership and sometimes seemed a bit shy in the game.
He has nothing to be ashamed of. If Rafa couldn't be the leader, then it was not meant to be a success. Don't forget they played against some of the best doubles players out there. It's a whole different ball game and Alcaraz really has not much experience in doubles. It's a good lesson for him, but it's probably better that he can now fully concentrate on the singles tournament.
@@patrikmarflak6559 True that, he has nothing to be ashamed about since he only played like 4 double matches in his career prior to this one, but still, if found him a bit shy and Nadal clearly needed help considering his poor physical state. His chances of being a champion in single have increased thanks to that though, allows him to have more recovering time.
Very true! Horrible scheduling. He finished the match playing at 33C at almost 4 pm, and less than 3 hours later back to a match. I just don’t take Olympics seriously for sports like tennis. Especially the doubles. Like what’s even the supertiebreak crap? I thought that was only a thing in Laver Cup 😂
@@quentinhirschfeld9382 I can understand he was not super confident having so little experience in doubles. He still played some amazing points and volleys in those three matches though. As for the leadership / being shy, it's also a mental issue, it's not easy to take the initiative when your partner is almost twice your age and has played a lot more doubles matches in his career, even won some big titles. I expected Alcaraz to help Nadal, which he did as well as he could, but he probably didn't feel too comfortable about not being the only player on his side of the court whose performance matters. He is not used to it and it's also much more difficult to get the right rhythm in doubles, especially on return. You are only returning every other serve and always from the same part of the court. And usually if you make two bad returns and your partner isn't perfect either, the game is over. It's also harder to make adjustments, especially without knowing and having experienced all the different doubles strategies. The way I see it this was Nadal's last chance to win an Olympic medal, not Alcaraz's. So Nadal should have been the leader, the driving force and even the mentor for his young partner. Sadly, it didn't work in this match, but we can't really blame them against such quality opponents. Still it was pretty close in the second set and could have been a different story if Nadal didn't miss that return on the first break point. He hit the ball a millisecond too late and it went out. That point really was an outcome of Nadal's physical state, but Alcaraz can't really do anything about it if Nadal misses a return that would probably be a winner two years ago. If he made it, breaking back could have switched the momentum, the crowd would go even crazier, maybe Krajicek would become even more nervous a they could have turned it around. But we will never know. I am looking forward to see Alcaraz being the boss on court in the singles :)
Nadal leads the way celebrating double faults and mistakes of opponent. and crowd gets behind it as well….this is what Djokovic has to face EACH time playing against either of them…..
Have you ever played tennis before? When you feel you are playing awful, a point is a point, it doesn’t matter how. But it can get you back in the match. Tennis is a very mental sport
Honestly, they played badly throughout the tournament. Their coordination on the pitch was not the best. But, maybe this was for the best for Alcaraz's singles chances.
Ahora si rafa ya tu frustracion sera eterna vivirás frustrado toda tu vida por ser el segundon del tenis y tener que voltear hacia arriba para ver al GOAT NOVAK DJOKOVIC
Lol, imagine how much hate would Djokovic get if he had been celebrating his opponents double fault half as enthusiastically as Rafa did. That was really embarrassing.
@@duskopejakovic7058 my guy, this isn't about Novak, get out of his arse and start appreciating the last moments of one of the ultimate legends of the sport. Your kind is embarrassing, have some class like Novak.
@@duskopejakovic7058 its the weirdest thing to say. Novak hat countless times celebrated double faults of his opponent when it was a close match. Joker fangays now making things up out of thin air..
The crowd was quite mean, evidently trying to make the Americans lose focus. Regarding Nadal's reaction to the double fault, I don't agree with certain comments here. I don't think he celebrated. He went over to Alcaraz after the double fault as after any point and then turned to the crowd to encourage them. So the criticism of Nadal isn't fair in this case.
Well done, Rafa, screaming your ass, fist pumping and celebrating a double fault. The same goes for the cheering commentators and the pathetic crowd. Well done to both you and your idol, pure "role-modelling" happening there. Enjoy your flight home, Mr. Class.
@@unbesiegbear9521 It is his fault that he is cheering after a double fault and urging the crowd to cheer more. It is disrespectful and considering this is probably his final match or one of, he could've at least tried to behave a little more respectfully. But then again why would he, since he knows full well everything he does will be cheered by the media, the biased crowd and his blind fanboys regardless and nobody will ever rightfully critique him. Anyway, good riddance.
@@heavybattle6650 I don‘t even know what you mean by disrespectful tbh 😂 The opponent risked his 2nd serve and failed so they got the point. Why is that any different than missing a return for example? By that logic you can never be hyped after you make a point again 🤣🤣
@@unbesiegbear9521Have you started watching tennis today? There is an etiquette attached to the sport. When the opponent double faults you have won a point without even participating in the point, thats the basic logic, so as a show of respect, it is accepted that you don't celebrate.
Nadal man retire already. We understand you fight and fight but there is something called legacy, 14 RG, greatest clay court player of all time by far and 22 slams. Better leave it there. No one can touch that 14. You are not competing at all a desired level and contradicting with yourself. Enjoy life. Do other things, come on man. You can do so much with your persona and personal influence in sports and other areas. Let it go.
1) No shame in losing to the best duo in the Olympics (alongside Ebden-Peers). 2) Watching Nadal celebrating on Krajicek's DF bugged me a bit. Gotta be honest! Didn't look good at all... 3) Nadal almost always has been behaving as a true gentleman on and off the court, but he is becoming a bit petty(remember the interview when asked about Novak's slam record), now that retirement is closing in and that's kinda sad to witness.
@@carolinafernandezgomez8149 Do you know him personally? No! How can you be sure? I'm definitely not sure about most. And Nadal has/had a lot of people, peers even that don't like him. That has never been the case with Thiem or Monfils for example and that's how i know they are wonderful persons. Oh, and btw Rafa has a wife and a child. I believe you'll find the romance one-sided 😂
So glad we had a chance to see Nadal and Alcaraz play together. Also quite pleasing to see Ram and Krajicek shut up those over-the-top annoying Spanish fans (not referring to all fans, just the jerks who felt the need to try and disrupt the team that beat their guys). Also really worth noting that doubles experience does matter. The peanut gallery likes to say that's not true when a team of singles specialists wins, but they're silent when the doubles teams win.
My English is terrible, but if I understand your opinion correctly, I agree that Ram and Krajicek play much better, and deserved to win. but I didn't quite understand your point of view of the Spanish fans
@@alexporras2291 My view is the majority are enthusiastic wonderful fans, and excitement and cheering adds to the support. But those who keep screaming after multiple requests to shut up and as the opposing team starts to serve are pendejos y tirones.
El dia que entendáis que muchos no queremos saber el resultado antes de ver el video, será un día para celebrar que la inteligencia por fin se impone a la estupidez
What are you guys talking about with the double fault? He celebrates with Carlos after the double fault then he says something like vamos to the crowd which is understandable since they desperately needed the break. I saw no celebration of the double fault. I am not impartial but I can recognize that the Americans played way better, but hey sometimes you fanboys just need to destroy somebody's image. What's up with you, if you hate Nadal, then celebrate 😂
This staright up reminds me of Serena Williams hurling accusations at the ref for doing his job while the US crowd was booing him. The player shows disrespect, the crowd backs the player up.
@@pavansrinath8035 You think Djokovic fans would trade his historic records that leave Fedal in the dust for the support of a bunch of tennis crowds? :D :D Wake up and take your medicine.
Lo que es claramente antideportivo es todo el historial de dopaje de los atletas americanos en las Olimpiadas. Que una afición se quiera despedir de un tenista histórico con una medalla de oro es entendible. Aunque en este caso alguno que otro se ha pasado mucho.
@@unbesiegbear9521because you at least served.. and that serve can be a good one or hard to return for some kind of players for example (like high kick serve for smaller players and right into their backhand).. when it's a double fault, you did literally nothing to win that point
@@danielcenek5428 But they did something. He wanted to serve the ball in a specific way that increases the like likelihood of a fail. He could have served safer and the double fault would not have happened. It makes 0 sense why you can‘t celebrate after that. Maybe you shouldn‘t animate the crowd so much but especially in a doubles match you are hyped for your teammate too so I get the celebration
Nadal is an Olympic gold medalist in double and also has won M1000 and almost every single one of his Davis Cup matches in doubles. Alcaraz has good handskill as well and decent tactical awareness. It was not far fetched seeing them triumph, the quality of their ball striking and consistency doesn't magically vanish in doubles. Federer and Wawrinka beat the Bryan Brothers (and rather easily) at the Olympic in Beijing.
@@WhyKlaff both Kyrgios and Kokkinakis have great serves and above average allround skills (Kyrgios more so). Nadal can’t hit a serve over 180kmh and Alcarez is short and his serve is not much better than Nadal’s. Both Nadal and Alcarez play mostly from the baseline.
@@quentinhirschfeld9382Federer is probably the player in modern tennis with the best allround skills. Probably the best server and volleyer when you combine the two. He’ll always be a top doubles player regardless of who you pair him with. Of course Stan plays mostly from the baseline, but has a fantastic serve. Nadal and Alcarez are simply not at that level in doubles. Their serve is an issue. You can’t play doubles without a strong serve.
Dream by who, by Eurosport or else, now look the muscle of Rafa and Alcaraz and the other players 🤓 the spain players obvious full of special medicine not normal biceps but steroids pump the muscle and because of that Nadal look like 50 year man and almost bald.
Qué mierda dices! el público lo aprecia, y Rafa se lo agradece aplaudiendo él a su público. Es un jugador inmenso un campeón, que siempre ha jugado con dolores por sus lesiones y aún así ganaba los partidos.
Nadal and Federer fans love lecturing other people how they should behave. At the same time they behave like hooligans in the stands and psychopaths on social media. This is the shit Novak had to endure his whole career when he played these two fake hypocrites
Doubles play is weird animal. Players that do well are doubles specialists who would not prevail in singles play at all... Like these 2 .They are nobody in singles ATP list, but see they just beat Nadal and Alcaraz and did it comfortably. Nadal cannot play, he fell over the cliff after 2022 RG and is a sad sight. Competing together with Alcaraz in doubles @ Olympics though was a great idea. He shouldn't have played singles. I would say it almost hurt his legacy. King of clay looks like a blind mouse at his own court where he has had so much success. Playing in I4 RG finals , winning them all. That is the record that will NEVER be matched by anybody. Vaya con dios Rafa. I have been huge fan since 2005, lot of great memories. I hope Alcaraz will win the gold and avenge Djokovic for humiliating Rafa. Though it is silly to blame the man. Rafa humiliated himself I would say.
Perder un partido no es una humillación. Nadie ha ganado nunca todos los partidos que ha jugado, y nadie nunca los ganará. Ningún ser humano es invencible.
@@quentinhirschfeld9382 Djokovic has always got a time violation if he went over the limit. Menawhile Nadal is spreading his crack's odor across every single tennis ball that is into play. Players must be relieved as hell that he is going.
Katastrofalna igra na 5:4 i tvoj servis Kao da su morali pustiti.😮 Ipak nisu poslušali😅. Publika kao i obično drsko bezobrazna .Pobediti ova dva "bika" i ni aplauz ne dobiti.
