Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Extended Highlights | Australian Open 2012 Final
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That evening in Melbourne, Men's Tennis reached its peak.
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.
This was 10 years ago, wow and they are still dominating and pushing each other to the limit.. Legends
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.
Anyone here watching this after seeing Noke and Carlos final in cincinnati? After watching this, after many years, the level of precision and intensity of Nadal and Djokovic playing in AO 2012 was on a completely different level. No comparison!
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
People don’t realize that djokivic mental toughness was made from those endless battles with nadal
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
2-4 down fifth set, crowd against him and did a break. Just amazing
This is the most epic match in tennis history! No doubt. They literally couldn't stand on their feet anymore for the ceremony. That never happened! Djokovic played 11 hours in just 2 days, 5 hours before this almost 6- hour match. Out of this world 👏💚
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
The greatest match I’ve ever seen. The two best tennis players of the history. I have too much respect for this 2 guys. Idemo Noleeeee !!!
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
I have this match recorded and have watched it at least 50 times and it is always mind boggling how much effort was required from these two great warriors, This is probably one of only a few matches that one could say that it is a shame there could not be two winners.
Not a fan of Rafa but even I recognized it was one of those 'no loser here' matches.. one for the ages no doubt.
This was some of the most brutal, violent tennis I’ve ever seen. Jaw-dropping stuff.
No on ever will produce this again. Greatest match in sports history 🐐 🐐
This was a TITANIC battle, when in sport they say ‘battle of the gladiators’ this is the true meaning…
For me, this is the greatest match of all time.
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.
Best match in history
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 😅
10 years after and They still dominate the GS
well, djokovic is
After Novak's 10th victory in this tournament, I just remembered this epic game. I am proud that I was and I’m still part of the supports of this legend 🙏🏼
What about Federer?
I feel like this was the most important and impactful win Novak’s career. He must’ve thought If he can win against Nadal in that final, he can win against anyone.
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
Greatest match of all time. No doubt.
They were the age Zverev is now.
Djokovic's level in third set was incredible
He totally made Nadal look like an amateur
At that 2-4 break in the 5th set you would have thought Nadal will win it. He would have won it against any other player but he was playing Novak Goatkovic
By far the greatest match I've ever witness in my life between two gladiators of the game.
Its a crime it had a winner, its a crime it had a loser, its a crime if you were doing something else and not watching this match when it was being played. Two gladiators fighting to death. As a djokovoc fan, I had a good night's sleep, but felt bad for rafa. You can just play one match like this and retire. Its magic that these two are still the favorites wherever they play.
Two greatest tennis players of all time...goats
Nadal and Novak are in a league of their own! Their practically tennis gods at this point, while the others are mere mortals.
Who is here after djokovic vs Carlos Cincinnati final
Novak showed them in 2011 who is boss. Still the boss in 2023.
Novak recalls this match as the moat physically demanding match he's ever played. It really speaks to each of their levels
I swear had they continued into tiebreaks, Nadal and Novak should have been given swords, not rackets!
Djokovic backhand this match was rock solid
I remember myself watching the final set of this match. It was a real lesson of how life can change all of sudden. Nadal was about to win, maybe the most intense match he ever played. But then two or three points and it was impossible. This is the greatness of tennis, but also this is the greatness of two of the best athletes ever to step on a tennis court. The words said by tme commentator after the end are the best testament: in a world where "epic contest" is maybe overused, this was a show of pure strength, technique and courage. A truly historic moment, in the history of any sport
I remembered watching this one on tv. Simply an unbelievable match.
This match decided the GOAT debate for me.
24 minutes of pure highlight. This says all
Best match i ever seen ....
Still astonishing to watch it unbelievable
Bruhhhh... i watched this match live from the US, it ended like at 3am US time or something. I was blown away. Best match foking ever!!! On that day Djoko made a statement, by winning the match, that he was equal to Rafa and Roger.
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.
Amazing battle of tennis. Both players are in god mode. Thank you for uploading the video.
*This titanic match, the final at Wimbledon VS Federer (2019) and the Wimbledon 2008 final are the greatest match in tennis history.* *Nole, the Achilles of tennis and the king of the Australian Open. G.O.A.T.!*
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 ❤️💫
I remember this game,absolutely insane
Greatest grand slam final !!!
When djokovic do a great point : huh When nadal do a great point : can you believe this
Absolutely fantastic match! These two are never disappoint us to bring the best possible versions of themselves! Trully magnificent! Thanks AO for giving us a chance to relieve those moments! Much appreciated!
Fantastic match.kudos to both
И дан данас гледам овај сажетак какав меч какав турнир за Ђоковића! Највећи свих времена следеће године славимо 11 ту титулу и 25 ГС!❤🇷🇸
This final was great, but more than that, this whole tournament was fantastic. The semi-finals featured the BIG 4, each played by a causal combination (Federer vs. Nadal Djokovic vs. Murray). And the two who made it to the final were truly two of the most iconic players of the 2010s. In addition, the four non-BIG4 players who made it to the quarterfinals were also great players. Ferrer, Berdych, del Potro, and Nishikori. Nishikori was outside the top 20 at the time, but a few years later he became a top 5 player and was right up there with the other seven. What a high-level tournament! All 8 players have top 5 experience, having played in the 2010s.
The all times Great - Djokovic I have no words to describe this legend.
GREATEST MATCH OF ALL TIME
Someone stated "that night men's tennis reached its peak", but i would say that it was that whole day, Federer vs Nadal and Djokovic vs Murray in semis, this tournament was the last time we would see such a bracket
I already knew what the outcome was going to be, but my heart was still pounding as I watched these highlights. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MATCH!
Yes it was a decade ago. Amazing turnement. Inspiring the whole 🌎. Thank you both Djokovic and Nadal. You are the greatest ❤ 🙌
This is the time when both Rafa and Novak haven't develop that counter puncher/half volley shots. they just brutally swing their way through 6 hours, incredibly physical.
They were literally, brutally beating down each others body’s, and trying to crush each others souls
El mejor juego en la historia del tenis, el mejor en polvo de ladrillo vs el mejor de la historia. Eres grande djokovic.
As the 2023 AO gets underway, this is still the match to beat there! Still the greatest tennis match of all time.
Te diría que si , pero la final de WIMBLEDON Federer va Djokovic también fue legendario final 2018
Incroyable mais Vrai Quel champion Quel courage Quelle performance Novak est une bête, une machine Le meilleur c tout ...c est le meilleur 💕✍🎾🎾🎾
Masterclass. The two strongest physically and emotionally ever.
Show me a more competitive match in tennis history ❤ These guys are the pinnacle of the sports.
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.
Exciting match!
Still hasn't win a SET off of Novak on HC in the last 10 years 😅
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 😂
the strongest ever: Novak Djokovic 🤖 The only strong player on every surface. The only one who can beat Nole is himself !
djokovic playing 5 hrs and coming back from 2 sets down in the 5th set was absolutely mindblowing
How can you not include the point where Nadal, in 5th set leading a break 4 2 and serving, had an easy finish at the net for 40 15 and an eventual 5 2 lead in the deciding set and... misses it! Instead it went from 30/15 to 30/30 30/40 and a break. That was a match point right there (probably, but we never know with Novak :) )
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 🤭
This is the greatest match in tennis history the All time 👍
2012 : Djokovic : 3 finals : 1 Slam Nadal : 2 finals : 1 Slam 2022 : Djokovic : 1 final : 1 Slam Nadal : 2 finals : 2 Slams Utter dominance ❤️💯 Lucky to have witnessed the Big 3 💯
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.
Those were the best days of my Life ❤️
18:26 That's what Novak Djokovic introduced uniquely to the man's tennis. Smile of joy through hardship and tears...
16:57 how the heck did Novak dig himself outta that hole after 4 hours of play I don't know but it's beyond reason!
In one tv show with Spice Girls,Novak spoke on that like an out of body expirience on the court.Higher Force he called it.❤️🙏☀️🌙🌎🌌
@@user-oq9iu3eh5p That must have been wild feeling to let Nadal off the hook at first and then tighten up to beat in 5 sets. Mental tower
Because he’s the goat?
Because Novak is the goat.
Djokovic the best tennis player in history results statistics everything 🎉🎉🎉
No one will forget what you (AO) did to Nole.
The most epic match in tennis history❤
Eu não canso de ver essa partida ! Pra mim, é o maior jogo que já vi, e de mais alto nível! Os dois maiores de todos os tempos !
Najbolji meč u istoriji tenisa..
Сумасшедший матч, просто летают по корту💯История🔥
If they replaced Novak with Federer the media would call this the greatest match in the history of tennis (by far)... with him they reluctantly call it a great match Still to this day Novak is undervalued
Novak owns them All. He will be sitting atop Mount Olympus when he's done winning his Slams.
He wasn't the goat yet at this moment, but this was the moment he ascended to goat level tennis
2 legends
I remember being there,when Nadal won the 4th set, I said, “ history is about to happen” and it did. Greatest match ever.
For the last ten years , almost every time NAdal is about to face Novak on hard or grass, he get injured and doesn’t play against him. He had not beaten Novak on hard nor grass in 10 years. Nadal chooses to face him only on clay, we’re clearly he has the edge. But novak is no p#ssy, he still faces him even if he doesn’t have the advantage.
I want you to know that Nadal vs djoko head to head is 29 to 30 to djoko I think the 29 wins for Nadal is not only on clay and he don't know If he has the advantage or not . Just watch tennis and shut up it is not for comparing the players it is for enjoyment . And F...K any fan like you stupid fans
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They seldom meet on grass. Nadal's last win on grass was in 2007
@@user-zh3ek4cg8v l think they played 28 times on clay, so it's practically half exactly
@@menon_ji4984 Wimbledon 10
3rd set was remarkable for goat , pure joy to watch this! Incredible match amazing victory by Novak!
those were the peaks for both players, very classic match.
Djokovic at his ultimate best!!!! This one is easily his most unbeatable version by far
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.
First set 1:20 , women's final 1:22
They ruined the tournament with more bright blue color surface these last few years, instead of light blue like in this match
This match doesn't deserves a highlight this match was a highlight in itself🎉🎉
What a match this was, wow (based on the highlights; I haven't watched the whole match)!
for the next ten years (until 2022 when he won it again) Nadal had PTSD from this match
What's insane about this match is the level of tennis at the end. I mean they could barely move or stand afterwards, but were 1000% to the end. Rafa having that break at the end when he looked empty, and the point he won down 15-30 in the last game was just insane. Also at 5-5 with Novak having the AD, Rafa unleashed a really good first serve that Novak just nonchalantly returns, just incredible. Then when it looked like Rafa would break back in the last game, Novak digs deep. I have never seen a match that intense all the way to the last point. It truly is the greatest match ever. I don't know how they played at that level at the end.
Definitivamente este es el mejor partido de todos los tiempos. 46 Grand slams en la cancha, la final de slam más larga de la historia y en el tope de su físico.
They should have given 2 trophies at the end of this game. Tennis will never witness such a level again.
Not a tennis match but a legendary battle between these Giants
Greatest match ever in tenis history
this match was like muhammad ali vs joe frazier 3. *THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE*
If ANY version of federer played either of these two players tonight, he would’ve been absolutely annhialated. These are the true two best players of all time
agreed, he couldnt hold this intensity
Even 06 Roger would have been decimated lol.
I still cry when I saw this match.. the lost set ..
Definitely rank this as the most epic, 'battle to the death' match of all time. 'Best match' of all time is 2008 wimbledon, but yeah, this is an insane match right here. Seeing Nadal constantly having to switch back and forth to rescue the ball just makes my legs hurt watching it lol.
Este fue el momento donde novak le dijo a nadal yo soy mejor q tu y lo seré por siempre 💕
The most beautiful epic and legendary night in tennis history or you can say in all of the sports
Lmaooo
Nole mental strength is infinite
This and wimbledon 2008 are the two best matches I've ever seen.
all I have to say is G O A T Mr. Novak Djokovic!!! Wow what heart and mental fortitude!
This was the match after which Nadal fans hatred for Novak grew 1000 times harder. Novak already gain quite a good number of haters when he defeated Federer at the 2011 US Open finals. Novaks only fault was that he defeated their favorite player. Crowd, Commentators everyone wanted the flesh of Djokovic, crowd did their part by changing the momentum every way possible in the favor of their favorite player but as always Novak came up on top and owned the crowd.
🤓
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 👋🏻