Rafael Nadal v Stefanos Tsitsipas | Australian Open 2021 - Highlights | Tennis | Eurosport
2021 ж. 16 Ақп.
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Watch the highlights of Rafael Nadal v Stefanos Tsitsipas at Australian Open 2021.
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Tsitsipas you are an amazing warrior, respect from Serbia!!
🇷🇸💟🇬🇷 love from Hellas
He didnt give respect for us, why we should give it to him?
Im spaniard and was rooting for nadal but greece is my favorite country, do it stefanos for hellas
And for Greeks, Spain is one of our favorite countries.. Beautiful Spain..
Man your viral in coffeeshop
Respect from Greece to Spain
Very sweet of you. Thank you!!
Mediterranean brothers!
Tsitsipas had woken up from the third set and the rest is history. 🤣
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@@Andrey_Khaustov1480 cry
@@Andrey_Khaustov1480 Nadal, the most competitive person in sport, agreed to throw a match? Let me guess, the Earth is flat, the vaccine has microchip implants and tin foil hats are all the rage...
@@fivos833 The vaccine one is correct.
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The speaker couldn't be less enthusiastic.
yes is verry boring.... french is littly best but still boring..
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He is a Rafa fan, mate! That's why... you should've heard him covering the Djokovic vs Rafa match at Doha 2016. Djokovic was pummeling Rafa in that match and he was trying so hard not to burst into tears.
@@climstudio22 German with Boris Becker is kinda intresting
@@jonathansiemens3246 yeah but its more about the inside that he can give less about his enthusiasm as a commentator.
Greek warrior...Respect...
Damn this dude Stefanos Tsitsipas is special.
Stefanos' Athletics were amazing during this 4 hours match. He ended up having the top hand over Rafa who's probably the fittest guy around with Nole. Simply excellent
ye but Tsis is 12 years younger than Rafa, and we're lauding the young guys for being fitter than middle aged men, albeit legends. It's absolutely crazy
@@BOZ_11 rafa is not middle aged lmao
ahahahah... I guess that no one remembers that Tsitsipas "athletics" were granted by the fact the he didn't have to play the previous game... so he had double rest time before the game with Nadal. Would he had played Berrettini and "Tsitsipas "athletics" would be nothing to compare. (which is way Tsitsipas doesn't even have a single Grand Slam victory at 22 (when at 22... Nadal already had 5 Grand Slam titles, Federer 1 and Djokovic 1)
@@marcograsso2740 you Rafa simpletons always have an excuse for when he loses... I googled what you just said and the third headline is literally: ''Pain free Nadal is back at his best''. Idiot.
@@paulobastos1774 idiot Rafafan. Do you know how many grand slams Rafa won because the opponent was tired or injured? It goes both ways. Nadal was NOT fatigued after playing Fognini - the Italian literally threw the match away. Idiot.
Tsitsipas really flew like a bird
Like a little bird 🐦 😉
@@marcograsso2740 he even said that he wasn't injured what are you talking about
Watched the full match. Nadal really tightened in the 3rd set tie break, missing 2 easy overheads and many UF errors. Tsitsipas sensed it, and maintained and unreal level of groundstroke consistency, winning nearly ALL the long rallies from that point. He was fully dialled in during the 4th and 5th set. Never felt like he was going to lose
@@QueArgh I agree. Very good observation
Tsitsipas back hand and one or two other movements reminiscent of Roger Federer.
The thing that impressed me most about Stefanos was his attitude, he didn't explode in angry or got frustrated as he did vs. Djokovic RG SF 2020. He kept his head cool and tried to find a solution for his problem, this incredible mature performance by him tells me big things will be coming towards him sooner or later!
It's going to be rather sooner than later! Stefanos is ready, and if he doesn't win one of the majors this year, then it's going to be next one for sure. At the beginning of the year, I predicted that Medvedev will win one GS this year, but we will have to wait and see, as Stefanos is ready too.
@@theUroshman meddy did lol
tsitsypas was upset but did not show it
In this match, it was not all about Nadal losing his focus after the third set tie-break. It's also that Tsitsipas could take advantage of it, by being consistent and hitting big strokes. A player of Nadal's class dropping in quality during the encounter doesn't automatically mean losing the match. The opponent has to play at a very high level, too, which Tsitsipas did today.
Hey man, I didn't have the chance to watch the entire match. I agree with what you said. But I was wondering (if you watched the match), in what aspect was nadal "lacking" from the third set? Like, movement? unforced errors? weak strokes?
@@tomswiss7128 Certainly a significant amount of unforced errors. He also for the most part made it too easy for Stef when Stef was serving. I mean he even won a game with 4 aces in a row. And at the same time he had trouble closing his own games, with Stef reaching 40 often and even getting some break points. To be fair, Tsitsi massively improved his game at that point, so it's a little bit of both. Like the other person said, it's not enough for Rafa to drop his quality, the other guy must play at his best to beat him.
@@notquitemytempo1353 i really appreciate your answer, i was extremely curious about it. Thanks :)
This mini convo is what commenting is all about, i dont think ive ever seen such a cool interaction on a youtube video hah
@@Finroe1 😉
Respect from Serbia for the Greek brother
Greetings brother from Greece❤️💙
Respect to Nole, love to all Serbians brothers!
What’s more impressive than the win is that he can still improve so much. Within the next few years he surely can develop into a Top 3 player
yeah. It's just that it seems like the future of tennis will be filled with good players just like in the 70's, 80's and 90's. A free for all scrap battle between the the top 5 or 6 players in the world
Or top 1.
What a comeback from my compatriot! Proud of him today,even though I'm a Federer fan,this day is special...Nadal played at his best all the game,but that was not enough! unbelievable performance!
you have not seen the match, Nadal could not keep up the rhythm of Tsitsipas, but in the beginning, we could check who has better tennis play and after we saw who was in better shape.
@@enriquepastorarmada7135 man,Check out the interview of Rafa ✌️
By a spaniard: Magnificient work of Tsisi. 👏👏👏 Today we are sad but happy by our greeks brothers. Good luck in semis 🇪🇸❤️🇬🇷
Agreed. Some of those single-handed backhands of Tsitsipas reminded me of Federer's backhands at the AO in 2017, by the way
@@maxmuller100 he reminded Federer a lot today. His quick approach to serving, his ran-around forehands etc...
Just brilliant. Hats off for that courage Tsitsipas
I'm from Serbia and, of course, Novak's fan, but I would really like to see Tsitsipas earns the title in AO this year. This is the reason why he really deserved it. He's something like a reincarnation of ancient Greek legends, when heroes are half men, half gods from the Olympus mountain. Zeus is proud!
🇷🇸💟🇬🇷
Thats so epic! Heroes are alive! Dreams are true!
I'm from Greece, Novak's fan and ofcourse i want to see Novak win it. And some more to come. Hopefully he is fit because when Novak is fit there is no one to beat him. Idemo!!!! Stefanos is young and has the time to win in the future if he continues this way.
Tsitsipas seems to have improved a lot his mental toughness and his pysical condition....now he can dominate and win grand slams and major tournaments the question is if he can retain this toughness game after game... Also i belive that is very difficult to beat stefanos in a five set game ... Nadal always great and 21 grand slams is a matter of time
noboy knows the future
Nadal had his last ever GS at Rolland Garros last year, that is it for him. He and RF will finish at 20.
@@18682sandeep 2021 Roland garros who do you think will win?
@@asg7939 Tsitsipas
@@1994ThePhenom1994 i will remember this ... I am greek so i wish stefanos could win everything ...but the king of the clay is the great Rafa
Great respect for Rafa, he's been 1 of my fav athletes, but Stefanos showed a heart of steel today. Go on my boy
The 4th set was sublime. The sound off Stefs racquet when he hit the backhand was perfection. Such clean hitting from him. You can hear the different sounds from the shots so much clearer when there's no crowd.
You are so right ...!!!!
Can't wait for another Tsitsipas vs Medvedev
"BS Russian vs Greek who can't fight"
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NOLE WINNER
Medwedew will win this tournament.
@@user-to3zc7od5i Nole will get beaten by Karatsev =)
The birds 🦅 loved this match
😁😂😂😂
What a match
A herculean effort from Tsitsipas.
Well done Tsitsipas, now you have to win the tournament ! Respect from Spain
Two great athletes fighting a fantastic battle. This time my Συμπατριώτης Tsitsipas won. And Nadal showed how a champion loses a match: in dignity and respect. Gracias!
Proud to be Greek, we re by your side Stefane keep walking💪🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷💪🇬🇷💪🇬🇷💪🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
In the grand slams, only 2 players have rallied over #Nadal after being 2-0 down : 1. Fognini in R32 US Open '15 2. Tsitsipas in QF AUS Open '21 Tough luck today for Rafa!
Isn't it 3 people? I think he lost a 2-0 lead in 2005 as well.
@@vamheredur413 Right, it was in Miami Master's final against Federer, but not in Grand Slams!
@@shaileshs4861 You know I was wondering why you put 'In the grand slams' at the start when being 2-0 down already implied 5 set matches so they must be slams. But you're right the Miami masters used to be best of 5!
Tsitsipas didn't rally anything, buttpicker just stopped playing in the 3rd set tiebreak, no clue wtf happened to him
@@shaileshs4861 Oh, my bad.
I was very impressed with Tsitsipas performance. Everything was ok for Nadal until the third set. I believe one of the reasons for this defeat was his service. The second, in my view, was the belief. Nadal was not going for his shots in crucial moments. Very afraid to make mistakes. He was executing very high percentages shots. Not risking too much. It let Tsitsipas take the advantage of the rallies.
yes but in the beginning it worked, because tsitsipas wasn't as good
the shape was not great either
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Tsitsipas didn't even celebrated at the end of the game cause he knew he was gonna win. Very strong self belief for that kid!
I thought he was just too exhausted to celebrate hahaha
WOW. If you can come back from 0-2 and beat Nadal ... that's something special.
Impressive! Respect
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Feel sorry for Rafa, such a fighter. But congrats to Stefanos, well played. Future tennis is in good hands
As a fan of Rafa would love now to see Tsitsipas win the tournament.
I want Djoko to win, sorry.
Time for these newer names to break through. Mix it up a bit.
Thats the problem: I like Tsitsipas usually. But when he wins against Nadal in the quarters in some tournaments, he then goes on to lose to a player o don't want to win instead of getting the title himself
@@nemoschmitz2374 well if you don't want them to win then they obviously shouldn't...
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Wow What a match from both, well done Stef
Great performance from Tsisipas
Συγχαρητηρια Στεφανε 🇬🇷
Watched the full match. Nadal really tightened in the 3rd set tie break, missing 2 easy overheads and many UF errors. Tsitsipas sensed it, and maintained and unreal level of groundstroke consistency, winning nearly ALL the long rallies from that point. He was fully dialled in during the 4th and 5th set. Never felt like he was going to lose
Yessss alot love from homeland Stefane.... Love ❤️❤️ you
Stefanos has grown up :) Grown man attitude there!!! Well done.
What an amazing recovery from Tsitsipas! 2020 was an year we saw the legends struggling against the "new generation" and this year no doubt we'll see more of that! Amazing game for both, ☺️🇵🇹
Djokovic says hello
Στέφανε τι έκανες ρε παικταρά! Μπράβο σου ρε μάγκα πάμε μέχρι την κούπα έτσι. Κοίτα το παιχνίδι σου και μην αποσπάς την προσοχή σου με Harrods και άκυρα θέματα! You own the tournament Stefanos! Greetings and good luck from Greece! You will win many grand slams. 🙏✊
Stef gave it all indeed. They were both seriously good, astonishing performance from both. I am a die hard Novak fan, but I have to say, I’m starting to love this guy Nadal. I always respected him but now I admire him as well. Such intensity, and presence on the court
*ΤΕΡΑΣΤΙΑ ΝΙΚΗ*
Unbelievable tennis and come back from Stefanos against the odds! A charismatic player who won mentally and physically the best in form and skilled 🎾 player right now with 35 undefeated major sets in row! Today he proved that he learns during the game and his experience increases exponentially! Well done Stef very exciting to watch you playing!
Unbelievable! Must have been a pleasure 2 watch live. Tsitsipas has it in him! Try not to give away the first two sets again Malaga. ^^ Good luck. 🎾🏆AO🎾
What a match !! 🥵 Good job Tsitsi 😁🤙🤝
Μπράβο Στέφανε!! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
I love watching these videos thanks a lot for posting them here in youtube :) Also big improvement that you guys don’t show the winner of the match on the thumbnail! This way I can watch the video with more excitement, since I don’t now yet who won :)
In the end Stef was the better player, Rafa tried his best, can't ask for more then that.
Well... that's not true... too many unforced errors on final set. Anyway, Stef deserved the victory
this smash ... Nadal would have won so much
I don't think that Nadal tried his best. He used to be more consistent in GSs
Stefanos was way fresher, he had a walk over in the last round. That's the key basically. Nadal didnt had the rythm
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What a great match! Incredible performance from both sides 👏
MY NEW IDOL
Tsitsipas was awesome what a win against one of the BIG THREE
Orthodoxe brothers in the semis!👏
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Love it, never been a better final two rounds of a slam except AO 2012
Come on...
Who cares about their religion though?
@@dimostheniskalaitzis6988 well, not many but the people who do care are very very proud of their men, women and children 😁🙌
Nadal played so well. Such finesse in his strokes. Tsitsipas won due to his effort. He outrunned Nadal, returned amazing shots from Nadal. Great game
One of the most impressive comebacks ever. Tsitsipas was absolutely horrible in the first 2 sets. Rafa didn’t even played something special.. and then 3 rock solid sets. Well deserved
Tsitsipas was not horrible in the first set, he had more solid volleys and was more challenging for Nadal on his volleys. That is apart from the game where Nadal broke.
lol what are you talking about? Nadal was playing insane tennis in the first 2 sets
You guys clearly didn’t watched the match. Tsitsipas was horrendous.. especially in the first set.
@@thetruthhurtshuh7470 haha...horrible...well, you clearly know nothing about tennis.
Bravo stefane and good video from Eurosport 50/50 % for each player
guess i'm rooting for tsitsipas now.
Μπράβο Στέφανε !!!! 👍👏💕
waaou!! je ne pensais pas que tsitsipas reviendrait! excellente perf' du grec! bravo.
Wow what a fight 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️
From Hades to Olympus. Tsitsipas the demigod.
Ναι ακριβως ετσι .Και βρεθηκε στον Όλυμπο γιατι η ηρεμία του ηταν Ολύμπια πραγμα ασυνήθιστο για αυτόν. Έχω εκπλαγεί σήμερα, Αν συνεχίσει έτσι η πρωτιά είναι θέμα χρόνου!
@@konstantinospolitopoulos7878 Είναι πολύ κοντά στο να γίνει "the number one"
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What an epic match. Tsitsipas plays the best backhand in the world. Amazing
This was a great comeback, and the highlights etc. And the speaker so like a usual route.
Amazing match. Well done tsitsipas. Congrats
gorgeous game
Well played by Tsits from a Rafa fan! He has the game to win this trophy I just hope the win isn’t in vein and he doesn’t fall in the semis or final. He’s realising his potential before our eyes
Un auténtico partidazo, muy bien hecho por tsitsipas que a pesar de ir perdiendo 2-0, no se vino abajo 9 animicamente y siguió luchando fuerte
Credit to Tsitsipas.....his new mental toughness was clearly on display allowing him to hang on and eventually win!
He's definitely showing resilience and mentality that he was lacking. And he's still quite young, he's going to mature even more. Great potential ahead of him.
@@notquitemytempo1353 decent single handed backhand too (which is always nice to watch)
Magnificient
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Bravo tsitsipas 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷👏👏👏
what a match. and what a comeback! This is Tennis :)
Muy bien Tsitsipas, qué partidazo, gracias a ambos
Vamos tsitsipas!
Good match! Both playing excellent Tennis. Tsitsipas is getting better and better.
legendary performance against a legend, tsitsipas is coming, the next wave
Tsitsipas's style reminds me of Federer 2007-2009. Good precision of serve, not so strong but consistent groundstrokes with more control and good netplay.
Bravo Stefano done us proud!
Thank you!!!
The Greek God!!!!!!! He is trully the best young player in the world...Just amazing...
I LOVE YOUR LAST LAUGH AT THE END STEFANE SO PRECIOUS. AETE MOY...
This is gonna hurt for a long time
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Μπράβο σου Στέφανε! Συνέχισε έτσι!
Tsitsipas' serve in the last 3 sets was phenomenal. In one of the games in 5th set he hit 4 aces in a row and ended the game in 54 seconds.
A true Greek fighter our Stefano today ! We are all so proud of him. Bravo Stefano !!!!!
Amaizing effort from Stef both gamewise and physically. Does anybody else think this match has a different outcome with a packed crowd though?
A packed crowd would've meant that stefano would not have lost the first two sets so easily, perhaps not even lost them at all. It would've have been packed with Greek fans.
@@jennyspiriadis3507 Interesting. I actually think that nerves would have played a bigger role with the crowd. And that stef could have gotten emotionally exhausted. He did super well to stay calm and safe his energy. Rafa on the other hand draws on the crowd in tight matches and gains strength and believe. I personally see rafa ahead with a rowdy crowd
This deserves an extended higlihts
Πάμε τσιτσιπαραααααα 🇬🇷💪👍🏆🏆💪💪🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Tsitsipas looks very "Federeresque" in some of his shots especially the backhand. 😎 (He did say he's been idolising him since the age of six and watching him on TV). Looks like it's paying off. 😉
Pameeeee!!! ❤
Well done to both players.
Elite choke by Rafa - he has lost 9 of his past 10 tiebreaks against top players on hard courts. The guy needs a psychologist to fix his mental game outside of clay, look at those missed smashes in the breaker here. Amazing job by Tsitsipas for making basically no errors after set 3 and playing huge shots.
That's why he's a clay court player! He can't face the best on hard court, when they are in God mode, he would have lost badly to Medvedev, even if Tsitsipas did choke this!
@@pauljohnson6019 "he would have lost badly to Medvedev, even if Tsitsipas did choke this!" Yeah, we saw last month about that. The only player who is favorite over Nadal on hard is Djokovic. Otherwise Nadal has won 8 GS outside of clay so that makes him hell of a player and all rounder. Murray is known as one of the greatest hard courters of all time and he has won 1 slam on that surface, compared to Rafa's 6.
Keep fighting and you never know what can happen.
Well played Tsitsipas.
Bravo.
Good afternoon! Good job Stefanos! You did not give up the fight and that paid off! Great victory congrats! Point of the match - 08:03
Bravo, majstore!
Great strategy from tsitsipas, a lot of pressoure at the backhand of Nadal and a lot o of power in his match.
Παιχταρά μου! Τι έφτιαξες εκεί πέρα; Μπράβο σου :)
der verschagene Schmetterball im tiebreak war ein Schlüsselball- danach spielte tsitsipas auch super- congrats from a raffa fan
New generation tennis player beat old champions soon , we will see , super game both played good congratulation 👏👏
We are saying this for more than 3 years. Yes, next gen are good but not "always". Where is Tim?! Can you quarantee that Tsi, Zverev, Medvedev, Tim will always be in semi, or finals in every atp tour, like masters or GS. How many semi finals Zverev have. Mentaly, Tsi and Medvedev are much much better than Zverev. So this 2 guys are next, and Tim but he is 28-29 years old. So, he must be healthy in next 2-3 years. Medvedev is 24year, Tsi 22. And like Medvedev said, he have ZERO GS. So, our next gen in last 3 years, it is 11 GS they won only 1 GS. All of them?!
Imagine with crowd going nuts !