Federer vs. Djokovic - Australian Open 2011 (HD)

Why didn't he just give up on that set to conserve his energy? He did just that at Wimbledon 2019

Young GOATkovic beats Rodick Nadal and Federer in Montreal 2007. kzhead.info/sun/ptOTitx_qISmYI0/bejne.html

@@hunter1211 Djokovic G.O.A.T

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He was a beast in Oz Open 2008 too.

Beast mode turned on since 2011 :)

he may play well.. but he plays a so boring slyle and that is a fact...

@@danilomarvel5657 He plays to win titles, not to entertain you. He is no Monfils

@@danilomarvel5657 Stop saying your opinions are facts. Just put IMO or something after your subjective statement.

Young GOATkovic beats Rodick, Nadal and Federer in Montreal 2007. kzhead.info/sun/ptOTitx_qISmYI0/bejne.html

True legends and real entertainers...for sure we are lucky enough to live and watch the great games of Roger, Rafa and Djoker ...

@@hunter1211 I remember that tournament so well! I watched all of these games 3 games. I remember watching the final against Federer after going back from a birthday.

Djokovic getting manhandled by wawrinka is the best thing to see

@@sunritroykarmakar4406 lol never thought I will see a hater here

@@boitumelomatlou1755weak era champion djokovic still has nightmares of stanimal

@@sunritroykarmakar4406 how it weak era u clown ur referring to Federer right ,jackass ,from where idiots like u join tennis debates 😂 go watch cricket and scream kohli kohli idiot ,fed played in a weak era ,lol it's sad for u to see both Nadal Nd djokovic will over pass him right 😂😂

@@abrarrm14 why are u so butthurt?? Djokovic achieved most of his slams from 2015 to 2021. No way it was a strong era with washed up Nadal, old Federer and out of picture Del Potro, Tsonga, Berdych, Wawrinka etc. Think about it and breathe.

Wow, and to think that Djokovic has since won 10 and Federer only 1.

hahaha good one :D

yes and to think he had retired from middle of the matches also 10 times and Federer never, hehe

And to think that he played in a Golden Era while Federer played in a Weaker Era, hehehe

Nishant please find more excuses I beg you. I like seeing people come up with excuses :)

The greatest doper of all time

@Hugh Mungus tell me how can a guy play for hours running left right right left bending his back , twisting his ankle For hours without getting tired . Sorry nadal cant do that maybe on clay !!!!

Maybe one day we will know the truth . Too much money involved right now . Murray is the only guy im sure when he was in the big 4 to be clean . Djokovic case is so obvious . Diet yoga etc can help your body to be healthy but if your stamina is weak and poor even with hours of cardio it wont improve

@Hugh Mungus remember Melbourne 2012 5 hours against murray semi then 6 hours on sunday against rafa . How do u do that . Rafa was dead after this game . After that he made 2 finals us open and french open and semi at Wimbledon . He would have made 4 finals had he not being stopped at Wimbledon !!!!!!!! 4 finals . Why do he lose against lower ranking guys but he won mostly all his matches against the top four .

@@trudyholmm7551 Cope!

In 2015 too

Ciprian Ghenghea no

Now again

but Federer stoped him at the French open. That was an epic match and destroyed noles Grand Slam

This match was a tight match, federer’s adrinaline rush coming at the wrong moments, thats it. 1st set was a tie break, in the second set, federer got broken while serving for the set. And in the third set federer got broken early, and djoker got broken back, it was a good match, not a superhuman match

7 years later we're entering Wimbledon with the opportunity to have Roger Novak and Rafa at 20 slams each at the US Open

@@abdulhadikhan3744 I forgot I posted this 7 years ago, but basically Wimbledon 2014 which shortly followed might be the most significant grand slam win of his career. He went into the final against Federer, with a 6-7 record in grand slams finals, including losing his last 3 and 5 out of his last 6, plus also losing the 2013 RG semi-final against Nadal which was pretty much the de-facto final. He was already a great player of course, but had he lost yet another grand slam final that day, I think it would have been extremely difficult for him to put himself in the conversation to be one of the greatest if not the greatest. From that day onwards he has had a hugely impressive 13-3 record in grand slam finals.

One of his best slam he played so underrated

Now after winning 21 grand slams, the AO 2011 is still the best of his career.

Clay>Grass>Hard for me Hard is boring if it is not medium and medium fast actually.

Finally someone who appreciates and enjoys this beautiful games that they showed us. Unlike those PLASTIC fans who just come here and spread hatred and talk shit to each other.

+Lyly Lay well thanks a lot Lyly I apreciated a lot

Two of the best ever. Way better than Nadal.

man bat What?

@@bentobox7061 he said Djokovic,Nadal > Federer

Not all straight setters are one-sided. This one went three hours. 7-6 7-5 6-4 is a close match.

No he didnt

Young GOATkovic beats Rodick, Nadal and Federer in Montreal 2007. kzhead.info/sun/ptOTitx_qISmYI0/bejne.html

Just like Novak lost to Federer in US open 2007 final. Novak also played well but still lost in straight sets.

A straights sets win can be a closer match than a 4 or 5 set match tbh.

Federer played ok - 2011 he was already in slump - djokovic was just playing great in 2011, recall though that only federer beat him convincingly at French

@@meditating010 Convincingly?LOL

meditating010 Federer’s form from 2010-2013 is what ultimately will cost him in the final tally of GS’s. Nadal and Djok haven’t had a loss of form quite as lengthy as Fed did back then. He just seemed to lose matches in a similar sort of way time and time again. I think Fed and Djok stand alone when it comes to the GOAT debate, their levels of consistency are something else. But I’m sure Rafa fans could make a strong case too.

@@naveed210 2011-2012 fed was near peak.

Aleksa Teemo no he wasn’t, this AO Simon takes him to 5 sets. Wimbledon and US open he squanders a 2 set lead to Tsonga and Djok respectively, a peak Fed wouldn’t let slip a lead like that. 2012 FO he has a peculiar loss to Djok in FO and then loses to Berdych in the QF at US open. So no, nowhere near his peak.

Being 6 years younger helps

Now 21 Novak 20 Federer

@@gotimlol5318 as if that matters lmao you clown. Djokovic is better than your weak ass federer

@@gotimlol5318 If Federer's older, he should have won more. Djokovic is better at winning.

@@lazarcukovic4642 24 and still counting lol

And what about this years nole 2021? :)

@@peka8391 I think he would never reach the level he played in 2011 or 2015-16 again but he has become so complete as a player that it makes up for it e.g improved serve, volley etc.

Because of Djokovic only Nadal have 22 major titles Djokovic destroyed Nadal mentally and emotionally outside the clay since 2011

2011 is better than 2015 Nadal reached finals 10 times Nadal is beating each and everybody and losing to Djokovic in the end Nadal wants to repeat 2010 in 2011 but things didn't go well for Nadal actually lost 6 finals to Djokovic in 3 surfaces. Nadal was in Top form and 25 years old actually he wants to be best by winning 1. French open 2. Wimbledon 3. US Open like like 2010 Djokovic destroyed Nadal dreams completely he finished Nadal completely on grass that it became least favorite surface to Nadal after 2011 Wimbledon. He took 5 years to reach semifinals at Wimbledon. In 2018 Nadal wants to be goat by being best in 3 surfaces winning major titles It got slowed down because of Djokovic In winning major titles Djokovic ended Nadal outside the clay since 2011. 2011>2015 for me Federer played great but at least but did he reached 10 finals in 2015 like Nadal Federer didn't win major title in 2015 But Nadal won French open title in 2011. 2011>2015

Lol true

soooo true

Against Nadal he hits flat backhands cross-court on Nadal's forehand ...

@@raedsakly2463 Makes no sense. Backhand from Djokovic cross-court is to Nadal's forehand.

@@brianmannion7097 it does... Nadal hates to receive a fast flat ball on his forehand....

The real start of federer getting older 30+ in 2011 thats why novak started winning because back then novak got lucky to get 1 slam in 2008 but he easily get destroyed by federer before fed hits age 30 13-6 easy win in favor of federer

@@truthtruth9056😂 keep crying, no shame losing to the real GOAT

@@NamTran-xc2ip real goat? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 more like goat of old out of prime and injur prone beater and weak gen era goat 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@truthtruth9056 Philippusis,Baghdatis,Gonzales,Blake,Roddick,Mardy,Ljubicic.😉

@@truthtruth9056 How old was here, 29

Indeed, indeed!!... I consider this extended grunt to be iconic for a lot of reasons and I'll explain why: 1. It was a longer grunt as if he already knew before hitting the shot it was going to be a clean winner, and he knew indeed. 2. He came back from 5-2 in that set, and to do that against Roger, who was playing really well by the way, is remarkable. 3. He first became top 10 in March 2007 and already from July on that year was mostly established in the top 3. In other words, he'd been knocking on the door for quite some time. 4. But even so, he was still struggling with his health problems that would frequently cause him trouble... By the beginning of 2011, he had already figured that out by removing gluten from his diet. That was just like cutting off the chains and cuffs which were preventing a wild animal to run free. 5. At the same time he knew that shot was going to be a winner, it was also as if he was already aware of his potential to be one of the greatest (up until then he was far from it), and deep inside he knew that. All geniuses probably have kind of a gut felling about it. 6. To be at the top in that context was to challenge not only Roger, the best to ever have picked up a racket, but also Rafa, another giant. It is never easy to break through when there is already an established rivalry so iconic as Federer vs Nadal. 6. That grunt said: "I am here, I know my potential and I am going to prove it on the court, you'll see that happen" 7. Beating Roger in this match (more so than the final against Murray), marks the unleash of this beast with a racket named Djokovic that he became that year... and he went on to guarantee there would be this three-fold entity called Big 3: the Lion, the Bull and the Wolf.

@@davi.poiani wowowow!!

Djokovic exist since 2008 actually as world no 3.

Just wait a bit ... when Djokovic continues to play until 2024, it will unfortunately go down, as he will not be as consistent as he was in his 20s and early 30s. Similar things happened to Federer ...

​@@armstrongtixid6873 Similar things did not happen to Federer !! He’s never even been a year end No.1 since and has only held #1 for *25 weeks* since turning 30. Novak has held #1 for *105 weeks* and twice has been the Year End #1 since turning 30 Of course Novak is going to slow down! BUT.. Roger has done nothing in comparison to Novak or Rafa in their 30’s.

@Neil Dixit people think Federer end in 2012 but nobody think djoko end in2018 same age in 31😂how Fedchoke？similar compare to DjoGoat😂

@@djfunkychicken Roger in his 30s had to play Novak when he was 24, same age as prime Fed. Of course he's done nothing in comparison, his old self played them in their prime.

@@casey4664 In 2007 Djokovic just turned 20 when he beat "Prime" Federer. He beat all top 3 players in one tournament and regained his #3 rank. Roger at 20 wasn't even in the top 10.. struggling to beat an old guy wearing a wig ??? Even at 22 his win rate % was still in the 60's Federer has lost 10 times to Novak while he was still in his 20's. But if you still think the age difference was so critical.. Ask yourself How good was Roger in those 6 short prime years when *more than 20* of the top 10 players were 6 to 12 years *older* than him. P.S - Nice to see Federer will be attending Agassi's 51st Birthday party.. they're so close in age.. so much in common

In the truth, Novak deserved have 27 slams, some slams were strange.

Me too it's my favorite matchup

Fed fans don't like the fed/rafa matchup for obvious reasons.. 23-10

You kidding? I'm a huge Fed fan and I love that match-up. It's a classic, and they've had some epics at the Grand Slams, especially Wimbledon. I don't ignore Rafa's superior record over him though. He's definitely got how to play Rog figured out!

+iamFerriz 23-14. ;) Not so easy to rack up those H2H wins when Fed doesn't have mono or back surgery, no?

Best rivalry ever. Aestheti tennis at its best. Way better than Nadal and Djokovic rivalry.

Federer juega mejor. Pero djokovic es un frontón. Una pared de frente. Como decir es un nadal pero mas talentoso. Pero para mi en mi opinión eso no quita que federer juegue mejor. Eso

Lol what do you mean. 2017 Federer or 2006 Federer would have wiped the floor with this Federer

I wouldn't say he played the best he ever has. Definitely not poorly though. The main issue with 2011 Fed was that he was kind of fat until the clay season came around lmao.

I would say, "FEDERER, THE DESIGNATED LOOSER !!"

This is probably the dumbest ever comment lmao, a few months later, Federer on his worst surface proceeds to molest prime djokobitch in RG. 2011 djokobitch is the best HE ever played. 2004-2007 Federer and 2017 Federer, all forms of which djokobitch "coincidentally" hid from, would have used djokobitch like a toy just like prime Federer did in the US open lol

Я не думаю, что он умственный зверь, он как показала дальнейшая его игра всего лишь лучший в туре в защите. Как стена. И Федерер очень часто не мог пробить эту защиту. Рисковал, и как следствие ошибался. Да ещё в ключевых моментах. И это конечно же его нервировало очень. Что было как раз на руку Джокеру. Вот и вся его игра( Джоковича) отзащищаться, перетерпеть на задней линии, взять измором. Сломить соперника, заставить рисковать. Дождаться невунужденой ошибки. Сколько таких матчей он выиграл? На ошибках Федерера? Единственное в чем он превосходит Роджера, это в настрое и в психологии. В остальном Федерер сам ему все отдавал.

A lot of the turning point was the changing of the aussie open courts it used to play so much faster.

You fanatics seem to forget that in 2019 Wimbledon Federer controlled Djokovic with 14 more points, more aces, winning the long rallies, less unforced errors and at the end lost by missing the last point. And the man was almost 38 years old. When his most dangerous rivals are disabled or old he wins. In 2018 Federer reached 20 GS, Nadal had 14 and NoVax DjokeCovid 14. These 3 players were pros playing in the same tournaments. He started to win easy GS when the best players were old or injured. Alcaraz was injured and he won. Is easier to win like that. Between these.players Federer, Nadal and NoVax DjokeCovid in that order are the best of their generation. Novax has the best physique and the sickest brain. Number. In bad behavior and breaking racquets.

@@user-be7iu4ds8k Ты видимо не хуже их обоих, выложи видео, оценим.

@@pedromorales167 Crying baby fans still come with same old age excuse and silly word towards Djokovic's name. What a jealousy hater...

Nadal did it AO 2014.

@@Romans8-9 with bigger racket he lost to Nadal in Australian open 2014 Semifinals

@@kikaa1884 Cool excuse.

@@Romans8-9 dude I am Nadal fan those who bring rackets for them I am saying Nadal can defeat Fed if fed have bigger rackets

@@kikaa1884 Ok my friend, sounded like typical excuse because "Fed used a different racket". lol

u legend

Makes sense considering Federer forehand is one of the best ever

He said when he became vegan in 2011 his game changed

@@arslaanpasha3334 not vegan he became gluten free djokovic still has fish

@@thewhitewolf5645 if u technically think fish doesnt come in meat so I dont consider fish non-veg

@@arslaanpasha3334 lol what. fish is meat bro.

@@thewhitewolf5645 he was exclusively gluten free until 2016-2017 or so when he switched to what he now calls "vegan based diet" even though he still eats white meat and stuff. That's what makes it "based' and not just vegan, exclusively.

Update: 24 GS and counting

he "played well" how did you expect him to play?

Tbh, this match, Madrid final vs Rafa and Wimbledon vs Rafa were probably his best matches of his career.

yeah ... and its so BORING...

Ciprian Ghenghea Are you drunk? Novak can’t be entertaining as Federer. Just more entertaining that nadull.

@@ciprianghenghea7779 you are obviously out of your mind... comparing djoko and federer game style is pathetic... federer has 20 grand slams, much more than djoko boring vich have... by the way if you don t know... you are clearly just a djoko fanboy... nothing else...

@@danilomarvel5657 And it seems the way how you talk you´re only a federer fan? Rofl.much more than djokovic haha only 4 more damn!!

@@danilomarvel5657 Fed fan but Djokovic will retire with the most grand slams.

Actuallly Federer winded this Novak up in 4 sets in RG few months after this match. Everyone thought Novak would break highest streak record but Federer broke many hearts that day.

​@@marshaloga3047 you can take this irrilevant record... Today Novak has all the most important ones.

@@atroxh7002 LoL what record. I am replying to his comment about how dangerous this Novak is, and I replied that how a non prime Fed dealt with him. Everyone knows Novak has the most impressive stats otherwise.

@@marshaloga3047bruh I think he didn’t read the comment

Nobody could stop Djokovic this year he was even to much for my beloved Nadal although Rafa I believe played Djokovic in Wimbledon semis or final and us open final Djokovic wanted revenge Nadal punished him 2010 us open Novak was to good I mean for goodness sake he's won every master 1000 more than once Nadal still hasn't won Miami or Paris indoor masters unbelievable

lol

that is not the point. The point is that Djokovic, or even Nadal, will never be regarded as Federer is. They are fast, they're efficient, they bring back every ball BUT they do not create magic like Federer, they do not produce out-of-this-world shots like Federer. And to see how Federer brings Nole down, like at 07:17 is a real treat :)

jimmyjim2307 : you are clearly a fedtard fan...!!!

your argumentation is flawless, I capitulate ;)

same for you:)

Very very well said. I actually came back to watch this video specifically for this extended grunt because I also see the iconic nature of this moment esp in hindsight over a decade later. Federer and Nadal used to be mental hurdles for djokovic to overcome in terms of believing he could beat them. This grunt almost reversed that dynamic; from here on, djokovic became the man to beat that Fedal now had to chase after his diet change and mental fortitude training. In short, the wolf was born.

yea man well said. 2011 was the year djokovic unleashed the superhuman inside him and showed everyone who he is. I can't believe from then on he stopped federer in so many crucial games like he denied 3 wimbledon finals to roger omg then those 2 us open semifinals i still remember watching on tv couldn't believe. Most unbelievable is the fact he rose up to won a freaking wimbledon 2022 title omgggg after such a disrupting season lost to medvedev in us open final then he was denied aus open entry then lost to his top rival in french open qf.

Definitely the greatest tennis grunt of all time. Truly iconic

Federer chocks anytime.

@@quiver99 your spelling chokes harder

@@quiver99 just enjoy the quality of tennis... No doubt..Roger,Rafa and Djoker are the greatest of all time

@@asikdiekosbcrew :)) correct!

No doubt mam. Way better than any rivalry.

Ah, it's always good to see people actually appreciate the tennis, and not argue about silly matters.

What is "actual" tennis? Is there a "fake" tennis that is trying to be an imposter?

You mean to say that Rafa on clay is surreal tennis? Well he makes it look like it, doesn’t he?

YES.

Now at 20 slams, begrudgingly they’re starting to say he may be the greatest player of all time lol. Fed won’t win another so he’s stuck at 20, Novak? Hahaha. Hilariously, his opponents are still cheered even though he’s top seed for 2 years & beating EVERYBODY. I knew it the second he arrived on tour, and now it’s real. Rafa may win the French again but hard to see him win any other. Novak on the other hand, owns The Australian & arguably Wimbledon, only the US open is trickier for him, but Rafa’s not going to win there again anyway.

just enjoy the quality of tennis... No doubt..Roger,Rafa and Djoker are the greatest of all time

Murray joined them in 2012

Cilic also in 2014@@nccamsc

You can thank fedtards for that, in fact

@@pavledrakulic9456 By using the word fedtards you sir are part of the problem.

@@ciprianghenghea7779 Again, you're part of the problem. I agree the fans aren't great, and with Federer having so many, the majority of the voices you hear will be fans of his. But by attacking them you're just adding fuel to the fire.

@@ciprianghenghea7779 Your comment sounds annoying and hateful. I agree that the players are great but the fans on both sides are obnoxious as fuck.

@Basu C You're part of the problem. Thanks for making the community toxic

+tennis addict one of, yeahtrue

+Ravindranath Sedidi No he's not Rod Laver is. U probably started watching tennis in 2003.

+Ravindranath Sedidi Novak is top 5 all time and the only 1 who is genuinely rising. We should wait 5 years till the big 3 have retired to see who the real GOAT is.

+tennis addict Federer is without a doubt the best player to ever pick up a racquet. No contest.

+tennis addict nah, lin dan is the greatest racket player of all time =)

and then come 2015

No, Federer won ATP Finals 2010, Nadal on top. The truth is Novak Prime >>>>> Fedal Prime.

Daniel Gregor i disagree

if djokovic had won every major for the past ten years he'd have 40+ majors, interesting how if things happened differently it would have different result

Completly Agree!!

2019 is unluckiest , got injured in both australian open and us open…wimbledon is heartbreaking

Yh djoko saved match points v roger at uso then beat nadal.

@@Romans8-9 2011.

@@sunritroykarmakar4406 Nadal had way more injuries so stop making excuse

​@@NamTran-xc2ip he suffered injuries due to his own ultra-defensive style. you have to run after the ball all the time your body can't handle it, look what happened to hewitt, at 28 years old he was an old player, Novak is 36 years old and is number 1, Roger was number 1 at 35/36 years old. Nadal suffered injuries due to his offensive limitations.

Not really....Sampras on fast courts would destroy him and so would Federer ....he's benefitted from the courts being slowed down

@@98TheJackInTheBox sure

@@iamheful these are basic facts

@@98TheJackInTheBox bro you on drugs hahah

@@vegaeb what on drugs for facts?? The courts have been slowed a stupendous amount which favours the baseliner

As a Fed fan Novak was a monster in 2011 and Fed was playing well, the brutality in this match is beyond my comprehension of tennis knowledge , btw Fed wasnt even 30 and the only guy who stood up against Djoko in 2011 , Nadal ? he didnt stand a chance.

No he wasn't!He just straight up lost to a better playing Novak.

Nobody: Novak fans: *Incorrectly understands Fed fans’ opinions*

@mikes gt Occasionally ? Let me laugh look the H2H

@@brankojovic2000 😂🤣 the nightmare of Wimbledon.

+Mr Comment He is more precise now, no need to hit it harder when he paints lines and hits angles with greatest consistency of all the players.

+Chris Williams are you serious or just trolling around?

+Chris Williams Yeah , butthurt Weakerer keyboard warrior. It must be great to be you lmao

+Chris Williams Mad weakerer fan, another year of no lube abuse ahead. Groaning excuses inbound!

+sextc89 Cool story bro! Butthurt is strong in you and your boyfriend

He actually won every time he made the semis

He wins the AO almost every time he shows up LOL

True 👌

2021 Nole also not too bad :P