Nadal v Djokovic - Us Open 2010 Final .. 720p50

2009 AO comes close, but yeah this is probably the best Nadal ever played on hard courts. This was the peak of his fitness and more importantly, his serve.

Nadal's best year on hard was 2013. It was pretty impossible for his opponents to get a chance. He could've keep the level in 2014 if it wasn't for the injuries once again..

Yeah, Nadal was awesome on hard in AO 2009, US Open 2010 and throughout 2013, but I think he peaked in this tournament. I don't think we've ever seen at least his hard-court game firing so tremendously on all cylinders as we saw in the US Open 2010, although his game throughout the summer hard-court swing in 2013 comes very close. At the 2010 US Open, he was lightning fast, his serve was unusually potent and pinpoint, giving him a rare number of cheap/free points even against the world's best returners such as Djokovic, his body and mind were almost robotic in their impregnable strength, and his baseline rallying was suffocatingly deep and strong, underpinned by a ferocious mix of booming, slinging topspin and searing flat shots off both wings, with creative use of low, sliding sliced backhands for variety ... It's one of tennis' tragedies that injuries so often cut short the golden periods of Rafa's play (as in 2009 after his amazing 2008 season, as after the 2010 US Open when he softened his serve to mitigate a shoulder injury, as in 2012 after dominating the clay spring, 2014 after his incredible 2013 ...), so that he never remained for very long at the height of his powers (as Fed was able to do from 2004-2009 and Nole was from 2011 to, well, the present).

Great comment. Appreciated

Nadal didn't suffer any injury after the 2010 U.S. Open.

i don't know if it's the camera quality but i feel like this match is not on the same level of what we see today. Djokovic and Nadal were hitting so hard in this final it's crazy.

I actually think they both look a lot better in later years. Especially nadal’s technique has changed for the better

@@lammie001 Nadal technique in later years is more compact and look more aesthetic but less powerful. In their older years less energy to spend they have to do counterpunching but that's enough to win against next-genners. 2010 Nadal and 2011 Djokovic hit so hard it's like different species from their 2022 and 2023 version. I have preference for 2010 Nadal technique because it looks great and so powerful and dominant, sure it may not be pretty like 2022 Nadal technique but it still looks good in its own way.

@@lammie001 His BH technique is better but everything else is just worse

Fiercest Competitor fed is the goat

Well the kind of style Nadal played with he was always bound to have injuries. If he wouldn't have adopted that style then he wouldn't​ have been that legend so injuries isn't an excuse.

it's not an excuse it's a fact.. I agree that his style of play is the main reason of his injuries but you gotta consider his career threatening ankle disorder is not his doing which he had back in 2005.. he had to use different type of shoes to compensate that problem.. also that makes his knees more injury prone.. hard to believe? read his book.

I agree, but you gotta say that his open-stance forehand is the main reason for his knees injuries

Ruchir Mundhra What nonsense are you saying? An individual's "style of play" is just his/her game. There are player whose game is as physical as that of Nadal's, but didn't come close to the level of sucess Nadal have achieved. And, even to this day, Nadal is still playing pretty solid tennis at age 31.

LEdger Poppunk no they aren't

Ertugrul Körpinar what?

LEdger Poppunk 2012 Aus Open Final?

yes they are. the golden age of men's tennis

LEdger Poppunk Some of the greatest tennis matches ever for sure! Two of history’s best, both at their peak, battling again and again with an undulating flow of supremacy that first favoured one, then the other, as their energies and fortunes waxed and waned, and they continually evolved each other, with almost all matches being close and epic.

djokovic wansnt at his peak.

Maximus3075 he was getting there

@@aranyaism but Nadal still beat prime Djokovic in 2013 US Open. And Nadal serve better in 2010 US open. Highly doubt that this Nadal would lose to anyone with that serve and backed up with the best forehand backhand baseline combo.

@@dewman7477 They've both beaten each other at their peak.

@@sumnahlennon4516 yes but Nadal was able to do it against Djokovic at US Open 2013. Novak never beat peak Nadal at RG semifinal or final. Nadal beating 2010 Djokovic at US open was impressive because he beat Federer and was having an excellent North America swing (like Medvedev was in 2019 US Open).

Regarding Nadal's game, very little has changed over the course of his career. And as amazing as Nadal has been for the past two seasons (2017-2019), he was even better during the earlier years of his career (especially 2008-2013). The doubters and naysayers were just wrong, by claiming Nadal will not have a longevous and prosperous career, namely because of his style of play (which often gets him injured).

He wouldn't

He won 4 US Open titles. He won 2 Australian open titles He won 2 won Wimbledon titles He won 14 French open titles. He was world ranking no 2 for 370 weeks. He was world ranking no 1 for 209 weeks. He won 92 ATP titles in total. 63 titles on clay 25 titles on hard 4 Titles on grass.

He wants to repeat it in 2011 also but he had to face best form of Djoko actually 2011 Nadal problem is Djokovic only and no one else

Nadal passed over Djokovic. Yoko has only been able to overcome Nadal when he was injured. When Nadal is healthy he practically always beats Yoko.

@@compluto4190hes injured for the whole decade? Because its been 10 years since nadal taken a single set off djokovic on hc

Agree entirely. Not to take any thing from Nadal, but watching ao09 final it felt like federer played better tennis yet somehow Nadal came on top. It’s just strange, nadal 2ao and 3-1 vs fed in ao, but has 3 less titles

I'd say this one was the most solid and AO 2009 was the most epic/magical

@@NamTran-xc2ip 4 less titles* fed has 6 AO titles

Nadal is a monster on hard court despite what ppl make it seem. He won 4 USO and 2 AO and made many other finals on top of that. It's a pity he had to face Novak who is the best hard court player in history + Fed and Murray who are hard court specialists. The most magical run def was 2022 AO, he looked like he could lose any match yet somehow won all 7 of them. And the most solid were here 2010 USO and 2017 USO, he was a beast in these and no one could have stopped him.

facts

Lol

You're funny

Djokovic can

Novak can

@@waileonglum2738 he can't

lol what nadal was already injured back then, he retired in AO that year

@@warriorsilver2442 there you go, a man that’s had to battle himself beyond any other opponent

@@malvarez8484 Yeah he could have won the sunshine slam as well if he was more fit.

For me Novak has better mentality that fighting against hostile crowds.

You have to watch 2011season and 2012Australian Open final then you know Who is Professor X

@@arunsekhar7931 Hostile crowds that he's brought on himself with his historic attitude. There's no way his fighting spirit exceeds Nadal's. Get real.

@@josephmanno4514 really???? Nadal won aussy open in the absence of Novak,so enjoy

@@josephmanno4514 Fighting spirit no, but mentaly djokovic is stronger so far. Wimbledon 2019 against Federer? Cmon man, just be real.

şeytanın avukatı no way it was the same Rafa , not even close , nadal was terrible in those matches against djokovic in 2011

he murdered nadal in 2011. nadal gave it everything. novaks defense was just better. 2010 novak hasnt figured nadal out, defense isnt the same. just watch both highlights. the quality of shots from both nadal and novak was superior in 2011. yet novak was still better. "novak was my problem in 2011" nadal.

2011 was good year for Nadal but imo 2010 USO Nadal vs 2011 Nole is Nadal win.

even at minimum mentally Nadal was definitely stronger in 2010 than 2011, I think he served better too. Wouldn't pick 2010 as Nadal's peak though, probably 2009 AO

Derek Woods Other than 2008/2012/2017 French Open Nadal's Us Open 2010 was the best grand slam in his career in terms form, he was basically the best version of himself, he regularly hit above 130 mph serves which never happened before in his career and was hitting the forehand the same as you see him on clay. Djokovic was obviously better in 2011 than this match but I would still pick Nadal to win in this form, Nadal basically figured out Djokovic in the 2012 Australian Open, Djokovic only won one grand slam match since then (Nadal won four), and it was in 2015; aka the worst year in Nadal's career, when Nadal basically lost to everybody.

Nah 2010 he was already slower

@@aleksamilosevic8792 Maybe but 2010 was Nadal's peak level all around off clay..Federer had more success vs Nadal off clay later on because Nadal was a shell of himself ie speed + quickness..

How? He didn't win ao in 2010

@@iceoj4980 he win Ao 2009

@@gaminababan7349 complete the gs? How?

@@gaminababan7349 ohh understood he won uso in 2010 right

Nadal en 2010 y Djokovic en 2011!! vaya bestias

wimbledon 2018 is now their greatest match, after AO 2012

@@nurajafar8366 RG 2013 is at the same level of those two

@@javierjesusbalades2155 Si Senor 👌

Yeah injuries certainly ruined Nadal's career after this... only won 9 more slams

@@Omkar529 9 i don t think...5-6 certainly

his backhand was remarkable in 2017, in the French Open he was killing opponents from that side.

Gherbi Hicham Agreed. 2017 clay season Rafa beats this one and 2012 RG Rafa for best I’ve ever seen him play. You could play to that backhand a thousand times and he’d hit all of them back, and he’d probably put the ball away for a winner too.

He was not injured in 2011 also He was injured in 2012 which forced him to skip half of the season after Wimbledon. He cameback in 2013 made it his one of the best season for him actually

Do u even know what defensive game is? Both these guys are playing from the baseline and not coming to the net. Not trying to finish the point in less than 5 shots. That's what defensive game is.

nirupam89 hahahahah you really need a brain transplant if you actually believe that, Nadal and Djokovic are both agressive baseliners dummy, how long have you been watching tennis anyway? Yesterday maybe?

No dumbasses defensive style is running around keeping the ball in play to allow opponents to make mistakes, offensive is hitting with power and finishes the points off faster, volley is going to the net, which has certainly died off

Our comment proves that he is basically defensive player and plays offensive tennis rarely

@@nirupam89 That is BS!

Federer 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008; would have beaten him.

Lol good one. It would've taken more than that flat forehand to best Nadal. In case you haven't realized but Federer tends to leave with his asshole torn apart after facing Nadal.

2013 US open finalist Nadal willl give this 2010 Nadal a good game, he was using a heavier racquet producing more top spins on his forehand and landing them closer to the baseline making it difficult for his opponents.

Gangsta Crew how can he give himself a good game ? You need 2 people to play tennis !

Nadal was beating Federer in 2005, 2006, and 2008 anyways, so he would've done nothing against Rafa here in 2010. Nice try

Keep dreaming

@@russelstephan6342 who was better? Name me one player that had his speed, his ground strokes, a 140 mph serve, and won 3 slams on 3 different surfaces in the same year.

@@taylorpack7705 fed 2006 unnstopable.

@@iamtheshadows4916 against who? Roddick? Old Agassi? Hewitt? Safin? He didn’t play anyone.

@@taylorpack7705 nadal Maybe but you will probably say that is baby nadal when he is not he started wining slams at 2005 and he was main rival of roger from 2005 to 2010.

Ndal won last won grandslams of 2022.. at age of 36.. still winning!

He will play 2023 to 2026 also and try to win 3rd Wimbledon title if he fails he will retire with 25 major titles

Yeah that power coupled with his top spin gave him absolute control as well. No one hits that kind of inside out forehand

Que tal ahora? xD

abinash saikia no goat is djoko

@@Krishzboy no he's not. No one is. There is no GOAT

Rafa is the GOAT

nobody is better than federer

Novak was not that good but 2011 changed everything.

What about US open 2011?

He doesn't need to... He has rocket and accurate forehand and his volleys and his serves !! He finishes points quickly... Different player altogether

Fed wAs unquestionably the GOAT. Now he’s out of the race and it’s between djodal. Nadal has more slams, Olympic gold, most titles in a single gs. But in every other aspects djokovic is ahead.

DoubleOhTheG absolutely true

Are you suggesting he hasn't won grand slams on grass and hard courts? But the end of the 2010 season (same year this US Open final match featured in the video took place) Nadal had even won more GS titles than Djokovic on all surfaces. In fact, he had already recorded his 2 wimbledon titles by then. Djokovic had none.

@@TheTmat007 yeah but now he has 5 Wimbkedon titles,3 of them beating Federer in final and the other too beating Nadal in semi final and final,so doesn't matter,facts

@@cosminapisoi Nadal, today, is still performing very good. The same is also true in regards to Federer and Djokovic. But this isn't the Nadal of 2008-2013. In fact, even Federer stated that part of the reason for his better success against Nadal (during the more recent years of the rivalry) is because Nadal isn't performing quite like he did back then. Also, Djokovic never faced a young Federer on grass. To me, those facts matter. It reveals Djokovic has had an easier path towards his bigger or greater achievements than did Nadal. A young Nadal has had to battle his rivals across all 3 surfaces, while they were young.

Lol...idiot djoker fans

Yeh

Pró no a Nadal, i le ha salvado d no tener más derrotas contra Nadal, sus malditas lesiones

Nadal had to change his serve due to shoulder strain.

yes as nadal said 2010 was his best year.

In Wimbledon he was lucky as both djokovic and federer are out

​@@DevenderKumar-mh6fl well he defeated federer in 2008.in wimbledon final, and that was a peak federer in good form on his best surface, and federer was unable to beat nadal at the french open despite so many attempts nadal kept destroying his there, often in straight sets. and that year plus 2009 and 2010 were peak nadal years.where he was world no 1 and also won olympic gold Nadal won four singles titles on clay, and defeated Roger Federer in three clay finals.in 2008, which added to beating federer in wimbledon final means nadal beat federer at least four times in 2008, on grass and clay. nadal won three grand slams in 2010 including beating djokovic in the US open final, despite hard court being his weakest surface and hard for him given his knee problems. So federer and djokovic were no problem for nadal.Nadal was beating djokovic and federer during those three years on a regular basis. he was like the nadal now, but much more energetic and faster around the court, being younger. if another player beat federer and djokovic, nadal had to defeat the player who defeated federer and djokovic', and if nadal beat that player -which he did-then that means nadal is playing better than djokovic and federer, and fact is in those three years, nadal was playing better than federer and djokovic which is why he was world no 1. and unlike djokovic and federer, nadal won slams on all three surfaces-he won two wimbledon titles, one us open title ,one australian open title, and five french opens by end of 2010. that is a complete player. you could argue that federer only won his single french open because nadal got knocked out in a big upset. for sure if federer had to face nadal at french open he would have lost.. but i credit federer because he had to beat soderling nadal's overcomer, and federers form on clay, only losing to the brilliance of nadal on the surface meant federer deserved one french open title.to reward his consistency at the french open. . he beat federer in both the wimbledon final and the australian open final, so nadal beat federer on grass, on hard court and on clay, and took over the world no 1 position which he held until djokovic's incredible 2011 season, where nobody could beat him. so theres no way you can devalue nadal's achievements, when he beat federer and djokovic at wimbledon,at the french, and at the US open. and in the french he was beating federer and djokovic in the same tournament. clay is the most difficult surface to dominate on, which is why the second most successful player on clay only has six french opens-borg. clay requires the most physicality, most fitness, strength, mental endurance. which is why nadals domination of the hardest surface both in the masters clay tournaments and at the french single him out as the greatest player. and now having won his twelve french open and fourth US open this year, nadal is only won grand slam behind federer's record, and nadal holds the record for the most ATP masters 1000 titles. in 2013 nadal dominated the hard court swing, he was unbeaten on the hard courts that season , climaxing in again beating djokovic in the US open final.so two of nadal's US opens involved beating djokovic in the final. nadal beat medvedev in this US open final just gone, and medvedev is almost an exact copy of djokovic. djokovic keeps losing to medvedev, and medvedev has been beating every top player on the tour. except nadal. nadal beat him in the rogers cup final, and at the US open final just gone. basically nadal beat a younger version of djokovic. beating medvedev when medvedev beat djokovic, means in effect that in beating medvedev nadal proved himself better than djokovic. that is how grand slams work. you may not face djokovic and federer because other players may knock them out, but then you have to face the player who knocked them out. and if you beat that player, then that shows you are superior in form compared to djokovic and federer. so that argument is not valid. I always acknowledge the achievements of nadal , federer and djokovic who each have their own unique achievements, their own unique records and dominations.

​ Devender Kumar I must correct you, thoroughly by going through the complete history of these three greats. well, nadal defeated federer in 2008.in wimbledon final, and that was a peak federer in good form on his best surface, and federer was unable to beat nadal at the french open despite so many attempts nadal kept destroying his there, often in straight sets. and that year plus 2009 and 2010 were peak nadal years.where he was world no 1 and also won olympic gold Nadal won four singles titles on clay, and defeated Roger Federer in three clay finals.in 2008, which added to beating federer in wimbledon final means nadal beat federer at least four times in 2008, on grass and clay. nadal won three grand slams in 2010 includihg beating djokovic in the US open final, despite hard court being his weakest surface and hard for him given his knee problems. So federer and djokovic were no problem for nadal. Nadal was beating djokovic and federer during those three years on a regular basis. he was like the nadal now, but much more energetic and faster around the court, being younger. if another player beat federer and djokovic, nadal had to defeat the player who defeated federer and djokovic', and if nadal beat that player -which he did-then that means nadal is playing better than djokovic and federer, and fact is in those three years, nadal was playing better than federer and djokovic which is why he was world no 1. and unlike djokovic and federer, nadal won slams on all three surfaces-he won two wimbledon titles, one us open title ,one australian open title, and five french opens by end of 2010. that is a complete player.. he beat federer in both the wimbledon final and the australian open final, so nadal beat federer on grass, on hard court and on clay, and took over the world no 1 position which he held until djokovic's incredible 2011 season, where nobody could beat him. so theres no way you can devalue nadal's achievements, when he beat federer and djokovic at wimbledon,at the french, and at the US open. and in the french he was beating federer and djokovic in the same tournament. clay is the most difficult surface to dominate on, which is why the second most successful player on clay only has six french opens-borg. and why djokovic and federer only have one french open each. clay requires the most physicality, most fitness, strength, mental endurance, most concentration, you have to generate all the power on the shots so more strength required, groundstrokes have to be more solid than on any other surface as you have to construct points like a chess match as rallies are often long, and the player with the most top spin has the advantage which is why nadals domination of the hardest surface both in the masters clay tournaments and at the french single him out as the greatest player. and now having won his twelve french open and fourth US open this year, nadal is only won grand slam behind federer's record, and nadal holds the record for the most ATP masters 1000 titles. in 2013 nadal dominated the hard court swing, he was unbeaten on the hard courts that season , climaxing in again beating djokovic in the US open final.nadal is one of only two players to have ever gone unbeaten in the hard court season-the other one being andy roddick. so two of nadal's US opens involved beating djokovic in the final. nadal beat medvedev in this US open final just gone, and medvedev is almost an exact copy of djokovic. djokovic keeps losing to medvedev, and medvedev has been beating every top player on the tour this year, except nadal. nadal beat medvedev in the rogers cup final, and at the US open final just gone. Basically nadal beat a younger version of djokovic. beating medvedev when medvedev beat djokovic, means in effect that in beating medvedev nadal proved himself better than djokovic. that is how grand slams work. you may not face djokovic and federer because other players may knock them out, but then you have to face the player who knocked them out. and if you beat that player, then that shows you are superior in form compared to djokovic and federer. so that argument is not valid. I always acknowledge the achievements of nadal , federer and djokovic who each have their own unique achievements, their own unique records and dominations. it is ungenerous in spirit to try to undermine their legacy, their achievements by making excuses for their victories. the best fans of these three great players will generously and honourably pay tribute to each of the three players unique records and achievements. there is always the GOAT debate, which involves these three players plus i would put Borg in there too, and the now underrated sampras too, borg having won both french open and wimbledon five times in a row, but retired very early at twenty six years old. that shows just how gruelling the clay season is, as borg was mentally worn out with tennis and didnt want to play anymore. sampras who was the best serve and volleyer during the netrush fast court era. but the neutral way to settle the GOAT debate is grand slams and masters 1000 titles, as the purpose of those tournaments is to find who is the best, and this stops our bias toward our favourite player clouding our judgement. so it is between federer and nadal right now, but nadal has superior head to head vs federer. nadal is only one behind federer in grand slams, but nadal holds the record for most masters 1000 titles ever-two more than djokovic in second place. djokovic is three grand slams behind nadal and four behind federer, but he has a good head to head record against nadal. and is currently two wins ahead of nadal in head to head. so djokovic has fallen behind in the GOAT race, but he can still get back in there, as before nadal won US open, djokovic had won three of the last four grand slams. djokovic has hinted though that he is nearing the end of his career, so its unlikely that he will be still playing in three-four years as injuries are now catching up with him.

@@DevenderKumar-mh6fl You mean, they got lucky not to face this Monster !! ... hahaha

Lilboy sWeat Tell that to your mama

Thomas brunkle Nadal has more us open titles than Djokovic haha

@@WuzzaWombat RIP

@@WuzzaWombat now both have 3

Now Nadal has four us open title, one more than novak

He ain't winning shit. Clay court season is over.

nirupam89 Lool angry much, at 31 and he's still leading the race to number one, keep hating.

+nirupam89 He already almost won the Australian Open (thats not clay in case you didn't notice).

nirupam89 lol are you sure?

nirupam89 what's your email? I want to send you a picture of Nadal holding the 2017 US open trophy

If he had hit this hard from his BH more often he would have been undisputed goat

Prime Rafa 2008-2010. No one touched that level of tennis except Roger Federer at Wimbledon.

@@mysticnomad89 No, no other Rafa in history on HC was hitting BH and FH like this. He was hitting like thiem except way more precise.

Facing no top20 players and losing sets against Daniel and Mayer

+Francis98 sadly federer couldnt even manage that

Francis98 Federer lost to a player outside the top 20

Federer lost against a stranger at Dubai this season so I stop you here.

Maharshi Bhattacharyya federer was carrying an injury

Abstar Galaxy Following year was 4 hours 10 minutes; I wouldn’t call that demolition

It was a demolition. Djokovic smacked him badly

@@viksinha5410sure, but djokovic won his 3 sets comfortably and Nadal barely edged him out in the tiebreak, after that he has no gas left

Kenny M “IS”

Djokovic would slaughter him. As soon as Djokovic found the strategy to beat Nadal then he just went into overdrive in this H2H off clay. On clay it's still advantage to Nadal because of the topspin FH.

@zakaria djouzi And so what? That is a pathetic excuse, i could say that Nadal faced gluten Djokovic before 2011!

@@GameOvais Rafa would have dismantled and crushed and eaten 2011 Novak for breakfast,you Senseless piece of trash,look at those missiles he was hitting off both wings,hear the thunderous pump on the court, douche

vivahernando1 well, djoko would improve thx to these kind of matches

Thanx to injuries and rafa getting slower! Rafa is a clay court specialist it's a big shame for djokobitch that Nadal was able to whoop his ass on hard courts as well. Djoko couldn't ever beat Nadal on clay in his prime..from 2005 to 2009 i.e..even in 2010 i think. His victories over nadal on clay after that are meaningless.

@GTS No drug can explain how Djokovic can elevate his game seemingly on demand, based on the situation. Looks ordinary in the early rounds and becomes God-like in semis and finals.

nadal doesn't have a body to last for many years .. even earlier he had great season .. 2008 but always breaks down after 8 -9 months

@@dheeraj742002 People saying that since 2009.. come on!

At that time Novak isn't great but after a year he became a monster.

This isn't peak Djokovic ,Nadal healthy/not he won't beat him.

Since 2011 Djokovic always dominated Nadal with some exceptions in clay.

Classics Nadal fanbois logic