I don't understand what happened with Davydenko in this match. He was in the best moment of his career, a great end of 2009 season (Shanghai, Masters Cup) and a good start in 2010 (Triumphs in Doha vs Roger and Rafa). This Australian Open was a great chance for him. After this match, his career collapsed.
Technically, his career collapsed in the Rotterdam SF a month later, when he fell on his wrist, and it was misdiagnosed as a wrist sprain. And after an MRI at IW, it turned out that he actually had a fractured wrist. After that, he was never the same player again.
+Ema Rosales I feel that Davydenko had a "mental problem" against Federer. Always in the big matches, excepting the Shanghai 2009, he was very shy and he wasn't go for his shots. Another match comes to mind, in RG semifinal or quarterfinal, He was taking off Federer all the time with a great crosscourt Backhand playing incredible, but in the important points he felt so much the pressure. Was a shame he can't win a Grand Slam, another remarkable players who did not this were Nalbandian, Rios, Soderling.
Felipe Navarrete It was London 2009 and then Doha 2010, where he finally beat Fed. He was more primed than ever to finally beat Fed in a GS with this newfound belief that he could beat him. And through the first set and a half, he was working his game plan to perfection, being aggressive and taking balls early. And then, he failed to convert BP for a 4-1 lead, and just went away for almost an hour, as he lost 13 straight games
2010 could've been the year of Davydenko and Del Potro if it wasn't for those damn wrist injuries, they both ended 2009 in a stellar way and owned everyone. At least Delpo managed to come back but Niko was really a pleasure to watch in his good days
Yeah, very unfortunate. DelPo needed wrist surgery, and Davydenko actually fractured his wrist in Rotterdam, but kept playing on. And couple those losses with the loss of Soderling to mono in the summer of 2011. If these guys were all able to have stayed healthy, the entire landscape of the ATP would have been different. Such a shame.
but he can for sure win grand slams without taking toilet breaks, faking injuries and retiring when losing. Also doesn't act like a 2 year old, screams at his camp, breaks racquets, gets disqualified. You know.@@aleksandarmiletic5610
Overall, the entire fall of 2009 was almost perfect for Davy. Titles in Shanghai and London also fell there and it was certainly one of the highest levels any player has shown. And if he had come to life long enough, it would have been very interesting to watch him against 2011 Novak.
Davydenko was in the peak of his career here. Beat Nadal in Shanghai, beat Federer in London and won the YEC, then got another win over Federer just before this and was a serious contender in this Sam before this topsy-turvy match.
I like to take into account that Davydenko is the only player in the top 45 to have a winning record against Nadal. And even then, 4 of the 5 wins Nadal has against Davy are on Clay. Davydenko has a 6-1 record against Nadal on Hard.
+ACHUTA SRIDHARAN That generation is coming to an end with Nalbandian, Safin, Roddick, Gonzalez, Ferrero, Davydenko, Blake, Fish, Grosjean, Soderling, Stepanik, Clement, Ancic, etc. And Hewitt will be retiring at the 2015 AOpen. Dr. Ivo is still out there. Roger is the last guy standing from his generation. His generation does not get too much respect. But Hewitt's game got hurt when the baseline power game took over. He was great against grinders and serve and volleyers. See Sampras' comments about Hewitt. Safin and Nalbandian probably had the most talent, but mental issues held them back. Roddick had the drive but there were significant flaws in his game - court positioning and back hand. The other guys I mentioned just did not have a well rounded enough game to beat Federer. For Fed, he wants to go out on top to show that he could handle the best of the subsequent generation, ie Djokovic, Nadal and Murray. Please tell me any names I missed from Fed's generation. Wawrinka, Monfils, Baghdatis and Tsonga are in between Fed's generation and Nadal/Murray/Djokovic's generation.
+mrbobevans you named some nice guys there, but Grosjean, Fish? Stepanik? Clement? Ancic? Those are highly mediocre players.. the rest arent exactly gangbangers either, and Soderling isnt from that era. Roger, obviously, as hes by far the only outstanding player of the group and injury free, is the 'last one standing', if you want to call it that...
mrbobevans Don't forget Lopez and Ferrer. Although Ancic, Soderling, Stepanek and Clement aren't from Fed's generation. Soderling and Ancic are closer to Nadal's generation than Fed's; and the other two are from Karlovic's.
Davydenko kinda screwed himself with the comments of how others supposedly feared him. I understand being happy you won the world tour finals, but davydenko went overboard and upset the apple cart.
***** He snapped his wrist in Rotterdam, meaning his last tournament played in his prime was this aussie open, where he lost to Federer. That's a fact.
But the wrist is what derailed his career from there on, not Fed. Otherwise he would have got a shot at another big tourney. It's self-explanatory. Stop being so hard on the Playstation Man for no reason. :P
Yep. The USO 2006 was a bit lobsided. 2007 USO was close, and Davydenko should have won at least one set. 2010, AO, 2007 FO, and 2006 AO were Davydenko's best shots at beating Federer and potentially winning a slam, but he (IMO choked). Sure, Federer played the big points well, but he didn't play as well as he is capable of and he gave Davydenko lots of opportunities to grab control, but Davydenko couldn't, especially this match. I think Davydenko's serve was the one shot that let him down.
I can't tell if you are kidding or not. But this match REALLY DID ruin Davydenko's career. My heart breaks for the guy. This is the one that never was.
This video is quite saddening. Disappointed at how Federer played the first set, however, he's lucky that Davydenko wasn't able to get the double break in the 2nd set. This loss must've killed Davydenko, since he was literally killing Federer in the first set. D:
Yes, THAT is tennis!! At least, there's intensity during the rallies and THAT is definitely different than just messing around... On Fed's shots you're talking about, it's Davy he's facing, it's not Murray...........
@jomasterj In terms of confidence, yea, but he was injured most of the year after that tournament, and just lost rhythm. Having said that, I think he deserves at least one slam.
@KidAinaVeyron Davydenko was outplaying him was up a set and a break but then Federer took a toilet break the momentum swung towards his way immediately. So he was a bit lucky. But Davydenko's game have lots of ups and downs so he's only got himself to blame.
Strange match, only really late in the 4th set that both players were playing at a high level at the same time. Federer's class really shone but a bit sad thinking back now that this is Federer's last slam victory.
Davydenko was playing out of this world for the first set and a half. It's not like he could have keep it up for the whole match. And Federer lifted his game. I don't think he chocked. He was playing too good at the beginning.
It seems the outer courts at the AO actually play faster than the show courts. And when the roof is closed on Laver, for example, the conditions actually get even slower, instead of faster. But the plexicushion is like sandpaper on the show courts. Hence, why we got a 6-hour grindfest final in 2012.
Davydeno on fire, but RF truly ablaze :) :) I really miss this stuff. RF had so many shots from bistering forehands to deft dummies in the blink of an eye.
Now with the story about fixing in tennis games being around now I think that this game was fixed. davydenko was so much better in this game and after winning the first set suddenly nothing worked out of nowhere.
+TheFelix1703 Your suspicion, though understandable, isn't nearly as likely as a shift in momentum. In a post match interview, Federer stated that he had a lot of trouble serving in the earlier stages of the match with the sun. He cited that as the reason for an extra long bathroom break in the middle of the second set as he waited for the sun to move a little. Pretty soon after, he gained the momentum.
***** No, idiot. Stop being sarcastic. Davydenko played amazing the first set and suddenly out of nowhere he played passive and served bad. And that is not the first time Davydenko has done this.
So i am a moron and an idiot because I think somebody could have fixed a game as he may has more than any other player? Get a life. Both of you. Honestly.
The uploader edited out the point (probably to make Federer look better), but in the 2nd set Davydenko missed a super easy winner to break Federer for the 2nd time that set, and from that point on Davydenko completely choked away the match and his career and ranking nosedived immediately afterwards. That super easy missed winner destroyed his mentality and his game never recovered and his serve became even worse than Elena Dementieva's lol.
Peak is not the right term then. The peak of someone's career is when they play their best tennis, not what their age is. Ferrer is 30 but he's playing the best tennis of his life, so would you call 2003-2006 his peak even though he was worse then? Davy was playing at is best and if he had won here, who knows, maybe he would have won the Slam (very likely with the way he was playing). And I didn't say this match ruined Davydenko's career. But he's never been the same since.
plain and simple federer raised his game and davydenko couldn't play as well as he was playing in the first set.if davydenko had played consistently he could have won the match.
Luis Alberto Rotondo Even Federer admitted that after the birth of his kids, he trained less and his motivation dipped a little. Results compared to Federer's high standard after Wimbledon 2009 to before hiring Annacone, are clear for everyone to see - he lacked the motivation to fight 100%. He could have easily lost in the early rounds in AO 2010, but found rhythm and beat choker Murray in 3 easy sets.
Novak would crush this Fed and Fed in 2008,07,06,05 in AO if he was born in his era. This is prove,Davydenko had the same game like Novak against Fed but not enough stamina and mentally streight to put end to this match,that is something that Novak would not let go happening to himself.
i'm watching this and telling myself WTF was that shit i saw today between the two players ? i mean it's like they'r not the same players especially for davydenko
I can’t believe no body has mentioned Federer’s toilet break in this match, Davidenko was smashing him than Federer was so desperated he took a toilet break, after that break something happened, Davidenko has completely lost his concentration
I do miss Davydenko on court. Such pleasant personality. Love the smiles they gave each other at the exchange. He is humble, diligent and plays good tennis.
Noticed in the highlights that once Federer successfully hits one of those deep loopers or short angled slices, and Davydenko suddenly can’t handle it Federer just goes on the attack.
I remember watching this match. Davydenko was crushing Fed for a set and a half. It was like he had a cheat code. Then Fed just started hitting it up the middle and making Davydenko create all the angles. Before you know it, Davydenko was shanking everything. One of the craziest matches I ever saw.
Yeah i think in first set and half Federer played alot of angles and Davydenko countered him with angles. Afterwards he play to middle, its small things like this separate the greats.
@@MMM18092 I don't think Federer ever needed to relax. He was playing well. Davydenko was just that good on that night. He should have won the match, but I was glad he got tight and choked. I was totally rooting for Fed... But truth is truth.
@@markfish1113 it really is. People act like Fed won all those tournaments on talent alone. But his mental toughness was one of his greatest strengths. Davydenko was one of the best ball strikers I've ever seen, but he never believed he could beat Fed, and that's why he lost that night. A few months later, after Del Potro dominated Fed in the year end semifinal, Davydenko completely destroyed Delpo in the final. I really felt Del Potro was poised to take over as the dominant #1 player. Too bad injuries got in the way.
@@shannonadkinsmusic5767 Potro take long time to setup his strokes though which means he didn't have easy power, this also cause wrist injuries, like dominic thiem. I still think Federer choked 2009 US Open, without choking we wont have convo about Potro. That early 80s generation, Fed beaten them very thoroughly until the game become defensive, hence he has the mental advantage. For some reason since 2007 Fed didn't continue to improve his game contented by the slam count.
I don't understand what happened with Davydenko in this match.
He was in the best moment of his career, a great end of 2009 season (Shanghai, Masters Cup) and a good start in 2010 (Triumphs in Doha vs Roger and Rafa). This Australian Open was a great chance for him. After this match, his career collapsed.
Technically, his career collapsed in the Rotterdam SF a month later, when he fell on his wrist, and it was misdiagnosed as a wrist sprain. And after an MRI at IW, it turned out that he actually had a fractured wrist. After that, he was never the same player again.
jbobbster You're right, I remember he lost vs Gulbis. But in this match he had pains?
***** In this match against Fed, he was fully healthy.
+Ema Rosales I feel that Davydenko had a "mental problem" against Federer. Always in the big matches, excepting the Shanghai 2009, he was very shy and he wasn't go for his shots. Another match comes to mind, in RG semifinal or quarterfinal, He was taking off Federer all the time with a great crosscourt Backhand playing incredible, but in the important points he felt so much the pressure. Was a shame he can't win a Grand Slam, another remarkable players who did not this were Nalbandian, Rios, Soderling.
Felipe Navarrete It was London 2009 and then Doha 2010, where he finally beat Fed. He was more primed than ever to finally beat Fed in a GS with this newfound belief that he could beat him. And through the first set and a half, he was working his game plan to perfection, being aggressive and taking balls early. And then, he failed to convert BP for a 4-1 lead, and just went away for almost an hour, as he lost 13 straight games
2010 could've been the year of Davydenko and Del Potro if it wasn't for those damn wrist injuries, they both ended 2009 in a stellar way and owned everyone. At least Delpo managed to come back but Niko was really a pleasure to watch in his good days
Yeah, very unfortunate. DelPo needed wrist surgery, and Davydenko actually fractured his wrist in Rotterdam, but kept playing on. And couple those losses with the loss of Soderling to mono in the summer of 2011. If these guys were all able to have stayed healthy, the entire landscape of the ATP would have been different. Such a shame.
@@jbobbster todavía me duele que Del Potro no haya sido número 1 :( tenía todo para serlo,menos el físico saludable
2-6, 1-3 and 15-40 but won 13 games in a row it's something special
That is nice, but can he win a match being up two match points on his serve?
@@aleksandarmiletic5610 No
but he can for sure win grand slams without taking toilet breaks, faking injuries and retiring when losing. Also doesn't act like a 2 year old, screams at his camp, breaks racquets, gets disqualified. You know.@@aleksandarmiletic5610
@@aleksandarmiletic5610Yes. He has done that more than 1000 times in his career.
Overall, the entire fall of 2009 was almost perfect for Davy. Titles in Shanghai and London also fell there and it was certainly one of the highest levels any player has shown. And if he had come to life long enough, it would have been very interesting to watch him against 2011 Novak.
This was better than the grand final.
Anyone notice that the rally at 7:41 knocked that kids hat off? lelelelel
Davydenko was in the peak of his career here. Beat Nadal in Shanghai, beat Federer in London and won the YEC, then got another win over Federer just before this and was a serious contender in this Sam before this topsy-turvy match.
What is your point.
Yeah Federer stopped his run. All the Davydenko wins wasnt in grand slams.
Yes, in Shanghai he beat Djokovic too.
Davydenko had a couple of balls for a 4-1 lead in the 2nd set. Then he did his biggest mistake.
He let Roger wake up.
DiabloRoma no,he let Roger to take a toilet break
@@schmirgldecks Really?? Maybe roger used steroids than
@@arslaanpasha3334 he fucked up Davidenko’s momentum, he did toilet brake on purpose
What a gracious smile from davydenko on the handshake. I wish he and nadal will have another fight on a hardcourt.
didn't Davydenko beat Nadal at the WTF in the group stages of the 2010 tournament?
Nathan Roman He's got a winning record against Nadal, 6-5, and he's 3-0 vs. Nadal when they've met in finals.
I like to take into account that Davydenko is the only player in the top 45 to have a winning record against Nadal. And even then, 4 of the 5 wins Nadal has against Davy are on Clay. Davydenko has a 6-1 record against Nadal on Hard.
The russian ball hitting machine۔
Federer dropped only two sets in this AO one to Andreev one To Nick
Davydenko retired today. feeling sad
+ACHUTA SRIDHARAN That generation is coming to an end with Nalbandian, Safin, Roddick, Gonzalez, Ferrero, Davydenko, Blake, Fish, Grosjean, Soderling, Stepanik, Clement, Ancic, etc. And Hewitt will be retiring at the 2015 AOpen. Dr. Ivo is still out there. Roger is the last guy standing from his generation. His generation does not get too much respect. But Hewitt's game got hurt when the baseline power game took over. He was great against grinders and serve and volleyers. See Sampras' comments about Hewitt. Safin and Nalbandian probably had the most talent, but mental issues held them back. Roddick had the drive but there were significant flaws in his game - court positioning and back hand. The other guys I mentioned just did not have a well rounded enough game to beat Federer. For Fed, he wants to go out on top to show that he could handle the best of the subsequent generation, ie Djokovic, Nadal and Murray. Please tell me any names I missed from Fed's generation. Wawrinka, Monfils, Baghdatis and Tsonga are in between Fed's generation and Nadal/Murray/Djokovic's generation.
+mrbobevans you named some nice guys there, but Grosjean, Fish? Stepanik? Clement? Ancic?
Those are highly mediocre players.. the rest arent exactly gangbangers either, and Soderling isnt from that era.
Roger, obviously, as hes by far the only outstanding player of the group and injury free, is the 'last one standing', if you want to call it that...
mrbobevans
Don't forget Lopez and Ferrer.
Although Ancic, Soderling, Stepanek and Clement aren't from Fed's generation.
Soderling and Ancic are closer to Nadal's generation than Fed's; and the other two are from Karlovic's.
THAT GENERATION... the one full of weaklings that Fed used to get easy Grand Slams
@@rylengamo5957 "easy" in quotation marks
This match ruined Davydenko's career.
Davydenko kinda screwed himself with the comments of how others supposedly feared him. I understand being happy you won the world tour finals, but davydenko went overboard and upset the apple cart.
3:56 the precise moment when Davydenko's career ended.
the injury he received not long after did more to end his career competitively.
***** He snapped his wrist in Rotterdam, meaning his last tournament played in his prime was this aussie open, where he lost to Federer. That's a fact.
+butterflycaught900 That wasn't exactly what killed his career though. The loss hurt, but the wrist injury was what killed him.
anduril38 As i said above. The wrist injury happened in the next tournament so fed took his last shot at a big tournament in his prime.
But the wrist is what derailed his career from there on, not Fed.
Otherwise he would have got a shot at another big tourney.
It's self-explanatory. Stop being so hard on the Playstation Man for no reason. :P
Yep. The USO 2006 was a bit lobsided. 2007 USO was close, and Davydenko should have won at least one set. 2010, AO, 2007 FO, and 2006 AO were Davydenko's best shots at beating Federer and potentially winning a slam, but he (IMO choked). Sure, Federer played the big points well, but he didn't play as well as he is capable of and he gave Davydenko lots of opportunities to grab control, but Davydenko couldn't, especially this match. I think Davydenko's serve was the one shot that let him down.
I can't tell if you are kidding or not. But this match REALLY DID ruin Davydenko's career. My heart breaks for the guy. This is the one that never was.
You can never appreciate enough the talent of Federer
I remember watching this game in live. Jesus I am getting so old.
This video is quite saddening. Disappointed at how Federer played the first set, however, he's lucky that Davydenko wasn't able to get the double break in the 2nd set. This loss must've killed Davydenko, since he was literally killing Federer in the first set. D:
Wow what a footwork from Davy at 1:34 .....
Yes, Those wins came from his success at the end of 2009 a few months before.
Federer's most aggressive celebration after winning a QF match.
THAT is tennis!!
Seriously? Davy didnt play too well, Federer had so many open courts for attacks and winners and he never took them.
Yes, THAT is tennis!! At least, there's intensity during the rallies and THAT is definitely different than just messing around... On Fed's shots you're talking about, it's Davy he's facing, it's not Murray...........
Mathéo Lorenzo
How are players messing around now? Lol.. Davy was dying on every shot here.
I love Davy, best cross court backhand ever....
@jomasterj In terms of confidence, yea, but he was injured most of the year after that tournament, and just lost rhythm. Having said that, I think he deserves at least one slam.
Davydenko should have won the 1st 2 sets!
@KidAinaVeyron Davydenko was outplaying him was up a set and a break but then Federer took a toilet break the momentum swung towards his way immediately. So he was a bit lucky. But Davydenko's game have lots of ups and downs so he's only got himself to blame.
Federer took juice during toilet break
davydenko is a great guy clean hitter of the ball from both wings but mentally he was weak and RF got advantage of that great match...
Strange match, only really late in the 4th set that both players were playing at a high level at the same time. Federer's class really shone but a bit sad thinking back now that this is Federer's last slam victory.
Davydenko's wife >>>>>>>>>> Federer's wife.
Ofc
3:45 !! when it changed......that was most important Scene in the whole tournament of FedEX
Best Davydenko did and ever will do is the World Tour finals in 09.
holy crap is it me or is the audio in this video awesome? I have a pretty decent headset and this is almost like 3d sound lolz
Yes
Brilliant by federer
Davydenko was playing out of this world for the first set and a half. It's not like he could have keep it up for the whole match. And Federer lifted his game. I don't think he chocked. He was playing too good at the beginning.
Nice quality man!
this video must be renamed: Davydenko's last match as a pro
@Fernandez218 Davydenko's wife Irina, you can also see Davydenko's brother Eduard at 9:36.
Just look at that from Federer he took one set to "get" davydenko's game (who was playing awesomely) and won that game. Pure gols
AO courtspeed makes me want to puke. it's 100F all the time and the ball doesnt even move through the court.
+bacardibum Agree. US Open has way better tennis, as long as they let the courts play fairly fast.
+mrbobevans us open is not that much faster anyhow, its just the camera angles making it looks fast
Aussie way better
It seems the outer courts at the AO actually play faster than the show courts. And when the roof is closed on Laver, for example, the conditions actually get even slower, instead of faster.
But the plexicushion is like sandpaper on the show courts. Hence, why we got a 6-hour grindfest final in 2012.
The Rebound Ace was slower than Plexicushion. It made Hewitt puke, I mean, whine, in 2006.
For brief moment in time we saw superdavy get exposed to the world, then go back into the cage
Such an Underated match...
Davydeno on fire, but RF truly ablaze :) :) I really miss this stuff. RF had so many shots from bistering forehands to deft dummies in the blink of an eye.
Now with the story about fixing in tennis games being around now I think that this game was fixed. davydenko was so much better in this game and after winning the first set suddenly nothing worked out of nowhere.
+TheFelix1703
Your suspicion, though understandable, isn't nearly as likely as a shift in momentum. In a post match interview, Federer stated that he had a lot of trouble serving in the earlier stages of the match with the sun. He cited that as the reason for an extra long bathroom break in the middle of the second set as he waited for the sun to move a little. Pretty soon after, he gained the momentum.
*****
No, idiot. Stop being sarcastic. Davydenko played amazing the first set and suddenly out of nowhere he played passive and served bad. And that is not the first time Davydenko has done this.
So i am a moron and an idiot because I think somebody could have fixed a game as he may has more than any other player? Get a life. Both of you. Honestly.
SlipKid84
What the fuck is wrong with you? Again: get a life.
SlipKid84
But I will admit that my grammar is not that good. Im still learning :D
You said it thinking he would never win a Slam again. And you were wrong.
@Zoso666 It's summer time in Australia when the Australian Open takes place.
@AbuAc1 13 games to be exact; from 2-6, 1-3 to 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 2-0
What happened to tennis? Why isn't it like this anymore?
davydenko is incredible
The uploader edited out the point (probably to make Federer look better), but in the 2nd set Davydenko missed a super easy winner to break Federer for the 2nd time that set, and from that point on Davydenko completely choked away the match and his career and ranking nosedived immediately afterwards. That super easy missed winner destroyed his mentality and his game never recovered and his serve became even worse than Elena Dementieva's lol.
+what? The wrist fracture killed his career most. But yeah, this match hurt. Could have recovered though were it not for the injury a month later.
@davd1986 i agree. he is the best current player without a slam - hands down
Moya won the French Open in 1998.
Давыденко 13 геймов подряд проиграл, я не ошибаюсь?
Davydenko is a slightly weaker version of Novak Djokovic
7:39 davy knocked the hat off the ballboy
Federer to good
@jomasterj im not so sure it ruined Davydenko's career but he hasn't been the same player since.
6:13 subtitles you’re welcome
that was a quick 4th set.
not to mention Davydenko smiling at the end there. haha
Wow Davydenko is a MACHINE
The russian ball hitting machine۔
for a set and a half davydenko ruled roger and then the usual happened and roger just did his thing
명경기 다빈덴코가 절대 못한게 아니다 페더러가 절정 전성기 시점 다비덴코가 시대를 ...ㅠ
Peak is not the right term then. The peak of someone's career is when they play their best tennis, not what their age is. Ferrer is 30 but he's playing the best tennis of his life, so would you call 2003-2006 his peak even though he was worse then? Davy was playing at is best and if he had won here, who knows, maybe he would have won the Slam (very likely with the way he was playing).
And I didn't say this match ruined Davydenko's career. But he's never been the same since.
is davydenki still active, unlucky here hope he won some other tournaments
@Kiser153 lolol haha thanks for poiting that out
Wow, Federer sure sweated
Said who? Still going my friend. He is like the energyzer bunny.
this was a tennis match
Davydenko was basically a smaller and slower Djokovic
5'10 isnt a small guy
@@arslaanpasha3334 Is it a smaller than Djokovic guy?
@jomasterj why?
plain and simple federer raised his game and davydenko couldn't play as well as he was playing in the first set.if davydenko had played consistently he could have won the match.
マジで攻める速さだけで言うとフェデよりダビデンコの方が早い
@jomasterj
no it didnt?!!
Post-USO 09 till post-Wimbledon 2010....Federer got lazy and complacent.
This calls Family :) it's not so bad to spend more time with :)
Lazy like you call him still managed to win AO 2010, let's see how many more players can do that.
Luis Alberto Rotondo
Even Federer admitted that after the birth of his kids, he trained less and his motivation dipped a little. Results compared to Federer's high standard after Wimbledon 2009 to before hiring Annacone, are clear for everyone to see - he lacked the motivation to fight 100%.
He could have easily lost in the early rounds in AO 2010, but found rhythm and beat choker Murray in 3 easy sets.
Homeslice
He played better from Toronto to the end of the year in 2010 than he did from after this tournament to Wimbledon.
He fixed
I said it, and I was right at the time.
he may be the most talented one, but davydenko, ferrer, coria, moya are better
@jomasterj And it saved Federers'
Novak would crush this Fed and Fed in 2008,07,06,05 in AO if he was born in his era. This is prove,Davydenko had the same game like Novak against Fed but not enough stamina and mentally streight to put end to this match,that is something that Novak would not let go happening to himself.
Dalibor Pusic biggest bullshit someone ever wrote
Agreed
Bunch of ifs. Also by your logic Federer would beat Djokovic at Wimbledon when both are at their peaks
Sweet revenge for Roger！
@manny1a2a3a so.. it ruined his career :D
i'm watching this and telling myself WTF was that shit i saw today between the two players ? i mean it's like they'r not the same players especially for davydenko
@KidAinaVeyron Davydenko choked ...
Ah yes, Federer and his famous bathroom break
PRIME FEDERER
I can’t believe no body has mentioned Federer’s toilet break in this match, Davidenko was smashing him than Federer was so desperated he took a toilet break, after that break something happened, Davidenko has completely lost his concentration
Federer also did that against nadal in 2017 aus open and then in 2018 aus open against wawrinka
Davydenko looks like a grandpa
Most russian players get bald in early 20s and look old. Look at medvedev now
I love Davydenko's way to touch the ball... I miss him in the ATP circuit even though he was a cheater.
I do miss Davydenko on court. Such pleasant personality. Love the smiles they gave each other at the exchange. He is humble, diligent and plays good tennis.
Roger won THIRTEEN games in a row. Holy crap.
Roger was playing ridiculously well in this tournament
Noticed in the highlights that once Federer successfully hits one of those deep loopers or short angled slices, and Davydenko suddenly can’t handle it Federer just goes on the attack.
I remember watching this match. Davydenko was crushing Fed for a set and a half. It was like he had a cheat code. Then Fed just started hitting it up the middle and making Davydenko create all the angles. Before you know it, Davydenko was shanking everything.
One of the craziest matches I ever saw.
After Davy missed that sitter to go *4-1 up in second, he got tight and Federer relaxed.
Yeah i think in first set and half Federer played alot of angles and Davydenko countered him with angles. Afterwards he play to middle, its small things like this separate the greats.
@@MMM18092 I don't think Federer ever needed to relax. He was playing well. Davydenko was just that good on that night. He should have won the match, but I was glad he got tight and choked. I was totally rooting for Fed... But truth is truth.
@@markfish1113 it really is. People act like Fed won all those tournaments on talent alone. But his mental toughness was one of his greatest strengths. Davydenko was one of the best ball strikers I've ever seen, but he never believed he could beat Fed, and that's why he lost that night.
A few months later, after Del Potro dominated Fed in the year end semifinal, Davydenko completely destroyed Delpo in the final.
I really felt Del Potro was poised to take over as the dominant #1 player. Too bad injuries got in the way.
@@shannonadkinsmusic5767 Potro take long time to setup his strokes though which means he didn't have easy power, this also cause wrist injuries, like dominic thiem. I still think Federer choked 2009 US Open, without choking we wont have convo about Potro. That early 80s generation, Fed beaten them very thoroughly until the game become defensive, hence he has the mental advantage. For some reason since 2007 Fed didn't continue to improve his game contented by the slam count.
Best player in terms of results. I know Nalbandian is a good case in terms of talent. Another guy is Marcelo Rios.
Very impressive and respected tournament, plus he won Shanghai beating Nadal.
May not have been his peak age, but other than his 2006 season, he never had better results than the ones he had in this 3-month period.
Awesome video quality!
Top level from both. When fed was still unbeatable.
7 comments of bull shit, how long did that take you to write? but more importantly - why?