Prior to this match, Fed & Stan took out the Indian duo of Doubles specialists Leander Paes & Mahesh Bhupathi as well in Quarters. I remember being extremely heartbroken with that result as I was expecting Paes/Bhupathi to bring a medal for us. Goes to show that when the best of singles players team up, they can take out the top Doubles specialists. Much deserved Gold for Fed & Stan that year in Beijing 🥇🥇
He plays tennis in the way that I never have seen before. Can't say enough good things about Roger Federer. Thank you for sharing, much appreciated. 🙂Have a nice day.
Just a joy to watch .. even if it's a highlight. Roger is Roger but Stan was a power house too. Good that he made a comeback, hope to see him play more
The funny thing is that this match was on the second court. Oh u know just a Roger the Goat and Stan the man playing against Goat Bryan brothers doubles... jeah lets NOT but them on the centre court. God damn i would have want those cheap tickets to this masterpiece. One of the best matchup doubles u will ever get.
It's the Olympics. Favouring the 'Stars' goes completely against the Olympics ethos. They surely just need to draw lots - so court 2 is entirely appropriate.
@@jer8279 after years of amazing dominance, he contracted Epstein-Barr virus (Mononucleosis) at the beginning of 2008, and played over that illness. He lose badly the Australian Open semifinal against Djokovic, and continued to suffer unexpected losses in the subsequent months. Apart from the consequences of the illness, which are sometimes very serious and very long lasting (some players were forced to basically quit playing foreverafter mononucleosis, Federer was even comparatively lucky), he suffered a loss of confidence too, which was the main reason behind his very tentative first 2 sets vs Nadal in the Wimbledon final the same year, when he had to be considered reasonably healed from the illness. Despite his loss in the singles vs Blake, a player he was mostly used to dismantle with ease (this says a lot about how long can take to recover completely from a serious illness like mono), this doubles gold medal helped him in finding back his confidence, and for UsOpen, he was back at full force.
Apart from their high singles rankings - there are a few very good reasons why these two were able to push past the best specialist doubles team ever : 1 they both have premior single handed back hands - so they volley better than any double hander on that side especially;2 they both have top 5 best serves going ; Feds is crazy good ; 3 they both can rip the ball from both wings - handy in doubles 4 they move better than 99 % of others on tourer - put them both in any tournament in the world they would repeated ly win against the best
The grip on the single handed backhand is completely different to the volley grip. There is no direct correlation here. On the other hand, they volley well because they are world class tennis players.
@@bigrobsydney the grip doesn’t matter. Single handed players usually have better backhand volleys and slices. Go ask your local tennis pro if you can’t figure it out.
@@jesse9307 given that people with 2hbh hit their slice frequently with one hand, I do t see how there is any difference in this one specific point. Feel free to explain it.
@@jesse9307 my daughter is a tennis player and was ranked #1 in Surrey and #11 in the UK. I coached her, and I've played for over 35 years. I don't need the opinion of another person. I'm asking you to explain your comment now, for the third time.
Federer and Wawrinka had the tournament of their lives, defeating every elite doubles specialists along the way to clinch the Gold medals. It was an incredible catalyst to both players. Wawrinka started to become more solid at singles and Federer revived some magic, after a subpar 2008 due to mono until his Olympics doubles success, to then go on and defend the US Open for the 5th time a month later.
Patrick MacEnroe talks about this in his horribly written book. He said that everytime federer touched the ball it was either a winner or it have so much backspin it stuck to the ground.
If you've played tennis to a decent level you'll know it's the guy in the deuce court who sets it up for the guy in the ad court to get the glory. I've played to county level for most of my adult life and played ad court. But I always knew it was the other guy getting ahead of the game that gave me the freedom to make the breakthrough.
@@danguee1 First time I heard about this. Obviously I am not at the "decent level" you talked about. So in your opinion, it's always the deuce count set it up and the ad court finish off?
not casually handled but both were individually much better than the opposition. over they got past doubles nuances, they had an overwhelming skill advantage. the longer the match goes on, the easier it becomes for them
This essentially rejuvenated their careers. Roger played for more than himself, and won US open that year. Wawrinka ended up shining later on. This was beautiful.
I love Roger with all my heart but he did not handle the Brian Brothers by himself. Stan played exceptionally well and it's their teamwork as well that won this match.
Would be great to see Fed come out of retirement maybe just to play doubles in GS and select tournaments. Maybe spark some interest in the prof doubles game.
The title implies Federer did more for the win. Stan delivered on many key points. It’s doubles, not singles. Federer and Wawrinka Handling the Best Doubles Team…
What a duo, I liked also when they kicked french's asses for the Davis Cup. Mirka tried before to fucked up the friendship between the two friends, what a witch....
@@jollymolly2521 maybe not nobody - as Stan is well known as the only player post 2014 to defeat Djokovic in 3 different grand slam finals - and on 3 different surfaces ; and to cap that off he rolled Djokovic at the Aus open in 2015 - semis - went on the beat Nadal in final Now ; as incredable as Feds record is - dont belive he has a single GS finals wins over Djokovic since maybe 2009 or 10 ?? Nadal is the only player who comes close to Stans record - with wins over him at GS s ..... So thats why many know and admire Stan - hes a legend in my book
Because Stan the Man seems to be one of the few players for whom the court aside the player at the net never seems wide enough. It's understandable to play body shots sometimes, but I haven't seen him play any match without a couple of those. Some say it's fine, not me.
Nothing casual about this win and I would add that Mr. Federer didn't accomplish this alone. He had a good partner, whose name perhaps should appear in the title.
The Bryan brothers certainly the most successful, but questionable whether they were the best. They played in an era when doubles was very much the poor relation of singles, and where very few players play both events. Mens doubles very debilitated as a result. The great doubles players of the past were often playing all three events. The fact they lost in two sets here to two players who rarely played doubles says quite a bit.
Sure - Federer was clearly superior to the Bryans. But he is probably the most skilled person ever to play tennis. I think what the Bryans did - specialising in doubles and winning a sackful of GS's and other titles - was brilliant thinking.
If that's ya idea of..." casually handing....^ the B B Boys I think ya better get another definition of..." casually..." it only came down to a couple of poi t-shirt...& the Fed...is one of the best players in the world....
This is something you probably won't see any time soon. 4 top tennis players all playing with one-handed backhands in a doubles match! Amazing!
Prior to this match, Fed & Stan took out the Indian duo of Doubles specialists Leander Paes & Mahesh Bhupathi as well in Quarters. I remember being extremely heartbroken with that result as I was expecting Paes/Bhupathi to bring a medal for us. Goes to show that when the best of singles players team up, they can take out the top Doubles specialists. Much deserved Gold for Fed & Stan that year in Beijing 🥇🥇
Yeah, as a kid the only time I prayed for a Federer loss but he didn't 🥲
That's why doubles doesn't get that much respect when most of the talent plays singles.
The identical movement at 58 second after the point was insane
0:58
Autistic
This crowd was so invested in every point it’s fun to hear
He plays tennis in the way that I never have seen before.
Can't say enough good things about Roger Federer.
Thank you for sharing, much appreciated.
🙂Have a nice day.
How have I never seen this doubles match before, thanks Wivo, great vid as always xx
Just a joy to watch .. even if it's a highlight. Roger is Roger but Stan was a power house too. Good that he made a comeback, hope to see him play more
I saw Stan there too. How can you say it was just Roger
LOVING the new intro. Keep up the work homie
The funny thing is that this match was on the second court. Oh u know just a Roger the Goat and Stan the man playing against Goat Bryan brothers doubles... jeah lets NOT but them on the centre court. God damn i would have want those cheap tickets to this masterpiece. One of the best matchup doubles u will ever get.
It's the Olympics. Favouring the 'Stars' goes completely against the Olympics ethos. They surely just need to draw lots - so court 2 is entirely appropriate.
This was actually the main court for the Olympics. The current Beijing stadium court wasn’t built yet.
The best part about it is they were actually having fun together out there during the match. You can see them smiling and laughing at the end.
Doubles is fun
Roger looked overwhelmed and burned out this year until hear. He actually had fun.
@@jer8279 after years of amazing dominance, he contracted Epstein-Barr virus (Mononucleosis) at the beginning of 2008, and played over that illness. He lose badly the Australian Open semifinal against Djokovic, and continued to suffer unexpected losses in the subsequent months. Apart from the consequences of the illness, which are sometimes very serious and very long lasting (some players were forced to basically quit playing foreverafter mononucleosis, Federer was even comparatively lucky), he suffered a loss of confidence too, which was the main reason behind his very tentative first 2 sets vs Nadal in the Wimbledon final the same year, when he had to be considered reasonably healed from the illness. Despite his loss in the singles vs Blake, a player he was mostly used to dismantle with ease (this says a lot about how long can take to recover completely from a serious illness like mono), this doubles gold medal helped him in finding back his confidence, and for UsOpen, he was back at full force.
Apart from their high singles rankings - there are a few very good reasons why these two were able to push past the best specialist doubles team ever : 1 they both have premior single handed back hands - so they volley better than any double hander on that side especially;2 they both have top 5 best serves going ; Feds is crazy good ; 3 they both can rip the ball from both wings - handy in doubles 4 they move better than 99 % of others on tourer - put them both in any tournament in the world they would repeated ly win against the best
The grip on the single handed backhand is completely different to the volley grip. There is no direct correlation here. On the other hand, they volley well because they are world class tennis players.
@@bigrobsydney the grip doesn’t matter. Single handed players usually have better backhand volleys and slices. Go ask your local tennis pro if you can’t figure it out.
@@jesse9307 given that people with 2hbh hit their slice frequently with one hand, I do t see how there is any difference in this one specific point. Feel free to explain it.
@@bigrobsydney I'm sure you play 3.0 tennis at your club. Go ask the tennis pro if you can't figure it out.
@@jesse9307 my daughter is a tennis player and was ranked #1 in Surrey and #11 in the UK. I coached her, and I've played for over 35 years. I don't need the opinion of another person. I'm asking you to explain your comment now, for the third time.
Federer and Wawrinka had the tournament of their lives, defeating every elite doubles specialists along the way to clinch the Gold medals. It was an incredible catalyst to both players. Wawrinka started to become more solid at singles and Federer revived some magic, after a subpar 2008 due to mono until his Olympics doubles success, to then go on and defend the US Open for the 5th time a month later.
Patrick MacEnroe talks about this in his horribly written book. He said that everytime federer touched the ball it was either a winner or it have so much backspin it stuck to the ground.
Roger AND Stan handling the best doubles team....
E olha q esses são os irmãos Bryan(Bob e Mike), uma das melhores duplas do mundo!
Man u should ABSOLUTELY put replays of Federer shots here, some of them are just shocking sick good
They didn't show replays in the original match unfortunately, donno what the director was doing honestly!
Thanks for the upload, but please change the title -- Wawrinka also played a role here.
He was good. But he was only the 4th best doubles player on the court.....
246km/h?!?!?! Young wawrinka was insane
If these two had competed on the doubles tour regularly.... my god
Wawrinka played extremely well and won more key points here for them.
If you've played tennis to a decent level you'll know it's the guy in the deuce court who sets it up for the guy in the ad court to get the glory. I've played to county level for most of my adult life and played ad court. But I always knew it was the other guy getting ahead of the game that gave me the freedom to make the breakthrough.
@@danguee1 First time I heard about this. Obviously I am not at the "decent level" you talked about. So in your opinion, it's always the deuce count set it up and the ad court finish off?
not casually handled but both were individually much better than the opposition. over they got past doubles nuances, they had an overwhelming skill advantage. the longer the match goes on, the easier it becomes for them
This essentially rejuvenated their careers. Roger played for more than himself, and won US open that year. Wawrinka ended up shining later on. This was beautiful.
I love Roger with all my heart but he did not handle the Brian Brothers by himself. Stan played exceptionally well and it's their teamwork as well that won this match.
Simply the best!!!
Unfortunate that the ballkid didn't catch the ball at 1:25 otherwise, he would've been the most famous ballkid of his time!
The goat with Stan The man... Just isn't fair!
Muchas gracias !!! 🤗🎾
Merecido o Ouro olímpico de Roger Federer e Wawrinka em 2008
Hardly "casually" -- the Bryans really made them work.
Love them both
I don't know if the title is accurate exactly, but thanks for this video reminder.
man don't dismiss wawrinka from the title. he is equally responsible for this as much as federer
9:36 should Federer have looked back as Wawrinka was hitting that forehand?
Such a great match!!!
great video!
Thanks, Peter ❤️
3:32
there was nothing "casual" in this one....both sets could have gone both ways
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I think i indirectly gave you idea for this 😉. Again great video.
Haha absolutely man thank you ❤️
the girl on the left at 2:08 says it all
Would be great to see Fed come out of retirement maybe just to play doubles in GS and select tournaments. Maybe spark some interest in the prof doubles game.
while Stanimal "Killerly" backhandling them too ....
I loved watching them together, but two great singles players don't automatically make a great doubles team.
很少看到費德勒這麼激動的，畢竟是一生唯一的奧運雙打金牌
The title implies Federer did more for the win. Stan delivered on many key points. It’s doubles, not singles. Federer and Wawrinka Handling the Best Doubles Team…
I was there. seeing it like yesterday. insane match.
One bad error at 5:29 could have ended Swiss tennis.
What a duo, I liked also when they kicked french's asses for the Davis Cup.
Mirka tried before to fucked up the friendship between the two friends, what a witch....
Come on, this is Roger and Stan. Why would you disrespect Stan like that?
Well...cuz nobody's going to click if it's Stan's name in the title. Just being honest...
@@jollymolly2521 Roger and Stan handle the Bryant brother...nope not gonna watch that! Lmao that’s ridiculous
@@jollymolly2521 maybe not nobody - as Stan is well known as the only player post 2014 to defeat Djokovic in 3 different grand slam finals - and on 3 different surfaces ; and to cap that off he rolled Djokovic at the Aus open in 2015 - semis - went on the beat Nadal in final
Now ; as incredable as Feds record is - dont belive he has a single GS finals wins over Djokovic since maybe 2009 or 10 ?? Nadal is the only player who comes close to Stans record - with wins over him at GS s .....
So thats why many know and admire Stan - hes a legend in my book
Because Stan the Man seems to be one of the few players for whom the court aside the player at the net never seems wide enough. It's understandable to play body shots sometimes, but I haven't seen him play any match without a couple of those. Some say it's fine, not me.
What's the name of the music?
Description mate
Never seen so many returns smashed out of the court (poor ballboys)
Nothing casual about this win and I would add that Mr. Federer didn't accomplish this alone. He had a good partner, whose name perhaps should appear in the title.
The Bryan brothers certainly the most successful, but questionable whether they were the best. They played in an era when doubles was very much the poor relation of singles, and where very few players play both events. Mens doubles very debilitated as a result. The great doubles players of the past were often playing all three events. The fact they lost in two sets here to two players who rarely played doubles says quite a bit.
Stan served 246km/h or it was a mistake
It's 100% not real i guess
James Blake smashed him tho
❗The only reason why they are the best doubles team in tennis history is that the best *TENNIS* players in history concentrate on singles.
the best doubles team in history is McEnroe and Peter Fleming, not the Bryans. No good players even play doubles any more.
Sure - Federer was clearly superior to the Bryans. But he is probably the most skilled person ever to play tennis. I think what the Bryans did - specialising in doubles and winning a sackful of GS's and other titles - was brilliant thinking.
I did not realise it was one player against 2?? Maybe change the title of the click-bait?
Roger is amazing, but Stan was the best player in this tournament.
Early squad
that comentator cant stop talking when the match begin?
I could never see the ball
Can’t understand Russian 😮
Can't see the ball.
Hj
If that's ya idea of..." casually handing....^ the B B Boys I think ya better get another definition of..." casually..." it only came down to a couple of poi t-shirt...& the Fed...is one of the best players in the world....