The battles and rallies between Novak and Roger are so beautiful to watch, regardless of who wins the point. The same goes for Novak vs Rafa and Roger vs Rafa. Each with a different flavor and spark. What a delight to see these geniuses produce such mastery and art on a tennis court. That is the Golden Era of Tennis indeed.
here, in the first set, he was still so trong... what a phenomenal achievement by djokovic. But maybe the mononucleosis had an impact, especially towards the end of the set. But this does not detract from the merit of Dkokovic
Yes, but very different defeats Djoko in 3 sets al #AO 🎩🎾🔨 RN in 5 sets and almost night time at #wimbledon Anyway that year 2008 was the beginning of the end for RF ...and the first crown for the BEST
Federer had glandular fever before this tournament and did well to make it as far as he did. But unlike most dossers he doesn’t retire from his matches
@@chrismp3 oh shut up federer has been getting his ass kicked for a while, he can’t always be inured or sick when he loses can’t even be called Goat statistically
@@tennislove6716 Always a good idea to get your facts right. That Montreal victory was Djoko's _first_ ever win over Fed, after four losses. Also, it _wasn't_ a straight set wins - he beat Fed in 3 sets, winning two TBs and losing the middle set 2-6. Also, in classic Fed fashion (as is often the case when he loses tight matches that are on his racquet), the Fed won more points than the Djoker did. (I don't know _how_ he manages that! Smh 😒🙄)
@@abhinavgupta2416 Nope. Not really. Let's look at their last three matches: the Fed has outplayed the Djoker in 2 & 1/3 of them. 1. Completely outplayed him at Wimby 2019 and then somehow lost (because he was fated to, I suppose); 2. Outplayed him in the WTF RR knockout (and actually won); 3. Outplayed him in the first set of AO 2020 (before contriving to lose it), kept with him through most of set 2, and then faded in set 3 - though I believe he was carrying some sort of groin injury in that match (which is just fact and nothing else) So yeah, _two and one third_ matches of dominance and just _one_ victory to show for it. Basically, the Fed doing 'Fed things'. What's remarkable is that he did this at 38 y.o; against a player who, besides being world No.1 and perhaps tennis' greatest defensive mover, _always_ tries extra hard against him. Say what you will about Fed fans (and their occasionally-strange contortions), it's a fact that a six-years-older, in-his-30s Fed has been Djokovic's equal or better, in match play, through most of the last decade. He's just never quite managed to get over the line. It's why I say that the Fed's the greater PLAYER but that the Djoker's the greater WINNER. If you're interested, I'm offering a bunch of stats in an attached comment to illustrate my assertion. 😃
No embrace or encouraging words from the so-called experienced maestro Roger to 20 year-old Nole at the end of the match. In fact, all we saw those days were off-putting attitude towards this young Nole. In contrast, Nole today always spends extra time to embrace & encourage every young player he plays against no matter whether he wins or loses the match. Thank you Nole for showing the best example of how you play for the good of the sport, & not solely for your pride.
That is why he is not only the GOAT; He is the real gentleman of the sport and not a hypocrite like FEDAL. You can verify it easily on youtube. They are always sulky and give a cold handshake for a micro second,. Nole is always a class apart
Federer was incredibly gracious in defeat. He typically is more reserved but most of the media said post match had Federer won that tiebreak he would've stormed back to win it in 5. Federer was money in 5 set matches and this has proven itself throughout his career.
Its September 2023, the GOAT debate is over after Djokovic won his #24 Grand Slam tittle ... but its fun to watch where everything started more than 15 years ago. A truly epic journey we have witnessed along the greatest player in the history of tennis. Thank you Novak Djokovic.
@Logan Legend Your thinking too much lol at this point Federer had been number 1 4 straight years won the tournament 3x and was 2x defending champion Djokovic only big titles at that time were Miami 07 and Montreal 07 if I remember correctly
@Logan Legend Doesn't disply the same passion and love for the game? How do you feel qualified to say that about someone who has been this dedicated to their craft. for this long? No offense, but you are in no position to question his passion for the game. That is regardless of how you feel about his ambassadorial role, which is not a requirement of a great player. Additionally, "whiny pusher"? Again you are not qualified to say that about someone who has had as much success as he has had in the sport. This is clearly biased of you.
I see people talking how Novak beat Federer 3 times at Wimbledon and he beat Nadal at Roland Garros twice but now I realise Nobody defeated Novak twice at Australian open, now that is crazy
@@oscardiaz9170 Federer beat him the last year the AO had a fast court, there was a change between 2007/2008. The next time they met in a fast AO was 2020 and Federer was 38&injured. Btw, Federer was suffering from mono in this match. Edit: regarding Nadal... Djokovic has never been able to beat him on RG when Nadal has been fit. Closest thing was 2013. 2015 was the worst year of Nadal's career, and, this year he was struggling with his foot once again.
@@oscardiaz9170 Nadal was clearly struggling in 2015 and ended this year's RG semifinal limping, the record is there for everyone to see. Federer having mono at the beginning of the 2008 season was also stated by the Swiss. He didn't use it as an excuse in Wimbledon 2008, possibly his most painful defeat, or Australia 2009, where the guy even cried after Nadal beat him. And I just checked on the Federer-Djokovic AO semifinal, it wasn't an injury what the Swiss had, but physical problems that dragged him down in the 2nd and 3rd set (he was 38.5 years old, let's see how Djokovic fares at that age).
Remember a few months earlier Djokovic and Federer played in the US Open final. Djokovic had multiple set points in the 1st and the 2nd but squandered them all and Federer won in 3 sets. He handled the big points much better in this match and he won in 3 sets this time
True, but djokovic is not an unseeded player to get astonish on this win. He is no:3 in the world. Player of that caliber any time upsets will be around the corner for the top seed. Its usual it do happens as happened to Djokovic against Medvedev in US Open finals 2021.
What the actual fuck logic😂, that way, imagine being this good to world number 1 in final Wimbledon 2009 in his backyard when fed won 5 consecutive time, i imagine u are a teenager coz nole COULDN'T win against prime fed and nadal and thats a fact, when these two went down under, nole got his way that's something everyone noticed
@@phychemat5034 Well your facts are wrong, Djokovic has been beating Federer and Nadal even before 2011. Montreal 07 final for example and by the way, Federer and Nadal are well within their primes in 2011 and Nole steamrolled both of them. If Novak wan’t there, Federer could have won the AO and USO, along with his WTF title. Federer’s only 29-30 in 2011 and Nadal won three slams the year before then come 2011, he reached the finals of 3 slams again only to be stopped by Novak twice. So yes, if there’s a year that proves these 3 players primes existed at the same time, it’s 2011 and Novak dominated it.
@@tolendoi123 soo wrong lol no probs dude kids do give nole more than he deserve and naah nadal dominated 2011, even AO final he was 4-2 up in the 5tg, both the players confessed it was luck that nadal lost that game, then he won us, sad to see such blind nole followers kids lmao don't reply kid i lower my iq everytime i see ur Comment tbh
@@deadinthebed963 Agree about his overhead but it’s the shot that you only use a few times in a match so it can’t be exploited. The forehand and backhand are the two mainly used strokes. Djokovic really knew how to attack Federer’s backhand side as the years went on. Without this tactic I think it’d be hard for him to win.
All good, he just didn't know at that point of time he was facing the Greatest ever to hold a tennis racquet. It was just at the beginning of his journey.
@@henryshear5510 why do I hear everytime that Federer or Nadal lose of Novak they are either sick, injured or something similar excuse. Like the other times he lost he was fine right just as the times he won
@@henryshear5510 Was it fever at US semifinal 2008 US semifinal 2010 Qas it fever against Del Petro, US final 2009.. Just accept he got beaten by a better player
@@luilo7848 I think every victory Djokovic later had was legitimate. Wimby 2019, Aus open 2011 and US 2010. This victory though was from Fed not playing 100%. I also think Djokovic is better than both Rafa and Fed.
Nadal's first grandslam win at his favourite Roland Garros 2005 by defeating Roger in SF and Novak's first GS win at his favourite AO by defeating Roger in SF in 2008, such a coincidence
@@Zoran889 yeah, when a player becomes world class doesnt define his whole career. some are early bloomers some are late. becker for example won 3 slams before probably 20 but then he finally managed only 2/3 more as people probably figured his game out. rafa = early bloomer novak = normal federer = late thiem = very late stan = outrageously late. in fact the latest bloomer in tennis history probably. at the end of the day, roger and novak are pure tennis players with extraordinary techniques (although very different) but same cant be said about rafa. he's not so well rounded or complete as the other two. on clay he's the absolute lord though.
This was the time when Roger was at his prime. I don't remember he has been defeated in straight sets in a non-clay court grandslam match in those times maybe later . Beginning of an incredible returner of the game 👍👏
Novak is hand down, the best returner and clutch player of all time. The rest of his game is pretty good too...lol! His serve is too, in my opinion, is right up there with the best in history. His motion is so smooth, mechanically perfect and extremely accurate, much to his opponents dismay, including Federer in this video who stuggled the entire game to get any kind of read on it.
Great win by the young Serbian machine against the great 12-time grand slam winner Roger Fed... a star in the making... amazing accomplishment by Nole.....
Federer never had that one guy to push him in his early years to be mentally tough, that’s why he struggles against Nadal and Djokovic most of his career. He’s the most naturally talented player ever but has a weaker mind to both.
Federer didn’t allow any of them to be mentally tough. He was that good. From 2003-2007, he was in God mode. Incredibly hard to beat.. other than Nadal on clay.
@@tejK-i6o 2003-2007 weakest era of mens tennis due to Low quality of players. Roger got Lucky he played in this era and won a bunch of easy trophies, which is why i regard roger as the 3rd best player behind rafa and novak
@@gmailcgs he's more weaker minded than both however overall he's better than Rafa, I'd place him second behind djokovic, Nadal GS skewed by clay. Fed the better all round player in terms of surfaces
Federer at 21 y/o : GS's - 0 , All titles won - 4 , matches played - 251, win% - 62% , raking - #6 Djokovic at 21 y/o : GS's - 1, All titles won - 11 , matches played - 253, win% - 73% , raking - #3 Prior to Federer winning Wimbledon the furthest he got in GS's : 2 x QF's Djokovic at the same age : 1x GS Win, 1x Final, 4x SF's, 3x QF's
please write in this way...its easier Federer /djokovic both the age 21 GS's = 0 / 1 All titles won = 4 / 11 matches played = 251 / 253 win% = 62 % / 73 %
@@travisbickle5279 No, because then you don't see that Federer best before 22 y/o was just reaching 2 x QF's. Stating just titles won does not reflect on differences in level achieved (250 vs masters) Novak was more successful with a much higher ranking at a younger age than Federer. People often say Novak came into the Fedal competition late on when the reality is Djokovic in 2008 was already #3.
Increible, David win a Goliat. Remember en el año 2001, un tenista joven de 19 años (11 meses) win a "una leyenda viviente" Pete Sampras en Wimbledon, ese jugador joven fue Roger Federer. Vuelve a sucede ,es decir se repite la historia, en el año 2008, un tenista joven de 20 años (8 meses) win a "la leyenda viviente" Roger Federer en Australian Open, ese jugador joven fue Novak Djokovic.
I remember thinking that Novak was good enough to win and should win before the match. His game seened more solid and consistent than the other top players at this time when he played well. It was great to see him succeed here.
My thought exactly. I knew Fed lost in straight sets and after seeing him be up 5-3, I wanted to see how he lost serve when serving for the set. Felt like that was a huge momentum swing in this match and we don't even see it played out.
Joko actually credits his loss to Fed at the 2007 U.S. Open final, which was only a few months earlier, to winning his first grand slam here. He said he cried after he lost that U.S. final to Fed, not bc he lost, but bc he knew he wasn't prepared mentally to play against Roger. He was depressed and stayed in his NYC hotel for 3 days. He credits that experience to overhauling himself, physically and mentally, for future big matches. And the rest, they say, is history in the making......
I like Djokovic's serve technique here. I wonder why he switched and I'm not talking about the relatively recent switch due to elbow pain. It was different than this before that.
His serve came back on track in 2011. Got better in 2019. But from 2009-2010 Todd Martin messed it up by straightening Novak’s arm during the trophy position of the serve
People seem shocked Roger lost this match in straights to Joko. Don't forget Roger had match points against Joko in TWO matches at the U.S. Open and at Wimbledon and Joko came back to beat him all three times.
One aspect we forget is atp matches were 5 sets back then which did have a considerable impact on players year round. But still, djokovic and Nadal achieved far better than Roger did at young age
That is because after 2005 onwards all courts were made slower over the years to have longer matches and more viewership. It is quite well documented. That helped baseliners a lot.
@@prabalathena The faster green Rebound Ace was ripped up and the much slower Plexicusion era began. This surface nullified Fed's game and favoured the counterpuncher. Also in this AO, Fed had contracted mono which definitely affected his endurance and stamina throughout the season until the US Open.
You see Federer fans… how a young Djokovic destroys your goat…Federer was at his peak during this match yet Djokovic beat him in 3 straight sets.. after this Federer will never dominate mens tennis anymore…
It's just mind boggling to see a little kid of 20years play tennis like that. No wonder he has managed 20 grand slams at 34 years. Very few if not non at all could beat him of the same age of 20years at the time. He had a lot of future successes to come. Bravo the GOAT..🤣🤣🤣👏👏
16:52 notice how Federer just very coldly shakes Novak's hand and leaves immediately after. Whereas when Medvedev won vs Djokovic in US Open Novak was MUCH more friendly and congratulated Medvedev.
@@Kileik His serve was not subpar, his serve was good when he first came on tour. He then went through a period where he was tweaking his serve and his serve became horrible. He was making double faults all the time, but when he first came on it was good. And then he had to repair his serve after tweaking it.
@@frankwright1571 His pre-2014 serve has never been close to his post-2014 serve in terms of quality, at any point. Becker and Ivanisevic improved it by a big margin.
Roger started declining in 2008 (he was still in his prime): he was defeated at the Australian Open by Djoker; he was destroyed at Roland-Garros by Nadal (6-1, 6-3, 6-0, bagel in the third set); he was defeated at the Wimbledon's final by Nadal (2008: his best year and his best version); he was defeated at the Olympics singles by James Blake; he was defeated in the first round at the Tennis Masters Cup. 2007 was his best year and his last year of domination. Great Nole, not in his prime.
Loved this. Federer for some reason gets painted as the golden boy of tennis but if you look at him, his behaviour and demeanour when he loses he shows who he really is. Mans actually a douche bag and when he started losing, he showed who he really was
@@naathnaath6377 lucky? He's done that same shot to Roger 4 times that I can think of... All it was is slap return because he read the serve... his do you explain the other 40-15 games? Or the fact that he still has to get from 30-40 to break Roger... if anything Roger is a choker
Yeah but Djokovic would win it his first in the next match Federer wouldn't win his first Wimbledon title 2 years after he defeated Pete Sampras who had 13 Grand Slams just mind-blowing don't you think
@@healthylifehub8089 What happened i remember heat exhaustion by Nole against Andy Roddick don’t believe it was Semis probably 4th or Quarters what’s your point?
@@thesoccergod A Novak who barely turned 20 isn't allowed to lose his first GS final. Meanwhile Fedfans have no problem with their idol achieving nothing at the same age.
This match is really a snap shot of what is coming in future , novak was break down in first set and then winning it and then saving set points on his serve in third set and winning the match in tie break in straight sets against a very prime fed that was stuff of champions 🫣🫣🫣🫣
He choked set 1 and 3 and in the tense moment he looked sluggish out there . A fit Federer would have won this match but Djokovic played really well and earned this win. But the mono was obvious from Federer he was also sweating more than usual
Of course he was perfectly fine, it's just one of the excuses FedTards try to come up for this embarrasing loss, from 3:5 0:30 he goes 7:5 and 5:1 serving in the second, lol 9 games to 1, absolute destruction lol, just how Fed needed to get insanely lucky at US a few months earlier he simply didn't in this match and got destroyed, simple as that
@@simoncowell8587 I wouldn't call this destruction because sets 1 and 3 were close. Same with 2007 US Open final and 2009 US Open semifinal and 2011 AO semifinal
@@benparsons4979 i agree but i also disagree. he takes more chances on his second serve now but back then he was winning a lot of free points/aces with that serve before it fell apart in 2009/2010.
Federer beat Djokovic 18 times after this match, are you kidding ? Appart from that, incredible performance from Novak indeed, he was only 20 years old and already beating Federer in Grand slams AND in straight sets, you could already clearly see that Novak and Rafa were the only 2 players capable of beating Fed in a slam at that time. If It wasn't for them, Federer would have most likely won AO, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open in 2008. All 4 slams, Yep
@@theobecquet8477 fed was suffering from mononucleosis in this match....nd djokovic didn’t win a slam for more than 2.5 years after this and federer dominated their head to head till 2012 nd novak only started dominating him when fed was past his prime !
16:52 I don’t care what anyone says Roger is a sore loser especially when it comes to Novak, you can tell Novak wanted to have a moment there with him but Roger was quick to turn away go to his chair. Ungracious you might call it.
The battles and rallies between Novak and Roger are so beautiful to watch, regardless of who wins the point. The same goes for Novak vs Rafa and Roger vs Rafa. Each with a different flavor and spark. What a delight to see these geniuses produce such mastery and art on a tennis court. That is the Golden Era of Tennis indeed.
This is the most fitting saying I've ever heard! It was so thrilling every time they played each other 🙌
The beginning of a legend. At 20 so very good.
This was the first real crack in the dominance of Roger federer. He fell in Australia and Wimbledon in 08 and didn’t seem so unbeatable anymore
Don’t forget the hammering at roland garros
here, in the first set, he was still so trong... what a phenomenal achievement by djokovic. But maybe the mononucleosis had an impact, especially towards the end of the set. But this does not detract from the merit of Dkokovic
Yes, but very different defeats
Djoko in 3 sets al #AO 🎩🎾🔨
RN in 5 sets and almost night time at #wimbledon
Anyway that year 2008 was the beginning of the end for RF
...and the first crown for the BEST
@@fejuncorDjokovic was allergic to gluten before 2010 instead of just one season, but this does not detract from the merit if everyone.
@@fejuncor Always an excuse for his losses, right? lol typical.
Win over Federer when he was at his peak, that too in straight sets??? Simply unbelievable!
He beat Federer even the previous year in Montreal 07 in 3 sets
Federer had glandular fever before this tournament and did well to make it as far as he did. But unlike most dossers he doesn’t retire from his matches
@@chrismp3 oh shut up federer has been getting his ass kicked for a while, he can’t always be inured or sick when he loses can’t even be called Goat statistically
@@tennislove6716 Always a good idea to get your facts right. That Montreal victory was Djoko's _first_ ever win over Fed, after four losses. Also, it _wasn't_ a straight set wins - he beat Fed in 3 sets, winning two TBs and losing the middle set 2-6. Also, in classic Fed fashion (as is often the case when he loses tight matches that are on his racquet), the Fed won more points than the Djoker did. (I don't know _how_ he manages that! Smh 😒🙄)
@@abhinavgupta2416 Nope. Not really. Let's look at their last three matches: the Fed has outplayed the Djoker in 2 & 1/3 of them.
1. Completely outplayed him at Wimby 2019 and then somehow lost (because he was fated to, I suppose);
2. Outplayed him in the WTF RR knockout (and actually won);
3. Outplayed him in the first set of AO 2020 (before contriving to lose it), kept with him through most of set 2, and then faded in set 3 - though I believe he was carrying some sort of groin injury in that match (which is just fact and nothing else)
So yeah, _two and one third_ matches of dominance and just _one_ victory to show for it. Basically, the Fed doing 'Fed things'. What's remarkable is that he did this at 38 y.o; against a player who, besides being world No.1 and perhaps tennis' greatest defensive mover, _always_ tries extra hard against him.
Say what you will about Fed fans (and their occasionally-strange contortions), it's a fact that a six-years-older, in-his-30s Fed has been Djokovic's equal or better, in match play, through most of the last decade. He's just never quite managed to get over the line. It's why I say that the Fed's the greater PLAYER but that the Djoker's the greater WINNER. If you're interested, I'm offering a bunch of stats in an attached comment to illustrate my assertion. 😃
No embrace or encouraging words from the so-called experienced maestro Roger to 20 year-old Nole at the end of the match. In fact, all we saw those days were off-putting attitude towards this young Nole.
In contrast, Nole today always spends extra time to embrace & encourage every young player he plays against no matter whether he wins or loses the match.
Thank you Nole for showing the best example of how you play for the good of the sport, & not solely for your pride.
That is why he is not only the GOAT; He is the real gentleman of the sport and not a hypocrite like FEDAL. You can verify it easily on youtube. They are always sulky and give a cold handshake for a micro second,. Nole is always a class apart
Novak is fake, and idiots like you can't see it, but the rest of us can.
Federer was incredibly gracious in defeat. He typically is more reserved but most of the media said post match had Federer won that tiebreak he would've stormed back to win it in 5. Federer was money in 5 set matches and this has proven itself throughout his career.
Its September 2023, the GOAT debate is over after Djokovic won his #24 Grand Slam tittle ... but its fun to watch where everything started more than 15 years ago. A truly epic journey we have witnessed along the greatest player in the history of tennis. Thank you Novak Djokovic.
djokovic only 20 years of age here. playing really good.
Little did Federer know, his nightmare was just beginning at the hands of this young Serbian kid....
eh, i’m sure he was happy to have finally met his two rivals which would keep him and this sport intrigued
Djoko, Rafa, Roger have had a back and forth crossfire rivalry that has been great for the game.
@@JuandelaPablo22 I don't think so.
Yeah and then three years later he starts taking EPO and the rest is history.
Chill, it’s only 27-23 h2h😂
Gotta love Novak. For some reason the crowd doesn't root for him. He gets it done anyway.
@Logan Legend Your thinking too much lol at this point Federer had been number 1 4 straight years won the tournament 3x and was 2x defending champion Djokovic only big titles at that time were Miami 07 and Montreal 07 if I remember correctly
@Logan Legend Doesn't disply the same passion and love for the game? How do you feel qualified to say that about someone who has been this dedicated to their craft. for this long? No offense, but you are in no position to question his passion for the game. That is regardless of how you feel about his ambassadorial role, which is not a requirement of a great player.
Additionally, "whiny pusher"? Again you are not qualified to say that about someone who has had as much success as he has had in the sport. This is clearly biased of you.
@Logan Legend cry harder essay man
He is the best only bcoz he is more intelligent
@@aranighosh3945 he is the best,that’s the only thing that matters
I see people talking how Novak beat Federer 3 times at Wimbledon and he beat Nadal at Roland Garros twice but now I realise Nobody defeated Novak twice at Australian open, now that is crazy
Nadal never could and Federer did it only once, AO2007, when Djokovic was 19 years old 😂
Only Stan beats prime Novak in Melbourne. Therefore - the greatest ever;)
@@oscardiaz9170 Federer beat him the last year the AO had a fast court, there was a change between 2007/2008. The next time they met in a fast AO was 2020 and Federer was 38&injured.
Btw, Federer was suffering from mono in this match.
Edit: regarding Nadal... Djokovic has never been able to beat him on RG when Nadal has been fit. Closest thing was 2013. 2015 was the worst year of Nadal's career, and, this year he was struggling with his foot once again.
@@delriver77 sure, Federer and Nadal are always injured / old / ill when they lose 😂🤣
@@oscardiaz9170 Nadal was clearly struggling in 2015 and ended this year's RG semifinal limping, the record is there for everyone to see.
Federer having mono at the beginning of the 2008 season was also stated by the Swiss. He didn't use it as an excuse in Wimbledon 2008, possibly his most painful defeat, or Australia 2009, where the guy even cried after Nadal beat him.
And I just checked on the Federer-Djokovic AO semifinal, it wasn't an injury what the Swiss had, but physical problems that dragged him down in the 2nd and 3rd set (he was 38.5 years old, let's see how Djokovic fares at that age).
Remember a few months earlier Djokovic and Federer played in the US Open final. Djokovic had multiple set points in the 1st and the 2nd but squandered them all and Federer won in 3 sets. He handled the big points much better in this match and he won in 3 sets this time
The depth of every shot and the aggression of this match are on another level...
At least from this highlights, Roger looked super-sharp and played superbly, yet in straight sets..
Imagine playing this good at the age of 20 vs World #1 and 12 time Grand Slam winner?
True, but djokovic is not an unseeded player to get astonish on this win. He is no:3 in the world. Player of that caliber any time upsets will be around the corner for the top seed. Its usual it do happens as happened to Djokovic against Medvedev in US Open finals 2021.
What the actual fuck logic😂, that way, imagine being this good to world number 1 in final Wimbledon 2009 in his backyard when fed won 5 consecutive time, i imagine u are a teenager coz nole COULDN'T win against prime fed and nadal and thats a fact, when these two went down under, nole got his way that's something everyone noticed
@@phychemat5034 Well your facts are wrong, Djokovic has been beating Federer and Nadal even before 2011. Montreal 07 final for example and by the way, Federer and Nadal are well within their primes in 2011 and Nole steamrolled both of them. If Novak wan’t there, Federer could have won the AO and USO, along with his WTF title. Federer’s only 29-30 in 2011 and Nadal won three slams the year before then come 2011, he reached the finals of 3 slams again only to be stopped by Novak twice. So yes, if there’s a year that proves these 3 players primes existed at the same time, it’s 2011 and Novak dominated it.
@@tolendoi123 soo wrong lol no probs dude kids do give nole more than he deserve and naah nadal dominated 2011, even AO final he was 4-2 up in the 5tg, both the players confessed it was luck that nadal lost that game, then he won us, sad to see such blind nole followers kids lmao don't reply kid i lower my iq everytime i see ur Comment tbh
@@phychemat5034 But did Nadal win? Same thing with US open 2011, Federer was an ace away, but did he win?
Unbelievable Greatest..!! The Best..!! Amazing To Watch..!!
anyone notice that Novak is really good at reading fed's serve on big points? He erases set points easily.
federer his backhand is the weakness，that is vital. djokovic has no weakness.so he was relax，the long rally djokovic will win in the end.
I like Novak BUT does ha e some weaknesses, he has better mental strength BUT is prone to anger like fed can be and his overhead is terrible.
@@deadinthebed963 Agree about his overhead but it’s the shot that you only use a few times in a match so it can’t be exploited. The forehand and backhand are the two mainly used strokes. Djokovic really knew how to attack Federer’s backhand side as the years went on. Without this tactic I think it’d be hard for him to win.
All good, he just didn't know at that point of time he was facing the Greatest ever to hold a tennis racquet. It was just at the beginning of his journey.
People forget that Federer was recovering from mono and almost didn't play the AO in 2008.
@@henryshear5510 why do I hear everytime that Federer or Nadal lose of Novak they are either sick, injured or something similar excuse.
Like the other times he lost he was fine right just as the times he won
@@henryshear5510
Was it fever at
US semifinal 2008
US semifinal 2010
Qas it fever against Del Petro, US final 2009..
Just accept he got beaten by a better player
@@henryshear5510 do you see the tennis this guy produced in this match. As much as i don't like him, this guy really breaks down Fed and Rafa's game.
@@luilo7848 I think every victory Djokovic later had was legitimate. Wimby 2019, Aus open 2011 and US 2010. This victory though was from Fed not playing 100%. I also think Djokovic is better than both Rafa and Fed.
These 2 are from another world all of their shots are smart and precise!
This is few months after Federer beat Djokovic in 2007 us open final: The only time Federer beat Novak in grand slam final
Nadal's first grandslam win at his favourite Roland Garros 2005 by defeating Roger in SF and Novak's first GS win at his favourite AO by defeating Roger in SF in 2008, such a coincidence
not favorite but RG and AO became rafa and novak's fort respectively. but for both of them wimbledon is favorite.
It is no coincidence....Nadal and Novak were better than prime Federer as teenagers.
@@Zoran889 ur sorely mistaken. roger and novak are clearly better than rafa as a tennis player. its not hard to see.
@@h4rder10 You're probably right🤔 Nadal is more a clay / RG thing.
@@Zoran889 yeah, when a player becomes world class doesnt define his whole career. some are early bloomers some are late. becker for example won 3 slams before probably 20 but then he finally managed only 2/3 more as people probably figured his game out.
rafa = early bloomer
novak = normal
federer = late
thiem = very late
stan = outrageously late. in fact the latest bloomer in tennis history probably.
at the end of the day, roger and novak are pure tennis players with extraordinary techniques (although very different) but same cant be said about rafa. he's not so well rounded or complete as the other two. on clay he's the absolute lord though.
This was the time when Roger was at his prime. I don't remember he has been defeated in straight sets in a non-clay court grandslam match in those times maybe later . Beginning of an incredible returner of the game 👍👏
But then Federer beat him a year later in the US open with ease (tweener)
@@Swiper360 not with ease but he beat him in straights yes
Prime but coming down. I would say Federer was in his best in 06-07.
He also had mono here
@@pGaming-kc6gt With or without mono, Fed always loses to Novak in AO ever since they changed that surface.
While Federer makes tennis look easy, Djokovic makes you think you have to be an acrobat to play it. Both unbelievable legacies they'll leave behind.
Wow, Novak looked like his 2011 version. He was able to produce that level those years, the issue was his regularity...
Novak is hand down, the best returner and clutch player of all time. The rest of his game is pretty good too...lol! His serve is too, in my opinion, is right up there with the best in history. His motion is so smooth, mechanically perfect and extremely accurate, much to his opponents dismay, including Federer in this video who stuggled the entire game to get any kind of read on it.
you know he completely changed his service motion since then?
Djokovic also leads in an often underlooked stat relevant to the GOAT debate; he has a much better conversion rate of hawkeye challenges than Fed
yea Fed has never had the best of luck with hawkeye
@@benparsons4979luck? he simply can’t accept that he lót the point sometimes
The match which ended Federer's dominance in Tennis.
Ended Federer's myth...
Hardly. Federer recovered from illness and reached the finals of the next 8 Grand Slams in a row, winning 4 of them. Idiot.
Lol myth, talk bout your djoko that is in a five year winning streak against none ahaha delusional
@@naathnaath6377
No way, federer got sick
His little brother celebration is adorable 😂😂😂
Great win by the young Serbian machine against the great 12-time grand slam winner Roger Fed... a star in the making... amazing accomplishment by Nole.....
Federer never had that one guy to push him in his early years to be mentally tough, that’s why he struggles against Nadal and Djokovic most of his career. He’s the most naturally talented player ever but has a weaker mind to both.
Andy roddick?
@@vinayakpandey1032 one trick pony
Federer didn’t allow any of them to be mentally tough. He was that good. From 2003-2007, he was in God mode. Incredibly hard to beat.. other than Nadal on clay.
@@tejK-i6o 2003-2007 weakest era of mens tennis due to Low quality of players. Roger got Lucky he played in this era and won a bunch of easy trophies, which is why i regard roger as the 3rd best player behind rafa and novak
@@gmailcgs he's more weaker minded than both however overall he's better than Rafa, I'd place him second behind djokovic, Nadal GS skewed by clay. Fed the better all round player in terms of surfaces
Federer at 21 y/o : GS's - 0 , All titles won - 4 , matches played - 251, win% - 62% , raking - #6
Djokovic at 21 y/o : GS's - 1, All titles won - 11 , matches played - 253, win% - 73% , raking - #3
Prior to Federer winning Wimbledon the furthest he got in GS's : 2 x QF's
Djokovic at the same age : 1x GS Win, 1x Final, 4x SF's, 3x QF's
please write in this way...its easier
Federer /djokovic both the age 21
GS's = 0 / 1
All titles won = 4 / 11
matches played = 251 / 253
win% = 62 % / 73 %
@@travisbickle5279 No, because then you don't see that Federer best before 22 y/o was just reaching 2 x QF's.
Stating just titles won does not reflect on differences in level achieved (250 vs masters)
Novak was more successful with a much higher ranking at a younger age than Federer. People often say Novak came into the Fedal competition late on when the reality is Djokovic in 2008 was already #3.
@@djfunkychicken More precisely, Novak became number 3 on July 9, 2007. 😉
these stats are nothing compared to Nadal's
@@benparsons4979 yep! Nadal was by far the best in younger years by comparison.
Increible, David win a Goliat. Remember en el año 2001, un tenista joven de 19 años (11 meses) win a "una leyenda viviente" Pete Sampras en Wimbledon, ese jugador joven fue Roger Federer. Vuelve a sucede ,es decir se repite la historia, en el año 2008, un tenista joven de 20 años (8 meses) win a "la leyenda viviente" Roger Federer en Australian Open, ese jugador joven fue Novak Djokovic.
Only none of the young people stopped Novak.
The day Djokovic displayed what he is capable of
I remember thinking that Novak was good enough to win and should win before the match. His game seened more solid and consistent than the other top players at this time when he played well. It was great to see him succeed here.
And a Star is Born
this vid was perfect till min 4.. how you dont show how roger lost his server serving for the set at 5 4 first set?
My thought exactly. I knew Fed lost in straight sets and after seeing him be up 5-3, I wanted to see how he lost serve when serving for the set. Felt like that was a huge momentum swing in this match and we don't even see it played out.
@@MrCSInyfan1000 he literally just hit a load of shots in the net it isn't the type of tennis you want in a highlight reel
Beginning of the dethrone GOAT position..... New king was born
when goat beats goat to become the goat🤣
What a victory. Nole the Giant
Joko actually credits his loss to Fed at the 2007 U.S. Open final, which was only a few months earlier, to winning his first grand slam here.
He said he cried after he lost that U.S. final to Fed, not bc he lost, but bc he knew he wasn't prepared mentally to play against Roger.
He was depressed and stayed in his NYC hotel for 3 days.
He credits that experience to overhauling himself, physically and mentally, for future big matches.
And the rest, they say, is history in the making......
Federer fans always complained Novak was 5 years younger than Federer.
Look now Djokovic is playing against 10 to 15 years younger players.
I like Djokovic's serve technique here. I wonder why he switched and I'm not talking about the relatively recent switch due to elbow pain. It was different than this before that.
His serve came back on track in 2011. Got better in 2019. But from 2009-2010 Todd Martin messed it up by straightening Novak’s arm during the trophy position of the serve
Эти матчи ещё долго будут пересматривать !!!!! 👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Federer is my favorite player but there’s no doubt Novak is the best ever.
Nah
People seem shocked Roger lost this match in straights to Joko.
Don't forget Roger had match points against Joko in TWO matches at the U.S. Open and at Wimbledon and Joko came back to beat him all three times.
The beginning of the end of the Fed era...
One aspect we forget is atp matches were 5 sets back then which did have a considerable impact on players year round. But still, djokovic and Nadal achieved far better than Roger did at young age
That is because after 2005 onwards all courts were made slower over the years to have longer matches and more viewership. It is quite well documented. That helped baseliners a lot.
@@prabalathena The faster green Rebound Ace was ripped up and the much slower Plexicusion era began. This surface nullified Fed's game and favoured the counterpuncher. Also in this AO, Fed had contracted mono which definitely affected his endurance and stamina throughout the season until the US Open.
It was at this point Federer new he . . . . . . Up.
Imagine the CONFIDENCE this match gave Joko.
He just scaled Mt. Everest 💪💪💪
Just passing through on my journey to watch every Federer match.
You see Federer fans… how a young Djokovic destroys your goat…Federer was at his peak during this match yet Djokovic beat him in 3 straight sets.. after this Federer will never dominate mens tennis anymore…
FED played better in 2019 than this garbage
fed had mono
It's just mind boggling to see a little kid of 20years play tennis like that. No wonder he has managed 20 grand slams at 34 years. Very few if not non at all
could beat him of the same age of 20years at the time. He had a lot of future successes to come. Bravo the GOAT..🤣🤣🤣👏👏
Overrated fraud.
@@Al-ji4gd Yeah, Federer was always bit overrated by his cultists
Wow Djokovic technique looks so much different in every aspect now.
He change the way he plays in match,if the player is up two sets third set he will get complicated
Even in these old highlights, you can see the bias for Federer from the commentators and the highlights. Djokovic was always a great player. Wow.
Now we know that Novak, with 24 GS titles, is the king of kings
What a treat for the fans! The greatest player ever and Roger Federer battling it out in the semifinals!
Definitely
16:52 notice how Federer just very coldly shakes Novak's hand and leaves immediately after.
Whereas when Medvedev won vs Djokovic in US Open Novak was MUCH more friendly and congratulated Medvedev.
Why don't we get to see Djoko breaking back to level the score at 5-5 in the first set?
Because highlights often tend to be biased
If its an ugly unforced error its not really a highlight so unless its a decent break point they often don't show them
Federer just hit a bunch of shots in the net it wasn't worthy of the highlights
Because this uploader, like many others here on RUclips, doesn’t know how to tell a story.
Because uploader is m...
WILL POWER AT NEXT LEVEL ,NOVAK IS INSPIRATION FOR EVERYONE how He Defeated both the champions and crowd at once .
Just quite simply the greatest of all time.
AO king NOVAK DJOKOVIC record holder 9 from 9 ... 100% accuracy
9 from 9? lol maybe in lala land. He's beat beaten out of the AO several times.
@@frankwhite3154 he was talking about his finals record
by beating a sick Fed with mono
The moment when King of Melburne is born. Stinky crowd didn' t know that at the end of this match . Big HAHAHA
Haha if Rod Laver knows in this 2008 that his arena name record holder 9 times will be NOVAK DJOKOVIC he also not be so happy about that....
@@trumpameri1638 Know Rocket Rod personally, do you?
"Stinky crowd didn' t know that at the end of this match"
In case you don't know it, people like you do absolutely nothing good for Novak's image.
@@steeltrap3800 i know only rod is not so happy NOVAK DJOKOVIC is 9 times AO record holder 😃😃🔨🔨
@@trumpameri1638 I reckon he would win 2 more at Australia
No signs of tummy problems, just perfect and a monster serve! No excuse then from here onwards except maybe nerves and lack of experience🤷🏻♂️
15 years later and this kid has eclipsed Fed’s entire legacy.
Not really but he has overtaken him in the stats
@Ben Parsons Yes really. Cry more.
@@benparsons4979 8-7 40-15
@@sleepyjoe8394 Wasn’t 38 year old federer competing with a 33 year old Nole? Pretty impressive from federer.
@@johnmack7013 fed is no longer relavant
This is when Novak’s reign truly first started. This was just a warning of what was yet to come a few years later..
The legend says that after this match Novak lives rent free in Federer's head.
The Best comment EVER 😎
And more in Federer's fans heads
What a win, well done No1e 🐐
Look how Federer acts when he loses then look at Novak in every grand slam final loss nothing but class and no pouting @ the net
Its more respectful not to invent injuries to break the opponent's concentration
@H Sh and faking injuries is, as you said, something people just ignore. They are blind novak fanatics
As much as I hate Novak you’re right he is so nice in defeat and very respectful
15年前だぞ(15 years old!)
信じられない
Young Djoko did serve better and harder than today Djoko. Also his backhand was deeper and overall more precise...
@@Kileik now is even better with Goran and even better at Wimbledon
@@Kileik and who are you a multislam winner? You don't know shit about tennis. Go play golf, little kid...
@@Kileik His serve was not subpar, his serve was good when he first came on tour. He then went through a period where he was tweaking his serve and his serve became horrible. He was making double faults all the time, but when he first came on it was good. And then he had to repair his serve after tweaking it.
@@frankwright1571 His pre-2014 serve has never been close to his post-2014 serve in terms of quality, at any point. Becker and Ivanisevic improved it by a big margin.
Beautiful tennis from both. Roger so elegant and floating, novak so smooth and compact
Why don't show Djokovic break back 1st set 4-5 to 5-5 ?
Most show is Federer's winner.
Who won ?
Ofcause the GOAT Novak Djokovic.
The GOAT was borning....
Rod laver arena is the Nole's hunting ground 🔥
Roger started declining in 2008 (he was still in his prime): he was defeated at the Australian Open by Djoker; he was destroyed at Roland-Garros by Nadal (6-1, 6-3, 6-0, bagel in the third set); he was defeated at the Wimbledon's final by Nadal (2008: his best year and his best version); he was defeated at the Olympics singles by James Blake; he was defeated in the first round at the Tennis Masters Cup. 2007 was his best year and his last year of domination.
Great Nole, not in his prime.
Loved this. Federer for some reason gets painted as the golden boy of tennis but if you look at him, his behaviour and demeanour when he loses he shows who he really is. Mans actually a douche bag and when he started losing, he showed who he really was
Novak came in for the hug at the end of the match and Roger was like, “Nah, a handshake is all I have for you.”
😂🤣😂
Mr. 40-15 is always salty at the net when he loses 😅😅😅
@@ValentinG23
MR "lucky shot...😅".
@@naathnaath6377 lucky? He's done that same shot to Roger 4 times that I can think of... All it was is slap return because he read the serve... his do you explain the other 40-15 games? Or the fact that he still has to get from 30-40 to break Roger... if anything Roger is a choker
@@BodieB
Was being sarcastic.
I'm a Nole fan....👍
So you are telling that Federer is Arrogant
14 years later Nole won 21 slams and is one ahead of Roger 💪🏻💪🏻
22
@@MrDee-uj9tz23 🙂
@@hhppecit 24
Federer had like 11 slams here n djokovic zero... Incredible
Yeah but Djokovic would win it his first in the next match Federer wouldn't win his first Wimbledon title 2 years after he defeated Pete Sampras who had 13 Grand Slams just mind-blowing don't you think
@@wtfa2910 I'm not watching Federer Sampras. I'm watching djokovic Federer.... Nobody asked u
@@vechris2001 bruh chillout 😂😂
@@vechris2001 😂😂😂😂😂
Who's here after Slam Number 23
Im here after Number 24 😁😁
Wow what an incredible player even back then. Novak the goat 🐐
Novak & his trademark victory aussie celebrations😀
Who is here after Novak won his 23rd Grand Slam Title in Paris? 🐐🐐🐐
Im here after Novak won his 24th GS in New York !! 😁
this is match where Djokovic showed who is the BOSS! AJMOOOO BREEEEE !!!! GAZI IH SVE SVE IM JEEEEEE.....
Roger was 26 right here guys for those that love age argument
and then look what happened at the USO ..
Nole is great :))
Completely agree with you. Roger was at his best moment in terms of age. Novak is way better at hard courts and clay, by the way.
NOVAK breaks prime federer in his young age only have 20 in 2007 Rogers cup.... and federer was in his prime
What happened in australian open 2009 semifinals ?
@@healthylifehub8089 What happened i remember heat exhaustion by Nole against Andy Roddick don’t believe it was Semis probably 4th or Quarters what’s your point?
Novak Finally caught up the big two
5:24 is he Marjan Vajda ? Was he coaching Djokovic in 2008?
Yes, he's been coaching him since 2006.
Quality of points is far better than what we see today
Novak at age 20 not suffering from Federer worship disease.
Yup he was a lion from the beginning
Well, he wasn't suffering from it at USO 2007 either...so it's the not the reason he won here or the reason he lost there.
Rafa did the same at an ever younget age.
@@mrgrimm53yes, Rafa is one of the teenagers GOAT along with Becker and Alcaraz
@@thesoccergod A Novak who barely turned 20 isn't allowed to lose his first GS final. Meanwhile Fedfans have no problem with their idol achieving nothing at the same age.
Waiting for the comment "this was the launching gwme of Novak"
Novaks service became less exaggerated but his thinking and backhand always remained the same 🙌🏻
21/02/2022重看依然精彩，这么年轻打败世界第一，了不起。
This match is really a snap shot of what is coming in future , novak was break down in first set and then winning it and then saving set points on his serve in third set and winning the match in tie break in straight sets against a very prime fed that was stuff of champions 🫣🫣🫣🫣
Novak is the best
Idk what Fed fans are saying about mono being the reason he lost this match. He looked to be physically fine
He choked set 1 and 3 and in the tense moment he looked sluggish out there . A fit Federer would have won this match but Djokovic played really well and earned this win. But the mono was obvious from Federer he was also sweating more than usual
@@ertugrulkorpinar51 Well said
@@viksinha5410 didn't have mono during the match of course. Recovering from thst is a killer. Ancic retired because of it.
Of course he was perfectly fine, it's just one of the excuses FedTards try to come up for this embarrasing loss, from 3:5 0:30 he goes 7:5 and 5:1 serving in the second, lol 9 games to 1, absolute destruction lol, just how Fed needed to get insanely lucky at US a few months earlier he simply didn't in this match and got destroyed, simple as that
@@simoncowell8587 I wouldn't call this destruction because sets 1 and 3 were close. Same with 2007 US Open final and 2009 US Open semifinal and 2011 AO semifinal
djokovic's serve was way better in 2008! more pace and kick
it's much better now. Less powerful maybe but far more accurate and gives him more free points
@@benparsons4979 i agree but i also disagree. he takes more chances on his second serve now but back then he was winning a lot of free points/aces with that serve before it fell apart in 2009/2010.
@@JDMFLiPBOi Djokovic was humiliated by Federer as a young player. Djokovic is helping out like that now. Federer's a bad man
Best Match to end the discussion of who is the GOAT of tennis!!!! and even now the GENZ's are struggling to defend their titles against him!!!!
Probably the friendliest handshake from Federer before the beatdown from Nole begun.
Beatdown? You clearly don't know what a beatdown is. And you probably don't know what you're talking about.
Federer beat Djokovic 18 times after this match, are you kidding ? Appart from that, incredible performance from Novak indeed, he was only 20 years old and already beating Federer in Grand slams AND in straight sets, you could already clearly see that Novak and Rafa were the only 2 players capable of beating Fed in a slam at that time. If It wasn't for them, Federer would have most likely won AO, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open in 2008. All 4 slams, Yep
@@theobecquet8477 Djokovic has better head to head against Federer and Nadal.
@@rohanvarma2836 Yes, but this has nothing to do with what I said
@@theobecquet8477 fed was suffering from mononucleosis in this match....nd djokovic didn’t win a slam for more than 2.5 years after this and federer dominated their head to head till 2012 nd novak only started dominating him when fed was past his prime !
Jóvenes se ven en ese año, ah la vida y el tiempo que no perdona😔😔😔😔
some players are meant to be only a weak era champ; whereas only one player is meant to be the undisputed GOAT
Incredible
16:52 I don’t care what anyone says Roger is a sore loser especially when it comes to Novak, you can tell Novak wanted to have a moment there with him but Roger was quick to turn away go to his chair. Ungracious you might call it.