Well not really.. the beast was unleashed from the very first game. That was the problem for Thiem. He could keep up for 2 sets but then he was dead. Very much like Rafa
Watching Rafa on clay is just… unreal. Even as a Novak fan, I can sit here and watch him beat down anyone on the dirt (besides Novak) any day. If there is one tennis record no one will ever touch is his clay record and the 14 RG titles. The hardest challenge in sports is to beat this guy at Court Philippe-Chartrier. An absolute monster
@@kyledeacon5620 bruh 29-30 is splitting hairs, and so is 23-27, if fed had converted his match points, the head to head would be 26-24 in favour of federer. Also rafa leads novak in gs head to head
I thought Thiem was the most monstrous hitter. Then I saw this match and realized nobody hits harder than Rafael Nadal on clay. Thiem started brutal and kept up for the first 2 sets. But the thing was, Rafa just kept raising the level higher and higher as the match went on, eventually Thiem was totally helpless at the end.That was Omnipotent shotmaking!
Exactly ! Rafa from third set decided to change strategy, he started mixing up strokes, with great determination, going to the net, and became totally unreadable … don’t know how he can do it … it’s huge 😱
It’s so sad that thiem had that bad wrist injury in 2021 and never recovered! Many people tend to forget how good he was. He was playing in an era where the big three plus Murray were at their best and he was the only one that was capable of beating them on relatively regular basis. I’m just glad that he at least won one slam!
D'accord, l'invasion intégrale de l'anglais sur l'internet - et l'éxclusion des autres langues qui en résulte - est à mon avis appauvrissante. Et, soyons honnêtes, il ne s'agit pas d'une langue tellement belle...
Rafa in Majors in 2019 ...lost to Djokovic in Finals,beat Thiem in Finals,lost to Federer in semis ,beat Medvedev in Finals....no wonder he ended that year as No. 1
5 years later, Nadal is still present, while Thiem has completely disappeared... Nadal will make his last Roland Garros this year. If Nadal wins at Roland Garros this year, it will be one of the greatest sporting achievements of all time.
Both of them are finished. Nadal can't even get past the first round now and Thiem can't even get past qualifying. Just shows everyone's time ends eventually.
To place in the intro video Federer and djokovic is like wtf, Borg is dismissed and those two mentioned? LoL they were dominated for the whole career there by Rafa and marketing still is pushing them
Rafa raised his level so much that towards the end it wasn't even a challenge. I was shocked by the near omnipotent brutality of Nadal's shot making. No one hit that ball harder.
That year, only Federer at 38 got the hardest draw at his slam😢. Novak only had to face nadal at AO. Rafa only need to face roger at RG. But Roger had to face both Novak and Nadal at Wimbledon. Both Nadal and Novak had a bit of luck, but roger didn't got that luxury, else it was his Wimbledon for sure 😢
It looks like an easy 3-0 win at first glance, but I was watching the match live and Rafa was sweating cannonballs to win the first set. Losing it after going up a break was the breaking point for Thiem.
hate on him more, kid. you have never seen his game when he was young . he went toe to toe with djoko in his peak years and on djoko's peak surface , hard court from 2009 to 2014 . a bit of a shame he got that knee injury in the early 2010s and then the plethora of injuries in 2014 to 2016. And he won 8 non clay grand slams. and during the toughest era ever, facing peak fed on grass and then peak djoko on hard. Not like djoko who won half of his titles after fed neared retirement and rafa wasnt even there for half the season since 2018
Yeah that must have been tough for him. But Nadal had no rest day either, right? Thiem could beat Nadal in Best of 3 sometimes, but Roland Garros os a different story. Let's hope Rafa can play another strong tournament this year!
Every player's Nightmare to face Rafa in the final of Roland Garros as the" final boss " on Philip Chatrier. Total annihilation.
Imagine slogging it out and going down two sets, how demoralising that feeling would be. An insurmountable mountain nobody was ever able to climb
Sound like facing final boss in video game
I remember the intensity of the first set was absolutely insane
I don’t remember much of it because it was 5 years ago, but all I remember was being mind-blown by the level Rafa got to to get from 2-3 to 6-3.
Watching it for the first time and I can't believe it.
I miss the old Court Philippe Chartrier when there was no roof. It felt like the Coliseum with two gladiators fighting to the death.
When the games were postponed every time it rained, good times.
Nadal to Thiem after this match: "If I wanted to lose to someone it would be you because you deserve it."
It’s a shame the prince was never able to take the thone
@@parzival8061 ;(
ftg@@parzival8061
But Djokovic is a different story
@@parzival8061 ftg
After the second set the beast was unleashed.
Well not really.. the beast was unleashed from the very first game. That was the problem for Thiem. He could keep up for 2 sets but then he was dead. Very much like Rafa
I remember the first set like it was yesterday. I follow tennis since 1998 and this set was one of the moste intense ones.
The first 2 sets were like an MMA battle on a tennis court. It was really brutal
Watching Rafa on clay is just… unreal. Even as a Novak fan, I can sit here and watch him beat down anyone on the dirt (besides Novak) any day. If there is one tennis record no one will ever touch is his clay record and the 14 RG titles. The hardest challenge in sports is to beat this guy at Court Philippe-Chartrier. An absolute monster
And compare his titles to Djokovic weak era stat padding 😂.
@@Laland_1196 I am talking about Djokovic.
@@RaviKumar-ns2vw weak era stat padding, but leads in h2h against both nadal and federer. you are funny my guy
I think this is Rafa most difficult match at RG when he’s been fit
@@kyledeacon5620 bruh 29-30 is splitting hairs, and so is 23-27, if fed had converted his match points, the head to head would be 26-24 in favour of federer.
Also rafa leads novak in gs head to head
Its amazing he never gets bored or under appreciate of winning a french open title.
The greatest there was, the greatest there is and the greatest there ever will be 🐐🇪🇸
For me personally, this was the best Rafa's RG outfit ever. Even the 2018, 2021 and 2017 were good.
The 2020 was the best of all
2013 too
2010 was the best for me
2022
Even though he didn't win, my favorite one is from 2015
I thought Thiem was the most monstrous hitter. Then I saw this match and realized nobody hits harder than Rafael Nadal on clay. Thiem started brutal and kept up for the first 2 sets. But the thing was, Rafa just kept raising the level higher and higher as the match went on, eventually Thiem was totally helpless at the end.That was Omnipotent shotmaking!
Exactly ! Rafa from third set decided to change strategy, he started mixing up strokes, with great determination, going to the net, and became totally unreadable … don’t know how he can do it … it’s huge 😱
Wow, haven't seen this match. Games 4, 5, and 6 in 1st set just left me speechless. Thiem is absolutely incredible.
Guys. Imagine if clay season is like hard court around 9 months. How many throphies will nadal pull?
Lol dream well
@@parsar9577What’s funny Nadal is a legend have you started watching tennis yesterday or what
@@parsar9577 cricket
300, at least?
200
It’s so sad that thiem had that bad wrist injury in 2021 and never recovered! Many people tend to forget how good he was. He was playing in an era where the big three plus Murray were at their best and he was the only one that was capable of beating them on relatively regular basis. I’m just glad that he at least won one slam!
Please upload more nadal matches at rg ❤❤
Every final ❤️- 14-0
Great idea!!!@@thememoryremains23
So maybe let's upload full match?
Philippe Chatrier court is the private patio of Rafa.
Pity it wasn't the Spanish Open on clay. Imagine the mad worship.
We need a full match!!
The absolute King of Tennis....
Great Rafael Nadal
It's a shame about Thiem, the injury cut his progress in his game quite a bit...
maybe the best that's never won RG.
Nadal had much more injuries and always came back.
Rafael Nadal, French Open, the greatest streak in the individual sports.....
Rafa maravilhoso 🎾💪🏼🤩👏🏼👏🏼
Amazing RG, only 4K is an improvement over this
Grande Thiem que jugador. 👍🏻
Je comprends les sous-titres en anglais mais pourquoi pas aussi des sous-titres en français pour RG ?
Par ce que y a que toi qui comprends pas l'anglais
@@ismailedoomun8006 Sorry, what do you mean?
D'accord, l'invasion intégrale de l'anglais sur l'internet - et l'éxclusion des autres langues qui en résulte - est à mon avis appauvrissante. Et, soyons honnêtes, il ne s'agit pas d'une langue tellement belle...
Rafa in Majors in 2019 ...lost to Djokovic in Finals,beat Thiem in Finals,lost to Federer in semis ,beat Medvedev in Finals....no wonder he ended that year as No. 1
5 years later, Nadal is still present, while Thiem has completely disappeared... Nadal will make his last Roland Garros this year. If Nadal wins at Roland Garros this year, it will be one of the greatest sporting achievements of all time.
Nadal tough player. King of Clay courts. It looks good, friend is well
Why no commentary??
Thiem was a monster on clay. But Rafa is rafa.
There are 4 difficulties in French Open:
1) Easy
2) Normal
3) Hard
4) Nadal
And now Thiem is struggling in Challenger tournaments. How the mighty have fallen.
full match plssss
Que bonito es el tenis en arcilla !!
El mejor de todos, por lejos la mejor superficie
It was an amazing match!
الالتزام بمواعيد النقل امر جد مرهق لم اعد اذهب للجيم😢😢
I miss thiem...
اتمنى عودة دونينيك الى الواجهة 😢😢😢
@RolandGarros can you upload rafael nadals 22 grand slams again that you took down please
I'm so sad for Dominic Thiem whis his ihjury two end of his career in 2024 😢🥎
Unfortunately, injuries cut Thiem's career short, else he would have easily won a couple of FOs for sure. He had all the makings of a clay giant.
It was the worst camera angle at RG ! way too high its not pleasing to watch ! nowadays much better
انظروا الى النجم العالمي رافا تعامل معي امس في غاية الرقي وسامحته
Both of them are finished.
Nadal can't even get past the first round now and Thiem can't even get past qualifying. Just shows everyone's time ends eventually.
سانقل ياثيم نهاءي امريكا 2020 هدية مني
To place in the intro video Federer and djokovic is like wtf, Borg is dismissed and those two mentioned? LoL they were dominated for the whole career there by Rafa and marketing still is pushing them
دومينيك للاسف يضغط كثيرا على مفصل الكتف ويسدظ ضربات جد مرهقة عليه توزيع الجهد لن يستمر طويلا في الجولة للاسف هكذا 😢😢😢
Thiem played very well. His only mistake was he won the 2nd set 😅
Rafa played like thiem took his wallet in 3rd n 4th set.
Rafa raised his level so much that towards the end it wasn't even a challenge. I was shocked by the near omnipotent brutality of Nadal's shot making. No one hit that ball harder.
رافا❤
That year, only Federer at 38 got the hardest draw at his slam😢. Novak only had to face nadal at AO. Rafa only need to face roger at RG. But Roger had to face both Novak and Nadal at Wimbledon. Both Nadal and Novak had a bit of luck, but roger didn't got that luxury, else it was his Wimbledon for sure 😢
Roger still had it in his hands if he didnt choke 1st and 3rd tiebreaker or 2 match points
why is no one supporting him
Thiem only Slam came from USA open. He should have won RG at least once
When thiem won the 2nd set it was the last time Rafa was dropping a set in a final of RG
Federer has wimbledon record and Nadal has his french.
shhhhhh
I think Thiem fist pumps after literally every point he wins
It looks like an easy 3-0 win at first glance, but I was watching the match live and Rafa was sweating cannonballs to win the first set. Losing it after going up a break was the breaking point for Thiem.
By the 4th set, Thiem had already lost the match in his head
Pushing and lobbing
Nadal is only the king of clay otherwise he is lol😂
He won Wimbledon Australian open and Us open all at least 2 times what are you yapping about
hate on him more, kid. you have never seen his game when he was young . he went toe to toe with djoko in his peak years and on djoko's peak surface , hard court from 2009 to 2014 . a bit of a shame he got that knee injury in the early 2010s and then the plethora of injuries in 2014 to 2016. And he won 8 non clay grand slams. and during the toughest era ever, facing peak fed on grass and then peak djoko on hard. Not like djoko who won half of his titles after fed neared retirement and rafa wasnt even there for half the season since 2018
You are lol for saying such a stupid thing about a legend of the sport
He has 24 hard court titles lol
@@arslaanpasha3334 24 hard court win does not reflect his legacy on hard ..because majority of tennis playing on hard courts your talk are wrong lol
Worst camera angle I’ve seen
that's how doping robs you from winning RG
Go watch cricket
A big mistake to try to outgrind Rafa from many metres behind the baseline.
Thiem was robbed! He had no rest day between the semifinal against Djokovic (6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5) and the final!
Yeah that must have been tough for him. But Nadal had no rest day either, right? Thiem could beat Nadal in Best of 3 sometimes, but Roland Garros os a different story. Let's hope Rafa can play another strong tournament this year!
@@al1976-v7m Nadal had the rest day because he played the day before Thiem
@@al1976-v7m Rafa has no chance to win Roland Garros
@@th0maskraus that is crazy, why was that kind of scheduling allowed? In RG of all places?! Games are super physical there.
@@th0maskraus i know it's very unlikely but i would love to see him play in good spirits and relatively good physical condition one last time.