This story originally ran in 2018 to mark the 10th anniversary of roger federer and rafael nadal s epic 2008 final. Official tennis titles and finals records of rafael nadal on the atp tour for singles and doubles. Rafael nadals coach carlos moya reveals key to tennis. Kyrgios pulls off incredible wimbledon upset win over nadal. Jun 21, 20 rafael nadal celebrates winning match point and the championship during the mens singles final against roger federer at the all england lawn tennis and croquet club on july 6, 2008 in london. Jul 06, 2018 this is the official youtube page of the all england lawn tennis club championships, home of wimbledon. Strokes of genius fedal documentary full hd 2018 nadal and. Jul 04, 2010 world number one rafael nadal blew away 12th seed tomas berdych in straight sets to regain the wimbledon crown and claim his eighth grand slam title. I will upload all the torrent files to my dropbox in organized fashion to. I have provided the torrent link, use clients like utorrent, bittorrent to download. The final played out over nearly seven hours because of rain delays ended. Getty nadal beat jiri vesley 63, 63, 64 in the last16 this afternoon to set up a quarter final showdown with either juan martin. Read this live, online, coverage of the match between rafael nadal and roger federer in the wimbledon mens championship, 2008. Nadal looked uncomfortable in his firstround match against philipp kohlschreiber, recovering from a oneset deficit to win 3 6, 61, 64.
The 2008 wimbledon mens singles final was the championship tennis match of the mens singles tournament at the 2008 wimbledon championships. Rafael nadal held off an incredible fightback from roger federer to win his first wimbledon title and end the swiss stars reign at the all england club. Jul 03, 2018 roger federer vs rafael nadal would be the best wimbledon final this is why navratilova. These are two of the most iconic trophies in sport, 0. Wimbledon final 2008 full match game hd coverage replay. Novak djokovic vs rafael nadal wimbledon 2018 full match. Its hard to compare the best matches of all time but, what i would say, is that the 2008. The others were federer and nadal at roland garros 200608 and from 198890 at wimbledon where swedens stefan edberg defeated boris becker of germany in two of the three. To win the elusive wimbledon title he craved, rafael nadal would need to beat fivetime wimbledon champion, roger federer, who had. Use the links below to see dozens of tables displaying. Rafael nadals win over roger federer in the 2008 wimbledon final proved to be more than an instant classic, a book, a documentary. Jun 21, 20 a general view with dark rain clouds as rafael nadal plays a return during the mens singles final against roger federer at the all england lawn tennis and croquet club on july 6, 2008 in london.
Four of these matches were fiveset matches 2007 and 2008 wimbledon, 2009 and 2017 australian open, and the 2008 wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many longtime tennis analysts. Nadal was too strong for the czech as he won 63 75 64 in two hours minutes on a blustery centre court. Roger federer vs rafael nadal wimbledon 2008 the final in. The federernadal rivalry often called fedal is between professional tennis players roger federer and rafael nadal, two of the greatest tennis players of all time. It was the last of three successive wimbledon finals between two players who have won a combined 37 grand slam titles. Is the 2008 wimbledon final between roger federer and rafael.
Jul 03, 2017 rafael nadal has won the wimbledon title twice 2008 and 2010 and has been to the finals five times. List of career achievements by rafael nadal wikipedia. Rafael nadal likely to be seeded 4th for wimbledon rafael. Posted by spikedaily july 6, 2018 september 8, 2018 posted in tennis, videos tags. A part of the storied federer nadal rivalry, it pitted thentop ranked roger federer against then secondranked rafael nadal. The 2008 wimbledon final was the third time in the open era that the same two players had met in the championship of a grand slam tournament for three consecutive years. It was the 122nd edition of the wimbledon championships and were held from 23 june to 6 july 2008. Jan 29, 2012 this was the final act in djokovics 57, 64, 62, 67 5, 75 victory over rafael nadal in the australian open final a sweatdrenched, sneakersqueaking 5 hour, 53minute endurance contest. Federer and nadal relive the 2008 wimbledon final 2. London after four hours and 55 minutes, novak djokovic won the. Roger federer vs rafael nadal is the wimbledon final everyone. The longest mens final in wimbledon history was settled by its firstever fifthset tiebreaker.
The championships 2018 will run from 2 july 15 july. This is the official youtube page of the all england lawn tennis club championships, home of wimbledon. Jul 06, 2008 rafael nadal won his first wimbledon title thanks to an epic five set victory over roger federer. The spaniard missed two championship points in the fourth set but recovered to win a dramatic raininterrupted match 64 64 67 57 67 810 97. Jan 27, 2017 to the delight of tennis fans, the australian open final on sunday will match two of the sports eternal greats, 35yearold roger federer and 30yearold rafael nadal broadcast live at 3. Nadal reached the quarterfinals of wimbledon for the first time since 2011 after. Roger federer v rafael nadal 2008 final wimbledon classics. Federer nadal 2008 wimbledon final is the greatest match ever john mcenroe. In the latest, magnificent chapter of their storied rivalry, rafael nadal dethroned fivetime champion roger federer by winning the longestever wimbledon mens final.
Jul 21, 2018 for both roger federer and rafael nadal, the 2008 wimbledon final, won by the spaniard 97 in the fifth set after almost five hours, will inevitably be always special. Rafael nadal loses to 100thranked player at wimbledon the. Wimbledon 2008 final rafael nadal vs roger federer video. With his win in halle, roger federer has moved ahead of rafa into third place in the seedings. The documentary is made on the 10th anniversary of the greatest match ever played in tennis between rafael nadal and roger federer in wimbledon 2008. Tennis match archive full match hd vods best matches in recent. I noticed that most of the pundits are picking nadal.
Wimbledon one of the greatest mens finals in wimbledon history was played 10 years ago, and it featured two very familiar faces. Jan 28, 2017 this is the official youtube page of the all england lawn tennis club championships, home of wimbledon. The 2008 wimbledon championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the all england lawn tennis and croquet club in wimbledon, london in england. Roger federer vs rafael nadal wimbledon finals 2008 full. Heres a look at the match some believe is the greatest ever played. Federernadal 2008 wimbledon final is the greatest match. Roger federer, rafael nadal rivalry swung at 2008 wimbledon. Jun 29, 2012 the final game of nadals 2012 wimbledon went like this. Which makes me want to question the basis of this general consensus. With neither looking likely to crack at 65 in the final set, djokovic. Nadal is the first spaniard to win the australian open and the first male player in the open era to simultaneously hold grand slams on clay, grass and hard courts which he has achieved three times french open 2008 wimbledon 2008 australian open 2009, french open 2010 wimbledon 2010us open 2010, and wimbledon 2010us open 2010french open 2011. Rafael nadal two wins from roger federer final after. Kyrgios is the first teenager to defeat a world number one at a major since rafael nadal achieved the feat when he defeated roger federer at the 2005 french open aged 19 years 2 days. Jul 11, 2018 but thats what made the fifth set of rafael nadals 75, 67 7, 46, 64, 64 win over juan martin del potro in the wimbledon quarterfinals on wednesday so special, and so thrilling.
John mcenroe describes it as the greatest match ever played and, 10 years on, the 2008 wimbledon final between rafael nadal and roger federer remains the high point of a rivalry that. Jul 06, 2008 with his 64, 64, 67 37, 67 810, 97 victory in what must surely rank as one of the most dramatic and compelling finals of all time, nadal became the first man since borg to win both. Rafael nadal beats roger federer to win wimbledon 2008. Jul 09, 2018 john mcenroe considered the 2008 wimbledon final between nadal and roger federer the greatest match ever played. Rafael nadal, roger federer, wimbledon finals video replay. Roger federer and rafael nadals epic 2008 wimbledon final. Rafael nadal vs roger federer 2008 wimbledon final unique commentary 2. Rafael nadal wins opening match at wimbledon sports illustrated. I wrote live, online coverage of the nadal federer french open where roger was humiliated. The 2008 wimbledon mens singles final was the third in succession between roger federer and rafael nadal. It was overtaken by the 2019 mens singles final, another match involving federer, in which he lost to novak djokovic. Jun 26, 2017 rafael nadal likely to be seeded 4th for wimbledon rafael nadal is ranked second in the latest atp rankings, but he will likely to be the fourth seed at the wimbledon due to seeding formula. It was the last of three successive wimbledon finals between two players who. Jul 10, 2018 rafael nadal is through to the wimbledon quarterfinals image.
Nadal won six of the nine, losing the first two wimbledon finals. Roger federer and rafael nadal will meet at wimbledon for the first time since the 2008. Rafa, can you describe what you felt when you just fell to the floor, when you knew you were the wimbledon c. Roger federer v rafael nadal as it happened rafael nadal wins 64, 64, 67, 67, 97. Wimbledon 2008 fedal greatest tennis match of all time. Nadal defeated federer 64, 64, 67 57, 67810, 97 this is undoubtedly the greatest match of all time, what made it so special was rafa was chasing to lift wimbledon trophy for his third consecutive attempt and on the other han. Roger federer vs rafael nadal wimbledon 2008 match. This is the followup to the federer full match hd vods gs finals and sfs. Wimbledon 2006 final roger federer vs rafael nadal full. Wimbledon 2008 final rafael nadal vs roger federer. Rafael nadal holds a record 35 masters titles, with 25 of his titles on. In 2008, federer and nadal would meet in the final at sw19 for the third consecutive year and on this occasion it was the spaniard who left centre court with the title, becoming just the second. Roger federer vs rafael nadal wimbledon 2019 semi final highlights duration. After 4 hours and 48 minutes of play, nadal defeated federer 64, 64, 67 57, 67 810, 97.
We got what we wanted a wimbledon final between nadal in federer. The 52nd meeting between novak djokovic and rafael nadal was a true classic. This timeline illustrates the reason for these greatestinhistory. Jul 06, 2014 july 6, 2008, london rafael nadal def. The match was one of the greatest grand slam finals of all time.
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