The Highest Level of Tennis We've Ever Seen
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What is the highest level of tennis ever reached?
Dimitrov vs nadal in AO 2017 semifinal
From Rafael Nadal's "God Mode" on the clay of Roland Garros to Novak Djokovic suffocating the world's best, and the brutal new standard set by Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner - we are breaking down the most unplayable, one-sided and statistically impossible matches in the open era.
In this video, we look at the moments where top pros were made to look like they were attending a tennis clinic, the monumental upsets where underdogs played completely out of their minds, and the legendary 5-hour wars that defined the absolute ceiling of the sport.
Big underdogs into GOATs stories for me – 1. Nalbandian's run at Madrid 2007 when he defeated The Big Three in one tournament. 2. Nikolay Davydenko run at ATP Finals in 2009 where he defeated Nadal, Federer and del Potro. These are Roman Empires for me)
From Grand Slam demolitions like Nadal vs Federer at Roland Garros in 2008 and Djokovic vs Nadal at AO 2019. To Sinner vs Ruud at Rome in 2025 and Federer vs Murray at the ATP Finals in 2024.
If you love deep-dive tennis analysis, brutal match stats, and celebrating the peaks of the Big 3 and the new era, this ones for you.
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@nikolaboskovic3151dustin brown vs nadal in wimbeldon?
@JaphethNannepagaSinner is a drug cheat no matter what anyone says
@Joe-q3e5jYou mentioned 2015 RG when Rafa was basically dominated by almost everyone. He was at his lowest then 🙄
@zimplyzeeFederer 2017 was at a crazy level as he cruised through the sunshine double. Federer/kyrgios 2017 Miami was an especially awesome match. 3 tie breaks
@Realityawaits96Players that come to mind.. Stan Warwinka, Del Potro, Nick Kyrgios, Dustin Brown, and Dennis Istomin vs Novak in the 2017 aussie open 2nd round.
@ColdddpalmerI found the 2024 Wimbledon final quite shocking. Given their intense battle the previous year, for Alcaraz to just dominate Djokovic and win in straight sets, felt like I was witnessing a whole new level of tennis
@shnad98801 match I would put out there - 2011 French open semi final Federer vs Djokovic. Federer broke his 41 match winning streak in the year and his only loss to Nadal/Federer that year. I remember watching and Novak played great tennis but Federer was a man possessed that day. It really was just a freak performance where he went in knowing he had to take big risk to beat Novak and every risk was working for him. Its rarely mentioned as a great match - as a Rafa fan I was happy of course. But that match probably stopped Novak's best chance to win all 4 in a year, I truly think he would have won the final vs Rafa.
@cycl10psRoger vs Nadal 2008 at wimbledon felt like the fate of the universe was being decided
@humbertofilho3308No one played better than Federer at his best. No one.
@NuclearAutism2015 quarters of Roland Garros nadal had wrist injury, don't count it in demolition,if any player is not 90-100 percent fit
@LappuSachin-t4hSoderling was 2009, not 2019. Great video, though!
@jodi3694The greatest clay court battles ever were in 2021 and 2013 between Nadal and Djokovic.
@hobaryiscool4uThere are many great battles between the Big Three. Djokovic outlasting Nadal in Wimbledon 2018 was a great match for the ages. Djokovic Federer 2011 battles in Roland Garros and New York were masterpieces in shot making. All Federer Djokovic matches at Wimbledon were historic and beautiful. The final set in the Melbourne 2017 final was Federer at his absolute best taking it to Nadal.
@hobaryiscool4uThe two best matches that should have made the list were Wawrinka Djokovic Australian Open 2013 and Wimbledon Final 2009.
Also would have been nice to mention extremely talented but underachieving players reaching their full potential but that couldn’t finish the match due to injury.
Zverev Rafa Rolland Garros and Dimitrov Sinner Wimbledon. No doubt in my mind they both win the match and the tournament had they not gotten injured. Such bad fortune,
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@oMetwinnLet’s not forget the 2007 Madrid Open, where David Nalbandian beat Rafa, Djokovic, and Federer back-to-back-to-back to take the title... One of the craziest runs ever. 😧
@patricklazo7556you can add sinner zverev 57min madrid final😌
@evawallner7787Hows Marin Cilic there but not Wawrinka? The disrespect...one of the goatiest performances in the past ever (especially with his backhand)
@trashtalker5308Add Zverev vs Sinner Madrid 2026 😂
@alierkinerman8948Rafa on clay is the highest level in tennis!
French Open - 14 titles, won it four times in a row twice and once won it five times in a row! 112-4 Goated record, never lost a final, never took the final to the 5th set, bagelled his two biggest opponents in the final
Overall: 63 titles and 51 losses (more titles than losses lol)
81 match winning streak!
Took the tour 9 years to finally beat him in Monte Carlo!
His 2010 Monte Carlo run is impossibly good
Monte Carlo - 11 titles
Barcelona 12 titles
Madrid - 4 titles (on clay)
Rome - 10 titles
Roland Garros - 14 titles! (4 without dropping a set!)
Rafa Nadal at the French Open - The Final Boss in Tennis!
Meh 2015 RG wasn't that good a match. Rafa wasn't even close to his best in 2015 and everyone knew that. Novak's 2021 win was much more impressive, at least he could outlast Nadal that day.
@YTviewer2099Zero matches from the 20th century. Was the level really not that high back then?
@jp3813Alcaraz entered the chat
@linngnWhere is wim sf 2018 djo vs nadal
@quachwilliam8082The sunshine double of Sinner without losing a single set
@TommasoMariani-q2c2005 tennis masters cup. Roger Federer beat Gaston audio 6-0 6-0
@came_ron22Not enough Roger.
@BľłęċķëňGood idea for a video but I hate this kind of montage. Let me watch some actual tennis. Show me those winners, those dominant performances, not just 1 sec cuts
@258miki“Soderling beating Nadal in 2019 is the impossible that actually happened”… except it didn’t happen. It happened in 2009.
@JeremyPoole-Johnson-MusicThis man make tennis sound like a great doom of earth
@TheHoneredSlayertop quality video, good stuff 👏
@AfwaanAnsariBro, you open with "Tennis has never been this dominant". Dominant over other sports?
Dominant over something else?
Please consider reading more so that you don't come across ignorant.
Warwinkaaaaa
@TNSFmLand2014 wimbledon Kyrgios vs Nadal
@sigmagangsterfooteraLevel of shot malign and movement in Sinner Alcaraz is so consistently sublime it’s almost easy to take for granted.
@djdoc06AO 2012 Final Djokovic vs Nadal is the best match in history by far.
@PadrinoGambinoThe Fernando Gonzalez vs Nadal quarter final at the 2007 Australian Open, it was an absolute madness, 6-2 / 6-4 / 6-3, 42 Winners by Gonzalez vs 13 by Nadal. And even more in the next match against Tommy Haas, which was just as insane, a 6-1 / 6-3 / 6-1 demolition where Fernando Gonzalez was completely untouchable: 42 winners to just 3 unforced errors (I´ve never seen something like that), an absurd ratio at that level, completely overwhelming Haas, who finished with only 16 winners. It felt like he was playing on another level entirely, one of those rare moments where everything clicks and no opponent, no matter how good, can do anything about it. It´s even more incredible thinking in all the wisk and agresiveness that Gonzo's game had, what an amazing and fun player to watch
@MC-nb8wyThis video is just another bitter fed cultist passove aggressively trying to dismiss Djokovic clearly having the highest level of tennis we’ve yet seen.
@sleepyjoe8061djokovic didnt even win the 2015 french open lol.
@drunkbygreenteaFinal of RG 2008. The year of the mononucleosis of Federer. Try something else. And for Wimbledon this year, Federer started the match thinking that he was going to loss. And Federer played A game!!?? Lol. If you want a match where both played well look at the Wimbledon final in 2012 or the final of the master 2005. Insane level. And I am not even talking about Djokovic/Federer in RG 2011.
Gonzalez against Nadal in AO 2007 and Tsonga against Nadal in 2008 for the one sided.
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@srinivasarajualluri729306:15 it was in 2009 😉😆, not 2019. Later Roger would beat Soderling in the final.
@Nickreds20Solid list: I think for the highest levels segment you missed a few classics: Fed-Safin 05 AO, Fed-Nadal 06 Rome & 07 WIM, Nadal-Verdasco 09 AO, Fed-Djoker 11 FO & USO & 14 WIM, Nadal-Djoker 13 FO & 18 WIM, and Stan-Djoker 13 AO & 15 FO. Also, Kygs-Fed 17 Miami & Alcaraz-Djoker 23 Cincy are all-time 3 setters. That said I know there is only so much you can include. I may be in a minority here but I feel 19 WIM F is actually not a high quality match but nevertheless as dramatic as it gets. I personally think the 14 WIM F is higher quality from both Fed and Novak.
@Alexj420sinner never lose a set against everyone this indian wells.
@sethkang4410Olympic games 2024 Djoko - Alcaraz
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