Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal | Wimbledon 2008 | The Final in full

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[johncaine]

The fact that we can rewatch this absolute masterclass in tennis history at any time is honestly such a gift

[unowen]

How lucky are all those fans sitting in that audience that day?

Talk about getting your money's worth.

[stwaters]

I'll never forget ringing my boss telling him I'll be late to work

[mohammedjibran]

4:10:57 That passing shot by Rafa was one of the best ever in tennis history. Immediately in the next point, Federer responds with a passing shot of his own for the ages. What a match this was.

[ifeanyiraphael]

14 years later, Nadal is playing Australian Open final vs Medvedev. Incredible

[mertkalender]

I love how Roger's father watches as Rafa climbs to the box and starts applauding the moment he embraces with his family. Pure class.

[Blindswordsman]

No matter how many french opens he’s won, this is still Nadal’s greatest match. To beat a peak Federer in a final at Wimbledon in a 5 set thriller, in darkness also, takes some doing. We will remember this more than any other grand slam he has won!

[valdencorr]

This is it people, it's never going to get better than this. The pinnacle of tennis.

[nachoapariciocastro]

GOATS OF THIS SPORT
We’ll never see any player like this two 🇪🇸🐐🇨🇭

[MrFraiche]

This will go down as the best match of tennis EVER played. Absolutely legendary.

[Mirroredsmoke]

I really cant believe this was over 10 years ago, I remember watching this match like it was yesterday :(
Truly the greatest match of all time for me

[sanjaynagaraj]

Watching this match 14 years later while reading the book "Rafa". All the thoughts going through Rafa's head while he played the biggest player of the generation to uproot him from his throne is simply marvelous!

[bileductable]

And 12 years later they're still at the top of the game (with Djokovic of course). Incredible

[lacanm]

Thanks for the unbelievable memories Roger and inspiring tens of thousands, including me. Happy retirement king

[acortes]

The ending of this match is something out of a movie.

[camctrail]

Best tennis match I've ever seen...Rafa was freaking 22 😱

[honestabe]

I think the only people who wouldn't call this the greatest match of all time, are people who just didn't follow tennis at the time. Nadal's accomplishment was monumental because of Federer's incomparable dominance of tennis in general till this tournament. Nadal's genius on clay was often used as a point of weakness for him, because of the difficulty in adapting to such a quick surface two weeks after the clay season. Many did say that 2007 was his best chance for Wimbledon glory. But he proved everyone wrong. Federer's resilience in the middle of the match is the stuff of legend, specially considering the spanking he had received at the hands of the Spaniard a mere month ago in Paris. Add that to the fact that this was a Centre Court being renovated and it had the last rain delays in its glorious history, the physicality that even Federer, at his imperious best, had to display, the resurrection of Nadal's nightmares from the last two games of the 5th set of 2007, this was a classic that might as well have been written by Shakespeare. What's more, towards the end of the match, in the darkness, when the flashlights were going crazy, and Federer was requesting people to stop with the interference, it was a scene which was eerily similar to Pete Sampras doing the same in his loss to Federer back in 2001. What a privilege to watch this as a 17 year old.

[praveenchary]

4:17:54 That forehand top spin from Nadal brutal 🙏😎

[MMB.__]

Such a beautiful moment in sports history. Watching this game within a month left to 2022 Wimbledon

[JonathanLivingston]

Who"s here after seeing they will face each other at wimbledon 2019 semifinal?