Federer vs Djokovic: The Beginning of the Rivalry!

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[tennistv]

"Whether or not he [Djokovic] has the potential to do what Federer's done, nobody's quite sure" 🤯

[bhavukm]

Djokovic was able to save 3 match points in this match, he already showed his intentions for the future

[sreenathc]

Djokovic showed his mental toughness and class right at that age....didn’t get bothered that he was playing the world number 1 and goes on to take a set off Federer!

[alokkc]

This is called HardwOrk, commitment, passion. In 2006 he was No one, no ranking. Within few years, in 2011 No1.. 🙏🙏🙏

[jeffhermida]

2006 was Fed's best year. Amazing how Djokovic took Fed to 3 sets on this match. Also shows how physically strong 18 yo Djokovic was. This was a great match.

[Lil]

Notice how gracious Novak is at the net even after he loses. He's the best "loser" out of the big3, always congradulate his opponent with a smile.

[liberalegypt]

Noticeable fact : Djokovic in this tournament the only player took a set from Federer before reaching final against Nadal .. No one from clay spechialists did that who are older than him

[jimmyteo]

An 18 year old boy played against that time world no. 1 showed very mature skills, showed huge potential of the future.

[BananaProtocol]

You know it's old as they met when Montenegro wasn't even a country

[FootballEditz]

The amount of times djokovic has saved match points against Federer! INSANE

[ElonMuskFreeSpeech]

I am a rare fan who loves both of these guys. Of course, was a huge Fed fan early. Then Djoker. I am always conflicted who to root for when they play big matches like Wimbledon finals. But I have to say, Djokovic has always been more respectful to Roger than Roger has to Novak. You can see it in the handshakes

[djoker]

We can see during the handshake that Roger was already mad whereas Novak even if he lost had the smile and people keep saying Federer is the most fair-play player on the tour....

[djoleluk]

And here we are in 2021 and Djokovic attempting to reach immortality with Golden Slam and has already surpassed Federer and Nadal. Life is a wonder.

[augustinezodina]

Wow he really did took a set out of the legend Roger in their very first meeting as a qualifier! And the crowd were very pro djokovic. Back then I would know I'd stan the right person. Also 18 year old Novak is damn handsome 😍

[zorzsrbija]

Federer looks so old even with 24 yrs.

This Djokovic kid has a very good backhand. I think he'll be quite something in the years to come.

[jcsrio]

Federer's face at the end of the match was like: "This kid is gonna cause me a whole lot of trouble in a near future... I better start winning as many slams as possible ASAP..."
Fast forward 2 years and Federer captured 5 Slams + 2 ATP Finals before Djoko stole the swiss his first Slam at AO 2008... the rest is history.

[anonymousLeroy]

Beginning of the biggest rivalry of 2010-2020!! And what a great match too!

[djoinochi]

Federer fans always complain when Djokovic beat Federer that Djokovic is 6 years younger than Federer.
They forget Federer has lots advantage before Djokovic become his prim time.

[masters.]

The last good generation of players, a lot of them prodigies. No social media, no show offs, nothing.
The likes of Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, Berdych, Wawrinka, Del Potro, Baghdatis, Gasquet, Cilic.
Look at Djokovic's hunger, his desire to win, kids from today can't even defeat a 38 yo Federer.