No other player managed to polish his game as much as Novak

From 2006 - 2010 novak had health problems that lead to mid match collapses etc. Classy tennis leaders like fed and roddick assumed novak was a joke and was gaming the system. And everyone went along. Then in 2010 novak was diagnosed with gluten and dairy intolerance, and changed his regime. The mid match collapses were replaced with what we know to be Das Goat. If the haters want to latch on to a fantasy world where Roger is the only true classy elegant genius goat, be my guest...but over time, yall will pass on, and all that will remain are the real world stats of wins vs losses.

Ahh watching this from the 2023 perspective makes it so enjoyable. Knowing that all his records got broken, by the guy he hated so much back then

I’m glad that Djokovic’s doctor found out what’s wrong so that we finally see all he has to offer! He is, indeed, the G.O.A.T.

Absolutely. From this point on, Roger literally took dig at Nole / his camp at every opportunity. Each body is different and matures differently and as an older established sportsman he should have tried to understand that but he and roddick did everything to taint Nole's image and his retirements. Nole's family retaliated with "King is dead. Long Live the King". Western media showed us only the nole family issue but not the Roger's part (funded by his sponsors/PR machinery) Infact to this day, Fedal fans complain about those retirements Nole took early in his career and tag him as fake. But in reality, Nole only retired 4 times in the whole of previous decade compared to 11 from Rafa. Strange is this biased world or rather, strange is my expectation that expects an unbiased world from this poison media consuming audience.🤷‍♂

Matches like these motivated No1et to be the best.🐐

Djokovic forehand changed so much, he had a huge swing early like Robin Soderling

I'm sure Roger took that Wimbledon 2019 personal too lol p.s. Djokovic definitely had the last laugh

The ultimate victim of anger, is yourself. ☮️ Didn’t Federer lose all 3 of the Wimbledon finals when Djokovic was his opponent?

Djokovic never confronted Roger directly, during a match, or using the press. He was smarter than that. He knew that with the fans and the press, he would never win that war. So, he just waited, and waited, for years... he kept playing, and winning, and winning, slowly erasing all the big Roger´s numbers. One by one, year after year, until today. Silently, knowing that the popularity award was lose from the very beginnig against Federer, he went to the other direction, to the numbers. Breaking the majority of the records that belonged to Roger these years. And with that strategy, he broke what he really wanted to brake: Roger´s ego. As a sweet and giant reward for all the public humillation inflicted by the swiss with this kind of statements. And Roger has had to swallow that in silence, cause Novak never confronted him. Maybe to the big eye, the swiss is more beloved, BUT, the numbers (and that´s what is left in the history books) are Novak´s property. We are talking about professional sport, training all your life to be the best you can. A very few, like the big 3, has the opportunity to challenge and write history. Between them is all about winning the most. And Roger knows this: no matter how much love he can receive all around the world, the best of the best is Novak

This is why nobody should be written off. As a Federer fan, I have no qualms in saying that Djokovic chose the best way to silence Roger - by becoming a legend and making Fed swallow his words. Phenomenal journey for Novak!

That kid that was a joke to you roger, has kicked your federer butt ....like there was no tomorrow .... 24 ...😂

Roger was quite nasty to a promising youngster

as a swiss i have to admit defeat to djokovic, he is truly the greatest and i say this as a diehard rogerfan, fuck the public

But, But, I thought Roger was perfect ?!?

This handshake at the end was the moment when God decided Novak Djoković will surpass Federer to become the greatest player ever to play the game.

Y'all ppl in the comments need to chill ur tits a bit. This is 2006! This is Novak's first full ATP season, barely turned pro. I don't know if he was even top 100 yet. Lol. He was a teenager while Roger is 25 and in the literal prime year of his career ever. This is only the 2nd time they played of their 50 match rivalry. Novak was consistently exiting out of big tourneys at R64 or R32 at this point in his carreer; he couldnt even get to the quarters of the '07 AO a few months later (his best event). He was super green here, folks. So, I'm not actually sure how appropriate it is for Roger to say something like "I'm gonna destroy that serbian kid!"... Kinda says more about Fed than Novak if you ask me.

Excellent Add! thank you!

Just look at the cold handshake from Federer. Lmao very humble 😂

When Novak call time out it was genuine call he had health issues.. that is why he did and continue doing to be as healthy as he can be.. Look at everyone who bad mouth Novak.. they are retire injured they are done while he stills playing his best tennis. Keep shinning KING NOVAK!

Well Fed wasnt wrong in calling him "kid"... cause now he is the GOAT..

Tennis is like other sports. Whoever lifted the most cups is the best! That's how titles are counted in football, who has the most cups, not who looked the best in the final or the tournament. Maybe in the west, winners are viewed differently when they are from the east! This is the sporting spirit of the West and their envy of victories.

Man, some shots were really insane. 2006 Roger on rather fast surfaces was something else…

Just look at the slow motion and you can see the character

What Federer didn't know is that he poked the bear... I mean goat

And Djokovic crushed Roger after that many times😂

What an arrogance..."gentleman" 🙄 Novak is in a league of his own 🤴🏆sport legend, not just tennis.

Then Serbian kid kicked his ass and to the orher ones as well. Nole GOAT

Is that the true Roger ??? Who knows… but for sure, he motivated Djokovic. Djokovic worked hard and became the Goat .

Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat

While he could win agains kid Djokovic, the man Djokovic destroyed his a55.

Federer never retire from a match before, let that sink in.

63-62-63 Djocovid taken to School by the Goat.

Becker truly gave novak some confidence at net

Nole King and Goat

Mr.Perfect always looks peRFect

I think you have the title wrong. It should read "The day Novak Djokovic took it personal with Federer".😉

Novak was always polite to federer in press confrence.. always showed respect! unfortunately wasn't always returned by federer!

Roger was talking about a kid in that way… a kid man. Just fresh out of high school for the world to hear from his position and stature. Never respescted rogers sportsmanship or lack there of when he’s losing. Its all well and good when you win but character shows when you lose

Federer might not be the GOAT, but he certainly had the greatest tennis game of all time. Those strokes are impeccable.

For almost 10 years Federer had no real opponents, until Nadal and Djokovic came on the scene. Both respected champion, loved by the crowds. To make a comment by like this by Federer shows what a low life as a human being he truly is in real life. Pity. After the bribing of ATO and the lack of respect towards Djokovic, Nadal's integrity flew out the window after Federer's. Shame that just because Djokovic is not from a Western country, they can't accept the fact that he is the best ever tennis player. Shameful they were like this 3 decades ago when Monika Szeles was stabbed in the back so Stefi Graaf could get to the top. No integrity in Western country towards any one else's talent unlike us from the Balkan cheering every player from anywhere in the world. Shameful losers.

poor Federer got old during the painful spanking in 2008 AO

Never knew this match existed. Truly forgotten match

There's no way any version of Djokovic was ever beating this Federer. Just incredible

Novak never was or never will be naturally gifted like Fed 🐐

A King never likes to see his reign end and to see his successor be in the same era doing much greater things than him......and becoming much bigger than him......Djokovich is the king now......his reign will end too one day....but his exploits and numbers will far outlive anyone elses numbers by a long while.....Djokovich is the GOAT.....

There is nothing we love more... than to watch Federer UTTERLY DESTROY Djokovic's game. Obviously gotta give massive respect to Nole with his amazing achievements, but man - this walloping was something to watch. Nole's massive cheer when he avoided getting bagelled in the third set was a massive tell to the pressure he felt.

The start of the most successful "medical" timeouts of Nole. He never changed.

Lol.. Nole is a great guy.. Real.. W all the worts He s the man... For the next 30-50years

I remember Djokovic was asked what would be the score if he played his 25 year old version and he answered 6-1 6-1 for me. Looking at his play then, I understand his point. His progress is huge on shots, movement and most of all - serve. It is fair to say there was a significant age difference between Federer and Djokovic, but Djokovic and Nadal are the same age and Nadal was the only rival for Federer when Federer was in his prime and still Djokovic accomplished what he did while having Nadal as his rival. Also what is now doing at 36 years of age is insane. If we are honest the GOAT content relies on numbers, not opinions. Federer remains my favourite player in style, Djokovic my favourite player on mental strenght, but the GOAT discussions should rely on statistics.

Look, these guys are human too. All of you "OMG, i don't like Fed anymore after this, etc" just cut the crap. Yes, he was frustrated because his fellow compatriot was shockingly loosing. Its a natural thing. He should not say that but I would be pissed too If I was in Fed's shoes. But we make mistakes and regret after. Its ok, Novak did the same to these youngsters. Its very hard to be so perfect in all moments. There are players who are way worse. At least, Fed kept his coll as much as he could throughout his career. Even Novak with his temper I think did well overall. At least don't pick these very rare moments where they mess up to judge and appreciate them for who they really are.

Roger always made it look easy. Novak always makes it look hard.

Voilà pourquoi Novak et Federer ne seront jamais amis.

when gods collide

Federer was just jealous that Djokovic was better looking ♥

When Novak also retires, then we should add up all the parameters and who is really better, although that is already known, the only thing that Roger's fans will say is that Roger had a better style of play, and that is again...?

Back when the davis cup was still enjoyable

To this day Djokovic is still pulling the same tricks. And people wonder why so many fans dislike him. He is an excellent player and didn't need to stoop so low but whenever he is losing he would do the same thing.

Nola was young here. He paid Roger back…w interest!

Hay algo que los números no te van a dar nunca, pero tampoco se puede negar todo lo conseguido por Nole, así que vaya mi admiración para los dos, y para Rafa también. El tenis es mas grande desde que ellos están compitiendo, no hay por qué elegir a uno sobre otros, eso es puro marketing. Generar polémicas es lo que las redes quieren, fuck you a todo eso, viva el Triunvirato del sXXI😅

In 2007 the entire tennis world tried to make tennis more competitive by slowing down all the courts and the balls which took almost 10 kph on average off Roger's average forehand and what do ya know it worked. It made Rafa and Novak more competitive on hard courts and grass too. If you don't believe this made a difference just look at all the players batching right now about the heavy slower Dunlop balls. Players are booking their entire schedule around avoiding them because they know they cannot win playing with them and too high risk of injuries for anyone but the absolute most powerful brutes. Novak just hurt himself in Australia playing with these new stupid balls. Well they did the same stupid change to screw Federer over in 2007 and it certainly made the 2nd and 3rd place guys more competitive

What was the year ?

And we all know what that looked like in the following years😅

Poor Federer Novak is the GOAT

Federer had a nasty arrogance about him that he couldn't always hide. He was the best player of all time. He kept telling people that all the time.

...a fast indor court (chose by team Swiss) and a young Novak...

Federer’s last year of dominance was 2006. He was already losing consistently in big matches in 2007, his so-called prime. It took him a lot of tinkering and hard losses to step up his game and compete with nadal and djokovic, and when he did that he was able to get some big wins over them occasionally, but his reign was over. He was most often on the losing end from that time onward. Occasional moments of brilliance, some glimpses of his former glory, but overshadowed in the end.

I love Roger,.. Set the new standard for all time greatness... But in a sport measured by Grand slams and tournaments won.. Joke s gonna win 25or 26 Majors and maybe 5-6 more total tournaments. I mean Noone here s suggesting Sampras is the greatest... It is what it is. Also Novak s more real, says what his heart feels, admits imperfections... More of a real guy. Too bad u can't accept it. Nole will get #25 some point this year. 5 more slams than Roger.. Thats Alot.

Medical timeout are part of the game thats true...similarly as 'Mankad' or throwing ball deliberately towards batsman's body and make him/her stop it by hands these things are also within laws of cricket...and every other game in the world has such rules...but whenever someone goes against spirit of the game and utilizes them is criticised.... similarly medical times in tennis are....

Joker is GOAT.

Federer's Wimbledon record is still safe- until Djokovic wins 9 or 10 Wimbledons, Fed is still the GOAT on grass.

Peak Roger Federer owning Novak Djokovic 😁

❄❄🎾🎾

Novak is the GOAT since he’s got the most GS now….but who wins between a peak Djojovic and peak Federer? I feel that a few close matches lost against Djokovic killed Federer confidence as he got older. But it would be interesting to peak Federer with no mental fragility against peak Novak.

More and more people are now realising that Federer, despite his carefully put on nice guy image, was at heart a salty arrogant man. No coincidence that there was not a word from him when Novak won his 23rd and then his 24th Slam. Novak turned out to be the bigger person, again and again. Poetic justice that Novak has literally kicked Federer out of the record books. Literally all the records that matter now belong to Novak.

Genève je m rappelle

Al' njega i Nadala Nole❤24 pravo zajeba!Jos navijamo da Karlitos ❤ uzme 23 GS pa nece biti vise ni drugi i treci .😂😂😂

Well, he shouldn't have lost his rhythm 😅

Who is laughing now???

I can't see the ball.

To be fair Roger was somewhat right. Novak exaggerated his issues early in the career. But that was his way to cope with pressure Post 2010 he got much better

Novak is the greatest of all time. No one comes close.

Imagine that someone told federer about 40-15😂😂😂

Feels good man.

Rogue frauderer

About the 'big three": Roger was surely the most graceful, but the weakest mentally. Both Djokovic and Nadal beat him mentally.

hahaha FUNY ROGER 😂 YOU ARE NO3

Bad contrast could not see the ball clearlÿ.

this is absurd, taking a 5 or 10 minute time out isn't going to make your opponent LOSE 3 STRAIGHT SETS IN A ROW, come on, Stan had plenty of time to figure it out, he just wasn't good enough to beat novak

Ahaa😂

Djokovic destroyed him. LMFAO!

Pero lo engreído ,de Federer no se lo saca nadie y el circuito lo sabe 😂

He showed who is joke at the end...

This Version of Federer beats any version of Djokovic in my opinion.

Federer is Djokovic father

Federer or Nadal are no saint and so does Novak.

Prime Federer too strong

The only thing Novak has is championships... And Domination... Big deal... U d rather have fan adoration?

Roger is a dwarf compared to Nole. And I am not just talking about tennis

You spend your time debating who is the GOAT??? but if you ask Rafa he will tell you it's Novak and then Federer He will tell you the Serb subject closed lets go to.bed.