Rafael Nadal vs Gael Monfils 2009 US Open R4 Highlights

Jamie Owen

Rafael Nadal vs Gael Monfils 2009 US Open 4th round Highlights

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00:00There's an ace in to take the first game.

00:30Big forehand winner.

00:34There are a number of French players who live around the Neon area, which is close to Geneva.

00:40They train at that club.

00:42Start looking for one key aspect in these ground stroke routes.

01:08Great forehand down the line.

01:12To hold 2-1, Gael Monfils.

01:16Wow.

01:22Double wow.

01:26Double wow.

01:40How about that point?

01:46Now see, he'll get the crowd into it.

01:50He's an entertainer and he makes no bones about it.

02:08He loves it.

02:28Look at that play.

02:30He's the only guy on the tour, I think, that can make Nadal.

02:34He's just a really good person.

02:36He's a showman and he loves the stage.

02:38And my job is to kind of rein him in some.

02:40Not to stop his showmanship, but...

02:42Good serve.

02:48Good serve.

03:06Good serve.

03:14Good serve.

03:16I'm facing charge of that entire rally took out Andy Murray Croatian 16 but a rising

03:44player on the tour. Nadal finds some open court. Nicely played by Rafael Nadal. It's going to really hit the ball.

04:14That court causes the outfall.

04:42Since then, he has really lost a lot of control in his ground strokes.

04:54They clearly... Rocky on the...

05:06Forehand.

05:08Nadal gets the break and gives himself a big fist pump.

05:18He loves Nadal.

05:20Nadal gets the break and gives himself a big fist pump.

05:30He loves Nadal.

05:44I think this is the first time I...

06:00I think this is the first time I've...

06:18You see that? Another long point and Monfeast wins.

06:28Ace down the center.

06:3027 miles an hour wide. That's just...

06:34Got it.

06:38That doesn't really kill him.

06:40Got it.

06:48Got it.

06:50Tell you what. Those are bold strokes from Monfeast.

06:546-5-6 ours...

06:586-5.

07:10Umm,

07:131-3-4-2-4-2-3-4-4-0.

07:14Kindrophesuns.

07:16Again the one two punch there from Nadal

07:46Right in that range right now send a message

08:05That's a great shot at 5-3

08:18If anybody can shake that kind of thing off at Nadal

08:28He's got to deliver the goods for this game

08:36That's right the set goes to Mofis

08:417 points to 3

08:457-6 the opening set to Gael Mankis

08:51The first set stats

08:56What is that? I mean there's not any force there

09:13Nadal rifles one

09:16Aggressive he decides to play it

09:19Not two

09:24Good

09:31Good

09:33He's got it

09:42He's got it

09:55He's got it

09:57Just enough spin from Nadal

10:00They have their little clock and they have to get in the little way

10:02And it just drives me crazy

10:06And he just honestly just

10:10Feast quickly on top here on his serve

10:14And then drills another ace right to the line

10:16A questioning look by Nadal

10:17And he's going to let it go

10:19And we're one

10:21He's going to let it go

10:26Well go there

10:27Ortal

10:28Ortal

10:29And he has a nice shot

10:32And he's going to let it go

10:33That's what he's doing

10:34Is that like

10:36He's going to let it go

10:37And he's going to let it go

10:38He's going to let it go

10:39But they're going to let it go

10:41It doesn't mean a thing.

11:07I get your point, but I mean the thing is that

11:09the players expect that.

11:11That's his drill.

11:13It's not...

11:15Monfils, I guarantee when he does something

11:17big in a crucial

11:19play in this match, he'll be more

11:21of what we saw earlier.

11:23Yeah, we saw that.

11:25Big moment for Nadal.

11:27Right here, 30 all-7 serve.

11:29Ah!

11:31Ah!

11:33Ah!

11:35Ah!

11:37Ah!

11:39Ah!

11:41Ah!

11:43Oh!

11:45Missed it.

11:47Not by much.

11:49And a break point.

11:51And a set.

11:53Second serve.

11:55Nadal runs around it, didn't get much on it.

11:59Face.

12:01Trouble.

12:03And Nadal does his own

12:05Spanish dance.

12:07Into the playground,

12:09the playground crouch.

12:11Use it.

12:13Err!

12:15Err!

12:16Err!

12:18Err, err.

12:20Err!

12:22Err!

12:23Err!

12:24Err!

12:25Err!

12:26Err!

12:27Err!

12:28Err!

12:29Err!

12:30Heels in!

12:31Err!

12:32Err!

12:34Err!

12:35Oh, good shot, good get.

12:45No!

12:48He's challenging that thing too.

12:52Which is not his job, but usually the player knows.

12:55He was right in front of it, and he was right.

12:57Game over.

12:58Not doing too bad in the doubles world.

13:00He's in a semi and a final.

13:03Final to the mix and then to the semi to the men.

13:05Great guy too, a real snappy act.

13:28He's going to blink.

13:29Nadal flanks.

13:46That's a great get off.

14:00He rips another one.

14:12What a save!

14:14He missed the easier one.

14:32Long?

14:33No?

14:34Good.

14:35It dropped Dennis.

14:36Monfils thought it was long too.

14:39Reaction to keep it in place.

14:42Monfils is getting tired.

14:52Look at this.

14:53Once again.

14:54Right there.

14:55Body blows.

14:56Doing the damage.

14:57Under this set on this service game of Nadal's.

15:01Try to get himself back together for the next one.

15:05I don't think he can have a move on that.

15:0715 long.

15:08On a serve big enough.

15:10You've only hit six aces in the match.

15:12It's not like you can serve 50 aces like Rodgers.

15:17That's it.

15:18I can tell you what though.

15:19This has been pretty exciting tennis and shot making.

15:21Both these guys may not last.

15:25Two set points for Nadal with a second serve.

15:31Oh, it's over to me.

15:32One piece of my musters.

15:33Did he get it?

15:34Yes, he did.

15:35I thought he could fall if he could help me out here.

15:36Oh, it's over to me.

15:37One piece of my musters.

15:39Did he get it?

15:40Yes, he did.

15:41I thought he could fall if he could help me out here.

15:57Let's get to that one.

15:58Well played, Nadal.

16:21Second set.

16:22Second set from that one.

16:23Six games to three, Nadal will even at one.

16:26One.

16:56Oh boy, hit the ball with a fuzz, set three for Nadal.

17:26That's great stuff from Monfils, got to do it again though to stay in.

17:56Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.

18:08Okay, Nadal.

18:09So Nadal with a break.

18:13Set a piece.

18:14He's going to keep the point short with his serve and his big groundies.

18:17See, he's not even going for that.

18:20The pace of the ball flying across the net.

18:23See, to keep the point short.

18:28See, that doesn't do any good.

18:30Set a piece.

18:31And Nadal rips that forehand to the winner and 3-1 lead in the third.

18:43Hit some big serves, hit some aces.

18:47Remember that old Pete Sampras, big serve, big forehand.

18:55He's going to throw everything he's got in this one.

19:11He's going to throw everything he's got in this one.

19:24Okay, Nadal.

19:25Nope, missed it wide.

19:26Nadal to 4-1.

19:27Second break of this third set.

19:28Game Nadal.

19:30It just, it's amazing how he completely ran out of gas.

19:4730, Paulson.

19:48I mean, he's completely dragging.

19:49Well, just one swing of the racket.

19:50Absolutely.

19:51Game and third set.

19:52Nadal.

19:53So Rafael Nadal.

19:54More secure indeed here.

19:55In the world.

19:56If you're not, you're going to come up to against that guy and he's going to tough you

20:13out mentally.

20:14Physically.

20:15You know, you have to have your fitness at a level that you can deal with this.

20:19Apparently it was not the case with him.

20:20I know he's had injuries this season and missed a lot of time.

20:24Whoops.

20:25And Nadal.

20:26He ends up doing the splits there.

20:27He may need help getting up.

20:29And she's going to laugh at me because she knows I make my players at Syracuse run 5 miles

20:34every day for this very type, this type of match.

20:39Think of the great players that he used for this.

20:42She Takalova.

20:43Yvonne Lendl.

20:44Thomas Mooster.

20:45Justine Enin.

20:47No face.

20:48Manages up.

20:49Now we got the line.

20:50Now they've got the line, Nadal.

21:03They've played in the finals of the Australian, the French, Wimbledon, to see them here at the Open.

21:11Magic.

21:13Now Nadal kept working his way to the net there.

21:39Got it.

21:40Nice backhand for Memphis.

21:42Let's serve in grounds room.

21:49See, he's got to get in those long rounds because he's not even...

21:58If you serve...

22:07If you serve...

22:16If you serve...

22:17If you serve...

22:25It's okay...

22:26Well, what can you say?

22:56Now I'll chase that down Now, now, Monfils is playing okay

23:22Ace for Monfils

23:24He gives himself a little good fist

23:34Now they try to take the wind out of the-

23:45Moving forward, hitting winners

23:46Well, the winners would be the key part of that

23:50Yep

23:52Nadal to 30-love quickly

24:02Got a lack of concentration

24:08He doesn't have the legs to go up into that serve

24:10Raphael

24:20Match points

24:32Ready for his service and comfortable with it

24:36That's it for Gael Monfils

24:44And Rafa Nadal does his little dance number

24:50Four sets

24:52Nadal asking him if he's okay

24:58Ladies and gentlemen

25:00Monfils

25:02Monfils put on quite a show there in the first set

25:06But that was it

25:08He's going to be here

25:10Under the next set

25:11I am not sure

25:12Is going to have the D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D

25:14Which is just for you

25:15Does a good deal

25:16Is going to be a good deal

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