Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Montreal 2007 🤩 | Extended Highlights

Those are the types of rallies that we're hoping for this evening. Good serving. I love to see a guy do, take advantage of a big round stroke. Court, come on in, end the point. That's the shot he loves. Bonus, if he can hold serve comfortably. Well, it made this so difficult. Pretty close. That's a cue against Nadal, the short volley. If you take some chances, you're going to probably be remorted more times than not. Impressive serving from the serve. Trying to serve into the body. Quite a few occasions this evening. Nice change up. That's where he's so good. He's able to create something out of nothing when he's under pressure and he's got a target. Simply put, changing defense into offense. Nicely done. Trying to serve into the body. Gave himself just enough room to hit. Nadal getting in trouble again, too far behind that baseline. Drops the ball short. Players do this, serve themselves out of trouble. What a shot! Well, it was the change up. Djokovic was just expecting Nadal to simply put the ball back in play, but he flattened out the shot. Nice change up. Great return, Nadal read that one. What a response. It's interesting, he's trying to play the goals for him, but that's a more difficult shot for him to hit. That side, it's the serve. It's bailing him out of trouble in this game. To eventually win. Under an awful lot of pressure there, saving three great points along the way. Length on the return. A very exciting set of tennis, but it's the Serbs that have much to celebrate. Djokovic, 7-5. And that serve has bailed him out of jail. Great, lovely feel on the ball there, that chop spin. Actually a good serving, under an awful lot of pressure. I thought he hadn't executed the drop shot well enough initially. Yeah, I agree. That drop shot was poor. Well, initially it looked like another spectacularly good serve. Nadal, adamant. There was a missed call. That was good. Another big serve. And again, made the first serve. Clutch. Just keeps coming at you. And he's rewarded for the courage. Oh, he's using his get-out-of-jail card, Djokovic. Oh, knows it. That was poor. It was. Couldn't figure out how to end the point. That's what you see players do under pressure. They hit the drop shot when they don't know what to do. That's the problem. You're dropping the ball short. Djokovic there, just losing his balance a little bit. Fortunate not to go over on his ankle. It was an excellent shot by Nadal. But back behind him. Aggressive with his favorite ground stroke. That's his serve. That's when you use the drop shot. When your opponent's eight feet behind the baseline. It's been one of those evenings. Nothing going quite right for Nadal. Especially on the big points. Hasn't played them well. Nope, that time. Big pressure Djokovic. Elected to come in up the line. Good approach. But Djokovic made him hit the volley. He's done it. It's the second time this season. That he's been able to beat Rafael Nadal. On a hard court. In a Masters Series event. It's the third time this season. That Djokovic has made it through to a Masters Series final. Finished the match so very strongly. Winning 12 of the last 13 points. And throughout the course of the encounter. He played the important points so much better. Than his more experienced opponent. Thoroughly deserving his victory. And his place in tomorrow's final. Djokovic through. In straight sets.