They did not meet again until the semifinals of the year-end Masters Cup. MBA tech grad.| Sports enthusiast| Writer by passion, Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal: A Rivalry to Remember. Nadal won the encounter by a score of 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3). For example, Federer complained of Nadal's slow, deliberate style of play on the eve of the 2008 Wimbledon final. "[88] A few weeks later, after Nadal had officially surpassed him in the rankings, Federer offered this compliment: "Look at what he had to achieve to get it. Federer defeated Nadal in the 2010 finals and leads their head-to-head for the event 4–1. Once again, Federer won both matches, though their Wimbledon final lasted five sets, in a match which was almost universally praised as the greatest Wimbledon final since Borg–McEnroe in 1980.[24][25]. On 21 November 2006 they played an exhibition match on a hard court in Seoul, South Korea. The two have made slight criticisms of one another in the past, nevertheless. This was Federer's first loss of the year and ended his Open Era record of 56 consecutive wins on hard courts.[20]. Federer has won the Wimbledon Championships eight times, and Nadal has won the championships twice. Federer and Nadal played their first match in March 2004 at the third round of the Miami Masters. A total of 14 matches have been in Grand Slams with Nadal leading 10–4. While both were in their thirties, they won 6 consecutive titles from the Australian Open 2017 to the French Open 2018. From 2006 to 2008, they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final. However, from 2008 to 2014 Australian Open, Nadal compiled a lopsided 15–4 record, leading on each surface, grass (1–0), hard (7–3) and clay (7–1). In 2010, Federer and Nadal played twice, with Nadal winning the first and Federer winning the second match. [48], On 2 May 2007 they played in the "Battle of Surfaces" on a hybrid court that was half clay and half grass. Nadal won the first and second sets, was up a break in the third set, and was two points away from victory before Federer came back from two sets down to win. The Spaniard has won all of their seven meetings in best of five set matches on clay and all six at Roland Garros. He also prevented Nadal from winning in Shanghai, defeating the Spaniard in the final. They have played each other 40 times, with Nadal leading the head to head 24–16. "[89] Nadal has always cherished the rivalry because he looks up to Federer as both a role model and a measuring stick for success.[90][91]. Only two male players in tennis history to win more than, Only two male players in tennis history to reach more than, Most Grand Slam finals played against each other in tennis history –, Most French Open finals played against each other in tennis history –, Only two players in tennis history to have met in both French Open and Wimbledon finals in the same season for, Rafael Nadal holds the all-time record for most finals reached at French Open (12) while Federer holds the record at Wimbledon (12), Federer won the highest number of matches at both Australian Open (102) and Wimbledon (101), while Nadal at French Open (93) in tennis history, Federer won the highest number of matches in Grand Slam tournaments on hard (191), while Nadal on clay (93) – both all time records, Only two players in tennis history to reach more than 4 Grand Slam finals without losing a single set in tournament –. [b] Other matches considered particularly notable include the 2006 Italian Open final, 2007 Wimbledon final, and 2009 Australian Open final, with each match going to five sets. The clay season ensued, and Nadal continued his dominance on clay, defeating Federer in the finals of the Monte Carlo Masters, the Rome Masters, and the French Open,[21] in what was their first Grand Slam final. [3] In 33 out of 40 matches between Nadal and Federer, the winner of the first set won the match. Second pair in tennis history (after Roy Emerson and John Newcombe in 1967) to win 2 Grand Slam titles each in a single calendar year (Federer won Australian Open and Wimbledon and Nadal won the French Open and US Open in 2017). On 7 February 2020 they played in Cape Town, South Africa to raise money for the Roger Federer Foundation. Meanwhile, Federer twice denied Nadal from becoming the first man since Björn Borg in 1980 to win the "Channel Slam" (both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year) by defeating him in their first two Wimbledon finals, but Nadal succeeded the following year by defeating Federer in the final. Federer leads on hard court (11–9), grass (3–1), and indoor hard court (5–1). When Federer was securely atop the tennis world he was ambivalent towards the notion of a rivalry with an opponent five years younger than himself. Nadal and Djokovic later did this in 2019. Who is Jack Sock’s Girlfriend Lauren Little? The Mallorcan also has a  superior head-to-head record of 14–10 in finals. The book consequently inspired a 2018 film of the same name directed by Andrew Douglas, which updated the story to include their comebacks and recent domination of the slams. padding-left: 0px; An illuminating film, it was well received by audiences, scoring 9.2 on IMDB's user rating database. On 12 December 2015 they played two matches in New Delhi, India at 2015 International Premier Tennis League season on a hard court. Federer won 4–6, 6–3, 6–3. With 3 victories Djokovic can therefore surpass Roger Federer and statistics in hand as the Serbian champion comes from an incredible series of successes, it seems likely that he will succeed. That's what I like to see. The Federer–Nadal rivalry is between professional tennis players Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, two of the greatest tennis players of all time. Since then, after they played only one match in the next three years, Federer has dominated the rivalry with a 6–1 record. Federer and Nadal had their only meeting of the 2014 season in the semifinal of the Australian Open. } 2 Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor hard) until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002–08, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009 – present, (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. Federer has also prevented Nadal from winning the Year-End Championships by defeating him in the 2010 finals and eliminating Nadal from the tournament in the 2006 and 2007 semifinals preventing Nadal from becoming only the second man after Andre Agassi to win a Career Grand Slam, a gold singles Olympic medal, and the Year End Championships, a distinction dubbed as a "Career Super Slam" by Sports Illustrated. One of only three pairs to have faced each other in a Major, having both already completed the career Grand Slam. [17] Nadal, only 17 years old and ranked No. They played again two months later in the semifinals of the French Open, which was their first match on clay. As of September 2019 Roger Federer holds the all-time record for the most Grand Slam men's tournament titles with 20. Nadal leads 14–10 in finals. The loser will be No. Additionally, Federer won 4 of 6 year-end tournaments. Federer leads 2–1 on hard, Nadal leads 1–0 on clay and they are tied at 1–1 on grass, () = active record (updated 31 August 2020), This page was last edited on 20 September 2020, at 13:12. An important distinction is the relative success of the two players on indoor and outdoor hard courts. [54] After his win over Nadal at 2017 Shanghai masters final, Federer credited his 2017 success against Nadal to a bigger racquet frame and avoiding claycourt meetings against him since 2013.[55]. background: none; Federer won 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. This would also be Federer's last career match played with his 90-inch racquet before upgrading to a larger frame. And thus embarked, one of the greatest rivalries in the history of tennis. This denied Federer an opportunity to become the first man in the Open Era to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments twice. [27][28][28][29] Amidst rain delays, they played the longest final in Wimbledon history (4 hours and 48 minutes), and Nadal captured the title, winning a fifth set that finished in near darkness. Federer recovered from a two-set deficit to win in five sets.[19]. This is the only surface on which they have exchanged the lead in their head-to-head, which has happened several times. This includes playing French Open and Wimbledon finals for three consecutive years (2006–08), culminating in what many consider the greatest match in tennis history at Wimbledon 2008. Here are their vital statistics. [6][93] The high-profile status of the rivalry saw Sky Sports comparing it to another modern day rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.[94]. Thus, Nadal's topspin is less effective on such faster courts, but is most effective on slower courts such as clay. The heavy topspin created by Nadal's groundstrokes combined with his strategy of directing the majority of his serves and groundstrokes to Federer's single-handed backhand keeps Federer on the defensive and makes it harder for Federer to use his aggressive groundstrokes to dominate baseline rallies as he typically does against other opponents. On clay, Federer rebounded against Nadal at the Madrid Masters, their first match in Spain, defeating him in the final in straight sets. [47] This meeting between Federer and Nadal was the oldest by the combined age of competitors (71 years, 0 months) in the Open Era of tennis. At the end of the year, on the other hand, their Masters Cup match was the shortest match of their rivalry, lasting less than an hour. "[81], In March 2015, former player Pete Sampras made similar arguments about Federer, "You look at the numbers of what he's been able to do, you have to say he's the greatest we’ve seen"[82] These comments were echoed by Boris Becker in July 2015, "Great respect for Roger Federer! The two rivals are yet to meet at the US Open. They are the only pair of men to have finished six consecutive calendar years as the top two ranked players on the ATP Tour, which they did from 2005 to 2010 and seven times overall, including 2017. Their Grand Slamtournament histories are of particular interest, especially their all-time record of nine finals encounters. For example, Federer won his 19th Grand Slam title at his 70th Grand Slam tournament, while Nadal won his 19th at his 58th Grand Slam tournament. Federer's newfound success against Nadal has been ascribed to the improvement in the backhand, which he has been hitting harder and more easily returning Nadal's high bouncing forehand with the larger racquet.[45]. [59] Nadal made it back to the Miami final in 2008,[60] 2011,[61] 2014[62] and 2017 but lost each time. 3. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { [37] This would be their last meeting at a Grand Slam final until the 2017 Australian Open final. Federer separated himself from the field for four years. The quality of the match lived up everyone’s expectations. After the delay, Nadal came back to win in four sets, improving his hard-court record over Federer. Their most recent encounter was in the semifinal of the Wimbledon Championships 2019, earlier this year where Federer defeated Nadal in a thrilling four setter. REPORTS: Absence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic Takes a Toll on TV Ratings, Alexander Zverev Responds To Being Called the Third Best Player Besides Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem, Dominic Thiem Contradicts Rafael Nadal, Says ‘Conditions Are Comfortable’ at French Open 2020, Dominic Thiem Details About Relationship With Roger Federer, Roger Federer Reveals How He Beat Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon Championships 2019. 34 at the time,[18] surprised many by beating the then No. 13 At Roland Garros, Nadal and Federer’s 38 prior meetings are the third-most in the Open Era (Nadal/Djokovic 54, Federer/Djokovic 47), Federer has held in 31 straight service games against Nadal since the fifth set of the 2017, Federer has won four Grand Slam titles since turning 30 and Nadal has won three, Nadal has won 17 more sets than Federer in their rivalry (Nadal leads 67-50), Nadal and Federer have met 15 times on clay (Nadal leads 13-2), Federer is 15-23 against Nadal and 112-13 against all other left-handed players, Nadal and Federer have met 12 times at Grand Slams (Nadal leads 9-3), Nadal is 11-10 against Federer in tie-breaks, Nadal and Federer have met in nine semi-finals (Nadal leads 6-3). This will be their sixth meeting in Paris, with Nadal triumphing in each of their previous five clashes. In their first Wimbledon meeting since 2008, they met in semifinals of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, where Federer defeated Nadal in four sets. In the history of tennis, Federer and Nadal are the only pair to face each other in nine Grand Slam singles finals (2006–08, 2011 French Open, 2006–08 Wimbledon, 2009, 2017 Australian Open). [3] This includes playing French Open and Wimbledon finals for three consecutive years (2006–08), culminating in what many consider the greatest match in tennis history at Wimbledon 2008. Nadal leads on clay (14–2) and outdoor hard court (8–6). This was the first time they had contested a match as the top two ranked players in the world since the 2010 ATP Finals. [51] Nadal leads 10–4 in all Grand Slam tournament matches, 6–0 on clay, 3–1 on hard courts and trails 1–3 on the grass in major tournaments. Their second meeting was one year later, again in Miami, but this time in a best-of-five-set final. From Nadal's first Grand Slam tournament victory at the 2005 French Open until the 2011 French Open, Federer and Nadal had won 22 of 25 Major titles (12 for Federer, 10 for Nadal). He subsequently apologized for making his views public, however, and both players maintained that they still enjoyed a good relationship and had high respect for each other,[86] which can often be seen in interviews. In the second half of the season, they met played in the quarterfinals at the Cincinnati Open, where Nadal unseated the five-time champion in the quarterfinals in three sets. Federer won 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. They are just 2 of 3 players (the other being Björn Borg) to win more than, First pair in tennis history to win the 2 first major tournaments of the season. 1 in straight sets. Of their 40 matches, 20 have been on hard court (14 of them in outdoor hard court and 6 on indoor hard court), 16 have been on clay, and 4 have been on grass. Federer and Nadal met twice in 2012, both times in the early hard-court season, splitting their matches. It was Federer's first victory over Nadal in over 3 and a half years, having lost the previous five meetings. Their 37th meeting came in the Miami final. Nadal won the charity exhibition 7–5. The rivalry between Federer and Nadal has been a huge part of both men's careers. Federer and Nadal won the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open triple for 4 consecutive years (2005–08). The scoreline puts the match among the most one-sided in Grand Slam finals history. Federer and Nadal have never faced each other in the Davis Cup or at the Olympics. The 40 matches that the pair played together, 20 were on hard court – 14 of them on outdoor hard court and 6 on an indoor hard court, 16 have been on the clay, and 4 have been on grass. Nadal is the only player in tennis history to win at least 1 Grand Slam title a season for 10 consecutive years (2005–2014), while Federer is the only player in tennis history to win 3 Grand Slam titles a season for 2 consecutive years (2006–2007) and the only to win 2 Grand Slam titles a season for 4 consecutive years (2004–2007). [78], In November 2014, former world number 1 player Andy Roddick, in noting his support for Federer, explained why he believes that head-to-head results are not a valid factor in determining the greatest of all time, "For me Roger Federer is still ahead in the greatest-ever debate, with Rafael Nadal second. The victory by Federer also ended Nadal's 33-match winning streak on clay and foreshadowed the Swiss' historic victory at the French Open, which completed his Career Grand Slam. The matches comprise 13 tournament finals and 3 semifinals. width: 32px; This was the first hard-court Grand Slam final for Nadal, but Federer was undefeated in eight hard-court finals (five US Open, three Australian). As tournament seedings are based on rankings, with the top two seeds placed on opposite sides of the draw, 25 of Nadal and Federer's 40 matches have been in tournament finals, including an all-time record nine Grand Slam finals and 12 ATP Tour Masters 1000 finals.

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