Federer and Nadal played four times in 2017, with Federer prevailing on all four occasions. [17] Nadal, only 17 years old and ranked No.
The rivalry has also increased overall interest in tennis. The pair met each other for the first time at the Miami Open 2004 when Nadal was just 17-year-old and managed to stun the then World No.1 Federer and had the world at his disposal. Nadal also won the Gold Medal in Singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Nadal leads 14–10 in finals.
No part of this site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means (including photocopying, recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means), without the written permission of ATP Tour, Inc.. Federer & Nadal's 10 Best Quotes About Each Other, The History Of Nadal vs. Federer In Paris. [3] In 33 out of 40 matches between Nadal and Federer, the winner of the first set won the match. Federer has defeated Nadal in four out of five encounters they have had at the Year End Championships, including the 2010 final, which are played on indoor hardcourts. Find out more about the Federer-Nadal rivalry before their semi-final clash in Paris. 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's Grand Slam tournament titles include 11 on hard courts, 8 on grass, and 1 on clay.
The rivalry between Federer and Nadal has been a huge part of both men's careers.
He also beat Federer twice in the Rome finals, in 2006 and 2013.
SR=strike rate (events won/competed). In 2010, Federer and Nadal played twice, with Nadal winning the first and Federer winning the second match.
While Novak Djokovic is currently in the top spot, Federer (310) and Nadal (196) have combined for 506 weeks at No. Such was the dominance of Federer and Nadal that from 2006 to 2008, they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final. Men's tennis has been dominated by Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer since the early 2000s. The exceptions were the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, won by Novak Djokovic, and the 2009 US Open, won by. As a result, some analysts and players, such as Pat Cash and Conchita Martínez, consider Nadal the greatest clay-court player ever. They also dominated the Masters Series, combining for 31 of the 54 titles (18 for Nadal, 13 for Federer), including 8 of 9 in 2005 (4 each). [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. [48], On 2 May 2007 they played in the "Battle of Surfaces" on a hybrid court that was half clay and half grass. They played another exhibition match on 22 December 2010 in Madrid, Spain. 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).
In October 2013, Rod Laver, the only tennis player to achieve the Grand Slam twice, said "When I look at Federer, with what he's accomplished, against the competition that he's accomplished it with, I'd have to say I would think that Roger is the greatest player,", At the press conference following his 9th record French Open win in 2014 and a total of 14 Slams, three shy of Federer's 17, Nadal said that he really does not care much about records, "I'll follow my own path. From 2005 to 2008, Nadal won every French Open, defeating Federer in each of those tournaments (in the 2005 semifinal and the 2006, 2007, 2008 finals), as well as in the 2011 final. On 12 December 2015 they played two matches in New Delhi, India at 2015 International Premier Tennis League season on a hard court. Their next encounter was the French Open final, and Nadal won their much-anticipated rematch in four sets, capturing his third consecutive French Open title. They then met on an indoor hard court in the final of the World Tour Finals, marking their third meeting at the year-end championships and their first ever meeting in the finals. [87][88] But after their memorable 2008 Wimbledon final he had no choice but to acknowledge its significance, even admitting "it definitely becomes more and more special the more times we play against each other. 1 Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009 – present. This was the first time they had contested a match as the top two ranked players in the world since the 2010 ATP Finals. "[80] A day before the 2017 Australian Open men's singles finals, Toni Nadal further reemphasized his regard on Federer, saying that "When [Federer] will call it a career, the greatest player in the tennis history won't be there anymore. Federer and Nadal have never faced each other in the Davis Cup or at the Olympics. Their lone doubles match was at Indian Wells.