Roger Federer VS

Rafael Nadal

FedererNadal

Edgar IlvesProject CS 110

Prof. ScaramastraApril 28, 2014

Roger Federer Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis

player who is currently ranked world no. 4 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has been ranked inside the top 10 continuously since May 2002. Numerous commentators, pundits, and former and current players of the sport regard Federer as the greatest tennis player of all time.

Nadal

Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Parera ( born 3 June

1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player and the current world No. 1. His success on clay has earned him the nickname "King of Clay" and has led many sports journalists and commentators, as well as former and current players, to regard him as the greatest clay court player in history. Furthermore, his evolution into an all-court threat has established him as an all-time great

Federer

Summary of Federer–Nadal rivalry Federer and Nadal have been playing each other since 2004 and their rivalry is a

significant part of both men's careers.

They held the top two rankings on the ATP Tour from July 2005 until 17 August 2009, when Nadal fell to world no. 3 (Andy Murray became the new no. 2). They are the only pair of men to have ever finished six consecutive calendar years at the top. Federer was ranked no. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks beginning in February 2004. Nadal, who is five years younger, ascended to no. 2 in July 2005 and held this spot for a record 160 consecutive weeks, before surpassing Federer in August 2008.

Nadal leads their head-to-head 23–10. Of their 33 matches, 15 have been on clay, which is by far Nadal's best surface.Federer has a winning record on grass (2–1) and indoor hard courts (4–1), while Nadal leads the outdoor hard courts (8–2) and clay (13–2). Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 20 of their matches have been in tournament finals which have included an all-time record eight Grand Slam finals. From 2006 to 2008, they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final. They then met in the 2009 Australian Open final and the 2011 French Open final. Nadal won six of the eight, losing the first two Wimbledon finals. Three of these finals were five set-matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open), with the 2008 Wimbledon final being lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts. Of their 33 meetings, 11 have reached a deciding set. They have also played in a record 10 Masters Series finals (tied with Nadal-Djokovic finals), including their lone five-hour match at the 2006 Rome Masters which Nadal won in a fifth-set tie-break, having saved two match points.

More Information

Comparison Actions

Comparing

the

results

by the age

Head-to-head

tallies

Comparing the results by the age

Age at end of season 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

Federer's season 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Nadal's season 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Grand Slam titlesFederer 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 9 12 13 15 16 16 17 17 17

Nadal 0 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 13 13          

Grand Slam match wins

Federer 0 7 20 26 39 61 85 112 138 162 188 208 228 247 260 265

Nadal 6 19 36 56 80 95 120 143 157 171 177          

Total titlesFederer 0 0 1 4 11 22 33 45 53 57 61 66 70 76 77 78

Nadal 1 12 17 23 31 36 43 46 50 60 62          

Total match winsFederer 15 51 100 158 236 310 391 483 551 617 678 743 807 878 923 945

Nadal 45 124 183 253 335 401 472 541 583 658 678          

RankingFederer 64 29 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 6 4

Nadal 51 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 1          

Weeks at number 1Federer 0 0 0 0 0 48 100 152 204 237 262 285 285 302 302 302

Nadal 0 0 0 0 19 46 76 102 102 115 127         

Grand Slam titles

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 330

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Grand Slam titles

Grand Slam titles Federer Grand Slam titles Nadal

Age

Tit

les

GRAPH

Grand Slam match wins

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 330

50

100

150

200

250

300

Grand Slam match wins

Grand Slam match wins Federer Grand Slam match wins Nadal

Age

Matc

hes

GRAPH

Total titles

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 330

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Total titles

Total titles Federer Total titles Nadal

Age

Tit

les

GRAPH

Total match wins at the age

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 280

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Total match wins at the age

Total match wins Federer Total match wins Nadal

Age

Tota

l m

atc

h w

ins

GRAPH

Weeks being number 1

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 330

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Weeks being #1

Weeks at number 1 Federer Weeks at number 1 Nadal

Age

Weeks

GRAPH

Head-to-head tallies

 Hard Court Clay Grass Hard Court Total

Nadal Federer Nadal Federer Nadal Federer Nadal Federer Nadal Federer

Australian Open 3 0            3 0

Roland Garros     5 0        5 0

Wimbledon         1 2    1 2

Indian Wells 1 1            1 1

Miami 2 1            2 1

Monte Carlo     3 0        3 0

Rome     2 0        2 0

Hamburg / Madrid     3 2        3 2

Cincinnati 1 0            1 0

Dubai 1 0            1 0

Tennis Masters Cup

           1 4 1 4

ATP World Tour Finals

Total 8 2 13 2 1 2 1 4 23 10

More Information

Last Match

References:

http://wallpapersus.com/roger-federer-20/

http://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/australian-open-semifinal-preview-rafael-nadal-vs-roger-federer/

http://fijione.tv/federer-nadal-to-meet-in-aus-semi-finals/

Photocredit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federer%E2%80%93Nadal_rivalry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadal