Roger Federer VS Rafael Nadal Edgar Ilves Project CS 110 Prof. Scaramastra April 28, 2014 Nadal Federer

Roger Federer Nadal 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.

Federer 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

Summary of Federer–Nadal rivalry More Information 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.

Comparing the results by the age 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 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Grand Slam titles Federer 1 4 6 9 12 13 15 16 17 Nadal 2 3 5 10 11   Grand Slam match wins 7 39 61 85 112 138 162 188 208 228 247 260 265 36 56 80 95 120 143 157 171 177 Total titles 45 53 57 66 70 76 77 78 43 46 50 60 62 Total match wins 51 100 158 236 310 391 483 551 617 678 743 807 878 923 945 124 183 253 335 401 472 541 583 658 Ranking 64 Weeks at number 1 48 152 204 237 262 285 302 102 115 127

Grand Slam titles GRAPH It is noticeable that Nadal started his career more efficiently by wining Grand Slam Titles. Comparing to Federe he started wining them when he was 19 years old. It was his first title. However, Federer was more efficient after – when he was 26 and 27 his results are better than Nadal’s. Analyzing those results I can say that Nadal is really close to Federer and there is a big probability that he will do better in the future, because Federer is getting older and it’s harder for him to achieve best results.

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Head-to-head tallies More Information Last Match Nadal Federer   Hard Court Clay Grass Total Nadal Federer Australian Open 3 Roland Garros 5 Wimbledon 1 2 Indian Wells Miami Monte Carlo Rome Hamburg / Madrid Cincinnati Dubai Tennis Masters Cup 4 ATP World Tour Finals 8 13 23 10 Last Match

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