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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 12: Roger Federer of Switzerland shakes hands with Rafael Nadal of Spain after defeating him in the Men’s Singles Semi Final at The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club at Wimbledon on July 12, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 12: Roger Federer of Switzerland shakes hands with Rafael Nadal of Spain after defeating him in the Men’s Singles Semi Final at The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club at Wimbledon on July 12, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)
The rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal has been one of the best rivalries in the history of tennis. In terms of their head-to-head record, the Spaniard is slightly ahead of the Swiss player. However, Federer won eight out of their last ten meetings.?
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Incidentally, their last ever meeting was at the Wimbledon Championships in 2019. During that semi-final match, the Swiss Maestro beat the ?King of Clay? in a terrific match. In that match, Federer?s backhand was in full flow. Particularly one backhand shot, which defied all the laws of physics.?
Roger Federer produced a ridiculous backhand shot against Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon 2019
In the fourth set of that semi-final match at Wimbledon, Nadal was serving at 2-4. After a great rally, the Spaniard played a dropped shot and Federer showed tremendous athleticism to reach it. Then he played an outrageous backhand cross-court which just touched the line; Nadal had no answer for it. Even the commentators could not believe the shot. You can watch the shot below.
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That match lasted around 3 hours and 2 minutes and was one of the classics in the history of Wimbledon. The first set went into a tie-break, which Federer won in a dominant fashion.
However, Nadal came back in the second set and didn?t give the Swiss player any chance. After winning the third set, Federer showed his tremendous grass-court prowess and won the fourth set in a convincing manner. In the end, Federer won the match in four sets; the final score was 7-6,1-6,6-3,6-4.?
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The epic Federer-Nadal rivalry
Many fans and experts named the rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal ?Fedal?. Throughout their career, they faced 40 times against each other. During those matchups, Nadal won 24 times and Federer won 16 times.?
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INDIAN WELLS, CA – MARCH 15: Roger Federer of Switzerland shakes hands at the net after his straight sets victory against Rafael Nadal of Spain in their fourth round match during day ten of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 15, 2017 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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Incredibly, Nadal won 14 matches against Federer on the red soil. Whereas Federer won only two. Interestingly, they faced four times on the green surface and understandably, Federer has a better head-to-head record (3-1). In terms of their head-to-head record on the hard court, Federer has a slight advantage over the great Spaniard, as he won 11 out of 20 times they faced each other.?
