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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 in London, England. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)
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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 in London, England. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)
Choosing between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer is a mammoth task. The two 20-time Grand Slam winners are, of course, the greatest two who have stepped on the court in the history of tennis. When one beats another, the other legend makes sure that he gets his revenge the next time. Recently, in an interview, the six-time doubles Grand Slam champion Sania Mirza revealed who would she pick out of two phenomenal tennis players.
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“I cannot choose between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. I can choose moments though. On grass, I would choose Roger and on clay, I would definitely go with Rafa,” said the 33-year-old Indian tennis player.
It’s definitely not easy to pick between the two legends as one supersedes the other on different surfaces. Nadal is undisputedly the ‘King of Clay’ who recently won his 13th French Open title in 2020. Federer, on the other hand, has a great record on grass winning 19 titles there, more than anybody else. The Swiss Maestro also has 8 Wimbledon titles and enjoys a winning percentage of 87.4% on the grass courts.
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“There are some rivalries that are iconic”- Sania Mirza on Rafael Nadal-Roger Federer rivalry
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (R) attend the Laver Cup Gala at HEAD Geneve prior to the Laver Cup 2019 at Palexpo on September 19, 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Laver Cup will see six players from the rest of the World competing against their counterparts from Europe. Team World is captained by John McEnroe and Team Europe is captained by Bjorn Borg. The tournament runs from September 20-22 (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images for Laver Cup)
In the interview, Mirza also talked about the intense rivalry that both players are a part of. She believed that it was truly iconic and would be remembered for generations.
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“[It was] the rivalry that you are going to watch from 100-200 years from now and say that was a rivalry. There are some rivalries that are iconic,” added Mirza.
The Nadal-Federer rivalry, popularly known as the ‘Fedal’ rivalry, has been phenomenal so far. The two players have faced each other on a total of 40 occasions with Rafa leading at 24-16. The Spaniard also leads in the 14 finals they have met with 10-4. However, in their last encounter at the Wimbledon Championships 2019, it was Federer who defeated Rafa in the semi-finals.
The two are surely ambassadors of the sports as they have taken tennis to a whole new level. Fans surely missed their exciting clashes this year as Federer was not able to play for the entire season due to a knee injury. However, they expect that the wait would be over soon as hope to see Nadal facing off Federer once again at the Australian Open 2021.
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