[52] Federer says he is a "different player due to Nadal's presence" citing Nadal's game as a major reason for improvements in areas of his own game. This victory gave Federer a record-tying fifth title at the year-end tournament. 1 and No. I want to thank you for buying products in order to help us with this cause. [53], From 2004 to 2007, the rivalry stood at 8–6 in Nadal's favour, though Federer led on both grass (2–0) and hardcourt (3–2), Nadal led 6–1 on clay. Nadal was the only player to have a positive record against Federer (with more than 2 matches played) in that time span (8–6), Neither of them won their bronze medal matches at the Olympic Games (Federer in 2000; Nadal in 2016), Each of them won golden medal in men's doubles at the Olympic Games (Federer in 2008; Nadal in 2016), Each player won three 5-set matches against the other player: 2 in Grand Slam (1 in Australian Open and 1 at Wimbledon) and 1 in Masters Series (all in finals); Federer won 2005 Miami Masters, 2007 Wimbledon and 2017 Australian Open, while Nadal won 2006 Rome Masters, 2008 Wimbledon and 2009 Australian Open. In 2005, Federer prevented Nadal from winning Miami in a five-set final. Federer won the Silver at the 2012 London Olympics. Both players began the year strong, reaching the final of the Australian Open. Diario As. 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En plus de vingt ans de carrière, Roger Federer s’est forgé l’un des plus beaux palmarès de l’Histoire du Tennis. Federer and Nadal played four times in 2017, with Federer prevailing on all four occasions. [85] Nadal criticized Federer before the 2012 Australian Open for his failure to be more vocal about players' grievances on issues such as scheduling and prize money. Meanwhile, Federer twice denied Nadal from becoming the first man since Björn Borg in 1980 to win the "Channel Slam" (both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year) by defeating him in their first two Wimbledon finals, but Nadal succeeded the following year by defeating Federer in the final. Federer defeated Nadal in the 2010 finals and leads their head-to-head for the event 4–1. As of October 2020 both men jointly hold the all-time record for the most Grand Slam men's tournament titles with 20 each. When interest in their rivalry increased, both Federer and Nadal collaborated to arrange occasional charity exhibition matches to benefit their charities' philanthropic interests. Par ailleurs, le suisse est le sportif le mieux payé derrière Tiger Woods avec plus de 76 millions de dollars gagnés depuis le début de sa carrière. In the former, Federer leads Nadal with a 5–1 record, while on outdoor hard courts, Nadal leads 8–6. Vidéo Tennis: les 88 balles de matches de Roger Federer, Paris 2015: Seppi vs. Federer résultat vidéo. Federer won in four sets to capture his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title with two sets going to tiebreakers.[22][23]. Este navegador ya no es compatible. Their 37th meeting came in the Miami final. By purchasing our articles, you are making a direct contribution towards making our planet a better place for the most vulnerable children. [3][26], Nadal and Federer also met in the final of Wimbledon for the third straight year, in the most anticipated match of their rivalry. One of only three pairs to have faced each other in a Major, having both already completed the career Grand Slam. [59] Nadal made it back to the Miami final in 2008,[60] 2011,[61] 2014[62] and 2017 but lost each time. Nadal and Mats Wilander are the only players in the Open Era to have won at least 2 Grand Slam titles on each of the 3 surfaces. They did this six times. From the 2004 Wimbledon Championships to the 2011 French Open, at least one of them appeared in 25 of 28 Major finals, winning all of them except the 2005 Australian Open, the 2008 Australian Open, the 2011 Australian Open, and the 2009 US Open. El 5 de junio de 2005, un joven Rafa Nadal que solo dos días antes había cumplido 19 años, mordió el trofeo de su primer Roland Garros. The two have yet to meet in the US Open. They are just 2 of 3 players (the other being Björn Borg) to win more than one Grand Slam tournament in men's Open Era without losing a single set (Nadal – French Open 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2020; Federer – Australian Open 2007 and Wimbledon 2017), Nadal holds the record for most Grand Slam titles on clay (12) while Federer holds records for most titles on both grass (8) and hard (11, tied with Djokovic), Only two players in men's Open Era history to each win a Grand Slam title without losing a single set in the same calendar year (2017), Only two players in men's Open Era history to win more than, Nadal won the most clay tournaments in men's Open Era history on clay with, Nadal has the longest streak on clay in men's Open Era history with, Only two players in men's Open Era history to reach more than, Only two players in men's Open Era history to win one tournament more than, Nadal has the highest record on clay in men's Open Era history with, Only two tennis players to have won more than, Most finals played against each other on clay in Masters 1000 tournaments (9), Only players in men's Open Era to win more than 12 titles at ATP 500 tournaments – Federer won, Only players in men's Open Era to reach more than 19 finals at ATP 500 tournaments – Federer reached, One of two pairs to have played in 12 finals against each other in Masters 1000 tournaments (along with, Only players in men's Open Era to win more than, Most rivalries won (where a rivalry is more than 3 matches) vs Top 10 players – Federer is 1st with 61 rivalries won, while Nadal is 2nd with 52 won (tied with Andre Agassi and Jimmy Connors), Federer has the highest number of titles won at Cincinnati Masters (7), Indian Wells Masters (5, tied with Djokovic) and Hamburg Masters (4), while Nadal won the most titles at Monte Carlo Masters (11), Rome Masters (9) and Madrid Masters (5), They are the only two players in the 21st century to win titles on 3 surfaces across consecutive events played (Federer won Wimbledon on grass, Gstaad on clay and Canada Masters on hard in 2004, while Nadal won Roland Garros on clay, both Queen's Club and Wimbledon on grass and Canada Masters on hard in 2008), Nadal won the most consecutive sets on clay (50 – from 2017 to 2018), while Federer won the most consecutive sets on grass (36 – from 2003 to 2004 and also 2nd best on grass – 30 in 2017), As of Monday 27 January 2020 they are the only players in men's Open Era to spend more than, Only two players to finish season in Top 2 more than, Only two players to finish season as No.