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Nadal and Federer have played half of their 40 matches (20) on hard courts, with the head-to-head on this surface at 11–9 in Federer's favour. An important distinction is the relative success of the two players on indoor and outdoor hard courts. In the former, Federer leads Nadal with a 5–1 record, while on outdoor hard courts, Nadal leads ...
However, Djokovic ended Nadal's record eight year winning streak at the 2013 Monte Carlo. [76] Nadal and Federer lost early at 2013 Wimbledon, thus ending Federer's record streak of 36 consecutive major quarterfinals. [77] [78] Murray defeated Djokovic in the final, becoming the first Briton to win the men's singles title in 77 years. [79]
A part of the storied Federer–Nadal rivalry, it pitted then-top ranked Roger Federer against then second-ranked Rafael Nadal. After 4 hours and 48 minutes of play, Nadal defeated Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7 (5–7), 6–7 (8–10), 9–7. Due to the build up and the quality of play, and the involvement of two of the greatest players in the ...
It was Federer's Open Era record-equaling fifth consecutive Wimbledon title (tying Björn Borg), his fifth Wimbledon title overall, and his eleventh major title overall. It was the second of three consecutive years that Federer and Nadal would contest the Wimbledon final.
It was also the first time Federer lost a major final outside the French Open. It would be Federer's only loss at Wimbledon between 2003 and 2009. The final marked the third of three consecutive Wimbledon finals contested by Federer and Nadal, with Federer emerging victorious in the two prior encounters. It was the second-longest championship ...
Additionally, Nadal had denied Federer from completing the Career Grand Slam, and becoming the first man since 1968 to win all four Grand Slams consecutively. The hype preceding the match was enormous because although Federer was the four-time defending champion, Nadal entered the match with an 8-4 lead in their head-to-head record .
Playing for Team Europe, Federer and Nadal fell 4-6, 7-6, 11-9, but had plenty of fun along the way, as pretty much the entire crowd and the other players in attendance, including other Federer ...
This ended a six-match losing streak against Nadal in Grand Slam events. Having lost their previous three encounters, this was the first time Federer defeated Nadal at the Australian Open and also marked Federer's first Grand Slam victory over Nadal outside the grass courts of Wimbledon. Federer extended his record of Grand Slam singles titles ...