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Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal made him enjoy tennis “even more” during a rivalry that spanned 40 matches over 15 years. Writing on social media Tuesday, hours before the start of the Davis ...
Nadal, who has won 22 Grand Slams. will retire after this week’s Davis Cup Finals in Malaga
To be fair, their head-to-head record was close – with Nadal winning 24 times to Federer's 20 dating back to their first meeting at the 2004 Miami Open. But their rivalry was also with history.
Rafael Nadal Parera [a] [pron 1] (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 209 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
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. [54] 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.
Federer and Nadal's participation in this tournament marked their major returns from their 2016 seasons that saw sidelining injuries. Federer, in particular, had not played a tournament since the 2016 Wimbledon semi-final, having aggravated his surgically repaired knee to the extent that he called off the rest of his 2016 season, including missing out the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio that he ...
Rafael Nadal is getting set to retire from professional tennis after one last event: He will be part of Spain's team at the Davis Cup finals that start Tuesday in front of a home crowd in Malaga.
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 ...