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The 2008 final was the third consecutive year in which Federer and Nadal had met in the championship match of Wimbledon. [21] Federer had won not only both previous meetings, but had been the reigning Wimbledon champion since 2003. Federer’s five consecutive titles (2003–2007) were a record shared with Björn Borg. [22]
The win gives Djokovic sole ownership of the all-time record for most Grand Slam singles matches played among men and women, and takes him past former rival Federer, who played his last major ...
The 2019 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the men's singles tournament at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.After 4 hours and 57 minutes, first seed Novak Djokovic defeated second seed Roger Federer in five sets to win the title in a repeat of the 2014 and the 2015 Wimbledon finals.
Roger Federer's legendary career ended in a way that was only too fitting: alongside Rafael Nadal. The Swiss tennis legend played the final match of his professional career at the 2022 Laver Cup ...
In 2009, Federer won the semifinal match in straight sets, hitting a memorable tweener shot to set up match point. It was Federer's 40th straight win at the venue as he advanced to his sixth straight US Open final. [34] Their next two meetings at the tournament in 2010 and 2011 were five-set matches.
The 2017 Australian Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2017 Australian Open.Highly regarded as one of the greatest matches in tennis history, it was contested between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, ranked 17th and 9th in the world respectively.
In 2014, the match ended when Federer netted a backhand hit from an awkward position. [22] With this win, Djokovic became the only man to beat Federer at least once at every Grand Slam tournament. Likewise, Federer is the only player who has beaten Djokovic at every Grand Slam event, having achieved that feat at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.
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.