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Has Federer beaten Nadal at Wimbledon?
Nadal defeated Federer at his most successful major and ended his 41-match winning streak at Wimbledon. By winning the match, Nadal achieved the rare French Open–Wimbledon double, joining (at the time) Rod Laver and Björn Borg as the only men to do so in the Open Era.
Is Roger Federer better than Rafael Nadal?
Roger Federer won 82.1% of the games he has played in his career (1242 wins to 271 losses). Rafael Nadal won 83,2% of the games he played in his career (990 wins to 200 losses). On hard courts, Federer won 83.3% of his matches, Nadal 78.8%. On clay, Federer won 76.1% of his matches, Nadal 91.8%, the King of clay !
Who is Rafael Nadal’s biggest rival?
In a recent video, 22-time Grand Slam Champion Rafael Nadal called Tennis Legend Roger Federer as his ‘greatest rival.’
Who has beaten Rafa the most on clay?
Post 2017, Novak Djokovic made a grand return winning 3 out of 5 matches played on the clay court. He is the only top seed to beat Rafael Nadal in French Open. Nadal may have won the French Open 2018, but Djokovic beat him thrice in the last four outings.
Who is Federer’s biggest rival?
Rafael Nadal
The Federer–Nadal rivalry is a modern-day tennis rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Considered one of the greatest-ever tennis rivalries, Federer and Nadal have played each other 40 times, with Nadal leading the overall head-to-head 24–16 and in finals 14–10.
Who is Djokovic greatest rivalry?
It is widely considered to be the greatest rivalry in tennis history by players, coaches, and pundits, surpassing the Federer-Nadal rivalry, and was listed as the third greatest rivalry in the 2000s decade in 2009 by atptour.com despite only starting in 2006.
Is Roger Federer the greatest of all time?
Roger Federer 1 (237). He holds many, many other records thanks to his consistency and longevity (he has spent a record 958 weeks and counting – more than 18 years – in the top ten, including being the oldest No. 1, when he was 36). He has won the most grand slam matches (369) and reached the most finals (31).
Who has beaten Nadal at French?
Djokovic
Djokovic is the only player to have defeated Nadal in four clay-court finals, the only player to defeat Nadal at the French Open in straight sets, the only player to defeat Nadal twice at the French Open, and the only player to defeat Nadal in seven consecutive finals.