Federer Vs Nadal
We all know about the legend that Roger Federer is. He’s being ruling men’s tennis for quite sometime now. For quite a few years there were really no challengers. The Hewitts, the Roddicks came and went. This post is dedicated to a player who rose to the occasion not once or twice but 10 times out of a total 16 times he played against the legend ------Rafael Nadal is the name. (Federer still rules, Nadal and Djokovic are ranked lower than him as per ATP rankings)
When Gustavo Kuerten used to play at Roland Garros I thought never in my life I would see anyone playing any better than him on clay. I was wrong. The King of Clay was yet to arrive. Rafael Nadal won my heart.
In 2005, he entered Roland Garros and despite being a debutant he was the favourite to win. Never before in the history of the game was a debutant considered as favourite. He did not disappoint and won the French Open 2005, and had beaten Federer in the semis. Year 2006 he won again beating Federer in finals…. Year 2007 was repeat of year 2006 finals. He again beat Federer in finals. Tomorrow again they play in the French Open final. Nadal would eye Borg’s record of four consecutive French Open titles while Federer would want to win his first French title and close in the gap on legendary Pete Sampras for the maximum number of grand slams titles.
In the last two meetings, Nadal beat Federer in Master’s in Monte Carlo (April) and Hamburg(May) this year. You can also checkout the legendary Bjorn Borg sitting in the President’s box.
As usual, I back Nadal to lift his fourth tomorrow.
Out of sixteen matches thet have played, Rafael has won 10 and Federer 6. 9 of those matches were on clay and Nadal has won 8 of them. For more details on the rivalry…. Please go through… http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008ne...erer_nadal.asp
Thanks… !!
P.S.: {Euro 2008 update: Pepe's just scored against Turkey. Despite having the worst season of his lifetime at Barcelona this year....my favourite Portuguese 'Deco' did not disappoint me at international level. He's had a good game so far. I see Ronaldo heading US.... Beckham's way. Get lost to Bernabeu you silly boy...u too will end up in LA Galaxy one day hehehe :D:D!!