THE GREATE ST RIVALRY

Ice Cool

Bjorn Borg

John McEnroe THE 1980 WIMBLEDON CUP. .

It is remembered as one of the most nerve wracking matches. Borg beat McEnroe in a 20 minute long tie-breaker to take his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title. Interestingly, a year later McEnroe was back to defeat Borg in a thrilling five set encounter.

Methodical

Pete Sampras They Dominated Mens Single Tennis During The 1990s
TOTAL Matches Played : 34 Pete Sampras : 20 Andre Agassi : 14

Andre Agassi

Sampras had a clear edge over Agassi in grand slam final encounters, winning 4 of their 5 grand slam final matches.

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Age

Of Grass...

Right
Handed

Weighs

Swis s
Nationality

Height

85
Kilos

6.

Weighs Age

85
Kilos

25
SPANI SH
Nationality

King

Of Clay...

LEFT
Handed

Height

6.

The Statistics
Together they have won 14 Grand Slam Titles
And a total of 22 out of 34 Masters. Of all the 18 games they have met in, Nadal Won 12 and Federer 6. Nadal was always an obstacle to Federer snagging a Career Grand Slam victory because aside from having lost the French open to Gaston Gaudio in 2004, it was Nadal who denied him the coveted Grand Slam victory for bagging the championship in the French Open for four consecutive times since 2005.

The Federer Years

March 2004: 17 year old Nadal BEATS Roger Federer in Straight Sets. The Game For The Miami Masters. At That time, Federer was rank 1, And Nadal was rank 36.

Rank 2

237 WEEKS
Year 2007: Both of them dominated the tennis events. Though Federer still remained No.1. They played against each other 6 times with Nadal winning 4 of these. Nadal was known for denying Federer his Career slam a couple of times by beating Federer in the French Opens.

Year 2006: Nadal DENIES Federer his grand slam title. Defeats Him in the French Open. Nadal proved Dominance on clay court and soon rose to rank 2

Federer began the year 2008 as World No. 1. In a twist of events, however, Nadal overtook Federer to claim the World No. 1 spot in August 18, 2008 when Federer lost early in the Canada Masters and Cincinnati Masters. Nadals rise ended the 4 half years of Federers reign. Nadal becoming World No. 1 surprised many. The rivals played against each other for 4 times and Nadal defeated Federer in all events and earned his first Olympic gold medal in the recent Beijing Olympics.

The
Greatest

Match Ever

Tennis Epic
Outrageously high calibre of play, grand theatre, gut-wrenching drama -Tennis Pundits The Greatest Tennis Match Ever -The Sports Illustrated Even for those who dont know a backhand from a backbite, what transpired was mesmerizing. It was more than that. It was simply unbelievable and astoundingly good television -Bill Dywre, Los Angeles Times

LEGEN DARY?
Federers legendary 65 match win streak on grass and a record-breaking sixth consecutive Wimbledon title was on the line. Two rain delays, sky-high level of play, lost match points (Nadal had two in the fourth set breaker) Impending darkness amidst tennis own version of overtime (there are no final set tiebreakers at Wimbledon). The score reached 5-5, then 6-6, then 7-7-the tension unbearable before Nadal prevailed 9-7 under shroud of darkness.

MATCH TIME : 4 Hours 48 Minutes

If you wrote a script it couldnt have been any better

Off Court Friends

They are good friends off the court, and both men possess true sportsmanship, true respect for one another. Both will always acknowledge each others efforts with genuine sincerity.

May 2007, Federer agreed to play in an exhibition game against Nadal in Majorca, the latters place of residence. It was called the Battle of Surfaces, where they played in a hybrid court, half clay (preferred by Nadal, and half grass, preferred by Federer). Nadal won that match.

Also, in the August 2008 issue of Sports Illustrated, where they both appeared on the cover, Nadal named Federer as one of his 3 favourite sportsmen.

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