Roger Federer Vs. Rafael Nadal Xxxix by the Numbers
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ROGER FEDERER VS. RAFAEL NADAL XXXIX BY THE NUMBERS Roland Garros SF | Paris, France | Court Philippe-Chatrier | 7 June 2019 | 12:50 pm 39 - Federer and Nadal will meet Friday for the 39th time overall and the 6th time at Roland Garros (Nadal leads 5-0). 38 - Nadal and Federer’s 38 prior meetings are third-most in Open Era (Nadal/Djokovic 54, Federer/Djokovic 47). 37 - At age 37, Federer is the oldest Roland Garros semi-finalist since 40-year-old Pancho Gonzales in 1968. 36 - Federer fell to Nadal 16 36 06 in the 2008 Roland Garros final -- the worst Grand Slam loss of his career. 35 - Last month at Madrid, Federer played his first match on clay in more than 35 months. 34 - Nadal and Federer have both played in 50 ATP Masters 1000 finals. Nadal owns 34 titles and Federer owns 28. 33 - Federer snapped Nadal's 33-match win streak on clay with a 64 64 victory for the 2009 Madrid title. 32 - Nadal was the No. 32 seed in his first meeting with Federer, posting a 63 63 win in the 2004 Miami Round of 32. 31 - Federer has held in 31 straight service games against Nadal since the fifth set of the 2017 Australian Open final. 30 - Federer has won four Grand Slam titles since turning 30 and Nadal has won three. 29 - Neither Nadal nor Federer won a Grand Slam title at age 29. 28 - In 5 Roland Garros meetings, Federer converted 28% (16/58) and Nadal converted 48% (32/67) of break points. 27 - In both the 2006 and 2007 Roland Garros finals, Nadal snapped Federer’s 27-match Grand Slam win streaks. 26 - Federer snapped Nadal's record 81-match win streak on clay with a 26 62 60 victory for the 2007 Hamburg title. 25 - Nadal became No. 2 on 25 July 2005 and spent record 160 consecutive weeks at No. 2 before passing Federer. 24 - Federer went 24-0 in finals Oct. 2003-Oct. 2005, including comeback from 2 sets down vs. Nadal at 2005 Miami. 23 - Nadal is 23-15 against Federer with 10 wins and eight losses in straight sets. 22 - Federer is playing his 22nd season on the ATP Tour since turning pro in 1998. Nadal turned pro in 2001. 21 - Federer was 21 years old when he won his first Grand Slam title. Nadal was 19. 20 - Federer owns an all-time record 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles. Nadal is second with 17. 19 - On his 19th birthday, Nadal won his 1st Grand Slam meeting with Federer in the 2005 Roland Garros semi-finals. 18 - Nadal overtook Federer at No. 1 on 18 August 2008, ending Swiss' record reign of 237 straight weeks at No. 1. 17 - Nadal has won 17 more sets than Federer in their rivalry (Nadal leads 67-50). 16 - Federer fell to No. 16 in 2016 after 734 straight weeks in Top 10. Nadal’s active streak in Top 10 is 737 weeks. 15 - Nadal and Federer have met 15 times on clay (Nadal leads 13-2). 14 - Federer and Nadal are meeting in the Roland Garros semi-finals for the first time in 14 years. 13 - Federer is 15-23 against Nadal and 112-13 against all other left-handed players. 12 - Nadal and Federer have met 12 times at Grand Slams (Nadal leads 9-3). 11 - Nadal is 11-0 in Roland Garros semi-finals and 11-0 in Roland Garros finals. 10 - Nadal is 11-10 against Federer in tiebreakers. 9 - Nadal and Federer have met in 9 semi-finals (Nadal leads 6-3). 8 - Federer and Nadal are 2 of the 8 men to complete the career Grand Slam. 7 - Federer lost 7 sets en route to the 2017 Australian Open title, including two to Nadal in the final. 6 - Nadal won 6 straight matches against Federer at Grand Slams before losing to him at the 2017 Australian Open. 5 - Federer has won 5 straight matches his rivalry with Nadal after the Spaniard won 5 in a row. 4 - Federer is 1-4 in Roland Garros finals, suffering all 4 of his losses to Nadal (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011). 3 - Nadal is 1 of 3 men to win a Grand Slam title in his teens, 20s and 30s (also Rosewall, Sampras). 2 - The winner of Friday’s match will be No. 2 in the ATP Rankings on Monday. The loser will be No. 3. 1 - Federer (310) and Nadal (196) have spent 506 total weeks at No. 1 in ATP Rankings -- 14 weeks shy of 10 years! 0 - Federer faced 0 break points in his most recent meeting with Nadal, a 64 63 win in the 2017 Shanghai final. For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. .