Interesting numbers before the ‘Nadal-Federer’ war at Roland Garros

Sky Nguyen 07/06/19 04:20pm nguồn bình luận 999

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The “big battle of dreams“ between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will take place on the afternoon of June 7 (Vietnam time). Here are the interesting numbers before the battle between the world’s top two players:

Interesting numbers before the ‘Nadal-Federer’ war at Roland Garros — For the first time in 14 years, Federer and Nadal encountered a semi-final of Roland Garros. (Photo: CNN)

1. The Nadal-Federer pair is the third most-played match in the Open Era (starting in 1968 when Grand Slam events began to allow professional players to play with amateur players) with 38 times. The most matched pair is Nadal-Djokovic (54 times), second is Federer-Djokovic (47 times)

2. Nadal and Federer have encountered each other for a total of 9 times in the semi-finals. However, this is the first time after 15 years, these two players met in a Roland Garros semi-final.

3. Federer has won 4 Grand Slam titles since turning 30 and Nadal won.

4. Pair of Nadal-Federer took place 12 times in Grand Slam tournaments , in which Nadal won 9 times.

5. Nadal and Federer have met each other 15 times on clay. The Spanish player has confirmed the "king" position of this field with 13 wins against "Express Train" Federer.

6. Nadal wins more than Federer 17 set in the times when these two players met (Nadal 67 - Federer 50). Federer had 31 games in a row before Nadal since the fifth set of the 2017 Australian Open finals.

The numbers seem to be in favor of Nadal and this will be a great source of encouragement for the Spaniard.

The winner of the match this afternoon will be ranked 2nd on the ATP rankings, while the loser will be 3rd