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Nadal piles up wins regardless of surface -- something Federer did not do in because of his decision to bypass the clay segment. Federer loved the fast courts; Nadal, not so much. Federer was unable to exploit the The courts in Flushing Meadow were slower than those in Melbourne but still faster than all but two of the outdoor Masters events. Every match that he wins is like the first match of his life and the last one. So this is impressive. Federer won all four meetings with Nadal in , which cut Nadal's lead in the career rivalry to What's worse for Nadal is that Federer basically crushed him in three of four meetings in It helped Federer compile a better record against top opposition in He was to Nadal's And all that traffic flowed toward Federer.
It may not be performance-based, but an MVP ideally has an influence on how the game evolves as well as how it is played. There's no doubt that the Laver Cup, pitting a team from Europe against one representing the rest of the world, was a great idea as well as a resounding success.
Nadal played in it, but Federer invented it. Whether the event lasts and becomes a staple of the calendar is yet to be seen, but it's off to a terrific start. While both men are inspirational, Federer brought one additional quality to the table of strivers.
He was a time Grand Slam champion, 35 years old, when he decided to change and grow his game by introducing the aggressive elements that shaped his success of So there is no limit, in my opinion, about Roger. But here we are today, and that's really fantastic and incredible. Later that month at Wimbledon, Nadal lost in straight sets in the first round to Belgium's Steve Darcis. It was a shock to tennis fans who expected a strong performance from the Spanish player, leading to speculation about the state of his health and overall game.
But Nadal was back on the upswing by the U. Open, where he defeated Djokovic to win his second championship at the tournament. The win helped propel Nadal back to the top spot in the world that October. It was his 14th Grand Slam title, tying him with Pete Sampras for second all-time behind the 17 won by Federer. However, he withdrew from the U. Open in August, citing a wrist injury, and played a limited schedule for the remainder of the year.
Nadal advanced through the field at the Australian Open, but his physical capabilities appeared compromised when he fell to hard-hitting Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals. He then suffered a stunning quarterfinal loss to Djokovic at the French Open, his first defeat at the tournament since and just the second overall of his career.
He then fell to Fabio Fognini in the third round of the U. Open, snapping his streak of 10 consecutive years with at least one Grand Slam title. The season brought more mixed results for the hard-hitting Spaniard. After suffering a first-round loss at the Australian Open in January, he rebounded to win titles in Monte Carlo and Barcelona. However, Nadal's attempts to play through a nagging wrist injury took its toll, and he was forced to pull out of his favorite tournament, the French Open, after two rounds.
In , Nadal faced off against Roger Federer in the finals at the Australian Open but was ultimately defeated in five sets. I am happy for you. Rafael Nadal bites the championship trophy during the trophy ceremony after the men's singles finals match of the US Open on September But it was over the clay-court season that he truly announced that he was back to his best with near invincible tennis. Nadal became the first man in the Open era to win a single tournament 10 times by lifting the Monte-Carlo trophy.
He repeated the feat at Barcelona, before adding a fifth Madrid Open title to his haul. After failing to clinch a Grand Slam title in and , the King of Clay completed La Decima in — winning an elusive 10th Roland Garros title.
Not only did Nadal create history with the perfect 10, he did so in an utterly dominant fashion, routing every opponent that he faced and dropping just 35 games over the course of seven matches. This time around, he romped to his 16th Major title by winning the US Open for a third time. Nadal capped off an astonishing year by capturing the China Open for his sixth title of Though he struggled with a knee injury towards the end, he did enough to end the year atop the ATP rankings, and at 31, became the oldest male player to finish as year-end No 1.
When Federer made his emotional yet dorky, bongo-playing return to tennis after a six-month hiatus at the Hopman Cup, few could have predicted how the next 11 months would pan out for him. Roger Federer kisses the Australian Open trophy after winning the mens singles final match against Rafael Nadal.
He continued his breathtaking comeback at Indian Wells and Miami, adding the Sunshine Double for his 90th and 91st career titles. The Swiss ace, who had undergone knee surgery in , then skipped the entire clay season to avoid any gruelling battles and be in top shape for the grass season.
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