The champ was leading 6-2. But there was even more to it than what meets the eyes. Your email address will not be published. History was on the line! Amidst all the accolades and stark contrasts between the two hall of famers, there was one interesting fact that Federer and Nadal had in common on that rare sunny English afternoon on the 8th of July 2007: both men were chasing Björn Borg’s records, records that had stood firm for nearly three decades. The next game saw Federer getting into the groove: an ace, a lucky net cord and a backhand crosscourt winner as loosely struck as you like.

Entering the tiebreak, the forehand of the Grass king glided past the resilient Nadal on the two opening points. A part of the storied Federer–Nadal rivalry, it pitted the world No. RogeFedererfan. Boom!

The real confidence booster for Federer was yet to come, as he won a 9-shot rally against the odds when Nadal got tense on the last backhand. The victory also equalled Federer with Borg and Rod Laver with 11 Grand Slam championships, leaving him only three behind Pete Sampras in his quest to achieve the all-time record.

Roger was left cursing on the change of ends, exclaiming to Ramos “The system is killing me!”. It laid the foundation for Nadal to level the match. The 2007 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was a rematch of the previous year's Championships final. Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Wimbledon 2019 semi-final highlights. Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Wimbledon 2019 semi-final highlights. The mission of the site is to allow tennis journalists and fans freedom and creativity in their writing, personal commentary, and out-of-the-box analysis. The level of play got even more riveting in the third. 9:44. He stepped up a gear with consecutive aces to snuff out Rafa’s break chances. Nowadays, both Federer and Nadal enter the arena looking more like the other player.

NESN. Federer, from 30-0 up, saw multiple passing shots whiz by, leaving him stranded at the net.

Serbian Djokovic moved ahead of Sampras in the list after winning the Italian Open last month. It started off with a backhand stab volley from Federer, an inside out bashed forehand winner from Nadal followed by a hooked running forehand passing shot, and a forehand miss from the champion. After 3 hours and 45 minutes, Federer defeated Nadal 7–6 , 4–6, 7–6 , 2–6, 6–2. As we count down to the undisputed top dogs on this list, we first welcome the Wimbledon 2007 final. Nadal would also beat Federer in five sets at the 2009 Australian Open, and Federer would beat Nadal in five sets in the final of the 2017 Australian Open.

Federer was forewarned! Federer was nowhere near the ball and, convinced of it being out, suffered a meltdown when the replay showed it just clipping the line. Nadal, 34, has beaten Federer on his favourite turf on Wimbledon grass, but the Swiss has never defeated Nadal on the Parisian clay in six meetings. [1] Federer pounced on it and finished off Nadal’s lob with a smash at the net.

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