Federer & Nadal - By the Numbers
By Chris Oddo Photo Credit: Mark Peterson/Corleve
With iconic rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal set to clash for the 27th time, and for the first time at the Australian Open since their epic, tearjerking five-set final in 2009, the tennis world is going Federer-Nadal-crazy once again.
Here’s a number-by-number, blow-by-blow account of the rivalry as it stands today.
9
Number of Grand Slam matches that the duo has contested. Nadal leads 7-2, with five of his wins coming at Roland Garros. The pair are 2-2 at Slams other than Roland Garros (Federer is 2-1 at Wimbledon, and Nadal is 1-0 at the Australian Open).
0
Number of US Open matches Federer and Nadal have played. Sad, but true.
1729
Number of days between their birthdays. Both Federer and Nadal were born on Tuesdays, with Federer older by nearly 5 years.
18,728,385
Combined Facebook likes between the pair. As of Tuesday evening, Federer held a 401,911 like lead.
1363
Combined tour level wins by the pair. Federer has 814, Nadal 549.
116
Total titles held by the pair, of which Federer owns 70.
9
Number of hard court matches Federer and Nadal have played. Federer owns a 5-4 record vs. Nadal on hard courts but he has lost their only Grand Slam match played on the surface.
18
Number of tiebreaks they’ve played. Nadal owns the edge, 10-8. Federer has the only shutout in a tiebreaker – he blanked Nadal 7-0 in the first set tiebreaker of the Rome final in 2006. Federer also won the only tiebreaker that went past seven points, when he took the 4th set of their 2008 Wimbledon final, 10-8 in the tiebreak.
85
Total number of sets the pair has played. Nadal has won 50 and Federer has won 35.
1309
Distance, in kilometers, between their hometowns, Basel, Switzerland and Manacor, Spain.
112,594,372
Combined ATP prize money earnings, in dollars, between them.
2005
Last year Federer and Nadal met in a Grand Slam semifinal. Nadal won in four sets over Federer at Roland Garros.
11
Number of winner-take-all sets they have played. Nadal has won 6, Federer 5.
5
Number of 5th sets they’ve played. Nadal has won 3, Federer 2.
4
Number of total bagels in their 26 matches. 3 for Federer and one for Nadal.