Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been fighting for more than a decade and a half. Throughout that time, the two have dominated the game with their epic matches and have won a combined 39 Grand Slams between them. Fans still clamor to see a Federer vs. Nadal match and anytime the two meet tickets are definitely sold out.
Breaking Guinness spectator record
Spanish football giant Real Madrid is planning to host an exhibition match between the two tennis superstars at their 80,000 capacity Santiago Bernabeu stadium. A board meeting took place on Sunday night where plans of hosting a tennis match between Federer and Nadal were discussed. Club president Florentino Perez has also informed Nadal of his plans to host the tennis match. Nadal is a big fan of Real Madrid and his success in tennis has made him a popular figure in Spain. Perez has been toying with the idea of hosting a Federer vs. Nadal match at the Bernabeu for a long time. “We have tried many times to break the Guinness Record of tennis spectators by organizing a Nadal-Federer match at the Bernabeu but one of them is injured or cannot play.” Perez, however, remains optimistic that the match will happen since the two show no signs of slowing down. “The good thing is that, as it seems that they will play for so long, there is still time.”
Current Record
A match between Federer and Nadal at the Bernabeu would break the tennis attendance record for a single match. The record currently stands at 35,681 in an exhibition match between Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels. Federer and Nadal are poised to break that record when they play a charity match in Cape Town, South Africa which has already seen 48,000 tickets sold out. Proceeds from the match will go towards supporting The Roger Federer Foundation’s efforts in the region.
Head to Head Federer vs. Nadal
Federer and Nadal have met 40 times in their careers. Nadal has a 24-16 edge over his rival. 38-year-old Federer has won 20 Grand Slam titles while Nadal has 19 with his most recent title coming in the US Open where he defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev in five sets to inch to within one Grand Slam of equaling Federer. Federer will hope to put some distance between in future Grand Slam tournaments. Â The two will be in action at the Laver Cup where fans will see them team up for team Europe in doubles.
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.3, the Swiss played his last match on the 3rd of September when he surrendered to Grigor Dimitrov 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in U.S. Open.
This year Federer has a 43-7 win-loss record. Roger clinched 3 titles in 2019 in Dubai, in Miami and in Halle. Roger was the finalist in Indian Wells and in Wimbledon.
Rafael Nadal’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 8th of September when he defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 in the final in U.S. Open to win his 84th career title.
This year Rafael has a 47-6 win-loss record. Rafael conquered 4 titles in 2019 in Rome, at the French Open, in Montreal and at the U.S. Open. Nadal was the finalist at the Australian Open.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played each other 42 times. The head to head is 26-16 for Nadal.
The last time that they played, Roger Federer won 7-63 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Wimbledon in 12th July 2019.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal |
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