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THE
GREATEST
RIVALRY
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Bjorn Borg JohnMcEnroe
THE 1980 WIMBLEDON CUP. .
It is remembered as one of the most nerve wracking matches.
Borg beat McEnroe in a 20 minute long tie-breaker to take
his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title.
Interestingly, a year later McEnroe was back to defeat Borg in a
thrilling five set encounter.
Ice Cool
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PeteSampras
Andre Agassi
Methodica l
They Dominated Mens Single Tennis During The 1990s
TOTAL Matches Played : 34Pete Sampras : 20
Andre Agassi : 14
Sampras had a clear edge over Agassi in grand slam final
encounters, winning 4 of their 5 grand slam final matches.
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KingOf Grass...Age
29
Swiss
Nationality
RightHanded
Height
6.Weighs
85Kilos
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KingOf Clay...Age
25
SPANISH
Nationality
LEFTHanded
Height
6
Weighs
85Kilos
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Nadal was always an obstacle toFederer snagging a Career Grand Slam
victory because aside from having lost
the French open to Gaston Gaudio in
2004, it was Nadal who denied him the
coveted Grand Slam victory forbagging the championship in the
French Open for four consecutive
times since 2005.
Of all the 18 games they have met in, Nadal Won 12 and Federer 6.
And a total of 22 out of 34 Masters.
Together they have won 14 Grand Slam Titles
The Statistics
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Rank 2WEEKS
237
March 2004:
17 year old Nadal
BEATS Roger Federer in
Straight Sets.
The Game For The
Miami Masters.
At That time,
Federer was rank 1,
And Nadal was rank 36.
Year 2006:
Nadal DENIES Federer
his grand slam title.
Defeats Him in the
French Open.
Nadal proved
Dominance on clay
court and soon rose to
rank 2
Year 2007:
Both of them dominated the
tennis events.
Though Federer still remained
No.1.
They played against each other6 times with Nadal winning 4 of
these.
Nadal was known for denying
Federer his Career slam a couple
of times by beating Federer in
the French Opens.
The Federer
Years
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Federer began the year 2008 as World No. 1. In a twist of events,
however, Nadal overtook Federer to claim the World No. 1 spot in August
18, 2008 when Federer lost early in the Canada Masters and Cincinnati
Masters.
Nadals rise ended the 4 half years of Federers reign.
Nadal becoming World No. 1 surprised many.
The rivals played against each other for 4
times and Nadal defeatedFederer in all events and earned
his first Olympic gold medal
in the recent Beijing
Olympics.
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TheGreatest
Match
Ever
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Outrageouslyhigh calibre of play, grand theatre, gut-wrenchingdrama
-Tennis Pundits
The Greatest Tennis Match Ever
-The Sports Illustrated
Even for those who dont know a backhand from a backbite, whattranspired was mesmerizing. It was more than that. It was simply
unbelievable and astoundingly good television
-Bill Dywre, Los Angeles Times
Tennis Epic
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LEGEN DARY?Federers legendary 65
match win streak on grassand a record-breaking sixth
consecutive Wimbledon
title was on the line.
Two rain delays, sky-high
level of play, lost matchpoints (Nadal had two in
the fourth set breaker)
The score reached 5-5,
then 6-6, then 7-7-thetension unbearable
before Nadal prevailed 9-7
under shroud of darkness.
Impending darkness amidst
tennis own version of
overtime (there are no final
set tiebreakers at
Wimbledon).
MATCH TIME : 4 Hours 48 Minutes
If you wrote a script it couldnt have
been any better
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Off Court Friends
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They are goodfriends off the court,
and both menpossess true
sportsmanship, truerespect for one
another. Both willalways acknowledge
each others effortswith genuine
sincerity.
M 2007 F d d t l i hibiti i t
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May 2007, Federer agreed to play in an exhibition game againstNadal in Majorca, the latters place of residence. It was called theBattle of Surfaces, where they played in a hybrid court, half clay
(preferred by Nadal, and half grass, preferred by Federer).
Nadal won that match.
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Also, in the August
2008 issue of SportsIllustrated, where theyboth appeared on the
cover, Nadal named
Federer as one of his 3favourite sportsmen.
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