The Greatest Rivalry

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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

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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

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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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