Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal - The facts about the 39th duel
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are fighting for the final at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells (second match after 7 p.m. CET, live on Sky and in our live ticker). The two legends meet for the 39th time on the tour.
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last edit: Mar 16, 2019, 08:39 am
A few days ago, Rafael Nadal paid a visit to Roger Federer at his temporary accommodation in Indian Wells. The interactions between the two superstars are excellent, according to Federer, the future of ATP was the main topic. However, the present sees the 39th duel between the Swiss and the Spaniard on Saturday. Subject to a healthy knee from Nadals, who ran out of round in the quarter-final against Karen Khachanov from the start of the second set.
A favorite position can hardly be made out, even if Rafael Nadal leads in the eternal record with 23:15 wins. Still a few facts for orientation.
… Federer won the last five matches of the two against each other; before that, Nadal was successful five times in a row
… Federer has won his last 31 service games against Nadal
… Federer and Nadal have met at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments on 19 occasions so far; Nadal leads it 12: 7 victories
… Nadal leads the eternal record at ATP Masters 1000 events with 33 tournament victories, followed by Novak Djokovic with 32; Federer stops at 27
... In 2018 Federer and Nadal never played against each other
… In Indian Wells it will be the fourth meeting of the two; Federer has won two of the previous three matches, most recently in 2017
Here are the matches between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in Indian Wells
| 2012 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | 6: 3, 6: 4 |
| 2013 | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 6: 4, 6: 2 |
| 2017 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | 6: 2, 6: 3 |