Nadal versus Federer
It is upon us. The first big battle of the clay court season. I had previewed the clay court season here. Over the last few days, Nadal and Federer have done away with the best of the rest in contemporary clay court tennis with considerable ease. Federer, after being stretched to three sets by Novak Djokovic, has lost just 16 games in 4 consequent rounds.
Nadal has been as dominant. Apart from the semi where Gaston Gaudio stretched Nadal to three sets, he has lost only 22 games in 4 matches. Nadal has a 3-1 lead over Federer in head-to-head. Also, a 1-0 in clay courtesy that semi-final Roland Garros triumph last year. Nadal has also handed Federer his only defeat of the season when he beat Federer 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in Dubai, the only time they met this year.
The previous two encounters in Dubai and at Roland Garros have been tight and engaging. The one upon us promises to be one in possibly a series of superb battles between the two over their careers.
Tags: French Open 2006, Monte Carlo Masters, Nadal vs Federer, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer.
April 23rd, 2006 at 4:58 pm
we have another interesting battle at hands .Fedrer after losing couple of times to nadal will try hard to regain supremacy over nadal.
April 24th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
He hasn’t had any supremacy over Nadal as Nadal already had a 3-1 head to head. And now he has a 4-1.
April 24th, 2006 at 6:21 pm
most of nadal victories might have come on clay i would like to see how nadal plays on other surfaces against Federer.
anyhow nadal deserves all the credit.
April 24th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
Yes on both counts. :)