#22
ATP World Tour Finals - Final Preview
1 Rafael Nadal vs 2 Roger Federer - H2H: 14-7
This is the 22nd meeting of the greatest rivalry in men's tennis history.
Oddly enough it's just their 2nd face-off in 2010 - but fitting none-the-less.
Trivia: The last time the top 2 played the final was '86, Lendl d Becker.
Rafa is playing his 1st WTF final - and 9th final of the year: 7-1.
Rafa is looking to fill in the last real empty spot on his resume.
This is Roger's 6th WTF final. He is a 4-time champ: '03, '04, '06 & '07.
Roger's looking to win this title in 3 different cities, w/ Houston & Shanghai.
Let's break the H2H down a bit further:
In finals: 12-5/Rafa.
On hard courts: 3-3/even steven.
At WTF's: 2-0/Roger.
The last time they played was a win by Rafa at Madrid on clay, 64 64.
Roger has won his matches this week with a much greater ease...
Rafa has gotten out of 2 of his 4 matches playing on a knife's edge.
Which legend prevails tomorrow?
Dunno, but I sure wish this was gonna be an old-school 5-setter...
Photos: Rafa - Getty Images, Roger - AP
Comments