He's 31 yrs old. The Game's giants should be Novak and Nadal . They are 25,26 ...prime . Federer managed to win title 17 age 30. Here's hoping he's got one more in him. If not- a comfortable Margin over Sampras , 17 vs 14...never a doubt .
Novak has a ways to go!!....clay is upon us so Mr.Nadal's time to shine. Nice win Novak
Novak has a ways to go!!....clay is upon us so Mr.Nadal's time to shine. Nice win Novak
Okay. Nadal owns him on most surfaces? 'If not all'? 
since 2004
indoor carpet - Fed 2-0. (I guess the 'if not all' is out the window?....)
grass - Fed 2-1
indoor hard- Fed 2-0
hard- Nadal 8-2
numbers will favor Nadal recently and going forward as Fed is in the twilight of his career. Here's hoping Rafa can approach his Grand Slam titles if not beat it. Rafa WILL beat Sampras' GS total ,. Then the top two will be etched in stone. A Swiss master and a Spanish brute to own the record books making their numbers even more impressive as they played in the same era. .......Bye bye Sampras .
since 2004
indoor carpet - Fed 2-0. (I guess the 'if not all' is out the window?
....)grass - Fed 2-1
indoor hard- Fed 2-0
hard- Nadal 8-2
numbers will favor Nadal recently and going forward as Fed is in the twilight of his career. Here's hoping Rafa can approach his Grand Slam titles if not beat it. Rafa WILL beat Sampras' GS total ,
. Then the top two will be etched in stone. A Swiss master and a Spanish brute to own the record books making their numbers even more impressive as they played in the same era. .......Bye bye Sampras .Okay. Nadal owns him on most surfaces? 'If not all'?
since 2004
indoor carpet - Fed 2-0. (I guess the 'if not all' is out the window?
grass - Fed 2-1
indoor hard- Fed 2-0
hard- Nadal 8-2
numbers will favor Nadal recently and going forward as Fed is in the twilight of his career. Here's hoping Rafa can approach his Grand Slam titles if not beat it. Rafa WILL beat Sampras' GS total ,
[h=3]Head-to-head tallies[/h] The following is a breakdown of their head-to-head results:
- All matches: Nadal, 19–10
- All finals: Nadal, 13–6
- Grand Slam matches: Nadal, 8–2
- Australian Open: Nadal 2-0
- French Open: Nadal 5-0
- Wimbledon: Federer 2-1
- US Open: Have not met
- Grand Slam finals: Nadal, 6–2
- Tennis Masters Cup/ATP World Tour Finals matches: Federer, 4–0
- Tennis Masters Cup/ATP World Tour Finals finals: Federer, 1–0
- ATP Masters Series/ATP World Tour Masters 1000 matches: Nadal, 10–4
- ATP Masters Series/ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals: Nadal, 6–3
- Best of five set matches: Nadal, 10–3
- Five-set matches: Nadal, 3–2
- Best of three set matches: Nadal, 9–7
- Clay courts: Nadal, 12–2
- Hard courts: Tied 6–6
- Indoor: Federer, 4–0
- Outdoor: Nadal, 6–2
- Grass courts: Federer, 2–1
In the men's final, Nadal controlled the match from the start, beating Federer 6-1, 6-3. It was the most lopsided win in the series since Nadal also lost just four games, but over three sets, in the 2008 French Open final against Federer.
Nadal improved to 20-10 in his career against Federer. It was Nadal's fifth title since returning earlier this year from a seven-month layoff due to a left knee injury.
For Williams, her only previous title at this clay-court event came in 2002, when she beat Justine Henin in the final.
That was also the year she won her only title at Roland Garros. Last year in Paris, Williams lost in the opening round of a major for the first time, falling to 111th-ranked Virginie Razzano of France.
"She definitely showed incredible tennis today," Azarenka said of Williams. "But I don't think the score says how close the match was. She was better at the key moments."
She didn't drop a set while winning this title.
Federer had also not dropped a set all week, but he had no reply for Nadal's topspin-heavy groundstrokes. The 17-time Grand Slam winner attempted serving and volleying, but he either missed the volley or Nadal passed him with the return.
Federer lost more points, 10, than he won, nine, at the net. He also committed 32 unforced errors to Nadal's eight.
Center court at the Foro Italico was packed to the limit with 10,500 fans, but the crowd didn't get to see too much tennis. The men's final took only 1 hour, 9 minutes, and the women's final lasted only slightly longer.
Nadal improved to 20-10 in his career against Federer. It was Nadal's fifth title since returning earlier this year from a seven-month layoff due to a left knee injury.
For Williams, her only previous title at this clay-court event came in 2002, when she beat Justine Henin in the final.
That was also the year she won her only title at Roland Garros. Last year in Paris, Williams lost in the opening round of a major for the first time, falling to 111th-ranked Virginie Razzano of France.
"She definitely showed incredible tennis today," Azarenka said of Williams. "But I don't think the score says how close the match was. She was better at the key moments."
She didn't drop a set while winning this title.
Federer had also not dropped a set all week, but he had no reply for Nadal's topspin-heavy groundstrokes. The 17-time Grand Slam winner attempted serving and volleying, but he either missed the volley or Nadal passed him with the return.
Federer lost more points, 10, than he won, nine, at the net. He also committed 32 unforced errors to Nadal's eight.
Center court at the Foro Italico was packed to the limit with 10,500 fans, but the crowd didn't get to see too much tennis. The men's final took only 1 hour, 9 minutes, and the women's final lasted only slightly longer.
