Historic rivalry: how the rivalry between Nadal and Federer was born and who won the biggest matches

There have been many seasons, competitions, meetings and times memorable to him Tennismaking it hard to remember which was the first match between Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal.

On the one hand, the elegance and the native talent who was loved by everyone for years and is missed today more than ever. On the other hand, the stabilitythe fighting spirit and the pride be the best in his control.

How was the history between Federer and Nadal and where did the rivalry come from

Federer and Nadal: Two great icons of Tennis

It was in the edition of 2004 of the Master 1000 in Miami where they met for the first time, in the third round of the American tournament. Thus was born the famous man’Medal‘.

To give context, they were both pre-classified in Miami 2004. Federer, in his debut, defeated Nikolay Davydenko in three sets, while Nadal defeated Goran Ivanisevic almost without difficulty, since the Croatian retired after losing the first set 6-4.

From that meeting, they appeared in full 40 advanced chapters in different places around the world, with situations that will forever be recorded in the memories of the fans.

By chance and perhaps without realizing it, one day they played their last match against each other. He was in the semifinals of Wimbledon 2019where Federer won in four sets. With Federer’s withdrawal, the record was for Nadalwith a total of 24 wins against 16.