Nadal v Federer
ATP Tour career
Lineball analyst7–5
Too close to call — 7–5 on categories
Nadal wins on first serve in %. Federer’s case rests on first-serve points won %. ATP Tour career: Nadal 1,269 matches, Federer 1,472 matches.
- Federer averages 7.7 aces a match to Nadal’s 3.1 — 2.5 times as many.
- Nadal has the better first serve in %: 68 to Federer’s 62.2.
- Federer has the better first-serve points won %: 77.3 to Nadal’s 72.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.192 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1103 total · best 1
- 0.022 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.020 total · best 1
- 68.0First serve in %62.2
- 72.0First-serve points won %77.3
- 66.2Break points saved %67.2
- 42.4Return points won %39.7
- 3.1
Head to head
2440 matches
since 200416
since 200416
- Hard · 20 matchesNadal 9Federer 11
- Clay · 16 matchesNadal 14Federer 2
- Grass · 4 matchesNadal 1Federer 3
- Grand Slams · 14 matchesNadal 10Federer 4
- Finals · 24 matchesNadal 14Federer 10
Last meetings
- 1 July 2019 · Wimbledon · Semifinal · GrassFederer won 7-6(3) 1-6 6-3 6-4
- 26 May 2019 · Roland Garros · Semifinal · ClayNadal won 6-3 6-4 6-2
- 8 Oct 2017 · ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai · Final · HardFederer won 6-4 6-3
- 22 Mar 2017 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Final · HardFederer won 6-3 6-4
- 9 Mar 2017 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 16 · HardFederer won 6-2 6-3
- 16 Jan 2017 · Australian Open · Final · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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