Ed McGrogan, Senior Editor Few tennis matches have ever been anticipated as eagerly as the one that was played on July 6, 2008, when Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer squared off in the Wimbledon final.
I intently watched Nadal, and his entourage suffering ... earned at the previous year’s US Open. Borg, like Federer (who already had five Wimbledon trophies in 2008), was the more accomplished ...
Novak Djokovic secured another incredible record! The 24-time Major winner is spending his 1000th consecutive week in the top ...
Nadal then defeated him in the 2008 Wimbledon final in five marathon sets. Federer won five consecutive Wimbledon titles – with Nadal denying him a six in a row – and five Halle trophies.
Federer defeated Nadal in four sets in their semi-final Wimbledon match, which was their first Wimbledon against each other since 2008. Q. Who has won more Grand Slams, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal?
Federer had won the first two, in the Wimbledon finals of 2006 and 2007, before Nadal’s extraordinary triumph in that unforgettable final of 2008. Both men have been in stunning form this year ...
Federer at Wimbledon (eight titles), Djokovic at the Australian Open (nine), and Nadal at the French Open (13). Clive Mason/Getty Images Djokovic also has the advantage in the current rankings ...
For 11 years now Rafael Nadal’s victory over Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final has been regarded as the greatest match in history, but that judgement might have to be revised after ...