Federer and Nadal: What's from the tennis

Roger Federer and Rafael Naval are two professional tennis players that, according to many sporting activities' movie critics, have the biggest showing off competition registered worldwide of tennis. Both kept both main placements of the ATP Tour position from July 2005 up until August 2011, and are the only duo of males who have actually ended up 5 consecutive years at the top of the position. Federer rated 1 during a document of 237 consecutive weeks, since February 2004. Naval, which is five younger years, involved 2 in July 2005 as well as he maintained a record of a document of 160 successive weeks before exceeding Federer on August 18, 2008. Consequently, Naval would certainly inhabit Ranked No. 1 as well as Federer No. 2. Nonetheless, since July 6, 2009, Federer returns to be the number 1 of the world, after winning Andy Rodrick at the Wimbledon final, ending up being, additionally, in the gamer with even more titles of terrific Bang made, going beyond Lampreys, with 15 titles after Wimbledon 2009. At the same time, Naval He dropped to the fourth location due to injuries. On June 6, 2010, Naval resumed Ranking ATP 1, after having actually won the final of Roland Barros against Robin Modeling. In July of the very same year, Naval likewise got the title in Wimbledon getting rid of in the final Tomas Branch, and also acquiring for the 2nd time the double (Roland Garros-Wimbledon in the very same year) as he had accomplished it in 2008; A few weeks later Naval returned to make background when completing the Golden Bang of the race by winning the US Open. UP before a certain Novak Djokovic. On July 4, 2011, the Serb changed Naval of the Globe Number 1 Get to Wimbledon's final, ending a document of 7 years in which Naval and Federer had actually been dispersed on the optimum range of globe tennis. On July 9, 2012, Federer go back to occupy the No. 1 after defeating Andy Murray at the Wimbledon last getting rid of Pete Lampreys document of 285 weeks as number 1 and also winning his Grand Bang No. 17, away from the 11 titles accomplished by Naval during that time. Naval himself would decrease to No. 3 after shedding in second round prior to the Czech Lukas Room. Federer shed number 1 at the hands of Djokovic in November 2012 after absent to the Masters of Paris, where he safeguarded the title, while Naval went down to post 4 when Andy Murray won the US Open. UP, given that Naval chose not to play the rest of the season from the Room defeat in Wimbledon. Naval recuperates the sum. 1 On October 7, 2013, When reaching completion of the Beijing competition while Roger went down to seventh setting because of poor results. For its part, Naval would certainly again give away the number 1 after the success of Djokovic on Federer at 5 embed in Wimbledon 2014. Complying with a duration of injuries as well as poor outcomes, both resurfaced in 2017. Federer started leading Naval, when he began successively In the finals of Australia as well as Miami and the eighth of Indian Wells, however it would certainly be Naval that went back to recover the starting point after the resignations of Murray and also Federer to play Masters 1000 Cincinnati. On October 11, 2020, Naval amounted to Federer at the variety of Grand Slam gained (20) by beating Novak Djokovic at the end of Roland Barros. Naval leads the collection of personal encounters with 24 shed games and also 16 lost. Since the resolution of the serial heads of the events is lugged out according to the ranking, 15 of its meetings happened in late, consisting of the historical record of even more Encounters in the late Grand Slam, 9, of which Naval won 6, (matched by Nadal-Djokovic in 2020). As concerns Grand Bang's celebrations, it can be kept in mind that in 2005 they faced for the very first time in the semifinal of Roland Barros. For three consecutive years, 2006-2008, the finals of both Roland Barros and also Wimbledon. After that, in 2009, they faced in the last of the Australian Open; The Wimbledon 2008 conference has been acclaimed as the finest tennis match of history by many experienced tennis experts. The champion in which they most faced is Roland Barros, where Naval leads the 6-0 collection as well as the surface in which they faced more times is the hard, with 20, in which Federer leads the series 11-9. There are a number of various other considerable facets in this competition:

Federer and also Naval are the tennis players with one of the most titles of Conquest with Novak Djokovic (20) Federer and also Naval are 2 of the 8 victors of Conquest (win the 4 titles of Grand Bang, even if it is not in the exact same year). From Wimbledon 2003 to Roland Barros 2011 won an impressment document of 26 significant titles of 32 feasible. From Roland Barros 2005 to Roland Barros 2011, Federer and also Naval won 22 of 25 feasible Grand Bang (12 of Federer and 10 of Naval).

One is 40 years old, the other 35. That both Roger Federer and Rafael Naval will not belong to the future, is obvious. The same applies to Novak Djokovic (34), but it is still the best thing that the men's tennis has to offer. At Naval and Federer this does not seem to be like this. In both players is currently the question of what you can still expect from these exceptional kings?

Federer played his last match on July 7 in Wimbledon, lost in three sentences against Hubert HUAC and was even chance — in the last passage, there was even a crashing 0: 6 for the best grass players of all time. Then the Swiss had to be operated again at his knee. The pause still stops and will continue something. A prognosis for a comeback is for the old master, which this year only 13 games played and is currently led to 16th world rankings, immense.

We all do not trust us all that Roger does not play anymore, so I mean by the media, Tennis Icon Boris Becker said in the Eurosport podcast The yellow of the ball with a view of Federer and dared one Forecast: It is unrealistic, in the age and after such a long injury again come back to the world top. But that Becker wishes something else, the 54-year-old also made it clear: I am the last one says Roger should stop. If it goes after me, he should continue forever. But it must be realistic.

Naval came back — and now has Corona

Also, Naval, the current number six of the world, is currently struggling with his body. After the extremely painful defeat in the semi-finals of French Open against Novak Djokovic's extremely painful defeat against Novak Djokovic, much for the Spaniard went. Although he played again in Washington in August, but right away. An injury to the left foot has lagged him since then. Olympia, the US Open and the ATP Finals took place without Rama.

Most recently, Naval celebrated his comeback in a show tournament, stood twice, but Andy Murray and Denis Shapovalov had to give himself. To be honest, my expectations are very low. It was a really difficult time for me. I just hope it will be better from day to day and I can play back on a level I'm used to from me So the Spaniard after the tournament.

On the way to the comeback, however, there was the next setback, because Naval was tested positively on the coronavirus and must now pause. At Rama, I see it a bit other than Roger. I think the semi-final game in Paris against Novak is still very at him. Then a long break came up to now. Now he has Corona. Here, too, I see the end somewhere. But of course I also hope he plays a long time, says Becker.

Rivals, title collectors, legends

That hopes with these two players certainly all tennis fans. Whether you are holding it with Federer, or with Naval, or with another: anyone who loves the yellow felt ball knows that there are two absolute legends. Sportsmen through and through, which always show the necessary respect for their counterparties. And just two of the best tennis players of all time. If you are only after the sporting success then it is definitely two of the best — only Djokovic hurries a tick ahead.

In terms of popularity, Federer and Naval do nobody, but for years they have been two of the most popular players in the Tennis Circus. Federer was chosen for example this year for the 19th time in a row (!) The ATP Tour Fan Voting to the most popular player. It should be undisputed that both Naval and Federer fans lure in the arenas. Just how long?

A stair joke and the dream of another major

This can not be answered seriously. It is clear, however, that the tennis world will miss a little when the two Gran's Respective Adios say. Because: It's hard to imagine that on lawn ever a better and trailer games will be used as a feathered and on sand each one will spray the dominance and class of a Naval. However, it was also difficult to imagine at the beginning of the millennium that anyone would be able to repeat the achievements of a Pete Lampreys — and then Federer, Naval and Djokovic came.

I think the two big tennis sports have to worry about how long you can call them players, says Becker. At the 40-year-old Federer you have to adjust that the career end will come in not too distant future. But great is the hope that the Basel will open again, because it would be a staircase of tennis history and could not be more invisible if Federer's last sentence had been a 0-6 on the Holy Lawn in Wimbledon.

At Naval, it certainly looks different. The Spaniard is not only two years younger, he certainly also dares the one or the other major title — and others do that, especially with the French Open 2022, Naval should undoubtedly be the pot preference, should he be fit.