Rafael Nadal will meet Roger Federer in the final of the ATP Swiss Indoors event in Basel on Sunday.
Date: November 1, 2015
Time: Not before 2.30 pm local time / 1.30 pm GMT – United Kingdom / 2.30 pm CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / 8.30 am EDT – New York, Montreal / November 2, o.30 am AEDT – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
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Rafa on playing Roger: “I have played against Roger hundreds of times around the world, in Madrid a couple of times in finals, but I have never played him in his home… It’s another final against an amazing player.”
Roger Federer: “It’s fantastic for the fans, for the tournament … and for both of us.”
Our champ holds a 23-10 lead over his old rival Roger, winning 6-1 6-3 their last ATP final meeting at the Italian Open in 2013. Here are all the matches they have played against each other:
| YEAR | EVENT | RND | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Australian Open Australia Outdoor Hard |
SF | Rafael Nadal
764 63 63
|
| 2013 | Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Great Britain Indoor Hard |
SF | Rafael Nadal
75 63
|
| 2013 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati OH, U.S.A. Outdoor Hard |
QF | Rafael Nadal
57 64 63
|
| 2013 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy Outdoor Clay |
F | Rafael Nadal
61 63
|
| 2013 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A. Outdoor Hard |
QF | Rafael Nadal
64 62
|
| 2012 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A. Outdoor Hard |
SF | Roger Federer
63 64
|
| 2012 | Australian Open Australia Outdoor Hard |
SF | Rafael Nadal
675 62 765 64
|
| 2011 | Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Great Britain Indoor Hard |
RR | Roger Federer
63 60
|
| 2011 | Roland Garros France Outdoor Clay |
F | Rafael Nadal
75 763 57 61
|
| 2011 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain Outdoor Clay |
SF | Rafael Nadal
57 61 63
|
| 2011 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A. Outdoor Hard |
SF | Rafael Nadal
63 62
|
| 2010 | Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Great Britain Indoor Hard |
F | Roger Federer
63 36 61
|
| 2010 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain Outdoor Clay |
F | Rafael Nadal
64 765
|
| 2009 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain Outdoor Clay |
F | Roger Federer
64 64
|
| 2009 | Australian Open Australia Outdoor Hard |
F | Rafael Nadal
75 36 763 36 62
|
| 2008 | Wimbledon Great Britain Outdoor Grass |
F | Rafael Nadal
64 64 675 678 97
|
| 2008 | Roland Garros France Outdoor Clay |
F | Rafael Nadal
61 63 60
|
| 2008 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg Germany Outdoor Clay |
F | Rafael Nadal
75 673 63
|
| 2008 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Monaco Outdoor Clay |
F | Rafael Nadal
75 75
|
| 2007 | Tennis Masters Cup China Indoor Hard |
SF | Roger Federer
64 61
|
| 2007 | Wimbledon Great Britain Outdoor Grass |
F | Roger Federer
767 46 763 26 62
|
| 2007 | Roland Garros France Outdoor Clay |
F | Rafael Nadal
63 46 63 64
|
| 2007 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg Germany Outdoor Clay |
F | Roger Federer
26 62 60
|
| 2007 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Monaco Outdoor Clay |
F | Rafael Nadal
64 64
|
| 2006 | Tennis Masters Cup China Indoor Hard |
SF | Roger Federer
64 75
|
| 2006 | Wimbledon England Outdoor Grass |
F | Roger Federer
60 765 672 63
|
| 2006 | Roland Garros France Outdoor Clay |
F | Rafael Nadal
16 61 64 764
|
| 2006 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy Outdoor Clay |
F | Rafael Nadal
670 765 64 26 765
|
| 2006 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco Outdoor Clay |
F | Rafael Nadal
62 672 63 765
|
| 2006 | Dubai U.A.E. Outdoor Hard |
F | Rafael Nadal
26 64 64
|
| 2005 | Roland Garros France Outdoor Clay |
SF | Rafael Nadal
63 46 64 63
|
| 2005 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A. Outdoor Hard |
F | Roger Federer
26 674 765 63 61
|
| 2004 | ATP Masters Series Miami FL, U.S.A. Outdoor Hard |
R32 | Rafael Nadal
63 63
|
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Sources: BBC, ATP, AP
8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern (time change tonight)
Thank you!
Vamos Rafa: I hope you are able to play great tennis tomorrow in the final. Most of all, I hope that you are pain free, injury free, and healthy in every way. Enjoy yourself tomorrow and play with passion and intensity as you always do. The best of luck as well.. I hope that you are victorious, and God bless you. Love ya, Marylynn.
This is fabulous. People that have a ticket for this final are very fortunate. Hard on the fans because you are both so well respected but Rafa is always number one with me. Play well this is a match that will be great for you!
Vamos Rafa! You can win this! Go for #24!!! <3 <3 <3