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listenmyguy · 3 months

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watching every grand slam like

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zingaplanet · 2 years

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A rivalry is more than head to heads or titles won. Here's a thread of why the Federer-Nadal rivalry (2004-2022) is considered one of the greatests and most unique in sports history:

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are mirror opponents. A once in a century jackpot with two style of play at the opposite ends of the sports' techniques. In terms of athlete's posture, they are eerily of the exact same height and weight, yet Federer is a right-handed player with a one-handed backhand and Nadal is a left-handed player with a two-handed backhand. Federer portrayed the elegant, fast-paced serve and volley style of the past decade whereas Nadal introduced innovative heavy groundstrokes, topspin, and defensive baseline plays. They encapsulated the progress of the sports' development and their matches popularised tennis to unprecedented heights.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are the respective best at their dominant surfaces. They both stil hold world records for most Grand Slam titles on grass (Federer with 8 Wimbledons) and on clay (Nadal with 14 French Opens), respectively dubbed King of Grass and King of Clay. From 2006 to 2008, they played every single Wimbledon and French Open finals against each other.

Roger Federer was the undisputed current world number one since 2004. He admitted he almost lost his passion for the game due to lack of competition until Nadal became the first to beat him in a grand slam final. They became the only pair in history to share the top two year end rankings for 6 years, from 2005 to 2010 and 2017. In their own words, they were each other's biggest motivations to achieve greatness.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first to dominate the sports consistently for over a decade, ending the era of one or two odd times Grand Slam winners. Together they won consecutive majors from 2005 to 2007, 2008 to 2009, and 2017 to 2018. Their dominance kickstarted what was dubbed the 'golden era of tennis'.

As tournament seedings are based on rankings, their 40 matches were tournament quarters, semis, and finals, with the all time record of 9 Grand Slam finals. They were each other's partners in the worst and best moments of their careers.

They played what is considered by most tennis analysts as the greatest tennis match in history: The Wimbledon final of 2008 for 4 hours and 48 minutes.

They were leaders of the game from the background, being president and vice president of the players' council for more than 10 years with both only agreeing to join if the other's participating.

They have played countless charity matches to support each other's foundations. In 2020 they broke the world record together, with their exhibition in Africa attracting the highest ever attendance in a tennis match.

Known for their sportmanships, Nadal has openly expressed that he cried of happiness when Federer won his first ever French Open (Nadal's best tournament), whilst Federer expressed his wish to have a draw match and shared his 2017 Australian Open with Nadal.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are two of the most successful, consistent, and longstanding tennis players of all time, playing more than 25 years of professional tennis with a record of 42 Grand Slams between them. Many have not known the sport without them, they are representative of a generation.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal remain close friends after almost 20 years of facing each other on court, having stated their friendship as the proudest milestone of their rivalry. As per his personal wish, Federer will retire playing doubles alongside Nadal in his last ever competitive tennis match.

#i made the complete fedal saga guide #somebody has to do it right #this is why i call bullshit when ppl diminish their rivalry #it's a once in a lifetime occurrence #the best of the best in sports #fedal #rivalry #tennis #tennis rpf #roger federer #rafael nadal #sports #laver cup #wimbledon #french open

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setfire2rain · 6 months

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#ben shelton #tennis #atp tour #atp tennis #atp #Australian open #wimbledon #us open #french open #break point

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carsthatnevermadeitetc · 11 months

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Renault 5 Roland-Garros, 2023. Renault are again a premium partner to the French Open (which is played at the Roland Garros stadium) and have revealed a "special edition" of their electric Renault 5 prototype finished in metallic satin-white that previews a real special edition when the electric 5 starts to hit the showrooms in 2024.

#Renault #Renault 5 #Renault 5 Roland-Garros #concept #prototype #special edition #French Open #design study #EV #electric car #2023 #tennis

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tennis-out-of-context · 1 month

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#daniil medvedev #french open #eating #baseball caps #gestures #sitting #towels #tennis

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microgeneration · 10 months

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Teddy Bears Have Dreams to Share (1986)

#80s #teddy bears #tennis #trophy #champion #good sport #nostalgia #kidcore #French Open #Roland Garros

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barbmayberry · 10 months

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Iga Swiatek wins the 2023 French Open!

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#iga swiatek #french open #roland garros #tennis

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qquipart · 10 months

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Some old Korrasami when i was figuring out some shorthand, cleaned it up. Got really into tennis this year thanks to my buddy. Fell in love with Sabalenka in the Australian Open. I'm crying right now. Twitter || Instagram

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Sabalenka - Australian Open Medvedev - French Open Sabalenka - French Open Badosa - Clay Swing Sakkari - Australian Open

#Avatar legend of korra #korrasami #korra #Asami Sato #french open #australian open #aryna sabalenka

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anytimebitchess · 10 months

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Kylian is so charming, he even got THE Zlatan blushing and gripping him possessively to the point it probably left a permanent mark (pic 3) right next to his own wife, may I add. This slutty babygirl, even makes the most macho-men homoerotic for him.

#look at him gripping zlatan back 😭#Idk who I envy more zlatan or Kylian #I wanna learn his ways tbh #it’s probably the libra asc and mars conjunction #moon + venus conjunction #venus as his chart ruler #kylian mbappe #zlatan ibrahimovic #roland garros #french open

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timmurleyart · 7 months

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