Rafael Nadal begins Australian Open title defence, beats debutante Jack Draper

Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have racked up 20 or more Grand Slam singles titles and won multiple majors in their 30s, often at one another’s expense. Their careers are all deeply, inextricably intertwined, and Nadal and Djokovic have actually played each other significantly more on tour than Nadal and Federer.

The rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal has been a 21st-century staple. Righty versus lefty. Panache versus perspiration. Zen vs. Vamos.

Throughout his illustrious career, Roger Federer has claimed 103 ATP singles titles and won overall 1,251 matches, including 20 Grand Slam titles, including a record-making eight Wimbledon men's singles titles. Federer also enjoyed the top ATP Rankings for 310 weeks.

This is considered as one of the best single matches of all time in the history of tennis. The the defending champion Rafael Nadal recovered from the brink of defeat Roger Federer in the final, 6–7(0–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5). It took Nadal almost five hours to finish the match.

There was a lot of hype going into this match as Federer had been the Wimbledon champion four years in a row and was on a quest to match Björn Borg's record of five consecutive Wimbledon Championships. In the 2007 match, Federer managed to defeat Nadal 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2 in 3 hours and 45 minutes.

Federer and Nadal met in the finals of Wimbledon for the third consecutive year in 2008. Federer had been the Wimbledon champion the previous five years in a row and had defeated Nadal in previous meetings. Nadal, on the other hand, had just won the French open for fourth time in a row. But Nadal managed to snatch a win in a 4 hours and 48 minutes of play, defeating Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7.

In 2017, both Federer after both had come back from extended injury layoffs. It was their record ninth meeting in a Grand Slam final. In a gruelling 3 hour and 38 minutes match, Federer defeated Nadal - notably, its the first time he defeated Nadal at the Australian Open.

In his last match, Roger Federer teamed up with Rafael Nadal in doubles at the Laver Cup. Unfortunately, Federer was denied a fairytale ending with a doubles defeat at the Laver Cup. The two former world number ones won the first set but were defeated by Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 11-9.