RIVALRY OF THE AGES
This is the 21st meeting between two of the game’s all-time greats, 17th in a final (Nadal leads 11-5, winning five of the past six)…The duo have combined to win 18 of the past 20 Grand Slam titles (since 2005 Roland Garros) except ’08 Aust. Open (Djokovic) and ’09 US Open (del Potro) with Federer winning 12 and Nadal six. 33 ATP World Tour Masters events - Federer 16, Nadal 17.
* Nadal leads 6-3 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 play and 6-2 in Grand Slam meetings
* Spain is one of 10 different countries they have played in: France (four times), England (three times), Monaco (three times), China (twice), Germany (twice), Spain (twice), United States (twice), Australia (once), Italy (once), and United Arab Emirates (once)
* In the previous 20 matches, the winner of the first set has gone on to win 15 times, including the last nine
Most Final Match-ups in Open Era
Ivan Lendl vs. John McEnroe 20*
Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer 17
Andre Agassi vs. Pete Sampras 16
Boris Becker vs. Stefan Edberg 16
Jimmy Connors v John McEnroe 15
Boris Becker v Ivan Lendl 13
* One final not played due to rain