Roger Federer Still has Accounts to Settle

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Published: May 29, 2010

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On his 19th birthday, Rafael Nadal made a blistering entry to the tennis world by beating world-ranked No. 1 Roger Federer in the 2005 French Open semifinal. He then went on to win the title two days later on his maiden attempt.

The next year in Paris Clay, Nadal became the first man to beat Roger Federer in a Grand Slam final. The Man from Majorca made it three years in a row when he defeated Federer in the 2007 French Open title fight at the Rolland Garros in Paris.

Federer won his first Grand Slam in 2003 by defeating Mark Philippoussis at the Wimbledon. Apart from all the money, which obviously wasn’t on show, the world got to see the new champion shed a few tears and then receive a beautiful cow, perhaps brought from his hometown in Basel, Switzerland.

Federer then leapt up to a different plane and 2004 saw him win three Grand Slam titles, the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

The year 2005 didn’t start that well and he did not make it past the semifinals in both the Australian Open, as well as the French Open, losing on both occasions to eventual champions Marat Safin and Rafael Nadal, respectively.

He did make up by winning both the Wimbledon and the US Open.

The year 2006 again saw Federer win three Grand Slam titles, but lose the one that had started to matter more by now. Federer tasted his first defeat in a Grand Slam final as Rafa out-muscled him from the baseline.

It was the same story again in 2007 and Federer added three more Grand Slam titles while Rafa picked up his third silverware in Paris. 

By the end of the 2007 season, Federer had 12 Grand Slam titles while Rafa had three clay court crowns. The next year was the "Golden" year for Rafa as he picked up his maiden Wimbledon crown after he had demolished Federer on Paris Clay earlier.

In 2008, Rafa also won the Beijing Olympics gold medal and d...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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