The Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal has picked between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as who was his toughest opponent and ...

Rafael Nadal hung up his racket last year, and has now not only singled out his two toughest opponents, but picked between a ...

In those years, they were battling to take a piece of each other’s turf—Nadal was striving for Wimbledon; Federer for the French (it was that striving that really made the rivalry what it was).

They had also faced each other in the previous two Wimbledon finals; Federer had won them both, but in 2007 Nadal had pushed ... back on the same court, facing the same opponent, with another ...

Roger Federer, left, and Rafael Nadal react ... although each has had recent injuries. The fifth, Amelie Mauresmo, withdrew because of health concerns. Two other players, both from Serbia, appear ...

He recalled a stretch where they faced off three times within weeks — in Rotterdam, Dubai, and Miami — and noted that Federer played him differently in each ... facing Rafael Nadal as more ...

"I think we've played enough against each other." The remark landed with the precision of a signature Federer forehand. After years of fierce on-court duels with Nadal, he now envisions a future ...

And unlike many other ... Nadal looked decidedly unhappy to be instructed to leave the court at 4-2 but wasted little time wrapping things up on the resumption. Nadal said of facing Federer ...

Heading into the final, Federer and Nadal had already made history, having played against each other in seven previous Grand Slam title matches, more than any pair of men in tennis history.

"If we did it, others can do it," began Nadal, referencing his rivalry with Federer and Djokovic at ... and thanks to the demands we placed on each other, we made our careers something ...

Rafael Nadal has named ... three of us have pushed each other to be better. That is why we have been able to have such a long career." Despite the predictable pick of Federer, a 20-time Grand ...