match report

Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 in the Rome final, 2019 on clay It was Nadal's first title of the season, 9th in Rome and he would go onto win the upcoming French Open. Djokovic had won the previous Masters event in Madrid and beaten Nadal in the Australian Open final...

Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the Cincinnati final, 2018 on hard court It was recent Wimbledon winner Djokovic's first title at Cincinnati and he became the first - and to date, only - player to have won all 9 Masters 1000 events. Federer was a 7 time former champion...

Boris Becker beat Stefan Edberg 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in Basel quarter-final, 1995 on indoor hard court Becker would withdraw before his semi-final match. He would win the Year End Championship shortly afterwards Becker won 81 points, Edberg 79 Becker serve-volleyed of...

Stefan Edberg beat Andre Agassi 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(1), 7-6(6) in the Indian Wells final, 1990 on hard court The two would also contest the Miami final immediately afterwards, where Agassi would win. At the year end championship, they would meet twice - Edberg winning the round robin...

Stefan Edberg beat Mats Wilander 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in the Australian Open semi-final, 1990 on hard court Edberg would go onto lose in the final to Ivan Lendl. This was Wilander's last Slam semi and the only one he made in 17 appearances post 1988. This was the 4th meeting between the pair at...

Roger Federer beat James Blake 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 in in the Year End Championship (Tennis Masters Cup) final, 2006 on indoor hard court in Shanghai, China It was Federer's 3rd title in 4 years at the event and he would go onto win the follow year also. This was Blake's only final at the...

Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-3 in the Shanghai final, 2017 on hard court under a roof It was Federer's 4th win over Nadal in the year and 5th in a row. Nadal had recently won the US Open Federer won 61 points, Nadal 44 Serve Stats Federer... - 1st serve percentage (30/44) 68%...

Ivan Lendl beat Stefan Edberg 4-6, 7-6(3), 5-2 retired in the Australian Open final, 1990 on hard court Lendl was the world number 1, defending champion and this would turn out to be his last Slam title. Edberg would win his second Wimbledon later in the year and finish the year ranked...

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the Cincinnati quarter-final, 2013 on hard court Nadal would go onto win the event, beating John Isner in the final. To date, its his only title at the tournament. He had earlier won the Canadian Open and would go onto win the US...

Ivan Lendl beat John McEnroe 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(6) in the US Open semi-final, 1982 on hard court Lendl would go onto lose the final to Jimmy Connors. The win was Lendl's 6th in a row over McEnroe - and he would win their next as well - and saw him make the final of the event for the first time...

Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2) in the Canadian Open semi-final, 2013 on hard court in Montreal Nadal would go onto beat Milos Raonic in the final to win the title for the third time. Djokovic was the two time defending champion. Nadal would follow up with titles in...

John McEnroe beat Ivan Lendl 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-5 in the WCT Finals semi-final, 1989 on carpet in Dallas, USA McEnroe would go onto beat Brad Gilbert to win his record extending 5th title at the event, which was in its final year. He and Lendl had previously contested the finals in...

Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6(1) in the Monte Carlo final, 2013 on clay It was Djokovic's first title at the event. Nadal had won the previous 8 years, including with wins over Djokovic in the final the previous year and in 2009 Djokovic won 78 points, Nadal 61 Serve Stats...

John McEnroe beat Stefan Edberg 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 6-4 in the WCT Finals semi-final, 1987 on carpet in Dallas, USA McEnroe would go onto lose the final to Miloslav Mecir. Edberg had won the Australian Open shortly before and beaten McEnroe in the final of Rotterdam at his last...

Roger Federer beat Fernando Gonzalez 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 in the Madrid final, 2006 on indoor hard court It was Federer's only win at the event as an indoor hard court tournament. Gonzalez was seeded 10th Federer won 98 points, Gonzalez 62 Serve Stats Federer... - 1st serve percentage (46/81)...

Roger Federer beat Richard Gasquet 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the Canadian Open final, 2006 on hard court in Toronto It was Federer's 17th consecutive final, one short of the Open Era record by Ivan Lendl. Federer would lose to Andy Murray at his next tournament (Cincinnati) in the third round...

John McEnroe beat Stefan Edberg 6-2, 6-2 in the Tokyo Outdoor final, 1988 on hard court It was McEnroe's first tournament of the season and the first he'd won in over a year. The win took the head-to-head between the pair to 7-1 in McEnroe's favour. Edberg would win the remaining 5...

Boris Becker beat John McEnroe 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the Atlanta Invitational final, 1986 on carpet The Invitational event featured identical format to the Masters and was played just a week before it. Becker had also beaten McEnroe in the round robin stage Becker would go onto the lose...

Boris Becker beat John McEnroe 6-4, 6-2 in the Indianapolis final, 1988 on hard court Becker won 69 points, McEnroe 57 Becker serve-volleyed most of the time off first serves and minority of the time off seconds. McEnroe serve-volleyed off all but 3 first serves and about half the time...

Ivan Lendl beat Boris Becker 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open fourth round, 1992 on hard court It was Lendl's only win over Becker at a Slam, having lost the previous 5 (including in the US Open final '89). He would go onto lose to eventual champion Stefan Edberg in the...

Ivan Lendl beat Stefan Edberg 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final, 1991 on hard court Lendl, the defending champion and world number 3, would go onto lose the final to Boris Becker in what would turn out to be his last Slam final. Edberg was the world number 1...

John McEnroe beat Jimmy Connors 7-6(6), 6-3 in the San Francisco final, 1986 on carpet It was McEnroe's 12 straight win over Connors. Connors would go onto win the next 2 McEnroe won 77 points, Connors 66 McEnroe serve-volleyed off all 1st serves and about half his 2nds (Note: I'm...

Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the French Open final, 2012 on clay It was Nadal's record breaking 7th French Open title. Djokovic had been going for a non-calendar year Grand Slam. It was the pair's 4th successive Slam final (Djokovic had won the previous 3)...

Andre Agassi beat Boris Becker 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the French Open semi-final, 1991 on clay Agassi would go onto lose the final to Jim Courier. The result saw him reach the final of a Slam event for the third time in a row - previously having reached French and US Open finals in 1990...

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-3, 6-3 in the Miami third round/round of 32, 2004 on hard court It was the first singles meeting between the pair and they had played doubles against one another at the previous tournament in Indian Wells (Nadal and Tommy Robredo had beaten Federer...

Andre Agassi beat Boris Becker 6-2, 6-4 in the Year End Championship semi-final, 1990 on carpet in Frankfurt, Germany Agassi would go onto win the event, beating world number 1 Stefan Edberg in the final. Becker was ranked number 2 at the time Agassi won 62 points, Becker 41 Becker...

Michael Stich beat Stefan Edberg 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in the Grand Slam Cup semi-final, 1993 on carpet in Munich, Germany Stich was the defending champion and would go onto lose the final to Petr Korda Stich won 133 points, Edberg 119 Stich serve-volleyed of all first serves and...

Michael Stich beat Pete Sampras 7-6(3), 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 the Year End Championship (World Tour Finals) final, 1993 on carpet in Frankfurt, Germany It was Stich's only title at the event. Sampras was playing his second final there, having won in 1991. He would go onto win the title 4...

Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-1 in the Monte Carlo final, 2012 on clay It was Nadal's 8th Monte Carlo title in a row. Djokovic had won the pair's last 7 matches, including the last 3 Slam finals and clay matches in Rome and Madrid finals the previous year Nadal won 54...

Jimmy Connors beat Ivan Lendl 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the US Open final, 1982 on hard court It was Connors' Open Era record 4th title at the event and he would go onto add a 5th the following year, a mark that has yet to be passed. He had recently won Wimbledon. Lendl was playing the first...