Greatest rivalry at one particular Slam in the Open Era: Federer - Djokovic @ USO???

[6august]

2007 Final: Straight sets Fed with 2 tie-breaks over an emerging ATG.
76 76 64

2008 Semi: 3-1 for Fed. 1st time Nole took a set from Fed at USO.
63 57 75 62

2009 Semi: 3-0 for Fed. That tweener!
76 75 75

2010 Semi: 3-2, Nole saved matchpoints then won.
57 61 57 62 75

2011: Semi Once again. Similar scenario but more dramatic with a come back after 2 sets down.
67 46 63 62 75

2015 Final: Those 23 BPs missed.
61 62 36 63

They met 6 times in 8 years, 5 consecutive times during 07 - 11, all are semi or final, H2H is 3-3.

Greatest rivalry at one particular Slam in the Open Era??? If no, which one is???

 

[Tornes]

2007 Final: Straight sets Fed with 2 tie-breaks over an emerging ATG.
76 76 64

2008 Semi: 3-1 for Fed. 1st time Nole took a set from Fed at USO.
63 57 75 62

2009 Semi: 3-0 for Fed. That tweener!
76 75 75

2010 Semi: 3-2, Nole saved matchpoints then won.
57 61 57 62 75

2011: Semi Once again. Similar scenario but more dramatic with a come back after 2 sets down.
67 46 63 62 75

2015 Final: Those 23 BPs missed.
61 62 36 63

They met 6 times in 8 years, 5 consecutive times during 07 - 11, all are semi or final, H2H is 3-3.

Greatest rivalry at one particular Slam in the Open Era??? If no, which one is???

Federer-Nadal or even Borg-McEnroe at Wimbledon are better for me. Less matches, but higher quality overall. All finals. Much bigger historical consequences.

Here the best matches was not even in the final and the best match (probably 2011) is still not that great as W 2007, W 2008, W 1980 or W 1981. Just the number of matches cant make it great (look at Nadal-Djoko or even Nadal-Fed RG).

 

[DerekNoleFam1]

Becker-Edberg at Wimby has to be up there.

 

[Jackuar]

Fed-Nadal at FO. THE rivalry that contributed a significant meaning to Fedal.

 

[DerekNoleFam1]

Fed-Nadal at FO. THE rivalry that contributed a significant meaning to Fedal.

A one-sided rivalry though, like Djoker-Murray at the AO.

 

[Jackuar]

A one-sided rivalry though, like Djoker-Murray at the AO.

One-sided says the result; not the significance of the rivalry.

It stamped Rafa's credentials as greatest claycourter ever. It gave Roger the credential that how much he was available everytime on the call. The only time Nadal wasn't there, he took it. He made himself available, and that definitely adds a vote in his support in an argument on his clay court resume. It made Fed career slam sweeter. It gave dimensions to their rivalry on other surfaces.

It doesn't need explanation, really!

 

[Van Der Skljo]

It should be Sampras-Federer at Wimby, but since we can't have that, maybe Nadal-Djokovic at RG could be in some talk.

 

[Surion]

He missed 19 BPs in the final, not 23. And the score was 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4, you posted the AO16 score.

And I'd take Federer - Seppi as the greatest rivalry.

 

[KINGROGER]

Maybe but Federer was moral victor in 2011 so that taints the rivalry imo.

Fedal at Wimbledon I'd say is number 1. Fedal and Nadalovic at RG are heavily one sided to Nadal so not those.

 

[spirit95]

Nadal Soderling at the French

 

[Mazz Retic]

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