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So federer should win this, he's beaten Nadal 6-1 since 2014 and Nadal hasn't beaten him off clay since then either. He has the advantage of a much easier draw, more rest time between the semi's and the final. The stars are all aligned. However if he dosen't it means Nadal has the federer slam by beating him at All 4 majors, with a winning record at 3 of the 4 slams, also extending his gs head to head to 11-4 which is a major contributor in the G.O.A.T debate. He might be relegated to 3rd in the morning goat debate if and when novak catches up to him as well.
Also with Nadal missing around 6-9 gs due to injury since his peak AND being injured in quite a few of his matches in tournament (ferrer ao 11, wawrinka ao 14, nadal knee 5th set wimby 07, soderling 09 rg, 16 rg wrist injury) Nadal is lucky to be even this close in the gs record as he would have surely racked up at least 2-3 more gs if it wasn't for his injury prone body. Nadal also faced federer and novak more times than vice versa en route to his gs victories, wheras federer beat the likes of the baghdatis and roddicks to win quite of a few of his slams/final etc.
Also with Nadal missing around 6-9 gs due to injury since his peak AND being injured in quite a few of his matches in tournament (ferrer ao 11, wawrinka ao 14, nadal knee 5th set wimby 07, soderling 09 rg, 16 rg wrist injury) Nadal is lucky to be even this close in the gs record as he would have surely racked up at least 2-3 more gs if it wasn't for his injury prone body. Nadal also faced federer and novak more times than vice versa en route to his gs victories, wheras federer beat the likes of the baghdatis and roddicks to win quite of a few of his slams/final etc.