<P> Nadal leads their head - to - head 23--15 . Federer has a winning record on grass (2--1) and indoor hard courts (5--1), while Nadal leads the outdoor hard courts (8--6) and clay (13--2). Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 24 of their matches have been in tournament finals which have included an all - time record nine Grand Slam finals . From 2006 to 2008, they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final . They then met in the 2009 Australian Open final, the 2011 French Open final, and the 2017 Australian Open final . Nadal won six of the nine, losing the first two Wimbledon finals and the second Australian Open final . Four of these finals were five set - matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 and 2017 Australian Open), with the 2008 Wimbledon final being lauded as the greatest match ever by many long - time tennis analysts . Of their 38 meetings, 13 have reached a deciding set . They have also played in 12 Masters Series finals, including their lone five - hour match at the 2006 Rome Masters which Nadal won in a fifth - set tie - break, having saved two match points . </P> <P> Federer and Novak Djokovic have met 45 times with Federer trailing 22--23 wins . They are tied 17--17 on hard - courts and 4--4 on clay while Federer trails 1--2 on grass . The Federer--Djokovic rivalry is the largest rivalry in men's Grand Slam tournament history with a record 15 matches played against each other with Federer trailing 6--9 . Djokovic is the only player besides Nadal to defeat Federer in consecutive Grand Slam tournaments (2010 US Open and 2011 Australian Open, also 2015 Wimbledon, US Open and 2016 Australian Open), and the only player besides Nadal and Murray who has double - figure career wins over Federer . Djokovic is one of two players (the other again being Nadal) on tour to have defeated Federer in straight sets at a Grand Slam event (2008 Australian Open, 2011 Australian Open, 2012 French Open) and the only player to do so three times . Of their 45 meetings, 15 have reached a deciding set . </P> <P> Federer and Djokovic first played in a Grand Slam final at the 2007 US Open where the three - time reigning champion and world #1 Federer emerged victorious in straight sets . Federer ended Djokovic's perfect 41--0 start to the 2011 season in the semifinals of the French Open, but Djokovic was able to avenge this loss at the 2011 US Open in five sets after saving two match points against Federer for the second straight year . In the semifinals of Wimbledon 2012, Federer beat defending champion and world #1 Djokovic in four sets . The two met again during the finals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships with Djokovic emerging victorious after five sets . Federer also ended Djokovic's 28 straight wins in China at 2014 Shanghai Open . Federer and Djokovic rematched in the 2015 Wimbledon Championships with Djokovic once again claiming victory in four sets . The pair met once more for the final major of the season, the 2015 US Open and once more Djokovic prevailed in four sets . Many experts have included the rivalry between Federer and Djokovic as one of the best rivalries in the Open Era . </P> <P> Federer and Andy Murray have met 25 times with Federer leading 14--11 . Federer leads 12--10 on hard courts, and 2--1 on grass . They have never met on clay . The two have met six times at the Grand Slam tournament level, the first three times in the finals, Federer winning all three of these matches; at the 2008 US Open and the 2010 Australian Open, both of which he won in straight sets, and at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships in which Murray took the opening set, but went on to lose in four sets . However, Murray won their encounter in the semifinals of the 2013 Australian Open, defeating the Swiss for the first time at a Grand slam tournament in five sets . At the 2014 Australian Open, Federer reversed that result, defeating Murray in four sets in the quarterfinals . The most recent meeting between the two in a Major was in the semifinals of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, where a dominant Federer triumphed in straight sets . </P>

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