The ten classic opponents Federate met in his career

With 20 Grand Slam titles, 15 Grand Slam runner-ups, beautiful one-handed backhand, and a winning mentality that can always improve again, spanning two eras, from the young Swiss player with a ponytail to the elegant king who has become the heart of countless fans, Federate has become the most famous imprinted legend in the history of tennis, and a great opponent that countless players want to compete against, or pay tribute to and surpass.

From this point of view, I will select and inventory the top ten classic opponents that Federate has encountered in his career, and review the brief history of Federate and each group of opponents. Of course, due to the limitation of space, if there are any debates or beads of choice, you are welcome to leave a message in the comments section to share.

Ten, Beecher

The Czech Republic's Beecher, who is four years younger than Federate, is one of the top opponents Federate has met more times in his career, with a total of 26 career encounters and 20 wins and 6 losses for Federate. In terms of historical record, Beecher is a clear underdog.

However, Beecher used to be the player who found a way to deal with Federate. Between 2010 and 2013, Beecher took Federate, winning five out of eight matches, especially at Wimbledon in 2010 when he ended Feeder's run of seven consecutive finals at the Wimbledon Championships.

Nine, Warfarin

Warfarin, four years younger than Federate, is the most successful player in the era of the Big Three, except for the Big Three, after the fourth king Murray, and then down the list, holding three Grand Slam titles, good at red clay combat, grass performance is weak.

As a Swiss star, Warfarin is somehow the sad hero who has been living behind Feeder's halo in Switzerland, forever [Swiss second brother]. If another era existed, this slightly chubby, but fast-moving and powerful player would surely be the Swiss king with a much higher presence.

In his career, he has faced off with his compatriot predecessor Federate 23 times, taking 3 of those wins, all 3 of which occurred on red clay. Both enemies, teammates, and good friends, in doubles and team play, the two had a number of cooperation experience, is quite familiar with each other's style of play.

Eight, led Porto

Del Porto is 7 years younger than Federate, and is actually the next generation of outstanding representatives of the ball player. In his career, Del Porto has played Federate 25 times, with a record of 18 losses and 7 wins.

The fact that he has taken Federate 7 times in 20+ matches shows that Del Porto is a very high level player. In his career, facing the Big 4, Del Porto has a combined record of 20 wins and 51 losses, and was once seen by the media as a great player who could have a battle with the BIG 4.

When it comes to the match up between the two, I believe the most impressive for senior fans was the 2009 US Open, where the 21-year-old led Porto defeated Federate in the final, and before that he defeated Nasal. In the history of tennis, he was the first player to win the Grand Slam men's singles match against Nasal and Federate in a row.

Seven, Rodrick

Rodrick is a year younger than Federate, and the two are truly the same generation of players and competitors, and they have a very good personal relationship. In fact, Rodrick's peak came earlier than Feeder's, who replaced his friend Rodrick when Federate first topped the world number one.

In his career, Rodrick and Federate met 24 times, Federate 21 wins and 3 losses, including the final of the Grand Slam tournament Federate had four times against Rodrick, maintaining all wins, with the 2009 Wimbledon final the most classic. For Rodrick, Federate has commented that within his career, Rod dick is the one who has been wielding the whip to keep himself improving.

Six, Sabin

The Russian Sabin, one of the top tennis players at the beginning of the new century, has two Grand Slam titles in his hands and has reached the top of the world ranking, known for his burning passion in both his style of play and personality. At the same time, he is a good-looking man, who was the god of tennis for a generation of young girls.

In terms of age, Sabin was one year older than Federate and reached his peak earlier. Back in 2000, Sabin beat Sampans, the previous generation's king, to win his first Grand Slam men's singles title, and soon became the world No. 1.

As opponents, Sabin and Federate were two extremes with very different styles, Sabin with fire and lack of focus, Federate with warmth and streams of water. The two have faced each other 12 times in their careers, with Federate taking 10 of the match ups.

However, among the two wins produced by Sabin there was one quite classic match up that impressed fans. That was the 2005 Australian Open semifinals, Sabin nearly showed the last peak of his career, five sets tough to beat Federate, ending Fed's streak of 24 consecutive undefeated against the world's top 10 myth, personal and finally in the final four sets to take down Hewitt.

V. Hewitt

Hewitt, from Australia, was one of the most popular players in the early part of the new century, the same age as Federate. During his career, he won two Grand Slam tournaments (2001 US Open, 2002 Wimbledon) and reached the throne of the world number one.

Also at the beginning of his career, when Hewitt ran into Federate, the latter was losing more than winning, and in the first 9 meetings, Hewitt took Federate 7 times. However, with Feeder's evolution and technical refinement, plus Hewitt's short peak of form, he fell out of the top tier after 2004. Throughout his career, Federate has faced Hewitt with an all-time record of 18 wins and 9 losses.

IV. Albanian

Albanian, the Argentinian star who is a year younger than Federate, is arguably one of the best players on the planet to ever deal with Federate, and can even be described as a [Federate killer]. Back in their teenage years, Federate had lost to Albanian in the final of the Junior US Open.

Over the course of their careers, the two have met a combined 19 times, with Federate winning 11 and losing 8. Between 2002 and 2003, Albanian defeated Federate five times in a row. At his peak, Albanian's backhand pumping was unstoppable. Incidentally, although Albanian has never won a Grand Slam, he did try to beat Nasal, Ordovician and Federate in a row at the 2007 Madrid Masters, creating a career story that is hard for other players to replicate.

Three, Murray

Federate is 6 years older than Murray, and the two have met 25 times in their careers, with Federate leading with 14 wins and 11 losses. Murray won 11 matches mostly in the Masters, in the four Grand Slams encounter Federate is quite low win rate.

Regarding the strength of Murray's position in his heyday, I believe fans who have been following the tennis world for some years can be impressed by the fact that he belonged to the 1.5 class superstar, so there was a dispute between the era of the four kings of the tennis world and the era of the tennis triumvirate. To some extent, Murray is the sad figure, he is the man who has been the runner-up of all the four Grand Slam tournaments, and also once topped the world No.1 under the sandwich of the trio of Fernandez.

In another era, with his talent and strength, he might have had more than three Grand Slam titles in his hands. The more unfortunate thing is that, because of the hip injury, Murray faded out of the top players after 2013. Among the four kings, Murray is older than Ordovician, but his peak is much shorter than his. Back to Murray and Feeder's classic showdown, personal opinion is the 2012 London Olympic finals, the home game Murray resisted the pressure, in front of the hometown fathers to take the gold medal over the Ferdinand.

Second, Ordovician

Federate is 6 years older than Ordovician, the two have played together 50 times in their careers, with a record ratio of 23:27, the so-called boxing fear of the young, the whole career face of the encounter, the younger generation of Ordovician has a slight advantage, but only a slight advantage is enough to prove Feeder's evergreen and self-discipline.

In terms of career trajectory, Ordovician can be said to have gradually built up his technical and tactical system under the hammering of Feeder's former line in the first place, and in the peak of Feeder's forehand when he was not yet 30 years old, Ordovician had an average chance of winning against Federate. After he really hit his peak in 2011, Ordovician never lost a match against the older Federate, and both contributed to a lot of great matches.

An interesting fact not to be overlooked, Federate is the only player to have beaten Ordovician in all four Grand Slam finals, and vice versa. The most iconic encounter between the two was the historic 2019 Wimbledon final, a five-set battle that set a record for the longest final at Wimbledon and ended with a Ordovician victory.

I. Nasal

In terms of age, Federate 5 years younger Nasal, in fact, is a generation of players than Federate, and to some extent, it is this one head-on, tireless war god of the descendants of the chase, forcing Federate longer peak, the achievement of the most classic duo in the history of tennis - Federate duel.

In their careers, Federal and Nasal have met 40 times with a combined record of 16:24. Federate has the upper hand on hard courts and grass, with 11 wins and 9 losses in 20 matches on hard courts, 1 win and 2 losses in 3 matches on grass, and 2 wins and 14 losses in 16 matches on red clay. In terms of Grand Slam finals, the two have met several times, with the 2008 Wimbledon final and the 2017 Australian Open final being the most classic.

From 2005 to 2007, Federate dominated the tennis world, as they won 11 Grand Slam titles in a row, and the top two in the world from 2005 to 2009, until the rise of the younger Ordovician, when the tennis world started to enter the era of the Big Three. It is a pity that Federate did not meet in the final of the US Open, but what must become a good story in the tennis world is that in Feeder's last match, Nasal stood beside Federate and fought alongside him, and after the match, he was moved to tears, and said goodbye to his long-time rival and friend with tears of war.