HOW ROGER FEDERER AND RAFAEL NADAL MATCH UP FOR THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL:
9-RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) leads 17-ROGER FEDERER (SUI) 23-11 (9-2 at grand slams)
2014 Australian Open, hard, SF Nadal 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-3
2012 Australian Open, hard, SF Nadal 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-5) 6-4
2011 French Open, hard, F, Nadal 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 5-7 6-1
2009 Australian Open, hard, F, Nadal 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 6-2
2008 Wimbledon, grass, F, Nadal 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (8-10) 9-7
2008 French Open, clay, F, Nadal 6-1 6-3 6-0
2007 Wimbledon, grass, F, Federer 7-6 (9-7) 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-2
2007 French Open, clay, F, Nadal 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
2006 Wimbledon, grass, F, Federer 6-0 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (2-7) 6-3
2006 French Open, clay, F, Nadal 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6 (7-4)
2005 French Open, clay, SF, Nadal 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3
ROGER FEDERER
Age: 35
Born: Basel, Switzerland
Lives: Switzerland/Dubai
Height: 185cm
Weight: 85kg
Plays: right-handed
Ranking: 17
Career-high ranking: 1
Career prize money: $US136.04 million
Career titles: 88
Grand slam titles: 17 (Australian Open 2004, 2006-07, 2010; French Open 2009; Wimbledon 2003-07, 2009, 2012; US Open 2004-2008)
Australian Open win-loss record: 86-13
Career win-loss record: 1086- 245
Best Australian Open results: champion 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010
Coaches: Severin Luthi and Ivan Ljubucic
Road to final:
1st rd: bt Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2
2nd rd: bt Noah Rubin (USA) 7-5 6-3 7-6 (7-3)
3rd rd: bt 10-Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-2 6-4 6-4
4th rd: bt 5-Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3
QF: bt Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-1 7-5 6-2
SF: bt 4-Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 7-5 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-3
RAFAEL NADAL
Age: 30
Born: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
Lives: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
Height: 185cm
Weight: 85kg
Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Ranking: 9
Career-high ranking: 1
Career prize money: $105,733,238 million
Career titles: 69
Grand slam titles: 14 (Australian Open 2009; French Open 2005-08, 2010-14; Wimbledon 2008, 2010; US Open 2010, 2013)
Australian Open win-loss record: 52-10
Career win-loss record: 814-175
Best Australian Open result: champion 2009
Coaches: Toni Nadal and Carlos Moya
Road to final:
1st rd: bt Florian Meyer (GER) 6-3 6-4 6-4
2nd rd: bt Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-3 6-1 6-3
3rd rd: bt 24-Alexander Zverev (GER) 4-6 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-2
4th rd: bt 6-Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4
QF: bt 3-Milos Raonic (CAN) 6-4 7-6 (9-7) 6-4
SF: bt 15-Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4
