PARIS SATURDAY PREVIEW: NADAL, DJOKOVIC, FEDERER, FERRER IN SF ACTION: • It’s Super Saturday at the BNP Paribas Masters with the top three players in the Emirates ATP Rankings and all-time Grand Slam champion in the semi-finals. Three of the semi-finalists are former champions in Bercy and the other is a runner-up. This is the first time since 1989 here the top three seeds are in the semi-finals. That year, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and John McEnroe were in semis. It is also the first time the Big Three of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are in a SF together since last year at Roland Garros. The trio have combined to finish No. 1 the past nine years and Nadal or Djokovic will finish No. 1 this season, making it 10 years in a row. • In the first singles match, No. 5 seed Federer and No. 2 Djokovic meet for the 30th time with the Swiss holding a 16-13 head-to-head advantage (12-10 on hard). This is their first meeting since the final of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London last year with the Serb winning 76 75. This will extend their rivalry with at least one meeting for the eighth year in a row. This is also the eighth different ATP Masters 1000 tournament they are meeting in (except for Madrid). Federer won the title here two years ago and he is appearing in his seventh semi-final of the season (3-3 in SF). He is trying to reach his fourth final, the second in as many weeks. He was runner-up last Sunday in his hometown Basel (l. to del Potro). Djokovic won the title here in 2009 and he brings a 15-match winning streak into his 11th semi-final of the season (7-3 in SF). His last loss came in the US Open final to Nadal on Sept. 9. He only has been broken once this week in 34 service games, saving eight of nine break points. • In the next match on, World No. 1 l Nadal brings a 20-4 head-to-head record (tied 3-3 on hard) against No. 3 and last year’s champion David Ferrer. Nadal is looking to reach his 14th final in 16th tournament this year (10-3 in finals) and his first indoor final since the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London in 2010 (l. to Federer) He has won 15 in a row vs. his fellow countrymen since losing to Verdasco in Madrid in May 2012. Nadal is getting closer to clinching year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The 27-year-old Spaniard will finish No. 1 for the first time since 2010 if he has any result that is equal or better than Djokovic OR the Serb loses in the final OR Nadal wins the title. Ferrer has reached eight finals this year, including back-to-back the past two weeks in Stockholm (l. to Dimitrov) and Valencia (l. to Youzhny). Ferrer is 20-21 lifetime in finals. ATP MASTERS 1000 TITLE LEADERS – Three of the five ATP Masters 1000 title leaders are in the semis: No. Rafael Nadal 26 Roger Federer 21 Andre Agassi 17 Novak Djokovic 15 Pete Sampras 11 EMIRATES ATP RACE TO LONDON (as of Nov. 2) -- The field is set for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London (Nov. 4-11). Here is a look at the standings going into play on Saturday: Position Player Points Position Player Points 1. Rafael Nadal-X 12,030 # 11. Milos Raonic 2,860 2. Novak Djokovic-X 9,970 # 12. Tommy Haas 2,435 3. Andy Murray-(W/D) 5,790 13. Nicolas Almagro 2,290 4. David Ferrer-X 5,560 # 14. John Isner 2,150 5. J.M. del Potro-X 5,055 15. Mikhail Youzhny 2,145 6. Tomas Berdych-X 3,980 16. Fabio Fognini 1,930 7. Roger Federer-X 3,805 # 17. Kei Nishikori 1,915 8. Stan. Wawrinka-X 3,330 18. Tommy Robredo 1,810 9. Richard Gasquet-X 3,300 19. Gilles Simon 1,790 10. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3,065 20. Kevin Anderson 1,685 X-Qualified # Add 240 points with SF win SATURDAY SEMI-FINAL FED-EX HEAD-TO-HEADS – In Order of Play Court Central (5) Roger Federer (SUI) vs (2) Novak Djokovic (SRB) Federer Leads 16-13 06 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R64 Roger Federer 6-3 2-6 6-3 06 SUI v. SCG WG PO (Switzerland) Hard RR Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 6-3 07 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-2 7-5 6-3 07 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard QF Roger Federer 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 07 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada)Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-6(2) 2-6 7-6(2) 07 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Roger Federer 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 6-4 08 Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 7-6(5) 08 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay SF Roger Federer 6-3 3-2 ret 08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2 09 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (USA) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-2 6-3 09 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-3 09 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard F Roger Federer 6-1 7-5 09 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5 09 Basel (Switzerland) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-4 4-6 6-2 10 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-1 3-6 7-5 10 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5 10 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-5 6-4 10 Basel (Switzerland) Hard F Roger Federer 6-4 3-6 6-1 10 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (GBR) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-1 6-4 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-6(3) 7-5 6-4 11 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (USA)Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-2 11 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Roger Federer 7-6(5) 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) 11 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-7(7) 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5 12 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(4) 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-5 6-3 12 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Roger Federer 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 12 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard F Roger Federer 6-0 7-6(7) 12 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (GBR) Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-6(6) 7-5 FEDERER FASTFACTS Tournament in Review: • The Basel native posted his second Top 10 win of the season (2-7) over No. 5 del Potro 63 46 63. He needed just over one hour to secure a 63 64 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber and reach the QF here for the sixth time. He guaranteed a place in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for 12th year in a row on Wednesday after defeating Kevin Anderson 64 64. He captured one of his 21 career ATP Masters 1000 titles here in 2011 (d. Tsonga). He is playing here for the ninth time and has an 18-7 career record. • This week No. 4 in first serve percentage (68%) and break points converted (9 of 18, 50%), No. 5 in second serve points won (58%), tied for No. 7 in first serve points won (81%) and No. 9 in service games won (31 of 34, 91%) and in break points saved (10 of 13, 77%), 2013 Highlights: W: Halle (d Youzhny); F(2): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); Basel (l Del Potro); SF(3): Australian Open (l Murray); Dubai (l Berdych); Hamburg (l Delbonis); QF(4): Rotterdam (l Benneteau); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Nadal); Roland Garros (l Tsonga); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Nadal) 2013 in Review: • The Swiss native is looking to advance to his fourth ATP World Tour final of the year and 114th overall (77-36 overall, 52-15 on hard, 21-13 in ATP Masters 1000 finals, and 20-11 indoors). His last ATP Masters 1000 title came at Cincinnati in August last year (d. Djokovic) • Playing in his 48th career ATP Masters 1000 semi-final (34-13 record) and first since Rome (d. Paire in SF, l. to Nadal) in May • The oldest (32) in the Top 10 Emirates ATP Rankings since April 17, 2006 when Andre Agassi at 35 (12 days short of his 36th birthday) was ranked No. 10, has a 43-14 (26-8 on hard, 12-5 on clay and 5-1 on grass) match record • Last Sunday reached the final in Basel (l. to del Potro) for the eighth straight year and 10th time overall (5-5 in finals). Had been attempting to win six or more titles at his fourth different tournament; he has won six or more titles at Wimbledon (7), the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (6) and Halle (6) • Has qualified for 12th year in a row for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, tying Ivan Lendl for most consecutive year-end appearances. Will also finish in Top 10 for 12th straight season • In Grand Slam play went 13-4, had his streak of having reached QF or better in 36 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments ended with 2R loss to Sergiy Stakhovsky at Wimbledon, Opened year with SF at Australian Open (l. to Murray), followed with QF at Roland Garros (l. to Tsonga), failed in his bid to reach his 41st career Grand Slam QF when he lost to Robredo – for the first time (10-1 overall) – in three sets in the US Open 4R • In June, captured his lone title of the year at Halle (d. Youzhny), his 13th career grass court title (13-5 in grass court finals). His 77th title tied John McEnroe for No. 3 in the Open Era titles list • Best clay-court result of the year is runner-up at ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Nadal) in May, also reached QF at Roland Garros (l. to Tsonga) • Won his 900th career match at Roland Garros (d. Simon in five sets in 4R). Only three players have won more matches in Open Era: Jimmy Connors (1,253), Ivan Lendl (1,071) and Guillermo Vilas (929) • Career 162-89 (2-7 in 2013) vs Top 10 opponents, wins this year over No. No. 8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Australian Open and No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro here DJOKOVIC FASTFACTS Tournament in Review: • The 26-year-old Belgrade native and 2009 champion (d. Monfils) reached his second SF with a 61 64 win over Stanislas Wawrinka. He rallied from a set down to beat John Isner 67(5) 61 62 on Thursday and opened with a 76(3) 63 win over qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert on Tuesday. He is playing here for the ninth year in a row (14-6 record). He also reached the QF in 2011 (withdrew prior to match vs. Tsonga) • This week No. 1 in second serve points won (67%) and service games won (33 of 34, 97%), No. 2 in break points saved (8 of 9, 89%), tied for No. 7 in first serve points won (81%), 2013 Highlights: W(5): Australian Open (d Murray); Dubai (d Berdych); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (d Nadal); Beijing (d Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (d Del Potro); F(2): Wimbledon (l Murray); US Open (l Nadal); SF(3): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Del Potro); Roland Garros (l Nadal); ATP World Tourasters 1000 Canada (l Nadal); QF(2): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Berdych); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Isner) 2013 in Review • The World No. 2 has a 65-9 (44-5 on hard, 15-3 on clay, 6-1 on grass) match record, with five titles in seven finals. Comes in with a 15-match winning streak since his last loss to Nadal in US Open final • He must reach final here to have a chance of finishing year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings • Playing in his 37th career ATP Masters 1000 SF (25-11 overall, 2-2 in 2013) and looking to reach his 26th career ATP Masters 1000 final (15-10) and 61st overall (39-21 overall, 30-12 on hard) • Extended his winning streak to 20 matches on Chinese soil by capturing his 15th career ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title and 39th overall by retaining the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai crown (d. del Potro in three sets). The week before won his fourth title in Beijing by beating Nadal in final; broke a three-match losing streak against the Spaniard. Afterwards dropped to No. 2 in Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time since Nov. 4, 2012 – ending a run of 48 straight weeks at No. 1. Has spent 101 weeks at No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Tied with Andre Agassi for No. 8 in most weeks at No. 1 • Helped Serbia to Davis Cup final by winning both of his singles matches in SF vs. Canada in Belgrade. Has a 5-0 season record and beat Belgium 3-2 in Davis Cup World Group 1R, beating O. Rochus and won two singles matches (d. Isner, Querrey) vs. U.S. in QF tie in Boise, Idaho • For third year in a row reached three Grand Slam finals (24-3 record), highlighted by winning his sixth major at Australian Open (d. Murray in 4-sets). Became first player in Open Era to win three straight Aussie Open titles and first to accomplish feat since Roy Emerson won five in a row from 1963-67 • It was also his fourth overall title at Melbourne Park, joining Agassi and Federer as a four-time winner. Also runner-up at Wimbledon (l. to Murray) and reached fourth straight US Open final and fifth overall (1-4), falling to Nadal in 4-sets. Reached SF at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal in 5-sets) • His two-year title reign in Canada ended at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal with his SF loss in third set tie-break to Rafael Nadal • Became the 40th man in ATP World Tour history to record 500 match wins after he beat No. 26 seed Dimitrov in Roland Garros 3R • Did not drop a set en route to his fourth Dubai title, extended winning streak to 18 matches since last loss on October 31, 2012 • Fell in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF (l. to del Potro), ending his perfect 17-0 start on the season • Won his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo, beating eight-time reigning champion Nadal to snap the Spaniard’s 46-match win streak at the tournament. It was his 14th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy and he became the first player to win three clay-court finals against Nadal • Has a career 100-70 record (16-6 in 2013) vs Top 10 opponents TOP 10 WINS LEADERS – Djokovic is second on the ATP World Tour this season with 16 Top 10 wins: W-L 1) Rafael Nadal 20-3 2) Novak Djokovic 16-6 3) Stanislas Wawrinka 7-10 (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs (3) David Ferrer (ESP) Nadal Leads 20-4 04 Stuttgart (Germany) Clay QF David Ferrer 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5 05 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 05 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-4 7-5 05 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-2 6-0 07 Barcelona (Spain) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-1 07 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R16 David Ferrer 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2 07 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR David Ferrer 4-6 6-4 6-3 08 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-1 7-5 08 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-1 4-6 6-1 09 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-5 09 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 4-3 ret 10 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 7-6(5) 6-4 10 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 10 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-2 11 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF David Ferrer 6-4 6-2 6-3 11 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-4 7-5 11 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 12 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-6(1) 7-5 12 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-6(6) 6-0 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2 6-1 13 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-0 6-2 13 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 4-6 7-6(3) 6-0 13 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-2 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 NADAL FASTFACTS Tournament in Review: • The Mallorcan continued his quest for his first title here with a 64 61 win over No. 9 seed Richard Gasquet. He saved six of seven break points for his 70th match win of the year over last year’s finalist with Jerzy Janowicz 75 64 on Thursday. He won 80% of his service points to defeat fellow Spaniard Marcel Granollers 75 75 on Wednesday. He is playing here for the fourth time (12-3 record), first since 2009. His best result was reaching the final in his tournament debut in 2007 (l. to Nalbandian) • This week No. 1 in break points converted (10 of 19, 56%) and No. 2 in first serve percentage (70%) and second serve points won (63%) 2013 Highlights: W(10): Sao Paulo (d Nalbandian); Acapulco (d Ferrer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Del Potro); Barcelona (d Almagro); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (d Wawrinka); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (d Federer); Roland Garros (d Ferrer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada (d Raonic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Isner); US Open (d Djokovic); F(3): Vina del Mar (l Zeballos); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Djokovic); Beijing (l Djokovic); SF: ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Del Potro) 2013 in Review: • The Spaniard returned to No. 1 on Oct. 7 for the first time since the week of June 27, 2011 by reaching the final at Beijing (l. to Djokovic). He has made an impressive return this season, reaching the final in 13 of the 15 tournaments (10-3 mark) he has played and has a career-best 71-5 (39-2 on clay, 32-2 on hard and 0-1 on grass) match record. In 2007 was last time he won 30 matches on two surfaces • Playing in his 51st career ATP Masters 1000 SF (37-12 record, 6-1 in 2013), He withdrew prior to his SF match against Andy Murray at 2012 Miami due to knee injury • Looking to reach his 38th career ATP Masters 1000 final (26-11) and his 85th overall (60-24 record, 15-15 on hard). Has 26 career ATP Masters 1000 titles and is bidding to become the first player to win six ATP Masters 1000 titles in the same season • Reached his 50th career ATP Masters 1000 SF at Shanghai (l. to del Potro) • Prior to loss in final at Beijing, had a 22-match winning streak since his last loss in 1R at Wimbledon on June 24 (l. to Darcis). He also had a 22-match winning streak earlier this season. This was the sixth time in his career he’s won at least 20 matches in a row during the year • During stretch of 22-match wins, won back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 titles in Montreal (d. Raonic) and Cincinnati (d. Isner) and captured his 13th career Grand Slam crown at US Open (d. Djokovic). Last time he won four (or more) hard court titles was in 2005 when he won five • After missing the second half of last year due to left knee injury and missing the beginning of 2013 due to a stomach virus took a wild card into first clay court tournament of the season in Vina del Mar in February. Finished the Latin America Swing with a 12-1 match record winning titles at Sao Paulo (d. Nalbandian) and second Acapulco crown with a two-set win over Ferrer. • Reached the final at Vina del Mar, match lasted 2h47m; broke a 15-match clay winning streak (dating back to May 2012, l. to Verdasco at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid). • Beat Federer in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells QF en route to a record-breaking 22nd ATP Masters 1000 title, beating del Potro in three sets. It was his first hard-court title since Tokyo in October 2010. Recorded 600th career match win on March 17 over del Potro • Saw his 46-match win streak come to an end at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo, the eight-time defending champion lost to Djokovic in final; lost one set to Dimitrov in QF. Prior to his loss, Nadal had won 81 straight matches on clay in the month of April • Won the Barcelona title for the eighth time in nine years with straight-sets win over Almagro. Has won 39 straight matches at the event and 80 of 82 sets he’s played • In May, won his third ATP Masters 1000 Madrid crown (also 2005 and 2010); beat Ferrer in QF, Andujar in SF and Wawrinka in final. Defeated Federer for the 14th time in a title match to win his seventh ATP Masters 1000 Rome title (also 2005-07, 2009-10, & 2012). Has a 26-11 record in ATP Masters 1000 finals (most titles) • Has a 119-54 career record (20-3 in 2013) vs Top 10 opponents and lost this year to No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai, No. 1 Novak Djokovic at Beijing and to No. 1 Djokovic at ATP Masters Monte Carlo FERRER FASTFACTS Tournament in Review: • The defending champ booked his spot in an all-Spanish SF after a 46 75 63 victory of Tomas Berdych. He advanced to the QF for the fifth time here with a 62 63 win over Gilles Simon. He converted six of 10 break points and saved six of 10 faced in his 60 26 63 opening win over Lukas Rosol on Wednesday. He won his first and only ATP Masters 1000 title here last year (d. Janowicz). He is playing here for the ninth time (15-7 record), also reached the quarter-finals three times – 2005 (l. to Roddick), 2007 (l. to eventual champ Nalbandian) and 2011 (l. to Isner) • This week No. 2 in break points converted (12 of 22, 55%) 2013 Highlights: W(2): Auckland (d Kohlschreiber); Buenos Aires (d Wawrinka); F(6): Acapulco (l Nadal); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Murray); Oeiras (l Wawrinka); Roland Garros (l Nadal); Stockholm (l Dimitrov); Valencia (l Youzhny); SF(2): Doha (l Davydenko); Australian Open (l Djokovic); QF(6): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Nadal); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); Wimbledon (l Del Potro); US Open (l Gasquet); Kuala Lumpur (l Sousa); Beijing (l Gasquet) 2013 in Review: • The No. 2 Spaniard (behind No. 1 Nadal) has a 59-20 match record (34-12 on hard, 21-6 on clay, 4-2 on grass) – this is the fourth straight 55-plus match win season and fifth time in his career (also ’07). Last week reached his eighth ATP World Tour final of season in hometown Valencia (l. to Youzhny) and dropped to 2-6 in finals this year • Playing in his 12th career ATP Masters 1000 SF (5-6 overall, 3-2 on hard) • Looking to reach his sixth career ATP Masters 1000 final (1-4) and his 42nd overall (20-21 record, 8-7 on hard) • In last Grand Slam tournament reached eighth straight Grand Slam QF at US Open (l. to Gasquet in five sets) and broke a six-match winning streak in five-set matches. Will come into 2014 having played in 44 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments • Advanced to QF-better at all four Grand Slams for second year in a row, including his first Slam final at Roland Garros. Did not drop a set en route. At Australian Open, recorded his 500th career match win over Almagro in five sets (from two sets down in QF) en route to his second SF (l. to Djokovic) • One of 14 players on ATP World Tour with multiple titles during year. Won fourth Auckland title and tied Roy Emerson’s record (d. Kohlschreiber) after third straight triumph. Marked second time in career won a tournament three times in a row (Acapulco (2010-12) • Defended Buenos Aires title (d. Wawrinka in three sets) and it was his 20th career ATP World Tour trophy. It was also his 10th clay-court crown. Then followed with final in Acapulco (l. to Nadal) • In May, runner-up at Oeiras (l. to Wawrinka) and reached first major final at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal) after beating Tsonga in SF. It was his 42nd Grand Slam tournament and at 31y, 68d old, became 1st player 30-over to reach French final since Gomez won title in 1990. Was looking to become oldest major winner since Andre Agassi (32) at 03 Australian Open • Advanced to second straight Wimbledon QF (l. to del Potro) and afterwards reached career-high No. 3 on July 8. Was there for five weeks in a row • Has 46-82 career record (2-9 in 2013) vs Top 10 opponents, with wins this year over No. 8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Roland Garros and No. 7 Tomas Berdych here on Friday. VS. NO. 1 OPPONENTS – Ferrer is 3-15 lifetime against No. 1 opponents and here is a breakdown: W-L Tournament - Andre Agassi 1-0 ‘03 Rome - Rafael Nadal 1-3 ’11 Australian Open - Novak Djokovic 1-3 ’11 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - Roger Federer 0-9 POTENTIAL FINAL FED-EX HEAD-TO-HEADS (5) Roger Federer (SUI) vs (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 21-10 04 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 05 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard F Roger Federer 2-6 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 6-1 05 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3 06 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard F Rafael Nadal 2-6 6-4 6-4 06 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(5) 06 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-7(0) 7-6(5) 6-4 2-6 7-6(5) 06 Roland Garros (France) Clay F Rafael Nadal 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(4) 06 Wimbledon (England) Grass F Roger Federer 6-0 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3 06 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-4 7-5 07 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 07 ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg Clay F Roger Federer 2-6 6-2 6-0 07 Roland Garros (France) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 07 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass F Roger Federer 7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2 07 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-4 6-1 08 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-5 7-5 08 ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg (Germany) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-7(3) 6-3 08 Roland Garros (France) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 6-0 08 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass F Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(8) 9-7 09 Australian Open (Australia) Hard F Rafael Nadal 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2 09 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay F Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 10 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-4 7-6(5) 10 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (GBR) Hard F Roger Federer 6-3 3-6 6-1 11 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-1 6-3 11 Roland Garros (France) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-5 7-6(3) 5-7 6-1 11 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (GBR) Hard RR Roger Federer 6-3 6-0 12 Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4 12 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 13 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-2 13 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard QF Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-3 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Sets Won: 39 59 Tiebreak Sets Won: 10 10 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 2 13 Hard: 6 7 Grass: 2 1 (5) Roger Federer (SUI) vs (3) David Ferrer (ESP) Federer Leads 14-0 03 Vienna (Austria) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-2 6-2 05 Doha (Qatar) Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-1 6-1 06 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard SF Roger Federer 6-1 6-4 06 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay QF Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 06 Basel (Switzerland) Carpet QF Roger Federer 6-3 7-6(14) 07 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay QF Roger Federer 6-4 6-0 07 ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg Clay QF Roger Federer 6-3 4-6 6-3 07 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard F Roger Federer 6-2 6-3 6-2 09 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (USA) Hard R16 Roger Federer 3-6 6-3 6-4 10 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay SF Roger Federer 7-5 3-6 6-3 10 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (GBR) Hard RR Roger Federer 6-1 6-4 11 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (GBR) Hard SF Roger Federer 7-5 6-3 12 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay QF Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 12 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (GBR) Hard RR Roger Federer 6-4 7-6(5) Roger Federer David Ferrer Sets Won: 29 3 Tiebreak Sets Won: 2 0 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 5 0 Hard: 8 0 Carpet: 1 0 (2) Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 22-16 06 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 ret 07 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (USA.) Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-5 07 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 07 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 07 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-4 6-2 07 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-1 4-1 ret 07 ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 07 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 08 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (USA) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 08 ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg (Germany) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 2-6 6-2 08 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-2 7-6(3) 08 London / Queens Club (Great Britain) Grass F Rafael Nadal 7-6(6) 7-5 08 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 7-5 08 Beijing Olympics (China) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 1-6 6-4 09 ESP vs. SRB WG 1st RD (Spain) Clay RR Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 6-1 09 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-3 2-6 6-1 09 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-6(2) 6-2 09 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(9) 09 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 09 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3 09 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard RR Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-3 10 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 10 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Hard RR Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-2 11 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) 11 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay F Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 11 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 11 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass F Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3 11 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1 12 Australian Open (Australia) Hard F Novak Djokovic 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5 12 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-1 12 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 12 Roland Garros (France) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 13 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay F Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(1) 13 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7(3) 9-7 13 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada)Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 13 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 13 Beijing (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Sets Won: 46 57 Tiebreak Sets Won: 4 8 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 3 13 Hard: 12 7 Grass: 1 2 RIVALRY OF THE AGES – This would be the 39th meeting in their rivalry, which is the most in the Open Era: No. Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic 38 Nadal leads 22-16 Ivan Lendl vs. John McEnroe 36 Lendl leads 21-15 Boris Becker vs. Stefan Edberg 35 Becker leads 25-10 Ivan Lendl vs. Jimmy Connors 35 Lendl leads 22-13 Pete Sampras vs. Andre Agassi 34 Sampras leads 20-14 John McEnroe vs. Jimmy Connors 34 McEnroe leads 20-14 (2) Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs (3) David Ferrer (ESP) Djokovic Leads 10-5 04 Bucharest (Romania) Clay R16 David Ferrer 4-6 6-4 6-4 07 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (USA)Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 07 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay R16 David Ferrer 7-5 6-4 07 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-3 07 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR David Ferrer 6-4 6-4 08 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-3 7-5 09 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 09 ESP vs. SRB WG 1st RD (Spain) Clay RR David Ferrer 6-3 6-3 7-6(4) 10 Beijing (China) Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-4 11 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 6-4 4-6 6-3 11 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (GBR) Hard RR David Ferrer 6-3 6-1 12 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(4) 6-1 12 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(1) 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 13 Australian Open (Australia) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 6-1 Novak Djokovic David Ferrer Sets Won: 26 13 Tiebreak Sets Won: 2 1 Match Wins By Surface: Clay: 1 3 Hard: 9 2
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