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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "It's one of the most compelling rivalries in tennis, pitting finesse against fitness, professional calm against fist-pumping enthusiasm. Roger Federer has the edge in Grand Slam titles, rankings and acclaim, but Rafael Nadal has the edge in their head-to-head meetings. Take a look at their battles.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Although Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer played just once in 2004, it marked the first time the two soon-to-be rivals faced off.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "In 2004, the first time Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal faced off, Federer’s star was burning bright. He had topped such notables as Pete Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick and racked up two Grand Slam titles. Nadal, on the other hand, had yet to make it past the third round in any tournament.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Still, it was Rafael Nadal who claimed the Nasdaq 100 win, 6-3, 6-3, in the Miami AMS. Nadal broke Federer three times while never facing a break point chance on his serve.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "At the same tournament the following year, it looked like the battle would go Rafael Nadal's way once again. Nadal claimed the first two sets, 6-2, 7-6 (4), hustling around the court.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "But it was Roger Federer who came back to win the next three sets, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-1, in a marathon match that spanned three hours and 43 minutes. With the win in the ATP Masters Series Miami event, he evened their burgeoning rivalry at one game apiece.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "A discouraged Rafael Nadal played well but not well enough on a surface that favored Roger Federer's style of play.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "They were rivals on the court, but Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal took some time off the court to play nice prior to the start of the 2005 French Open.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Rafael Nadal got a nice present for his 19th birthday in 2005. He edged out Roger Federer in the semifinals of the French Open.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Roger Federer broke Rafael Nadal six times in their 167-minute battle, but he was broken nine times in return. ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "His win over Roger Federer earned Rafael Nadal a spot in the French Open finals. Nadal became the seventh player in history to win a Grand Slam in his first appearance at the event.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "The stats told a different tale from the final score when Roger Federer took on Rafael Nadal in Dubai in 2006. Federer won seven more points than did Nadal, but Nadal pulled out the win. ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "After dropping the first set 2-6, Rafael Nadal rocketed back to claim the next two sets 6-4, 6-4. The win was the last Rafael Nadal would take against Roger Federer on the hard courts.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Two hundred and ninety five points were played in an almost four-hour marathon match in the finals of the Monte Carlo Masters Series in 2006. ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "In the end, Roger Federer's first win on clay against Rafael Nadal was just out of his reach. ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Rafael Nadal broke Roger Federer seven times in his 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (5) win in Monte Carlo.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Roger Federer's woes against Rafael Nadal on clay continued just one month later. He won 179 points to Nadal's 174 and had 10 aces, but he also was broken once more when the two met in Rome. ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Rafael Nadal edged Roger Federer to take the Rome Masters Series title in the closest and longest match the two have ever played. The match lasted five hours and six minutes and featured three tiebreaks before Nadal claimed the victory, 6-7 (0), 7-6 (5), 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5). ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "A packed crowd was on hand to watch Rafael Nadal's and Roger Federer's seventh career battle, which unfolded in the 2006 French Open. ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Roger Federer rocketed out to claim the first set, 6-1, but he then lost the second set by the same score. ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Rafael Nadal's athleticism allowed him to run down almost everything Roger Federer threw his way. Nadal won 68 percent of the points on his serve and 37 percent of the return points. ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Rafael Nadal earned his fifth straight victory over Roger Federer and claimed his second French Open title.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "When the two players met next, the 2006 Wimbledon title was on the line. Rafael Nadal was no match for Roger Federer in the first set, getting blanked 6-0. ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "In a match in which he rocketed 13 aces to just one double fault, Roger Federer pulled out the four-set win in 178 minutes.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "The 2006 Wimbledon final marked the second straight time Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal met in a Grand Slam championship match; they would accomplish that feat again the next year.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "The win was Roger Federer's fourth straight at Wimbledon and provided even more proof that he is the king of the grass courts.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "They didn't meet at the 2006 U.S. Open, but Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal did still play in New York that year. They faced off on a makeshift court between Lexington Avenue and 54th Street prior to the tournament, hitting a few shots and showing off before the amassed crowd. They kept one volley going 50 times without letting the ball hit the ground.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "In the semifinals of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, Rafael Nadal only managed to get two break point chances against Roger Federer. He converted just one.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "With a 6-4, 7-5 win on the hard courts in Shanghai, Roger Federer earned his first back-to-back wins over Rafael Nadal. ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Less than a week after topping Rafael Nadal in Shanghai, Roger Federer met his rival on the tennis court once again. This time, however, it was for an exhibition in South Korea. Federer came out on top again, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, in a match that was characterized both by genuine competition and theatric touches. The two stars also took some time to teach a few lucky South Korean children.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "In the finals of the 2007 Monte Carlo Masters, Rafael Nadal won his sixth straight on clay against Roger Federer, thoroughly outplaying the world No. 1. ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "In a 4-6, 4-6 loss against Rafael Nadal in Monte Carlo, Roger Federer served more doubles faults (four) than aces (three). He had three break point chances and failed to capitalize on any of them. It was Federer's worst loss against Nadal since their very first meeting in 2004.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Roger Federer has a 70-11 career record on grass, including a stretch of 54 straight victories and counting, and boasts four Wimbledon titles. Rafael Nadal has 18 titles on clay, including three French Open titles. It was only fitting, therefore, that the two faced off on a split court for a unique exhibition dubbed the \"Battle of the Surfaces\" in 2007. The half-grass, half-clay court took 19 days to prepare and cost $1.63 million to create.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "In a match completely unlike any other, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal produced an entertaining battle and spectacle, with the players switched shoes before switching sides throughout the match. Nadal won the first set, but Federer won the second to force a decisive final set.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "The King of Clay topped the Grass Giant, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (12-10) in the Battle of the Surfaces in 2007. Roger Federer won an equal number of points on both surfaces, while Rafael Nadal won seven less on grass and 12 more on clay. Around 6,800 fans packed the Palma Arena in Palma de Mallorca to watch the battle.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Although their rivalry was built on singles matches, that didn't stop the hype when Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya were scheduled to face Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka in a first-round doubles match at the Rome Masters in 2007.  ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "On the clay court, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya emerged victorious, topping Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 7-6. It was the second time the two rivals battled in doubles, and Nadal's win improved his record to 2-0 in those matchups.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "An excess of errors by Roger Federer gave Rafael Nadal the first set when the players faced one another in the 2007 Hamburg Masters.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Rafael Nadal couldn't hold on to that advantage, though, and dropped the next two sets. The loss marked the end of his record-setting 81-game win streak on clay. \"If I have to lose against anyone, then he is the man,\" Nadal said following the match. \"I am not sad to lose to the best in the world.\" ";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Roger Federer finally earned his first win on clay against Rafael Nadal and reduced his career deficit in their series to 4-7.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Coming into the 2007 French Open with his recent success over Rafael Nadal on clay, Roger Federer was confident in his chances. Fifty-nine unforced errors later with his normally dominant forehand failing him, he had to concede the title to Nadal.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "In a battle that lasted 190 minutes, Rafael Nadal earned the 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Roger Federer.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Roger Federer had many chances to swing the French Open momentum in his favor, but he was only able to capitalize on one of his 17 break point chances. Needing time off to rebound after the devastating loss and citing fatigue, he subsequently withdrew from the Gerry Weber Open, an event he had won each of the previous four years.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "With his victory in the 2007 French Open, Rafael Nadal became just the second man since 1914 to win three consecutive French Open titles.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "For the second straight year, both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer surged through the Wimbledon draw and earned their trips to the 2007 finals. It was the matchup for which tennis enthusiasts had been hoping.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Roger Federer's serve proved to be one of his strongest weapons in the 2007 Wimbledon championship match. He had 24 aces and just three double faults.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal split the first four sets, as they battled on Centre Court at the All England Club. Nadal was able to repel Federer's first match point, but he couldn't prevent the four-time defending champion from winning the 2007 title on his second match point.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "After three hours and 45 minutes of back-and-forth action, Roger Federer emerged victorious, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-2. With the win, he matched Bjorn Borg's record of five straight Wimbledon titles.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Rafael Nadal had just one break point chance in a lopsided loss against Roger Federer in the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. The semifinal meeting lasted just 59 minutes, the shortest match the two have ever played.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Behind his 11 aces, Roger Federer cruised to victory in Shanghai. His win over Rafael Nadal earned Federer a spot in the Tennis Masters Cup finals, which he won for the fourth time in five years.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "After suffering a surprising slump to start the 2008 season, Roger Federer was back to his winning ways when he reached the 2008 Monte Carlo Masters. It wasn't enough momentum to carry him past Rafael Nadal in the finals, however. Federer converted four of his five break point chances but allowed a 4-3 first-set lead and 4-0 second-set lead slip away.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Rafael Nadal extended his winning streak at Monte Carlo to 22 consecutive matches, topping Roger Federer 7-5, 7-5 in the 2008 finals. Nadal improved his finals record on clay courts to 19-1 and took a 9-6 advantage in head-to-head matches against Federer.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Roger Federer earned his Hamburg title in 2007 by snapping Rafael Nadal's 81-match winning streak on clay, but he couldn't defend the championship in 2008. Federer lost a big lead in the first set, won the second in a tiebreak and succumbed to Nadal in the third.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "With the Hamburg Masters victory, Rafael Nadal added the only major clay-court title missing from his resume. Twenty-one of his 26 career titles have come on clay.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Looking to beat Rafael Nadal for the first time ever at the French Open, the 2008 championship match didn't start the way Roger Federer would have liked, as he was broken three times in the opening set to give Rafael Nadal an early 6-1 advantage.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Playing an extremely high level of tennis, Rafael Nadal didn't let up after the first set of the 2008 French Open. Instead, he continued to put pressure on Roger Federer.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Roger Federer was never really able to challenge Rafael Nadal in the 2008 French Open championship, losing by a 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 score in less than two hours in the most lopsided defeat in his 173 Grand Slam matches. He was broken eight times.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Without losing a single set throughout the tournament, Rafael Nadal became just the second man to win four consecutive French Open titles, equalling Bjorn Borg's record. The Spaniard improved his record at Roland Garros, where he was won 83 of 90 sets, to 28-0.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "He had won five consecutive Wimbledon titles heading into the finals of the 2008 tournament, but that was where his streak would end. His 65-game winning streak on grass was also snapped.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Rafael Nadal won 209 points to Roger Federer's 204 and claimed a five-set victory, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Switzerland's Roger Federer had 25 aces, but he also hit 52 unforced errors in the 2008 Wimbledon championship match.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Rafael Nadal earned his fifth Grand Slam victory and first outside of France, defeating Roger Federer in five riveting sets.";

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spt_FederervsNadal[i-1].body = "Throughout their rivalry, the top two players in the world have developed a considerable amount of respect for each other's abilities and talents. ";

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