Thursday, June 2, 2011

French Open - Men's Semifinal Matchups

(1) Rafael Nadal vs (4) Andy Murray

Nadal and Murray have met 14 times since 2007 with Nadal winning 10 of those matches including their only match this year. All four of Murray's wins have come on the hard court and Nadal has won all 3 of their matches on Clay including this year at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo. While the two have never met at the French Open, this isn't the first showdown at a major. The two have faced off at the Australian Open twice (each winning one), Wimbledon twice (Nadal winning both) and the U.S. Open (won by Murray).

2011- Nadal 1 Murray 0
2010 - Nadal 2 Murray 2
2009 - Nadal 2 Murray 1
2008 - Nadal 3 Murray 1
2007 - Nadal 2 Murray 0


(2) Novak Djokovic vs (3) Roger Federer

Djokovic and Federer have played each other 22 times since 2006 with Federer winning 13. Djokovic has been hot lately though winning all 3 matchups this year including in the Australian Open semifinals. The two players have never met in the French Open, but they've faced off 7 times in Grand Slam events with Federer winning four including the finals of the 2007 U.S. Open, won by Federer. The two have played three times on clay, most recently in 2009 at ATP World Tour Masters Rome won by Djokovic. Federer won the other two.

2011 - Djokovic 3 Federer 0
2010 - Federer 4 Djokovic 1
2009 - Djokovic 3 Federer 2
2008 - Federer 2 Djokovic 1
2007 - Federer 3 Djokovic 1
2006 - Federer 2 Djokovic 0

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