Well here are som stats of Roger vs Rafa
11-23 overall
2-9 at the slams
2-6 in GS finals
0-3 at the Australian Open
7-14 in finals
7-9 on hard courts
8-5 for Roger on "fast" courts (ether "fast" hard, grass or indoors)
1-3 on "fast" hard courts outdoors
10-11 in tie-breaks
Records in GS finals:
17-10 vs 14-6
Records in AO final:
4-1 vs 1-2
Record at the Australian open:
86-13 (86.9%) vs 51-10 (83.6%)
In the Only Australian Open final they played, Rafa won in five though Roger dominated the first four sets. I the end, Roger won one more point than Rafa that year. This was a heart breaking loss for Roger and a kind of "lucky" win for Rafa though he fought very hard for that and nobody can take it away from him, he deserved it. That final was played on a rather slow surface. The surface is faster this year.
2017 Australian Open campaign:
Roger: 23 sets played (lost 5 sets), 13h37 on court, 1-1 in tie-breaks
Rafa: 23 sets played (lost 5 sets), 18h56 on court, 2-2 in tie-breaks
History of their confrontations shows Rafa as a clear favorite. But there are many signs that Roger will have a great opportunity. And Rafa has spent 5h22 more on court. At 30 years old, this may be a larger difference than it used to be.
Last edited by Adunar (Jan. 28, 2017 5:29am)
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