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The '''Battle of Surfaces''' was a men's [[tennis]] exhibition match that was held on May 2, 2007,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/may/03/tennis.sport|title=Nadal claims Federer scalp in battle of the surfaces |author=Marcus Christenson |date=May 3, 2007 |work= [[The Guardian]]| |
The '''Battle of Surfaces''' was a men's [[tennis]] exhibition match that was held on May 2, 2007,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/may/03/tennis.sport|title=Nadal claims Federer scalp in battle of the surfaces |author=Marcus Christenson |date=May 3, 2007 |work= [[The Guardian]]|access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> between [[Roger Federer]], the then top-ranked men's singles player, and [[Rafael Nadal]], the then World No. 2 in men's singles.{{cn|date=October 2020}} The match was played in the capital city of Nadal's home island, [[Palma de Mallorca]], in front of a home crowd at [[Palma Arena]]. Nadal won 7–5, 4–6, 7–6<sup>(12–10)</sup>.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-men-surfaces-idUSL028701620070502|title=Nadal beats Federer to win battle of surfaces |author=Simon Baskett |date=May 2, 2007 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> |
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==The match== |
==The match== |
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The match was played on a unique court with a [[clay court|clay]] surface on one side of the net and [[grass court|grass]] on the other. The court cost $1.63 million to make and took 19 days to prepare. At the time, Federer had won 48 straight matches on grass courts, going 5 straight years undefeated on grass, while Nadal had 72 straight wins on clay, going 3 straight years undefeated on clay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=070000&biid=2007050416588 |title=Nadal Wins the "Battle of Surfaces" |
The match was played on a unique court with a [[clay court|clay]] surface on one side of the net and [[grass court|grass]] on the other. The court cost $1.63 million to make and took 19 days to prepare. At the time, Federer had won 48 straight matches on grass courts, going 5 straight years undefeated on grass, while Nadal had 72 straight wins on clay, going 3 straight years undefeated on clay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=070000&biid=2007050416588 |title=Nadal Wins the "Battle of Surfaces" |date=May 4, 2007 |work= [[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|access-date=November 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/6613181.stm |title=Nadal wins 'clay-grass' thriller |date=May 2, 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> |
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Before the match, Federer said, <blockquote>We are both looking forward to this absolutely new event. The idea really appeals to me as we both dominate one of the surfaces. Rafa holds the record of 72 victories in series on clay and I have not been defeated on grass since 48 matches. It'll be fun to find out what it's like to play on a court with mixed surfaces! And it ought to be interesting to see who chooses the better tactic. People have been talking about this event for quite a while. Now it's coming up pretty soon already and I like the fact that the stadium - which is very nice, by the way - is located on Majorca, Rafa's home. He has been to Basel, after all, and now I've got the opportunity to play at his place for once.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/en-speziell/news-detail/news/478-kampf-der-oberflaechen.html|title=The Battle of Surfaces|date=April 14, 2007|work=Roger Federer official website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192330/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/en-speziell/news-detail/news/478-kampf-der-oberflaechen.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016| |
Before the match, Federer said, <blockquote>We are both looking forward to this absolutely new event. The idea really appeals to me as we both dominate one of the surfaces. Rafa holds the record of 72 victories in series on clay and I have not been defeated on grass since 48 matches. It'll be fun to find out what it's like to play on a court with mixed surfaces! And it ought to be interesting to see who chooses the better tactic. People have been talking about this event for quite a while. Now it's coming up pretty soon already and I like the fact that the stadium - which is very nice, by the way - is located on Majorca, Rafa's home. He has been to Basel, after all, and now I've got the opportunity to play at his place for once.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/en-speziell/news-detail/news/478-kampf-der-oberflaechen.html|title=The Battle of Surfaces|date=April 14, 2007|work=Roger Federer official website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192330/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/en-speziell/news-detail/news/478-kampf-der-oberflaechen.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|access-date=November 26, 2010}}</ref></blockquote> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Date | 2 May 2007 | ||||||||||||
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| Location | Palma Arena Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||||||||||||
| World rankings | Rafael Nadal: 2 Roger Federer: 1 | ||||||||||||
The Battle of Surfaces was a men's tennis exhibition match that was held on May 2, 2007,[1] between Roger Federer, the then top-ranked men's singles player, and Rafael Nadal, the then World No. 2 in men's singles.[citation needed] The match was played in the capital city of Nadal's home island, Palma de Mallorca, in front of a home crowd at Palma Arena. Nadal won 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(12–10).[2]
The match
The match was played on a unique court with a clay surface on one side of the net and grass on the other. The court cost $1.63 million to make and took 19 days to prepare. At the time, Federer had won 48 straight matches on grass courts, going 5 straight years undefeated on grass, while Nadal had 72 straight wins on clay, going 3 straight years undefeated on clay.[3][4]
Before the match, Federer said,
We are both looking forward to this absolutely new event. The idea really appeals to me as we both dominate one of the surfaces. Rafa holds the record of 72 victories in series on clay and I have not been defeated on grass since 48 matches. It'll be fun to find out what it's like to play on a court with mixed surfaces! And it ought to be interesting to see who chooses the better tactic. People have been talking about this event for quite a while. Now it's coming up pretty soon already and I like the fact that the stadium - which is very nice, by the way - is located on Majorca, Rafa's home. He has been to Basel, after all, and now I've got the opportunity to play at his place for once.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Marcus Christenson (May 3, 2007). "Nadal claims Federer scalp in battle of the surfaces". The Guardian. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ Simon Baskett (May 2, 2007). "Nadal beats Federer to win battle of surfaces". Reuters. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Nadal Wins the "Battle of Surfaces"". The Dong-a Ilbo. May 4, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ "Nadal wins 'clay-grass' thriller". BBC Sport. May 2, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "The Battle of Surfaces". Roger Federer official website. April 14, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
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