The King of Clay vs the Champion of Grass

Let the Battle begin!

The Battle of the Surfaces- Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer

The match started with Federer on his preferred grass court & Nadal on his favoured clay court.

As the match went on, the 1st set saw a no. of unforced errors from Federer's side. Maybe, it was the mixed courts which he was struggling to adapt to. Anyhow, he lost his way to hand Nadal a 3-1 lead, who made sure to take full advantage of it & went on to win the set 7-5.

One point should be noted here that the player on clay court had a clear advantage over the grass court one as the high bounce of the ball was giving them more time to gauge & play their shot accordingly.