when was the last time federer played nadal
Federer–Nadal rivalry The Federer–Nadal rivalry is between two professional tennis players, Roger Federer of Switzerland and Rafael Nadal of Spain. They are engaged in a storied rivalry, which many consider to be the greatest in tennis history.[a] They have played 38 times, most recently in the final of the 2017 Shanghai Masters and Nadal leads their fourteen-year-old rivalry with an overall record of 23–15.[18][19]
Roger Federer In 2003, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, beating Mark Philippoussis in the final.[62] Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 event in Miami with Max Mirnyi[63] and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 event in Rome on clay, which he lost.[62] Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna.[62] Lastly, Federer won the year-end championships over Andre Agassi, finishing the year as world #2, narrowly behind Andy Roddick by only 160 points.[62]
2017 China Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal won the title, defeating Nick Kyrgios in the final, 6–2, 6–1.
Rafael Nadal Nadal started 2011 by participating in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. In the final, he won over Roger Federer. At the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, he fell in straight sets Nikolay Davydenko in the semifinals.[117] He and countryman López won the doubles title by defeating Daniele Bracciali and Andreas Seppi.[118]