[SeekAndFind]

An argument can be made to say that Nadal is the greater tennis player than Roger Federer.

Even at Federer's peak Nadal was one player he could not beat.

[SeekAndFind]

Nadal's record

Finals: 18 (13 titles, 5 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	2005	French Open (1)	Clay	Mariano Puerta	6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
Winner	2006	French Open (2)	Clay	Roger Federer	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up	2006	Wimbledon (1)	Grass	Roger Federer	0–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 3–6
Winner	2007	French Open (3)	Clay	Roger Federer	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	2007	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Roger Federer	6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 2–6
Winner	2008	French Open (4)	Clay	Roger Federer	6–1, 6–3, 6–0
Winner	2008	Wimbledon (1)	Grass	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
Winner	2009	Australian Open (1)	Hard	Roger Federer	7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
Winner	2010	French Open (5)	Clay	Robin Söderling	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	2010	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Tomáš Berdych	6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Winner	2010	US Open (1)	Hard	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Winner	2011	French Open (6)	Clay	Roger Federer	7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
Runner-up	2011	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	Novak Djokovic	4–6, 1–6, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up	2011	US Open (1)	Hard	Novak Djokovic	2–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6
Runner-up	2012	Australian Open (1)	Hard	Novak Djokovic	7–5, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7
Winner	2012	French Open (7)	Clay	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Winner	2013	French Open (8)	Clay	David Ferrer	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Winner	2013	US Open (2)	Hard	Novak Djokovic	6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

[rktman]

Oooppppssss! At a quick glance I was wondering why the heck Ralph Nadar was playing tennins. LOL!

[heylady]

Hope with the money Raffa gets he can finally buy underwear that fits.

[freedumb2003]

There are no compelling personalities in Tennis anymore (and there haven’t been for years).

Thus no one cares.

[antonico]

I can understand trying to make the argument that Nadal somehow is better than Federer. But when you look at their achievements - not their rivalry - what’s clear is Federer has a career Nadal will never ever duplicate. Federer has been in the Championship match of EVERY Major AT LEAST 5 TIMES EACH!! Federer was World #1 for 237 uninterrupted weeks, and 302 weeks overall. Federer reached an astounding 23 consecutive Semi Finals at Grand Slam Events. And, in 3 different seasons, he’s won 3 of the 4 Majors in a calendar year (and losing in the Final of the 4th one twice). It’s a brand of dominance that had never been seen before. These are things Nadal will never accomplish in his career.

That said, Nadal will carve out his own unique achievements. He’s the only man in the Open Era to have won any given Major Championship 8 times, and added too that - he’s won two OTHER tour events that many times also. All on clay, and his dominance there is something the sport has not ever seen. He’s gotten the better of Federer mostly because in Federer’s prime Nadal was only able to reach Finals on clay or grass. He’s better on hard courts now, but Federer has tailed off where he was due to age. The fact is Nadal’s career - when stacked against Federer’s career - will always fall short.