Nadal leads their overall head-to-head series 13–7.<sup id="cite_ref-atp-headtohead_5-0" class="reference">[6]</sup> Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 16 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including an all-time record seven Grand Slam finals.<sup id="cite_ref-atp-therivalry_6-0" class="reference">[7]</sup> From 2006 to 2008, they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final, and they also met in the 2009 Australian Open final. Nadal won five of the seven matches, losing the first two Wimbledons. Three of these Grand Slam finals were five setters (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian), and the 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts.<sup id="cite_ref-greatestmatchever_7-0" class="reference">[8]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-McEnroe-greatestmatch_8-0" class="reference">[9]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-wertheim-greatestmatch_9-0" class="reference">[10]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-tignor-greatestmatch_10-0" class="reference">[11]</sup> They have also played in a record seven Masters Series finals, including a five hour match at the 2006 Rome Masters which Nadal won in a fifth-set tiebreak.
