5ROGER TOP RAFA v DUELS

2006 ITALIAN OPEN FINAL Nadal won 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 Federer spurned two match points at 6-5 in the decider and led 5-3 in tiebreak only to lose a match Nadal simply would not give away. 2007 WIMBLEDON FINAL Federer — 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 Perhaps less celebrated than ’08 but at the time heralded as the best men’s Wimbledon final since Borg and McEnroe in 1980. 2008 WIMBLEDON FINAL Nadal — 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 In badly fading light after several rain delays, Nadal staved off a superb fightback from his rival, bettering the drama of 12 months previously to snap Fed’s 65-match grass winning streak. 2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL Nadal — 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2 Federer was in tears at the trophy ceremony saying, ‘God this is killing me’ after being edged out after four hours and 19 minutes. 2017 AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL Federer — 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 Trailing 3-1 in the decider, Federer rolled back the years to win the first big tournament he had played since coming back from a long injury lay-off.