| By Chris Oddo |
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After a pair of quarterfinal victories today at the BNP Paribas Open, iconic rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are set to clash for the 28th time.
Here’s a number-by-number, blow-by-blow account of the rivalry as it stands today.
1
Saturday will be the first Nadal-Federer match to be played at Indian Wells. It will also be the duo's first in an American city other than Miami.
18-9
Two for Nadal, one for Federer. What are the odds that Federer wins the next nine in a row?
1729
Number of days between their birthdays. Both Federer and Nadal were born on Tuesdays, with Federer older by nearly 5 years.
20,158,530 Combined Facebook likes between the pair, as of Friday evening. The number is growing steadily. It was 18,728,385 in the days prior to their last meeting at the Australian Open. Federer currently holds a slim 100,732 lead, but Rafa is gaining on him steadily, as the lead was over 400,000 in January.
1380
Combined tour level wins by the pair. Federer has 826, Nadal 554.
118
Total titles held by the pair, of which Federer owns 72.
10
Number of hard court matches Federer and Nadal have played. The pair have played to a 5-5 record on hard courts, but Rafa owns the two wins they played on hard courts in Slams.
20
Number of tiebreaks they’ve played. The pair are tied, 10-10. Federer has the only shutout in a tiebreaker – he blanked Nadal 7-0 in the first set tiebreaker of the Rome final in 2006. Federer also won the only tiebreaker that went past seven points, when he took the 4th set of their 2008 Wimbledon final, 10-8 in the tiebreak.
89
Total number of sets the pair has played. Nadal has won 53 and Federer has won 36.
1309
Distance, in kilometers, between their hometowns, Basel, Switzerland and Manacor, Spain.
115,024,173
Combined ATP prize money earnings, in dollars, between them. Federer has earned $68, 723, 311 and Nadal $46,300,862. In case you’re wondering, Saturday’s winner will bag an extra $300,000.
11
Number of winner-take-all sets they have played. Nadal has won 6, Federer 5.
5
Number of 5th sets they’ve played. Nadal has won 3, Federer 2.
4
Number of total bagels in their 26 matches. Three for Federer and one for Nadal.