The rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer is probably one of the most exciting ones in the history of tennis. You can also visit 1xBet - make a bet on football online and also explore its tennis wagers.

This rivalry had numerous chapters. However, probably the best of them was what happened on the 6th of July 2008. On that day both of them played against each other in an amazing Wimbledon final. In fact, many consider this contest to be the best in the history of the sport. At 1xBet you can make an online bet on football and tennis, and wager on plenty of competitions such as Wimbledon.

The number 1 vs the number 2

Before the match Federer was the first player of the ATP rankings. Nadal closely followed him in the second place. There are a few other aspects that contribute to the overall background and context that surrounded this match. At 1xBet there are no limitations — online bets for sports can be made on tennis matches and many other disciplines.

Some of the most important aspects that served as extra ingredients for this legendary match:

• both players had won 14 out of the last 16 Grand Slam titles;
• Federer had won the previous five Wimbledon titles, also, he had defeated Nadal in the 2006 and 2007 finals;
• also, both of them had played 17 times against each other before this match, with 11 victories for Nadal and 6 for Federer.

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The match itself

There was another protagonist to this match besides Nadal and Federer: the rain. Because of it was necessary to delay the start of the match and also to stop it a few times. The best live tennis matches can always be wagered by visiting the 1xbet.in/live/tennis website.

Most experts thought that Federer had slightly better chances of winning this match than Nadal. However, the Spanish player started as a true machine. In slightly more than 90 minutes of the match, Nadal had already won the first sets for a score of 6-4.

However, the Swiss still had some tricks up to his sleeve. The third and fourth sets were extremely intense, and Federer was able to win both of them after some incredible tiebreaks. By the way, when a tiebreak is necessary to decide a match, you can visit 1xBet and wager on those instances as well.

Everything was going to be decided in the fifth set. After displaying incredible talent, both players were tied 7-7. Here Nadal broke Federer’s serve and put himself 8-7 up. Afterwards, the Spanish won his serve and ended the 5th set with a final score of 9-7. This ended what is still considered as the best match in the history of tennis.