Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer - Match for Africa Madrid 2010 - Highlights HQ

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer produced some absolutely incredible shots in the second installment of the 2010 "Match for Africa" exhibition series for charity. Nadal sealed the win with a powerfully angled forehand crosscourt shot in front of a capacity crowd at Caja Magica sports arena (Madrid) that included many of Spain’s leading dignitaries.
Nadal says Federer’s “gesture to play a game here to raise funds for needy people is incredibly generous.” Federer responded by saying it is wonderful that Nadal supports charities “at such a young age.” Federer beat Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday in the opening match in Zurich, Switzerland.
Rafael Nadal called his 2010 tennis season the best year. He became the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open) at the age of 24, also won three Grand Slam titles that year and won all events on clay he took part in thus becoming the only player in history to win the clay slam (Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros in the same calendar year).
Some standalone records of Rafael Nadal as of May 2024:
- 50 straight sets won on a single surface (clay)
- 81 straight matches won on a single surface (clay)
- Winning 10+ titles in a single tournament (Roland Garros 14, Barcelona 12, Monte Carlo 11, Rome 10)
- Winning at least one Grand Slam title in 10 consecutive years (2005-14)
- Being in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings for 19 consecutive years (April 2005 to March 2023)
- Winning olympic gold medals in singles (2008) and doubles (2016)
- Winning at least one ATP singles title for 19 consecutive years (2004-2022)
Some standalone records of Roger Federer:
- Reaching 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals (2005-2007), as well as 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals and 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarter-finals (winning 25 of them in a row)
- Winning an Open Era record 19 grass court titles
- Longest grass court winning streak in the Open Era - 65 consecutive matches on grass (2003-2008)
- Holds the world's second highest number of performance-based Guinness World Records ever achieved within a single athletic discipline (37 total / 26 performance based)
- A record of 237 consecutive weeks as the No. 1 ranked player in the world

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Federer’s weak backhand, nothing compared to 2017’s backhand