Superb high-quality tennis in this classic battle between two of the greatest tennis players of all time. At the time Roger Federer (No1) had won 48 straight matches on grass courts (2003-2007) and Rafael Nadal (No2) had 72 wins in a row on clay (2005-2007). The match was played in the capital city of Nadal's home island, Palma de Mallorca, in front of a home crowd at Palma Arena.
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
