Roger Federer won the last five hard-court matches against Rafael Nadal: 2015 (Basel) 2017 (Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami and Shanghai).
Rafael Nadal’s uncle, Toni, has praised Federer for finding out a new tactic against Rafa.
“Roger's game had no secrets for Rafa, it was much less complicated than clashes with Djokovic. Until that painful loss at Melbourne in 2017. Federer delivered a new tactic, that immediately gave him a Grand Slam title. He was once again an example for everyone. At 35 years Roger improved himself, in 2017 he was better than Rafael,” said Toni.