Federer and Nadal are on collision course in Doha

Two of the worlds best tennis players are on collision course. Both play this week’s ATP Doha 250 tournament. The competition has currently reached the semifinal phase with both Federer and Nadal left in the race for the title.

The Qatar Exxon Mobil Open is the last chance for the stars to warm-up for the first Grand Slam event of the season, the Australian Open. Events at the Melbourne Park debut on January 18 and 2 weeks later we should know the winner of edition 2010.

Nadal and Federer last clashed in May last year, during the Madrid Masters final. Roger Federer won the title although the overall head-to-head stats show 13-7 for the Spaniard. Nadal’s last win over the current World Number 1 was in Melbourne, almost 1 year ago. Rafa won the Australian Open and sent the Swiss Champion in tears after a heavily commented award ceremony. Read more