{"id":22117,"date":"2019-12-31T07:30:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T12:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/?p=22117"},"modified":"2019-12-30T11:53:42","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T16:53:42","slug":"top-10-tennis-rivalries-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/12\/31\/top-10-tennis-rivalries-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Most Memorable Tennis Rivalries of the Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A rivalry is, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexico.com\/en\/definition\/rivalry\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by definition<\/a>, &#8220;competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field.&#8221; They can be one-sided or incredibly close but are always characterised with high levels of intensity. This article will countd own the Top 10 most memorable Tennis rivalries over the last 10 years.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to be considered the rivalry must have met all the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both players must have a decade-high ranking of No.3 or better<\/li>\n<li>At least one player must have reached No.1 this decade<\/li>\n<li>Both must have met multiple times in SF\/F stages of Grand Slams\u00a0this decade<\/li>\n<li>At least 12 career match-ups this decade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This criteria shortlisted the number of eligible rivalries to just 18, of which I have chosen the 10 that will be remembered the most. So without further a o, here are the Top 10 most memorable rivalries of this decade&#8230;<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">10. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall H2H this decade: 12 &#8211; 4\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Slams: 4 &#8211; 4<\/li>\n<li>ATP Finals: 2 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Summer Olympics: 0 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Other Tournaments: 6 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>9. Maria Sharapova (Russia) vs. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall H2H this decade: 6 &#8211; 6\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Slams: 1 &#8211; 2<\/li>\n<li>WTA Finals: 1 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Summer Olympics: 0 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Other Tournaments: 4 &#8211; 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #800080; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;\">8. Serena Williams (USA) vs. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall H2H this decade: 15 &#8211; 3\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Slams: 7 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>WTA Finals: 1 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Summer Olympics: 1 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Other Tournaments: 6 &#8211; 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>7. Serena Williams (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (Russia)<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall H2H this decade: 15 &#8211; 0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Slams: 6 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>WTA Finals: 1 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Summer Olympics: 1 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Other Tournaments: 7 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">6. Roger Federer (Switzerland) vs. Andy Murray (Great Britain)<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall H2H this decade: 10 &#8211; 5\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Slams: 4 &#8211; 1<\/li>\n<li>ATP Finals: 3 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Summer Olympics: 0 &#8211; 1<\/li>\n<li>Other Tournaments: 3 &#8211; 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">5. Rafael Nadal (Spain) vs. Andy Murray (Great Britain)<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall H2H this decade: 10 &#8211; 5\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Slams: 5 &#8211; 1<\/li>\n<li>ATP Finals: 2 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Summer Olympics: 0 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Other Tournaments: 3 &#8211; 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">4. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Andy Murray (Great Britain)<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall H2H this decade: 21 &#8211; 8\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Slams: 8 &#8211; 2<\/li>\n<li>ATP Finals: 1 &#8211; 1<\/li>\n<li>Summer Olympics: 0 &#8211; 1<\/li>\n<li>Other Tournaments: 12 &#8211; 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">3. Rafael Nadal (Spain) vs. Roger Federer (Switzerland)<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall H2H this decade: 11 &#8211; 9\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Slams: 4 &#8211; 2<\/li>\n<li>ATP Finals: 1 &#8211; 2<\/li>\n<li>Summer Olympics: 0 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Other Tournaments: 6 &#8211; 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">2. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Roger Federer (Switzerland)<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall H2H this decade: 21 &#8211; 14\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Slams: 9 &#8211; 2<\/li>\n<li>ATP Finals: 3 &#8211; 3<\/li>\n<li>Summer Olympics: 0 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Other Tournaments: 9 &#8211; 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Rafael Nadal (Spain)<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall H2H this decade: 21 &#8211; 12\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Slams: 6 &#8211; 5<\/li>\n<li>ATP Finals: 2 &#8211; 1<\/li>\n<li>Summer Olympics: 0 &#8211; 0<\/li>\n<li>Other Tournaments: 13 &#8211; 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To summarise, the most memorable rivalries of the 2010s are as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Rafael Nadal (Spain)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Roger Federer (Switzerland)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Rafael Nadal (Spain) vs. Roger Federer (Switzerland)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Andy Murray (Great Britain)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Rafael Nadal (Spain) vs. Andy Murray (Great Britain)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Roger Federer (Switzerland) vs. Andy Murray (Great Britain)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Serena Williams (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (Russia)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Serena Williams (USA) vs. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Maria Sharapova (Russia) vs. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>What are the rivalries you will remember most from this decade? Let me know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rivalry is, by definition, &#8220;competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field.&#8221; They can be one-sided or incredibly close but are always characterised with high levels of intensity. 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