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Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic: Who could break Roger Federer's one-surface title record of 71?

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When Roger Federer announced his retirement it was an opportunity to review the many records he held and wonder which of them might never be broken.

Most consecutive weeks as world No. 1? 237 is a very, very high bar. Five US Open titles in a row? Difficult to top. Most titles on one surface?

Maybe doable... Federer’s record currently stands at 71 titles on hard courts. Ad Until last week, that was eight clear of Rafael Nadal’s 63 on clay and nine clear of Djokovic’s 62 on hard courts.

But Djokovic is now level with Nadal and a step closer to Federer after winning in Tel Aviv. TennisSix matches we want to see before end of 2022 tennis season19 HOURS AGO Is another Federer record now destined to fall to one of his great rivals?

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