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How tennis titans Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer shape up ahead of their blockbuster French Open semi-final on Friday.

TENNIS TITANS RAFAEL NADAL AND ROGER FEDERER, HEAD TO HEAD

2-RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) leads 3-ROGER FEDERER (SUI) 23-15 (8-3 at grand slams, 5-0 at Roland Garros)

2017 Australian Open, hard, F, Federer 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3

2012 Australian Open, hard, SF, Nadal 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-5) 6-4

2011 French Open, clay, F, Nadal 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 5-7 6-1

2009 Australian Open, hard, F, Nadal 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 6-2

2008 Wimbledon, grass, F, Nadal 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (8-10) 9-7

2008 French Open, clay, F, Nadal 6-1 6-3 6-0

2007 Wimbledon, grass, F, Federer 7-6 (9-7) 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-2

2007 French Open, clay, F, Nadal 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-4

2006 Wimbledon, grass, F, Federer 6-0 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (2-7) 6-3

2006 French Open, clay, F, Nadal 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6 (7-4)

2005 French Open, clay, SF, Nadal 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-3

RAFAEL NADAL

Age: 33

Height: 185cm. Weight: 85kg

Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Ranking: 2

Career prize money: $106,957,186 ($A153.30 million)

Career titles: 81

Career win-loss record: 949-195

Grand slam titles: 17 (Australian Open 2009; French Open 2005-08,

2010-14, 2017-18; Wimbledon 2008, 2010; US Open 2010, 2013, 2017)

French Open win-loss record: 91-2

Best French Open results: champion 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010,

2001, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018

ROGER FEDERER (SUI)

Age: 37

Height: 185cm. Weight: 85kg

Plays: right-handed

Ranking: 3

Career prize money: $123,632,204 ($A177.20 million)

Career titles: 101

Career win-loss record: 1208-263

Grand slam titles: 20 (Australian Open 2004, 2006-07, 2010,

2017-18; French Open 2009; Wimbledon 2003-07, 2009, 2012, 2017; US

Open 2004-2008)

French Open win-loss record: 70-16

Best French Open results: champion 2009; runner-up 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011