</form> Roger Federer reckons his rivalry with Rafa Nadal makes them the Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi of tennis
But the No.1 seed hopes he stays in Wimbledon longer than the football superstars have remained in the World Cup
Ten years after their epic final of 2008, the Swiss and the Spaniard are still the two top-ranked players in the world
Federer, who turns 37 next month, said: "I see the comparison - they have a long-standing rivalry
I have the same with Rafa. "They're very different from one another. I guess there's some similarities there as well
As similar as we are, Rafa and myself, we're still very different on many levels
I think it's pretty much the same for them. "I never met them, so I can't really talk about how different or how similar they are to our rivalry
Obviously in football, it's different because you're only as good as your team. The pitch is huge, with 11 of them running around
With us, we're a little more in control, let's be honest. I hope I can control it a bit better than they could
We'll see how it goes." Federer and Nadal have met 38 times – with the Spaniard leading 23-15 – but arguably their most famous match was here a decade ago when the left-hander won his first Wimbledon title in a five-set classic
"I think it was one of the hardest losses I ever had, no doubt about it," said the 20-time Grand Slam winner
"I was so close to making it six in a row. The initial reaction was, Okay, got to win it again next year, '09, and I did, in an epic one against Roddick
That was beautiful after the heartbreak in '08. "It was a great match for many reasons
It also made me more human potentially, the loss under the circumstances. But it was a great match to be part of
"We go back in time with Rafa. I'm sure that we'll talk about it when we're older in the rocking chair
We'll talk about how it all was. I'm sure I took something away from it, but mostly positive, even though the moment was pretty hard naturally
" Federer, who is scheduled to meet No.2 seed Nadal in the final, is seeking to equal Martina Navratilova's record of nine Wimbledon singles titles after skipping the clay court season
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