Federer vs Berdych Live: 2012 Mutua Madrid Open Men's Final

Who will win the 2012 Mutua Madrid Open men's singles championship match between Switzerland's Roger Federer and the Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych? The men's singles final will be broadcast live online following the men's doubles final and the women's singles final. Live online coverage for the Federer vs Berdych championship match at the 2012 Madrid tennis tournament will start here no earlier than 4.30 pm local time in Madrid. Both players weren't seeded to be in the finals but both men overcame the conqueror's of the two top seeded players along the way.

Berdych eliminated Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals after Verdasco shocked world no. 2 Rafael Nadal in the third round. Federer defeated Janko Tipsaveric in the semifinals, a day after the Serbian no. 2 player upset world no. 1 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. Berdych is aiming for his second title of the year after his triumph at the Montpellier tennis tournament while Federer is going for his fourth title after wins in Rotterdam, Dubai, and Indian Wells. The Madrid finals is the first clay court finals for both players this season.

Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs Roger Federer (SUI) Career Head-to-Head: Federer leads the series 10-4. Both players split their last four meetings and Federer won their last match in the Paris tournament last November. Federer also won both clay court meetings albeit in 2005 and 2006. Berdych was responsible for eliminating Federer in the 2004 Athens Olympics - their very first meeting. Below is the result of their previous 14 matches:

2004 Athens Olympics (Greece) Hard R32 Tomas Berdych 4-6 7-5 7-5
2005 ATP Masters Series Hamburg Clay R32 Roger Federer 6-2 6-1
2006 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 6-3
2006 Halle (Germany) Grass F Roger Federer 6-0 6-7(4) 6-2
2006 Wimbledon (England) Grass R16 Roger Federer 6-3 6-3 6-4
2007 CZE v. SUI WG PO (Czech Republic)Carpet RR Roger Federer 7-6(5) 7-6(10) 6-3
2008 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-4 7-6(7) 6-3
2008 Beijing Olympics (China) Hard R16 Roger Federer 6-3 7-6(4)
2009 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Roger Federer 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-2
2010 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Hard R16 Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-7(3) 7-6(6)
2010 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Tomas Berdych 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4
2010 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto Hard QF Roger Federer 6-3 5-7 7-6(5)
2011 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard QF Tomas Berdych 6-2 7-6(3)
2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris Hard SF Roger Federer 6-4 6-3

Facts for Federer and Berdych:

W/L for 2012: Berdych 25-6 (8-1 on clay); Federer 27-3 (4-1 on clay)
Titles for 2012: Berdych 1 (7 for career); Federer 3 (73 for career)
Federer Highlights: W: Rotterdam (d Del Potro); Dubai (d Murray); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d Isner); SF: Doha (W/O vs Tsonga); Australian Open (l Nadal)
Berdych Highlights: W: Montpellier (d Monfils); SF: Rotterdam (l Del Potro); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Djokovic); QF: Australian Open (l Nadal); Dubai (l Murray)

Federer's Outstanding Record in past 7 months: World no. 3 Federer on a roll after losing to Djokovic in the 2011 US Open semi-finals. He has won 44 matches and lost just 3. If he wins the Madrid tournament, he will overtake Rafael Nadal as world no. 2 in time for the French Open seeding. Below is his record in his past 12 tennis events:

2011 Davis Cup - vs. Australia 2-0
2011 Basel – (d. Nishikori in Final) 7-0
2011 ATP Masters 1000 Paris - (d. Tsonga in Final) 12-0
2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (d. Tsonga in Final) 17-0
2012 Doha – (W/O vs. Tsonga in SF) 20-0
2012 Australian Open – (l. to Nadal in SF) 24-1
2012 Davis Cup – vs. U.S. (l. to Isner) 24-2
2012 Rotterdam – (d. del Potro in Final) 28-2
2012 Dubai - (d. Murray in Final) 33-2
2012 Indian Wells – (d. Isner in Final) 39-2
2012 Miami - (l. to Roddick in 3rd Rd.) 40-3
2012 Madrid - (vs. Berdych in Final) 44-3

Watch Federer vs Berdych live online through TennisTv.com as they fight for the 2012 Mutua Madrid Open title.