ɪɾ ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈɔː ðə fˈɜːst mˈætʃ kəntˈɛstᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn dʒəkˈɑːvɪk ænd nˈeɪdəl, hˌuː wʊd ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn tə plˈeɪ ɐn ˈoʊpən ˈiəɹɚ ɹˈɛkɚd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn mˈætʃᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ.
It also saw the first match contested between Djokovic and Nadal, who would go on to play an Open Era record 59 matches against each other.