He came close to losing out big time, but Roger Federer is back and just in time to face his No. 1 clay court rival: Rafael Nadal.

Rafael Nadal, who has been playing some of the best tennis of his career in Monte Carlo this past week, goes head-to-head against Federer in the Monte Carlo final for the third year in a row on Sunday. If he wins, it’ll be Nadal’s fourth successive title at Europe’s opening ATP Masters Series event.

Nadal leads 8-6 in all meetings against Federer and is 6-1 ahead in their matches on clay. Read more about the Federer-Nadal rivalry here; and get all your tennis odds at the Bodog Sportsbook (where Nadal is the -250 to win).