Rivalry Djokovic - Nadal - the current rivalry between two tennis players : Serb Novak Djokovic and Spaniard Rafael Nadal , members of the so-called. The "Big Four" of men's tennis of the second decade of the XXI century. At the moment, they have played 52 times among themselves as part of the professional tour competitions [1] .
In 2006-2010, it was inferior in importance to the matches of Nadal and the Swiss Roger Federer , but then, thanks to the improvement of the Serb game and the fall in the results of the Swiss, it raised its status to a qualitatively new level. The first game of this period was in the final of US Open-2010 .
This series is the longest in the number of matches held during the Open Era .
The first meeting between them took place at Roland Garros 2006 at the quarter-final stage. Then Djokovic withdrew from the match in the third set. The first final between them took place at the Masters in Indian Wells in 2007, and again the victory remained with Nadal. Djokovicβs first victory came next week at the Masters in Miami .
The Djokovic Nadal rivalry was named by the Association of Professional Tennis Players the third largest in the 2000s [2] .
Content
Analysis
Tennis commentators Dick Enberg , John McEnroe and Mary Carillo believe that this rivalry has the potential to become the greatest in tennis history, given the quantity, quality and importance of the matches that they have already played, as well as the young age of both [3] .
General statistics
- All matches : 28-26 in favor of Djokovic.
- All finals : 15-11 in favor of Djokovic.
- Matches in Grand Slam tournaments : 9-6 in favor of Nadal.
- Grand Slam Tournament Finals : 4-4.
- Matches at ATP Masters 1000 : 16-12 tournaments in favor of Djokovic.
- ATP Masters 1000 Series Tournament Finals : 7-6 in favor of Djokovic.
- Matches at the Olympic Games : 1-0 in favor of Nadal.
Match List
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Djokovic - Nadal (28-26)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Coating | Round | Winner | Score | Time | Account (D-N) |
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| one. | 2006 | Roland Garros | priming | quarter final | Nadal | 6-4 6-4 - failure | 1:54 | 0-1 |
| 2. | 2007 | Indian Wells | hard | the final | Nadal | 6-2 7-5 | 1:34 | 0-2 |
| 3. | 2007 | Miami | hard | quarter final | Djokovic | 6-3 6-4 | 1:37 | 1-2 |
| four. | 2007 | Rome | priming | quarter final | Nadal | 6-2 6-3 | 1:41 | 1-3 |
| five. | 2007 | Roland Garros (2) | priming | semifinal | Nadal | 7-5 6-4 6-2 | 2:28 | 1-4 |
| 6. | 2007 | Wimbledon | grass | semifinal | Nadal | 3-6 6-1 4-1 - failure | 1:41 | 1-5 |
| 7. | 2007 | Montreal | hard | semifinal | Djokovic | 7-5 6-3 | 1:51 | 2-5 |
| eight. | 2007 | Tennis masters cup | hard (i) | Group | Nadal | 6-4 6-4 | 1:44 | 2-6 |
| 9. | 2008 | Indian Wells (2) | hard | semifinal | Djokovic | 6-3 6-2 | 1:28 | 3-6 |
| ten. | 2008 | Hamburg | priming | semifinal | Nadal | 7-5 2-6 6-2 | 3:03 | 3-7 |
| eleven. | 2008 | Roland Garros (3) | priming | semifinal | Nadal | 6-4 6-2 7-6 3 | 2:49 | 3-8 |
| 12. | 2008 | London | grass | the final | Nadal | 7-6 6 7-5 | 2:16 | 3-9 |
| 13. | 2008 | Cincinnati | hard | semifinal | Djokovic | 6-1 7-5 | 1:26 | 4-9 |
| 14. | 2008 | Olympiad | hard | semifinal | Nadal | 6-4 1-6 6-4 | 2:10 | 4-10 |
| 15. | 2009 | Davis Cup | priming | 1st round | Nadal | 6-4 6-4 6-1 | 2:28 | 4-11 |
| sixteen. | 2009 | Monte Carlo | priming | the final | Nadal | 6-3 2-6 6-1 | 2:43 | 4-12 |
| 17. | 2009 | Rome (2) | priming | the final | Nadal | 7-6 2 6-2 | 2:03 | 4-13 |
| 18. | 2009 | Madrid | priming | semifinal | Nadal | 3-6 7-6 5 7-6 9 | 4:03 | 4-14 |
| nineteen. | 2009 | Cincinnati (2) | hard | semifinal | Djokovic | 6-1 6-4 | 1:32 | 5-14 |
| 20. | 2009 | Paris | hard (i) | semifinal | Djokovic | 6-2 6-3 | 1:17 | 6-14 |
| 21. | 2009 | ATP World Tour Finals (2) | hard (i) | Group | Djokovic | 7-6 5 6-3 | 1:58 | 7-14 |
| 22. | 2010 | US open | hard | the final | Nadal | 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 | 3:43 | 7-15 |
| 23. | 2010 | ATP World Tour Finals (3) | hard (i) | Group | Nadal | 7-5 6-2 | 1:52 | 7-16 |
| 24. | 2011 | Indian Wells (3) | hard | the final | Djokovic | 4-6 6-3 6-2 | 2:25 | 8-16 |
| 25. | 2011 | Miami (2) | hard | the final | Djokovic | 4-6 6-3 7-6 4 | 3:21 | 9-16 |
| 26. | 2011 | Madrid (2) | priming | the final | Djokovic | 7-5 6-4 | 2:17 | 10-16 |
| 27. | 2011 | Rome (3) | priming | the final | Djokovic | 6-4 6-4 | 2:12 | 11-16 |
| 28. | 2011 | Wimbledon (2) | grass | the final | Djokovic | 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3 | 2:28 | 12-16 |
| 29. | 2011 | US Open (2) | hard | the final | Djokovic | 6-2 6-4 6-7 3 6-1 | 4:10 | 13-16 |
| thirty. | 2012 | Australian open | hard | the final | Djokovic | 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 5 7-5 | 5:53 | 14-16 |
| 31. | 2012 | Monte Carlo (2) | priming | the final | Nadal | 6-3 6-1 | 1:18 | 14-17 |
| 32. | 2012 | Rome (4) | priming | the final | Nadal | 7-5 6-3 | 2:20 | 14-18 |
| 33. | 2012 | Roland Garros (4) | priming | the final | Nadal | 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 | 3:49 am | 14-19 |
| 34. | 2013 | Monte Carlo (3) | priming | the final | Djokovic | 6-2 7-6 1 | 1:54 | 15-19 |
| 35. | 2013 | Roland Garros (5) | priming | semifinal | Nadal | 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7 3 9-7 | 4:37 | 15-20 |
| 36. | 2013 | Montreal (5) | hard | semifinal | Nadal | 4-6 6-3 6-7 2 | 2:30 | 15-21 |
| 37. | 2013 | US Open (3) | hard | the final | Nadal | 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 | 3:24 | 15-22 |
| 38. | 2013 | Beijing | hard | the final | Djokovic | 6-3 6-4 | 1:27 | 16-22 |
| 39. | 2013 | ATP World Tour Finals (4) | hard (i) | the final | Djokovic | 6-3 6-4 | 1:36 | 17-22 |
| 40. | 2014 | Miami (3) | hard | the final | Djokovic | 6-3 6-3 | 1:24 | 18-22 |
| 41. | 2014 | Rome (5) | priming | the final | Djokovic | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | 2:19 | 19-22 |
| 42. | 2014 | Roland Garros (6) | priming | the final | Nadal | 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 | 3:31 | 19-23 |
| 43. | 2015 | Monte Carlo (4) | priming | semifinal | Djokovic | 6-3 6-3 | 1:37 | 20-23 |
| 44. | 2015 | Roland Garros (7) | priming | quarter final | Djokovic | 7-5 6-3 6-1 | 2:27 | 21-23 |
| 45. | 2015 | Beijing (2) | hard | the final | Djokovic | 6-2 6-2 | 1:30 | 22-23 |
| 46. | 2015 | ATP World Tour Finals (5) | hard (i) | semifinal | Djokovic | 6-3 6-3 | 1:19 | 23-23 |
| 47. | 2016 | Doha | hard | the final | Djokovic | 6-1 6-2 | 1:13 | 24-23 |
| 48. | 2016 | Indian Wells (4) | hard | semifinal | Djokovic | 7-6 4 6-2 | 1:59 | 25-23 |
| 49. | 2016 | Rome (6) | priming | quarter final | Djokovic | 7-5 7-6 4 | 2:25 | 26-23 |
| 50. | 2017 | Madrid (3) | priming | semifinal | Nadal | 6-2 6-4 | 1:39 | 26-24 |
| 51. | 2018 | Rome (7) | priming | semifinal | Nadal | 7-6 4 6-3 | 1:56 | 26-25 |
| 52. | 2018 | Wimbledon (3) | grass | semifinal | Djokovic | 6-4 3-6 7-6 9 3-6 10-8 | 5:14 | 27-25 |
| 53. | 2019 | Australian Open (2) | hard | the final | Djokovic | 6-3 6-2 6-3 | 2:06 | 28-25 |
| 54. | 2019 | Rome (8) | priming | the final | Nadal | 6-0 4-6 6-1 | 2:25 | 28-26 |
Records
Career Development
- (as of August 12, 2019)
| Season | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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| TBS titles | Djokovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | one | one | four | five | 6 | 7 | ten | 12 | 12 | 14 | sixteen |
| Nadal | 0 | one | 2 | 3 | five | 6 | 9 | ten | eleven | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | sixteen | 17 | 18 | |
| Victories in matches at TBS | Djokovic | 0 | five | 14 | 33 | 51 | 66 | 85 | 110 | 134 | 158 | 180 | 207 | 228 | 237 | 258 | 277 |
| Nadal | 6 | nineteen | 36 | 56 | 80 | 95 | 120 | 143 | 157 | 171 | 187 | 198 | 203 | 226 | 247 | 265 | |
| Total titles | Djokovic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | eleven | sixteen | 18 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 59 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 75 |
| Nadal | one | 12 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 83 | |
| Total wins | Djokovic | 2 | 13 | 53 | 121 | 185 | 263 | 324 | 394 | 469 | 543 | 604 | 686 | 751 | 783 | 836 | 871 |
| Nadal | 45 | 124 | 183 | 253 | 335 | 401 | 472 | 541 | 583 | 658 | 706 | 767 | 806 | 873 | 918 | 960 | |
| Rating | Djokovic | 186 | 78 | sixteen | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | one | one | 2 | one | one | 2 | 12 | one | one |
| Nadal | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | one | 2 | one | 2 | four | one | 3 | five | 9 | one | 2 | 2 | |
| Weeks in Role # 1 | Djokovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 62 | 100 | 125 | 177 | 223 | 223 | 232 | 264 |
| Nadal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nineteen | 46 | 76 | 102 | 102 | 115 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 160 | 196 | 196 | |
Grand Slam Tournament Performance
Bold = a match between these players took place in the tournament
2003-08
| Player | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | |
| Novak Djokovic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1P | 2P | 3P | 3P | 1P | 1/4 | 4P | 3P | 4P | 1/2 | 1/2 | F | P | 1/2 | 2P | 1/2 |
| Rafael Nadal | - | - | 3P | 2P | 3P | - | - | 2P | 4P | P | 2P | 3P | - | P | F | 1/4 | 1/4 | P | F | 4P | 1/2 | P | P | 1/2 |
2009-14
| Player | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | |
| Novak Djokovic | 1/4 | 3P | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/2 | F | P | 1/2 | P | P | P | F | 1/2 | F | P | 1/2 | F | F | 1/4 | F | P | 1/2 |
| Rafael Nadal | P | 4P | - | 1/2 | 1/4 | P | P | P | 1/4 | P | F | F | F | P | 2P | - | - | P | 1P | P | F | P | 4P | - |
2015-20
| Player | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | ABC | FRA | UIM | USA | |
| Novak Djokovic | P | F | P | P | P | P | 3P | F | 2P | 1/4 | 1/4 | - | 4P | 1/4 | P | P | P | 1/2 | P | |||||
| Rafael Nadal | 1/4 | 1/4 | 2P | 3P | 1P | 3P | - | 4P | F | P | 4P | P | 1/4 | P | 1/2 | 1/2 | F | P | 1/2 | |||||
Notes
- β ATP World Tour. ATP Head 2 Head (link not available) . Date of treatment September 18, 2011. Archived June 28, 2013.
- β Rivalries of the decade . Date of treatment August 19, 2011. Archived June 28, 2013.
- β Novak In the Sky With Biplanes . Date of treatment July 14, 2011.
See also
- Achievements and statistics of Novak Djokovic
- Achievements and statistics of Rafael Nadal
- 2011 Wimbledon Men's Singles Final