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The pair met 6 times, with each player winning three times (Nadal winning their US Open and French Open Grandslam encounters).
The couple met 6 times, with three victories for each one.


Djokovic and Nadal contested the [[2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters|Monte Carlo]] final for a third time, but this was their first meeting since [[2012 French Open – Men's Singles|last year's French Open final]], and this was the twelfth time in the last thirteen occasions in which they met in the championship match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-21/nadal2c-djokovic-seal-third-monte-carlo-final/4641548?section=sport |title=Nadal, Djokovic seal third Monte Carlo final |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2013-04-21 |accessdate=2013-09-09}}</ref> Nadal failed to win his 9th title after Djokovic defeated him in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-22/djokovic-dethrones-nadal-in-monte-carlo/4642428?section=sport |title=Djokovic dethrones Nadal in Monte Carlo|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2013-04-22 |accessdate=2013-09-09}}</ref>
Djokovic and Nadal contested the [[2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters|Monte Carlo]] final for a third time, but this was their first meeting since [[2012 French Open – Men's Singles|last year's French Open final]], and this was the twelfth time in the last thirteen occasions in which they met in the championship match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-21/nadal2c-djokovic-seal-third-monte-carlo-final/4641548?section=sport |title=Nadal, Djokovic seal third Monte Carlo final |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2013-04-21 |accessdate=2013-09-09}}</ref> Nadal failed to win his 9th title after Djokovic defeated him in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-22/djokovic-dethrones-nadal-in-monte-carlo/4642428?section=sport |title=Djokovic dethrones Nadal in Monte Carlo|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2013-04-22 |accessdate=2013-09-09}}</ref>

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Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal during the 2011 US Open final

The Djokovic–Nadal rivalry is between tennis players Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, who are engaged in a modern-day tennis rivalry. It is considered to be one of the greatest rivalries in history and is ranked first in the Open Era in terms of matches played [1] with Nadal leading 22 to 17 in match wins.[2] Between 2006–2010, this rivalry was often overshadowed by the historic Federer–Nadal rivalry, but it started to become widely recognized after they played their first Grand Slam final against each other at the 2010 US Open. It is the only rivalry to take place in all 4 Grand Slam finals (including consecutive Grand Slam finals) and a record 20 Masters Series matches. Their 2012 Australian Open final was widely considered to rank among the greatest matches of all time, and Mary Carillo and John McEnroe both commented that that Australian Open match and the 2013 French Open semi-final match were the two best matches played on hard and clay courts respectively.[3] The Djokovic–Nadal rivalry is listed as the third greatest rivalry in the last decade by ATPworldtour.com.[4]

The first ever meeting between the two occurred at the 2006 French Open in the quarterfinals, where Nadal prevailed after Djokovic was forced to retire with an injury in the third set. It was really that match that initiated the rivalry when Djokovic spoke to the media after the match claiming that he understood what he needed to do to beat Nadal and said Nadal "was beatable on clay". Since then, Djokovic has been the only player that has a chance at defeating a healthy Nadal on a clay surface and is responsible for more than half of the Spaniard's losses on clay. Their first final appearance came at the 2007 Indian Wells Masters tournament, where Nadal won the event, this was just the second time they met on the ATP Tour. Djokovic's first win was in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Miami Masters in their third meeting. From March 2011 to April 2013, the pair contested eleven consecutive meetings in the championship match.[5] At present, they are the top two players in the world, having previously reigned between February 2011 and July 2012.

Some of their matches are considered to be classics and among the greatest matches of all time including the 2009 Madrid Masters Semifinal, 2012 Australian Open final, and 2013 French Open semi-final.

History

2006

Rafael Nadal 2006

The first meeting between the two, which was the only one for this year, was at the French Open (Roland Garros) in the Quarterfinals. The victory went to Nadal in this match via a retirement from Djokovic after Nadal took the first two sets in fours in a matter of 114 minutes.[6]

2007

Novak Djokovic 2007

In 2007, the pair met seven times, Nadal winning five of them.

The first encounter took place at the finals of the Indian Wells Masters. This was Djokovic's first Masters 1000 final whereas Nadal was bidding for his 6th. Nadal won the match easily, in a matter of 94 minutes.[7] Djokovic however got his revenge the following week, defeating Nadal for the first time in the quarter-finals of the Miami Masters in just 97 minutes.[8]

The pair met twice during the summer clay-court season, Nadal continuing his dominance on clay. He defeated Djokovic en route to the title in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters[9] and went on to do the same on his way to a third Grand Slam title, at the French Open a month later. Nadal defeated Djokovic, who was playing his first Grand Slam semi-final.[10] They then met for the first time on grass, in the semi-finals of Wimbledon. After having split the first two sets, Djokovic was forced to concede the match to Nadal on a retirement.[11]

At the Canada Masters in Montreal, Djokovic scored his second victory over Nadal, defeating the Spaniard in the semi's en route to winning his second Masters 1000 title.[12]

The final encounter between the two during the year was in the round robin phase Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. Nadal won easily.[13]

2008

Djokovic and Nadal met six times in 2008, Nadal improving his career advantage against Djokovic to 10–4, winning four of their encounters.

Djokovic defeated Nadal in the semifinals at Indian Wells Masters in their first meeting in the year.[14]

Nadal defeated Djokovic in the semis of the Hamburg Masters.[15] In their third consecutive meeting at the French Open semi-finals, a dominant Nadal defeated Djokovic in the semis, going on to win his fourth consecutive French Open title.

Next they met in their second final at the Queen's Club in London, Nadal winning his first grass-court title at the expense of Djokovic in the finals in straight sets.[16]

In their fifth encounter of the year at the Cincinnati Masters, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the semis.[17]

The sixth and final battle of the year came at the Beijing Olympics in the semi-finals, Nadal winning the match. He would go on to win the gold medal.

2009

They met seven times in 2009. Nadal won the first four of their encounters, Djokovic going on to win the last three.

The pair met several times during on clay and matches involving them became the highlights of the clay-court season. They met for the first time in a clay-court final at the Monte Carlo Masters, Nadal winning a closely contested three-setter and his 5th consecutive title at the event.[18] With the no. 3 ranking at risk, Djokovic had to defend his title at the Rome Masters to avoid dropping to No. 4 in the world. He successfully made it to the final, but lost to Nadal in straight sets.[19]

They then met for a third consecutive tournament on clay, in the semis of the Madrid Masters. Nadal won a gruelling encounter by saving three match points in the process.[20] The match, at 4 hours and 3 minutes, was the longest three-set singles match on the ATP World Tour in the Open Era (later surpassed by the Olympic semifinal between Federer and Del Potro in 2012, which did not have a tiebreak in the third set).[21] The match was voted the best match of the year by fans and critics alike. Djokovic admitted afterwards that it took him a long time to get over this loss.

During the US Open series, Djokovic defeated Nadal for the first time that year at the Cincinnati Masters in 92 minutes.[22] Djokovic then won his first Masters 1000 title of the year, crushing Nadal in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Paris.[23] The pair then had their final meeting of the year, at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Djokovic won the match, going 2–1 in the round robin phase.[24]

2010

They met only twice in 2010, and Nadal won both encounters.

Djokovic and Nadal faced off for the first time in a Grand Slam final at the US Open. Nadal won the match in four sets, thus becoming the youngest player in the Open Era to complete a Career Grand Slam. This match took 3 hours and 43 minutes to get finished.[25]

Their second encounter came during the Round Robin stage of the ATP World Tour finals, where Nadal beat Djokovic in two sets.[26]

2011

The pair met 6 times, all in finals, with Djokovic winning all six encounters, including two Grand Slam finals.

Coming into their first encounter of the year at the Indian Wells Masters, Djokovic had not lost a match the entire year, and continued his fine form by beating Nadal to win his second Indian Wells title.[27]

Two weeks later, the pair met again in the finals of the Miami Masters with Djokovic winning two sets to one.[28]

Djokovic and Nadal clashed twice during the clay-court spring. In the final of the Madrid Masters, Djokovic scored his first ever victory over Nadal on clay, in straight sets.[29] He managed the same feat at the Rome Masters, defeating Nadal in straight sets.[30]

Djokovic and Nadal met in a final for the fifth time in the year at Wimbledon, arguably their biggest encounter of the year. In a 2 hour 28 minute contest, Djokovic overcame Nadal in four sets, winning his first Wimbledon title.[31]

They met for a second consecutive final at the US Open, a rematch of the final from the previous year, in which Nadal had prevailed. Djokovic won his third Grand Slam title of the year, overcoming Nadal again in four sets.[32]

2012

The pair met 4 times, with Nadal winning three of the four encounters and Djokovic winning only one, including one Grand Slam final.

Djokovic won the 2012 Australian Open final after an epic five-set battle vs. Nadal. The match lasted 5 hours 53 minutes, the record for the longest match in a Grand Slam final in the open era. At the end of the match, both players were so exhausted they could not stand for the trophy presentation. Nadal called it "the greatest loss in his career" and "the best match he ever played". Djokovic also commented on the match, saying this was a moment he would never forget, and considered it a career-defining victory for himself.[33]

Djokovic and Nadal met again in the 2012 Monte–Carlo Masters 1000 final. This time, Nadal won his eighth consecutive title after defeating Djokovic in two sets. It was the first time since November 2010 that Nadal had beaten Djokovic. They had met in seven finals from January 2011 to January 2012, all of which Djokovic won.

The pair met again in the 2012 Rome Masters final at the Foro Italico where Nadal defeated Djokovic in straight sets and regained the trophy he has won 5 times before. Djokovic was the defending champion

The fourth battle of the year came at the 2012 French Open final. For the second time in tennis history, two opposing tennis players played four consecutive Grand Slams finals against each other. This was a match of historic proportions as either Nadal would have broken Bjorn Borg's record of six titles at the French Open or Djokovic would have become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win four Grand Slams in a row. Nadal eventually emerged victorious after 3 consecutive losses in Grand Slam finals, prevailing in 4 sets after multiple rain delays that forced the final to be concluded on the following Monday afternoon. With this victory, Nadal became the most successful tennis player at the French Open, winning seven French Open titles.[34]

2013

The couple met 6 times, with three victories for each one.

Djokovic and Nadal contested the Monte Carlo final for a third time, but this was their first meeting since last year's French Open final, and this was the twelfth time in the last thirteen occasions in which they met in the championship match.[35] Nadal failed to win his 9th title after Djokovic defeated him in straight sets.[36]

At the 2013 French Open Nadal came in as seven time champion and was drawn in the same half as Djokovic, made possible by his 3rd seed. Nadal won the 2013 French Open after beating Djokovic in the semifinal and Ferrer in the final. His semi-final clash with Djokovic was widely considered one of the greatest clay court matches ever played, and Nadal was 2 points away from victory in the 4th set but was denied by Djokovic and taken to a fifth set where he went down a break 4–2 only to break back and ultimately triumph 9–7 and take out a hard-fought 4-hour, 37-minute victory.

It was a unique encounter in that it was almost the mirror opposite[37] of the epic 2012 Australian Open Final they contested where Djokovic was leading Nadal 2–1 sets and was 2 points away from victory in the 4th set only for Nadal to come back and win the 4th set in a tiebreaker and go up a break in the 5th set. In exactly the same fashion the player leading by a break in the 5th set committed a hauntingly uncharacteristic error (Nadal missed an easy backhand pass at 30–15, 4–2 in the fifth in Melbourne, while Djokovic ran into the net after hitting a what would have been a clean winner at 4–3 in the fifth in Paris) only to spark a momentum shift for their opponent to break back and ultimately win the match – Djokovic broke back to win the Australian Open 2012 Final 7–5, while Nadal broke back to win the French Open 2013 Semi-Final 9–7. Nadal suggested that it was almost "poetic justice" that he won this match after losing their brutally epic encounter in Australia.[38]

This was only the second time Nadal had been pushed to five sets at the French Open in 9 years (The first being against John Isner in the 1st round of the 2011 French Open) and he remains unbeaten in 5-set encounters on clay.

Djokovic and Nadal met again at the Montreal Masters 1000 semifinals, with Nadal prevailing in three sets. Nadal would then go on to win the Rogers Cup, marking his 25th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. The US Open final saw a third Nadal-Djokovic matchup, which Nadal took in four sets. While not of the highest quality, the match showed Nadal's fighting spirit, as he clawed down from 0–2 at a set apiece, and from 4–4, 0–40 on his own serve. He would take the title to beat Djokovic for the sixth time out of seven meetings.

The two tennis players faced again in the China Open final with Djokovic winning in straight sets; however, by reaching the final, Nadal took the world #1 ranking away from Djokovic. They met again in the finals of the ATP World Tour Finals, where Djokovic again won in straight sets, winning his third year-end championship, and denying Nadal his first. Nadal finished 2013 as world #1, with Djokovic as world #2, having won 23 consecutive matches after losing the US Open final to Nadal.

Famous Matches

2009 Madrid Masters Semifinal

With Nadal widely regarded as invincible on clay courts by many in the tennis world,[39] [40] Djokovic emerged as one of the few who could test his dominance on it, and the closest Nadal came to losing for the first time in this tournament came in 2009. It was the longest Masters match and semi final in Open Era history. Djokovic took the first set 6–3. But Nadal remained resilient, eventually ending up winning in three sets in what he called one of his greatest wins in his career. Ironically, he would lose in Monte Carlo for the first time in 2013 at the hands of Djokovic.

2010 US Open Final

Nadal needed this title to complete his Golden Career Slam, creating much hype before the tournament.Even more so when he would have to face Djokovic who had a excellent record on this surface. Nadal had perfected his serve to the point where it became his most dangerous weapon. He ended up winning the match and becoming the third man in the Open Era (after Andre Agassi and Roger Federer) to claim the Career Golden Slam.

2012 Australian Open Final

This match was the third straight Djokovic vs Nadal grand slam final. It was the longest grand slam final in history with Djokovic prevailing 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7, 7–5 in 5 hours 53 minutes. Both players were exhausted to the extent that chairs had to be brought out during presentation. The momentum switched several times throughout the match, at one stage Djokovic being only two points from winning the fourth set and thus the championship. However, Nadal managed to force a deciding set. He went up a break in the fifth set, but the turning point was when he missed a backhand winner at the net at 4–2 30–15, and lost his chance to consolidate his break. Tennis legends Mats Wilander, Born Bjorg, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, and Stefan Edberg have all responded saying this was the greatest match of all time.

2013 French Open Semifinal

Bjorn Bjorg dubbed it the greatest clay court match ever. John McEnroe called it one of the top 5 matches of all time. Both gladiators produced incredible tennis in what was a mirror image of the 2012 Australian Open Final. Djokovic hit the net on a winner that would have put him up and close to the victory, and it was ruled a point in Nadal's favor. Nadal called it the greatest win in his career, and Djokovic called it the greatest loss in his career.

Analysis

Djokovic and Nadal have played 39 times to date; Nadal leads 22–17. In Grand Slams, Nadal leads 8–3. In best-of-five matches, Nadal leads 9–3.

Commentators Dick Enberg, John McEnroe, and Mary Carillo have said that this rivalry has the potential of being the greatest rivalry in tennis history due to the number of matches already played between the two, the quality of the matches, and the age difference of only one year.[41]

Djokovic is the player with most career wins against Nadal. Nadal is also the player with most career wins against Djokovic. Djokovic is the only player to have defeated Nadal in 3 clay court finals. Many experts conclude that Djokovic is the only challenge to Nadal on clay, seeing as how Federer has only recorded 2 match wins against Nadal on clay throughout his career and Soderling is no longer a Top 10 player.

The rivalry has seen dominance shift back and forth, with Nadal dominant early on, followed by Djokovic beating Nadal seven times in a row, then Nadal winning six out of seven, and Djokovic winning the last two.

Overall Nadal has dominated the rivalry except for one year 2011. Even though 2013 shared the wins 3 each between them, it was Nadal who denied Djokovic the French Open and the US Open.

Head-to-head tallies

Results on each court surface

Hard Court (o) Clay Grass Hard Court (i) Total
Djokovic Nadal Djokovic Nadal Djokovic Nadal Djokovic Nadal Djokovic Nadal
Australia Australian Open 1 0 1 0
France Roland Garros 0 5 0 5
United Kingdom Wimbledon 1 1 1 1
United States US Open 1 2 1 2
United States Indian Wells 2 1 2 1
United States Miami 2 0 2 0
Monaco Monte Carlo 1 2 1 2
Italy Rome 1 3 1 3
Germany Hamburg / Spain Madrid 1 2 1 2
Canada Canada 1 1 1 1
United States Cincinnati 2 0 2 0
France Paris 1 0 1 0
China China Open 1 0 1 0
China Tennis Masters Cup /
United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals 		2 2 2 2
United Kingdom Queen's Club 0 1 0 1
Davis Cup 0 1 0 1
Summer Olympics 0 1 0 1
Total 10 5 3 13 1 2 2 2 17 22

List of all matches

ATP, Davis Cup, and Grand Slam tournament main draw results included.[2]

Legend (2004–2008) Legend (2009–present) Djokovic Nadal
Grand Slam Grand Slam 3 8
Tennis Masters Cup ATP World Tour Finals 2 2
ATP Masters Series ATP World Tour Masters 1000 11 9
ATP International Series Gold ATP World Tour 500 Series 1 0
ATP International Series ATP World Tour 250 Series 0 1
Davis Cup Davis Cup 0 1
Olympics Olympics 0 1
Total 17 22

Djokovic—Nadal (17–22)

No. Year Tournament Surface Round Winner Score Length (H:MM) Djokovic Nadal
1. 2006 France Roland Garros Clay Quarter-final Nadal 6–4, 6–4, RET 1:54 0 1
2. 2007 United States Indian Wells Hard Final Nadal 6–2, 7–5 1:34 0 2
3. 2007 United States Miami Hard Quarter-final Djokovic 6–3, 6–4 1:37 1 2
4. 2007 Italy Rome Clay Quarter-final Nadal 6–2, 6–3 1:41 1 3
5. 2007 France Roland Garros Clay Semi-final Nadal 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 2:28 1 4
6. 2007 United Kingdom Wimbledon Grass Semi-final Nadal 3–6, 6–1, 4–1 RET 1:41 1 5
7. 2007 Canada Canada Hard Semi-final Djokovic 7–5, 6–3 1:51 2 5
8. 2007 China Tennis Masters Cup Hard (i) Round Robin Nadal 6–4, 6–4 1:44 2 6
9. 2008 United States Indian Wells Hard Semi-final Djokovic 6–3, 6–2 1:28 3 6
10. 2008 Germany Hamburg Clay Semi-final Nadal 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 3:03 3 7
11. 2008 France Roland Garros Clay Semi-final Nadal 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) 2:49 3 8
12. 2008 United Kingdom Queen's Club Grass Final Nadal 7–6(8–6), 7–5 2:16 3 9
13. 2008 United States Cincinnati Hard Semi-final Djokovic 6–1, 7–5 1:26 4 9
14. 2008 China Summer Olympics Hard Semi-final Nadal 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 2:10 4 10
15. 2009 Spain Davis Cup Clay 1R Nadal 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 2:28 4 11
16. 2009 Monaco Monte Carlo Clay Final Nadal 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 2:43 4 12
17. 2009 Italy Rome Clay Final Nadal 7–6(7–2), 6–2 2:03 4 13
18. 2009 Spain Madrid Clay Semi-final Nadal 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(11–9) 4:03 4 14
19. 2009 United States Cincinnati Hard Semi-final Djokovic 6–1, 6–4 1:32 5 14
20. 2009 France Paris Hard (i) Semi-final Djokovic 6–2, 6–3 1:17 6 14
21. 2009 United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i) Round Robin Djokovic 7–6(7–5), 6–3 1:58 7 14
22. 2010 United States US Open Hard Final Nadal 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 3:43 7 15
23. 2010 United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i) Round Robin Nadal 7–5, 6–2 1:52 7 16
24. 2011 United States Indian Wells Hard Final Djokovic 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 2:25 8 16
25. 2011 United States Miami Hard Final Djokovic 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 3:21 9 16
26. 2011 Spain Madrid Clay Final Djokovic 7–5, 6–4 2:17 10 16
27. 2011 Italy Rome Clay Final Djokovic 6–4, 6–4 2:12 11 16
28. 2011 United Kingdom Wimbledon Grass Final Djokovic 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 2:28 12 16
29. 2011 United States US Open Hard Final Djokovic 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 4:10 13 16
30. 2012 Australia Australian Open Hard Final Djokovic 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 5:53 14 16
31. 2012 Monaco Monte Carlo Clay Final Nadal 6–3, 6–1 1:18 14 17
32. 2012 Italy Rome Clay Final Nadal 7–5, 6–3 2:20 14 18
33. 2012 France Roland Garros Clay Final Nadal 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 3:49 14 19
34. 2013 Monaco Monte Carlo Clay Final Djokovic 6–2, 7–6(7–1) 1:52 15 19
35. 2013 France Roland Garros Clay Semi-final Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7 4:37 15 20
36. 2013 Canada Canada Hard Semi-final Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2) 2:28 15 21
37. 2013 United States US Open Hard Final Nadal 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 3:21 15 22
38. 2013 China Beijing Hard Final Djokovic 6–3, 6–4 1:27 16 22
39. 2013 United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i) Final Djokovic 6–3, 6–4 1:36 17 22

Records

  • Most matches played in the Open Era (39)
  • Most matches played at Grand Slams (11) (shared with Djokovic-Federer)
  • Most finals played against each other in Masters 1000 (10) (shared with Federer-Nadal)
  • Most matches played against each other in Masters 1000 (20)
  • Most consecutive defeats of the world number 1 in a season by the same player (No2/No3 Djokovic def No1 Nadal 5 times in 2011)
  • Most records established in a rivalry (17)
  • Longest Grand Slam final in Open Era history (at the 2012 Australian Open final)
  • Longest match in Australian Open history (2012 Australian Open final)
  • Longest Australian Open final (2012 Australian Open final)
  • Longest ATP three-set match of the Open Era with tiebreak in last set (at the 2009 Madrid Masters)
  • Longest ATP Masters 1000 three-set match of the Open Era (at the 2009 Madrid Masters)
  • Longest Madrid Masters final (2009 Madrid Masters final)
  • Longest Madrid Masters match (2009 Madrid Masters final)
  • Latest finish for an uninterrupted Grand Slam match (2012 Australian Open Final)
  • Latest finish for an uninterrupted Grand Slam final (2012 Australian Open)
  • Only male pair in Open Era history to have met in each of the four Grand Slam finals
  • Only male pair in Open Era history to have met in four Grand Slam finals in a row
  • Most different ATP Masters Series tournaments played (9/10) (played in Hamburg but missing Shanghai)
  • This rivalry is 2nd in terms of Grand Slam finals played with 6 (Federer-Nadal rivalry has 8)
  • This rivalry is tied for 2nd in terms of overall finals matches played with 19 (Lendl-McEnroe 1st with 20, Federer-Nadal 2nd with 19 as well)

Exhibition matches

In Bogota on March 21, 2011, Nadal beat Djokovic in their first exhibition match and the highest caliber match ever played in Colombia.[42] A second exhibition, with proceeds to benefit a foundation run by Nadal and the soccer team Real Madrid, was scheduled for July 14, 2012 in Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,[43] but cancelled because of injury to Nadal.[44]

Djokovic—Nadal (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Round Winner Score Djokovic Nadal
1. 2011 Colombia Bogotá Hard Exhibition Nadal 7–6(7–5), 6–3 0 1

Career evolution

  • () = active record (updated Monday December 30, 2013)
Age (end of season) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Serbia Djokovic's season 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Spain Nadal's season 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Grand Slam titles Djokovic 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 5 6
Nadal 0 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 13
Grand Slam match wins Djokovic 5 14 33 51 66 85 110 134 158
Nadal 6 19 36 56 80 95 120 143 157 171
Total titles Djokovic 0 2 7 11 16 18 28 34 41
Nadal 1 12 17 23 31 36 43 46 50 60
Total match wins Djokovic 13 53 121 185 263 324 394 469 (541)
Nadal 45 124 183 253 335 401 472 541 583 658
Ranking Djokovic 78 16 3 3 3 3 1 1 2
Nadal 51 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 1
Weeks at number 1 Djokovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 62 101
Nadal 0 0 0 0 19 46 76 102 102 115

Performance timeline comparison (Grand Slam tournaments)

Main article: Tennis performance timeline comparison (men)
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
  • Bold = players met during this tournament

2005–2010

Player 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA
Serbia Novak Djokovic 1R 2R 3R 3R 1R QF 4R 3R 4R SF SF F W SF 2R SF QF 3R QF SF QF QF SF F
Spain Rafael Nadal 4R W 2R 3R A W F QF QF W F 4R SF W W SF W 4R A SF QF W W W

2011–2013

Player 2011 2012 2013
AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA
Serbia Novak Djokovic W SF W W W F SF F W SF F F
Spain Rafael Nadal QF W F F F W 2R A A W 1R W

Djokovic–Nadal Grand Slam Era

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
2008 Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer
2009 Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer Switzerland Roger Federer Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
2010 Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal Spain Rafael Nadal Spain Rafael Nadal
2011 Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic Serbia Novak Djokovic
2012 Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer United Kingdom Andy Murray
2013 Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal United Kingdom Andy Murray Spain Rafael Nadal

See also

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