Djokovic–Nadal rivalry

The Djokovic–Nadal rivalry is a modern-day tennis rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, two of the greatest tennis players of all time. The rivalry is the most prolific in men's tennis in the Open Era. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest rivalries in tennis history by players, coaches, and pundits,[1] and was listed as the third greatest rivalry in the 2000s decade in 2009 by ATPworldtour.com despite its only starting in 2006.[2]

Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal

The two have faced each other 56 times with Djokovic leading 29–27.[3][4][5] Djokovic leads 15–12 in finals. Of these matches, 16 have been in Grand Slams with Nadal leading 10–6. Nadal leads 7–1 at the French Open and 2–1 at the US Open, while Djokovic leads 2–0 at the Australian Open and 2–1 at Wimbledon.

Of their 56 matches, 27 have been on hard courts, 25 have been on clay, and 4 have been on grass. Nadal leads on clay (18–7), while Djokovic has the edge on hard courts (20–7). They are tied on grass (2–2).

The first meeting occurred at the 2006 French Open in the quarterfinals, where Nadal prevailed after Djokovic retired with an injury in the third set. This match initiated the rivalry, with Djokovic later commenting to the media that he understood what he needed to do to beat Nadal and claiming Nadal "was beatable on clay". Their first final appearance came at the 2007 Indian Wells Masters tournament, where Nadal won the event, and this was just the second time they had met on tour. Djokovic's first win was in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Miami Masters in their third meeting.

Between 2006 and 2009, this rivalry was often overshadowed by the historic Federer–Nadal rivalry. It started to become widely recognized when they played their first Grand Slam final against each other at the 2010 US Open. The first part of the rivalry was dominated by Nadal who led 16–7 from 2006 to 2010, while the second part was dominated by Djokovic, who led 19–7 from 2011 to 2016. From 2017 to the present day they have been mostly even, with Nadal leading 4–3.

From March 2011 to April 2013, the pair contested eleven consecutive meetings in the championship match, the only duo to ever achieve such a feat in the open era.[6] It was the first rivalry to involve meetings at all 4 Grand Slam finals (including four consecutive Grand Slam finals) and a record 27 Masters Series matches.

Some of their matches are considered to be classics and among the greatest matches of all time including the 2009 Madrid Masters semifinal, the 2013 French Open semifinal, and the 2018 Wimbledon semifinal. Their 2012 Australian Open final has been lauded as the greatest match ever played by some long-time tennis pundits, analysts, and former players and legends of the sport. Mary Carillo and John McEnroe both commented that the Australian Open match and the 2013 French Open semifinal match were the two best matches played on hard and clay courts respectively.[7]

History
Rafael Nadal 2006
Novak Djokovic 2007

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.[8]

2007

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

The first encounter took place in 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.[9] Djokovic, however, got his revenge the following week, defeating Nadal for the first time in the quarterfinals of the Miami Masters in just 97 minutes.[10]

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 quarterfinals of the Rome Masters[11] 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 semifinal.[12] They then met for the first time on grass, in the semifinals of Wimbledon. After having split the first two sets, Djokovic conceded the match to Nadal on a retirement.[13]

At the Canada Masters in Montreal, Djokovic scored his second victory over Nadal, defeating the Spaniard in the semis en route to winning his second Masters 1000 title.[14]

The final encounter between the two during the year was in the round robin phase Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.[15]

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.[16]

Nadal defeated Djokovic in the semis of the Hamburg Masters.[17] 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.[18]

In their fifth encounter of the year at the Cincinnati Masters, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the semis.[19]

The sixth and final battle of the year came at the Beijing Olympics in the semifinals, 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 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.[20] 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.[21]

They then met for a third consecutive tournament on clay, in the semis of the Madrid Masters. Nadal won a grueling encounter by saving three match points in the process.[22] 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).[23] 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.[24] Djokovic then won his first Masters 1000 title of the year, crushing Nadal in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Paris.[25] 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.[26]

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.[27]

Their second encounter came during the Round Robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals, where Nadal beat Djokovic in two sets.[28]

2011
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal during the 2011 US Open final

The pair met six 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.[29]

Two weeks later, the pair met again in the finals of the Miami Masters with Djokovic winning two sets to one.[30]

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.[31] He managed the same feat at the Rome Masters, defeating Nadal in straight sets.[32]

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.[33]

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.[34]

2012

The pair met 4 times, all in finals, with Nadal winning three of the four encounters and Djokovic winning only one, which was a 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.[35]

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 Björn 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.[36]

2013

The pair met 6 times, sharing three victories each.

Djokovic and Nadal contested the Monte Carlo final for the third time, but this was their first meeting since the 2012 French Open final, and this was the twelfth time in the last thirteen occasions in which they met in the championship match.[37] Nadal failed to win his 9th title after Djokovic defeated him in straight sets.[38]

At the 2013 French Open Nadal came in as seven-time champion and was drawn in the same half 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 semifinal 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[39] of the almost six-hour 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 semifinal 9–7. Nadal suggested that it was almost "poetic justice" that he won this match after losing their brutally epic encounter in Australia.[40]

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. 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 24 consecutive matches after losing the US Open final to Nadal. Their domination in 2013 was also apparent in the year end rankings: together, they amassed 25,290 points, more than the numbers 3 to 7 combined.

2014

In 2014, the pair met three times, all in finals, with Djokovic winning the first two encounters, and Nadal winning the last one. Djokovic started off by beating Nadal in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open in straight sets, and then supplanted that victory with a three-set victory over Nadal in Rome. In the process he acquired a 4-match winning streak against the Spaniard, and also the first player to have amassed 4 clay-court wins over Nadal. Their final meeting of the year came at the French Open, where Nadal went on to win the match after dropping the opening set to Djokovic.

2015

In 2015, the pair contested four matches with Djokovic winning all four. They met at the semifinal stage of the Monte Carlo Masters Series event. The match was competitive in parts with Nadal producing, by his own assessment, his best performance yet of the season. However, a very in-form Djokovic prevailed. They faced each other at the quarterfinal stage of the French Open where Djokovic beat Nadal in straight sets. It was Djokovic's first victory against the Spaniard in seven meetings at the tournament, Djokovic also broke the record for most sets won against Nadal at the French Open (7), became the only man to ever beat Nadal at all four of the Grand Slam tournaments, became the first man to beat Nadal in straight sets in a best of five format match on clay, and also the only man to beat Nadal on clay 6 times. This was also only the second time that Nadal has been defeated at the French Open, after losing to Robin Soderling in the 2009 edition of the tournament. Nadal is now 86–2 at the French Open, and a 108–2 record for best-of-five set matches on clay.[41] Nadal played Djokovic in the Beijing final, where he was comprehensively beaten by the Serb. They met again in the semifinal of ATP World Tour Finals in London which Djokovic won in two sets and leveled his head-to head with Nadal for the first time at 23–23.

2016

In 2016, the pair met three times with all three matches going to Djokovic. In the Doha final, Djokovic won in a convincing straight set victory bringing him into the head-to-head lead for the first time. Djokovic won again the semifinal at Indian Wells[42] and at the quarterfinal stage of the Rome Masters putting the rivalry at 26–23 in Djokovic's favor with a 7 match winning streak against Nadal.

2017

Nadal defeated Djokovic in the Madrid Open semifinals (6–2, 6–4) to reverse a trend of losses.

2018

Nadal beat Djokovic in the semifinals at the Italian Open in two sets 7–6, 6–3, in their first match in over a year.

Djokovic beat Nadal in the semifinals at Wimbledon after five exhilarating sets, lasting over five hours.

2019

Nadal and Djokovic again faced each other in the Australian Open grand slam final with Djokovic winning 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 in a relatively short match lasting two hours and four minutes.

Rafael Nadal seeded No. 2 won his ninth Internazionali BNL d’Italia title, overcoming a stern challenge from top seed Novak Djokovic to triumph at the Foro Italico 6–0, 4–6, 6-1 after two hours and 25 minutes. Nadal also broke a tie with Djokovic by claiming a record 34th ATP Masters 1000 crown.[43]

2020

The duo met once again in the ATP Cup final held in Sydney, Australia, their second match in a team competition since the 2009 Davis Cup, with Djokovic beating Nadal 6–2, 7–6.

As the top two seeded players at the French Open, they met in the final. Nadal won a lopsided victory to claim his record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title, 6–0, 6–2, 7–5.

Famous matches

2009 Madrid Masters semifinal

With Nadal widely regarded as invincible on clay courts by many in the tennis world,[44][45] 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 May 2009. It was the longest Masters match and semifinal in Open Era history. Djokovic ranked No. 4 in the world, took the first set 6–3. But the world No. 1 Nadal remained resilient, saving three match points and eventually ending up winning in three sets after four hours and two minutes[46] in what he called one of his greatest wins in his career.

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 an excellent record on this surface. Nadal had perfected his serve to the point where it became his most dangerous weapon.[47] He ended up winning the match and becoming the fourth man in the Open Era (after Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, and Roger Federer) to complete a Career Grand Slam and the second man in the open era to complete a Career Golden Slam after Andre Agassi.

2011 Wimbledon final

The 2011 Wimbledon final would put the world No. 1 ranked and defending champion Nadal against the No. 2 ranked Djokovic who was looking for his first Wimbledon title. Nadal, on a 20-match winning streak at the All England Club, was favoured by many to win despite Djokovic coming into the match with four finals victories over Nadal during year. However, with a four set victory, Djokovic became the first Serbian man to win Wimbledon and for the first time overtook Nadal for the No. 1 ranking.[48]

2011 US Open final

The 2011 US Open final had Nadal as the defending champion after defeating Djokovic the prior year but with Djokovic having defeated Nadal in five finals including a victory over Nadal in the Wimbledon final earlier in the year, expectations were high on Djokovic to win his first US Open title. In a match lasting 4 hours and 10 minutes, Djokovic defeated Nadal for a sixth consecutive finals victory over Nadal. With the win, Djokovic became the sixth man in the open era to win three of the four majors in the same year.[49]

2012 Australian Open final
Main article: 2012 Australian Open – Men's singles final

This match was the third straight Djokovic vs Nadal major final. It was the longest Grand Slam final in history with Djokovic prevailing 7–5 in the fifth set in 5 hours 53 minutes.[50] Both players were exhausted to the extent that chairs had to be brought out during presentation.[51] 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, Björn Borg, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, and Stefan Edberg have all responded saying this was the greatest match of all time. The amount of social media chatter on Facebook and Twitter on the match was never seen before in tennis. Many congratulated both players for playing the greatest match ever witnessed, and news media also commented on the insurmountable quality of the match itself. With the win, Djokovic brought his win streak against Nadal to seven, all of which were in finals and 3 being grand slam finals.

2012 French Open final
Main article: 2012 French Open – Men's singles final

This match was the fourth straight Djokovic vs Nadal major final. Rafael Nadal won the first set 6–4, Nadal gaining a break of serve after a long attritional battle. There were several delays due to the erratic rain, but none lasting more than an hour. With Nadal leading by two sets to one, and Djokovic leading 2–1 and serving (up a break) in the fourth set, the match was suspended due to rain;[52] it was initially thought that Djokovic had gained the momentum, having won eight games in a row prior to the suspension of the match, however, Nadal was able to regroup and take the fourth set, and ultimately the match, after Djokovic double-faulted on championship point down.

2013 French Open semifinal

Björn Borg dubbed it the greatest clay court match ever. John McEnroe called it one of the top 5 matches of all time. Both players produced incredible tennis in what was a mirror image of the 2012 Australian Open final. The match had momentum swings throughout the entire affair but the most important occurred late in the fifth set when Djokovic, up a break, touched the net on a winner that would have put him in position to serve for the match, losing the point. He never recovered mentally from this mistake and Nadal saved the break and immediately broke back, eventually winning the final set.

2015 French Open quarterfinal

Djokovic defeated Nadal ending a 39 match winning streak at the tournament in straight sets. After a highly competitive first set, Nadal's level declined in the second and third allowing Djokovic to finally get the better of him at the tournament he had dominated for the last ten years. It was the second time Nadal lost in the French Open and the only time he lost in straight sets at the event. Djokovic eventually lost in the final to Stan Wawrinka.

2018 Wimbledon semifinal

Djokovic defeated Nadal in a thrilling five set match, lasting 5 hours, 15 minutes and played over two days. The match was highly anticipated early on, as Nadal, the world No. 1, had not progressed beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon since 2011 (where he lost to Djokovic in the final), and Djokovic on the other hand was recovering from a long elbow injury and had dropped down in the rankings. Before the match, Nadal was considered as the slight favourite due to his far superior form that year, including a straight-set victory over Djokovic at the Italian Open.[53] Due to delay caused by a six-and-half hour semifinal between Kevin Anderson and John Isner, the match started in the late Friday evening. Djokovic and Nadal won the first and second sets respectively. The third set entered the tiebreak and Djokovic saved three set points to win the set. As Wimbledon does not permit match play after 11:00 p.m, the match was halted after three sets. The fourth set, played next day, featured a lot of break point opportunities for both players, but eventually it was Nadal who took the set. In the fifth set, both players held serve for the first seventeen games, despite Nadal having break points in ninth and fifteenth games, and Djokovic in eighth and sixteenth games. In the end, Djokovic broke Nadal's serve at love to seal the match.

2020 French Open final
Main article: 2020 French Open – Men's singles final

Nadal won his 13th Roland Garros title, beating Djokovic in straight sets in the tournament's final, only losing seven games.[54] For world number one Djokovic, the defeat ended his hopes of an 18th Slam and of becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win all four majors twice. The 56th meeting between the world's top two started under the roof of Court Philippe Chatrier, intensifying the echo of a crowd limited to a thousand due to the pandemic. It was the first opening set ‘bagel’ in a Roland Garros final since 2004 when Gaston Gaudio recovered to defeat Argentine compatriot Guillermo Coria in five sets. Djokovic finally got on the board with a service hold in the first game of the second set but Nadal maintained his relentless push, going to a double break for 4-1 as even the Serb's usual deft touches on the drop shot deserted him. Nadal wrapped up a two-set lead with his unforced error count at just six to Djokovic's 30. Nadal broke for the sixth time for a 3–2 lead in the third before Djokovic suddenly restored his reputation as the sport's best returner by carving out his first break of the afternoon for 3-3. However, there was to be no miracle recovery as a double fault handed Nadal a 6–5 lead and he took the title with an ace.

Analysis

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.[55]

Djokovic is the player with the most career wins against Nadal. Nadal is also the player with the most career wins against Djokovic. Djokovic is the only player to have defeated Nadal in four clay-court finals, the only player to defeat Nadal at the French Open in straight sets, and the only player to defeat Nadal in seven consecutive finals. Both play a similar style of tennis but have differences that make their matches competitive and unique. Djokovic is the only player to defeat Nadal in three consecutive grand slam finals and the only player to defeat Nadal in all four grand slams (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open). Conversely, Nadal is the only player to defeat Djokovic in two hard court slam finals (US Open 2010 and 2013).

The rivalry has seen dominance shift back and forth, with Nadal winning sixteen of their first twenty-three matches, followed by Djokovic beating Nadal seven times in a row, then Nadal winning six out of seven, and Djokovic winning fourteen out of the last nineteen.

Many pundits have claimed this to be the greatest rivalry of the Open Era given the number of records it has produced, the quality of their matches, it has the most encounters in the Open Era, and the number of classic matches it has produced that are unrivaled by any other. In 2009, it was rated the third best rivalry of the last decade even though it only began in 2006.

Comparison of Grand Slam tournament titles

Novak Djokovic has won 17 Grand Slam tournament titles and stands at the third place for all-time list, and has won the Career Grand Slam by winning all four majors at least once. In the 2015–2016 tennis seasons, Djokovic also won 4 consecutive Grand Slam titles, a feat not achieved since 1969. In addition, Djokovic is the only player to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once on three different surfaces. Djokovic's Grand Slam tournament titles include 11 on hard courts, 5 on grass, and 1 on clay. Nadal has won 20 Grand Slam tournament titles and is tied for first on the all-time list with Roger Federer, with 13 on clay, 5 on hard courts, and 2 on grass. Both also won the career grand slam, and Nadal is the youngest player in the Open Era to achieve this feat, aged 24.

Tournament Djokovic Nadal
Australian Open 8 1
French Open 1 13
Wimbledon Championships 5 2
US Open 3 4
Total Count 17 20
  • Bold indicates outright record holder

Comparison of Masters 1000 titles

Djokovic holds the record for the most Masters 1000 titles with 36, with Nadal close behind at 35. Nadal has won 25 on clay and 10 on hard courts. Djokovic has won 26 on hard courts and 10 on clay and is the only player to have won all 9 Masters 1000 tournaments, having done so twice. Nadal is missing two Masters 1000 titles (Miami and Paris).

  Hardcourt   Clay

Tournament Djokovic Nadal
Indian Wells Masters 5 3
Miami Open 6 0
Monte-Carlo Masters 2 11
Madrid Open/German Open 3 5
Italian Open 5 9
Canadian Open 4 5
Cincinnati Masters 2 1
Shanghai Masters/Madrid Open 4 1
Paris Masters 5 0
Total Count 36 35
  • Bold indicates outright record holder

Comparison of Year-End Championships

Novak Djokovic won four ATP World Tour Finals in a row (2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015) and has won five total, while Nadal has not won the event. Nadal has reached the final twice, in 2010 and 2013. Djokovic has a 3–2 advantage over Nadal in the event and won their only meeting in the title match by 6–3, 6–4 in 2013. Djokovic is second all-time in total titles at the event (tied with Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl), behind Roger Federer (6 titles).

Tournament Djokovic Nadal
Year-End Championship 5 0

Comparison of ATP/ITF Rankings
Rankings Djokovic Nadal
Weeks as world No. 1 307 209
Year-end No. 1 6 5
ITF World Champion 6 4

Comparison of National Representation

Djokovic and Nadal faced each other at the 2008 Olympics and in the 2009 Davis Cup. Nadal won their only meeting at the Olympics in the semi-finals of the 2008 event. Nadal also won their only match so far at the Davis Cup in the 1st round tie of the 2009 event. Djokovic won their most recent match while representing their countries in the finals of the inaugural ATP Cup in Sydney.

Tournament Djokovic Nadal
Olympics
Davis Cup 1 5
ATP Cup 1 0

Head-to-head tallies
  • All matches: (56) Djokovic, 29–27
  • All finals: (27) Djokovic, 15–12
  • Grand Slam matches: Nadal, 10–6
    • Australian Open: Djokovic, 2–0
    • Roland Garros: Nadal, 7–1
    • Wimbledon: Djokovic, 2–1
    • US Open: Nadal, 2–1
  • Grand Slam finals: Nadal, 5–4
  • Tennis Masters Cup/ATP World Tour Finals matches: Djokovic, 3–2
  • Tennis Masters Cup/ATP World Tour Finals finals: Djokovic, 1–0
  • ATP Masters Series/ATP World Tour Masters 1000 matches: Djokovic, 16–12
  • ATP Masters Series/ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals: Djokovic, 7–6

Completed set tallies
DjokovicSet scoreNadal
110–80
09–71
77–69
77–510
126–421
276–38
146–212
76–18
06–02
75Total sets71
719Total games701

Results on each court surface
Hard Court (o)ClayGrassHard Court (i)Total
Djokovic Nadal Djokovic Nadal Djokovic Nadal Djokovic Nadal Djokovic Nadal
Australian Open 2 0 2 0
French Open 1 7 1 7
Wimbledon 2 1 2 1
US Open 1 2 1 2
Indian Wells Masters 3 1 3 1
Miami Open 3 0 3 0
Monte-Carlo Masters 2 2 2 2
Italian Open 3 5 3 5
German Open / Madrid Open 1 3 1 3
Canadian Open 1 1 1 1
Cincinnati Masters 2 0 2 0
Paris Masters 1 0 1 0
China Open 2 0 2 0
Tennis Masters Cup ATP World Tour Finals 3 2 3 2
Queen's Club Championships 0 1 0 1
Qatar Open 1 0 1 0
Davis Cup 0 1 0 1
ATP Cup 1 0 1 0
Summer Olympics 0 1 0 1
Total 16 5 7 18 2 2 4 2 29 27

Grand Slam matches
Tournament2006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Australian OpenDD
French OpenNNNNNNDN
WimbledonNDD
US OpenNDN

Notes

  • In bold: Matches that happened in the finals.

List of all matches

ATP, ATP Cup, Davis Cup, and Grand Slam tournament main draw results included.[5]

Legend (2006–2008) Legend (2009–present) Djokovic Nadal
Grand Slam Grand Slam 6 10
Tennis Masters Cup ATP World Tour Finals 3 2
ATP Masters Series ATP World Tour Masters 1000 16 12
ATP International Series Gold ATP World Tour 500 Series 2 0
ATP International Series ATP World Tour 250 Series 1 1
Davis Cup Davis Cup 0 1
ATP Cup ATP Cup 1 0
Olympic Games Olympic Games 0 1
Total 29 27

Singles

Djokovic–Nadal: 56 (29–27)

No. Year Tournament Series Surface Round Winner Score Length Sets Djokovic Nadal
1.2006 French Open MajorClayQuarterfinalsNadal6–4, 6–4, 0–0 (ret.)1:543/501
2.2007 Indian Wells Masters MastersHardFinalNadal6–2, 7–51:342/302
3.2007 Miami Open Masters HardQuarterfinalsDjokovic6–3, 6–41:372/312
4.2007 Italian Open Masters ClayQuarterfinalsNadal6–2, 6–31:412/313
5.2007 French Open Major ClaySemifinalsNadal7–5, 6–4, 6–22:283/514
6.2007 Wimbledon Major GrassSemifinalsNadal3–6, 6–1, 4–1 (ret.)1:413/515
7.2007 Canadian Open Masters HardSemifinalsDjokovic7–5, 6–31:512/325
8.2007 Tennis Masters Cup Tour FinalsHard (i)Round RobinNadal6–4, 6–41:442/326
9.2008 Indian Wells Masters Masters HardSemifinalsDjokovic6–3, 6–21:282/336
10.2008 Hamburg Masters Masters ClaySemifinalsNadal7–5, 2–6, 6–23:033/337
11.2008 French Open Major ClaySemifinalsNadal6–4, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)2:493/538
12.2008 Queen's Club 250GrassFinalNadal7–6(8–6), 7–52:162/339
13.2008 Cincinnati Masters Masters HardSemifinalsDjokovic6–1, 7–51:262/349
14.2008 Summer Olympics OlympicsHardSemifinalsNadal6–4, 1–6, 6–42:103/3410
15.2009 Davis Cup Davis CupClayFirst RoundNadal6–4, 6–4, 6–12:283/5411
16.2009 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters ClayFinalNadal6–3, 2–6, 6–12:433/3412
17.2009 Italian Open Masters ClayFinalNadal7–6(7–2), 6–22:032/3413
18.2009 Madrid Open Masters ClaySemifinalsNadal3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(11–9)4:033/3414
19.2009 Cincinnati Masters Masters HardSemifinalsDjokovic6–1, 6–41:322/3514
20.2009 Paris Masters Masters Hard (i)SemifinalsDjokovic6–2, 6–31:172/3614
21.2009 ATP World Tour Finals Tour Finals Hard (i)Round RobinDjokovic7–6(7–5), 6–31:582/3714
22.2010 US Open Major HardFinalNadal6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–23:434/5715
23.2010 ATP World Tour Finals Tour Finals Hard (i)Round RobinNadal7–5, 6–21:522/3716
24.2011 Indian Wells Masters Masters HardFinalDjokovic4–6, 6–3, 6–22:253/3816
25.2011 Miami Open Masters HardFinalDjokovic4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)3:213/3916
26.2011 Madrid Open Masters ClayFinalDjokovic7–5, 6–42:172/31016
27.2011 Italian Open Masters ClayFinalDjokovic6–4, 6–42:122/31116
28.2011 Wimbledon Major GrassFinalDjokovic6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–32:284/51216
29.2011 US Open Major HardFinalDjokovic6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–14:104/51316
30.2012 Australian Open Major HardFinalDjokovic5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–55:535/51416
31.2012 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters ClayFinalNadal6–3, 6–11:182/31417
32.2012 Italian Open Masters ClayFinalNadal7–5, 6–32:202/31418
33.2012 French Open Major ClayFinalNadal6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–53:494/51419
34.2013 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters ClayFinalDjokovic6–2, 7–6(7–1)1:522/31519
35.2013 French Open Major ClaySemifinalsNadal6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–74:375/51520
36.2013 Canadian Open Masters HardSemifinalsNadal6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)2:283/31521
37.2013 US Open Major HardFinalNadal6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–13:214/51522
38.2013 China Open 500HardFinalDjokovic6–3, 6–41:272/31622
39.2013 ATP World Tour Finals Tour FinalsHard (i)FinalDjokovic6–3, 6–41:362/31722
40.2014 Miami Open Masters HardFinalDjokovic6–3, 6–31:232/31822
41.2014 Italian Open Masters ClayFinalDjokovic4–6, 6–3, 6–32:193/31922
42.2014 French Open Major ClayFinalNadal3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–43:314/51923
43.2015 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters ClaySemifinalsDjokovic6–3, 6–31:372/32023
44.2015 French Open Major ClayQuarterfinalsDjokovic7–5, 6–3, 6–12:273/52123
45.2015 China Open 500 HardFinalDjokovic6–2, 6–21:302/32223
46.2015 ATP World Tour Finals Tour Finals Hard (i)SemifinalsDjokovic6–3, 6–31:192/32323
47.2016 Qatar Open 250HardFinalDjokovic6–1, 6–21:132/32423
48.2016 Indian Wells Masters Masters HardSemifinalsDjokovic7–6(7–5), 6–21:582/32523
49.2016 Italian Open Masters ClayQuarterfinalsDjokovic 7–5, 7–6(7–4)2:252/32623
50.2017 Madrid Open Masters ClaySemifinalsNadal6–2, 6–41:392/32624
51.2018 Italian Open Masters ClaySemifinalsNadal7–6(7–4), 6–31:562/32625
52.2018 Wimbledon Major GrassSemifinalsDjokovic6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 3–6, 10–85:175/52725
53.2019 Australian Open Major HardFinalDjokovic6–3, 6–2, 6–32:043/52825
54.2019 Italian Open Masters ClayFinalNadal6–0, 4–6, 6–12:293/32826
55.2020 ATP Cup Team HardTeam FinalDjokovic6–2, 7–6(7–4)1:552/32926
56.2020 French Open Major ClayFinalNadal6–0, 6–2, 7–52:413/52927

Doubles

Djokovic–Nadal (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Series Surface Round Winner Score Opponents Djokovic Nadal
1. 2009 Canadian Open Masters Hard Last 32 Nadal/Roig 7–5, 6–4 Djokovic/Vemić 0 1
2. 2015 Qatar Open 250 Hard Semifinals Nadal/Mónaco 7–6(7–3), 6–1 Djokovic/Krajinović 0 2

As a pair (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Series Surface Round Pair Score Opponents Wins Losses
1. 2010 Canadian Open Masters Hard Last 32 Djokovic/Nadal 7–5, 3–6, [8–10] Pospisil/Raonic 0 1

Pairing Djokovic and Nadal

Historic achievements
  • Only two male players in the open era to play 56 matches against one another.
  • Only two male players in the open era to play 27 finals.
  • Only two players to have played each other 27 times in Masters 1000 tournaments.
  • Longest winning streak at one Masters 1000 tournament (Rome) with 11 consecutive victories, 2005–2015, Nadal 7 titles, Djokovic 4 titles.
  • Only two players in the open era to simultaneously hold all 9 Masters 1000 titles (2013 Monte-Carlo to 2014 Miami) between them.
  • Longest Grand Slam final (2012 Australian Open) at 5 hours and 53 minutes
  • Longest match in Australian Open history (2012 Australian Open final)
  • Longest ATP three-set match of the Open Era with tie-break in deciding set (at the 2009 Madrid Masters)
  • Longest ATP Masters 1000 three-set match of the Open Era (at the 2009 Madrid Masters)
  • Latest finish for an uninterrupted Grand Slam final (2012 Australian Open).
  • First male pair in Open Era history to have met in each of the four Grand Slam finals, since matched by Djokovic and Murray.
  • Only male pair in Open Era history to have met in four consecutive Grand Slam finals (2011 Wimbledon–2012 French Open).
  • First pair to win the two first major tournaments of the season 5 times (2008, 2011–2013, 2019), since increased to 6 by Federer and Nadal.
  • Most consecutive seasons in the Open Era playing a Grand Slam final (5), from 2010 to 2014.
  • Most matches played against each other at any single Grand Slam event (8 matches played at the French Open)
  • Most different ATP Masters Series tournaments played (9/10) (played in Hamburg but missing Shanghai)
  • Doubles team made up of singles No.1 and No.2 (shared with Connors and Ashe)
  • Top 2 in the list of most number of Masters 1000 titles in the open era, 36 and 35 respectively for Djokovic and Nadal.
  • Djokovic and Nadal hold the all-time record of titles in their respective favoured grand slam tournaments. Nadal has a record of 13 French Open titles and Djokovic has 8 Australian Open titles. Neither player has lost a final in those respective events.
  • First pair to win Grand Slams in 3 different decades: Nadal ('00s–6, '10s–13, '20s–1), Djokovic ('00s–1, '10s–15, '20s–1).
  • Oldest pair to play the French Open finals in 2020 with Nadal aged 34 and Djokovic aged 33 to put them at a combined age of 67 (Open Era Record)

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.[56] 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,[57] but cancelled because of injury to Nadal.[58]

Djokovic—Nadal (3–3)
No. Year Tournament Surface Round Winner Score Djokovic Nadal
1.2011 BogotáHard (i)ExhibitionNadal7–6(7–5), 6–301
2.2013 SantiagoHard (i)ExhibitionDjokovic7–6(7–3), 6–4[59][60]11
3.2013 Buenos AiresHardExhibitionNadal6–4, 7–5[61]12
4.2015 BangkokHard (i)ExhibitionDjokovic6–4, 6–222
5.2016 MilanHard (i)ExhibitionDjokovic6–4, 6–432
6.2019 Nur-SultanHard (i)ExhibitionNadal6–3, 3–6, (11–9)[62]33

Career evolution
  • () = active record (updated Monday, 11 January 2021)
Age (end of season)181920212223242526272829303132333435
Djokovic's season200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Nadal's season200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Grand Slam titlesDjokovic0001114567101212141617
Nadal012356910111314141416171920
Grand Slam match winsDjokovic51433516685110134158180207228237258280296
Nadal61936568095120143157171187198203226247271282
Year-End ChampionshipsDjokovic0001111234555555
Nadal00000000000000000
Masters 1000 titlesDjokovic00245510131620263030323436
Nadal046912151819212627272830333535
Total titlesDjokovic02711161828344148596668727781
Nadal112172331364346506064676975808486
Total match winsDjokovic1353121185263324394469543604686751783836893934
Nadal451241832533354014725415836587067678068739199771004
RankingDjokovic7816333311211212121
Nadal512221212413591212
Weeks at number 1Djokovic0000002662101127179223223232275301303
Nadal0000194676102102115141141141160196205209209

Performance timeline comparison
Main article: Tennis performance timeline comparison (men)

Grand Slam tournaments
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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
Player200520062007200820092010
AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA
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
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

2011–2016
Player201120122013201420152016
AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA
Novak Djokovic W SF W W W F SF F W SF F F QF F W SF W F W W W W 3R F
Rafael Nadal QF W F F F W 2R A A W 1R W F W 4R A QF QF 2R 3R 1R 3R A 4R

2017–Present
Player20172018201920202021
AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA
Novak Djokovic 2R QF QF A 4R QF W W W SF W 4R W F NH 4R
Rafael Nadal F W 4R W QF W SF SF F W SF W QF W NH A

Djokovic–Nadal Grand Slam tournament era (2005–present)
Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
2005 Marat Safin Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer
2006 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer
2007 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer
2008 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Roger Federer
2009 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer Juan Martín del Potro
2010 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal
2011 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic
2012 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Andy Murray
2013 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Andy Murray Rafael Nadal
2014 Stan Wawrinka Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Marin Čilić
2015 Novak Djokovic Stan Wawrinka Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic
2016 Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Andy Murray Stan Wawrinka
2017 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Rafael Nadal
2018 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic
2019 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal
2020 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Tournament cancelled* Dominic Thiem
2021

* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Wimbledon Championships of the tournament was cancelled.

Combined singles performance timeline (best result)
Tournament2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021 SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 3R 4R 1R QF W W QF W W W F W W F QF W W 9 / 17
French Open A A W W W W 4R W W W W W F W W W W W 14 / 16
Wimbledon 3R A 3R F F W QF W W SF F W W 3R QF W W NH 7 / 16
US Open 2R 2R 3R QF F SF SF W W F W SF W F W W W 4R 7 / 18
Tournament2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021 SR
ATP Tour Masters 1000 and ATP Tour Finals
Indian Wells A 3R A SF W W W SF W SF W W W W 4R 2R SF NH 8 / 14
Miami A 4R F 2R W F F SF W W 4R W W W F 2R 4R NH 6 / 15
Monte Carlo 3R A W W W W W W W W W SF W W W W SF NH 13 / 16
Madrid1 3R A A 2R F W F W W QF W W F W W QF W NH 8 / 15
Rome A A W W W W W W W W W W W F F W W W 14 / 16
Canada A 1R W 3R W W QF SF W W W 3R F W 3R W W NH 9 / 15
Cincinnati A 1R 1R QF 2R F F QF F F W 3R F 3R QF W SF W 3 / 17
Shanghai2 1R 2R W QF SF SF F SF 3R W W SF W SF F W QF NH 5 / 17
Paris Q1 A 3R 2R F QF W 3R QF 2R W W W QF QF F W SF 5 / 16
ATP Finals DNQ A SF SF W RR F RR W W W W F RR F RR SF 5 / 15

Year-end ranking timeline
Player200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Novak Djokovic 679 186 78 16 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 12 1 2 1
Rafael Nadal 811 200 49 51 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 3 5 9 1 2 1 2

Djokovic–Nadal ATP No. 1 era
Player Start date End date Weeks Total
Rafael Nadal August 18, 2008July 5, 20094646
Roger Federer (2) July 6, 2009June 6, 201048285
Rafael Nadal (2) June 7, 2010July 3, 201156102
Novak Djokovic July 4, 2011July 8, 20125353
Roger Federer (3) July 9, 2012November 4, 201217302
Novak Djokovic (2) November 5, 2012October 6, 201348101
Rafael Nadal (3) October 7, 2013July 6, 201439141
Novak Djokovic (3) July 7, 2014November 6, 2016122223
Andy Murray November 7, 2016August 20, 20174141
Rafael Nadal (4) August 21, 2017February 18, 201826167
Roger Federer (4) February 19, 2018April 1, 20186308
Rafael Nadal (5) April 2, 2018May 13, 20186173
Roger Federer (5) May 14, 2018May 20, 20181309
Rafael Nadal (6) May 21, 2018June 17, 20184177
Roger Federer (6) June 18, 2018June 24, 20181310
Rafael Nadal (7) June 25, 2018November 4, 201819196
Novak Djokovic (4) November 5, 2018November 3, 201952275
Rafael Nadal (8) November 4, 2019February 2, 202013209
Novak Djokovic (5) 3 February 202023 March 20207282
ATP Ranking was frozen
23 March 202023 August 20202222
Novak Djokovic (5) 24 August 2020Present *23305
* Statistics correct as of 25 January 2021.

Represents ATP rankings record.

See also

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