How many times djokovic beat nadal

In , he won seven matches in a row to reduce the deficit from , to go into a lead. Nadal now has the chance to bring things back on level terms on his favourite surface, at a venue that is his kingdom. Of course, all the talk about the rivalry being closely fought, is essentially true when you consider all the surfaces. On dirt, it has largely been one-sided in favour of the King of Clay.

Djokovic vs. Playing for history. Share your perspective on this article with a post on ScrollStack, and send it to your followers. Contribute Now. Their first confrontation took place in the French Open quarter-finals. Djokovic retired in the third set, with Nadal leading two sets to love. The first part of their rivalry, from to , was overshadowed by the one between Nadal and Roger Federer.

It was also dominated by the Spaniard, who defeated Djokovic 16 times, losing only 7 times. From to , Djokovic prevailed, with a record. Since , a new balance of power surged, as the two champions have each won three of their six meetings. Novak Djokovic is the player who most challenged Rafael Nadal on clay, having beaten him 7 times for 19 losses.

The Serb is the only player to have beaten the Spaniard in four clay-court finals and the only active player to have beaten him at Roland Garros in three sets in A complete list of their matches is available on the ATP website. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the net after their 54th meeting in Rome in Nevertheless, here are a few numbers to compare them. Rafael Nadal has won 88 ATP titles in his career, which can be broken down as follows:.

Rafael Nadal has won the Davis Cup five times with Spain ; in , , , and The Spaniard won the gold medal in singles at the Beijing Olympics and a gold medal in doubles with Marc Lopez at the Rio Olympics. Novak Djokovic, who turned pro five years after Federer, has won 83 ATP titles in his career, which can be broken down as follows:. Novak Djokovic lifted the Davis Cup in with Serbia. The Serb won the bronze medal in singles at the Beijing Olympics in Nadal did not win those in Miami, where he lost several times in the final, and Paris, where he played a final in He never won at the World Tour Finals, which constitutes the biggest flaw in his prize list.

Nadal has finished 5 seasons ranked world number 1. Nadal did in , , , and Djokovic now has six — in , , , , and As of April , Rafael Nadal has been world number 1 for weeks. But Djokovic is one year younger. Rafael Nada has won Novak Djokovic has won Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic played some famous matches over the years. All five long and brutal!

It is also arguably one of the greatest matches in history, if not the greatest. The third Grand Slam final in a row between the two men, number 1 and 2 in the world, symbolized their rivalry: a battle of unprecedented commitment and brutality. Djokovic took on this match with a significant psychological edge. He had won all seven of his seven encounters with Nadal in , each time in the final. But the Serb had just played two days earlier an extraordinary semi-final against Andy Murray, won in the fifth set.

Nadal won the first set, and had never lost a Grand Slam final doing so. Nadal held on, kept battling for every point, and eventually snatched the fourth set. Yes, and he has been for some time, according to the numbers.

Djokovic leads both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal after the semifinal win on Friday in head-to-head records. He is the only player to have wins over Federer and Nadal at all four Grand Slams.

The three heavyweights have decidedly favourite kingdoms, with Djokovic holding the record of most Australian Open wins 9 and most hardcourt Majors and Masters titles overall. But success against his closest rivals on their preferred surfaces sets Djokovic apart. On clay, time French Open champion Nadal expectedly pulls ahead But those eight wins by Djokovic are the most by any player over Nadal on the surface.

Djokovic is the only player to have beaten Nadal twice at Roland Garros, and to have beaten the Spaniard in all three clay-court Masters events. He is now 10th on the list of all-time clay-court title tallies, ahead of clay-court thoroughbreds like Carlos Moya, Andres Gomez and Gustavo Kuerten. Equally impressive is his record against eight-time Wimbledon champion Federer, who has the best win percentage on grass in the Open Era