200 votes, 79 comments. However, Nadal managed to force a deciding set. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) on 4 July 2011, and holds the all-time record for most weeks as No.1 (385). This is an enormous number but similar numbers have been achieved by his rivals. The statement came days after published reports and Djokovic's own social media posts raised questions about the validity of his visa paperwork and his actions in the days around Dec. 16, when . [55], Djokovic and Nadal met at the French Open for the third consecutive year and tenth time overall, in the quarterfinals. Djokovic is the only male player to hold all four Grand Slams on three different surfaces (hard, clay, and grass) at once (2015 Wimbledon to 2016 French Open), and became the only male player to win 30 consecutive Grand Slam matches across three different surfaces (2015 Wimbledon 2016 Wimbledon).[1]. [38], Their second encounter came during the round-robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals, where Nadal beat Djokovic in straight sets.[39]. Djokovic is the second player in history to win a Grand Slam singles title at a tournament ten or more times, the other being Nadal at the French Open. Djokovic has the record number of Grand Slam men's singles titles in history (22), tied with Nadal. They met twice in 2010, and Nadal won both encounters. 4 in the world, took the first set 63. Tennis legends Mats Wilander, Bjrn Borg, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, and Stefan Edberg have all responded saying this was the greatest match of all time. ATP/ITF Rankings. Nadal won in dominant fashion, 60, 62, 75 to claim his record-equalling 20th major title. Djokovic and Nadal met again at the Montreal Masters semifinals, with Nadal prevailing in three sets. Throughout his career, Roger Federer has served 95 bagels to his opponents. She's been on the . The former World No. With the win, Djokovic became the sixth man in the open era to win three of the four majors in the same year.[64]. [44], They met for a second consecutive major final at the US Open, a rematch of the final from the previous year, in which Nadal had prevailed. Djokovic and Nadal contested the Monte Carlo final for the third time, the twelfth time in the last thirteen occasions in which they met in a championship match. The US Open final saw a third Nadal-Djokovic matchup in four years, which Nadal took in four sets. He is the third male player in the Open Era to win at least 2 Grand Slams on hard, clay and grass courts after Mats Wilander and Nadal. They met at the semifinal stage of the Monte-Carlo Masters. First pair to win Grand Slams in three different decades: Nadal ('00s6, '10s13, '20s3), Djokovic ('00s1, '10s15, '20s6). He is the only male player to have won all nine of the Masters tournaments, and has done so twice. The positive test result was used to justify Djokovics application for a medical exemption to play in the Australian Open, which requires all tournament participants to be vaccinated but which granted multiple exemptions to the rule. [62] 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. [72] Djokovic would go on to win the title, becoming the first man in the Open Era to win each of the four Grand Slams on multiple occasions. [5] It is one of two rivalries in men's tennis (the other one being the Djokovic-Murray rivalry) to involve meetings in the finals of all four majors, including four consecutive finals in 201112, and a record 29 Masters matches. On their ninth encounter at Roland Garros, Nadal and Djokovic met in the semifinals of the French Open, in a rematch of the previous year's final. DJOKOVIC: I had COVID twice, I had COVID in June 2020 and I had COVID recently in I was tested positive PCR 16th of December 2021. In photos from the event, Djokovic appears with the acting director of Serbias postal service, Zoran Dordevic. Djokovic has won the most year-end championships (6, tied with Roger Federer). The Spaniard went on to triumph at Rome and Roland Garros soon after as well. Zverev stormed back from a set and a service break down to beat Djokovic, the world's No. Nadal is missing two titles (Miami and Paris). He throttled Rafael Nadal-- his main active rival, as Federer is . Nadal also broke a then-tie with Djokovic by claiming a record 34th ATP Masters crown.[54]. The first and only meeting to date in the Davis Cup happened in the first round of the World Group in the fourth rubber, which Nadal won to clinch the tie for Spain. [26] He also set the era's single season record with 31 wins in 2015. The pair met several times on clay and matches involving them became the highlights of the clay-court season. 4 of those 6 bagels came before 2000. He is the second male player in history after Federer to win 3 Grand Slam titles in three different seasons (2011, 2015, and 2021). Nadal eventually emerged victorious after three consecutive losses in major finals, prevailing in four sets after multiple rain delays that forced the final to be concluded on the following Monday afternoon. This was a match of historic proportions as either Nadal would break Bjrn Borg's record of six French Open titles, or Djokovic would become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win four majors in a row. Djokovic has won a record 38 Masters titles overall as well as a record 27 on hard courts. Their last meeting of the year came in the final of the French Open, where Nadal won the match after dropping the opening set to Djokovic. The match was highly anticipated early on, as Nadal, the world No. The next bagel came in the year 2011 at World Tour Finals in the 2nd set. They met yet again in the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals, in which Djokovic won in straight sets and leveled his head-to head with Nadal for the first time at 2323. The match was praised by many as the best of the season. The last bagel came at the 2020 French Open final in the 1st set itself. Only two players to have played each other 10 times in a single tournament (. Between 2006 and 2009, this rivalry was overshadowed by Nadal's rivalry with Roger Federer. 2. [29], In their fifth encounter of the year at the Cincinnati Masters, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the semifinals.[30]. Even before his plane touched down in Melbourne last Wednesday night, Djokovics application for a visa to play in next weeks Australian Open was under scrutiny, and questions swirled about whether he would be allowed into the country. He is tied 3rd on the list of bagels scored in Grand Slam events along with Jimmy Connors. This is a list of the main career statistics of Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic. In addition, Djokovic has a record 88.6% Grand Slam match win percentage on hard courts. To obtain a visa to enter Australia, Djokovic and his lawyers submitted documents that said he had tested positive for the coronavirus on Dec. 16. Not to be undone, Nadal stormed back to beat Djokovic in the 2013 US Open final as the see-saw battle between the legends continued. Djokovic started by beating Nadal in the final of the Miami Open in straight sets, and then supplanted that victory with a three-set victory over Nadal in Rome. Rafter, who was seeded third in the tournament, lost the first set to Federer 5-7. 1 Trophy", "Djokovic Clinches Year-End No. But Murray got his revenge in the Wimbledon final later that year. In the process he acquired a four-match winning streak against the Spaniard, and also became the first player to amass four career clay-court wins over Nadal. Rafa himself has been bageled three times in his Grand Slam history, once to Andy Roddick at the 2004 U.S. Open (6-0 . This marked the first occasion in tennis history that two players have met at a single tournament ten times. There were several delays due to the erratic rain, but none lasting more than an hour. When Nadal went on to break Djokovic and consolidate for a 4-0 leadand then did it againI thought we had our answer. Nadal won his tenth Italian Open title by defeating Djokovic in a three-set final, 75, 16, 63. 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 the year. Nadal won their first four encounters, while Djokovic won the last three. This is his greatest victory, greater than all the Grand Slams that he has won, his mother, Dijana, said at a news conference on Monday in Belgrade, Serbia. Djokovic defeated Nadal in a thrilling five set match, lasting 5 hours, 15 minutes and played over two days. 1 Nadal in the finals of five prestigious events; Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Madrid Masters, Rome Masters, and Wimbledon. He was eliminated in the round-robin portion of the ATP Finals. The duo met in the ATP Cup final, their second match in a team competition (the first being at the 2009 Davis Cup). He won his first five finals, also a record. Nadal won a grueling encounter, saving three match points in the process. 13 to No. The victory went to Nadal via a retirement from Djokovic after Nadal took the first two sets.[19]. (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); (WL) winloss record. The pair met six times, with three victories each. He went up a break in the fifth set, but the turning point was when he missed a backhand winner at the net at 42 3015, and lost his chance to consolidate his break. In the Doha final, Djokovic won in a convincing straight set victory to lead the head-to-head for the first time. However, a very in-form Djokovic prevailed. He won 11 titles while reaching the finals of 15 of the 16 events he entered in, to finish with an 826 record. The two players faced again in the China Open final with Djokovic winning in straight sets; however, by reaching the final, Nadal retook the world No. Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have faced each other in 19 finals overall, with the Serb leading 11-8. (shared with. With an. This time, Djokovic upset Nadal in four sets 36, 63, 76(74), 62. Djokovic and Nadal met six times in 2008, with Nadal winning four of their encounters. Novak Djokovic has one of the best winning percentages in the history of the game. When it comes to conceding, Federer has been humbled 0-6 only 6 times in his career of which 5 came after he turned Pro. In an interview room at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne, an Australian immigration officer sat down across from the tennis star Novak Djokovic. Djokovic competed in 8 Masters 1000 finals in 2015, breaking the previous record of 6 finals. And his only losses came at his best major, the Australian Open, falling to Safin in the first round in 2005 and to Paul Goldstein in the first. In bagels at Grand Slams, Federer has scored 46 bagels, while leading the list of most bagels scored against Top-10 players with 27 to his name. Next, they met in the final at the Queen's Club in London, where Nadal won his first grass-court title over Djokovic 76, 76. 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