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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. 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.
Novak Djokovic, who won, and Rafael Nadal, who lost, met at the net and hugged after playing at the Paris Olympics in the 60th — and quite possibly last — installment of a record-breaking and ...
After a 60th encounter, the final score when the dust eventually settles will likely read 31 wins to Djokovic and 29 to Nadal. In their 11th meeting in Paris, Djokovic claimed just his third ...
Djokovic then served out the victory, before meeting Nadal at the net for a hug. Djokovic owns 24 Grand Slam titles, and Nadal 22, the two highest men’s totals in the century-plus history of the sport, both have been ranked No. 1, and no pair of men has played each other more often in the professional era. They are two-thirds of the so-called ...
Nadal then defeated Djokovic in the final of the US Open for his second title at the event. [26] Nadal lost his first hardcourt match of the season at the final of the China Open to Djokovic, but still claimed the number 1 ranking from Djokovic. [27] This is the ninth time Nadal has qualified for the ATP finals.
Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic has been the final of 29 different tennis tournaments, including all four Grand Slams. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, it will be a second-round match.
It was the third consecutive major final featuring Djokovic and Nadal. [13] Before this final, Djokovic had played an epic semifinal match against the world No. 4 and Australian Open runner-up of the previous two years, Andy Murray, which also went five sets, lasting 4 hours and 50 minutes. [14] [15] [16]
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic, who won, and Rafael Nadal, who lost, met at the net and hugged after playing at the Paris Olympics in the 60th — and quite possibly last — installment of a record-breaking and often riveting rivalry between two tennis greats who share a mutual respect if not a close friendship.