The world will witness another Djokovic vs Nadal rivalry in the French Open Semifinals. The World no.1 will take on no.3 tomorrow in the 2021 Rolland – Garros tournament. Before the upcoming battle to reach the finals between this two legends let us look at their head to head records.
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Head to head records of Djokovic vs Nadal
| Novak Djokovic | Criteria | Rafael Nadal |
|---|---|---|
| 29 (51%) | Wins | 28 (49%) |
| Serbia | Birth Place | Spain |
| 1 | Ranking | 3 |
| Right Hand | Plays | Left Hand |
| Two-Handed | Backhand | Two-Hander |
| 83 | Career Titles | 88 |
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Recent Form against each other:
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Novak Djokovic has the slightest of a slight edge over Rafa Nadal in terms of head to head records. He has a 51% win rate against Nadal’s 49%. Although the Serbian has dominated the tennis world for quite a long time, he has certainly failed against the king of clay. In the last six occasions against Nadal on a clay surface, Djokovic has just managed to win only once. The Serbian last won against the king of clay on a clay surface back in 2016 in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters. Considering the fact that the upcoming French Open semis are on a clay surface, surely world no.3 has the edge over no.1 Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic vs Nadal: Last six matches on Clay
| Year | Event | Round | Surface | Winning Player | Losing Player | Score / Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Rome Masters | Final | Clay | Nadal | Djokovic | 7-5; 1-6; 6-3 |
| 2020 | French Open | Final | Clay | Nadal | Djokovic | 6-0; 6-2; 7-5 |
| 2019 | Rome Masters | Final | Clay | Nadal | Djokovic | 6-0; 4-6; 6-1 |
| 2018 | Rome Masters | SF | Clay | Nadal | Djokovic | 7-6(4); 6-3 |
| 2017 | Madrid Masters | SF | Clay | Nadal | Djokovic | 6-2; 6-4 |
| 2016 | Rome Masters | QF | Clay | Djokovic | Nadal | 7-5; 7-6(4) |
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The stats are accurate as of 10th June 2021
