Djokovic–Nadal rivalry

The first meeting between the two, which was the only one in 2006, was in the quarterfinals at the French Open. The victory went to Nadal via a retirement from Djokovic after Nadal took the first two sets.[10]

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

The first encounter came in the final of the Indian Wells Masters. This was Djokovic's first Masters final whereas Nadal was bidding for his 6th. Nadal won the match.[11] Djokovic, however, got his revenge the following week, defeating Nadal for the first time in the quarterfinals of the Miami Masters.[12]

The pair met twice during the summer clay-court season, with Nadal continuing his dominance on clay. He defeated Djokovic en route to the title in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters.[13] Similarly, Nadal defeated Djokovic in the semifinals of the French Open a month later, in Djokovic's first Major semifinal.[14] They then met for the first time on grass, in the semifinals of Wimbledon. After splitting the first two sets, Djokovic retired from the match.[15]

At the Canada Masters in Montreal, Djokovic scored his second victory over Nadal, defeating the Spaniard in the semifinals en route to his second Masters title.[16]

The final encounter between the two in 2007 was in the round robin phase Tennis Masters Cup, with Nadal emerging victorious.[17]

Djokovic and Nadal met six times in 2008, with Nadal winning four of their encounters.

Djokovic defeated Nadal in the semifinals at Indian Wells Masters.[18]

Nadal defeated Djokovic in the semifinals of the Hamburg Masters.[19] In their third consecutive meeting at the French Open semifinals, a dominant Nadal defeated Djokovic en route to his fourth consecutive French Open title.

Next, they met in the final at the Queen's Club in London, where Nadal won his first grass-court title over Djokovic in straight sets.[20]

In their fifth encounter of the year at the Cincinnati Masters, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the semifinals.[21]

The sixth and final battle of the year came at the Beijing Olympics in the semifinals. Nadal won the match and went on to win the gold medal, while Djokovic later secured the bronze.

They met seven times in 2009. Nadal won their first four encounters, while Djokovic won the last three.

The pair met several times on clay and matches involving them became the highlights of the clay-court season. 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. They then 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.[22] With his world No. 3 ranking at risk, Djokovic sought to defend his title at the Rome Masters. However, he lost to Nadal in straight sets in the final.[23]

They then met for a third consecutive tournament on clay, in the semis of the Madrid Masters. Nadal won a grueling encounter, saving three match points in the process.[24] The match, at 4 hours and 3 minutes, was the longest three-set singles match on the ATP Tour in the Open Era (later surpassed by the Olympic semifinal between Roger Federer and Juan Martín del Potro in 2012).[25] 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 the loss.

During the US Open series, Djokovic defeated Nadal for the first time that year at the Cincinnati Masters.[26] Djokovic then won his first Masters title of the year, defeating Nadal in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Paris.[27] 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.[28]

They met twice in 2010, and Nadal won both encounters.

Djokovic and Nadal faced off for the first time in a major 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. The match took 3 hours and 43 minutes.[29]

Their second encounter came during the Round Robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals, where Nadal beat Djokovic in two sets.[30]

2011

Djokovic and 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 was undefeated for the season and continued his streak by beating Nadal to win his second Indian Wells title.[31]

Two weeks later, the pair met again in the finals of the Miami Masters with Djokovic winning two sets to one.[32]

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.[33] He managed the same feat at the Rome Masters, defeating Nadal in straight sets.[34]

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 for his first Wimbledon title.[35]

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 won his third major of the year, overcoming Nadal again in four sets.[36]

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

Djokovic won the 2012 Australian Open final after an epic five-set battle against Nadal. The match lasted 5 hours 53 minutes, the longest match in a major 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 said it was a moment he would never forget, and considered it a career-defining victory.[37]

Djokovic and Nadal met again in the 2012 Monte–Carlo Masters 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.

The pair met again in the 2012 Rome Masters final where Nadal defeated defending champion Djokovic in straight sets to regain the trophy he had won 5 times before.

The fourth battle of the year came at the 2012 French Open final. For only the second time in tennis history, two opposing tennis players played four consecutive major 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 majors in a row. Nadal eventually emerged victorious after 3 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. With this victory, Nadal became the most successful tennis player at the French Open, winning seven French Open titles.[38]

The pair met 6 times, with three victories each.

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 the championship match.[39] Nadal failed to win his 9th title as Djokovic defeated him in straight sets.[40]

At the 2013 French Open Nadal came in as the seven-time champion and was drawn in the same half as Djokovic, made possible by his 3rd seed. Nadal won the tournament after beating Djokovic in the semifinal and David Ferrer in the final. His semifinal clash with Djokovic was widely considered one of the greatest clay court matches ever played. 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 for a 4-hour, 37-minute victory. It was a unique encounter in that it was almost the mirror opposite[41] 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 an 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 epic encounter in Australia.[42] 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 first 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 semifinals, with Nadal prevailing in three sets. Nadal would then go on to win the Rogers Cup, marking his 25th ATP Masters 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 ATP 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.

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 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 became the first player to amass 4 clay-court wins over Nadal. Their final meeting of the year came at the French Open, where Nadal won the match after dropping the opening set to Djokovic.

In 2015, the pair contested four matches with Djokovic winning all four. They met at the semifinal stage of the Monte Carlo Masters 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 Söderling in the 2009 edition of the tournament. Nadal is now 105–3 at the French Open, and a 108–3 record for best-of-five set matches on clay.[43] Nadal played Djokovic in the Beijing final, where he was comprehensively beaten by the Serb. They met again in the semifinal of the ATP World Tour in London which Djokovic won in two sets and leveled his head-to head with Nadal for the first time at 23–23.

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[44] 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.

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

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.

Nadal and Djokovic faced each other in the Australian Open final with Djokovic winning 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 in two hours and four minutes.

Nadal won his ninth Italian Open title, overcoming Djokovic to triumph at the Foro Italico 6–0, 4–6, 6-1 after two hours and 25 minutes. Nadal also broke a then-tie with Djokovic by claiming a record 34th ATP Masters crown.[45]

The duo met in the ATP Cup final, their second match in a team competition (the first being at the 2009 Davis Cup). Djokovic beat Nadal 6–2, 7–6.

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

Nadal won his tenth Italian Open title by defeating Djokovic in a three-set final, 7–5, 1–6, 6–3.

Nadal and Djokovic met in the semifinals of the French Open, in a rematch of the previous year's final. This time, Djokovic upset Nadal in four sets 3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2. It was the second time Djokovic defeated Nadal at the French Open.

Nadal has won 21 Grand Slam tournament titles while Djokovic has 20. Both Djokovic and Nadal have achieved a double Career Grand Slam by winning all four majors at least twice. During Djokovic's 2015–2016 tennis seasons, he also won four 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 12 on hard courts, 6 on grass, and 2 on clay, while Nadal's Grand Slam tournament titles include 13 on clay, 6 on hard courts, and 2 on grass. Both have 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	9	2
Roland Garros	2	13
Wimbledon Championships	6	2
US Open	3	4
Total Count	20	21

• Bold indicates record holder.
• indicates outright record.

Djokovic holds the record for the most Masters titles with 37, while Nadal is second with 36. Nadal has won 26 on clay and 10 on hard courts. Djokovic has won 27 on hard courts and 10 on clay and is the only player to have won all 9 Masters tournaments, having done so twice. Nadal is missing two 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	10
Canadian Open	4	5
Cincinnati Masters	2	1
Shanghai Masters/Madrid Open	4	1
Paris Masters	6	0
Total Count	37	36

• Bold indicates record holder.
• indicates outright record.

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).

Rankings	Djokovic	Nadal
Weeks as world No. 1	368	209
ATP Year-end No. 1	7	5
ITF World Champion	7	4

• Bold indicates record holder.
• indicates outright record.

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

• All matches: (58) Djokovic, 30–28
  • All finals: (28) Djokovic, 15–13
  • Grand Slam matches: Nadal, 10–7
    • Australian Open: Djokovic, 2–0
    • Roland Garros: Nadal, 7–2
    • Wimbledon: Djokovic, 2–1
    • US Open: Nadal, 2–1
  • Olympics matches: Nadal, 1-0
  • ATP Tour Finals matches: Djokovic, 3–2
  • ATP Masters matches: Djokovic, 16–13
  • Other matches: Tied, 3–3
  • Grand Slam finals: Nadal, 5–4
  • ATP Tour Finals finals: Djokovic, 1–0
  • ATP Masters finals: Tied 7–7
  • Other finals: Djokovic, 3–1

• Clay courts: Nadal 19–8
• Hard courts: Djokovic 20–7
  • Outdoor: Djokovic 16–5
  • Indoor: Djokovic 4–2
• Grass courts: Tied 2–2

• Finals in bold.
• Tournaments won by the match winner in italics.

With Nadal widely regarded as invincible on clay courts by many in the tennis world,[47][48] 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[49] in what he called one of his greatest wins in his career.

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.[50] 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. Furthermore, Nadal became the fifth man in the Open Era to win three of the four grand slams in the same year.

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 the 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.[51]

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.[52]

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.[53] Both players were exhausted to the extent that chairs had to be brought out during presentation.[54] 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.

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;[55] 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.

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.

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.

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.[56] 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.

Djokovic defeated Nadal in a bruising four set encounter, lasting 4 hours, 11 minutes. Despite playing with a publicly undisclosed foot injury (which would later end his season early),[57][58] Nadal raced into a 5–0 lead, taking the first set 6–3, only for Djokovic to level, taking the second set by the same scoreline. The third set, lasting 97 minutes, was described as one of the greatest sets ever, which Djokovic took on a tiebreak after surviving a set point.[59][60] Despite Nadal taking a 2–0 lead in the fourth set, Djokovic won the next six games, to hand Nadal just his third ever defeat at Roland Garros in his 108th match at the tournament.[61] Djokovic would go on to win the title, moving to within one Grand Slam of both Nadal and Federer and becoming the first man in the Open Era to win each of the four Grand Slams on multiple occasions.

Djokovic 30 – 28 Nadal

No.	Year	Tournament	Series	Surface	Round	Winner	Score	Length	Sets	Djokovic	Nadal
1.	2006	French Open	Major	Clay	Quarterfinals	Nadal	6–4, 6–4, 0–0 (ret.)	1:54	3/5	0	1
2.	2007	Indian Wells Masters	Masters	Hard	Final	Nadal	6–2, 7–5	1:34	2/3	0	2
3.	2007	Miami Open	Masters	Hard	Quarterfinals	Djokovic	6–3, 6–4	1:37	2/3	1	2
4.	2007	Italian Open	Masters	Clay	Quarterfinals	Nadal	6–2, 6–3	1:41	2/3	1	3
5.	2007	French Open	Major	Clay	Semifinals	Nadal	7–5, 6–4, 6–2	2:28	3/5	1	4
6.	2007	Wimbledon	Major	Grass	Semifinals	Nadal	3–6, 6–1, 4–1 (ret.)	1:41	3/5	1	5
7.	2007	Canadian Open	Masters	Hard	Semifinals	Djokovic	7–5, 6–3	1:51	2/3	2	5
8.	2007	Tennis Masters Cup	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	Round Robin	Nadal	6–4, 6–4	1:44	2/3	2	6
9.	2008	Indian Wells Masters	Masters	Hard	Semifinals	Djokovic	6–3, 6–2	1:28	2/3	3	6
10.	2008	Hamburg Masters	Masters	Clay	Semifinals	Nadal	7–5, 2–6, 6–2	3:03	3/3	3	7
11.	2008	French Open	Major	Clay	Semifinals	Nadal	6–4, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)	2:49	3/5	3	8
12.	2008	Queen's Club	250	Grass	Final	Nadal	7–6(8–6), 7–5	2:16	2/3	3	9
13.	2008	Cincinnati Masters	Masters	Hard	Semifinals	Djokovic	6–1, 7–5	1:26	2/3	4	9
14.	2008	Summer Olympics	Olympics	Hard	Semifinals	Nadal	6–4, 1–6, 6–4	2:10	3/3	4	10
15.	2009	Davis Cup	Davis Cup	Clay	First round	Nadal	6–4, 6–4, 6–1	2:28	3/5	4	11
16.	2009	Monte-Carlo Masters	Masters	Clay	Final	Nadal	6–3, 2–6, 6–1	2:43	3/3	4	12
17.	2009	Italian Open	Masters	Clay	Final	Nadal	7–6(7–2), 6–2	2:03	2/3	4	13
18.	2009	Madrid Open	Masters	Clay	Semifinals	Nadal	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(11–9)	4:03	3/3	4	14
19.	2009	Cincinnati Masters	Masters	Hard	Semifinals	Djokovic	6–1, 6–4	1:32	2/3	5	14
20.	2009	Paris Masters	Masters	Hard (i)	Semifinals	Djokovic	6–2, 6–3	1:17	2/3	6	14
21.	2009	ATP World Tour Finals	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	Round Robin	Djokovic	7–6(7–5), 6–3	1:58	2/3	7	14
22.	2010	US Open	Major	Hard	Final	Nadal	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2	3:43	4/5	7	15
23.	2010	ATP World Tour Finals	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	Round Robin	Nadal	7–5, 6–2	1:52	2/3	7	16
24.	2011	Indian Wells Masters	Masters	Hard	Final	Djokovic	4–6, 6–3, 6–2	2:25	3/3	8	16
25.	2011	Miami Open	Masters	Hard	Final	Djokovic	4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)	3:21	3/3	9	16
26.	2011	Madrid Open	Masters	Clay	Final	Djokovic	7–5, 6–4	2:17	2/3	10	16
27.	2011	Italian Open	Masters	Clay	Final	Djokovic	6–4, 6–4	2:12	2/3	11	16
28.	2011	Wimbledon	Major	Grass	Final	Djokovic	6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3	2:28	4/5	12	16
29.	2011	US Open	Major	Hard	Final	Djokovic	6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1	4:10	4/5	13	16
30.	2012	Australian Open	Major	Hard	Final	Djokovic	5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5	5:53	5/5	14	16
31.	2012	Monte-Carlo Masters	Masters	Clay	Final	Nadal	6–3, 6–1	1:18	2/3	14	17
32.	2012	Italian Open	Masters	Clay	Final	Nadal	7–5, 6–3	2:20	2/3	14	18
33.	2012	French Open	Major	Clay	Final	Nadal	6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5	3:49	4/5	14	19
34.	2013	Monte-Carlo Masters	Masters	Clay	Final	Djokovic	6–2, 7–6(7–1)	1:52	2/3	15	19
35.	2013	French Open	Major	Clay	Semifinals	Nadal	6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7	4:37	5/5	15	20
36.	2013	Canadian Open	Masters	Hard	Semifinals	Nadal	6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)	2:28	3/3	15	21
37.	2013	US Open	Major	Hard	Final	Nadal	6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1	3:21	4/5	15	22
38.	2013	China Open	500	Hard	Final	Djokovic	6–3, 6–4	1:27	2/3	16	22
39.	2013	ATP World Tour Finals	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	Final	Djokovic	6–3, 6–4	1:36	2/3	17	22
40.	2014	Miami Open	Masters	Hard	Final	Djokovic	6–3, 6–3	1:23	2/3	18	22
41.	2014	Italian Open	Masters	Clay	Final	Djokovic	4–6, 6–3, 6–3	2:19	3/3	19	22
42.	2014	French Open	Major	Clay	Final	Nadal	3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4	3:31	4/5	19	23
43.	2015	Monte-Carlo Masters	Masters	Clay	Semifinals	Djokovic	6–3, 6–3	1:37	2/3	20	23
44.	2015	French Open	Major	Clay	Quarterfinals	Djokovic	7–5, 6–3, 6–1	2:27	3/5	21	23
45.	2015	China Open	500	Hard	Final	Djokovic	6–2, 6–2	1:30	2/3	22	23
46.	2015	ATP World Tour Finals	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	Semifinals	Djokovic	6–3, 6–3	1:19	2/3	23	23
47.	2016	Qatar Open	250	Hard	Final	Djokovic	6–1, 6–2	1:13	2/3	24	23
48.	2016	Indian Wells Masters	Masters	Hard	Semifinals	Djokovic	7–6(7–5), 6–2	1:58	2/3	25	23
49.	2016	Italian Open	Masters	Clay	Quarterfinals	Djokovic	7–5, 7–6(7–4)	2:25	2/3	26	23
50.	2017	Madrid Open	Masters	Clay	Semifinals	Nadal	6–2, 6–4	1:39	2/3	26	24
51.	2018	Italian Open	Masters	Clay	Semifinals	Nadal	7–6(7–4), 6–3	1:56	2/3	26	25
52.	2018	Wimbledon	Major	Grass	Semifinals	Djokovic	6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 3–6, 10–8	5:17	5/5	27	25
53.	2019	Australian Open	Major	Hard	Final	Djokovic	6–3, 6–2, 6–3	2:04	3/5	28	25
54.	2019	Italian Open	Masters	Clay	Final	Nadal	6–0, 4–6, 6–1	2:29	3/3	28	26
55.	2020	ATP Cup	Team	Hard	Team Final	Djokovic	6–2, 7–6(7–4)	1:55	2/3	29	26
56.	2020	French Open	Major	Clay	Final	Nadal	6–0, 6–2, 7–5	2:41	3/5	29	27
57.	2021	Italian Open	Masters	Clay	Final	Nadal	7–5, 1–6, 6–3	2:49	3/3	29	28
58.	2021	French Open	Major	Clay	Semifinals	Djokovic	3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–2	4:11	4/5	30	28

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

In Bogotá on March 21, 2011, Nadal beat Djokovic in their first exhibition match and the highest caliber match ever played in Colombia.[62] A second exhibition, with proceeds to benefit a foundation run by Nadal and the football team Real Madrid, was scheduled for July 14, 2012 in Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,[63] but cancelled because of injury to Nadal.[64]

Djokovic—Nadal (3–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Round	Winner	Score	Djokovic	Nadal
1.	2011	Bogotá	Hard (i)	Exhibition	Nadal	7–6(7–5), 6–3	0	1
2.	2013	Santiago	Hard (i)	Exhibition	Djokovic	7–6(7–3), 6–4[65][66]	1	1
3.	2013	Buenos Aires	Hard	Exhibition	Nadal	6–4, 7–5[67]	1	2
4.	2015	Bangkok	Hard (i)	Exhibition	Djokovic	6–4, 6–2	2	2
5.	2016	Milan	Hard (i)	Exhibition	Djokovic	6–4, 6–4	3	2
6.	2019	Nur-Sultan	Hard (i)	Exhibition	Nadal	6–3, 3–6, (11–9)[68]	3	3

¹ Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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	Novak Djokovic	Novak Djokovic	Novak Djokovic	Daniil Medvedev
2022	Rafael Nadal

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

Player	Start date	End date	Weeks	Total
Rafael Nadal	August 18, 2008	July 5, 2009	46	46
Roger Federer (2)	July 6, 2009	June 6, 2010	48	285
Rafael Nadal (2)	June 7, 2010	July 3, 2011	56	102
Novak Djokovic	July 4, 2011	July 8, 2012	53	53
Roger Federer (3)	July 9, 2012	November 4, 2012	17	302
Novak Djokovic (2)	November 5, 2012	October 6, 2013	48	101
Rafael Nadal (3)	October 7, 2013	July 6, 2014	39	141
Novak Djokovic (3)	July 7, 2014	November 6, 2016	122	223
Andy Murray	November 7, 2016	August 20, 2017	41	41
Rafael Nadal (4)	August 21, 2017	February 18, 2018	26	167
Roger Federer (4)	February 19, 2018	April 1, 2018	6	308
Rafael Nadal (5)	April 2, 2018	May 13, 2018	6	173
Roger Federer (5)	May 14, 2018	May 20, 2018	1	309
Rafael Nadal (6)	May 21, 2018	June 17, 2018	4	177
Roger Federer (6)	June 18, 2018	June 24, 2018	1	310
Rafael Nadal (7)	June 25, 2018	November 4, 2018	19	196
Novak Djokovic (4)	November 5, 2018	November 3, 2019	52	275
Rafael Nadal (8)	November 4, 2019	February 2, 2020	13	209
Novak Djokovic (5)	3 February 2020	23 March 2020	7	282
ATP Ranking was frozen	23 March 2020	23 August 2020	22	22
Novak Djokovic (5)	24 August 2020	27 February 2022	79	361
Daniil Medvedev	28 February 2022	20 March 2022	3	3
Novak Djokovic (6)	21 March 2022	Present	7	368

* Statistics correct as of 2 May 2022.

Represents ATP rankings record.

• Bold indicates players met during the tournament.