The Grand Slams provide a unique challenge for the ATP World Tour’s stars, as players compete in a best-of-five set format. And judging by historical success, one superstar has risen to that challenge exceedingly well, which may prove important during the Roland Garros fortnight. Novak Djokovic is second among active players in both fifth-set win-rate (75.7%) and five-set victories (28-9) according to the FedEx ATP Performance Zone — the only other player in the Top 5 of both categories is Feliciano Lopez (68.6%, 24-11). Only Roger Federer, 30-20, has won more five-setters than Djokovic. Most Five-Set Wins Among Active Players Player Five-Set Record Roger Federer 30-20 Novak Djokovic 28-9 Marin Cilic 27-13 Stan Wawrinka 26-20 Feliciano Lopez 24-11 In recent...
The preparation is now over. After three clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, two 500-level tournaments on the surface and 11 ATP World Tour 250 events, the ATP World Tour is ready to take on Roland Garros. There is a lot on the line on the Parisian terre battue, with a massive 2,000 ATP Rankings and ATP Doubles Rankings points available for the winners. From former champions to the rapidly rising #NextGenATP, tennis fans are in for a treat as the fortnight is set to begin. View Draw 1) Undécima: Rafael Nadal eyes a historic 11th championship at Roland Garros, where he could tie Margaret Court at the Australian Open for the most titles won by a man or...
1. Rafa Back On Top Rafael Nadal is back at No. 1 in the ATP Rankings. The Spaniard, who won his eighth Internazionali BNL d'Italia title on Sunday (d. Zverev), begins his 174th week at the peak of the mountain. Read & Watch: Rafa Reigns In Rome, Returns To No. 1 Nadal also remains alone atop the all-time ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles leaderboard. The Spaniard passed Novak Djokovic last month after winning his 11th Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters crown to capture his 31st Masters 1000 title. And with his eighth Rome crown, Nadal now has 32 Masters 1000 titles to Djokovic's 30. 2. Novak Is Back? Speaking of Novak, is the Serbian officially “back”? It sure seemed that way...
Despite falling to Rafael Nadal in straight sets at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Saturday, Novak Djokovic can take a lot of positives out of his week in Rome. The former World No. 1 showed signs in the Italian capital of returning to the level that helped him clinch the year-end No. 1 ATP Ranking on four occasions. He reached his first tour-level semi-final of the season as he continues his comeback from a right elbow injury. “I can only take positives from this week," reflected Djokovic. "I didn't really expect anything coming into this tournament, when it comes to results, because I didn't have many great results in the last period. I'm pleased with how I've played [in the]...
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have met more than any other two players in the Open Era, a record 51 times. Djokovic leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 26-25 and has won seven of their past nine contests, with the Spaniard claiming their two most recent meetings. Here is a history of the duo's 51 career matches: 2018 Internazionali BNL d'Italia SF, clay, Nadal d. Djokovic 7-6(4), 6-3 Entering the pair's first meeting in more than a year, Nadal was the clear favourite. The top seed had won 50 consecutive sets on clay — a record for the most sets claimed in a row on a single surface — before falling in the Madrid quarter-finals the previous week. And it...
