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...
The rivalry between Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev might be young, but it is certainly not lacking in intrigue. Kyrgios and “Sascha” Zverev are two of the game’s most prolific talents and have notched impressive victories over the sport’s greats on some of the biggest stages in their burgeoning careers. Kyrgios burst onto the scene in 2014 in a stunning Wimbledon upset over Rafael Nadal, while Zverev announced his arrival in 2017, becoming the youngest player to win multiple ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in one season since Novak Djokovic 10 years prior. The two have clashed six times in their careers, and have an even their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, 3-3. The rivalry garners interest not solely due...
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have met more than any other two players in the Open Era, a record 50 times. Djokovic leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 26-24 and has won seven of their past eight contests. Here is a history of the duo's 50 career meetings: 2017 Mutua Madrid Open SF, clay, Nadal d. Djokovic 6-2, 6-4 During their historic 50th FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting, Rafael Nadal decidedly turned the tables on Novak Djokovic, thoroughly outplaying the defending champion to reach his eighth Mutua Madrid Open final. Djokovic had owned their rivalry during recent years. The Serbian had won 15 consecutive sets and seven straight matches against Nadal. It had been nearly three years since the “King of...
As far as rivalries go, they've done it all. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have played on clay, grass and hard courts. Their matches have decided the game's biggest trophies, and their most memorable affairs have incited Greatest Of All Time debates that will rage on for decades. Federer and Nadal have faced off 35 times during their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry. Twenty-two of those matches have come with a trophy on the line, and 19 of those 22 have decided a Big Title – a Grand Slam, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event or the ATP Finals. The buildup and drama has always been primetime-television worthy between the two all-time greats. But which of their battles rise to...
Rafael Nadal leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 23-14, but Roger Federer is doing his best to narrow the Spaniard's margin. The Swiss right-hander has won their past four match-ups for the first time in their rivalry. Here is a history of their 37 career meetings: 2017 Miami Open presented by Itau F, hard, Federer d. Nadal 6-3, 6-4 Federer might have said it best before he and Nadal faced off for the 37th time during the Miami final on 2 April: “Feels like old times.” Few would have predicted that Federer and Nadal would have fought over one 'Big Title' in 2017, let alone a second. But both players steamrolled into the Miami title match, where Federer picked up...