The Frenchman tried to play a varied and aggressive game, changing direction and going for shots close to the line in rallies. However, Nadal pounced on any short ball, striking a winner. He will also play his third-round match on Friday against Botic van de Zandschulp. Nadal vs Thompson,...
Djokovic vs. Nadal in historic French Open finalHOWARD FENDRICH
PARIS (AP) - From the moment the French Open draw was made more than a week ago, this is the match the tennis world has been awaiting: No. 1 Novak Djokovic against nine-time champion Rafael Nadal. Except instead of the final, Wednesday's blockbuster will come in the quarterfinals. "...
Novak Djokovic's coach Goran Ivanisevic says the World No.1 will use the majority of the French Open crowd rooting against him as fuel in his quarterfinal match against Rafael Nadal.
(Xinhua) -- Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz had to save match points to come back from the brink to stay on track for a maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, while the "Big Two" of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic advanced with comfortable victories in the French Open on Wednesday...
Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic head to head has featured 59 matches. Djokovic has won 30 times while Nadal has won on 29 occasions. Know the best matches of the rivalry.
Novak Djokovic will not face Rafael Nadal in the 2023 edition of the French Open. The Spaniard, holder of a record 14 Roland Garros crowns, is out for the 2023 season due to hip surgery. Still, a third French Open title is in no way guaranteed for the world No. 3. Djokovic is stari...
But aftera stunning come-from-behind winoverStefanos Tsitsipasin the French Open final on Sunday, following a defeat of Nadal in the semifinal, perhaps the mantra should be changed: The hardest task in tennis is to beatNovak Djokovicin a Grand Slam event. ...
Djokovic, who won his eighth Slam title at January’s Australian Open, owns a 27-match winning streak. “You need to play very well to stand a chance against him, and the truth is that Rafael did not play at his best,” said Toni Nadal, who coaches his nephew. ...
“That would be the match of the season, yes,” Djokovic said Sunday at the Monte Carlo Masters. Djokovic and his longtime rival Nadal are starting their clay-court seasons this week at Monte Carlo, their first tuneup on clay ahead of the May 26-June 9 French Open in Paris, and which...