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The duel is considered the most important match of 2020 and will definitely change tennis history. In the race for the Grand Slam, Roger Federer has 20 Grand Slam, Nadal 19 Grand Slam and Djokovic 17. If Nadal is thirteenth at Roland Garros, “King of clay” will overtake Federer in numbers. Grand Slam: the measure of a player’s greatness.
If Djokovic is crowned, he will become the first person to win every Grand Slam at least twice in the Open Era. The Serbian will also be the first to defeat Nadal in the Grand Garros final. In the previous 12 finals the Spanish won.
Nadal (left) and Djokovic are considered to be in the Roland Garros final this year. Image: AP
Roland Garros is like Nadal’s almost impregnable kingdom, where he won 99 of 101 games (losing only to Robin Soderling in 2009 and Djokovic in 2015). In this year’s tournament, Nadal is also the only one who has not lost a set.
Djokovic is Nadal’s biggest winner on clay, with seven times. The Serbian player also led Nadal 29-26 in a head-to-head record. Djokovic also won 14 of his last 18 meetings with Nadal. But at Roland Garros, Nadal wins six of his seven meetings with Djokovic.
Nadal won nine of the 15 Grand Slam matches. In the eight previous matches of the grand final, each player won four times. Djokovic lost twice to Nadal in the Roland Garros final.
In the semi-finals, Nadal easily beat Diego Schwartzman after three sets, while Djokovic spent almost four hours beating Stefanos Tsitsipas after five sets. Nadal and Djokovic lead the tournament in terms of delivery game win rates (91% and 88%) and are in sync on many indicators. But the setback is Djokovic’s advantage over Nadal, when the Serbian player has 70 winners since the start of the tournament, and Nadal only has 26.
Nhan Dat – Quang Dung
