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Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic: stats compared | Lineball
Nadal wins on titles. Djokovic’s case rests on grand slam titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Nadal 1,269 matches, Djokovic 1,371 matches.
Djokovic has 24 grand slam titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Nadal’s 22 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches).
Nadal has 92 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Djokovic’s 101 titles (one every 14.3 matches).
Djokovic averages 5.8 aces a match to Nadal’s 3.1 (84% more).
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.192 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1101 total · best 1
0.022 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.024 total · best 1
68.0First serve in %65.0
72.0First-serve points won %74.2
66.2Break points saved %65.6
42.4Return points won %41.8
Head to head
2858 matches since 200630
Clay · 28 matchesNadal 19Djokovic 9
Hard · 26 matchesNadal 7Djokovic 19
Grass · 4 matchesNadal 2Djokovic 2
Grand Slams · 18 matchesNadal 11Djokovic 7
Finals · 28 matchesNadal 13Djokovic 15
Last meetings
29 July 2024 · Paris Olympics · Round of 32 · ClayDjokovic won 6-1 6-4
22 May 2022 · Roland Garros · Quarterfinal · ClayNadal won 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4)
30 May 2021 · Roland Garros · Semifinal · ClayDjokovic won 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2
9 May 2021 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Final · ClayNadal won 7-5 1-6 6-3
27 Sept 2020 · Roland Garros · Final · ClayNadal won 6-0 6-2 7-5
12 May 2019 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Final · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
Nadal––––––––––
Djokovic––––1–––––
3.13,979 total · best 23
Acesper game
5.87,938 total · best 26
14.518,354 total · best 33Games wonper game15.120,714 total · best 32
44.8Break points converted %43.9
76.7Sets won %75.8
59.5Games won %59.1
0.1131 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1145 total · best 1
2.02,495 total · best 3Sets wonper game2.02,768 total · best 3
0.6760 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.6883 total · best 3
9.812,483 total · best 34Games lostper game · lower is better10.414,310 total · best 36
0.3420 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4523 total · best 3
Nadal won 6-0 4-6 6-1
14 Jan 2019 · Australian Open · Final · HardDjokovic won 6-3 6-2 6-3
2 July 2018 · Wimbledon · Semifinal · GrassDjokovic won 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) 3-6 10-8
13 May 2018 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Semifinal · ClayNadal won 7-6(4) 6-3
7 May 2017 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Semifinal · ClayNadal won 6-2 6-4