Novak Djokovic has just conquered his 5th title at the Internazionali di Roma even if he didn’t play his best tennis. The Serbian sensation managed to take advantage of his vast experience to beat Diego Schwartzman in the final.

Nadal is beatable at the Roland Garros

Soon after winning the title in Italy, Novak had to answer the obvious question about who is the favorite to win the Roland Garros. Djokovic didn’t decline to admit that Nadal is the top favorite in Paris, however, Rafa’s demise in Rome at the hands of Schwartzman confirmed that the King of Clay is still beatable on a slow clay court.

Djokovic commented:

“Definitely Diego [Schwartzman ]showed that Nadal is beatable on clay. The conditions that they played on, obviously heavy clay, not much bounce, humid, night session, we are going to have that as well in Paris. I’m pretty sure that he does not prefer that to a high bounce. I know he likes the high bounce.

He likes the hot and warm and fast conditions, where he can use his spin a lot. Let’s see. It’s going to be interesting. I think even though he’s the favourite, I think there are players that can win against him there.”

Novak Djokovic in 2020

At the moment ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 21st of September when he defeated Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-3 in the final in Rome to win his 80th career title.

Currently, this year Djokovic has a 31-1 win-loss record. Djokovic clinched 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome.

Rafael Nadal in 2020

Currently the world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 19th of September when he surrendered to Diego Schwartzman 6-2 7-5 in the quarter in Rome.

During this season Nadal has a 15-4 win-loss record. Rafael has won 1 title in Acapulco.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played each other 55 times. The head to head is 29-26 for Djokovic. The last time that they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-2 7-64 in the final in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney (ATP Cup) on the 12th of January 2020.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal

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