Novak Djokovic looks in ominous form at this edition of the French Open and it seems more and more obvious that he is destined to challenge Rafael Nadal in a plausible blockbuster final. Novak has also declared more than once that he has been chasing Roger Federer’s records with his immediate focus on becoming the man that has been at the top of the ATP rankings more than anyone else. Then Novak will try to beat Federer’s record of 20 slam titles that is a metric that for many defines who is the GOAT (The Greatest Of All Time)
However, in his quest, Novak is about to beat another personal record at the Roland Garros. First, Djokovic equaled Federer for being the second tennis player that has won at least 70 matches in each slam. Talking about the French Open now, the world no.1 is tied with Roger with 70 wins and in the plausible event that he will defeat Elahi Galan Riveros in the following round, he will overtake Roger.
Obviously, the man that had more wins at the French Open is Rafael Nadal (95) followed by Djokovic and Federer (70).
Here the top10.
95 – Rafael Nadal
70 – Novak Djokovic
70- Roger Federer
58 – Guillermo Vilas
53 – Ivan Lendl
51 – Andre Agassi
50 – Nicola Pietrangeli
49 – Bjorn Borg
47 – Mats Wilander
46 – Jaroslav Drobný
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently the world no.1, Djokovic has a 33-1 win-loss record in 2020. Djokovic is currently competing at the French Open where he bested Mikael Ymer 6-0 6-2 6-3 and Richard Berankis 6-1 6-2 6-2.
Novak Djokovic will fight against Elahi Galan Riveros in the 3rd round. They have never played each other until now in top tournaments.
Novak clinched 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome.
Novak won 82 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 15 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Roger Federer in 2020
Ranked world no.4, the Swiss played his last match on the 30th of January when he surrendered to Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s most significant achievement of the present year was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer played each other 50 times. The head to head is 27-23 for Djokovic. The last time that they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 30th of January 2020.
Nadal at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
At the moment ranked no.2, Nadal has a 17-4 win-loss record in 2020. Rafael is participating at the French Open where he bested Egor Gerasimov 6-4 6-4 6-2 and Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-1 6-0 6-3.
Rafael Nadal will face Travaglia in the 3rd round. In the past, they have never played each other so far on the main tour.
Rafael conquered 1 title in 2020 in Acapulco.
The Spaniard won 85 titles in his career: 21 on hard courts, 59 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
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