Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will clash against each other in the semifinal of the French Open for the 58th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:30 pm on Court Philippe CHATRIER. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rafael Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.47
Novak Djokovic -> 2.94
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal
This will be the 58th time that Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal fight against each other. The head to head is 29-28 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Nadal has a winning record of 19-7 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Nadal won 7-5 1-6 6-3 in the final in Rome back in May 2021.
Highlights Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic – Rome 16-May-2021
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 Djokovic got to the semifinal after defeating Tennys Sandgren 6-2 6-4 6-2, Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-2 6-4, Richard Berankis 6-1 6-4 6-1, Lorenzo Musetti 6-77 6-72 6-1 6-0 4-0 ret. and Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-2 6-75 7-5.
In the quarter, Djokovic had a good straight sets win against Berrettini (6-3 6-2 6-75 7-5). During the match, Djokovic scored 153 points vs Berrettini’s 123. Djokovic was pretty aggressive to blast 71 winners.
Regarding the service games, Djokovic recorded 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Novak Djokovic was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 77% (71/92) of his 1st serve and 65% (26/40) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Serbian broke Berrettini 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Novak started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a remarkable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (565-84). 16-3 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Djokovic has a composed 142-28 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title in at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2 and in in Belgrade where he defeated Alex Molcan in the final 6-4 6-3.
Djokovic has an overall 25-3 win-loss record in 2021, 16-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2016. See his history.
Rafael Nadal
Ranked no. 3, Rafael reached the semifinal after defeating Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-2 7-63, Richard Gasquet 6-0 7-5 6-2, Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-3 6-3, Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-3 6-0 and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0.
In the quarter, Rafael defeated Schwartzman (6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0). During the match Nadal scored 108 points vs Schwartzman’s 77. The Spaniard was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Nadal blasted 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Rafael Nadal was very efficient on serve to win 73% (44/60) of his 1st serve and 68% (21/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Spaniard broke Schwartzman 7 times after converting 50% of his break points (7/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nadal started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Barcelona where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5 and in in Rome where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 7-5 1-6 6-3.
Rafael has an overall 23-3 win-loss record in 2021, 19-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, he won this tournament 13 times in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Nadal |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 19 | 16 |
| Tot Games | 162 | 145 |
| Pts | 587-419 | 497-354 |
| Total Points | 1006 | 851 |
| Winners | 268 | 206 |
| %Winners | 46% | 41% |
Both Djokovic and Nadal played 5 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic conceded 3 sets, while Rafael Nadal lost 1 set. Djokovic has played 3 sets more than Nadal (19 vs 16). Therefore, Djokovic played 17 games more than Nadal. The Serbian scored 268 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Nadal bagged 206 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Nadal |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 40 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 4.6 |
| 1st in | 340/498 | 259/420 |
| %1st in | 68% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 268/340 | 206/259 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 90/158 | 86/161 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 53% |
Djokovic recorded 40 aces (8 per match). Nadal scored 23 aces (4.6 per match). Djokovic won 79% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Nadal won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Nadal |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 29 | 33 |
| Converted | 29/46 | 33/67 |
| % Converted | 63% | 49% |
| Conceded | 22 | 22 |
| Saved | 19 | 11 |
| % Saved | 86% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 11 |
Djokovic broke his opponents 29 times with a 63% conversion rate. Djokovic dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded. Rafael broke his opponents 33 times with a 49% conversion rate. Rafael conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | |||||||
| R1 Sandgren |
R2 Cuevas |
R3 Berankis |
R4 Musetti |
1/4 Berrettini |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 6-1 | 6-77 6-72 6-1 6-0 4-0 ret. | 6-3 6-2 6-75 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 27 | 24 | 43 | 42 | 162 | |
| pts | 99-68 | 98-70 | 87-55 | 150-103 | 153-123 | 587-419 | |
| Total points | 167 | 168 | 142 | 253 | 276 | 1006 | |
| Winners | 42 | 48 | 37 | 70 | 71 | 268 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 49% | 43% | 47% | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 4 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 40 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 49/73 | 64/94 | 42/67 | 93/132 | 92/132 | 340/498 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 68% | 63% | 70% | 70% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 42/49 | 48/64 | 37/42 | 70/93 | 71/92 | 268/340 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 75% | 88% | 75% | 77% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 17/30 | 13/25 | 21/39 | 26/40 | 90/158 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 57% | 52% | 54% | 65% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 29 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/8 | 6/9 | 9/9 | 4/9 | 29/46 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 63% | 67% | 100% | 44% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | |
| Saved | 6/6 | 8/9 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 89% | – | 50% | 100% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Nadal | |||||||
| R1 Popyrin |
R2 Gasquet |
R3 Norrie |
R4 Sinner |
1/4 Schwartzman |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 7-63 | 6-0 7-5 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 6-3 | 7-5 6-3 6-0 | 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 145 | |
| pts | 99-83 | 99-69 | 92-65 | 99-60 | 108-77 | 497-354 | |
| Total points | 182 | 168 | 157 | 159 | 185 | 851 | |
| Winners | 48 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 206 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 38% | 40% | 39% | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 | |
| 1st in | 59/93 | 45/77 | 47/76 | 48/83 | 60/91 | 259/420 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 58% | 62% | 58% | 66% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 48/59 | 38/45 | 37/47 | 39/48 | 44/60 | 206/259 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 84% | 79% | 81% | 73% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/34 | 15/32 | 16/29 | 15/35 | 21/31 | 86/161 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 47% | 55% | 43% | 68% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 33 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 7/16 | 6/12 | 9/14 | 7/14 | 33/67 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 44% | 50% | 64% | 50% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3/4 | 1/3 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | 33% | 43% | 25% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWWWLLW Tennis Scores at the French Open
- Rafael NadalNadal – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-3 6-2 6-75 7-5) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-3 7-63 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-4 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexander Bublik/Andrey GolubevBublik/Andrey Golubev – Hugo Nys/Tim PuetzNys/Tim Puetz (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Rafael NadalNadal (29-28) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (2-5) – H2H and prediction
