Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are battling for all sorts of records during their amazing careers. As of now, they have won the same amount of majors (20). Nevertheless, it is interesting that after being defeated in his last 2 matches at the Olympic Games, Novak Djokovic lost the first place as the player who has the best percentage in terms of wins in the Open Era.
In fact, Rafael Nadal has won 83.15 matches while Djokovic 83.14. It’s interesting that Roger Federer is 4th in this special log with 81.97% of his match won.
| Player | Wins | Losses | Player | Perc |
| Rafael Nadal | 1027 | 208 | 1235 | 83.16% |
| Novak Djokovic | 972 | 197 | 1169 | 83.15% |
| Bjorn Borg | 654 | 140 | 794 | 82.37% |
| Roger Federer | 1251 | 275 | 1526 | 81.98% |
| Jimmy Connors | 1274 | 283 | 1557 | 81.82% |
| John McEnroe | 883 | 198 | 1081 | 81.68% |
| Ivan Lendl | 1068 | 242 | 1310 | 81.53% |
| Rod Laver | 576 | 146 | 722 | 79.78% |
| Pete Sampras | 762 | 222 | 984 | 77.44% |
| Andy Murray | 680 | 204 | 884 | 76.92% |
| Boris Becker | 713 | 214 | 927 | 76.91% |
| Guillermo Vilas | 951 | 297 | 1248 | 76.20% |
| Andre Agassi | 870 | 274 | 1144 | 76.05% |
| Arthur Ashe | 793 | 259 | 1052 | 75.38% |
| Stefan Edberg | 801 | 270 | 1071 | 74.79% |
| Kent Carlsson | 160 | 54 | 214 | 74.77% |
| Andy Roddick | 612 | 213 | 825 | 74.18% |
| Ken Rosewall | 545 | 192 | 737 | 73.95% |
| Nie Nastase | 905 | 333 | 1238 | 73.10% |
| Alex Metreveli | 267 | 100 | 367 | 72.75% |
Losing 2 matches at @Olympics 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic is overtaken by 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal in the Open Era winning percentage record#Tokyo2020 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/UU38Xt2mvC
— TennisMyLife (@TennisMyLife68) August 4, 2021
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Currently ranked no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 11th of June when he was overcome by world no.1 Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2 in the semifinal in French Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Rafael achieved a 23-4 match record. Nadal conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Barcelona and in Rome.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Now ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 31st of July when he was overcome by world no.11 Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in the Bro. in Tokyo (draw).
Currently, during this year Novak has a 38-5 record. The Serbian has won 4 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open and in Wimbledon. Djokovic reached the final in Rome.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic clashed against each other 58 times. Their actual head to head record is 30-28 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time when they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 11th of June 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Roger Federer in 2021
Ranked no.9, the Swiss played his last match on the 7th of July when he lost to world no.13 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
This year Federer has a 9-4 win-loss record.
