According to reports, Rafael Nadal and Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic are both competing in this year’s ATP500 Dubai tournament.

Djokovic, 35, will play on Dubai’s hard courts for the thirteenth time. He has won the Dubai event five times, and he has a stellar 5-1 record in finals there.

Djokovic began the 2022 season last year in Dubai. He defeated Jiri Vesely in the quarterfinals after reaching that stage. The last time Djokovic won in Dubai was in 2020 when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the championship match. Djokovic will undoubtedly be among the top favorites this year to win his sixth Dubai championship.

Novak Djokovic in 2023

Now ranked no.5, Novak played his last match on the 8^th of January when he defeated world no.31 Sebastian Korda 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4

in the final in Adelaide to win his 92^nd career title.

During this season the Serbian achieved a compiled 5-0 win-loss record. Djokovic conquered 1 title in Adelaide.

Djokovic has scheduled to compete next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.

Rafael Nadal in 2023

Now the world no.

2, Nadal played his last match on the 2^nd of January when he lost to world no.24 Alex De Minaur 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the round robin in Australia (draw).

This year Nadal has a 0-2 record.

Nadal is scheduled to compete next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal clashed against each other 59 times. The head to head is 30-29 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Rafael Nadal won 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) in the quarter in Paris (French Open) in May 2022.

Here are the highlights.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal

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