Rafael Nadal is the King of Clay and of the Roland Garros. Eventually, the French Open became extremely important also for Novak Djokovic who won his 23rd slam after defeating Casper Ruud on Sunday. With this win, Noval becomes the only man to have won 23 majors overcoming Rafael Nadal (22).
The Spanish sensation was very quick to congratulate Novak with the following message on Twitter.
“Many congrats on this amazing achievement @DjokerNole 23 is a number that just a few years back was impossible to think about, and you made it! Enjoy it with your family and team!”
Rafael Nadal in 2023
Currently the world no.15, Rafael played his last match on the 18th of January when he surrendered to world no.59 Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round of the Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year the Spaniard owns a 1-3 win-loss record.
Nadal has scheduled to compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.3, Djokovic owns an overall 27-4 record in 2023. The Serbian is now playing at the French Open where he toppled the world no.114 Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3 6-2 7-61, the world no.83 Marton Fucsovics 7-62 6-0 6-3, the world no.34 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-64 7-65 6-2, the world no.94 Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2, the world no.11 Karen Khachanov 4-6 7-60 6-2 6-4 and the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1.
Novak Djokovic defeated the world no.4 Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5
Djokovic has won 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, the Australian Open and he Roland Garros.
Djokovic won 94 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic has scheduled to play next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic squared off 59 times. Their record 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.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic |
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