Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have been battling for two decades, trying to win all sorts of trophies and slams. The Serbian champion has just conquered his 23rd slam after winning the recent French Open. Rafael Nadal already congratulated his rival on Twitter and he did it again during the graduation ceremony of his Academy. Rafa has won 22 majors so far followed by Roger Federer with 20.
This was his message (translated): “I want to congratulate Novak Djokovic for achieving something that has never been done before. 23 Grand Slam titles seemed impossible a few years ago.”
Here is the video.
"I want to congratulate Novak Djokovic for achieving something that has never been done before. 23 Grand Slam titles seemed impossible a few years ago."
Rafael Nadal, at the graduation ceremony of his Academy
(🎥 @rnadalacademy) pic.twitter.com/ld4FfmnhxW
— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) June 15, 2023
Rafael Nadal in 2023
At the moment ranked no.136, the Spaniard played his last match on the 18th of January when he was defeated by world no.68 Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round of the Australian Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Spaniard achieved a composed 1-3 record.
Nadal is 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.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWLWLWWW At the moment ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 11th of June when he overcame world no.4 Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 in the final of the French Open to win his 94th career title.
This season Novak owns an overall 27-4 match record. Novak conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open.
Djokovic is scheduled to compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will begin to play the tournament 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 locked horns, Rafael Nadal won 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) in the quarter in Paris (French Open) in May 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
