Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are competing with Roger Federer to be the player with most slam titles. In addition, the Spaniard and the Serbian are currently racing for the world no.1 rank. In fact, even if Djokovic is leading the rankings, Nadal is the top player in the year to date rankings.
Nadal and Djokovic at the US Open
Rafa and Nole had a completely different run at the current US Open. While the King of Clay is playing extremely well, the Serb had to withdraw in his match against Wawrinka because of a problem to his left shoulder. Unfortunately, Djokovic was booed when he left the court, and he replied to the fans with a sarcastic thumbs-up.
Djokovic didn’t deserve to be booed
After his match against Cilic, Rafa was asked about the treatment that Nole had from the local fans and if he deserved that. The Spanish legend replied:
“No, I really believe that he doesn’t deserve that, of course. I believe that he’s a super athlete and if he had to go, it’s because he was not able to continue at all. Because for him it was much more painful that that for anyone on the Arthur Ashe Stadium because he missed an opportunity to win another Grand Slam playing on one of his best surfaces on hard. (Also) coming after winning Wimbledon it would have been a good opportunity for him.”
Nadal at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2019
Ranked no.2, Nadal has a 44-6 win-loss record in 2019. Rafael is currently having a run at the U.S. Open where he beat John Millman 6-3 6-2 6-2, Thanasi Kokkinakis w/o, Hyeon Chung 6-3 6-4 6-2 and Marin Cilic 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2.
Nadal will fight against Schwartzman in the quarter. The head to head is 7-0 for Nadal.
The last time that they fought against each other, Nadal won 6-3 6-1 in the 3rd round in Indian wells in 12th March 2019.
Nadal conquered 3 titles in 2019 n Rome, at the French Open and in Montreal. The Spaniard was the finalist in at the Australian Open.
The Spaniard won 83 titles in his career: 19 on hard courts, 59 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic’s ranking and performance in 2019
Now the world no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 01st of September when he lost Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-5 2-1 ret. in the 4th round in U.S. Open.
This year the Serbian has a 41-8 win-loss record. The Serbian clinched 3 titles in 2019 at the Australian Open, in Madrid and in Wimbledon. The Serbian was the finalist in Rome.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic played each other 54 times. The head to head is 28-26 for Djokovic.
The last time that they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-0 4-6 6-1 in the final in Rome in 19th May 2019.
