In addition, Djokovic is the only player to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once on three different surfaces.

After a highly competitive first set, Nadal's level declined in the second and third allowing Djokovic to finally get the better of him at the tournament he had dominated for the last ten years. Djokovic won again the semifinal at Rafael Nadal seeded No. Novak Djokovic won four ATP World Tour Finals in a row (2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015) and has won five total, while Nadal has not won the event. The Djokovic–Nadal rivalry is a modern-day tennis rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, two of the greatest tennis players of all time.The rivalry is the most prolific of the tennis Open Era. This gives the opportunity for the 19-time Grand Slam winner to focus on the French Open. Nadal has won 19 Grand Slam tournament titles and is second on the all-time list and has 12 on clay, 5 on hard courts, and 2 on grass. Novak Djokovic became only the second man to beat Rafael Nadal at the French Open with a straight-sets victory in the quarter-finals in Paris. The situation is very complicated worldwide, the COVID-19 cases are increasing, it looks like we still don’t have control of it,” Nadal tweeted.This opens up a big chance for Djokovic to remain dominant throughout the year if he pursues with playing this year. Djokovic and Nadal faced off for the first time in a Grand Slam final at the Their second encounter came during the Round Robin stage of the The pair met six times, all in finals, with Djokovic winning all six encounters, including two Grand Slam finals. With Nadal leading by two sets to one, and Djokovic leading 2–1 and serving (up a break) in the fourth set, the match was suspended due to rain;Björn Borg dubbed it the greatest clay court match ever.Djokovic defeated Nadal ending a 39 match winning streak at the tournament in straight sets. They met again in the finals of the In 2014, the pair met three times, all in finals, with Djokovic winning the first two encounters, and Nadal winning the last one. Defending champion Rafael Nadal is going to be at the French Open come what may as he aims for his 13th title there - but he has also been confirmed for the Western and Southern Open … It was the second time Nadal lost in the French Open and the only time he lost in straight sets at the event. The match showed Nadal's fighting spirit, as he clawed down from 0–2 at a set apiece, and from 4–4, 0–40 on his own serve. Nadal, on a 20-match winning streak at the All England Club, was favored by many to win despite Djokovic coming into the match with four finals victories over Nadal during year. 2 ranked Djokovic who was looking for his first Wimbledon title. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest rivalries in tennis history by players, coaches, and pundits, and was listed as the third greatest rivalry in the 2000s decade in 2009 … In 2009, it was rated the 3rd best rivalry of the last decade even though it only began in 2006. In the final of the Djokovic and Nadal met in a final for the fifth time in the year at The pair met 4 times, all in finals, with Nadal winning three of the four encounters and Djokovic winning only one, which was a Grand Slam final. Nadal had perfected his serve to the point where it became his most dangerous weapon.The 2011 Wimbledon final would put the world No. Many pundits have claimed this to be the greatest rivalry of the Open Era given the number of records it has produced, the quality of their matches, it has the most encounters in the Open Era, and the number of classic matches it has produced that are unrivaled by any other. This was also only the second time that Nadal has been defeated at the French Open, after losing to Robin Soderling in the 2009 edition of the tournament.

Novak Djokovic has won 17 Grand Slam tournament titles and stands at the third place for all time list, and has won the career grand slam by winning all four majors at least once. With the tournament considered to be a traditional preparation event ahead of US Open, the pair’s participation is the strongest indication yet that both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will likely be part of US Open 2020.