Novak Djoković vs Rafael Nadal

[Damian]

22.05.2019

Wiek: 32 lata

Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djoković
Turnieje/Finały 78/36 - 74/34
(Masters/Finały) 32/16 - 33/16
(WTF/Finały) 0/2 - 5/2
(GS/Finały) 16/7 - 15/9
Ranking 1 - 1
Ilość tyg jako #1: 183 - 252
Ilość wygranych sezonów (Year End #1): 4 - 5

Wyniki Rafy pochodzą z 03.06.2018.

[Kamileki]

[Michael Scott]

A Roger nie pogratulował?

[Kamileki]

A Roger nie pogratulował?

Nie wiem. Ale nieraz gratulował, pamiętam np. po Garrosie 2014 czy Garrosie 2017.

[Kiefer]

Pewnie powie, że wysłał twita, ale nie doszedł. Xd

A tak serio to jeśli gratulował to pewnie prywatnie.

[Damian]

Inside The Nadal-Djokovic Practice In Paris That Was 'Years' In The Making

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The top 2 players in the ATP Rankings shared a hit in Paris on Saturday
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have played each other 54 times in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, including 26 times with a title on the line. But ahead of the Rolex Paris Masters, the duo practised together in Bercy.

To Nadal, the question was not ‘Why?’, but ‘Why not?’ Carlos Moya, former World No. 1 and one of Nadal's coaches, organised the session. The rivals went out, and they trained without a second thought about who was standing across the net.

“I am delighted to train with Novak, without any issues,” Nadal told ATPTour.com on Saturday during a session with the media. “This is a sport. To look at the practice as some abnormality wouldn't be right and would be taking our rivalry out of context. I don't look at sports that way.”

Even though Nadal and Djokovic have contested some of the sport’s most memorable matches against one another, that doesn’t mean they can’t coexist outside of those battles.

"I think that my main rivals have not seen it that way [as abnormal to practise with one another] and that is why in tennis we're existing in a place where everything feels natural, not awkward,” Nadal said. “We coexist quite normally.”

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Djokovic told the news media on Monday that him and Nadal had not practised with one another in ‘years’, but it was only a positive experience, even knowing that between this week’s ATP Masters 1000 event and the Nitto ATP Finals, they will be fighting for the year-end No. 1 ATP Ranking.

“I enjoyed it, to be honest. It was great. It was a lot of fun. It was very intense and competitive, as you can imagine, obviously, but in a very respectful way,” Djokovic said. “We are rivals but that doesn't prevent us from being respectful and treating each other in the right way and our teams as well. I have always had that kind of relationship with Rafa. And regardless of which course our careers went to and how tense maybe sometimes [our rivalry is], we always had respect for each other.”

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How was the training itself? If nothing else, Djokovic admitted it was different. They are used to playing with thousands of fans cheering loudly around them, with plenty at stake deep in a tournament. While it was important, this was only training, something they have not done together often.

“It was actually very unusual,” Djokovic said. “It was strange because when I see him across the net, that means I'm playing him probably [in the] semi-finals or finals of a big event, but this time it was a practice session. But nevertheless, the intensity was like a match.”

The year-end No. 1 spot is still up for grabs going into the final stretch of 2019. Novak Djokovic is currently the top-ranked player, but World No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who holds a 1,280-point lead over the Serbian in the ATP Race To London, will reclaim the No. 1 spot on 4 November regardless of this week’s results in Paris.

The 33-year-old Spaniard can clinch year-end World No. 1 for the fifth time by capturing his first title at this event. Three-time champion Djokovic is seeking a record-tying sixth year-end No. 1 finish, which would bring him even with Pete Sampras.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nadal-d ... paris-2019

[DUN I LOVE]

Wyrównał Novak wynik Johna, nie mam pomysłu do kogo teraz odliczać (bliżej jest Nadal, ale może Hiszpan wyprzedzi za jakiś czas Ivana).

Póki co Rafa jest czwarty (84), Novak piąty (77).

[Kamileki]

Rywalizacja na hardzie Rafoli poza 2.5 letnim okresem: Indian Wells 2011-USO 2013 nie należy do najciekawszych, a i połowa z sześciu spotkań tego okresu kończyła się banalnym setem (Indian Wells 2011: 6-2, USO 2011: 6-1, USO 2013: 6-1). Wychodzi, że słynna dwójka zagrała w całej karierze ledwie cztery naprawdę wyrównane spotkania na hardzie, które trzymały w napięciu do samego końca:

1. Pekin 2008 (choć mecz ten miał przedziwny przebieg więc lekko naciągane)
2. Miami 2011
3. AO 2012
4. Kanada 2013

Biednie co? Jakby Rafael przerżnął gładko w czterech w AO 2012 to najczęściej wspominanym byłby zapewne ich mecz z Nowego Jorku 2011 (bo przecież nie Igrzyska/mastersy, nawet jeśli z deciderem) - co z tego, że to była gra do jednej bramki
Potworny meczup dla Hiszpana. Federer i w wieku 45 lat mógłby dać jakiś zacięty mecz na hardzie z Novakiem.

[DUN I LOVE]

Te czasy generalnie są biedne. Na wyobraźnie działają ich rekordy, ale jak już się zestawi te 55 szlemów, jakie wygrali, z liczbą naprawdę epickich bojów, to wygląda to mocno przeciętnie.

Zwłoki Samprasa i Agassiego w latach 2000-2002 tworzyli jednak bardziej dramatyczne widowiska. Nie ujmuję naszym bohaterom, po prostu tak to widzę. Klasa sportowa niekoniecznie idzie w jednym rzędzie z jakością tworzonych widowisk.

[Kamileki]

Te czasy generalnie są biedne. Na wyobraźnie działają ich rekordy, ale jak już się zestawi te 55 szlemów, jakie wygrali, z liczbą naprawdę epickich bojów, to wygląda to mocno przeciętnie.

Zwłoki Samprasa i Agassiego w latach 2000-2002 tworzyli jednak bardziej dramatyczne widowiska. Nie ujmuję naszym bohaterom, po prostu tak to widzę. Klasa sportowa niekoniecznie idzie w jednym rzędzie z jakością tworzonych widowisk.

Trochę dramatycznych spotkań jednak Rafole zagrali, ale było to już dawno, nie trwało jakoś długo (okres 2008-2013), a poza tym niestety większość spotkań ze sporą przewagą jednego lub drugiego (od 2011 szczególnie tego drugiego). Jeden Wimbledon w ciągu ostatnich sześciu sezonów wygląda skromniutko biorąc pod uwagę, że mówimy o ludziach którzy na przestrzeni 2014-2019 wygrali zdecydowanie najwięcej Szlemów i najdłużej przebywali na jedynce.

U Fedala było nieco inaczej, tzn. podobnie o tyle że, ewidentnie najciekawsze spotkania również nastąpiły w okresie 5-6 letnim (2005-2011) i potem analogicznie otrzymaliśmy jeden konkretny mecz - AO 2017. Jednak w przypadku tej rywalizacji sprawa jest całkiem zrozumiała bo Rogera i Rafę dzieli pięć lat różnicy, a kiedy przestali być topową dwójką przestali jednocześnie dawać ekscytujące spotkania. A Rafole wciąż rządzą, ale od pół dekady gdy dochodzi do bezpośrednich starć w ogóle nie ma się wrażenia że gra najlepszy z drugim zawodnikiem w tourze.

[arti]

[Barty]

How Nadal & Djokovic's Returning Dominated In 2019

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Best of 2019 By The Numbers: Part 2
Continuing our 2019 in Review series, we take a broader look at the ATP Tour, using Infosys ATP Scores & Stats to examine which players on the entire circuit excelled in all of the key service and return categories this year, and how that helped shape their results.

All statistics are based off of Infosys ATP Scores & Stats' Individual Match Stats Leaderboard, which includes players who competed in a minimum of 40 tour-level main draw matches in 2019.

Return Games Won
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were clearly the two best players in the world in 2019 according to the ATP Rankings, battling for year-end No. 1 until the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals. One thing that they had in common was their success on return.

Nadal has led the ATP Tour in return games won in three of the past four years. The top five players in the category are all inside the Top 15 of the ATP Rankings.

Player Return Games Won Return Games Winning %
1. Rafael Nadal 250 715 35%
2. Novak Djokovic 253 796 31.8%
3. Diego Schwartzman 247 796 31%
4. Daniil Medvedev 270 963 28%
5. David Goffin 203 728 27.9%
Break Points Converted
Nobody took advantage of their break point opportunities this year more than Djokovic, the World No. 2. One year ago, Djokovic only converted 39.9 per cent of the time, finishing 2018 in 27th place in this department. The Serbian significantly improved in 2019, though, breaking on 49 per cent of his opportunities.

Medvedev, who finished sixth in percentage of break points won, led the ATP Tour by breaking 270 times on the season.

Player Break Points Won Break Points
Winning %
1. Novak Djokovic 253 516 49%
2. Rafael Nadal 250 556 45%
3. Albert Ramos-Vinolas 150 340 44.1%
4. Adrian Mannarino 147 337 43.6%
5. Fabio Fognini 171 392 43.6%
First-Serve Return Points Won
It's no surprise that Nadal and Djokovic finished in the top two spots in first-serve return points won. It is the fourth time in the past five years that Nadal has led this category.

The last time Djokovic won a higher rate of first-serve return points compared to Nadal was in 2015.

Player First-Serve Ret Points Won First-Serve Ret Points Winning %
1. Rafael Nadal 865 2,425 35.7%
2. Novak Djokovic 1,191 3,463 34.4%
3. Diego Schwartzman 838 2,568 32.6%
4. David Goffin 688 2,117 32.5%
5. Gael Monfils 1,156 3,568 32.4%
Second-Serve Return Points Won
Argentine Diego Schwartzman may stand at only 5'7", but he has been a second-serve return giant over the past three years. Schwartzman won a higher rate of second-serve return points than anyone else on the ATP Tour for the second time this season (also 2017), finishing second last year.

Schwartzman finished at a career-high year-end ATP Ranking of No. 14, making him the top-ranked Argentine.

Player Second-Serve Ret Pts Won Second-Serve Ret Pts Winning %
1. Diego Schwartzman 1,153 2,057 56.1%
2. Rafael Nadal 940 1,681 55.9%
3. Daniil Medvedev 1,336 2,402 55.6%
4. Andrey Rublev 929 1,702 54.6%
5. Novak Djokovic 1,073 1,980 54.2%
Service Games Won
Could John Isner's serving be getting better with age? In 2018, his 93.6 winning percentage in service games won was the best rate of his career. But the American improved on that mark in 2019, winning more than 94 per cent of his service games.

Player Service Games Won Service Games Winning %
1. John Isner 604 642 94.1%
2. Roger Federer 744 815 91.3%
3. Reilly Opelka 614 675 91%
4. Rafael Nadal 664 737 90.1%
5. Novak Djokovic 723 825 87.6%
Aces
Two players cracked the 1,000-aces benchmark for the fifth time in six seasons, with Isner standing just 31 aces from becoming the second player (also Ivo Karlovic) to hit the 12,000-aces mark.

Player Aces Matches
1. John Isner 1,032 48
2. Reilly Opelka 1,014 48
3. Alexander Zverev 709 67
4. Milos Raonic 697 36
5. Daniil Medvedev 690 79
*does not abide by 40-match rule
First-Serve Points Won
Milos Raonic led the ATP Tour in first-serve points won for the fourth time in 2018, setting a career-high mark. But Isner took the throne this season at 81 per cent.

Perhaps the surprise member of the group is German Jan-Lennard Struff (79%), who reached a career-high World No. 33 in July.

Player First-Serve Points Won First-Serve Points Winning %
1. John Isner 2,231 2,753 81%
2. Reilly Opelka 2,135 2,645 80.7%
3. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1,834 2,289 80.1%
4. Jan-Lennard Struff 2,089 2,644 79%
5. Roger Federer 2,459 3,137 78.4%
Second-Serve Points Won
Nadal may not be considered the biggest server in the world, but he has now won the most points behind his second serve on the ATP Tour in each of the past three years. Roberto Bautista Agut, ranked fifth on the list at a rate of 56 per cent, broke into the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings for the first time this season.

Player Second-Serve Points Won Second-Serve Points Winning %
1. Rafael Nadal 922 1,546 59.6%
2. Roger Federer 1,011 1,701 59.4%
3. John Isner 633 1,105 57.3%
4. Novak Djokovic 946 1,659 57%
5. Roberto Bautista Agut 920 1,644 56%
Break Points Saved
One of the reasons Isner was able to win a personal-best rate of service games in 2019 was that when he faced pressure, he was nearly lights-out. The American was broken only 38 times this season, saving nearly 73 per cent of the opportunities his opponents earned.

Matteo Berrettini made his breakthrough in 2019, and it helped that he saved nearly 69 per cent of the break points he faced this year.

Player Break Points Saved Break Points Faced
Winning %
1. John Isner 101 139 72.6%
2. Roger Federer 173 244 70.9%
3. Stan Wawrinka 237 336 70.5%
4. Pablo Carreno Busta 236 341 69.2%
5. Matteo Berrettini 234 340 68.8%

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/best-of ... ers-part-2

[arti]

Novak Djokovic v. Rafael Nadal (Djokovic leads 21-12 this decade)

The contrast in Djokovic and Nadal’s playing styles and personalities has always made their clashes must-see viewing and their compelling matches throughout the decade have made their rivalry one of the greatest of all-time.

Their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting of the decade saw Nadal snatch his maiden US Open crown in the 2010 final, but the Serbian quickly shifted the momentum in his favour. They competed in seven tour-level finals from March 2011 to January 2012 and Djokovic won all of them, including three consecutive Grand Slam championship matches.

Djokovic completed the hat trick in a grueling 2012 Australian Open final, which remains the longest Grand Slam final in history at five hours and 53 minutes. Both men were so worn out from the brutal baseline rallies that chairs were brought out for them during the trophy ceremony. Djokovic also defeated Nadal in the title match at the 2013 Nitto ATP Finals.

The Serbian compiled another seven-match winning streak from April 2015-May 2016 and became the second player to defeat Nadal at Roland Garros with his 2015 quarter-final victory. Djokovic is the only player to go toe-to-toe with Nadal on clay throughout the decade, splitting their 14 matches on the surface.

However, there were also plenty of times when Nadal held the momentum. He racked up a pair of three-match winning streaks against Djokovic in 2012 and 2013, including the 2012 Roland Garros and 2013 US Open finals. The Spaniard continues to impose himself against Djokovic and won their most recent meeting this May in the championship match at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Neither player has had a clear upper hand in their rivalry during the past three seasons. With both men continuing to elevate their games, fans can expect more enthralling tussles between Djokovic and Nadal.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/best-ri ... the-decade

[Kamileki]

[Damian]

[DUN I LOVE]

Po dzisiejszym meczu:

Ogółem: Djoković 29-26
Ostatnie 5: Djoković 3-2
Hard: Djoković 20-7
Australia: Djoković 3-0
Finały: Djoković 16-11
Dla kraju: Nadal 2-1

[Kamileki]

9 porażek i 19 setów przegranych z rzędu na hardzie. Aż dwa razy przełamaliśmy Novaka przez ostatnie 6.5 roku* na najpowszechniejszej nawierzchni. Dwa przełamania na 87 podań Novaka - oszałamiająca skuteczność na poziomie 2.3 %.

*A jeszcze podczas w nowojorskiego finału z 2013 roku na dwa przełamania potrzebowaliśmy kilkunastu minut

[Barty]

“They Probably Don’t Understand How Tennis Goes”- Rafael Nadal Hits Out At Serbian Fans

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Rafael Nadal had some strong words for the Serbian crowd after his tough loss to Novak Djokovic in the finals of the ATP cup. In fact, not only did The Spaniard lose his singles rubber, he refused to participate in the doubles citing lack of energy.

Ultimately, Spain lost even the doubles competition 6-3, 6-4. This led to Serbia becoming the first winner of the ATP Cup.

Why Was Rafael Nadal Upset With The Serbian Crowd?
Serbian crowd was extremely supportive of their team throughout the finals tie. The chants of Novak echoed throughout the arena as the fervent fans pushed their team to victory.

However, a frustrated Nadal who was already being countered by Djokovic on every aspect of the game, took offence to the crowd’s attitude.

“Sonetimes people from some countries, they probably don’t understand how the tennis goes. They think it’s about football. Atmosphere in tennis is different. At some point, the respect with small part of the crowd have not been there.”

After Roberto Bautista Agut gave Spain an important victory in the first rubber, it became crucial for Rafa to seal the deal in the clash of the titans.

Read More- Rafael Nadal Complaints About A Short Off Season Break

Rafael Nadal never looked in control as his serve got broken in the opening game. You can imagine how loud the crowd was by the fact that the umpire had to request them to keep quiet two times during the eight minute game.

Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
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Nadal was broken for the second time in the seventh game. In fact, he again went to the chair umpire to complain about the crowd.

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The second set was better for Rafa as he fought brilliantly on his serve. As the match slipped into tie breaker, Novak Djokovic held his nerve despite a shaky start.

Where Do Nadal And Djokovic Go From Here?
This was a crucial victory for Djokovic as it shows that the Serbian is still dominant on the hard court. In fact, the biggest roadblock in his Australian Open crown defence is Rafael Nadal.

However, today’s victory shows that Novak is more than ready for this challenge.

Do you think anyone can challenge Novak Djokovic’s dominance in the Australian Open?

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[Kiefer]

9 porażek i 19 setów przegranych z rzędu na hardzie. Aż dwa razy przełamaliśmy Novaka przez ostatnie 6.5 roku* na najpowszechniejszej nawierzchni. Dwa przełamania na 87 podań Novaka - oszałamiająca skuteczność na poziomie 2.3 %.

*A jeszcze podczas w nowojorskiego finału z 2013 roku na dwa przełamania potrzebowaliśmy kilkunastu minut

W sumie trochę poroniona ta statystyka, a jeszcze Pan Szwajcar go klepie na hard ostatnimi czasy.

[DUN I LOVE]

Co z tego, skoro USO wpada co drugi rok, a i finały AO są robione? Ta statystyka jest bez znaczenia.