Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal, French Open 2020 Men’s Final HIGHLIGHTS: Rafael Nadal wins 13th French Open title, 20th Grand Slam with 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 win over Novak Djokovic. Nadal equals Roger Federer’s Grand Slam record with the title here in Paris. He also brought up his 100th victory in Roland Garros against just two defeats. Nadal took the second set 6-2 while he bageled Djokovic to take the first set 6-0. Djokovic and Nadal played the men’s singles final at the Philippe Chatrier. Follow News18 Sports’ live blog on the final as the two greats of the game have a go at each other for historical achievements.
Ahead of the final: Djokovic is ranked No. 1 and is 37-1 this season. Nadal is No. 2 and is 99-2 in his French Open career. Djokovic said about Nadal: “He’s definitely my greatest rival.” And Nadal called Djokovic one of the toughest opponents possible. Nadal and Djokovic will be facing each other for the 56th time, the most meetings between two men in the sports professional era. Djokovic leads 29-26 overall. Nadal leads 6-1 at Roland Garros, a tournament he has won 12 times.
If Nadal gets No. 13, that would give him 20 Grand Slam titles total, tying Roger Federer’s record for men. Djokovic is trying to become the first man among the Big Three to own two trophies from each Grand Slam tournament. He has 17 in all. So either Nadal will pull even with Federer for the first time since they were tied with zero apiece, or Djokovic will gain on the leading duo and the totals will read 20-19-18.
On the way to the final, Nadal has not dropped a single set while Djokovic has dropped three, including two in the semi-final. In the semi-final, Nadal spent three hours and nine minutes on the court while Djokovic spent 45 minutes more than his opponent of today. Djokovic did not play his best in both the quarter-final and semi-final while Nadal has shown his problem-solving capabilities again and has managed to do it fast.
Comments
0 comment