Rafael Nadal was asked if he hopes Roger Federer will beat Novak Djokovic. Howard Fendrich covers tennis for The Associated Press. "He's in a better position today," one of Nadal's coaches, Francisco Roig, said after his guy edged Medvedev in a 4-hour, 50-minute epic. With his victory against Federer in the Cincinnati 2018 final, Djokovic finally got his hands on the trophy and captured the only 1000 Masters Trophy that was missing from his trophy cabinet. I couldn't let myself miss one ball. So who is the GOAT? Head To Head. I would throw the racquet over the fence straightaway. “He’s definitely my greatest rival,” Djokovic said about Nadal on Friday after getting past Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1 in the semifinals. Rafael Nadal reacts to equaling Roger Federer's all-time Grand Slam record, Roland Garros: Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic's highlights. Federer, dealing with a bad back, bowed out in five sets in the quarterfinals. Nadal hinted he will cheer on Djokovic: "What I hope is obvious and it is logical what suits me. 1 ranking. There are 4 types of tournaments in Tennis. Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 7-5 to win his 13th French Open and 20th grand slam title to tie Roger Federer for the all-time men's lead in majors. This was the 56th installment of Nadal vs. Djokovic, the most meetings between any pair of men in the professional era, and their ninth in a Grand Slam final, equaling Nadal vs. Federer for the most. By the time Nadal picked up his first major, at the 2005 French Open, he trailed 4-0. If it happens, the Spaniard would end the season as a world No. 1. To get over something like that it takes a while, maybe a week until you really start to have good energy between you and your coach. 1. This was the 56th installment of Nadal vs. Djokovic, the most between men in the professional era. ", Mats Wilander: 'Rafael Nadal should finish ahead of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic'. So let's look at the performance of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic in the Grand Slams and the Masters 1000s. After eventually emerging with a 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Daniil Medvedev in a memorable seesaw of a U.S. Open final Sunday night, Nadal insisted that, yes, he wants the record by the time he's done, but, no, it's not all that matters to him or how he'll define his own happiness. Roland Garros day 15 recap: Rafael Nadal rewrites history! With two ATP Tour Masters 1000 series events looming (Cincinnati and Rome) as well as the US Open and Roland Garros, Thiem has all the tools to take titles in any of those events. Djokovic had won 14 of the last 18 matchups against Nadal, and led 29-26 overall, including a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win at the 2019 Australian Open final. Rafael Nadal: Impossible to have this score against Djokovic without playing great, Ivanisevic: Nadal would have no chance against Djokovic in these conditions at RG, Rafael Nadal joins Roger Federer and Jimmy Connors in exclusive Major 'Club 13'. "The three of us are doing things that never were done in the history of tennis," Nadal said. Nor can it be doing calculations all day." Well, as an author you are not supposed to be biased. It's a long way, but he's in the best position.". As I said earlier this discussion is very intricate and there are a lot of factors that you need to consider. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Despite the fact that you would consider one of these players the GOAT, we are so fortunate to have been born in the era of these great champions. 1 seed, stopped while way behind in his fourth-round match, citing pain in his left shoulder. Nadal hasn't been this close in the "standings" since the "score" was Federer 1, Nadal 0, after Wimbledon in 2003. Two 23-year-olds reached the semifinals, Medvedev and Matteo Berrettini, so maybe this was the time for a younger man to hold a trophy? I think he has got a lot of apologising to do to his team." This was the 56th installment of Nadal vs. Djokovic, the most meetings between any pair of men in the professional era, and their ninth in a Grand Slam final, equaling Nadal vs. Federer … Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich or write to him at hfendrich@ap.org, More AP Tennis: https://www.apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports. NEW YORK (AP) — At some point, of course, Rafael Nadal and the rest of the Big Three will stop winning Grand Slam titles, someone younger will emerge and a shift at the top of tennis will happen. My level got higher." World No.1 Novak Djokovic vs claycourt king Rafael Nadal will set-up the dream French Open final on Sunday with both stalwarts eyeing personal milestones at Roland Garros this year. Nadal though has not yet been able to win the prestigious year-end tournament. I have presented the stats here so it's entirely up to you what you perceive from those numbers. Or put another way: Andreescu gave the women a Grand Slam champion born in the 2000s before the men have had one who was born in the 1990s. "It's really tough to beat them, even to get a set from them. Here's how different things are in the women's game: Bianca Andreescu's 6-3, 7-5 win against Serena Williams on Saturday made the 19-year-old Canadian the seventh first-time major champion in the past 11 events. (Also, apart from these 4 types, there is another tournament called the ATP World Tour Finals and it's played at the end of the season. We're just doing our best job to try to make it happen sometimes.". They are the Grand Slam Tournaments also known as The Majors, The 1000 Masters Tournaments, The 500 Events and The 250 Events. I have been working a lot on it. I had to improve what I did in the previous match. Nadal though has not yet been able to win the prestigious year-end tournament. AP Sports Writer Dan Gelston contributed to this report. Nadal is one behind Roger Federer's haul of 20 majors and a 13th French Open title on Sunday would therefore bring him level with the Swiss, leaving Djokovic three adrift. Physically I felt better and also more comfortable.

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