Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal Wins 6-4 6-4 6-1

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ESP vs SRBRound RobinClayFri 6 MarFinal

Rafael NadalESP

Novak DjokovicATP #11 · SRB

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Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-1 in the ESP vs SRB round robin on clay. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 9–4. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 10–4.

Key context

Match story: Rafael Nadal came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 6–4 6–1.

How the match was decided

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Nadal R. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

12 shared · last 12 months

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Nadal R. and Djokovic N. faced 12 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nadal R. went 18–4 (82%) against them, Djokovic N. 12–7 (63%). Nadal R. came out better against 4 of 12 comparable opponents, Djokovic N. against 2 — though 2 of those edges carry caveats (retirement, lower-tier event).

18–482%Nadal R. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents12–763%Djokovic N. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

49–18Sets31–21

386–287Games262–228

6–6Tiebreaks4–3

4–1Deciding sets4–2

vs Simon G.L6-3 5-7 6-7Madrid Masters · clayW4-6 6-3 7-5Masters Cup · hard
vs Gulbis E.W5-7 6-2 7-6 6-3Wimbledon · grassW7-5 7-6 7-5Roland Garros · clay
vs Federer R.W7-5 7-5Monte Carlo Masters · clayL3-6 2-3Monte Carlo Masters · clay

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vs Davydenko N.L1-6Paris Masters · hardW7-6 0-6 7-5Masters Cup · hard
vs Murray A.W7-6 6-3Canada Masters · hardL3-6 6-7Canada Masters · hard
vs Mathieu P.W6-4 6-4Miami Masters · hardW6-4 6-3 6-4Roland Garros · clay
vs Tsonga J.W6-7 7-6 7-5Indian Wells Masters · hardL4-6 6-1 3-6Paris Masters · hard
vs Andreev I.W6-2 7-6Canada Masters · hardW6-3 3-6 6-3Rome Masters · clay
vs Almagro N.W6-1 6-1 6-1Roland Garros · clayW6-1 1-0Rome Masters · clay
vs Querrey S.W6-2 5-7 7-6 6-3US Open · hardW6-4 6-0Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Fish M.W3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2US Open · hardW6-2 5-7 6-3Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Roddick A.W6-4 6-0 6-4ESP vs USA · clayW6-2 6-3 3-6 7-6US Open · hard

Head-to-head

14 meetings · Nadal R. leads 10–4

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Clay: Nadal R. leads 6–0 · Hard: Djokovic N. leads 4–2 · Carpet: Nadal R. leads 1–0 · Grass: Nadal R. leads 1–0

Nadal R.March 2009ESP vs SRBThis matchClay6-4 6-4 6-1
Djokovic N.July 2008Cincinnati MastersHard6-1 7-5
Nadal R.June 2008LondonCarpet7-6(6) 7-5
Nadal R.May 2008Roland GarrosClay6-4 6-2 7-6
Nadal R.May 2008HamburgClay7-5 2-6 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Nadal R.Djokovic N.2 221ELO2 2952 199Clay ELO2 0815–5Last 107–322Age21185 cmHeight188 cmLeftPlaysRight

Cite this

Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-1. Umpiry, "Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic — ESP vs SRB Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2009-03-06/djokovic-vs-nadal-esp-vs-srb-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 6 March 2009).