Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal — US Open Final
US Open · ATP · Final
#8ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2011
hard
Djokovic N.6-2 6-4 6-7 6-1
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.
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Nadal R.
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Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-1 in the US Open final on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 13–7, defending last year's final. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 14–7.
Key context
- Match story: Novak Djokovic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 6–4 6–7 6–1.
Head to head
13–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-29 | Paris Olympics | R32 | clay | Novak Djokovic | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2022-05-23 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) |
| 2021-05-31 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Novak Djokovic | 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2 |
| 2021-05-10 | Rome Masters | F | clay | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 1-6 6-3 |
| 2020-09-28 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-0 6-2 7-5 |
| 2020-01-06 | Atp Cup | F | hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-2 7-6(4) |
| 2019-05-13 | Rome Masters | F | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-0 4-6 6-1 |
| 2019-01-14 | Australian Open | F | hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 6-2 6-3 |
| 2018-07-02 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Novak Djokovic | 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) 3-6 10-8 |
| 2018-05-14 | Rome Masters | SF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| 2017-05-08 | Madrid Masters | SF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2016-05-09 | Rome Masters | QF | clay | Novak Djokovic | 7-5 7-6(4) |
| 2016-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | SF | hard | Novak Djokovic | 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| 2016-01-04 | Doha | F | hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2015-11-15 | Tour Finals | SF | hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2015-10-05 | Beijing | F | hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2015-05-24 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Novak Djokovic | 7-5 6-3 6-1 |
| 2015-04-12 | Monte Carlo Masters | SF | clay | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2014-05-26 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Rafael Nadal | 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 |
| 2014-05-11 | Rome Masters | F | clay | Novak Djokovic | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Serve & return on hard
Djokovic N.Nadal R.
68
Serve
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62
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
56%
Service points won·Even
70%
67%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
65%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.3
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
99
97
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Even
99
99
Deciding sets·Even
100
100
Tiebreaks·Even
100
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
46
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Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 139 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 54%
Draw
Final
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-26-46-736-1
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Tipsarevic J.
7-626-736-03-0
Federer R.
Tsonga J.
6-46-36-3
Murray A.
Isner J.
7-56-43-67-62
Nadal R.
Roddick A.
6-26-16-3
R16
Roddick A.
Ferrer D.
6-36-43-66-3
Federer R.
Monaco J.
6-16-26-0
Tsonga J.
Fish M.
6-46-753-66-46-2
Isner J.
Simon G.
7-623-67-627-64
Murray A.
Young D.
6-26-36-3
Nadal R.
Muller G.
7-616-16-2
Djokovic N.
Dolgopolov A.
7-6146-46-2
Tipsarevic J.
Ferrero J.
7-56-737-56-2
R32
Tipsarevic J.
Berdych T.
6-45-0
Ferrero J.
Granollers M.
6-14-3
Federer R.
Cilic M.
6-34-66-46-2
Muller G.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-46-4
Djokovic N.
Davydenko N.
6-36-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Karlovic I.
6-746-26-46-4
Monaco J.
Haas T.
6-736-36-26-3
Tsonga J.
Verdasco F.
6-37-56-4
Fish M.
Anderson K.
6-47-647-63
Isner J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-696-46-4
Simon G.
del Potro J.
4-67-656-27-63
Young D.
Chela J.
7-56-46-3
Murray A.
Lopez F.
6-16-46-2
Ferrer D.
Mayer F.
6-16-27-62
Roddick A.
Benneteau J.
6-16-47-65
Nadal R.
Nalbandian D.
7-656-17-5
R64
Muller G.
Gulbis E.
3-67-646-47-65
Nadal R.
Mahut N.
6-26-2
Monaco J.
Stepanek R.
6-46-12-0
Granollers M.
Kukushkin M.
7-56-36-4
Tipsarevic J.
Petzschner P.
6-06-33-66-3
Isner J.
Ginepri R.
6-46-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Ljubicic I.
6-41-66-36-2
Kunitsyn I.
Melzer J.
3-66-31-66-27-65
Benneteau J.
Istomin D.
6-46-46-4
Roddick A.
Sock J.
6-36-36-4
Mayer F.
Lisnard J.
6-27-56-2
Ferrer D.
Blake J.
6-46-36-4
Murray A.
Haase R.
6-752-66-26-06-4
Lopez F.
Pospisil V.
5-76-47-637-65
Chela J.
Darcis S.
6-26-46-4
Young D.
Wawrinka S.
7-673-62-66-37-61
Simon G.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-747-56-3
del Potro J.
Junqueira D.
6-26-17-5
Bogomolov Jr A.
Dutra Silva R.
6-46-37-5
Fish M.
Jaziri M.
6-26-26-4
Anderson K.
Llodra M.
6-16-26-2
Verdasco F.
Ilhan M.
6-46-36-1
Tsonga J.
Bubka S.
6-37-56-2
Haas T.
Falla A.
7-656-17-5
Cilic M.
Tomic B.
6-16-06-2
Federer R.
Sela D.
6-36-26-2
Ferrero J.
Monfils G.
7-655-76-756-46-4
Berdych T.
Fognini F.
7-56-06-0
Karlovic I.
Gasquet R.
6-46-22-67-64
Dolgopolov A.
Cipolla F.
6-07-52-65-76-4
Davydenko N.
Starace P.
6-26-47-5
Djokovic N.
Berlocq C.
6-06-06-2
R128
Djokovic N.
Niland C.
6-05-1
Cipolla F.
Nishikori K.
6-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Gil F.
6-46-27-5
Fognini F.
Zeballos H.
5-76-47-656-4
Petzschner P.
Ramos A.
7-56-726-36-756-3
Ilhan M.
Dancevic F.
6-36-21-0
Bubka S.
Haider Maurer A.
6-36-23-66-4
Verdasco F.
Nieminen J.
3-66-46-16-4
Llodra M.
Hanescu V.
6-24-64-66-36-2
Anderson K.
Soeda G.
6-16-36-0
Jaziri M.
De Bakker T.
4-66-16-46-2
Dutra Silva R.
Sorensen L.
6-03-66-41-0
Fish M.
Kamke T.
6-26-26-1
Junqueira D.
Beck K.
6-2
Isner J.
Baghdatis M.
7-627-6112-66-4
del Potro J.
Volandri F.
6-36-16-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-31-67-614-67-64
Chela J.
Matosevic M.
3-1
Lopez F.
Ito T.
6-26-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Reynolds B.
4-66-36-46-3
Nadal R.
Golubev A.
6-37-617-5
Granollers M.
Malisse X.
6-46-46-4
Berlocq C.
Riba P.
7-56-06-1
Starace P.
Berrer M.
6-44-66-36-2
Davydenko N.
Dodig I.
6-766-36-02-66-2
Karlovic I.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-47-63
Gasquet R.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-46-0
Berdych T.
Jouan R.
6-27-646-1
Tipsarevic J.
Gensse A.
6-27-56-0
Kukushkin M.
Montanes A.
7-56-23-67-65
Ferrero J.
Andujar P.
1-67-55-76-16-3
Monfils G.
Dimitrov G.
7-646-36-4
Federer R.
Giraldo S.
6-46-36-2
Sela D.
Bellucci T.
4-62-66-46-36-0
Tomic B.
Yani M.
6-36-46-4
Cilic M.
Harrison R.
6-27-57-66
Stepanek R.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-16-3
Monaco J.
Seppi A.
7-616-26-2
Haas T.
Dasnieres De Veigy J.
6-36-46-756-1
Falla A.
Troicki V.
3-66-34-67-57-5
Tsonga J.
Lu Y.
6-46-46-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Johnson S.
4-64-66-37-636-3
Ginepri R.
Souza J.
6-36-46-756-1
Simon G.
Mello R.
3-66-36-43-66-4
Wawrinka S.
Gonzalez M.
3-66-46-16-3
Young D.
Lacko L.
6-46-26-4
Darcis S.
Tursunov D.
6-744-67-56-17-60
Pospisil V.
Rosol L.
6-16-26-1
Haase R.
Machado R.
6-06-46-4
Murray A.
Devvarman S.
7-656-26-3
Ferrer D.
Andreev I.
2-66-36-06-4
Blake J.
Huta Galung J.
6-46-24-66-4
Lisnard J.
Rochus O.
7-656-26-4
Mayer F.
Mannarino A.
6-26-06-1
Roddick A.
Russell M.
6-26-44-67-5
Sock J.
Gicquel M.
6-46-31-66-4
Istomin D.
Sweeting R.
3-67-56-47-64
Benneteau J.
Almagro N.
6-26-46-3
Gulbis E.
Youzhny M.
6-26-46-4
Muller G.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-656-46-4
Kunitsyn I.
Bachinger M.
2-61-66-16-46-4
Melzer J.
Prodon E.
6-27-646-2
Ljubicic I.
Kavcic B.
7-653-66-17-5
Mahut N.
Farah R.
3-66-746-26-46-0