Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic — US Open Final
US Open · ATP · Final
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2013
hard
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
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Djokovic N.
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Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the US Open final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 13–7, defending last year's final. Rafael Nadal narrowed the head-to-head to 13–8.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 3–6 6–4 6–1.
Head to head
7–13| 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
Nadal R.Djokovic N.
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Serve
68
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Return
62
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
73%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
56%
Service points won·Even
67%
70%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
64%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
97
99
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Even
99
99
Deciding sets·Even
100
100
Tiebreaks·Even
99
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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55
Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 59%
Draw
Final
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.
6-23-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.
Murray A.
6-46-36-2
Djokovic N.
Youzhny M.
6-36-23-66-0
Gasquet R.
Ferrer D.
6-36-14-62-66-3
Nadal R.
Robredo T.
6-06-26-2
R16
Youzhny M.
Hewitt L.
6-33-66-736-47-5
Ferrer D.
Tipsarevic J.
7-623-67-57-63
Robredo T.
Federer R.
7-636-36-4
Djokovic N.
Granollers M.
6-36-06-0
Nadal R.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-746-46-36-1
Gasquet R.
Raonic M.
6-747-642-67-697-5
Wawrinka S.
Berdych T.
3-66-17-666-2
Murray A.
Istomin D.
6-756-16-46-4
R32
Gasquet R.
Tursunov D.
6-32-66-44-2
Nadal R.
Dodig I.
6-46-36-3
Tipsarevic J.
Sock J.
3-67-616-16-2
Granollers M.
Smyczek T.
6-44-60-66-37-5
Murray A.
Mayer F.
7-626-26-2
Federer R.
Mannarino A.
6-36-06-2
Wawrinka S.
Baghdatis M.
6-36-26-717-67
Istomin D.
Seppi A.
6-36-42-63-66-1
Raonic M.
Lopez F.
6-746-46-36-4
Ferrer D.
Kukushkin M.
6-46-34-66-4
Berdych T.
Benneteau J.
6-06-36-2
Youzhny M.
Haas T.
6-36-22-66-3
Djokovic N.
Sousa J.
6-06-26-2
Robredo T.
Evans D.
7-666-14-67-5
Kohlschreiber P.
Isner J.
6-43-67-57-65
Hewitt L.
Donskoy E.
6-37-653-66-1
R64
Tursunov D.
Rufin G.
7-641-1
Gasquet R.
Robert S.
6-37-57-5
Berdych T.
Kudla D.
7-637-636-3
Raonic M.
Andujar P.
6-16-26-4
Nadal R.
Dutra Silva R.
6-26-16-0
Wawrinka S.
Karlovic I.
7-57-686-4
Istomin D.
Kamke T.
6-46-26-2
Sock J.
Gonzalez M.
7-631-67-56-2
Tipsarevic J.
Sela D.
6-46-46-1
Baghdatis M.
Anderson K.
6-26-26-2
Benneteau J.
Chardy J.
6-46-36-4
Murray A.
Mayer L.
7-56-13-66-1
Mayer F.
Young D.
7-56-36-4
Donskoy E.
Gojowczyk P.
6-36-43-64-66-3
Hewitt L.
del Potro J.
6-45-73-67-626-1
Youzhny M.
Dolgopolov A.
7-56-16-3
Haas T.
Lu Y.
6-36-47-63
Dodig I.
Davydenko N.
6-16-46-4
Seppi A.
Devvarman S.
7-686-47-5
Kohlschreiber P.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-36-25-76-2
Isner J.
Monfils G.
7-56-24-67-64
Granollers M.
Ram R.
3-64-66-26-37-5
Smyczek T.
Bogomolov Jr A.
3-67-662-66-46-4
Sousa J.
Nieminen J.
1-66-33-66-36-4
Evans D.
Tomic B.
1-66-37-646-3
Robredo T.
Dancevic F.
6-46-46-1
Mannarino A.
Querrey S.
7-647-656-756-4
Djokovic N.
Becker B.
7-626-26-2
Federer R.
Berlocq C.
6-36-26-1
Ferrer D.
Bautista Agut R.
6-36-756-16-2
Kukushkin M.
Haider Maurer A.
6-46-47-5
Lopez F.
Klahn B.
6-47-644-67-5
R128
Monfils G.
Ungur A.
6-16-26-0
Tipsarevic J.
Cuevas P.
6-36-756-3
Sock J.
Petzschner P.
7-623-65-2
Mayer F.
Monaco J.
6-46-23-0
Robredo T.
Matosevic M.
6-36-766-36-2
Dutra Silva R.
Pospisil V.
4-63-67-696-27-610
Davydenko N.
Williams R.
6-34-61-67-56-0
Dodig I.
Verdasco F.
6-37-51-64-66-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Altamirano C.
6-16-36-1
Roger-Vasselin E.
Montanes A.
6-36-26-4
Isner J.
Volandri F.
6-06-26-3
Evans D.
Nishikori K.
6-46-46-2
Tomic B.
Ramos A.
6-33-64-67-616-3
Dancevic F.
Haase R.
7-653-67-57-63
Querrey S.
Pella G.
7-634-66-16-2
Donskoy E.
Melzer J.
7-56-37-63
Mannarino A.
Zeballos H.
4-66-46-26-1
Berlocq C.
Giraldo S.
6-33-66-766-46-2
Federer R.
Zemlja G.
6-36-27-5
Ferrer D.
Kyrgios N.
7-56-36-2
Bautista Agut R.
Bellucci T.
6-36-26-2
Kukushkin M.
Martin A.
6-47-627-5
Sela D.
Kuznetsov A.
7-626-36-725-76-4
Gonzalez M.
Janowicz J.
6-46-46-2
Raonic M.
Fabbiano T.
6-37-666-3
Andujar P.
De Bakker T.
6-46-46-4
Klahn B.
De Schepper K.
6-756-27-607-64
Lopez F.
Serra F.
6-746-26-36-3
Tursunov D.
Bedene A.
7-54-66-36-0
Rufin G.
Struff J.
7-646-32-62-66-1
Robert S.
Olivetti A.
6-36-36-4
Gasquet R.
Russell M.
6-36-46-2
Berdych T.
Lorenzi P.
6-16-46-1
Kudla D.
Vesely J.
6-26-26-767-5
Chardy J.
Stakhovsky S.
6-44-66-24-66-4
Benneteau J.
Przysiezny M.
6-45-76-46-4
Anderson K.
Brands D.
7-54-66-26-3
Baghdatis M.
Soeda G.
6-46-36-1
Karlovic I.
Blake J.
6-723-66-47-627-62
Wawrinka S.
Stepanek R.
7-626-36-2
Djokovic N.
Berankis R.
6-16-26-2
Becker B.
Rosol L.
6-33-66-36-4
Nieminen J.
Kubot L.
7-57-56-2
Sousa J.
Dimitrov G.
3-66-36-45-76-2
Bogomolov Jr A.
Paire B.
7-52-66-45-77-65
Smyczek T.
Duckworth J.
3-66-26-46-1
Seppi A.
Malisse X.
6-33-67-57-5
Kamke T.
Johnson S.
6-746-47-676-2
Haas T.
Mathieu P.
6-46-46-1
Lu Y.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-47-656-3
Youzhny M.
Mahut N.
6-46-47-64
Dolgopolov A.
Goffin D.
6-26-46-4
Haider Maurer A.
Gulbis E.
3-66-31-67-646-4
Istomin D.
Almagro N.
6-36-14-66-3
del Potro J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-756-47-67
Hewitt L.
Baker B.
6-34-66-36-4
Murray A.
Llodra M.
6-26-46-3
Mayer L.
Hanescu V.
7-646-43-67-64
Devvarman S.
Lacko L.
4-66-16-24-66-4
Granollers M.
Zopp J.
6-13-61-66-36-4
Ram R.
Fognini F.
6-16-26-2
Nadal R.
Harrison R.
6-46-26-2
Young D.
Klizan M.
6-16-06-1
Gojowczyk P.
Sijsling I.
7-672-66-46-1