{"id":2588,"date":"2024-09-21T03:14:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T03:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2024-09-21T03:14:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T03:14:07","slug":"he-is-the-greatest-novak-djokovic-admits-to-rafael-nadals-greatness-as-he-reveals-deep-roland-garros-regret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=2588","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe is the greatest!\u201d Novak Djokovic admits to Rafael Nadal\u2019s greatness as he reveals deep Roland Garros regret"},"content":{"rendered":"
Novak Djokovic felt that every win against Rafael Nadal at the Phillipe Chatrier was worth doubles as much.<\/p>\n
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Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal (via Imago)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Serbian tennis legend and 24-time Grand Slam champion\u00a0Novak Djokovic<\/strong>\u00a0enjoyed a great rivalry with\u00a0Rafael Nadal<\/strong>. The two players played against each other 60 times on the tour and the Serbian leads the head-to-head record 31-29. However, when it comes to playing at Roland Garros or clay courts in general, the Spaniard is way ahead of Nole.<\/p>\n
In the 29 matches played between the two players on clay courts, Nadal won a whopping 20 of those clashes. At the Roland Garros, Djokovic and Nadal played against each other 11 times and Djokovic won only three, the latest of which came at the 2024 Paris Olympics when the Serbian beat Nadal in the second round.<\/p>\n\n
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Having faced so much difficulty against Nadal on clay courts and the French Open, Djokovic, in his latest interview, blamed the Spaniard for his low number of Roland Garros titles. Djokovic said that Nadal was the reason that he and Federer could not win more titles at the French Open.<\/p>\n
Djokovic claimed that such was dominance from the Spaniard that every time he took the court, he was the favorite. The 24-time Grand Slam champion also recalled his most recent clash with Nadal and that although the 38-year-old was battling injuries, it felt like a tough mountain to climb.<\/p>\n
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Probably not, to be completely honest. For me, but for Federer as well. Nadal was unbeatable there for a long time. He lost only a few times at the Phillipe Chatrier. Every time you step on that court with him, he is the favorite.<\/pre>\n
Notably, Nadal won 14 French Open titles while Djokovic and\u00a0Roger Federer\u00a0could win only four titles combined. The Spaniard led 6-0 against Federer at Roland Garros.<\/p>\n
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Even at the Olympics, he had injury problems, I was in better shape, but still, you know it is the highest mountain to climb. He is the greatest, maybe the only reason why I don\u2019t have more Roland Garros titles. Every win against him there is worth twice as much.<\/pre>\n
Novak Djokovic added<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Novak Djokovic hails win against Rafael Nadal at Paris Olympics as huge<\/h2>\n
Novak Djokovic\u00a0valued his win against\u00a0Rafael Nadal\u00a0at Roland Garros so much so that he hailed his most recent win against the Spaniard at the\u00a02024 Paris Olympics\u00a0as \u2018huge\u2019. Djokovic admitted, that although Nadal was not at his best, he considers beating the 14-time French Open champion on his turf a big deal.<\/p>\nNovak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal hug at the Paris Olympics (Via Imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ahead of the finals in Paris, I haven\u2019t lost a set, I\u2019ve beaten Nadal at his home \u2013 although he was not at his best, but still, beating him in Paris is something huge. \r\nThe Serbian\u00a0defeated the King of Clay 6-1, 6-4\u00a0in the second round and eventually went on to win the gold medal. However, Djokovic\u2019s tally of French Open titles stays stagnant at three. A perfect reminder that you can\u2019t have it all.<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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