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Novak Djokovic explained why he was stopped from adding to his Grand Slam tally.<\/h3>\n
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Novak Djokovic admitted Rafael Nadal stopped him from winning more French Opens\u00a0(Image: Getty)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Novak Djokovic\u00a0showed his respect for\u00a0Rafael Nadal\u00a0as he claimed that some victories over his rival meant \u201ctwice as much\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Serb holds the record for most Grand Slam titles in the Open Era, winning 24.<\/p>\n

But he admitted Nadal stopped him from lifting more trophies at the French Open.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard is a 14-time champion at Roland Garros. Nadal has only lost four matches there in his career and is undefeated in finals. His dominance has left Djokovic and\u00a0Roger Federer\u2019s records skewed.<\/p>\n

The world No. 4 has three French Open crowns – a huge achievement but nothing compared to his 10 Australian Opens and seven Wimbledons. And Federer has only won Roland Garros once.<\/p>\n

Asked whether there was anything else that could have prevented him from lifting more trophies on the Parisian clay, Djokovic told RTS: \u201cProbably not, to be completely honest. For me, but for Federer as well.<\/p>\n

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Rafael Nadal is a 14-time French Open champion\u00a0(Image: Getty)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNadal 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 favourite.\u201d<\/p>\n

But times have changed – the 22-time Grand Slam champion has barely played over the last two years as injuries continue to derail his career. At this year\u2019s French Open, he drew fourth seed\u00a0Alexander Zverev\u00a0in the first round and lost.<\/p>\n

The Olympics tennis event was staged at Stade Roland-Garros and Nadal came up against Djokovic in the second round. Despite his physical issues, the Serb was worried about facing his old rival.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic admitted he was worried facing Rafael Nadal at the Olympics\u00a0(Image: Getty)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEven at the Olympics, he had injury problems, I was in better shape, but still, you know it is the highest mountain to climb,\u201d Djokovic added.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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