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Rafael Nadal #3 def. Novak Djokovic #1

7-5 1-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	May 16, 2021*
Tournament	Rome Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	F
Winner	Rafael Nadal
Score	7-5 1-6 6-3
Loser	Novak Djokovic
Duration	2h 49m

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic
Aces	3	5
Double faults	1	4
First serve %	75	66
First serve points won %	65	65
Second serve points won %	46	47
Break points saved %	62	50
Break points converted %	50	38
Service points won %	60	59
Return points won %	41	40
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic
Country	ESP	SRB
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	May 22, 1987
Age	34	33
Height	185	188
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	1
Ranking points (entering)	9,630	11,463
Elo (entering)	2,284	2,298
Career W-L	1,045–225	1,122–223
Career earnings	$134,946,100	$193,469,626

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal 25 – 28 Novak Djokovic

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 15, 2021	SF	Reilly Opelka	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 15, 2021	QF	Alexander Zverev	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 14, 2021	R16	Denis Shapovalov	3-6 6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data
May 12, 2021	R32	Jannik Sinner	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Novak Djokovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 15, 2021	SF	Lorenzo Sonego	6-3 6-7(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 15, 2021	QF	Stefanos Tsitsipas	4-6 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 14, 2021	R16	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
May 12, 2021	R32	Taylor Fritz	6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data