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Novak Djokovic #1 def. Rafael Nadal #3

3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jun 12, 2021*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Novak Djokovic
Score	3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2
Loser	Rafael Nadal
Duration	4h 11m

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Rafael Nadal
Aces	6	6
Double faults	3	8
First serve %	64	65
First serve points won %	65	59
Second serve points won %	50	40
Break points saved %	62	64
Break points converted %	36	38
Service points won %	59	53
Return points won %	47	41
Total points won %	53	47

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Rafael Nadal
Country	SRB	ESP
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Jun 3, 1986
Age	34	35
Height	188	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	3
Ranking points (entering)	11,313	9,630
Elo (entering)	2,304	2,323
Career W-L	1,122–223	1,045–225
Career earnings	$193,469,626	$134,946,100

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic 28 – 26 Rafael Nadal

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 10, 2021	QF	Matteo Berrettini	6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 8, 2021	R16	Lorenzo Musetti	6-7(7) 6-7(2) 6-1 6-0 4-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 2021	R32	Ricardas Berankis	6-1 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 3, 2021	R64	Pablo Cuevas	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 1, 2021	R128	Tennys Sandgren	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Novak Djokovic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 2021	F	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 10, 2021	QF	Diego Schwartzman	6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 8, 2021	R16	Jannik Sinner	7-5 6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 2021	R32	Cameron Norrie	6-3 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 3, 2021	R64	Richard Gasquet	6-0 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 1, 2021	R128	Alexei Popyrin	6-3 6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data