Is Novak Djokovic better than Rafael Nadal?

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are two of the greatest tennis players of all time. Whether statistics, aesthetics or other measures are used.

Both have won at least two Grand Slam tournaments. Nadal has a men’s record 21 Slam championships, which he achieved in January with a tie-breaking victory at the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic is the current World No. 1 in the ATP rankings, with Rafael Nadal ranking third. Djokovic also has a slightly superior record against Nadal, having won 30 of their 58 meetings.

Novak is the only man to have won at least two titles at every Masters event. He also leads both Federer and Nadal head to head.

Djokovic and Nadal have played each other more frequently than any other pair of athletes in the sport’s half-century history. Djokovic leads the overall series 30-28; Nadal leads the clay series 19-8, with a 7-2 record at Roland Garros.

Nadal is 109-3 at the French Open, with a record 13 titles, and two of his three losses have come against Djokovic, including in the semifinals a year ago on his way to the victory. Novak Djokovic has only 2 French open titles.