In his fourth round match on May 31, Nadal was defeated by World No
. 23 Robin Söderling
in four sets, 2–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–7. The upset result ended Nadal’s French Open winning streak at 31 matches.
Who has beaten Nadal at the French Open?
Novak Djokovic
(2015)
Djokovic also broke the record for most sets won against Nadal at the French Open and became the only man to beat Nadal at all four Grand Slam tournaments.
What happened to Nadal in 2009 French Open?
Rafael Nadal
suffers first ever
French Open
defeat at hands of Robin Soderling. Robin Soderling caused one of the greatest
French Open
upsets of all time by beating
Rafael Nadal
6-2, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 in the fourth round of the men’s singles.
Who beat Nadal in French Open 2015?
| Men’s Singles | Champion Stan Wawrinka | Runner-up Novak Djokovic | Final score 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
|---|
Is Nadal or Djokovic better?
| Rankings Djokovic Nadal | Year-end No. 1 6 5 | ITF World Champion 6 4 |
|---|
Who has beaten Djokovic the most?
These 17 Grand Slam matches are the most ever contested between two players along with Nadal-Djokovic. Five of them were finals plus a record 11 semifinals. To date, Djokovic is the only man to have beaten
Federer
in all four majors and likewise Federer is the only player to defeat Djokovic in all four of them.
Has Federer beaten Nadal on clay?
Federer would never beat Nadal again on clay
, their record on red dirt now being 14-2, while in their overall head-to-head, the Spaniard still prevails 24-16.
Has Nadal ever lost a French Open final?
It was
Nadal’s third loss
in 108 matches at a tournament he won each of the last four years, including by beating Djokovic in the 2020 final. Nadal’s first defeat at the French Open came against Robin Soderling in 2009; the next against Djokovic in 2015.
Who has beaten Nadal the most?
On clay, 13-time French Open champion Nadal expectedly pulls ahead 19-8. But those eight wins by
Djokovic
are the most by any player over Nadal on the surface. Djokovic is the only player to have beaten Nadal twice at Roland Garros, and to have beaten the Spaniard in all three clay-court Masters 1000 events.
Has Novak Djokovic beaten Nadal at the French Open?
On Friday night, Novak Djokovic did something that had never been achieved before.
He defeated a full-power Rafael Nadal
at Roland Garros. Technically, this was the third match that Nadal had lost at the French Open, after previous reverses against Robin Soderling in 2009 and Djokovic himself in 2015.
Has Djokovic beat Nadal in French Open?
Djokovic
is now the first man to defeat Nadal in the French Open semifinal and the first man to defeat the Spaniard twice at his kingdom as he registered a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2 win in one of the best matches at the clay-court Grand Slam.
Who is better Nadal or Federer?
Considered one of the greatest-ever tennis rivalries,
Federer and Nadal
have played each other 40 times, with Nadal leading the overall head-to-head 24–16 and in finals 14–10.
Who is the goat in tennis?
While all three players are tied with 20 Grand Slam titles, Djokovic stands alone when it comes to the other ATP World Tour’s other prestigious tournaments. He and Nadal each collected 36 Masters 1000 titles, but Djokovic is the only player to have won all nine events — and he’s won each of them twice.
Is Novak Djokovic the best tennis player ever?
The greatest serve returner ever, Djokovic now
ranks first in history for total prize money won
, Grand Slam titles won (tied with Nadal and Federer), Masters 1000 titles (tied with Nadal), the number of Australian Open titles, for total weeks spent at World No. 1 and year-end No. 1 (tied with Pete Sampras).
Who is the best male tennis player of all time?
| Rank Name Nationality | 1 Roger Federer SUI | 2 Rod Laver ‡ ◊ ‡ AUS | 3 Steffi Graf ‡ FRG/ GER |
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Who has won all 4 Grand Slams?
- Steffi Graf – 1988.
- Margaret Court – 1970.
- Rod Laver – 1962 and 1969.
- Maureen Connolly Brinker – 1953.
- Don Budge – 1937.
