Athletistic / Tennis. Serbian Novak Djokovic and Spaniard Rafael Nadal will face each other in the second round of the men’s singles at the Paris Olympics.
SPORT.RU invites you to a live online text broadcast of this match:
Olympic Games 2024. Tennis. Second circle. Djokovic-Nadal. Live
The highlight of the third day of the Paris Olympics will be the confrontation between the most decorated tennis players in history. On Monday, July 29, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will face each other in the second round of the men’s singles. The match between two tennis legends who are still active will take place, unfortunately, at such an early stage: the 1/16 finals. However, this fact does not negate the fact that this match can have a truly historical significance. Who knows, given the age of the Serb and the Spaniard, maybe this will be their last duel in their careers, or maybe not.
Djokovic and Nadal need no introduction; these guys are known not only to the tennis world, but even to those far from the sport. Novak has 24 TBS titles and this is a record in the history of Grand Slam tournaments. Rafael has 22 victories in the Majors. Over the last 20 years, the Serb and the Spaniard have won 190 titles on the ATP Tour in men’s singles between them. Simply incredible numbers!
The personal meetings of tennis players are also of great interest. The next match will be the 60th in a row in their confrontation in all tournaments. Novak Djokovic, who has beaten Rafael Nadal 30 times, has the smallest advantage. The Spaniard has 29 victories in personal meetings, so today Rafa can restore the status quo. There would surely have been more confrontations if it had not been for Nadal’s injury, due to which Rafa has not played at the same level for almost two years.
It is interesting to note that out of the 59 matches mentioned above, only one took place within the framework of the Olympic Games and Nadal won it. This happened in 2008 at the Beijing Games. Then in the semifinals of the tournament, the Spaniard won in three sets – 6:4, 1:6, 6:4. If we take the statistics of the last 10 personal meetings, then Rafa also has a slight advantage – 6 wins against 4 losses. By the way, their last duel took place on the same court where they will play today: the Philippe Chatrier court in Paris. A little over two years ago, Nadal and Djokovic met in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros. The Spaniard celebrated the victory in four sets – 6:2, 4:6, 6:2, 7:6.
Well, we can’t help but mention how Novak and Rafael started at the ongoing Olympic tournament. The Serb more confidently beat Australian Matthew Ebden in the first round – 6:0, 6:1. But the Spaniard had to tinker with Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. Rafa won in three sets – 6:1, 4:6, 6:4.
Olympic Games 2024. Tennis. Second circle. Djokovic-Nadal. Live
The live online broadcast of this match will start at SPORT.RU July 29 at the earliest at 14:35 Moscow time
Source: Sport
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