Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic
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Placed at the end of the third and fourth quarters here, Nadal and Djokovic could meet in the semi-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open.
To say Nadal is a seasoned campaigner here would be an understatement – he is, to date, the only player in history to have achieved the Clay Slam – the only player to win all three clay court Masters 1000 tournaments and the lone clay court grand slam tournament in a single calendar season.
The Spaniard won the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, Rome Masters 1000, Madrid Masters 1000, and the French Open in 2010.
Nadal has four titles here of seven finals, three of which were consecutive – and stands alone in each of those records. The pair also share one of the most even head-to-head records in tennis, at 26-23 to Djokovic.
Their most recent match – played at the 2016 clay-court Rome Masters – a title which eventually went to Andy Murray, saw Nadal face off against his Serbian rival and tax him to the limit despite a straight sets loss.
Now, with Nadal in perhaps the form of his life and Djokovic struggling for wins, this looks like it’ll be Nadal all the way – but we’re sure that it won’t be an easy contest.
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