Nadal and Djokovic will meet in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros. How are they doing in the tournament and what is their record?

Here we go. A match that deserves to be the last one of the Grand Slam will take place in the quarterfinals. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will meet in Paris. How are they doing historically and currently in the tournament?

The clay king versus the world number one. The holder of a record number of Grand Slam titles versus the man who would like to surpass the other in the number of major trophies. The popular likeable guy versus the “bad guy”.

That’s right. On Tuesday, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic face off in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros. A match that deserves to be in the final. And even though Nadal is the clay king, Djokovic is the big favourite with the bookies and the punters.

The reason is simple. Nadal is simply caught up with age and health problems that he has been overcoming all his life. Djokovic may only be a year younger, but he has never had to contend with the problems that Nadal has. So he looks fresher and younger on the court.

The Spaniard, however, has a tremendous will and passion, which will make him compete. Moreover, he plays at home. While the Serb has only won Roland Garros twice, Nadal has won thirteen times in Paris. It’s his favourite tournament. No one else has ever dominated anywhere like this.

After all, Nadal’s match record at the French Open is incredible. He’s won 109 matches in Paris and lost only three times. And he’s beaten Djokovic. His record in France is clearly on his side, winning 7 of the 9 matches.

Djokovic is coming through smoothly this year, Nadal with one exception

Novak Djokovic is doing superbly at the French Open this year. He hasn’t lost a set in four matches. Not once has he stayed on court for more than 2 hours and 18 minutes.

The Serb has successively knocked out Yoshihito Nishioka (99th in the ATP rankings), Alex Molchan (38th), Aljaz Bedene (195th) and Diego Schwartzman (16th).

Rafael Nadal had it virtually the same until the eighth round. He didn’t lose a set, he spent even a little less time on the court. He knocked out Jordan Thompson (82nd), Corentin Moutet (139th) and Botice Van De Zandschulp (29th).

But then he had a tough time in a duel with the talented Felix Auger-Aliassime, currently the world number nine. In a five-set battle, Nadal spent almost 4 and a half hours on the courts and eventually dominated it 3::6, 6::3, 6::2, 3::6 and 6::3.

Moreover, another tough opponent may await the winner of the Nadal vs. Djokovic duel. He will face the winner of the duel between Carlos Alcaraz and Alex Zverev.

Source: Roland Garros, ATP