Djokovic vs. Nadal: grand slam wins, big titles, career records

Rafael Nadal has 22 grand slam titles and Novak Djokovic has 24

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last updated 10 September 2024

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic fulfilled a dream this summer, the latest in a record-breaking career that stretches back more than 20 years. Just eight months after making history with his seventh ATP Finals victory, he scooped his first Olympic gold at the Paris Games. The win means Djokovic is finally an Olympic champion like rival Rafael Nadal, who won a singles gold in Beijing in 2008 and a doubles gold at Rio 2016.

The Paris win is a career highlight of 2024, which followed AFP had called an "incredible" 2023, in which Djokovic won three Grand Slam titles, including the Australian Open, for a men's record of 24 and also finished "on top of the year-end world rankings for the eighth time". But while he reached eight finals in 2023, this year has seen him struggle. His form "has dramatically dropped off", Sky Sports reported, with the ace failing to reach any final before this year's Wimbledon – even then he was "fortunate" with the draw. In the end, he lost 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz.

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Nationality: Serbian
Age: 37
World ranking: 4
Career titles: 98
Grand slam titles: 24
- Australian Open (10): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
- French Open (3): 2016, 2021, 2023
- Wimbledon (7): 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
- US Open (4): 2011, 2015, 2018, 2023
Big titles: 72
- 24 grand slams and one Olympics gold medal
- 7 ATP finals
- 40 ATP Masters 1000 titles
Olympic medals: singles bronze at Beijing 2008; gold at Paris 2024

Nationality: Spanish
Age: 38
World ranking: 154
Career titles: 92
Grand slam titles: 22
- Australian Open (2): 2009, 2022
- French Open (14): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
- Wimbledon (2): 2008, 2010
- US Open (4): 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019
Big titles: 59
- 22 grand slams
- 36 ATP Masters 1000 titles
- 1 Olympics singles
Olympic medals: singles gold at Beijing 2008; men’s doubles gold at Rio 2016

Wins at Roland-Garros: Nadal 8, Djokovic 2
2022 quarter-final: Nadal won 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4)
2021 semi-final: Djokovic won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-2
2020 final: Nadal won 6-0, 6-2, 7-5
2015 quarter-final: Djokovic won 7-5, 6-3, 6-1
2014 final: Nadal won 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
2013 semi-final: Nadal won 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7(3), 9-7
2012 final: Nadal won 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
2008 semi-final: Nadal won 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(3)
2007 semi-final: Nadal won 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
2006 quarter-final: Nadal won 6-4, 6-4 (Djokovic retired)

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Mike Starling is the former digital features editor at The Week. He started his career in 2001 in Gloucestershire as a sports reporter and sub-editor and has held various roles as a writer and editor at news, travel and B2B publications. He has spoken at a number of sports business conferences and also worked as a consultant creating sports travel content for tourism boards. International experience includes spells living and working in Dubai, UAE; Brisbane, Australia; and Beirut, Lebanon.