ATP Rome: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal also for eternal leadership
Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal : The winner of the final at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome (from 4 p.m. live on Sky and in our match tracker) will take the lead on titles in this category. At the moment they both have 33 successes.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: May 19, 2019, 10:30 am
Novak Djokovic has had an interesting week in Rome. On Tuesday, the world number one held a remarkable press conference in the Foro Italico, sporting the matches from Djokovic had the highest entertainment value. Especially during the last two rounds, which provided the Roman public with the best evening entertainment.
Against Juan Martin del Potro, the 31-year-old Serb was on the verge of losing, against Diego Schwartzman Djokovic had to play the third set. Rafael Nadal only knows the latter from hearsay, at least in Rome 2019. In the semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas, the series of matches in which Nadal won one set to zero broke. The eleven-time Paris champion will have taken the sovereign 6: 3 and 6: 4 against Stefanos Tsitsipas as more than solid compensation for the lost semi-final in Madrid a week ago.
Nadal's biggest rival from Djokovic
It is the 54th duel between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, the current industry leader is ahead with 28:25 victories. The last encounter was in the final of the Australian Open earlier this year, which ended in a demonstration of power by Djokovic. In Rome it will be the eighth duel between the two legends, Nadal leads 4: 3 in the Eternal City. Both won twice in finals at Campo Centrale.
In addition, it is also about the leadership in the perpetual list of winners at ATP Masters 1000 events. Djokovic had caught up with Nadal last week in Madrid, at the moment they both have 33 titles.
"He's my biggest rival, no question," said Djokovic after his success against Schwartzman. And at the same time his biggest challenge. Of course Nadal had been on the pitch for much less time, but this is the final. Something like this should no longer play a role.