French Open 2020: 13th title - Rafael Nadal wins final against Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal won his 13th title at the French Open in Paris in an impressive way. The Spaniard defeated Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2 and 7-5. For Nadal it was the 100th individual match win in Roland Garros.
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last edit: Oct 11, 2020, 05:52 pm
In the meantime, even in tennis, meticulous statistics are kept for almost every stroke and every point. But whether the time span is noted somewhere in the annals after which Novak Djokovic won his very first game? In any case, it took 54 minutes against Rafael Nadal in the final of the French Open 2020 before the world number one finally wrote with the 1-0 in the second set.
Which also underlines that the remarkable 6-0 by Rafael Nadal in the first act was not of the usual kind. Because the two best players in the world gave each other nothing. Only Nadal usually had the better end for himself. Regardless of whether you serve or return.
Which subsequently also applied to round two, in which Nadal pulled away again to 5: 1 after two breaks. After 93 minutes of playing time and a 6-2 draw, Nadal was only one sentence away from the 13th title at the Stade Roland Garros.
Nadal draws level with Federer
In the third set, Nadal only took the lead with a break in the fifth game. Djokovic, however, was not at the end of his game, countered with the immediate re-break to 3: 3. A few moments later, after a sensational rally, Nadal got a break ball to make it 5: 4, Djokovic fought off with a backhand beam. A double mistake by Djokovic in the eleventh game then ushered in the end for the industry leader. Nadal took the lead 6: 5. And served after 2:41 hours to 6: 0, 6: 2 and 7: 5. With an ace.
With his 13th victory at the Bois de Boulogne, Rafael Nadal drew level with Roger Federer in what is probably the most important ranking in tennis. Like the Swiss, who did not contest a tournament match after the Australian Open 2020 and will return to the tour at the beginning of next year at the earliest, Nadal now has 20 individual successes at Grand Slam events. Novak Djokovic has to wait a little longer for his 18th. A record will probably never be surpassed: In terms of match victories at the French Open, Nadal holds 100 after the triumph against Djokovic. On the other hand, there are two defeats. In numbers: 2.
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