Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
N. Djokovic vs R. Nadal

Novak Djokovic

SRB

31

Win

Played

29

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

103

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$136.0M

Career Money

$96.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Rafael Nadal

ESP

31

Win

Played

29

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

103

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$136.0M

Career Money

$96.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Head-to-head: Djokovic 31 - 29 Nadal

They have played 162 sets in total, with Novak Djokovic winning 84 and Rafael Nadal winning 78. The last match between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal was at the Olympics - Paris, 29-07-2024, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Novak Djokovic getting the victory 6-1 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Djokovic	31
Nadal	29

Last 20 H2H Matches:

(R2) Olympics - Paris(07-29-24)

Stats

Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

(QF) French Open - Paris(05-31-22)

Stats

Rafael Nadal

Novak Djokovic

(SF) French Open - Paris(06-11-21)

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Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

N. Djokovic vs R. Nadal H2H Profile

N. Djokovic	Stats	R. Nadal
$135,967,345	Career Prize Money	$96,585,210
83.11% (1265-257)	Career Total W/L	82.16% (1124-244)
9	Clay	20
2	Grass	2
16	Hard	5
4	Indoor	2
106	Titles	94
31	Total H2H Matches	29
78.00% (39-11)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)
2	YTD Titles	0

N. Djokovic vs R. Nadal Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Novak Djokovic has won 45.35% of points on their second serve, while Rafael Nadal has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Novak Djokovic, in recent form, has won 41.45% of their opponent's second serve points, while Rafael Nadal has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 21.14% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Novak Djokovic has saved 56.90% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Rafael Nadal has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Novak Djokovic has won 78.00% of matches played (W/L 39/11), with Rafael Nadal winning 0% (W/L 0/1) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Novak Djokovic has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 86% (W/L 560/93), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 80% (W/L 205/52). Rafael Nadal has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 86% (W/L 511/59), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 82/39).
Player level: In the last year, Novak Djokovic has played most of their matches on the Grand Slam, winning 83.33% of matches (W/L 20/4), where as Rafael Nadal has played most of their matches on the Davis/Fed Cup, winning 0.00% of matches (W/L 0/1). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 60 times before with Novak Djokovic winning 31 times and Rafael Nadal being victorious 29 times. They have played 162 sets in total, with Novak Djokovic winning 84 and Rafael Nadal winning 78.
The last match between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal was at the Olympics - Paris, 29-07-2024, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Novak Djokovic getting the victory 6-1 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:39:25.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have played a deciding set 13 times, with Novak Djokovic winning 5 times and Rafael Nadal 8 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 19 tiebreaks against each other with Novak Djokovic winning 9, and Rafael Nadal 10.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Novak Djokovic has played against opponents with an average rank of 55.72 while Rafael Nadal has played against players with an average rank of 78.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Novak Djokovic has won 83% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Rafael Nadal has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Novak Djokovic has converted 31.90% of breakpoint opportunities, and Rafael Nadal has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

N. Djokovic vs R. Nadal H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

N. Djokovic	Stats	R. Nadal
31	H2H Matches Won	29
84	Sets Won	78
797	Games Won	768
291	Aces (Total)	171
98	Total Double Faults	103
1:39:25	Average Match Time	1:39:25
66% (3147/4783)	1st Serve %	68% (3310/4848)
67% (2124/3147)	1st Serve Win %	65% (2152/3310)
52% (852/1636)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (785/1536)
40% (193/480)	Break Pts Won %	44% (185/425)
39% (1909/4848)	Return Points Win %	38% (1808/4783)
57% (24/42)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	43% (18/42)
39% (7/18)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	61% (11/18)
38% (5/13)	Deciding Set Win %	62% (8/13)
90% (26/29)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (26/31)
10% (3/29)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (5/31)
16% (5/31)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	10% (3/29)

Recent Performance Stats

N. Djokovic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hellenic Championship - Athens - 03-11-2025
F Lorenzo MusettiL. Musetti	W	4-6 6-3 7-5	Stats
SF Yannick HanfmannY. Hanfmann	W	6-3 6-4	Stats
QF Nuno BorgesN. Borges	W	7-6(1) 6-4	Stats
R2 Alejandro TabiloA. Tabilo	W	7-6(3) 6-1	Stats
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025
SF Valentin VacherotV. Vacherot	L	6-3 6-4	Stats

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R. Nadal Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Davis Cup, World Group, QF, NED-ESP 2-1 - 18-11-2024
Rubber 1 Botic Van De ZandschulpB. Van	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Olympics - Paris - 29-07-2024
R2 Novak DjokovicN. Djokovic	L	6-1 6-4	Stats
R1 Marton FucsovicsM. Fucsovics	W	6-1 4-6 6-4	Stats
Nordea Open - Bastad - 15-07-2024
F Nuno BorgesN. Borges	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
SF Duje AjdukovicD. Ajdukovic	W	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats

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N. Djokovic vs R. Nadal Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

N. Djokovic	Stats	R. Nadal
83.11% (1265/257)	YTD Win/Loss	82.16% (1124/244)
76.13% (3068/962)	Sets Win/Loss	76.57% (2696/825)
59.28% (22676/15575)	Games Win/Loss	59.47% (19730/13449)
85.76% (560/93)	Hard Win/Loss	79.67% (439/112)
81.59% (350/79)	Clay Win/Loss	89.65% (511/59)
78.20% (226/63)	Indoor Hard W/L	64.90% (98/53)
85.43% (129/22)	Grass Win/Loss	79.17% (76/20)
0.41	Aces Per Game	0.24
7735	Aces Total	3839
0.17	Double Faults Per Game	0.12
3087	Total Double Faults	2000
1:16:29	Average Match Time	1:7:13
386.32	Average Opponent Rank	429.43
65% (67654/104158)	1st Serve %	68% (58555/86368)
74% (50315/67654)	1st Serve Win %	72% (42361/58544)
56% (20315/36507)	2nd Serve Win %	57% (15931/27857)
44% (5240/11872)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (4679/10428)
42% (46117/109865)	Return Points Win %	42% (38917/92075)
88.07% (406/55)	Slam W/L	87.71% (314/44)
81.37% (428/98)	Masters W/L	81.98% (414/91)
82.43% (61/13)	Cups W/L	87.50% (35/5)
82.03% (242/53)	Main Tour W/L	80.50% (289/70)
73.53% (50/18)	Tour Finals W/L	53.85% (21/18)
81.13% (43/10)	Challenger W/L	75.47% (40/13)
80.00% (16/4)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
81% (833/1027)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	80% (775/968)
88% (423/480)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	88% (338/384)
65% (368/567)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	61% (276/452)
72% (247/343)	Deciding Set Win %	68% (199/291)
96% (1139/1096)	1st Set Won, Won Match	94% (1049/990)
4% (1139/42)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	5% (1049/57)
44% (381/168)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	41% (319/132)