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

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
R. Nadal vs N. Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

ESP

29

Win

Played

31

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

173

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

103

YTD Titles

$96.6M

Career Money

$136.0M

Left-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Novak Djokovic

SRB

29

Win

Played

31

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

173

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

103

YTD Titles

$96.6M

Career Money

$136.0M

Left-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nadal 29 - 31 Djokovic

They have played 162 sets in total, with Rafael Nadal winning 78 and Novak Djokovic winning 84. 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
Nadal	29
Djokovic	31

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)

Stats

Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

R. Nadal vs N. Djokovic H2H Profile

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

R. Nadal vs N. Djokovic Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Rafael Nadal has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Novak Djokovic has won 45.35%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Rafael Nadal, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Novak Djokovic has won 41.45%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 21.14% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Rafael Nadal has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Novak Djokovic has saved 56.90% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Rafael Nadal has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/1), with Novak Djokovic winning 78.00% (W/L 39/11) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Rafael Nadal has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 90% (W/L 511/59), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 82/39). Novak Djokovic has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 90% (W/L 560/93), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 80% (W/L 205/52).
Player level: In the last year, Rafael Nadal has played most of their matches on the Davis/Fed Cup, winning 0.00% of matches (W/L 0/1), where as Novak Djokovic has played most of their matches on the Grand Slam, winning 83.33% of matches (W/L 20/4). 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 Rafael Nadal winning 29 times and Novak Djokovic being victorious 31 times. They have played 162 sets in total, with Rafael Nadal winning 78 and Novak Djokovic winning 84.
The last match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic 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: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have played a deciding set 13 times, with Rafael Nadal winning 8 times and Novak Djokovic 5 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 Rafael Nadal winning 10, and Novak Djokovic 9.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Rafael Nadal has played against opponents with an average rank of 80 while Novak Djokovic has played against players with an average rank of 57.06.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Rafael Nadal has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Novak Djokovic has won 83% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Rafael Nadal has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Novak Djokovic has converted 31.90% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

Recent Performance Stats

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

View All

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

View All

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

R. Nadal	Stats	N. Djokovic
82.16% (1124/244)	YTD Win/Loss	83.11% (1265/257)
76.57% (2696/825)	Sets Win/Loss	76.13% (3068/962)
59.47% (19730/13449)	Games Win/Loss	59.28% (22676/15575)
79.67% (439/112)	Hard Win/Loss	85.76% (560/93)
89.65% (511/59)	Clay Win/Loss	81.59% (350/79)
64.90% (98/53)	Indoor Hard W/L	78.20% (226/63)
79.17% (76/20)	Grass Win/Loss	85.43% (129/22)
0.24	Aces Per Game	0.41
3839	Aces Total	7735
0.12	Double Faults Per Game	0.17
2000	Total Double Faults	3087
1:7:13	Average Match Time	1:16:29
428.56	Average Opponent Rank	385.51
68% (58555/86368)	1st Serve %	65% (67654/104158)
72% (42361/58544)	1st Serve Win %	74% (50315/67654)
57% (15931/27857)	2nd Serve Win %	56% (20315/36507)
45% (4679/10428)	Break Points Won % (Total)	44% (5240/11872)
42% (38917/92075)	Return Points Win %	42% (46117/109865)
87.71% (314/44)	Slam W/L	88.07% (406/55)
81.98% (414/91)	Masters W/L	81.37% (428/98)
87.50% (35/5)	Cups W/L	82.43% (61/13)
80.50% (289/70)	Main Tour W/L	82.03% (242/53)
53.85% (21/18)	Tour Finals W/L	73.53% (50/18)
75.47% (40/13)	Challenger W/L	81.13% (43/10)
0% (0/0)	Futures W/L	80.00% (16/4)
80% (775/968)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	81% (833/1027)
88% (338/384)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	88% (423/480)
61% (276/452)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	65% (368/567)
68% (199/291)	Deciding Set Win %	72% (247/343)
94% (1049/990)	1st Set Won, Won Match	96% (1139/1096)
5% (1049/57)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	4% (1139/42)
41% (319/132)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	44% (381/168)