Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal — Semifinal, Roland-Garros 2021
Grand SlamClayParis, France31 May – 13 Jun
Novak Djokovic3676
🇪🇸3 seed
Rafael Nadal63642
What this match is worth
Points earned
+1300
Djokovic · Nadal banks 800
Head to head
2–1 Djokovic
In Setlex records · including this match
Around this match
The other semifinal
Stefanos Tsitsipas d. Alexander Zverev6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3
Title defence
Rafael Nadal still in — won it in 2020
Seeds left
5 of 9 — nos. 1, 3, 5, 6, 8
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇺🇸Tennys Sandgren
6-2 6-4 6-2
Alexei Popyrin🇦🇺
6-3 6-2 7-6(3)
🇺🇾Pablo Cuevas
6-3 6-2 6-4
Richard Gasquet🇫🇷
6-0 7-5 6-2
🇱🇹Ricardas Berankis
6-1 6-4 6-1
Cameron Norrie🇬🇧
6-3 6-3 6-3
🇮🇹Lorenzo Musetti
6-7(7) 6-7(2) 6-1 6-0 4-0 RET
Jannik Sinner🇮🇹
7-5 6-3 6-0
🇮🇹Matteo Berrettini
6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman🇦🇷
6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Novak Djokovic beat Tennys Sandgren; Rafael Nadal beat Alexei Popyrin. Round of 64: Novak Djokovic beat Pablo Cuevas; Rafael Nadal beat Richard Gasquet. Round of 32: Novak Djokovic beat Ricardas Berankis; Rafael Nadal beat Cameron Norrie. Round of 16: Novak Djokovic beat Lorenzo Musetti; Rafael Nadal beat Jannik Sinner. Quarterfinal: Novak Djokovic beat Matteo Berrettini; Rafael Nadal beat Diego Sebastian Schwartzman
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
15–3
Sets won
15–1
66%
Games won
67%
0–3
Tiebreaks
1–0
1
Deciding sets
0
Novak Djokovic left, Rafael Nadalright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.
Previous meetings
2 meetings in Setlex records
Level at 1–1