The_Order
G.O.A.T.
A couple days ago I was challenged by a poster on this forum to name 50 things Nadal has over Djokovic.
After taking about 5 minutes out of my day for the past 3 days, I found 50 things Nadal has over Djokovic. They are listed below.
After taking about 5 minutes out of my day for the past 3 days, I found 50 things Nadal has over Djokovic. They are listed below.
- Total Majors won (22 - Record)
- Roland Garros titles (Record)
- US Open titles
- Olympic Singles Gold
- Career Golden Slam
- Most match wins at a major (112 - Record)
- 10 slam title defences (Joint-record w/Federer)
- Consecutive weeks in top 10 (900 and counting - Record)
- Leads Slam H2H
- 10 consecutive seasons winning 1+ major (Record)
- 15 seasons winning 1+ major (Record)
- 3 majors in 3 separate decades (Record)
- Most combined HC and Clay slams (20 - Record)
- Most combined Grass and Clay slams (16 - Record)
- Won 4 majors without losing a set (Djok has zero - Record)
- Won 8 majors losing no more than 1 set (Record)
- Defeated 4 top 10 players en route to a slam title (Joint-record w/Wilander & Federer)
- Clay Slam (MC + Madrid + Rome + RG) in a single season (Record)
- Summer Slam (Canada + Cinci + US Open) in a single season (Joint-record w/Rafter & Roddick)
- Highest outdoor match win % (Record)
- Davis Cups
- Outdoor titles (Record)
- 10+ titles at four events (Barca + MC + Rome + RG - Record)
- Most combined HC + Clay titles (88 - Record)
- Most match wins vs #1 ranked player (23 - Record)
- 13 YE top 2 finishes (Record)
- 592+ weeks in top 2 (Record)
- 16 consecutive years qualified for YEC (Record)
- 46 consecutive match wins at single tournament (46 @ MC - Record)
- 10 consecutive seasons winning 1+ M1000 title (Record)
- 15 seasons winning 1+ M1000 title (Record)
- 20+ finals reached on two different surfaces at M1000 level (Record)
- Oldest RG Champion (Record)
- 8 slam finals reached without losing a set (Record)
- 4 consecutive M1000 in a season (Record)
- 8 M1000 won without losing a set (Record)
- 76 M1000 sf reached (Record)
- 99 M1000 qf reached (Record)
- Held #1 ranking in three separate decades (Record)
- 470+ match wins on both hc and clay (Record)
- Most consecutive match wins on single surface (81 on clay - Record)
- Most Rome titles (Record)
- Most MC titles (Record)
- Unimaginable 137-3 w/l record in bo5 on clay (Record)
- 35+ wins on hc and clay in same season (Record)
- 32 consecutive matches won across 3 different surfaces (Record)
- 5 consecutive big titles in a single season (Record)
- Most consecutive years winning an ATP title (19 - Record)
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- Double channel slam (Joint-record w/Laver & Borg)
As you can tell, Nadal fans, most of these things are records. Id say around 40/50 are the most important sporting metrics in tennis history. Don’t mess with the king.