Novak gets clocked by Rafa in 2010 US Open. But then...

[McEnborg]

Watched Rafa solidly handle Novak in 2010 US Open final, destroying him in the fourth set. Rafa completes career grand slam, wins his 9th major to go along with his 2 Davis Cup victories and Gold Medal victory.

As Novak is accepting his runner-up trophy, he had 1 grand slam title while coming up short again and again and again to Rafa and Roger. 16 slams for Fed, 9 for Rafa, 1 for Novak.

Then, from 2011-2016, Novak gets to EIGHTEEN slam finals out of 24, winning 11. In that span, he went 143-13 for 91.6%. By the end of 2016, Novak closed the major gap to Roger 17, Rafa 14, Novak 12. An amazing 6 year run. Almost as impressive as Fed’s 6 yr run from 2003-2008.

 

[Deleted member 770948]

US Open 2010 was 6-2 in 4th Set.
Rafa destroyed Djokovic even more in the 2013 US Open Final, 6-1 in 4th Set.

 

[Deleted member 768841]

 

[JaoSousa]

US Open 2010 was 6-2 in 4th Set.
Rafa destroyed Djokovic even more in the 2013 US Open Final, 6-1 in 4th Set.

You know what Nadal's face in that first picture reminds me of?

 

[RelentlessAttack]

Yeah it’s amazing what treating non-celiac gluten intolerance can do

 

[MeatTornado]

Yes. That is a thing that happened. Probably never been talked about.

 

[King No1e]

US Open 2010 was 6-2 in 4th Set.
Rafa destroyed Djokovic even more in the 2013 US Open Final, 6-1 in 4th Set.

You know what had both a 6-2 set and a 6-1 set?
The 2011 final

 

[Milanez82]

US Open 2010 was 6-2 in 4th Set.
Rafa destroyed Djokovic even more in the 2013 US Open Final, 6-1 in 4th Set.

Except in 2013 Novak was all over Rafa in set 2 and 3 and really blew it
In 2010 Rafa was simply on a different level