Since the 2014 RG, 7 straight defeats, 15 straight sets lost against Djokovic. Here is the match he broke that losing streak!

The title should be - 'The day Nadal finally recovered to play Djokovic at 100% injury free after two years'.

I thought Nadal was done after that thrashing at RG 2015. These guys never cease to amaze. Just when you think they're out, they come roaring back

You can like whoever you want, that's your opinion but we must all be thankful to both of them for providing us one of the best rivalries in the history of sport.

Just when you count him out, Nadal finds another level. Like whomever you want, but no one digs deeper than Nadal. Case and point, AO 2022.

2017, the year he headlined the Australian Open final with Roger Federer. Although he lost to Federer, that final rejuvenated him.

Great upload bro! That final game is still terrifying me 🤯

I always imagined if Rafa had a better serve. But that would've been unfair for tennis. :))

Rafael Nadal is my favorite player among the three top men's tennis players today. It is always exciting to watch him especially when he goes to the net to deliver winners.

I can't believe Djokovic faced Nadal only once during 2017 (Djokovic worst year) Nadal faced Djokovic a total of 7 times between 2015 and 2016(Nadal worst years)

I've long theorized that the back injury that Nadal suffered early in that 2014 Australian Open final against Stan Wawrinka lingered all year or at least flared on constantly throughout the season. He played so well leading up to the final and then the injury happened. I'm not saying he would have won the match, but we just don't know what a fully healthy Nadal would have done. But after that he just wasn't the same. People often talk about Nadal's bad spell as being 2015 and 2016 but 2014 is where it really started. It's just not mentioned because he made two grand slam finals and won one. But apart from those results, it wasn't a particularly good season. He won Rio and made it to the final of Miami but they were a couple of bright spots in an otherwise bad sea of results. I seem to remember him losing to Ferrer in straight sets in Monte Carlo, then lost in Barcelona to Almagro, beat Kei Nishikori in the Madrid final more because of an injury Kei suffered (which resulted in Kei retiring from the match) than Nadal's level of play (he was clearly getting outplayed), and lost a 3 setter to Djokovic in Rome after winning the first set. The fact is that Nadal went into Roland Garros playing at his worst level than at any point in his career up to that point. He was just off constantly. I wouldn't be surprised to learn after Nadal retires and publishes his second autobiography (to chronicle the second half of his career) that we learn he more-or-less gutted through the clay season with injections and painkillers. Even at the tail end of that Roland Garros final he just looked like his back was starting to act up, as though the painkillers or injections were wearing off. I believe he basically put everything on the line to win this title and it may have cost him the rest of the season to do so. And I believe it lingered into 2015 as well. It's why Nadal looked so lost that season. I don't think he was fully health and able to train properly, so he lacked confidence in his game. He may have been in a decent amount of pain as well all season. This isn't meant to take away anything from Djokovic's or any other player's wins, but anyone who believes Nadal was fully healthy that year is wrong. He was a pale shadow of himself. He won just one title that year and it was at the Mercedes Open on grass of all surfaces. Otherwise he was losing to guys he'd normally beat before leaving the locker room, or guys like Berdych who could never seem to win against him. Of course it's not all about some injuries like his back and wrist, Nadal also had some serious issues with serving patterns, and general patterns of play. He'd become predictable in some aspects of his game and opponents were catching on, combined with increased confidence in their ability to simply out play him. It's why Carlos Moya coming on board and changing things up in his preparation and strategy has been so effective.

Maravillosos años que nos han dado estos fenómenos.el domingo veremos si se corona el mejor de la historia

Nadal was not the same after that back injury in AO (heartbreak as he played at his peak against Federer). He didn't win any titles on clay leading up to FO2014, even lost to Djokovic in Rome and wasn't himself for 3 more years with more injuries and surgeries, returning to form only in 2017. But he managed to win FO2014. In 2017 though, that Nadal was.... Well he mercifully put everyone out of their misery, quickly.

Rafa in purple is full destructive 🔥

I've never seen higher bounce on any clay court than that year. It was perfect for Nadal to crush Djokovic hopes. Amazing performance from Nadal.

The commentator is Marcel Meinert I think, usually very good commentary! Also a great video again! Edit: that is of course only if you understand german lmao.

We are in the Era of FEDRER, NADAL , AND DJOKOVIC, all three are best🙌🙌

Nadal has never reached the level he played at in 2010 US Open final against djokovic. His serve was so strong then it has never been as good as that final. His backhand and forehand had the ability to make powerful winners. Since then he hasn’t been at that level. The best he’s played recently is at 2022 AO final where he produced magic volleys so there’s always a chance he, Federer, and Djokovic can keep changing their game

Como amo tu juego Nole. Eres tan inteligente! Eres el mejor de la historia!

Thanks for the video

Nadal's backhand in 2017 is another level. That performance Vs Wawrinka in RG final remains the most devastating GS final performance I've ever seen

Dang, Nadal had the magic wand that day !!!

I’ll never forget this match. Was so satisfying to see him take djoko apart

djokovic may end with the most grand slams but that nadal managed to get to 21 and is still out there winning today is insane. it’s insane for ANY players to still be at that level at 36, but particularly for a player who was known for playing extremely physical and grinding tennis his whole career with a multitude of injuries. i remember commentators even early on saying there’s no way he’d play past 25-26 cuz his body would give out. and every time he was out for 3-6 months you’d start seeing people write him off, but he’s always proven them wrong! admittedly, after the terrible 2015-2016 seasons even i thought he was done, but what he’s done since 2017 is truly remarkable given his injuries!

Nadal super injured and underdone, end of 2014 - 2016. Novak injured at the end of 2016 - 2017. Its just that nadal only got to play recovering Novak once as opposed to djoko playing nadal 7 times.

The main king is determined on Sunday

Winning or losing that´s what matter . The circumstancies doesn´t determinate nothing , never you know when you are going to play good or bad or when you are injured . In the end the best player is the man that can handle all this thing and doesn´t make excuses. Never.

Y ahora no hay en el mundo nadie mejor que Djokovic! Mucho menos un Español! 🤪

Djokovic's form dropped significantly after winning RG in 2016, after which he was injured for a long time and off the Court, he returned to the stage at Wimbledon 2018.

Being a Rafa fan I am happy

They’re acting like it’s not a 30-28 head to head win rate between the two players. Like seriously……

Those days when me and a friend always cursed Djokovic for winning and Rafa for losing..😂😁 But now I cheer for both of them cuz I've come to love Nole aswell, but if its Rafa VS Djoko then I always cheer for Rafa first of course! 😊☺️

Now he has the 21 GS record!!

Nada at his 100℅ fitness is unbeatable.

Well played both of them 👏 👍 👌

Rafa 2K22🏆 Thank you Novak Djokovic .

To be fair, Novak wasn't all that good in 2017 (in comparison to the past). Rafa still treated the match as if he was playing 2011 Novak.

Thing that bothers me about Rafa, is in that Madrid match, look how many of his ground strokes were landing in the service box compared to Novak's, which were mostly landing beyond the service line.

the title should read “the day Nadal broke the loosing streak. However the domination hasn’t ended”.

I knew it 2017 was the year where he faced a lot of problems in the body and had to rehabilitate himself for few months

Djoko Is a Monster ♥️

Best matches

Just epic!

VAMOS RAFA 👏👏👏

2011-2012 7 losses in a row and all in finals and then 7 losses in a row again in 2015-2016, Nadal or Federer could never beat Djokovic that many times in a row, amazing for the Serb.

Nadal is pure quality

The last nadal win over djokovic out of clay is 9 years ago... the domination goes on.

The greatest the greatest will never be and has never been non tragedy,The legend will never be and has never been a non tragedy

Today Nadal is the best. Like person an Sporting and mind.

And the day when Nole kill Rafa is still remain 6hours match, when Rafa louse the final. You was there just a step apart from the greatest victory onto your life. I cried for you, not because Nole was better, he played a bit clever. Hope Sunday will be my second best tennis day ever...

Rafa improved his backhand and serve to win this match and break the losing streak

He's forehand is deffinetly the weapon but the backhand is so rocksolid

Love you Rafa

Greatest Rival of all time in modern Tennis Djokovic vs Nadal. Though Federer is the pioneer of modern tennis.

Increíble!!!

Rafa fan since 2005 . Hated Novak for almost as long but after all these years I believe they are co- goats. On any given day they can crush the other. Everyone must concede though that there never has been and never will be a greater clay courter than Rafa. Losing 3 times in 18 years in 5 set clay court matches is hard to comprehend. And his French open record of 105-3 I mean cmon. Novak has the best of Nadal in Paris and his record is 2-7. 4 tournaments with 10 or more wins. And 62-8 in finals ? Nothing comparable in sport. And he’s a class act as well. Even with all that I consider Novak his equal or co- goat. Valid opinion for both looking at the record books. God have we been blessed/ lucky to have witnessed these guys. Oh and then there’s Federer…….

Djokovic really was lucky that he didn't face Nadal more often in 2017.

Australian Government ended and Eliminated Djokovic, Not Nadal!

Foe me this was the best and by far the most complete game that some player has ever played. It was like some people put robot to play instead of human and that robot has learned all possible moves to perfection and has scaned whole opponents game, ot was like computer. Nadal played perfect match that time and I haven't seen Federer being soo good on Wimbledon like Rafa on clay and even Djokovic hadn't soo good match like this. Djokovic definitely didn't play bad this time, he was hitting all of his shots with full strenght, but everything was in vain. Nadal played perfect tennis fora me.

These guys know when the other isn't at their best. Then on the flip side you can get the odd demolition of the other when they are. AO 2019 and RG 2020.

2015 and 2016 the worst years of Nadal's career.

Nadal thebest. Orgullo de España🇪🇸, orgullo del mundo🌍

with the entry of moya rafa started to play well on hard court too !!

Vamos Rafa!👍🇪🇦

30.01.2022...Nadal is back! And he is the best in the history, 21 slam it's incredible!

Only Djokovic is the man who made nadal suffer in clay courts. Everyone has to agree

The actual domination ended by Rafa was in Monte Carlo 2012 where he defeated Djokovic after losing 7 straight finals!

This video reminds me Iorn man vs captain america.. Where jarvis learn fight pattern and retaliate!!

From end of 2016 to middle of 2018 Djokovic played injured and dropped out of top 10,once he took a break to recover he came back to rank 1 in light speed.

Nadal is the best, bone degenerative disease hurts, I know only too well, it’s amazing what he’s achieved n at the level he has with this disease, I’m baffled considering how much this restricts a normal person with the disease, the amount of injuries from a slight move the wrong way n your in trouble, I don’t know how he does it, god only knows n has blessed him to be able to work through it n obviously must have some of his own tips to manage the situation, mine appeared in my late teens then my other foot n I’ve had to tweak the way I move my feet n I’m still scared of breaks though I’ve had a few fractures before I knew so much about it, obviously staying fit helps n some situations are worse than others, but again I’m astonished how he hasn’t let it ruin his career, cos it can literally ruin your day to day life

Nadal is a player who has grown up because through defeats he has stepped up training with everything they offer in this time frame!the athlete who plays tennis has changed in many situations as in any sport in training in supplements in hyperbaric cells that keep the muscle toned !!

Never Give up never surrender.

Novak have the best court awareness amongst every tennis player in the history. That skill alone counters almost every opponent's shot against him. His only weakness is probably his mentality (well he's a human after all). Overall, his tennis is the closest thing to a perfection. Nadal in the other hand, is simply a warrior. His playstyle demands lot of physical toughness. That is why he always getting injured throughout his career. But his mental strength is probably the best in the business. You do not win 21 slams being an injury prone player by just rely on your physical strength alone.

"ended domination" check year "2017" LOL yeah when Novak was playing his worst due to injury.

talking heads have tried to write off Nadal every few years. I remember back in 2009 people saying “he won’t be able to sustain this level of play and injuries will stop him from having a long career” 😂 now it’s over 10 years later and Nadal is still winning slams.

Well done Nadal,you did it Congrats 🙋‍♀️

Roger is the best new era creator, Nadal is the best challenger, but Nole is the best chaser. I like Rafa pretty much, but I have to say Novak has surpassed him, no matter how many GS they will obtain finally

Guess who won the Australien open now

Eso lo hizo fue Federer en el 2011 cuando Nadal lloraba de la frustración contra Djokovic...

Is there a name for the no-look back of the hand curling slice return Nadal hits when the serve is wide on his backhand side?

The title should be: the day when Djokovic is discfolifide so Nadal could win another grand slam! :😄😄😄

Rafa is my favourite because clay has always been my favourite surface to watch tennis on, but Djokovic is the goat though.

Would have loved to see Federer vs Djokovic in 2017 or the first half of 2018

I guessed the correct match!!

Djokovic is Nadals daddy

A big Nadal fan, still think Djokovic is a notch above at the moment.

novak was gold mode on 2016 Doha final～

Creo que a pesar de haberlo perdido el partido en que recuperó Nadal fue el de cuartos de final de Rome 2016

In recent years, those of us who have seen this duel know that for now Djokovic is better but the curious thing is that you go to 1 vs 1, GS duels or in GS finals and it is even, in fact in grand slams it is even favorable to Nadal.

The title should be, "the day when Nadal briefly interrupted Djokovic's domination over him."

Jesus, Novak was just not there on that day...

We still wait that day 😆😆😆😆

Its just Novak, most complete player ever, on 100% he is the best ever..350+ weeks and continue on number 1 position say evreything..

Djokovic is GOAT forever!

Nadal has not been able to win a single set against Novak on hard courts since US OPEN 2013!

He was very lucky that match .. almost threw that second set away

Finally won against 🐐novak.

RG 2021 New King is in town. Nole the GOAT.

The bigger question is when will Rafael end Novak's domination of him on hard or grass surfaces? I cannot recall when was the last time Rafael beat the Djoker on a non-Clay surface? Prediction: Rafa will end that domination when he beats Nole in the final at Wimbledon 2022.

Instead of hating on them due to the STUPID FANS who call themselves "FANS" , We should appreciate their greatness and enjoy watching them while we still can. Vamos Rafa , Idemo Nole