As of 2019, Nadal holds the record for the most Masters 1000 titles with 35 and Djokovic is second on the list with 34 titles. Djokovic has won 25 on hard courts and 9 on clay and is the only player who has won all 9 Masters 1000 tournaments.
No. 2 Djokovic will face off with third-ranked Federer in the semifinals of the Australian Open at 3:30 a.m. ET Thursday. The match will air on ESPN.
Roger Federer announced on Thursday that, after arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, he would be out of action until grass season. Because we never know how much time we're going to get with the legends of a given sport, Federer's injury, though apparently reasonably minor, was disappointing.
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. - Roger Federer began his summer with heartache, losing an epic Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic. He ended it late Tuesday night in perhaps even more excruciating fashion, done in by a balky back and the scintillating play of Grigor Dimitrov.
Each tennis match is made up of two to three sets. To win a set, you must win at least six games. The games are scored starting at "love" (or zero) and go up to 40, but that's actually just four points. From love, the first point is 15, then 30, then 40, then game point, which wins the game.
2020 Australian Open – Men's Singles
| Men's Singles |
|---|
| Champion | Novak Djokovic |
| Runner-up | Dominic Thiem |
| Final score | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 128 (16 Q / 8 WC ) |
Five-time Wimbledon tennis champion Novak Djokovic follows a plant-based diet but doesn't like labels or being called a vegan. The 32-year-old Serbian has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, the third best record in men's professional tennis behind Roger Federer (20) and Rafael Nadal (18).
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's semifinal match can be watched live on ESPN. The showdown will also be streamed lived on the ESPN app or can be seen on watchespn.com.
The Australian Open is broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+. The tournament is live-streamed on WatchESPN.
There are two ways to watch ATP tennis on Amazon if you are in the UK and Ireland. The two services are completely separate, although they show broadly similar tennis content. Tennis TV is £9.99 per month or £89.99 per year for UK customers. Tennis TV covers every ATP tournament.
The Nine Network will be showing the ATP Cup on both its 9 and 9HD channels. It all gets underway from 10am AEDT on 3 January. It will also be broadcast on streaming service 9Now, which is showing every match on every court for the entire tournament.
All singles and doubles matches are available to stream live and on demand on Tennis TV. Tennis TV is the official streaming service of the ATP Tour. Stream every ATP singles and doubles match live or on-demand in HD from the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals on Tennis TV.
Bengaluru, January 16: Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN) will have the exclusive television and digital rights in India for ATP's first Grand Slam of the year -- Australian Open -- which begins on Monday (Janaury 20) at the Melbourne Park.
How to watch the Australian Open 2020. The competition will be available to watch on live on TV and online, through Eurosport and Eurosport Player for UK viewers. A monthly pass will set you back £6.99.
Nadal one has 6, but Federer has 12. He is much better all round player. Nadal almost has a full set of masters 1000 titles allowing him to be labeled as one of the most widely decorated players of all time which makes up for this slightly.
But it is absolutely the reason why he has become the most dominant player on tour. He believes that he can hit any shot at any time from anywhere on the court. Kust as Roger Federer has lost his belief in that he can defeat Rafael Nadal, the Spaniard has lost belief in his ability to defeat Novak.
The Federer–Nadal rivalry (often called FEDAL) is between professional tennis players Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, two of the greatest tennis players of all time. They have played each other 40 times, with Nadal leading the head to head 24–16.
No active player younger than Djokovic has won even one grand slam title. If Djokovic doesn't get bored or injured, he could reign supreme in tennis' greatest era. And that will make him the greatest tennis player of all time.
Top 10 Greatest Tennis Players Of All Time
- Ken Rosewall. Ken will be remembered as a fast, agile, and exceptional tennis player.
- John McEnroe. Despite having a habit of confronting match officials and umpires, he remains among the greatest tennis players of all time.
- Jimmy Connors.
- Ivan Lendl.
- Bjorn Borg.
- Pete Sampras.
- Rod Laver.
- Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic leads the head-to-head against both Nadal and Federer. Challenges to Federer's widely accepted status as the GOAT are often predicated on his losing record against Nadal. Djokovic, however, has no such blot on his copy book. On the contrary, the Serbian has a winning record against both Federer and Nadal.
Djokovic stands third in the all-time list of most number of weeks at No. 1 behind Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. The 32-year-old spent 281 weeks at World No. If Djokovic would have maintained his position on top until October 5, he would have surpassed Federer's record of 311 weeks.
1; Federer has been world No. 1 for a record 310 weeks, Djokovic, the current No. 1, for 278 weeks (third since the inception of the ATP Rankings in 1973), Nadal for 209 weeks (6th since 1973), and Murray for 41 weeks. Federer, Djokovic and Nadal have all been year-end No.
Djokovic has turned around his career rivalries with Federer and Nadal spectacularly. He holds a 27-23 career lead over Federer and is ahead of Nadal 29-26. Djokovic was 6-13 at one stage versus Federer and 7-16 against Nadal. He believes in his chances against his two greatest career-long rivals.
Later, Rolex struck an endorsement deal with Federer worth a reported $15 million.
Djokovic leads 7–4 in hard court grand slam matches. They have twice met in hard court grand slam finals with Federer winning the 2007 US Open final and Djokovic winning the 2015 US Open final. They met in four straight US Open semifinals from 2008 to 2011, which is a record.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC says it is “difficult” to be friends with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal but maintains there is respect between them as the uncertain future of the ATP rumbles on.
In 1938 Donald Budge won all 4 Grand Slams In the calendar year. Rod Laver won the calendar Grand Slam in 1962 and 1969. In 1953 Maureen Connolly won the calendar Grand Slam. In 1970 Margaret Court won the calendar Grand Slam.
The age difference between Federer and Novak is 5 years and 9 months (yes, not 6 years).
REVEALED: Which players have beaten Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal the most times?
- Federer: 3 (wins) Nadal: 3. Djokovic: 6. Tomas Berych (13)
- Federer: 6. Nadal: 4. Djokovic: 3.
- Federer: 5. Nadal: 5. Djokovic: 4.
- Federer: 9. Nadal: 4. Djokovic: 1.
- Federer: 6. Nadal: 4. Djokovic: 6.
- Fededrer: 7. Nadal: 6. Djokovic: 4.
Federer has a particular relationship with Djokovic, he can't completely understand him. Federer gets along with him quite well but he can't completely understand him. So in my opinion they don't dislike each other but they are not the best of friends either. They have mutual friendship.
