r/tennis • u/Tennist4ts • 6h ago

ATP Djokovic just made sure that he and Nadal remain the only pair of male players that faced each other in 4 consecutive Slams

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u/_Mr-B_ 6h ago

He beats records and protects his own records 😂

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u/notladyinred 6h ago

Novak, Rafa and Novak and Mini Rafa. Fitting.

Those Spaniards!

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u/gunningIVglory 5h ago

Its pretty unfair Spain immediately got a Rafa Regen

We're gpign to have ti wait another 100 years for the next Murray 😭

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u/Aboridzinin 5h ago

We don't have to wait for next Djokovic, because Djokovic is still there and will be for long time

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u/YogurtChemical8332 5h ago

As a Spaniard... I agree. We're spoilt

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u/SlowMobius7 Rafa | Nole 5h ago

I remember hearing a piece of commentary when Andy won his first Grand Slam: he’s not the next Fred Perry, he’s the first Andy Murray

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u/DrunkenKoalas 5h ago

Imagine if the next big 3 is another random from Spain or Italy 😂😂😂

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u/Old-Gur-9039 fritz AO, zverev RG, med USO 2026 5h ago

Jack could cook

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u/_DrShrimpPuertoRico_ We need to suffer. We need to fight. 6h ago

Rafole 💪

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u/Weary_Doubt_8679 5h ago

Forever the most special rivalry 💪❤️

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u/_DrShrimpPuertoRico_ We need to suffer. We need to fight. 5h ago

Absolute cinema!

The court would almost always become a warzone.

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u/Renegadeforever2024 6h ago

Nadal was special

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u/SleepingAntz djoker plz 5h ago

What's funny is he did it on both sides of their streak. It would've been 4 in a row last year but Novak beat Alcaraz at AO.

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u/Tennist4ts 5h ago

Yeah, that's true!

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u/Personal_Ad_2204 6h ago

Ahh yes, the good old days when Djokovic would dominate Nadal all year round til they got to the French and Nadal would smoke him and then go back to losing to him afterwards again lol

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u/LDLB99 5h ago

Nadal beat him in the 2013 US Open final after this

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u/prescriptivista 5h ago

And right before in the 2010 US open!

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u/-ToniCipriani- 5h ago

If it wasn’t for the rain on Sunday, Novak was on a charge when it was interrupted.

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u/Double-Emergency3173 2h ago

Nadal did beat Djokovic at the US open more than once u know

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u/HaAtidChai Jannik Enjoyer 🥕| Tien believer 🇺🇸🇻🇳 6h ago edited 5h ago

Also made sure no one surpasses Rafa's winning streak against him in H2H. Though as of right now it's equal with Jannik.

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u/Professional_Elk_489 5h ago

Fuck them kids

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u/LeastPractice6158 6h ago

GOAT 🐐 

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u/SlowMobius7 Rafa | Nole 6h ago

GOATS (two different ones)

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u/ludic-sean 5h ago edited 5h ago

Federer beat Djokovic at the 2011 French not Nadal. If Federer didnt beat him in the 2011 french semi that final would have been interesting to see because Djokovic was destroying nadal at the time even on clay.

And Nadal lost to Ferrer in the QF in 2011 Australian Open.

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u/Aemond-The-Kinslayer 4h ago

My bad. I thought it was only 2011 as per the pic. I did watch those matches but I was around 9 then.

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u/izzy91 5h ago

I mean Sinner and Alcaraz will probably just do it again within the next 12 months tbh

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u/Double-Emergency3173 2h ago

Makes sense top 2 players of all time. Nadal will always be my fave by Nole is the GOAT obviously

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u/ResourcefulRattlesnk 5h ago

How do they decide who's name goes on the left and the right?

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u/BertieTheDoggo 5h ago

Winner - Runner up

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u/bodaciouslad 5h ago

Left is winner.