1.
After 36 sets won consecutively (!), Nadal gave up a set to reach the last four in the quarterfinals against Diego Schwartzman.
Djokovic has already left three sets on the way (two in 8th against Musetti, one in quarters against Berrettini).
1.
Novak Djokovic has won only once in Paris.
It was in 2016.
2.
The Serbian by triumphing a second time in Paris would become the first player of the Open era, the third in history (after Rod Laver and Roy Emerson) to have won twice in each of the Grand Slam tournaments.
3.
Between Wimbledon 2011 and the Australian Open 2012, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal faced each other three times in a row in the Grand Slam final.
Never, in the Open era, had there been three consecutive finals with the same two protagonists.
9.
The two champions have faced each other nine times in the final of a Grand Slam.
The Spaniard leads (5-3).
Only the duo Federer - Nadal played as much.
13.
The titles of the Spaniard in Paris (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020);
19
.
If he wins on Sunday, the Belgradois will win his 19th Major.
The world number one will be only a length of Federer and… Nadal (20).
21.
With 21 Grand Slam titles, the Mallorcan would surpass Federer, then, the all-time title record.
33.
Nadal remains on a series of 33 consecutive Porte d'Auteuil victories since his withdrawal in the 3rd round in 2016.
34.
The age of Novak Djokovic;
35 for Rafael Nadal.
40.
The number of Grand Slam semi-finals for Djokovic (11 in Paris).
The Serbian is just ahead of Federer (46) but points in front of Nadal (35).
57.
This is a record in the Open era since no other duo has played so much.
The two men have therefore already faced 57 times, a record.
Djokovic leads the duel 29-28 but Nadal is ahead 10-6 in Grand Slam confrontations.
On clay, the Spaniard's favorite surface, the record is 19-7 against the Serbian and at Roland Garros his domination is very clear (7-1) including 3 successes in the final (in 2012, 2014 and 2020) ;
1 victory for the Serbian (in the quarterfinals in 2015).
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79.
The number of victories for Serbian Porte d'Auteuil (15 defeats)
88.
The titles on Rafael Nadal's circuit (including 37 in Masters 1000);
81 titles (including 36 in Masters 1000) for Novak Djokovic.
105
the number of victories of the Spaniard Porte d'Auteuil for… 2 defeats.
353
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In minutes, the duration of the final in Melbourne in 2012 between the giants (victory of the Serbian 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 [5], 7-5 in 5h53).
Or, the longest final ever seen in a Grand Slam tournament
37.
The victorious matches of Novak Djokovic in 2020 (1 defeat);
21 wins-4 losses for Rafael Nadal.
