An incredible confrontation between Djokovic and Nadal in Rome. Federer is just background

Novak Djokovic Before the start of the Rank 1000 competition Rome He had a short break from appearing on international circuits – previously, his fans could see him in action in mid-April during the competition in Monte Carlo. However, on May 10, all expectations ended.

Nole began his battle for ranking points Italian Open – And he started it off in a very good way, because he was able to defeat the French actor Corentina Mutita In two groups, 6:3, 6:1. However, this was not the end of the interesting news about the Serbs.

The experienced player was at the top of the rankings Tennis players Having the largest number of matches in the Olympic Games (in the Open Era), which is of course partly related to victories in this tournament. currently “Joker“He has 79 points in the standings, but there is a fierce race with… Rafael Nadalim.

The Spaniard has played 78 matches in the “Eternal City” so far, the last of which was last May 9, when he defeated Belgian Burgess. So it can still be advanced in this regard DjokovicBut it must be admitted that both men are not currently worried about other competition. Third in the table Roger Federer He has… “only” 50 games under his belt.

However, it should be noted that the Swiss is unrivaled in another aspect – he has the most victories in 1000-ranked tournaments after reaching the age of 35 – he has 51 such victories and has a huge advantage over the second. .. Noll (23 years old) who just finished second here, surpassing John Isner. You can say – they are like fine wine, the older they get, the better they are.

Novak Djokovic Meanwhile, he is preparing for the next challenge – in the next round of the Olympics, he will play against Chile’s Alejandro Tabello. And talking about Nadalthis will not try his hand against anything other than… Hubert Hurkacz. The clashes are scheduled to take place on May 12 and 11, respectively.