page_title: Djokovic–Nadal rivalry
section_title: 2011
hierarchical_section_title: Djokovic–Nadal rivalry / History / 2011
caption_attribution_description: English: 2011 US Open final Novak Đoković vs Rafael Nadal
context_page_description: The Djokovic–Nadal rivalry is a modern-day tennis rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, two of the greatest tennis players of all time. The rivalry is the most prolific of the tennis Open Era. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest rivalries in tennis history by players, coaches, and pundits, and was listed as the third greatest rivalry in the 2000s decade in 2009 by ATPworldtour.com despite its only starting in 2006.
  The two have faced each other 55 times with Djokovic leading 29–26. Djokovic leads 15–11 in finals. Of these matches, 15 have been in Grand Slams with Nadal leading 9–6. Nadal leads 6–1 at the French Open and 2–1 at the US Open, while Djokovic leads 2-0 at the Australian Open and 2–1 at Wimbledon.
  Of their 55 matches, 27 have been on hard courts, 24 have been on clay, and 4 have been on grass. Nadal leads on clay, while Djokovic has the edge on hard courts. They are tied on grass.
  The first ever meeting between the two occurred at the 2006 French Open in the quarterfinals, where Nadal prevailed after Djokovic retired with an injury in the third set.
context_section_description: The pair met six times, all in finals, with Djokovic winning all six encounters, including two Grand Slam finals.
  Coming into their first encounter of the year at the Indian Wells Masters, Djokovic had not lost a match the entire year and continued his fine form by beating Nadal to win his second Indian Wells title.
  Two weeks later, the pair met again in the finals of the Miami Masters with Djokovic winning two sets to one.
  Djokovic and Nadal clashed twice during the clay-court spring. In the final of the Madrid Masters, Djokovic scored his first ever victory over Nadal on clay, in straight sets. He managed the same feat at the Rome Masters, defeating Nadal in straight sets.
  Djokovic and Nadal met in a final for the fifth time in the year at Wimbledon, arguably their biggest encounter of the year. In a 2-hour 28 minute contest, Djokovic overcame Nadal in four sets, winning his first Wimbledon title.
  They met for a second consecutive final at the US Open, a rematch of the final from the previous year, in which Nadal had prevailed. Djokovic won his third Grand Slam title of the year, overcoming Nadal again in four sets.
caption: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal during the 2011 US Open final
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