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French Open tracker: Nadal vs. Djokovic

Published May. 17, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

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The big story at the 2011 French Open is the budding rivalry of No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic. Nadal — the five-time French Open champion with just one career loss at Roland Garros — heads into this tournament having lost two straight major clay-court finals to the young Serb. Djokovic enters the event with a gaudy 37-0 record in 2011 and 39 straight wins total. Will Nadal's dominance in Paris continue, or will Djokovic keep his impressive streak alive? Track their tournament progress all French Open long and get more info on this great rivalry right here.

Follow Nadal and Djokovic's French Open paths
Rafael Nadal		Novak Djokovic
Round	Opponent	Result	Round	Opponent	Result
1	John Isner	W 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-4	1	Thiemo De Bakker	W 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
2	Pablo Andujar	W 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4)	2	Victor Hanescu	W 6-4, 6-1, 2-3 (ret.)
3	Antonio Veic	W 6-1, 6-3, 6-0	3	Juan Martin del Potro	W 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
4	Ivan Ljubicic	W 7-5, 6-3, 6-3	4	13 Richard Gasquet	6-4, 6-4, 6-2
QF	5 Robin Soderling	W 6-4, 6-1, 7-6(3)	QF	Fabio Fognini	W Walkover
SF	4 Andy Murray	TBD	SF	3 Roger Federer	TBD
F	TBD	TBD	F	TBD	TBD

Latest analysis

Nadal finally starting to resemble his champion self at Roland
Garros, Richard Evans says.

Latest photos

Get a good look at Nadal, Djokovic and the rest of the action with our French Open early-round photos.
Also: French Open fashion

Past French Open results
Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Nadal	W	W	W	W	4R	W
Djokovic	2R	QF	SF	SF	3R	QF

Career tale of the tape
Stat	Nadal	Djokovic
Record	510-107	363-105
Clay record	222-18	97-30
Total titles	45	25
Slam titles	9	2
Head-to-head	16-11	11-16
H2H on clay	9-2	2-9
Earnings	$40M+	$25.6M+

2011 tale of the tape
Stat	Nadal	Djokovic
Record	38-6	39-0
Clay record	19-2	15-0
Total titles	2	7
Slam titles	0	1
Head-to-head	0-4	4-0
H2H on clay	0-2	2-0
Earnings	$2.6M+	$5.4M+

Best of Nadal-Djokovic rivalry

Take a look back at some of the best matches in the Nadal-Djokovic rivalry.
Also: Federer-Nadal rivalry

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Relive their 2011 battles
Date	Event	Round	Surface	Result
March 20	BNP Paribas Open	Final	Hard	Djokovic rallied to beat a sloppy-serving Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Read more ...
April 3	Sony Ericsson Open	Final	Hard	Djokovic prevailed 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) in a grueling 3.5-hour battle. Read more ...
May 8	Madrid Open	Final	Clay	Djokovic got his first-ever win over Nadal on clay in 10 tries, 7-5, 6-4. Read more ...
May 15	Italian Open	Final	Clay	Djokovic topped Nadal on clay again, winning 6-4, 6-4 to improve to 37-0 in 2011. Read more ...

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