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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 |
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| 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 |
| Nadal's Grand Slam wins |
 Rafael
Nadal will try to become just the seventh player with 10
Grand Slam wins.
Check
out his hardware to date. |
| 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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