Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek face off, each looking to secure their first French Open title. First set: Novak Djokovic *0-2 Rafael Nadal. The bizarre thing about this match is that plenty of the games have been tight and it is hard not to feel like Djokovic is a couple of points away from finding his feet as usual. Bring it on. This will be tough, this will be impressive and it may be very long. After missing a forehand to fall down break point at 30-40, Djokovic missed a first serve and was there for the taking but Nadal sent a backhand just long. 4 Sofia Kenin, 6-4, 6-1; How to watch the 2020 French Open Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1. At the French Open, Nadal has a 6-1 advantage, including wins in the 2012 and 2014 final. For the fourth time in his career, Nadal did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament and for the first time in French Open history, neither the men's nor women's singles champions lost a set. Nadal casually eases through a love hold to win his 11th game of 12. Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2020 French Open. With Nadal’s deep court positioning, this is where he will hope to both get into Nadal’s head and force him to expend more energy with his sprints up the court. French Open 2020 final, Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic: Preview, numbers, strategy, prediction Nadal holds the edge at Roland Garros, winning six of their seven matches including two finals. Despite those blips, Djokovic has been extremely impressive and what feels more notable than those sets lost is that he has played at the highest level so far. On that note, Djokovic’s backhand down-the-line has been slightly below its lofty standards in Paris. Rafael Nadal, left, and Novak Djokovic will meet in the French Open for the eighth time, and third time in the final… Most Roland Garros match wins of all time: Djokovic and Nadal are in the hallway and preparing to enter the court. Match Schedule: French Open 2020 Final: N. Djokovic vs R. Nadal Live Stream Djokovic saved a second break point with a great dropshot, the commitment to which you can only admire. At 15-15, he followed it up by bullying Djokovic with a backhand crosscourt, eventually forcing an error with his finishing forehand down the line. Nadal eventually chased both dropshot and lob before winning the next two points to take the game. The stakes couldn't be much higher when Rafael Nadal meets Novak Djokovic in Sunday's French Open men's final. I did lose to him on this court most of the matches that we played, but I also won one match in 2015 in straight sets in quarters. This scoreline is hard to believe. Here, as noted, that is an advantage for him as he clearly favours indoor conditions more than Nadal. Nadal seals his startling start with a quick hold to 15, sealed with an ace. He had Nadal on the ropes at 0-15, but the Spaniard flipped the point from defence with ease and ended it by crushing an inside out forehand. In that quarter-final, he entered the court against Pablo Carreno Busta with a neck/shoulder complaint and lost the first set before recovering to win in four. Despite that, it still feels like he is working things out in his game. I think that could be a better chance for me, obviously the ball not bouncing as high over the shoulder as he likes it usually. Iga and Paris. Bei den French Open 2020 steht das Finale zwischen Novak Djokovic und Rafael Nadal an. At the French Open, Nadal has a 6-1 advantage, including wins in the 2012 and 2014 finals. Live Events Roland-Garros Final. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. He’s lost twice in his entire career on this court. Nadal eventually created a break point with a deft backhand passing shot, which Djokovic saved with a searing forehand cross-court. Second set: Novak Djokovic 0-6 *1-3 Rafael Nadal. Nadal’s level has just slightly dropped at the beginning of the third set with a couple more errors. ... Iga Swiatek on winning 2020 French Open… Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal, French Open 2020 Men's Final HIGHLIGHTS: Rafael Nadal wins 13th French Open title, 20th Grand Slam with 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 win over Novak Djokovic. The top-seeded Serb has been in terrific form in 2020, but his winning run could come to an end against the 12-time champion at Roland-Garros. 2018_Simona Halep def. As has been discussed countless times over the past two weeks, the conditions are the big difference between past meetings and they clearly do favour Djokovic. 2019_Ashleigh Barty def. Men's world number one Novak Djokovic will be up against 12-time champion Rafael Nadal in the final of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros.. Djokovic withstood a gutsy fightback from fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a five-set thriller to make it to the final. Nadal won 11 of the first games and he has demolished Djokovic for much of the match, but he knows as well as anybody how important these next few games are. A bagel! Nadal breaks Djokovic for a fifth time to move up a double break in set two. But in the semi-final, Nadal still forced Schwartzman to hit so many jumping backhands above head height. Men's world number one Novak Djokovic will be up against 12-time champion Rafael Nadal in the final of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros.. Djokovic withstood a gutsy fightback from fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a five-set thriller to make it to the final. Third set: Novak Djokovic 0-6 2-6 *4-4 Rafael Nadal. But for Sunday is not enough. What was most impressive was how Nadal dealt with the three break points, each time finding a first serve and attacking at the first opportunity. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will face each other in their record-extending 56th meeting with so much tennis history on the line. He’d only ever been force-fed one bagel in 55 previous meetings with Nadal. 2018_Simona Halep def. Third set: Novak Djokovic 0-6 2-6 *2-2 Rafael Nadal. It’s not the moment, honest for me I don’t think today about the 20th, equal Roger on this great number. Roland Garros means everything to me. Third set: Novak Djokovic 0-6 2-6 5-4* Rafael Nadal. Yeah, I mean, it does have a certain I would say significance and difference when I play French Open finals to any other slam final. Nadal breaks and he will serve for the title! At game point, Djokovic missed a routine forehand to meekly hand over the game. Nadal breaks to lead by a double break in 20 minutes. Sat 10 Oct 2020 … On the second, Djokovic pulled up a nifty lob, eventually ending the point with a big crosscourt forehand. French Open Men's Final … Second set: Novak Djokovic 0-6 1-0* Rafael Nadal. Q. What’s happened in the past between you two at Roland Garros, does that mean anything, the fact that he was only one of two players to defeat you here, yet you’ve beaten him I think every time you played in a final here? But I feel fine. First published on Sun 11 Oct 2020 13.07 BST. He was like this against Tsitsipas and afterwards he said it was because he felt in control of the match. Nadal equals Roger Federer's Grand Slam record with the title here in Paris. Another slam season ends but should things go well, Australia beckons in 2 and a half months. Third set: Novak Djokovic 0-6 2-6 1-0* Rafael Nadal. Nadal will serve for a 2-0 sets lead. The top-seeded Serb has been in terrific form in 2020, but his winning run could come to an end against the 12-time champion at Roland-Garros. Like Djokovic, he also had trouble closing out Schwartzman but he should take heart from how well he recovered in the third set tiebreak to smite Schwartman and march on. Djokovic then double faulted at 15-30. I know I have to make a step forward. If you attack the Nadal forehand with insufficient pace or depth, you are dead. All but one game has gone to deuce so far today, but their level on the big points is like night and day. 2 Rafael Nadal def. 90 minutes into the match, Novak Djokovic achieves his second game with a quick hold to 15. The colder weather and lower bouncing balls mean that Nadal’s wicked, heavy topspin forehands bounce lower and should be easier for a right hander’s backhand to handle. This is the most frequent match-up in the history of men’s tennis in the Open Era. Sofia Kenin … It was a very tough match for me today, obviously I’m not so pleased with the way I played but I was definitely overplayed by a better player today on the court. Der Spanier setzte sich im Finale mit 6:0, 6:2, 7:5 gegen den Weltranglistenersten Novak Djokovic durch und zog mit seinem 20. Hard to believe. Djokovic’s forehand aggression yielded two errors at 30-15 and then 40-30, Which Nadal will happily take. In terms of importance, I mean, if I have to compare, even though I don’t like, but probably the first Wimbledon finals that I actually played against him. NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, isn’t it obvious? Sofia Kenin … Different circumstances, different kind of tournament and different situation, no? For the first time today, he roared to the crowd and pumped himself up. Astonishing. Yeah, I mean, look, regardless of the conditions, he’s still there, he’s Rafa, he’s in the finals and we’re playing on clay. 1 Novak Djokovic had never lost a set 6-0 in a grand slam final entering today’s French Open decider. Djokovic’s backhand has been losing so many of the essential rallies in the ad court, but from 40-15 he produced two excellent crosscourt backhands to eventually reach deuce. 20 slam titles. 2020 French Open Men's Final Schedule. Second set: Novak Djokovic 0-6 *1-1 Rafael Nadal. See the complete draws for the 2020, 2019 and 2018 tournaments. The breakout performance highlights my four thoughts from the women's final. But look at the scoreline - this is a beatdown so far. After falling down 15-40, Djokovic just started to unleash on his forehand and he saved the break points well. In the stands, his coach Marian Vajda pumped his fists. And while Djokovic appeared to have a shoulder or neck injury in the quarterfinals, then was pushed to five sets in the semifinals, Nadal believed that his level from the first six rounds won’t be enough on Sunday. With a winning drop shot, of course. After falling down break point, Djokovic found a couple of big serves, saving break point with a backhand winner off a 189kmh second serve and then dominating behind a couple more first serves. ET — STREAM LINK Swiatek, 19, has been the favorite since Sunday, when she swept pre-tournament favorite … This intensity and level from Nadal with so few unforced errors is astounding. He also brought up his 100th victory in Roland Garros against just two defeats. 2020 French Open men. Nadal did not allow him another chance. 10 Oct 2020: 2020 French Open men's final: Preview, stats and more . Nadal made astonishingly quick work of them both in the French Open final, overwhelming Djokovic, the world’s No. I can’t predict the future, no? From 30-15, Djokovic mis-timed a backhand into the net, then sent a forehand long. First set: Novak Djokovic 0-1* Rafael Nadal.