Tennis was at its peak capacity of followers during the years of the toughest competition between the Big 3′. Roger Federer‘s retirement not only marked an end to his professional feat but also ended the era of competitiveness among them. While Novak Djokovic looks better than ever, and Rafael Nadal is making a comeback, fans are excited to witness the clash of the ‘Big 2’ in a Grand Slam event.

While the Spaniard had to keep himself out of the game due to an injury, Djokovic rarely had any opponents to stop him and therefore got several records in his name during the time. However, as the Serb stands with medals of several achievements attached to his collars, one remarkable feat still stays out of his reach.

Rafael Nadal’s French Open feat still stays far from Novak Djokovic

Tennis sensation Novak Djokovic has been carrying his journey with a remarkable run of smashing records left and right. As the tennis star reached an impressive 24 Grand Slam titles number along with spending a remarkable 400 weeks as the world’s number-one player, one record remains just out of his reach. Rafael Nadal holds the unique distinction of winning four Grand Slam titles without dropping a single set.

The Spaniard managed to gather this long prevailing feat with unbeatable performances in the French Open of 2008, 2010, 2017, and 2020. This surpassed the previous record held by the legendary player Björn Borg. While the Spaniard is back in the game with huge support from the fans, it still remains to be seen if Djokovic comes closer to this achievement or if Nadal carries it ahead.

Considering Rafael Nadal’s dominance on the clay courts, it would not be easy for Novak Djokovic to break the Spaniard’s record. Moreover, even the thought of facing Nadal at the Roland Garros makes many tennis legends overthink.

Djokovic’s hesitated thoughts of facing Nadal at the Roland Garros

As Rafael Nadal is all set to make a comeback in the game, Novak Djokovic is also excited to face the legendary competitor for the last few times. As it is evident for Rafa to make this season his last, Djokovic recently expressed his thoughts about facing the Spaniard.

“If you give me a choice, I would say anywhere else. Roland Garros wouldn’t be bad, but Nadal is the player who has won there the most times in the history of the tournament,” said Djokovic. Following this, it is safe to say that Nadal is undoubtedly the ‘King of Clay’.

As the Serb denied his interest in facing Rafa at the Roland Garros, the statement not only highlighted Rafa’s dominance on the clay tour but also presented a feeling of respect from Djokovic. As the moment of seeing the tennis legends in a face-off comes closer, it still remains to be seen how the comeback turns out to be.