Who Won The Mens Tennis Match Today?
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Get the latest results from today’s men’s tennis matches around the world.
Djokovic vs. Nadal
The much-anticipated match between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal has finally come to an end, with Djokovic winning in a close match. This match was one of the most highly-anticipated matches of the year, as both Djokovic and Nadal are two of the best tennis players in the world. Djokovic has now won two out of the three matches he’s played against Nadal this year.
Djokovic’s history with Nadal
Heading into their Wimbledon semifinal clash, Djokovic and Nadal had already played each other 40 times on the ATP Tour, with Nadal leading the head-to-head 24–16. Djokovic had won four of their most recent five meetings, including their two most recent Grand Slam encounters: a five-set classic in the 2014 French Open semifinals, which Djokovic won 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(5), 6–7(3), 9–7 after 5 hours and 17 minutes, and a straightsets victory in last year’s Wimbledon final.
Nadal’s history with Djokovic
Nadal and Djokovic have played each other 55 times (including 11 in Grand Slams), with Djokovic leading 29–26. They are the only men in the Open Era to have played each other that many times. Nadal has won 27 clay court matches against Djokovic, the most by either player against anyone on that surface, as well as 10 hard court matches and six grass court matches. Nadal leads their meetings at the French Open 14–7 (with all but one of their meetings taking place at Roland-Garros), while Djokovic has the edge at Wimbledon 7–6, with all but one of their Wimbledon meetings taking place at the All England Club. At the Australian Open, Nadal has a 5–4 lead, including winning three of their five finals encounters. Two of their three US Open meetings occurred in the final and Nadal leads those 2–1. Nadal is one of only two players to beat Djokovic in all four Grand Slam tournaments; Roger Federer is the other.
The Match
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, two of the greatest tennis players of all time, met in the Wimbledon finals today. Nadal, the current world No. 1 and Federer, the world No. 3, played an epic match that lasted over five hours. In the end, Nadal won 7-5, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 to capture his record-breaking ninth Wimbledon title.
The first set
The first set was very tight with both players winning their service games comfortably. Djokovic then got the breakthrough in the ninth game to take a 5-4 lead. However, Nadal showed his fighting qualities by breaking back immediately and then held his nerve to win the set 7-5.
The second set
In the second set, Djokovic won the first three games to take a 3-0 lead. Nadal then won the next two games to pull within 3-2. However, Djokovic won the next two games to take a 5-2 lead. Nadal then won the next game to pull within 5-3. However, Djokovic won the next game to take a 6-3 lead and win the second set.
The third set
The winner of the third set is the player who wins two out of three possible sets. In a best of five set match, the player who wins the third set wins the match. If the score in the third set is 6-6, a tiebreaker is played to determine the winner of that set, and thus the match.
The Result
Rafael Nadal won the mens tennis match today. He defeated Kei Nishikori in the final with a score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. With this win, Nadal has now won a record-equaling 20th Grand Slam title.
Djokovic wins the match
In a stunning display of tennis, Djokovic won the match in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
Nadal wins the match
Rafael Nadal of Spain won the men’s tennis match today against Roger Federer of Switzerland in a hard-fought match that lasted five sets. The final score was 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-9. This was a rematch of the previous year’s Wimbledon final, which Nadal had also won.
The match is a tie
The mens tennis match today ended in a tie. This means that the two players will have to play another match to determine who the winner is.