5 unique features of the legendary Nadal vs Djokovic rivalry 

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Nadal (right) and Djokovic
Nadal (right) and Djokovic

#2 No player has beaten Nadal on clay as many times as Djokovic has

Nadal (left) and Djokovic
Nadal (left) and Djokovic

Nadal (59 titles, 436-39 win-loss) has the most titles and the best win-loss record of any player on the red dirt.

150 of 174 players who have played the Spaniard on clay have never managed a win. Djokovic (seven) leads a group of five players to have beaten Nadal on clay multiple times.

Dominic Thiem has four wins over Nadal on clay, Gaston Gaudio and Fabio Fognini have three apiece, while the duo of David Ferrer and Roger Federer have two respective wins over the Spaniard. It must be noted here that no player has a winning head-to-head record over Nadal on clay.

Djokovic is the only player other than Robin Soderling to have beaten Nadal at Roland Garros, where the record 12-time winner holds a staggering 91-2 win-loss record.

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