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Nadal was going for his third Wimbledon title, while Djokovic was in a Wimbledon final for the first time in his career. Nadal came to the final with a 20-match winning streak at Wimbledon (starting from 2008) while Djokovic came to the final with a 47–1 win-loss record in the 2011 season.
With his loss to Djokovic in the final, Nadal ended his 20-match Wimbledon winning streak dating back to 2008, having missed the 2009 championships due to injury. It marked Nadal's fifth non-consecutive and last Wimbledon final. Both Nadal and Djokovic were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking.
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2011 Indian Wells Masters. Ivan Ljubičić was the defending champion, but lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the second round.
Djokovic met Nadal for their first meeting in a Wimbledon final. Djokovic took the first set with his first break in the match. The second and third sets were quite lopsided affairs. Djokovic took the second set, but Nadal hit back in the third set. At four-games-to-three in the fourth set, Djokovic managed to get the needed break of serve.
The match was highly anticipated early on, as Nadal, the world No. 1, had not progressed beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon since 2011 (where he lost to Djokovic in the final), and Djokovic on the other hand was recovering from a long elbow injury and had dropped down in the rankings.
Novak Djokovic defeated the defending champion Rafael Nadal in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–4, 6–7 (3–7), 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2011 US Open. It was his first US Open title and fourth major title overall.
After a 60th encounter, the final score when the dust eventually settles will likely read 31 wins to Djokovic and 29 to Nadal. In their 11th meeting in Paris, Djokovic claimed just his third ...
Novak Djokovic defeated the two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2011 Italian Open. With the win, Djokovic logged his 39th consecutive match win, and extended his unbeaten streak in the 2011 season to 37–0.