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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.
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.
Nadal and Djokovic are statistically two of the most successful male players in the history of the sport. They faced each other 60 times, including in all four major finals, with Djokovic leading 31–29 overall. [5] Djokovic leads 15–13 in finals of all levels, while Nadal leads 11–7 at the majors, including 5–4 in major finals.
It was Nadal's fifth non-consecutive and last Wimbledon final. Both Nadal and Djokovic were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. By winning his semifinal match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Djokovic gained the world No. 1 ranking for the first time, and would hold the position for a record total of 428 weeks.
Djokovic went 6–0 in matches against Nadal in the 2011 season, all in finals in Big Title events. Djokovic was a two-time titlist at the Australian Open, in 2008 and 2011 , and therefore was the defending champion, while Nadal had previously won the Australian Open in 2009 .
By a quirk of fate, the 38-year-old was handed the chance to face his great rival Novak Djokovic for a final time, ... Nadal attacked Djokovic with a forehand winner, then, in the point of the ...
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.
From 2005 to 2014, Federer's final in 2011 [17] and Djokovic's semifinal in 2013 were the best efforts that each man had been able to give in their attempts to beat Nadal at Roland Garros. [ 115 ] In 2015, Federer and Djokovic had met in the final of the Italian Open prior to Roland Garros, with Djokovic winning in straight sets.