<P> At the 2012 French Open, Djokovic faced Nadal in the final . For the second time in tennis history, two opposing tennis players played four consecutive Grand Slams finals against each other . They also became the only players in history, except for Venus and Serena Williams, to have faced the same opponent in the finals of each of the four different Grand Slam events . Nadal eventually won in four sets after multiple rain delays that forced the final to be concluded on the following Monday afternoon . </P> <P> In 2013, Djokovic defeated Nadal in straight sets in the final of the Monte - Carlo Rolex Masters to clinch his first title in Monte Carlo . This was his third clay win against Nadal . At the 2013 French Open semi-final, Nadal defeated Djokovic to up his record to 20--15 against Djokovic, and again at the 2013 Rogers Cup semi-final . On 9 September 2013, Djokovic lost to Nadal in the 2013 US Open finals in four sets . In 2014, Djokovic defeated Nadal in 3 sets at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia Masters 1000 tournament in Rome to claim his 3rd title there . At the 2014 French Open, they played in the final, with Djokovic attempting to capture the Career Grand Slam . Nadal won in four sets to capture the French Open for the ninth time . </P> <P> At the 2015 French Open, Djokovic finally defeated nine - time champion and five - time consecutive defending champion at Roland Garros, thus ending Nadal's 39 - match win streak at the French Open . He became only the second man in history to have defeated Nadal at the tournament (after Robin Soderling in 2009), and the first to do so in straight sets . </P> <P> At the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, the two faced each other in the semifinals . This match became their second - longest match and just their third five - set meeting, stretching for 5 hours and 17 minutes over two days . Djokovic broke Nadal in the 18th game of the fifth set to win 10 - 8, after saving three break points at 7 - 7 which would have allowed Nadal to serve for the match . This was Nadal's first defeat in the semifinals of a Grand Slam since the 2009 US Open, and his first ever defeat in the semifinals of Wimbledon . </P>

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