A Comparative Analysis Of Techniques And Tactics Between Rafael Nadal And Novak Djokovic In Clay-court Matches

In today’s world tennis,veteran players represented by Djokovic and Nadal still occupy the top three in the world for a long time.In the past 2020,Djokovic won the Australian Open and Wimbledon,while Nadal beat Djokovic at the French Open and continued to write the clay-court legend.Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal represent the best of world tennis,and the skill and tactics they display against each other shoul d be a lesson for up-and-comers and domestic players alike.The research object of thi s paper is the technical and tactical characteristics of Nadal and Djokovic in 15 match es,and the following conclusions are drawn from the study of the 15 ATP1000+clay-court matches that the two players participated in from 2011 to 2019:1.Serving stage:Djokovic’s straight and winning rate on the first serve is high er than Nadal’s,and the success rate is lower than Nadal’s.On the second serve,Djok ovic’s success rate,straight percentage and winning percentage were the opposite of t hose on the first serve.In the selection of service lines,Djokovic first parity,occupyin g the first area of the first outside corner,Nadal first hair inside corner;On the choice of the second service line,Djokovic has more outside angles and Nadal has more insi de angles in the equal division,but the situation is opposite when they occupy the firs t division.The third board is mainly given priority to with forehand and backhand str okes.The lines mainly choose the slash and backslash,and the landing points are mos tly in the left and right areas of the middle and back courts.2.The receiving stage:Djokovic’s average success rate on the first and second serves is lower than that of Nadal,while his winning rate and straight percentage are higher than that of Nadal.In the selection of receiving and serving techniques,the tw o players first choose the forehand and backhand strokes.The lines are mostly diagon al and straight,and the landing points are mainly distributed in the middle area of the middle and back courts.Djokovic and Nadal used more forehand and backhand strok es in the fourth stroke.The lines were mainly diagonal and straight,and the landing p oints were mainly distributed in the left and right areas of the middle and back courts.3.Stalemate:Deyo uses both the forehand and the backhand in the three period s of the stalemate,with equal usage.Hit the line mainly to the oblique line,the main 1 anding point in the middle and back of the left and right area.Nadal uses his forehand more often than his backhand,hitting the ball diagonally,mostly in the left and right courts of the centre and back courts.