By Chris Oddo

Photo Credit: AFP/Patrick Kovarik

(June 8, 2012)—Sunday’s French Open final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal just might be the most highly anticipated final in French Open history. Here’s a quick look at some of the key numbers for each player, followed by a match-by-match inspection of their statistics en route to the final. 

Djokovic’s Milestones: 

Trying to become the first player to hold all four Grand Slams since 1969. Only Rod Laver and Don Budge have held all four at the same time. Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have each had an opportunity to complete the task, but none succeeded.
 

Djokovic is bidding to pass Roger Federer and move into second place for the longest all-time Grand Slam match winning streak with 28. Rod Laver has a 29-match streak, and Roger Federer is currently tied with Djokovic at 27. Nadal’s longest streak is 25.
 

Djokovic is trying to become the first man since 1992 (Jim Courier) to win the Australian Open and the French Open in the same year. Only 8 men have done so in the history of the sport.
 

Nadal’s Milestones:
 

Nadal is bidding to become the first man in history to win 7 French Open titles. He is currently tied with Bjorn Borg at 6.
 

Nadal is hoping to become the 6th man to win 7 titles at any Grand Slam event. Only one player has done so in the Open Era (Pete Sampras, 7 Wimbledon titles).
 

If Nadal wins at Roland Garros, he would become the third-youngest man to win 11 majors. At 26 years, 7 days on Sunday, only Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer would have won their 11th Slam title at a younger age than Nadal. Both Borg and Federer were 25, but Borg was 333 days younger when he achieved the feat.
 

Nadal Breakdown

Key: W=Winners, WA=Winners Against, UFE=Unforced Errors

Total Court Time: 12 hours, 22 minutes

 

Vs.	1st srv %	1 srv pts won	2 srv pts won	BP’s Svd	BP’s Won	Rec Pts Won	W	UFE’s	WA
Bolelli	54	22/32	22/32	4/5	7/9	36/68	20	18	14
Istomin	69	34/44	14/20	2/2	7/15	35/62	25	17	16
Schwank	60	40/46	16/31	4/4	5/10	39/88	32	16	25
Monaco	69	31/45	15/20	2/2	8/10	37/61	23	13	13
Almagro	60	56/67	17/34	4/4	3/6	41/104	36	16	39
Ferrer	63	33/39	15/26	2/2	7/10	35/56	26	16	17
Avg/Tot	63%	80%	61%	95%	62%	51%	162	96	126

 

Djokovic Breakdown:

Total Court Time: 17 hours, 42 Minutes

Vs.	1st srv %	1 srv pts won	2 srv pts won	BP’s Svd	BP’s Won	Rec Pts Won	W	UFE’s	WA
Starace	77	50/61	12/28	0/0	4/15	46/106	39	19	25
Kavcic	67	36/49	17/24	2/3	6/15	44/95	41	34	17
Devilder	65	36/50	18/27	3/4	7/10	39/71	34	28	10
Seppi	63	63/91	32/53	4/10	9/22	91/206	45	77	43
Tsonga	67	81/114	29/55	7/11	6/13	66/156	44	34	40
Federer	68	45/62	14/29	4/8	7/10	42/86	27	17	33
Avg/Tot	68%	73%	56%	56%	46%	46%	230	209	168

 

Notes:
 

Nadal has made 113 less unforced errors than Djokovic in six matches.
 

Nadal has not surrendered a break point since his first match of the tournament. He has saved 18 of 19 so far at Roland Garros, while Djokovic has surrendered 16 breaks, saving 20 of 36 break points faced.
 

Djokovic has 230 winners in six matches, while Nadal has hit 162.
 

Djokovic has converted on 39 of 85 (46%) break point opportunities, while Nadal has converted on 37 of 60 (62%).
 

Djokovic has been on court five-hours and 20-minutes longer than Nadal, and Djokovic has lost four sets, while Nadal has lost none.