23. 05. 2011. · Nole is riding a 39-match win streak heading into Roland Garros, dating back to December’s Davis Cup final. Here’s a look at the streak by the numbers…
0 – Double faults in Australian Open, Dubai and Miami finals combined
1 – Grand Slam title
2 – Wins in 2010 Davis Cup final
3 – Victories over No. 2 Roger Federer
4 – Victories over No. 1 Rafael Nadal
5 – Wins in under 60 minutes
6 – Different Top 10 players beaten in 2011
7 – Singles titles
8 – Games lost to countryman Viktor Troicki in 3 matches
9 – Sets lost… and also sets won 6-0
10 – Wins over Top 5 opponents
11 – Losses before 37th win in 2010
12 – Games lost in first four matches at Indian Wells
13 – Wins vs. Top 10 players (and 13 wins on clay)
14 – Sets won 6-1
15 – Victories without being broken
16 – Wins for Nadal, 11 for Djokovic in their rivalry
17 – Break points faced at Miami, 15 saved
18 – Consecutive sets won from Jan. 19-Feb. 23
19 – Sets won and 1 set lost at Australian Open
20 – Career outdoor titles after Rome triumph
21 – Victories in which he broke his opponent at least 5 times
22 – Straight wins at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events
23 – Career losses to left-handers, 8-0 during streak
24 – Years old on May 22nd
25 – Career titles after winning in Rome
26 – Match wins on hard court
27 – November was when Djokovic last lost a match (l. Federer)
28 – Different players defeated
29 – Straight wins by Ivan Lendl to start 1986, surpassed by Djokovic in Madrid R16
30 – Break points converted in 6 matches at Indian Wells
31 – Consecutive wins by Bjorn Borg to start 1980, surpassed by Djokovic in Madrid SF
32 – Match win streak is the longest of Nadal’s career
33 – Percent of first-serve return points won by both Djokovic and Nadal in the Rome final
34 – Career losses in a deciding set, 9-0 during streak
35 – Matches in which he won the first set
36 – Weeks at No. 2 entering Roland Garros (week of May 23)
37 – Match clay-court win streak of Nadal’s snapped by Djokovic
38 – Service points won by both Djokovic and Nadal in the Rome final
39 – Successive wins
Source: ATP
