Djokovic’s 2024 Olympic win over Nadal was their 60th professional meeting. The second-round match took place on 29 July 2024 at Roland-Garros, the same Paris venue where Nadal built much of his legendary clay-court career.
Djokovic won 6–1, 6–4, ending a rivalry that had begun at the 2006 French Open. Their 60 matches made Djokovic–Nadal the most-played rivalry in men’s singles tennis. Djokovic’s victory gave him a 31–29 edge in their official head-to-head record.
The match was notable because both players were Olympic champions: Nadal had won singles gold in 2008 and doubles gold in 2016, while Djokovic was still pursuing his first Olympic singles gold. Djokovic eventually won the singles title in Paris, defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
A common mix-up is counting only Grand Slam meetings or confusing this match with their previous encounter at the 2022 French Open, which Nadal won. The Olympic contest was the 60th professional meeting, not the 59th or 61st.