Statistical battle: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer

The ATP recently released stats showing Rafael Nadal’s impressive record against the best in the world

If there was ever any doubt as to the abilities of the incredible competitor that is Rafael Nadal, here’s something which will quell any lingering questions. The ATP World Tour recently carried an article which showcased Nadal’s head-to-head record against all of the players in the current Top 30 of the ATP Rankings (as on 19 August, 2013).

The stats are pretty phenomenal to say the least. The Spaniard has a winning record against every single one of those Top 30 players. World No.1 Novak Djokovic and Swiss maestro Roger Federer are the only two players, in fact, to have registered more than five wins against Nadal.

Nadal has a 21-15 record versus Djokovic, which translates to a 58% win percentage (his lowest), while against Federer, his record stands at 21-10 with a 68% win percentage. The only other player who looks to have given him some amount of trouble is Russian Mikhail Youzhny, who has managed to win 4 of his 14 encounters with Nadal.

The complete record of Nadal’s performances against the Top 30 (as on 19 August 2013) as released by the ATP can be seen below.

Rafael Nadal’s record against the Top 30 players in the ATP rankings as on 19 August 2013

The record exemplifies how good Nadal has been against the top players in the world.

But, how do the other two fare on a similar plane?

We did a little bit of data mining ourselves to come up with that and see how the likes of Federer and Djokovic fare on a similar scale.

Here are the records of Federer and Djokovic against that same Top 30.