Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic clash over line judges, best-of-5 format in Grand Slams

Grand Slam legends vak Djokovic and Rafael Nal are currently top two ranked (according to latest ATP rankings) men’s singles players in world. two, along with Roger Federer, have been dominating men’s singles charts since last 15 years. While both Djokovic and Nal are kwn to be good friends, two continue to disagree over certain aspects and rules of modern-day tennis.

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Rafael Nal in favour of line judges and best-of-five formats, vak Djokovic opposes

Rafael Nal recently lost to Dominic Thiem in straight sets in ongoing ATP Finals 2020 event. tournament is t only being played without spectators (due to pandemic) but is also being conducted without line judges. judges are replaced by Hawkeye line-calling techlogy in order to decide wher ball is in or t. presence of techlogy has denied players chance for Hawkeye challenges.

After his defeat to Thiem, Rafael Nal said that he prefers tritional courts with line judges in m. He ded that while techlogy is re, presence of “human side” through line judges will provide value to sport. By saying “it could be just two of us (players) in court if we want”, Rafael Nal implied that if line judges are removed, next step could very well be removing chair umpires as well.

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vak Djokovic, on or hand, was of opinion that line judges should be removed altoger. Serbian tennis legend expressed his opinion during French Open in October.

Both Rafael Nal and vak Djokovic also vary in opinions when it comes to favouring sets of eir best-of-3 or best-of-5 formats in Grand Slam matches. Nal recently expressed that he is “totally against” best-of-3 sets in Grand Slams by saying a one-day break between matches is eugh to keep best-of-5 format.

During a post-match interview of ongoing ATP Finals 2020 itself, vak Djokovic described himself a supporter of best of three matches. He said that “I am t sure if re is a chance to change that”, considering long trition and history of Grand Slams of best-of-5. However, Djokovic later claimed himself a “proponent of best of three matches”.

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Rafael Nal Grand Slams and vak Djokovic Grand Slams Tally

Rafael Nal Grand Slams tally composes of 20 titles, which is joint-highest in history alongside Roger Federer’s collection. vak Djokovic Grand Slams Tally of 17 titles makes Serbian tennis ace third most successful men’s singles player in history.

ATP Finals 2020 match-ups

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