The last time they met, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the 2024 Paris Olympics on the clay courts of Roland Garros (not counting the exhibition at the Six Kings Slam). Tennis fans can follow Sports Illustrated's Serve on SI for all the most important news from the sport.

There is just one member of the Big Three left in men's tennis. Novak Djokovic stands alone from a golden generation now that Rafael Nadal has joined Roger Federer in retirement.

In my case, nothing is impossible... When I was saying I wanted to be No. 1 in the world, and I was seven or eight years old, most people were laughing at me because it seemed like I had a one per cent chance to do that,