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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Sakshi Gupta

Novak Djokovic Admits Being Intimidated By Rafael Nadal At French Open: 'It Was So Annoying'

Rafael Nadal (R) and Novak Djokovic (L) played each other for 59 times (Credit: Filippo MONTEFORTE/AFP)

Novak Djokovic recently admitted that he was intimidated by arch-rival Rafael Nadal's pre-match routine.

Djokovic's comments were about the time when he was a rookie on the ATP Tour. These two tennis players have together built one of the fiercest rivalries in the history of the sport. The Serb, however, has a narrow 30-29 advantage over Nadal in their head-to-head record.

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