Djokovic–Nadal rivalry
Between 2006 and 2009 , this rivalry was often overshadowed by the historic Federer–Nadal rivalry . It started to become widely recognized when they played their first Grand Slam final against each other at the 2010 US Open . The first part of the rivalry was dominated by Nadal who led 16–7 from 2006 to 2010 , while the second part was dominated by Djokovic , who led 19–7 from 2011 to 2016 . From 2017 to the present day they have been mostly even , with Nadal leading 4–3 . 
<triplet> 2010 US Open <subj> 2010 <obj> point in time