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This 6-1, 6-4 victory for Djokovic came in the second round of the Summer Games rather than a Grand Slam final, like nine previous head-to-head encounters, and it was not the most scintillating contest, other than for a 20-minute interlude in the second set, when Nadal's final push made things briefly competitive after he ceded 10 of the initial 11 games.
Afterward, neither Nadal, who is 38, nor Djokovic, 37, was willing to concede they won't play each other again, even if it seems unlikely they will. Nadal certainly seems close to retirement; he has had two injury-filled seasons, needed hip surgery a little more than a year ago, and spoke in 2023 about 2024 being his farewell.