Prime Nadal vs Prime Djokovic On Clay | The Most Animalistic Rivalry in Tennis

They're down in seventh heaven, in seventh straight title. A historic run goes on here in the Principality. It's final we're going to see all year, no doubt about it, but with the clay under his feet, this man is simply unstoppable. ...serving there at the same end of the match. Huffington not allowing him to take a full swing at the ball. He is safely through to Sunday's final. Wins in three sets to keep the unbeaten run alive. People are saying he's getting a bit closer to your level. Do you think that's true? Do you think he's getting closer? Who? Djokovic. He's getting closer to you. No, he's not closer to me. He's better than me today. It's true. He didn't lose a match. No, he's not closer. He's better than me today. We'll see tomorrow. Well, that's a wonderful response. Fighting fire with fire. That's when the weaker shots tend to rear the ugly head. Oh, yes. It's a phenomenal stance. How quickly things can change under a lot of pressure in his opening service game. That's phenomenal. Again, soaking up the pressure. That's absolutely phenomenal. Nadal, way back behind the baseline. Pressure is under there. He begins turning around. And of course, he's never lost to Djokovic on a clay court, although... Much more aggressive. To fine tune his game plan to great effect now. That's phenomenal from Djokovic. You see it so often, don't you? That serve up the tee on a big point. It's wonderful. Just tennis from Nadal. It's a great return. Again, it's the depth that does the damage. What a way to win the opening set. Two net courts in that last game to get the vital break of serve. Djokovic eventually prevails 7-5. There it is again. So perhaps that's an omen today. What a response. Anticipation closed out the net really well there. A sensible option. Against that, it is just too good. Doesn't matter how good your wheels are. You have to give Djokovic a lot of credit there. Big holes. Perfect start, Jason. Oh, yes! For Djokovic. The very first time in ten attempts that the Serb has been able to beat Nadal on the Spaniards' beloved clay. And he's done it in the best possible fashion. In straight sets to claim the eighth Masters Series 1000 title of his career. Delight for those associated with Djokovic. And this incredible streak continues. 32 wins and no losses throughout the course of the season so far. And you have to say that he deserves his victory. He played better tennis than Nadal this afternoon. There's absolutely no question about that. A winner in two hours and 17 minutes. 7-5, 6-4. Blistering forehand. Well, low, isn't it? This slice kept low, but again. Oh, just carved under there. A surgeon. Hard chance, yeah. Hard chance. Tensive abilities off that. A little exchange. Hands out so much. So many times over the years you've seen Nadal on a clay court get in front in a point and it's over. But with Djokovic it's not the case. Oh, well, we talk about an aggressive return. Oh, exquisite return again. And once again Djokovic working the angles like a diamond cutter. Brilliant defensive from Djokovic because Nadal threw everything at that forehand. What a shot. Rally, wasn't it? There was just a little more about it. The footwork was a little sharper. He wanted that. He wanted to get on the front foot, but this ball right here wasn't good enough. We've seen that shot in the last four months. Mid-court backhand. Such aggressive tennis again. Oh, that's just another one of these forehands. Burns through the air. From a second Rome title and a seventh title of the year. A perfect season could be about to go even longer. That's Nadal who blinks first. It's three match points for Novak Djokovic. Oh, it gets better and better. It is seven straight titles. He becomes the second man in this sport to beat Nadal four times in a row. Remarkably, it's four finals in a row. He remains unbowed, unbeaten. The Serb wins here once more. Nadal, he's undone on the dirt yet again. Four and four for the Serb.