PARIS - Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will do battle once more when they meet at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
The hottest ticket in town will be at Roland Garros, where Djokovic and Nadal will clash for a 60th time, with the Serb up 30-29 in their rivalry.
Nadal has had an undeniable edge on the clay in the French capital down the years, but after more injury concerns and with his career winding down, the 38-year-old Spaniard admitted Djokovic was "clear favourite" this time.
"Of course it's beautiful to play against one of the two biggest rivals that I had in my career, especially on this court," Nadal said.
"But situations are completely different for him, for me. He's being very competitive. I was not being very competitive for the last two years."
Nadal and Djokovic have played 10 times at Roland Garros, first meeting in 2006, with Nadal leading the pair's head-to-head 8-2 in the French capital.