French Open 2015 Men's Final: Career Stats for Novak Djokovic vs. Stan Wawrinka

Novak Djokovic overcame the challenge of Andy Murray to book his place opposite Stanislas Wawrinka in Sunday's 2015 French Open final.

It will be the second time this year the pair have faced off, after Djokovic prevented Wawrinka from defending his Australia Open title in January before claiming the 2015 championship as his own.

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As such, Sunday puts the Swiss on a collision course with an opponent against whom he'll very much be looking to earn some redemption, but the odds are stacked against him.

Since their first professional encounter in 2004, Wawrinka and Djokovic have faced one another on 22 occasions, according to SteveGTennis.com, with the latter triumphing in 19 of those meetings.

Year	Name	Round	Surface	Winning Player	Losing Player	Score
2015	Australian Open	SF	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	7-6(1) 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-0
2014	ATP World Tour Finals	10	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	6-3 6-0
2014	Australian Open	QF	Hard	Stan Wawrinka	Novak Djokovic	2-6 6-4 6-2 3-6 9-7
2013	ATP World Tour Finals	SF	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	6-3 6-3
2013	Paris Masters	QF	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	6-1 6-4
2013	US Open	SF	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	2-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-4
2013	Australian Open	R16	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	1-6 7-5 6-4 6-7(5) 12-10
2012	US Open	R16	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	6-4 6-1 3-1 Retired
2012	Madrid Masters	R16	Clay	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	7-6(5) 6-4
2011	Rome Masters	R16	Clay	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	6-4 6-1
2010	Monte Carlo Masters	R16	Clay	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	6-4 6-4
2009	Basel	QF	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	3-6 7-6(5) 6-2
2009	Monte Carlo Masters	SF	Clay	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	4-6 6-1 6-3
2009	Indian Wells Masters	R16	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	7-6(7) 7-6(6)
2008	Rome Masters	F	Clay	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	4-6 6-3 6-3
2008	Indian Wells Masters	QF	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	7-6(5) 6-2
2007	Vienna	F	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	6-4 6-0
2006	Vienna	R16	Hard	Stan Wawrinka	Novak Djokovic	6-3 6-3
2006	Switzerland v Serbia & Montenegro - DC WG - PO	0	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	6-4 3-6 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4
2006	Umag	F	Clay	Stan Wawrinka	Novak Djokovic	6-6 Retired
2005	Australian Open	SF	Hard	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	6-3 6-1
2004	Aachen Challenger	R32	Carpet	Novak Djokovic	Stan Wawrinka	6-2 6-3

World No. 9 Wawrinka may not have the glossiest win ratio against his Serbian foe, with 14 percent, but it was a gutsy performance in the quarter-final of last year's Australian Open that saw him win 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7.

Getting the better of Djokovic on this occasion will require an upset of equal or greater proportions, though, when one considers the Serbian's current win streak of 28 matches in a row, per Bet365:

The world No. 1 is hardly lacking in motivation as he goes in search of the elusive Coupe des Mousquetaires, the French Open currently sitting as the only Grand Slam Djokovic has yet to add to his collection.

Despite their long history stretching back more than a decade, Wawrinka and Djokovic have never before met at Roland Garros, meaning a first French Open final could be that much more special for the former in particular.

The last four years have seen Djokovic enter a new era of prosperity in his career, but there was a time when Wawrinka was always running second best, losing 14 successive matches to the 28-year-old between 2007 and 2014.

Sunday's showdown will see a fairly erratic and at times unpredictable quantity in Wawrinka go up against the cold and calculated reliability of Djokovic. BBC pundit Brian Moore would appear to suggest the Serb is unstoppable at present:

"

Djokovic close to unbeatable when he plays with this precision.

— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) June 6, 2015"

And yet, there is that part of Wawrinka that will cherish the three career wins over Djokovic—two of which came across their first five clashes—and know he has the potential to create a French Open fracas.

There's no doubt Djokovic wins the tale of the tape, but Wawrinka will put the history books to the side as he looks to make history with a second career Grand Slam and further delay Djokovic's French Open plans.