Novak Djokovic used several strategies to defeat Rafael Nadal multiple times in 2011. He served and volleyed deep into the baseline to keep Nadal on his backhand. Djokovic also increased his speed of play and got to the net more often to disrupt Nadal's rhythm. While Nadal has strong returns, court coverage, and forehand, Djokovic was able to force Nadal into making mistakes. After defeating Nadal 5 times in 2011, Nadal acknowledged Djokovic was in his head and he needed to find a solution.