By winning the French Open for a record 13th time in 2020, Spaniard Rafael Nadal equalled Swiss Roger Federer’s record of winning 20 Grand Slam singles titles – the most among men.
The two men have been at the forefront of men’s tennis for years now and it will be interesting to see who breaks the tie and when.
A look at some numbers after Nadal’s latest French Open triumph…
NADAL’S NUMBERS
20 – Both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer now have 20 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in men’s tennis While Nadal has 13 French Open titles, four US Open titles two Wimbledon titles and one Australian Open title. Federer has won eight Wimbledon titles, six Australian Open titles, five US Open titles and one French Open title.
13- Nadals 2020 French Open victory was his 13th at the day courts of Roland Garros. With that he became the first player in the Open Era (1968 onwards), male or female to win any tour level event 13 times – And he did it at a Grand Slam tournament! Nadal was previously tied with Martina Navratilova, who had won the WTA event at Chicago 12 times
100-2 – Nadal’s win-loss record at the French Open Currently reads 100 wins and two losses. The victory over Novak Djokovic in the final this time around was his 100th victory at Roland Garros. That makes him the first player, male or female to win 100 matches at French Open. With the feat already achieved at Australian Open (Federer). Wimbledon (Navratilova and Federer) and the US Open (Chris Evert and Serena Williams), all four Grand Slam events now have at least one player who has registered 100 victories.
4- Nadal didn’t drop a single set in the 2020 French Open, winning each of his seven matches in straight sets. Having also won the French Open in 2008, 2010 and 2017 this way, Nadal became the first man in the Open Era to win four Grand Slam titles without dropping a set. He was previously tied with Bjom Borg, who has won three Grand Slam titles without dropping a set.
1- Polish teenager Iga Swiatek won the 2020 French Open women’s singles without dropping a set tool, That makes the 2020 French Open the first Grand Slam tournament in the Open Era where both the men’s and women’s champions claimed the title without dropping a single set.
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