‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal has a list of stupendous records to his name at the French Open


‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal has a list of stupendous records to his name at the French Open
Rafael Nadal

World No.2 Rafael Nadal has proved yet again that he is the King of Clay. Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the French Open 2020 finals in straight sets. Nadal won his 1200th career match as he defeated the World No.1 to win his record-equalling 20th slam.

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After winning the 13th Roland Garros title, Rafa has enlisted a series of phenomenal records in the tennis history books. The Spaniard is now at par with Roger Federer, who has 20 titles to his name too.

Record Breaker Rafa!

It is unbelievable that Rafa has now won 100 matches at the French Open. He has only lost twice at the French clay and has a 100-2 win-loss record. No other player has won 80 matches at the French Open and Nadal has won 100 of them.

The Roland Garros title has been won by Spaniard 13 times, while there have been greats of the sport, such as John McEnroe, who haven’t won the title even once.

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Rafael Nadal has won 20 grand slam titles in total. Roger and Rafa are both tied at 20, while Novak Djokovic is lagging with 17 titles to his name.

Rafa has laid a hand on La Coupe Des Mousquetaires consecutively since 2016.

The 34-year-old Rafa won his first French Open victory in 2005. Now as he repeated the same success in 2020, he managed to not drop a single set through the slam.

French Open 2020: Nadal’s Journey

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  • First round: Egor Gerasimov (Belarus) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
  • Second round: Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 6-1, 6-0, 6-3.
  • Third round: Stefano Travaglia (Italy) 6-1, 6-4, 6-0.
  • Fourth round: Sebastian Korda (USA) 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.
  • Quarter-final: Jannik Sinner (Italy) 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-1.
  • Semi-final: Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(0).
  • Final: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6-0, 6-2, 7-5.

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