Tennis star Rafael Nadal again made history when he won his 13th French Open, beating world No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic in straight sets someday ago.
Nadal’s dominant performance on the red clay courts at Roland Garros in Paris also pulled the 34-year-old left-hander from Spain into a tie for most career Grand Slams with Switzerland’s Roger Federer, notching his 20th Grand Slam title.
Nadal has won his favorite event four straight times, following previous streaks of four from 2005-08, then five from 2010-14. Those go alongside four triumphs at the U.S. Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the Australian Open.
Nadal made clear that while he never has been consumed with the idea of catching Federer, he can appreciate the accomplishment’s significance.
A Spanish professional tennis player by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Nadal has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, tied for the most in history for a male player with Roger Federer as well as 35 ATO Tour Masters 1000 titles, 21 ATP Tour 500 titles and 2 Olympic gold medals (one each for singles and doubles in 2008 and 2016 respectively.
In addition, Nadal has held the world No.1 ranking for a total of 209 weeks, including being the year-end No.1 five times.
