Rafael Nadal has had a scintillating career since he broke onto the scene as a teenager in the early 2000s. The Spaniard achieved great success in France, winning the Roland Garros in his very first attempt at the Grand Slam in 2005. Since then, Nadal’s dominance of the clay-court has continued as he recorded 13 French Open wins in a span of just 16 years, which earned him the title of “King of Clay”.
Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic are the only players to win the Roland Garros since Nadal’s debut at the competition, such has been his dominance. The Spaniard has won four consecutive French Open titles thrice in his career, with the 2020 French Open win ensuring that he equalled Federer’s record of the most Grand Slam men’s singles title. Nadal has defeated Federer and Djokovic four times each in the French Open final, with Dominic Thiem suffering defeat twice in the summit clash.
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