Yep. If he's gone, he's gone out on a high - especially given he beat Novak along the way.
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Yup Djokovic got bagelled in 2020 too
I doubt Rafa’s French open wins record will even be remotely threatened. What a player! He is so inspirational as a player and a real gentleman! It’s like a dream watching him pulling off 2 slams in a row.
Good tournament for Ruud though. He had an extremely nice route to the final but did the business in decent fashion.
Not sure he'll ever win RG but this will be a good experience for him as I'm sure he will make plenty of QFs, so will at least be in the mix.
Not sure he'll ever win RG but this will be a good experience for him as I'm sure he will make plenty of QFs, so will at least be in the mix.
Undisputed GOAT until Djokovic overtakes him.
22 GS whilst playing vs peak Federer and peak Djokovic, also dealing with all those injuries. There is no debate really, the small minus is the glay dominance but the other arguments work strong in his favor.
22 GS whilst playing vs peak Federer and peak Djokovic, also dealing with all those injuries. There is no debate really, the small minus is the glay dominance but the other arguments work strong in his favor.
To win one specific Grand slam 14 times is sensational.
Love this Ruud guy - so nice!!!
I remember when Federer had 14 GS in total and everyone thought Nadal won't be able to catch up because of his injuries, and now 14 just in RG, insane.
It's odd. Having so many of your total wins stemming from one event is normally taken as a detractor, but 14 RG wins is just remarkable.
Ruud Casper is a very nice guy.
Ruud comes across as such a likeable character.
Yeah made a fan out of me
Ruud van Casperroy seems like a good guy
He's got more non-clay GrandSlam titles, than the other 2 have outside of hard courts.
And with the eight elsewhere, he's not a one trick pony either.
Pretty good stay in Paris for Rafa - wins #14, extends GOAT lead, and watches Madrid win another CL
Yeah I saw some funny posts on reddit about this.Kyrgios and Rune absolutely loathe him
And both of those are not exactly likeableKyrgios and Rune absolutely loathe him
Certainly underlines his longevity and shows the oldies aren't just picking off the odd tournament in their dotage.And with the eight elsewhere, he's not a one trick pony either.
No retirement just yet then.
He didn't thank the ball girls. Sexist.
Can we rename this tournament to the Rafael Nadal Slam?
Exactly - who cares what they think!And both of those are not exactly likeable
Not a certainty but be interested to see what he says in his press conference. He said he would reveal all after the tournament so lets see.
Possibly a Murray type surgery for quality of life where retirement is possibly on the cards but he'll try all he can to continue.
Quite amazing isn't it? He was considered 2nd best during Federer era, and 2nd best during Djokovic era, yet here he is, winning more GS than any of them.
He has managed 200+ weeks as world number 1 in between all that too
Rafa non-commital on US tv interview about coming back next year. I expect Alcaraz to be running the show by then.
That's because he was behind on slams during the entire Federer era.
Nadal's the GOAT
Nadal keeps on keepin' on
C'mon Rafa, play Wimbledon! You can win it!
C'mon Rafa, play Wimbledon! You can win it!
Hasn’t actually, he’s got 8 non-clay slams. Federer has 9 non-hard and Djokovic 8.
Agree with the general point though, it’s not as heavily padded as first seems in comparison.
Better to use grass for Federer as that's his surface.
Djokovic has two slams on his favoured surface as well.
Has any human being ever been as good at anything as Nadal is at playing tennis in the Paris clay?
Ed Moses in 400m hurdles.
This reminded me of Breaking Bad.
I thought he was better than in the semis against Zverev (at least as far as it went).While Zverev is a bit better than Ruud, it was also a a ver bang average showing there from Rafa.
Ruud has some abilities and is not to be underrated. His backhand needs work though. It‘s hardly ever threatening.
The ATP medical committee could (should?) stop him like they do with boxeurs, and revoke his license to avoid him hampering his own health, and wellbeing for the future. Twenty years down the line, he would surely thank them?
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