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When will Rafa Nadal stop winning Roland Garros?

Rafa Nadal is one of the most important tennis players in the world today, something he shows by giving his all in every Grand Slam he takes part in. Rafa has achieved what many have not throughout his career , making his name heard once again across the globe thanks to winning another Roland Garros in 2019, bringing his total to 12. Rafa Nadal and Roland Garros Roland Garros is one of the most important tennis tournaments in the world, so winning on its clay courts represents great prestige for the players who compete there. Although throughout history the best have battled on the court, the truth is that only one can boast having won the cup 12 times. Rafa Nadal has taken part in this tournament 14 times, winning 12 of those. The last time was in the 2019 edition, when he managed to rise as one of the best in the world against Dominic Thiem. Nadal in numbers Roland Garros is one of the most beloved courts for the Mallorcan, who has played a total of 88 matches there. He has won 85 of those matches, which means he has won there 96.59 percent of the times he has played. He has only lost his title twice: in 2009 when he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Robin Soderling, and in 2015 when he faced Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. In 2019, Nadal achieved an average of 21 sets won and only one lost, which places his set win rate at 95.45 percent. These, added to the 14 editions he has participated in, make a total of 253 sets won and only 25 lost. What makes Rafa Nadal truly great is that he has never needed the full 5 sets to lift one of tennis’s most prized titles, something that continued in the latest edition. The matches in this category that most challenged the spectators took place in 2011 and 2013. With this great title, Rafa becomes the tennis player who has won Roland Garros the most times worldwide since it began to be held. So far, no one has managed to take this world record from him. His victories in Paris Rafa Nadal began in the world of tennis when he was very young, which allowed him to take part in major tournaments while still a teenager. His first victory at Roland Garros came in 2005 when he debuted against Lars Burgsmuller. This was followed by others such as in 2006, when he set the record for most consecutive wins on clay, a total of 54. In 2007, he achieved his first treble in the city of Paris; at that time Nadal was only 21 years old and was already on his way to becoming one of the greatest tennis players in the world. In 2008, he again took the title without losing a single set. Thanks to this feat, he matched the record of another player, Borg. His play and his reasoning on the court helped him achieve this spectacular victory. The year 2009 was a bitter year for Rafa Nadal as he was eliminated in the round of 16 after four consecutive years of victories. This defeat did not make him give up, and a year later in 2010, he lifted the cup again against the player who had taken it from him the previous year: Soderling. In 2011, he achieved his sixth victory and matched Bjorn Borg, the only one who until then had won so many times in Paris. But it did not end there; the following year marked a new record for Nadal when in 2012 he again took the prize in Paris, becoming the player who has won the cup the most times. His seventh win was followed by an eighth in 2013. The year 2014 was a bittersweet year for Nadal, who had lost the Australian Open final after suffering an injury, something that did not stop him from winning again at the French tournament. The years following this victory were tough as Nadal was not in his best emotional state, which affected him in 2015 against Novak Djokovic. In 2016, he voluntarily withdrew in the third round due to a wrist injury that prevented him from reaching his optimal sporting condition. Finally, in 2017, he returned in full form to the courts to claim what would be his 10th Roland Garros title. In 2018, he achieved his 11th victory, which led to him being definitively considered the King of the clay courts. But without a doubt, his twelfth title in 2019 made Nadal a true legend in the world of tennis. Thanks to this Grand Slam, he became the player with the most titles won in a single tournament, a record previously held by Margaret Court, with 11 wins at the Australian Open.