And he confirmed his status of invincible!
The Spanish tennis player won his 12th victory in the 12th finals at Roland Garros and became the first athlete among both men and women who managed to win one of the Grand Slam tournaments more than 11 times.June 9 in the finals of the French Open, he beat the Austrian Dominique Tim.
Earlier, Nadal shared leadership in the standings with Australian tennis player Margaret Court. She won the Australian Open 11 times. In total, this victory for Raphael was the 18th on the “helmets”. Until the absolute leader in this indicator, Roger Federer, he still lacks the two finals won.
The members of the Spanish royal family also managed to congratulate Nadal on his victory:
Rafael is a real legend of tennis. Like you, no more!