Fourth top-10 consecutive opponentAfter authority to defeat Jordan Thompson, Corentin Moutet and Botic Van de Zandschulp, Nadal will face his fourth consecutive match against a world top-10 rival in the final: Felix Auger-Aliassime demanded five very difficult set, against Novak Djokovic whom he returned to bring Put out his best version on clay and with Alexander Zverev was three hours into the game and the second set was not over when the German had to retire due to severe injury to ankles.
111-3, another colossal figureNadal has another huge truth about his absolute dominance at Roland Garros: he has 111 wins and just three losses in 114 games played, an almost unreal outrage due to the sheer cost of winning so many games. and little to lose as best in five sets. against the ground, the surface that demands the most physical, tactical and mental needs of tennis players.
20-0, a massive statisticOf the many amazing statistics that mark Nadal’s career, there is one huge: he won all 20 best-of-five-set finals he played on clay, 13 of them at Roland Garros, the tournament where he will leave a trail of records that will be hard to surpass in the future unless there is another sports ‘monster’ like him, something unthinkable today.
first showdownFor the first time Nadal and Ruud met in an official match, but both got to know each other very well as the Norwegian has also long been training at Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor. Ruud, 23, is currently ranked No. 8th in the world and, since 2000, is the player with the most wins (66), titles (7) and finals (9) on clay, which tells of his high competitiveness on this surface. .
Today, Roland Garros finalRafa Nadal and Casper Ruud will play this Sunday from 3:00 pm the final of Roland Garros, where the Spanish tennis player has the chance to further expand his Grand Slam legend on clay: Nadal wants his th 14th title in Paris and 22nd. ‘big’, surpassing Novak Djokovic (20) and Roger Federer (20) by two in this race without equal to the ‘Big Three’ in the history of the sport.
Source: La Verdad
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