Rafael Nadal became
the first man to win the same Grand Slam tournament eight times after beating David
Ferrer 6-3 6-2 6-3 on Sunday with all his trademark shots - back-foot,
inside-out forehand, sizzling and spinning. Rafael Nadal was sidelined by a
serious knee injury for nearly eight months and he said that he had feared
winning an eighth French Open title would be "impossible". But his comeback
has been remarkable, with Roland Garros his seventh title in nine tournaments,
and he leads the 2013 standings with 43 wins and just two defeats. 2013 has
been a remarkable year for him. Ferrer was playing in his first Grand Slam
final against a man he had only beaten four times in 23 matches.
All-time
win-loss ratio at French Open
59-01: Rafael
Nadal
58-14: Roger
Federer
58-17: Guillermo
Vilas
53-12: Ivan
Lendl
53-14: Jaroslav
Drobny
Most
wins at a Grand Slam
|
Titles
|
Tournament
|
|
|
Rafael Nadal
|
8
|
French Open
|
|
Richard Sears
|
7
|
US C'ships
|
|
William Renshaw
|
7
|
Wimbledon
|
|
Bill Larned
|
7
|
US C'ships
|
|
Bill Tilden
|
7
|
US C'ships
|
|
Pete Sampras
|
7
|
Wimbledon
|
|
Roger Federer
|
7
|
Wimbledon
|
Sampras ended up with 14 and Roger Federer has 17 but
they're the only men who've won more than Nadal.
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