Nadal at Roland Garros....

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Watching the Zverev highlights (can't wait till they post longer ones), and just thinking, it is WILD that Nadal has only had 3 off-days at the French Open until yesterday. He just lost his 4th match in his LIFE in a BO5 on clay, a week before his 38th birthday. That is absolutely mind-boggling. Even when he didn't play perfect matches he always found a way to win, and it's staggering that we only have 4 videos we can watch of him losing there. Credit to Zverev, Soderling, and Novak, and a gigantic hat tip to Nadal. We were lucky to live in the big 3 era and see the insaneness of what they did in real time. Glad he went down swinging and giving us moments of magic and epicness if this was his last FO.

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Greatest ever on a single surface. Most electrifying performer ever seen in tennis. Novak and Soderling truly deserve credit for doing the unthinkable and beating Nadal here. As for Zverev yesterday, it could have been Cerundolo and it might have been the same result. I won't give him any credit for taking down this Nadal.
 
Krish0608 said:
Greatest ever on a single surface. Most electrifying performer ever seen in tennis. Novak and Soderling truly deserve credit for doing the unthinkable and beating Nadal here. As for Zverev yesterday, it could have been Cerundolo and it might have been the same result. I won't give him any credit for taking down this Nadal.
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Nadal played clearly better yesterday than he did in 2015. (when he hit just 3 forehand winners, which was beyond pathetic for any top-100 player)

We both know very well that if Nadal lost to Djokovic yesterday, you would be writing that Djokovic deserves full credit for that.
 
MichaelNadal said:
Watching the Zverev highlights (can't wait till they post longer ones), and just thinking, it is WILD that Nadal has only had 3 off-days at the French Open until yesterday. He just lost his 4th match in his LIFE in a BO5 on clay, a week before his 38th birthday. That is absolutely mind-boggling. Even when he didn't play perfect matches he always found a way to win, and it's staggering that we only have 4 videos we can watch of him losing there. Credit to Zverev, Soderling, and Novak, and a gigantic hat tip to Nadal. We were lucky to live in the big 3 era and see the insaneness of what they did in real time. Glad he went down swinging and giving us moments of magic and epicness if this was his last FO.

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Certainly an amazing career. I will miss him a lot when he retires, same as I miss Roger. Djokovic is not too far from retirement either so I am savouring every moment..
 
Krish0608 said:
Greatest ever on a single surface. Most electrifying performer ever seen in tennis. Novak and Soderling truly deserve credit for doing the unthinkable and beating Nadal here. As for Zverev yesterday, it could have been Cerundolo and it might have been the same result. I won't give him any credit for taking down this Nadal.
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Zverev needs to win the title really otherwise his career is starting to look a major disappointment. I do like the guy, but beating even this version of Rafa means absolutely nothing unless he gets the trophy, which might sound harsh but time is not on his side at all.
Yes, i think Cerundulo or Musetti for instance or a Baez would have beat Rafa yesterday as i did note he struggled in longer rallies, its going to take him a few months to be able to be competitive in best of 5 set matches.
Id love Zverev to win the whole thing......he wont though.
 
messiahrobins said:
Zverev needs to win the title really otherwise his career is starting to look a major disappointment. I do like the guy, but beating even this version of Rafa means absolutely nothing unless he gets the trophy, which might sound harsh but time is not on his side at all.
Yes, i think Cerundulo or Musetti for instance or a Baez would have beat Rafa yesterday as i did note he struggled in longer rallies, its going to take him a few months to be able to be competitive in best of 5 set matches.
Id love Zverev to win the whole thing......he wont though.
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Nadal wasn't losing to Musetti or Baez. Musetti with his one-handed backhand and lack of quality could never beat any version of Nadal at the Phillippe Chatrier.

The champion is gonna be either Zverev, Alcaraz or Sinner.

At this point, even Tsitsipas may have an outside chance.
 
A few signs of his former greatness yesterday, but too few and far between. For me, Nadal:
  • is the GOAT of clay - his resume at not only RG, but at every other clay venue except perhaps Madrid, will never be matched
  • had the greatest inside out forehand in the history of tennis - so sad to watch him try to hit it and see how much sting it had lost yesterday against Zverev - but that's not the one I'll remember
  • endlessly frustrated Federer, not just by hitting to the backhand, but by "running around like a rabbit" (pretty sure that's a Fed quote) and making Fed hit about five winners to win each point, which I'm convinced was really the key to his H2H with Fed. No one else did that to Fed in his prime.
  • was a clay courter who, because of the greatness of his game, was able to win slams at every other tournament
  • generated that feeling of inevitability whenever he was playing well, no matter the surface
I don't know what he'll do from this point on, but it has been a great ride to this point. Lots to appreciate about Nadal.
 
Sport said:
Nadal wasn't losing to Musetti or Baez. Musetti with his one-handed backhand and lack of quality could never beat any version of Nadal at the Phillippe Chatrier.

The champion is gonna be either Zverev, Alcaraz or Sinner.

At this point, even Tsitsipas may have an outside chance.
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Zverev ain't winning ANY slam with his mindset...
Beating Rafa yesterday is no indicator of how strong he is. The other 3 you mention are more of the favorites...
 
messiahrobins said:
Zverev needs to win the title really otherwise his career is starting to look a major disappointment. I do like the guy, but beating even this version of Rafa means absolutely nothing unless he gets the trophy, which might sound harsh but time is not on his side at all.
Yes, i think Cerundulo or Musetti for instance or a Baez would have beat Rafa yesterday as i did note he struggled in longer rallies, its going to take him a few months to be able to be competitive in best of 5 set matches.
Id love Zverev to win the whole thing......he wont though.
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It’s not disappointing with so much prize money and so many big titles
 
Claydal is the absolute GOAT tennis history accomplishment, and a global sports legend among the annals of sports achievements. That really is the only take-away at this point for me. In any metric of the game, he is unrivaled.
 
You should remove Zverev from the list. There are plenty of players who could've achieved the same thing. In 2024, how many clay matches has he played, and how many has he lost?
 
SonnyT said:
You should remove Zverev from the list. There are plenty of players who could've achieved the same thing.
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Yeah sadly yesterday as well as Nadal looked and has improved, i think the likes of Musetti Baez etc would have beat him.
Zverev i still think is vulnerable next round
 
StrongRule said:
Nadal played clearly better yesterday than he did in 2015. (when he hit just 3 forehand winners, which was beyond pathetic for any top-100 player)

We both know very well that if Nadal lost to Djokovic yesterday, you would be writing that Djokovic deserves full credit for that.
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From 1 to 10, how do you rate the level shown by Nadal in his four defeats there.
:)
 
StrongRule said:
Nadal played clearly better yesterday than he did in 2015. (when he hit just 3 forehand winners, which was beyond pathetic for any top-100 player)

We both know very well that if Nadal lost to Djokovic yesterday, you would be writing that Djokovic deserves full credit for that.
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Wouldn’t surprise me. I’ve read many times on here that the Alcaraz semi final last year was a great win despite the final two sets finishing 6-1, 6-1.
 
Here's every French Open match of Nadal's below. Nadal is 112-4 at the French Open, and 14 titles won:

2005 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Lars Burgsmuller (6-1, 7-6, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Xavier Malisse (6-2, 6-2, 6-4)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Richard Gasquet (6-4, 6-3, 6-2)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Sebastien Grosjean (6-4, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. David Ferrer (7-5, 6-2, 6-0)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Mariano Puerta (6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5)

2006 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Robin Soderling (6-2, 7-5, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Kevin Kim (6-2, 6-1, 6-4)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Lleyton Hewitt (6-2, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-4, ret.)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Ivan Ljubicic (6-4, 6-2, 7-6)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6)

2007 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Juan Martin del Potro (7-5, 6-3, 6-2)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Flavio Cipolla (6-2, 6-1, 6-4)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Albert Montanes (6-1, 6-3, 6-2)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Lleyton Hewitt (6-3, 6-1, 7-6)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Carlos Moya (6-4, 6-3, 6-0)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (7-5, 6-4, 6-2)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4)

2008 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Thomaz Bellucci (7-5, 6-3, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Nicolas Devilder (6-4, 6-0, 6-1)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Jarkko Nieminen (6-1, 6-3, 6-1)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Fernando Verdasco (6-1, 6-0, 6-2)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Nicolas Almagro (6-1, 6-1, 6-1)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-2, 7-6)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-1, 6-3, 6-0)

2009 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Marcos Daniel (7-5, 6-4, 6-3)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Teymuraz Gabashvili (6-1, 6-4, 6-2)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Lleyton Hewitt (6-1, 6-3, 6-1)
R16: Robin Soderling def. Rafael Nadal (6-2, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6)

2010 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Gianni Mina (6-2, 6-2, 6-2)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Horacio Zeballos (6-2, 6-2, 6-3)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Lleyton Hewitt (6-3, 6-4, 6-3)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Thomaz Bellucci (6-2, 7-5, 6-4)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Nicolas Almagro (7-6, 7-6, 6-4)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Jurgen Melzer (6-2, 6-3, 7-6)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Robin Soderling (6-4, 6-2, 6-4)

2011 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. John Isner (6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Pablo Andujar (7-5, 6-3, 7-6)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Antonio Veic (6-1, 6-3, 6-0)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Ivan Ljubicic (7-5, 6-3, 6-3)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Robin Soderling (6-4, 6-1, 7-6)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray (6-4, 7-5, 6-4)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1)

2012 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Simone Bolelli (6-2, 6-2, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Denis Istomin (6-2, 6-2, 6-0)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Eduardo Schwank (6-1, 6-3, 6-4)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Juan Monaco (6-2, 6-0, 6-0)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Nicolas Almagro (7-6, 6-2, 6-3)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. David Ferrer (6-2, 6-2, 6-1)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5)

2013 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Daniel Brands (4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Martin Klizan (4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Fabio Fognini (7-6, 6-4, 6-4)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Kei Nishikori (6-4, 6-1, 6-3)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Stanislas Wawrinka (6-2, 6-3, 6-1)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7, 9-7)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. David Ferrer (6-3, 6-2, 6-3)

2014 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Robby Ginepri (6-0, 6-3, 6-0)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Dominic Thiem (6-2, 6-2, 6-3)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Leonardo Mayer (6-2, 7-5, 6-2)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Dusan Lajovic (6-1, 6-2, 6-1)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. David Ferrer (4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray (6-3, 6-2, 6-1)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4)

2015 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Quentin Halys (6-3, 6-3, 6-4)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Nicolas Almagro (6-4, 6-3, 6-1)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Andrey Kuznetsov (6-1, 6-3, 6-2)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Jack Sock (6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2)
QF: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal (7-5, 6-3, 6-1)

2016 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Sam Groth (6-1, 6-1, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Facundo Bagnis (6-3, 6-0, 6-3)
R32: Marcel Granollers def. Rafael Nadal (Walkover)

2017 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Benoit Paire (6-1, 6-4, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Robin Haase (6-1, 6-4, 6-3)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Nikoloz Basilashvili (6-0, 6-1, 6-0)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Roberto Bautista Agut (6-1, 6-2, 6-2)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Pablo Carreno Busta (6-2, 2-0 ret.)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Dominic Thiem (6-3, 6-4, 6-0)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Stanislas Wawrinka (6-2, 6-3, 6-1)

2018 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Simone Bolelli (6-4, 6-3, 7-6)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Guido Pella (6-2, 6-1, 6-1)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Richard Gasquet (6-3, 6-2, 6-2)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Maximilian Marterer (6-3, 6-2, 7-6)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Diego Schwartzman (4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Juan Martin del Potro (6-4, 6-2, 6-1)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Dominic Thiem (6-4, 6-3, 6-2)

2019 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Yannick Hanfmann (6-2, 6-1, 6-3)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Yannick Maden (6-1, 6-2, 6-4)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. David Goffin (6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Juan Ignacio Londero (6-2, 6-3, 6-3)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Kei Nishikori (6-1, 6-1, 6-3)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-3, 6-4, 6-2)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Dominic Thiem (6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1)

2020 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Egor Gerasimov (6-4, 6-4, 6-2)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Mackenzie McDonald (6-1, 6-0, 6-3)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Stefano Travaglia (6-1, 6-4, 6-0)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Sebastian Korda (6-1, 6-1, 6-2)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Jannik Sinner (7-6, 6-4, 6-1)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Diego Schwartzman (6-3, 6-3, 7-6)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-0, 6-2, 7-5)

2021 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Alexei Popyrin (6-3, 6-2, 7-6)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Richard Gasquet (6-0, 7-5, 6-2)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Cameron Norrie (6-3, 6-3, 6-3)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Jannik Sinner (7-5, 6-3, 6-0)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Diego Schwartzman (6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0)
SF: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal (3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-2)

2022 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Jordan Thompson (6-2, 6-2, 6-2)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Corentin Moutet (6-3, 6-1, 6-4)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Botic van de Zandschulp (6-3, 6-2, 6-4)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Felix Auger-Aliassime (3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Alexander Zverev Jr. (7-6, 6-6 ret.)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Casper Ruud (6-3, 6-3, 6-0)

2024 French Open
R128: Alexander Zverev Jr. def. Rafael Nadal (6-3, 7-6, 6-3)


So, going by the statistics above:

Nadal has played 116 matches at the French Open
Nadal has won 87 matches in 3 sets
Nadal has won 3 matches after his opponent retired in the second or third set
Nadal has won 19 matches in 4 sets
Nadal has won 3 matches in 5 sets
Nadal has lost 2 matches in 4 sets
Nadal has lost 2 matches in 3 sets
 
Mustard said:
Here's every French Open match of Nadal's below. Nadal is 112-4 at the French Open, and 14 titles won:

2005 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Lars Burgsmuller (6-1, 7-6, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Xavier Malisse (6-2, 6-2, 6-4)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Richard Gasquet (6-4, 6-3, 6-2)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Sebastien Grosjean (6-4, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. David Ferrer (7-5, 6-2, 6-0)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Mariano Puerta (6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5)

2006 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Robin Soderling (6-2, 7-5, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Kevin Kim (6-2, 6-1, 6-4)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Lleyton Hewitt (6-2, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-4, ret.)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Ivan Ljubicic (6-4, 6-2, 7-6)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6)

2007 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Juan Martin del Potro (7-5, 6-3, 6-2)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Flavio Cipolla (6-2, 6-1, 6-4)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Albert Montanes (6-1, 6-3, 6-2)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Lleyton Hewitt (6-3, 6-1, 7-6)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Carlos Moya (6-4, 6-3, 6-0)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (7-5, 6-4, 6-2)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4)

2008 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Thomaz Bellucci (7-5, 6-3, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Nicolas Devilder (6-4, 6-0, 6-1)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Jarkko Nieminen (6-1, 6-3, 6-1)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Fernando Verdasco (6-1, 6-0, 6-2)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Nicolas Almagro (6-1, 6-1, 6-1)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-2, 7-6)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-1, 6-3, 6-0)

2009 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Marcos Daniel (7-5, 6-4, 6-3)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Teymuraz Gabashvili (6-1, 6-4, 6-2)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Lleyton Hewitt (6-1, 6-3, 6-1)
R16: Robin Soderling def. Rafael Nadal (6-2, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6)

2010 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Gianni Mina (6-2, 6-2, 6-2)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Horacio Zeballos (6-2, 6-2, 6-3)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Lleyton Hewitt (6-3, 6-4, 6-3)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Thomaz Bellucci (6-2, 7-5, 6-4)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Nicolas Almagro (7-6, 7-6, 6-4)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Jurgen Melzer (6-2, 6-3, 7-6)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Robin Soderling (6-4, 6-2, 6-4)

2011 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. John Isner (6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Pablo Andujar (7-5, 6-3, 7-6)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Antonio Veic (6-1, 6-3, 6-0)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Ivan Ljubicic (7-5, 6-3, 6-3)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Robin Soderling (6-4, 6-1, 7-6)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray (6-4, 7-5, 6-4)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1)

2012 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Simone Bolelli (6-2, 6-2, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Denis Istomin (6-2, 6-2, 6-0)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Eduardo Schwank (6-1, 6-3, 6-4)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Juan Monaco (6-2, 6-0, 6-0)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Nicolas Almagro (7-6, 6-2, 6-3)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. David Ferrer (6-2, 6-2, 6-1)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5)

2013 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Daniel Brands (4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Martin Klizan (4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Fabio Fognini (7-6, 6-4, 6-4)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Kei Nishikori (6-4, 6-1, 6-3)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Stanislas Wawrinka (6-2, 6-3, 6-1)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7, 9-7)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. David Ferrer (6-3, 6-2, 6-3)

2014 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Robby Ginepri (6-0, 6-3, 6-0)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Dominic Thiem (6-2, 6-2, 6-3)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Leonardo Mayer (6-2, 7-5, 6-2)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Dusan Lajovic (6-1, 6-2, 6-1)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. David Ferrer (4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray (6-3, 6-2, 6-1)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4)

2015 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Quentin Halys (6-3, 6-3, 6-4)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Nicolas Almagro (6-4, 6-3, 6-1)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Andrey Kuznetsov (6-1, 6-3, 6-2)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Jack Sock (6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2)
QF: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal (7-5, 6-3, 6-1)

2016 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Sam Groth (6-1, 6-1, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Facundo Bagnis (6-3, 6-0, 6-3)
R32: Marcel Granollers def. Rafael Nadal (Walkover)

2017 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Benoit Paire (6-1, 6-4, 6-1)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Robin Haase (6-1, 6-4, 6-3)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Nikoloz Basilashvili (6-0, 6-1, 6-0)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Roberto Bautista Agut (6-1, 6-2, 6-2)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Pablo Carreno Busta (6-2, 2-0 ret.)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Dominic Thiem (6-3, 6-4, 6-0)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Stanislas Wawrinka (6-2, 6-3, 6-1)

2018 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Simone Bolelli (6-4, 6-3, 7-6)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Guido Pella (6-2, 6-1, 6-1)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Richard Gasquet (6-3, 6-2, 6-2)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Maximilian Marterer (6-3, 6-2, 7-6)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Diego Schwartzman (4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Juan Martin del Potro (6-4, 6-2, 6-1)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Dominic Thiem (6-4, 6-3, 6-2)

2019 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Yannick Hanfmann (6-2, 6-1, 6-3)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Yannick Maden (6-1, 6-2, 6-4)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. David Goffin (6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Juan Ignacio Londero (6-2, 6-3, 6-3)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Kei Nishikori (6-1, 6-1, 6-3)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-3, 6-4, 6-2)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Dominic Thiem (6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1)

2020 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Egor Gerasimov (6-4, 6-4, 6-2)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Mackenzie McDonald (6-1, 6-0, 6-3)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Stefano Travaglia (6-1, 6-4, 6-0)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Sebastian Korda (6-1, 6-1, 6-2)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Jannik Sinner (7-6, 6-4, 6-1)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Diego Schwartzman (6-3, 6-3, 7-6)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-0, 6-2, 7-5)

2021 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Alexei Popyrin (6-3, 6-2, 7-6)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Richard Gasquet (6-0, 7-5, 6-2)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Cameron Norrie (6-3, 6-3, 6-3)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Jannik Sinner (7-5, 6-3, 6-0)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Diego Schwartzman (6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0)
SF: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal (3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-2)

2022 French Open
R128: Rafael Nadal def. Jordan Thompson (6-2, 6-2, 6-2)
R64: Rafael Nadal def. Corentin Moutet (6-3, 6-1, 6-4)
R32: Rafael Nadal def. Botic van de Zandschulp (6-3, 6-2, 6-4)
R16: Rafael Nadal def. Felix Auger-Aliassime (3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3)
QF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6)
SF: Rafael Nadal def. Alexander Zverev Jr. (7-6, 6-6 ret.)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Casper Ruud (6-3, 6-3, 6-0)

2024 French Open
R128: Alexander Zverev Jr. def. Rafael Nadal (6-3, 7-6, 6-3)


So, going by the statistics above:

Nadal has played 116 matches at the French Open
Nadal has won 87 matches in 3 sets
Nadal has won 3 matches after his opponent retired in the second or third set
Nadal has won 19 matches in 4 sets
Nadal has won 3 matches in 5 sets
Nadal has lost 2 matches in 4 sets
Nadal has lost 2 matches in 3 sets
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Interesting how many times he played Hewitt there. Alost every year up to 2010.
Also he beat Soderling 3 times there which i didnt realise .
Looking at the above nobody really has ever got close to him, Zverev perhaps the most competitive actually looking at it. Djokovic got two wins but he has been severely beatdown so many times for it to be a rivalry at RG really.
How Zverev does this year i think will be fascinating. I am always a bit dismissive of him, but just been looking at his career stats, it does seem clay may be his best surface!
 
messiahrobins said:
Interesting how many times he played Hewitt there. Alost every year up to 2010.
Also he beat Soderling 3 times there which i didnt realise .
Looking at the above nobody really has ever got close to him, Zverev perhaps the most competitive actually looking at it. Djokovic got two wins but he has been severely beatdown so many times for it to be a rivalry at RG really.
How Zverev does this year i think will be fascinating. I am always a bit dismissive of him, but just been looking at his career stats, it does seem clay may be his best surface!
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I usually forget about the Soderling 2011 match too. He really did go on a tear in Paris those 3 years. In a way he deserved a FO more than I would say Thiem does
 
Krish0608 said:
Greatest ever on a single surface. Most electrifying performer ever seen in tennis. Novak and Soderling truly deserve credit for doing the unthinkable and beating Nadal here. As for Zverev yesterday, it could have been Cerundolo and it might have been the same result. I won't give him any credit for taking down this Nadal.
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I disagree. I was never and still am not a Zverev fan, however, his combination great fast serving, and powerful and accurate ground game are what beat Rafa. I seriously doubt that Cerundolo or any other player of his caliber could have defeated Rafa.
 
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