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PARIS, FRANCE. JUNE: Rafael Nadal from Spain hugs the musketeer trophy as he wins after the men’s final against Dominic Thiem from Austria on June 15. Day of the French Open 2018 at Roland Garros on 10. June 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / Getty Images)

20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal probably has one of the best stats in any given sporting event. He won 13 out of 16 attempts at the Roland Garros. The players dream of winning even one slam, while the Spaniard has won a record 13 times in a slam tournament.

Of the 20 majors of his name, 65% were won on his favorite clay courts. . Over the years, he has dominated events on this surface. While the outcome was similar, attitudes towards the French Open in 2011 and 202 would have been different from his attitude towards his other victories.

Recently Nadal was thinking about the 2011 and 2020 seasons. Compared to the other years, the Spaniard found this to be particularly challenging. He explained: “2011 was very difficult after a difficult year. And then I would say that the one with the most adverse conditions was this 2020. I had only played one tournament on clay so far. The conditions in Paris weren’t positive, it went well, but it’s difficult to play cold for my body. For my style of play, playing in so much cold makes my shots less effective. ”

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During this year’s French Open, Rafa won the 13th. Times in his career the title. He dismantled Novak Djokovic in the final and won in straight sets. Nadal also pondered why he was such a brutal force at Roland Garros. The Spaniard said: “I play well at Roland Garros because it’s a very large court and I control the angles very well, but to control the angles well you have to have a ball that reacts to the racket. That year the ball changed and that along with the cold made it a ball that was less effective. ”

After the French Open, Nadal won his 1000. Match on the ATP Tour during the Rolex Paris Masters. He will be seen at the Australian Open from February.

This post was last published on 24. December 2020 at 18:42.

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