The French Open, which represents the highest honor of clay, is about to start today, so let's look back at the legendary French Open history of Nadal, the king of clay.
In 2005, Nadal won his first CAREER ATP Masters title in Monte Carlo, then the Masters in Rome, and in June, Nadal challenged the French Open for the first time with a record of 17 consecutive wins, first defeating Federer in the semi-finals and then defeating Argentina's Puerta 6-7 (6)/6-3/6-1,7-5 in the final. He won his first French Open title and his first Grand Slam title.
At the 2006 French Open, Nadal broke the record of 53 clay wins held by Giraldo Vilas after winning the first round.
Nadal, who had made it all the way to the final, lost one set against Federer in the final, and then won three consecutive sets to crown the French Open champions twice at 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
At the Hamburg Masters in May 2007, Nadal was defeated by Federer in the final by 6-2, 2-6, 0-6, and Federer's victory also ended Nadal's two-year record of 81 consecutive clay wins.
But the clay king is the clay king after all, and in the French Open final in June, Nadal met Federer for the second time and defeated him again 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the French Open three consecutive titles.
At the 2008 French Open, Nadal defeated Federer again in the final 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 to win four consecutive French Open titles.
At that time, Fei Tianwang must have had a feeling that he was born and born bright.
In the fourth round of the 2009 French Open, Nadal was upset by Soderling 2-6, 7-6 (2) /4-6/6-7 (2).
Soderling, who reached the final, was swept 6-1, 7-6 (1) / 6-4 by Fei Tianwang, who also won his first and only French Open title, achieving a grand slam.
In the 2010 French Open, Nadal did not miss a set to reach the final, and he defeated Robin Soderling in the fourth round of last year to avenge his opponents in three straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-4, and won his fifth French Open title.
In the 2011 French Open final, Nadal defeated Federer 7-5, 7-6 (3) / 5-7 , 6-1 to win his sixth French Open title.
In the 2012 French Open final, Nadal defeated Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to win the seventh French Open title.
At the 2013 French Open, Nadal defeated compatriot Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in the final to win the eighth French Open title.
In the 2014 French Open, Nadal reversed Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 to achieve five consecutive French Open titles and the ninth French Open crown.
This Grand Slam is Nadal's 14th Grand Slam, equaling Sampras' record and ranking second behind Federer.
In the quarter-finals of 2015, Djokovic defeated Nadal 7-5, 6-3, 6-1, preventing Nadal from completing six consecutive French Open titles.
But Djokovic, who reached the final, was defeated by Wawrinka 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 4-6 and missed the Grand Slam.
In 2016, Nadal, who played the third round of the French Open with an injury, announced his retirement due to the aggravation of his wrist injury and missed the French Open round of 16, which was also the worst result of the Nadal French Open.
In the semi-finals of this year's French Open, Djokovic defeated Tim Baby, who reached the semi-finals of grand slams for the first time, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4, and reached the french open final for the fourth time, defeating Murray 3-6/6-1/6-2/6-2 in the final to win his first and only French Open title, achieving a grand slam feat.
In the final of the 2017 French Open, Nadal easily defeated Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in three straight sets, becoming the first player in the Open era to win ten times in a Grand Slam tournament.
In the 2018 French Open final, Nadal swept the clay prince Tim Baby, who reached the grand slam final for the first time, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, to win 11 French Open titles and his 17th Grand Slam title.
In the 2019 French Open final, Nadal defeated Thiem again with 6-3/5-7/6-1/6-1 to win 12 French Open titles, achieving a great feat that has never been done before, if there is a player who can break Nadal's Record of 12 French Open titles, it must be the unborn little Nadal.
The French Open, postponed to September due to the epidemic, is about to start today, can Nadal create a history of 13 French Open titles? We'll see. (Source: Tennis House Author: Tennis Rookie)