Nadal’s awesome freaking achievements.
Posted by tennisplanet on October 6, 2010
Winner of grand slams on clay, grass, and hardcourt in calendar year: Stands alone.
Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and grand slams on clay, grass, and hardcourt: Stands alone.
Most Masters singles titles (18): Stands alone.
Nadal has won his nine Grand Slam titles in his first 26 appearances at the majors. By comparison, Bjorn Borg won nine in his first 22;Roger Federer won nine in his first 30 and Pete Sampras won nine in his first 31.
Longest single-surface winning streak in the Open Era: 81 matches on Clay Courts.
Nadal has a 106–1 win-loss record in Grand Slam play after winning the first set.
The first teenager to win a Grand Slam singles title since Pete Sampras won the 1990 US Open at age 19.
Lost only six sets in winning the three titles namely French Open, Wimbledon & US Open in 2010.
Banti said
Clay winning streak is by far his most significant record to date. That one is going to last.
M said
I agree with that, Banti.
It took even Rafa 15 years to be the first teenager after Pete to win a Slam, though. So that one may last awhile too, though not as long.
¡¡Vamos Rafa!!
(I wonder what Roger’s record is in GS play after winning the first set? I’ll bet it’s crazy-ridiculous too.)
banti said
Roger is something like 175-0 after winning the first two sets, not sure what the stat is after the first set. That’s pretty sick from Rafa.
vince said
Nadal has a 106–1 win-loss record in Grand Slam play after winning the first set……….. Ok eggheads who did he lose to……wracked my brain cant think
Vince