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Spanish star wins, on average, a 'Big Title' every 3.4 times he competes at the level

Rafael Nadal has moved to within two 'Big Titles' of Novak Djokovic after he captured a 13th Roland Garros crown on Sunday. Victory over the Serbian saw Nadal draw level with all-time Grand Slam titles leader Roger Federer on 20 major championship singles trophies.

Nadal's 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 win in the Roland Garros final means that he moves to 56 'Big Titles', two shy of Djokovic (58). A 'Big Title' is a trophy at a Grand Slam championship, the Nitto ATP Finals, an ATP Masters 1000 tournament or an Olympic singles gold medal.

Nadal, a winner of 20 major championships, the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medal and 35 ATP Masters 1000 trophies, has won on average one ‘Big Title’ every 3.4 tournaments played (56 of 188 events). Since the start of 2019, the 34-year-old has captured three Grand Slams and two Masters 1000 titles.

The Spaniard’s 'Big Titles' winning percentage is just 0.1 behind 33-year-old Djokovic, who has won every 3.3 events he plays at the level (58 of 191 events). Federer, 39, has a conversion rate of one 'Big Title' per 4.4 tournaments contested (54 of 237).

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Current and Former Champions' Big Titles Won (Records Since 1990)

Player Grand Slams Nitto ATP Finals 1000s Total^ (Avg)
Novak Djokovic 17/62 5/11 36/116 58/192 (3.3)
Rafael Nadal 20/59 0/8 35/119 56/188 (3.4)
Roger Federer 20/79 6/16 28/138 54/237 (4.4)
Pete Sampras 14/52 5/11 11/83 30/147 (4.9)
Andre Agassi 8/61 1/13 17/90 27/164 (6.1)
Andy Murray 3/50 1/8 14/100 20/161 (8.0)
Boris Becker* 2/26 2/6 5/51 9/84 (9.3)
Thomas Muster 1/29 0/4 8/53 9/87 (9.7)
Stefan Edberg** 3/28 0/4 4/45 7/79 (11.3)
Gustavo Kuerten 3/33 1/3 5/67 9/105 (11.6)
Jim Courier 4/38 0/4 5/71 9/114 (12.6)
Marcelo Rios 0/26 0/1 5/56 5/84 (16.
Marat Safin 2/41 0/3 5/87 7/133 (19)
Michael Chang*** 0/50 0/6 7/86 7/144 (20.6)
Andy Roddick 1/46 0/6 5/75 6/129 (22.5)
^ Includes Olympic Games gold medals and tournament participations
* Becker's four other Grand Slam titles came before 1990.
** Edberg's three other Grand Slam titles came before 1990.
*** Chang's one Grand Slam title came before 1990.

Did You Know?
Nadal is now just one match win away from becoming the fourth player to record 1,000 career victories. Only Jimmy Connors (1,274), Federer (1,242) and Ivan Lendl (1,068) have won more tour-level matches.

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Toni Nadal: Rafa Exceptional, Roger Remains GOAT

Toni Nadal: Rafa Exceptional, Roger Remains GOAT


By Richard Pagliaro

An emotional Toni Nadal was moved to tears seeing nephew Rafael Nadal win his record 13th Roland Garros title—though his opinion on the Greatest Of All Time remains unchanged.

Rafael Nadal dismissed Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the French Open final matching rival Roger Federer's men's major mark winning his 20th career Grand Slam championship.

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The second-seeded Spaniard raised his Roland Garros record to an astounding 100-2, including 81 victories in straight sets and a perfect 26-0 mark in French Open semifinals and finals. Nadal is the first champion—male or female—to win the same professional singles championship 13 times.

"Rafa played an extraordinary match against a great rival in a rather adverse situation," Toni Nadal told Radio Marca.

While Rafa Nadal matched Federer's all-time men's mark for most Grand Slam title, Toni Nadal says the Swiss stylist has no equal in the GOAT debate.



Uncle Toni reiterated remarks he made earlier this year: Roger Federer is GOAT.

"I say the best is Roger Federer because he has more tournament titles, more wins, more weeks of number one and everything counts," Toni Nadal said.



In an interview with Hall of Famer Mats Wilander for Eurosport last spring, Uncle Toni tabbed Federer as GOAT—and his personal favorite player to watch aside from his nephew.

“For me, he’s a wonderful player,” Toni Nadal said of Federer. “I like a lot to watch Roger Federer. [If] I was not the uncle or the coach of Rafael, I want Federer to win all the matches.

“I like how [Federer] plays because he’s very elegant, but he’s very effective, too. I know Federer is the best ever. I don’t know maybe with Rod Laver… Rafael is not too far. Federer is the best.”

Toni Nadal, who runs the Rafa Nadal Academy in his native Mallorca and plays with a one-handed backhand himself, says he has a simple tennis dream: that young players try to emulate Federer and Nadal—not necessarily because of their styles of play but because of the passion they both bring to the game.

“I hope in the next generation can be a player like Roger, similar to Roger, or similar to Rafael," Toni Nadal said. "Because when they put this passion, it’s good for the ATP Tour.”

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Russian reflects after his St. Petersburg Open victory
After Andrey Rublev won his fourth title of the season on Sunday at the St. Petersburg Open, the Russian spoke about how he wants to continue improving. The 22-year-old, who turns 23 on Tuesday, knows there are always parts of his game he can enhance.

The Russian has been motivated by Rafael Nadal, who one week ago won his 13th Roland Garros title.

“I cannot imagine how — I’m not even talking about [just at] the Grand Slams — it is possible what he is doing,” Rublev said. “To be mentally that strong all your life and all your career, I don’t know how it is possible.”


Rublev is in awe of Nadal’s focus and discipline. The Spaniard had plenty going against him in Paris, from difficult conditions — it was cool and wet throughout the fortnight — to tough opponents, led by World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who entered their championship clash with a 37-1 record on the year. Nadal still captured the Coupe des Mousquetaires without losing a set.

“Every player, even Roger [Federer] or even Novak [Djokovic], they had one moment in their career when they were mentally a little bit down or they could get a little bit emotionally down during the match and, if something happens, they could lose or something,” Rublev said. “Rafa is the only one player in history that it doesn’t matter how he feels, bad or good. In the end he always finds a way to win.

"If he is not winning, he is losing in three sets after three hours if it is not [at] a Grand Slam. If it is [at] a Grand Slam, it is going to be five hours and [against] the players that are really good… I don’t know how it is possible to be this strong mentally during all his career.”

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Something Rublev has learned from following Nadal is how important it is to push through bad days and find a way to win.

“Even if you take other sportsmen or athletes, they can have bad days. But because maybe the team is good, they are still winning,” Rublev said. “In tennis, if you are having a really bad day… it is really tough to find a way [to win] and compete like nothing happened. He has done this during all his career. For me he is the best athlete, not even in tennis, the best athlete in history.”

Rublev is having the best season of his career, climbing to a career-high No. 8 in the FedEx ATP Rankings thanks to his triumph in St. Petersburg. The Russian has won four tour-level titles this season, matched only by Djokovic, who also has four. No other player has more than two.

But even though he is flying higher than ever, Rublev will continue pushing for more.