Anyone still following tennis?
Rafa just won Barcelona for the 6th straight time, two weeks after winning Monte Carlo for the 7th straight time. He is the only player in history to have won 2 tournaments 6 or more consecutive times. Remember that Rome and Roland Garros are coming up. He's won those 5 times.
To add to his records (courtesy of tennis.com):
- Nadal has won his 11th 500 Series title and is in 2nd place in the all time list, only one title behind Sampras who leads with 12 titles.
- Nadal is, by far, the best clay court player in history with a ible 93% winning percentage. Since 2005, Nadal has only lost 6 matches, and he is 186-6, which is equal to a 97% winning percentage. Nadal has won and outstanding 31 of 48 clay tournaments he has ever played for a 65% winning percentage.
- Nadal passed Borg with 31 career clay court titles for 3rd place in the all time list. Next ahead in the list is Muster with 40. Nonetheless, Muster’s wins are of a much lesser quality, as 26 of his titles are 250 Series level. Contrast that with Nadal who has only five 250 Series and 40 of a higher level.
- Nadal is also the best outdoor player in history with an 85.2% winning percentage.
- With his 44rd outdoor tournament win, Nadal has also surpassed Muster for 5th place in the all time outdoor win list. Next up is Agassi with 48 wins.
- Nadal has the all time best winning percentage at 400 wins (400-91 for an 81.5%) and 500 wins (500-105 for an 82.6%).
- Nadal is only 0.03% percentage points behind Borg for 1st in the overall career winning percentage record.
