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Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
Death. Taxes. Rafael Nadal winning the French Open.
Nadal rolls through Djokovic in 3 sets to win his 13th French Open title. He has now tied Federer with 20 major wins and his overall record in matches at Roland Garros is a remarkable 100 - 2 (!)
It's not hard to imiagine that Nadal could wind up with the most Major championships, especially because it's very likely that he'll win at least a few more French Opens before he calls it quits for good.
Nadal rolls through Djokovic in 3 sets to win his 13th French Open title. He has now tied Federer with 20 major wins and his overall record in matches at Roland Garros is a remarkable 100 - 2 (!)
It's not hard to imiagine that Nadal could wind up with the most Major championships, especially because it's very likely that he'll win at least a few more French Opens before he calls it quits for good.
Vantage Point
Educated Fool
Yeah tuned in yesterday expecting a five set epic with Djokovic going toe to toe with Nadal. But it turned out to be a very one sided affair.
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Yes, it finished so soon that there was no excuse to avoid the Sunday evening bath! 
Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
Djokovic just accomplished one of the most difficult feats in all of sports ... beating Rafael Nadal in a match at Roland Garros. It was a seriously amazing match, the quality of play by both players was through the roof.
Now Djokovic will advance to face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Final, with a chance at a multi-slam, that is, winning each Grand Slam event multiple times. Something that neither Federer nor Nadal has done.
Now Djokovic will advance to face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Final, with a chance at a multi-slam, that is, winning each Grand Slam event multiple times. Something that neither Federer nor Nadal has done.
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
Women multi slam winners:
Men multi slam winners. Emerson and Laver were the only two men who did this, in 1966 and 1969 respectively.
| 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 23 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | ||
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| 18 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
Men multi slam winners. Emerson and Laver were the only two men who did this, in 1966 and 1969 respectively.
| Titles | Player | OE | PO | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Roy Emerson | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | Rod Laver | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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He only needs the Olympic gold and two more GS's to beat Federer and Nadal for the GOAT status.
If he wins the Olympic Gold and US Open this year there will be no doubt.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Women multi slam winners:
24 11 5 3 5 23 7 3 7 6 22 4 6 7 5 18 2 7 3 6 18 3 2 9 4
Men multi slam winners. Emerson and Laver were the only two men who did this, in 1966 and 1969 respectively.
Titles Player OE PO Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open 12 0 12 6 2 2 2 11 5 6 3 2 4 2
What an amazing tennis player Steffi Graf was!
Whenever I see her name I cannot help but think about Hugh Laurie though.
Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
Nadal conquers Medvedev, wining his 2nd career Australian Open, and securing a multi slam of his own!
Nadal now takes the lead with 21 Slams, surpassing both Federer and Djokovic by one.
Nadal now takes the lead with 21 Slams, surpassing both Federer and Djokovic by one.
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Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
And he did it again. This time against one of his "students", Casper Ruud who reached his first Grand Slam final and perhaps seemed to be a bit overwhelmed by the occasion.
Ruud's journey into the top 10 has seen tennis gain more attention in Norway, of course. We haven't been spoiled by a lot of success in this sport, and in modern times the only player close to this level was Ruud's father, who peaked at 39th in the ATP ranking and never got past 4th round in a GS (Australian Open 1997).
However, as @Forostar reminded me, and as Norwegian media also brought up in the last days before the RG final, there is one Norwegian who has had success in tennis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molla_Mallory
Throughout her career she won the US Open eight times, the last one in 1926. @Forostar - you wondered why she isn't that well known in Norway and I must admit I wondered the same when I first became aware of her. I can only think of this: Her success happened exclusively in the US, i.e. after she had emigrated from Norway, and this in a time where news coverage was less dense than today. Combine it with her best years coinciding with World War 1 and the fact tennis was not a particularly popular sport here at the time, unlike e.g. speed skating. In fact I read that Ulrikke Eikeri (Norway's best currently active female tennis player) was not all that familiar with Mallory's career.
Anyway. It is cool that we now,, for the first time in the modern era, have a player close to the top level.
Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
There's no shame in losing to Nadal at Roland Garros, that's for sure!
I'll be honest, I've never even heard of Casper Ruud until about a week ago, but watching him in the later rounds of the tournament has made me a fan. He seems like a very down-to-earth and likable guy; I'm going to make sure to keep following him going forward.
I'll be honest, I've never even heard of Casper Ruud until about a week ago, but watching him in the later rounds of the tournament has made me a fan. He seems like a very down-to-earth and likable guy; I'm going to make sure to keep following him going forward.
Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
Watching the Alcaraz-Sinner match right now, and it's ridiculous. The match has been going on for over 4 1/2 hours already, with the 5th set having just started. It's after 2:00 am local time in NY. 
Surprisingly, the quality of play is still extremely high.
Surprisingly, the quality of play is still extremely high.