Rafael Nadal: 14 Roland Garros titles mean more than 22 Grand Slam titles

In Paris, a few days ago, the Spaniards Rafael Nadal has achieved two incredible feats for tennis. Crushing the Norwegian Casper Ruud He won his 22nd Grand Slam by winning two titles in that type of tournament from Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. And, moreover, it meant his fourteenth Roland Garros.

The question of who is the best player in history has several angles to analyze first and answer later. It is true that the Majorcan took a good lead with that number (22) over the Serbian and the Swiss, but his two opponents in that race to be the GOAT (short for “Greatest Of All Times”, which in Spanish means “The The greatest of all time “) also offer evidence of their extraordinary careers in other statistical fields.

Here, then, the balance is there and gives the debate. What cannot be contested under any circumstances are the 14 reruns of the Musketeer Cup that Nadal has in his house. This is indescribable, it has no logic. It is a dream that has come true. Winning on one surface – and in the biggest tournament – that huge number of titles is … ridiculous. Everything else? The 14, which clearly positioned him as the best of all time (here it is the GOAT!) On brick dust, had a major influence on achieving those 22.

For all that, Nadal’s 14 Roland Garros are more relevant than his 22 Grand Slams.

Argentines swell their chests with pride for the two titles won by Guillermo Vilas and Gastón Gaudio in Bois de Boulogne. Okay, so be it. Just ask both of them how much it cost them to consecrate themselves in 1977 and 2004 respectively. So far, that’s fine. The point is that Rafael Nadal has multiplied the companies of Vilas and Gaudio by 14. A real madness. An enormous nonsense that does not enter the understanding of any logical leader except Nadal himself, of course, a true champion in many aspects of the game but, above all, in his competitive spirit, in his desire to push himself further. All time. This also makes it unique.