All the numbers of Rafa Nadal, the best Spanish athlete in history

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Updated Sunday, June 5, 2022-18:00

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Rafa Nadal

set a new record at Roland Garros.

The Spaniard increased his advantage as the tennis player with the most Grand Slams by adding 22, two more than

and

, the two rivals with whom he has had a historic duel in the last two decades.

It all started in 2003, when

won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon.

Two years later ,

, at only 19 years old, won his first Roland Garros, starting the duel with the Swiss.

joined the fray in 2008, when he lifted his first Australian Open trophy.

The Mallorcan has been at the top of the competition for 18 years and not everything has been rosy.

Injuries kept him sidelined for several periods, the last one last year, when he spent almost six months without competing.

Already in 2018 he had to undergo an operation on his right ankle that forced him to change the position of his blows.

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