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Didn't expect to be updating this again so soon but what happened yesterday was terrific. After the issues with his foot throughout the clay season I don't think many of us were optimistic.Then we saw the draw from hell. Gulp. All the pundits were saying the winner would come from the top half but most of them had Rafa in as third favourite. Beating Djokovic in the quarter finals was just a joy and it was good to see that the new wunderkind did not meet up to his hype. Obviously what happened to Zverev in the semi-final was not the way anyone wanted the match to end and who knows what shape Rafa would have been in if it had gone to 5 gruelling sets. Still, he now has 14 Roland Garros titles. As many at one grand slam as the former record holder, Pete Sampras, had in all of his. He is now two ahead of Federer and Djokovic in most grand slam singles titles of any man. We are keeping our fingers crossed that the new nerve treatment will be successful. It's not just because we want to see him for a bit longer, but also for the man himself to be able to experience a few more glorious moments. I have just added the one picture to the list below. June 2022
Number 22 - Roland Garros 14th January 2022 Number 21 - Australian Open 2nd June 2020 Number 20 - Roland Garros 13th September 2019 Number 19 - US Open 4th June 2019 Number 18 - Roland Garros 12th June 2018 Number 17 - Roland Garros 11th September 2017 Number 16 - US Open 3rd June 2017 Number 15 - Roland Garros - La decima June 2014 Number 14 - Roland Garros 9th September 2013 Number 13 - US Open 2nd June 2013 Number 12 - Roland Garros 8th June 2012 Number 11 - Roland Garros 7th June 2011 Number 10 - Roland Garros 6th September 2010 Number 9 - US Open 1st July 2010 Number 8 - Wimbledon 2nd June 2010 Number 7 - Roland Garros 5th January 2009 Number 6 - Australian Open 1st July 2008 Number 5 - Wimbledon 1st June 2008 Number 4 - Roland Garros 4th June 2007 Number 3 - Roland Garros 3rd June 2006 Number 2 - Roland Garros 2nd June 2005 The first one - at Roland Garros We honestly weren't expecting to still be here 17 years on and we couldn't be happier.¡Enhorabuena, Rafa! |