Rafael Nadal makes it three in a row…

The story of Tennis in the post Sampras era has centered around the dominance of Roger Federer and his precise, measured style of brilliance. At Roland Garros however, Rafael Nadal has shown that he is the undisputed King. Not since Thomas Muster proved unbeatable on clay for a year or two in the late 1990’s has a single player dominated clay court tennis as Nadal has. Sergi Bruguera did with consecutive French Opens, but Nadal holds the world record of most consecutive wins on clay – beating Guilermo Vilas’s record of 53 straight wins which stood for 29 years. He is number 2 in the world purely because the World’s Number One player right now, is possibly the greatest ever in history. Roger Federer has featured in every men’s grand slam final since Wimbledon 2005, and has won 6 out of 8 finals – both defeats coming in Paris. From the French Open on, Roger Federer has won both remaining Grand Slams for 3 years in a row.

Nadal is Kumble to Federer’s Shane Warne…. tennis does not have a murali 🙂