There are many records that Rafael Nadal holds: above all, he is the tennis player who has won the most Grand Slam titles, conquering the twenty-first at the Australian Open and bypassing the two rivals of all time, Djokovic and Federer. Although Nadal’s numbers have been and are impressive, one figure that sees him out of the top 3 is about weeks in the standings. The winner of thirteen Roland Garros was number one in the world for 209 weeks, sixth behind other names such as Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors. The top of the table, therefore, was less dominated by Rafa Nadal. This, however, gave him an advantage over his opponents: the Spaniard has the most wins against the number one in the world. As Sp …

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