The men’s and women’s singles draws for the 2021 French Open are now known, and as you can always expect at this time of year, there will be some cracking matches to watch over the next fortnight. I start on the men’s side of things, where the sport’s three most celebrated players – Roger Federer, […]
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The year’s second Grand Slam tournament gets underway this weekend, with history and greatness at the mercy of Rafael Nadal as he seeks a record-breaking 21st major men’s singles title as well as further immortality at Roland Garros.
Ever since his debut on the Parisian clay courts, the Spaniard has dominated proceedings, claiming a jaw-dropping 13 titles from 16 appearances and winning 100 matches against just two losses, to Robin Soderling and Novak Djokovic in 2009 and 2015 respectively.