The story of the French Open is Rafael Nadal. The Spanish star is a clay-court legend. He owns a record 81 straight match wins on clay and 57 clay-court titles during his career, a tennis mark for tournament wins on a single surface. Included in that total are a record 11 French Open men's singles titles. Nadal has won the last two French Opens and is 11-0 in men's singles final matches at Roland-Garros.
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Wimbledon: Big Three Dominating Again
Article posted on Thursday 11 July - 06:57 EDT
Over its history, Wimbledon has witnessed many players dominate centre court. Rod Laver in the 1960s, Bjorn Borg in the 1970s, Boris Becker in the 1980s and Pete Sampras in the 1990s all took their turns as kings of the All-England Lawn Tennis Club.
But the tournament has seen nothing like what's unfolded in men's singles over the past generation. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have combined to win 14 of the last 16 men's singles titles.
But the tournament has seen nothing like what's unfolded in men's singles over the past generation. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have combined to win 14 of the last 16 men's singles titles.
France. Croatia. It all comes down to this. The 2018 Davis Cup Final will take place between November 23 and 25, with France looking to win their second straight title. Will they pull up their championship defense? Or is Croatia now a threat to be taken seriously? We're going to break it all down for you here.
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