5 tennis records that would be nearly impossible to break

Rafael Nadal

2. Rafael Nadal – Only player to win the same Grand Slam 11 times

Rafael Nadal is the other modern day tennis great who is spoken of in the same breath as Federer. He is popularly known as the King of Clay and is a serious contender for the “Greatest of All Time” tag.

Nadal has the rare achievement of winning at least one Grand Slam in his teens, 20s and 30s. His is a career studded with epic comebacks from injuries.

But most importantly, Nadal has won a staggering 11 French Open titles! His first win at Roland Garros was in 2005 and his latest in 2018. He won all the French Opens between 2005 and 2018 except 2009, 2015 and 2016.

Nadal is the only player to win any Major 10 times or more. He has similar records with the Monte Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open.

The only active player who can potentially come close to him is Federer with eight Wimbledon titles. But he is five years older and needs time to match Nadal’s French Open, which seems unlikely.