Rafael Nadal took sole ownership of one record when he claimed a 12th French Ope...
PARIS - Rafael Nadal took sole ownership of one record when he claimed a 12th French Open title on Sunday but says matching Roger Federer’s haul of 20 Grand Slams will not become an obsession.
No other player has won the same Grand Slam title as many times as his dozen at Roland Garros, Sunday’s triumph taking him past Margaret Court’s 11 Australian Open titles. Nadal has suffered more injuries throughout his career than Federer and Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic, who is third on the all-time list of major winners with 15.
“I lost, I think, around 15 or even more Grand Slams in my career for injuries,” Nadal said. “So it has been difficult.”
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