Rafael Nadal won French Open 2020

Rafael Nadal tied Roger Federer with 20 Grand Slam titles by producing a nearly perfect performance against Novak Djokovic in the French Open Final. Nadal is the oldest French Open champion since 1972 and the more than 15 years between his first and most recent Grand Slam titles is the longest such span for a man.

Nadal equaled long-time rival Federer for the most major singles tennis championships won by a man and added to his own record at Roland Garros with No. 13 on the red clay, courtesy of a surprisingly dominant 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 victory over the No. 1-ranked Djokovic. 

When Nadal ended it with an ace, he dropped to his knees, smiled widely and pumped his arms. Nadal, No. 2 in the rankings, improved to 100-2 at the French Open, including a combined 26-0 in semi-finals and finals, and picked up his fourth consecutive title in Paris. The 34-year-old left-hander from Spain previously put together streaks of four French Open championships from 2005-08, then five in a row from 2010-14, to go alongside his four trophies at the US Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the Australian Open.

Nadal is now even with Federer for the first time since each man had zero Slams to his name in 2003. Federer's first arrived at Wimbledon that year; Nadal, naturally, earned his first in France in 2005, by which point he trailed 4-0. Djokovic's loss left him at 17 majors; had he won, the trio's standings would have read 20-19-18. Djokovic had won 14 of the last 18 matchups against Nadal, and led 29-26 overall, including a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win at the 2019 Australian Open final.

Novak Djokovic wins eighth Australian Open

Novak Djokovic has defended his Australian Open crown beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in 5 sets and 4 hours to lift his 17th Grand Slam and 8th title at Melbourne Park. Having struggled physically after winning the 1st set and surrendering the next two, Djokovic came back strongly to brush aside Thiem’s challenge whose wait for a maiden major title just got further elongated.

Djokovic clashed with the umpire over a time violation in the second set and sought a medical timeout for dizziness and dehydration in the third, but he recovered to level proceedings in the fourth and put on a show in the final set to secure victory.

The 32-year-old extended his Australian Open record ahead of Roger Federer, who has won six titles at Melbourne Park and defended his 2019 title in the process. Prior to the final, the No. 5 seed had played three four-set matches and one five-setter, while Djokovic had only been taken to four sets twice. Thiem had also played seven tiebreakers to the Djoker's three. Djokovic now has 17 Grand Slam titles overall. He's just two behind Rafael Nadal's 19 and three behind Federer's 20.

Federer turns 39 this year, and Djokovic is a year younger than Nadal, who has had significantly more injury issues to deal with over the course of his career, so he has an excellent chance of surpassing both by the time they've all retired. As for Thiem, the 26-year-old has now reached a Grand Slam final for three years running. He's beaten Djokovic and Nadal four times apiece and holds a 5-2 head-to-head record against Federer, so if anyone is poised to break the trio's stranglehold on the Grand Slams, it's him.

US Open 2019: Rafael Nadal won 19th Grand Slam title

Rafael Nadal won his 19th Grand Slam title after holding off Russian Daniil Medvedev exhilarating fightback in one of the greatest US Open finals. Spain's Nadal, 33, won 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 against the fifth seed in New York. Nadal, seeded second, was cruising at two sets and a breakup, only for Medvedev to force a decider. But Nadal stopped his momentum to clinch a thrilling win in four hours and 50 minutes - just four minutes shorter than the longest US Open final.

Nadal's victory moves him within one of Swiss rival Roger Federer's all-time leading tally of men's Grand Slam victories. After taking his third match point, Nadal collapsed to the court in celebration, covering his face as he contemplated another famous victory which epitomized his fighting spirit.

Medvedev, 23, trudged around the net to warmly congratulate his opponent, who looked on the verge of tears as he hid behind his sweat-soaked vest while taking rapturous acclaim. Nadal, Federer and Djokovic has won the past 12 Grand Slams after the Spaniard lifted the trophy in New York for the fourth time. Now Nadal has the chance to draw level with 38-year-old Federer, who was nine titles better off than his long-time rival in 2007, at the Australian Open in January.

Despite Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic being in their 30s, nobody has been able to break their stranglehold on the men's game and Medvedev was the latest to fall short after a heroic effort. In Women’s singles, Bianca Andreescu defeats Serena Williams to win her first Grand Slam title.

Wimbledon 2019: Novak Djokovic won 16th Grand Slam Title

Novak Djokovic became the first player in the Open Era to win the Wimbledon men’s singles final after being down match point since 1948 to clinch his fifth title at the Championships and take his Grand Slams tally to 16.

Djokovic played out the longest Wimbledon men's singles final in history against the legendary Roger Federer and prevailed 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12 in a marathon encounter on Centre Court.

The player to win the Wimbledon men's singles final after being down match point was America's Robert Falkenburg, who saved three match points and came back to defeat Australia's John Bromwich in the men's singles final.

This triumph also earned Djokovic his 16th Grand Slam trophy overall, moving him closer to the only men ahead of him in tennis history: Federer owns 20, Rafael Nadal has 18. Djokovic has now won the past five meetings against Federer and holds a 26-22 advantage overall head-to-head, including 10-6 at Grand Slam tournaments and 3-1 at Wimbledon. Simona Halep won the Women’s Single titles against Serena Williams.