Few athletes have become more synonymous with a single event than Rafael Nadal and the French Open. The Spaniard won a record 14 titles at the grand slam in his career and Roland Garros gave its ...

PARIS — Rafael Nadal stepped out into Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday to the sort of unending adulation, thunderous applause and chants of his nickname, “Rafa,” that greeted him for years as he ...

Nadal is known as The King of Clay for a reason: 14 of his 22 major titles came at Roland-Garros. The Spaniard won his first French Open in 2005, just days after his 19th birthday, before going on ...

Rafael Nadal waves as he leaves the court after losing to Alexander Zverev during their first round match of the French Open at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean ...

Rafael Nadal won four French Open titles on the trot from 2005 to 2008 and then won five consecutive Roland Garros triumphs from 2010 to 2014. Nadal won his next five French Open titles in 2017 ...

For four minutes, the crowd was rapt and silent as they saw Nadal’s evolution from a 19-year-old kid with long hair wearing a sleeveless tee and capri-length pants at his first French Open in ...

French Open 2025: Rafael Nadal is celebrated at the tournament he won a record 14 times Updated May. 25, 2025 2:12 p.m. ET Associated Press ...

Nadal, who turns 39 on June 3 and played his final competitive match at the Davis Cup last November, thanked tournament organizers. His main coach, Toni, who also is his uncle.

With the 2025 French Open kicking off Sunday, it was only right to honor the "King of Clay." Rafael Nadal, a 14-time French Open winner, was honored at a ceremony at Roland-Garros on Sunday. The ...

Rafael Nadal stepped out into Court Philippe-Chatrier to the sort of unending adulation and thunderous applause that greeted him for years as he accumulated a record 14 French Open championships.