Rafael Nadal 'ridiculous' record will never be broken - Wimbledon commentator
RAFAEL NADAL’s record of winning 12 men’s French Open singles titles will never be broken.
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That is the opinion of BBC tennis commentator and former Australian Open finalist John Lloyd.
Rafael Nadal clinched his 12th French Open title earlier this year, beating Dominic Thiem in the final at Roland Garros.
That is twice as much as any other male player has won in the Open Era, with Bjorn Borg winning six in Paris between 1974 and 1981.
Nadal’s overall tally of 18 Grand Slams is second only to Roger Federer’s 20 in the men’s game.
It cannot be ever broken. That is ridiculous that he has won that many titles
But Lloyd says the record of 12 at a single Slam will never be overtaken.
“We’ve seen a lot of records broken throughout the years but I’m going to say this: this will never be broken,” Lloyd said.
“It cannot be ever broken.
“That is ridiculous that he has won that many titles.”
Lloyd was speaking ahead of Nadal’s Wimbledon quarter-final victory over American Sam Querrey on Wednesday, which he won in straight sets.
He claims the Spaniard’s form at the French Open shows there are areas of his game he has improved since working under coach Carlos Moya.
“What I thought was so amazing at the French is that with Carlos Moya, they’ve actually worked on things where they’ve increased his service speed and they’ve increased his striking on the return of serve,” Lloyd added.
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“He’s now hitting the ball harder than he’s ever hit.
“They did that because they know now they have to increase the power and get ahead of the game on the serve and on the ground strokes.
“He’s taken [the advice] on board and look at the results.”