Rafa Nadal sends stylish message to Novak Djokovic as French Open winner in tears

Rafael Nadal was one of many first gamers to congratulate Novak Djokovic for setting a brand new males’s singles Grand Slam file. The pair have been beforehand tied on 22 every however the Serb pulled forward by successful the French Open. And he was in tears after making historical past.

Djokovic rewrote historical past on Sunday as he turned the primary man to raise 23 Grand Slam trophies and to win all 4 Majors at the least 3 times. With the win, the Serb will even return to No 1 on the planet and is now midway to finishing the Calendar Grand Slam.

After an unimaginable feat, Nadal was one of many first to congratulate his long-time rival with a cultured message. Minutes after Djokovic secured a 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 victory, the Spaniard took to Twitter to have fun his achievement.

A 14-time French Open champion himself, Nadal wrote: “Many congrats on this amazing achievement @DjokerNole 23 is a number that just a few years back was impossible to think about, and you made it! Enjoy it with your family and team!”

It marks the primary time in historical past that Djokovic has been forward within the males’s singles Grand Slam race. Roger Federer surpassed Pete Sampras’ previous file of 14 titles again in 2009 and went on to raise 20 in his profession.

Nadal and Djokovic rapidly caught as much as him, and the Spaniard pulled forward final yr when he received his twenty first and twenty second on the Australian Open and Roland Garros respectively. But the Serb has come from behind to smash the file and tie Serena Williams for essentially the most Grand Slam titles within the Open Era.