FACTBOX: Nadal's Roland Garros achievements

Sun May 31, 2009 8:47pm BST
 
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(Reuters) - List of Rafael Nadal's achievements at the French Open after the Spanish top seed was beaten for the first time at Roland Garros on Sunday.

* Has a record 31-match winning streak. That run was snapped by Sweden's Robin Soderling in the 2009 fourth round.

* During his 31 victories, he dropped only seven sets.

* Won 32 consecutive sets, nine short of Swede Bjorn Borg's record

* Until Sunday, was unbeaten since his debut in 2005. No other man has won the title in his first four appearances at a slam.

* In 2008 became the first man to win the title without dropping a set since Bjorn Borg in 1980.

* He has never played a five-set match at Roland Garros.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; editing by Pritha Sarkar)

 

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