Rafa Nadal said the presence of his friends and rivals Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray during a celebration of his glorious career at the French Open made an emotional Sunday evening all the more special.

Rafael Nadal is being celebrated during a ceremony in the main stadium of the French Open on Day 1 of the tournament.

Through his official X profile, Rick Macci - former coach of the Williams sisters and Andy Roddick - wanted to pay tribute once again to Nole. “When you win 100 of anything let alone tennis tournaments where you have to scalp many opponents to win the Prize this is another reason why Novak is the GOAT in my Eyes” – he wrote.

Novak Djokovic secured his 100th tour-level title with a hard-fought victory over Hubert Hurkacz at the Gonet Geneva Open.

Sinner and Alcaraz have garnered seven Grand Slam titles already between them. By comparison Nadal, Federer and Djokovic, swept up 66 from 2003 to 2023

Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal accused Netflix of approaching their Carlos Alcaraz documentary ‘in the wrong way’.