Usually Rafael Nadal is in Paris at this time of the year, sometimes winning the title at the French Open with a little more, but usually with little effort. So far there have been twelve, number 13 could perhaps still follow in 2020 - the traditionally second Grand Slam tournament of the year should start on September 27 with the games of the main field.

It has also become a fine tradition in recent years that Rafael Nadal doesn't just celebrate one victory after another in Paris. But also his birthday. This year is the 34th - the candles will be blown out at home in Manacor.

The ATP website has now hosted a few number games that do justice to the work of the great Spanish master. Vamos ...

34 - percentage of return games won in Nadal's career
33 - Age at which Nadal hibernated in 2019 as the oldest number one at the end of the year
32 - Longest winning streak between Hamburg 2008 and Cincinnati 2008
31 - Number of matches won by Nadal in Roland Garros before the first loss in 2009
30 - age at which Nadal wore the Spanish flag at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016
29 - Age at which Rafa opened his academy in Manacor
28 Tournament success: 2008 in the Queen's Club in London. A few days later, Rafa won his first title at Wimbledon after an epic match against Roger Federer
27 - Number of Grand Slam finals reached (19-8).
26 - victories against top ten opponents in Roland Garros
25 - ATP Masters 1000 title on sand
24 - Roger Federer wins (24-16)
23 - Age at which Nadal won his 100th Grand Slam match in 2010 at Roland Garros against Gianni Mina. At the moment his balance sheet is 275-39 with the majors
22 - Age at which Nadal became number one in the world for the first time on August 18, 2008
21 - Number of Nadal ATP Tour 500 titles

20 - victories against number 1 player, the first was in Miami in 2004 against Federer; as a 17 year old!
19 - Grand Slam title
18 - Age at which Nadal was first in the top ten on April 25, 2005.
17 - 6-0 sets won in Roland Garros
16 years since the first title in 2004 in Sopot.
15 - number of consecutive years with a top ten finish Nadals
14 - Number of years with a top five finish
13 - Number of ATP Masters 1000 final against Novak Djokovic
12 - title in Roland Garros
11 - Most titles in one season, namely 2005.

10 - number of victories that Nadal is missing up to the magical number of 1,000 on the tour; in the statistics, Jimmy Connors (1,274) leads Roger Federer (1,242) and Ivan Lendl (1,068)
9 - Number of seasons in which Nadal was the best setback on the ATP tour in percentage terms
8 - Successive titles in Monte Carlo between 2005 and 2012
7 - title on ashes in one season, 2005 it was.
6 - Victories against Novak Djokovic in Roland Garros Roland Garros
5 years in which Nadal finished the year as the first in the world rankings.
4 - Age when Nadal started tennis with Uncle Toni.
3 - Grand Slam title without loss of set, all won in Roland Garros (2008, 2010, 2017).
2 - defeats in Roland Garros (only 93 wins)
1 - Number of weeks in the world ranking position 1: 209.