They played out the longest final in Wimbledon history, and Nadal ultimately won the final set 9-7 after 4 hours and 48 minutes on court, cementing his status as an all-time great.
Nadal won his first Grand Slam on a hard court in 2009 and it was the longest singles match in history of Australian Open.
Nadal completed the career Grand Slam when he won his first US Open title in 2010. He also became the second player to complete the career Golden Slam – all four Grand Slams with Olympic gold.
Nadal won a gold medal for Spain during the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Nadal won 24 consecutive singles matches, breaking Andre Agassi’s Open era record, and reaches career high no.3 in the world rankings.
Nadal secured a 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 win and breaks Bjorn Borg’s record with his seventh Coupe des Mousquetaires.