France, May 24 -- Between June 2005 and his farewell appearance at the Roland Garros Stadium in May 2024, Rafael Nadal dispatched an array of adversaries to claim14 French Open singles titles.
Diminished by foot and abdominal injuries, Nadal retired from the ATP circuitlast November, boasting 22 trophies from the four Grand Slam tournament venues in Melbourne, Paris, London andNew York.
To honour his exploits,most notably in Paris, French Open organisers will allot him pride of place at the end of the first day of play on centre court on Sunday.
"Rafa made history atRolandGarros," said tournament director Amelie Mauresmo. "And his 14 titles will perhaps remain unequalled at any Grand Slam tournament."
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