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Look back on the Grand Slam history of Rafael Nadal Following his major win in the 2019 US Open in Flushing Meadows.

Why Nadal is among the most significant, following his victory in New York we delve deeper into the writings to explain. In 2003, at the age of 16, Nadal became the youngest person to make it to the next round of Wimbledon since Boris Becker in 1984. In 2005the Spaniard conquered the unheralded Mariano Puerta that was left-hander to eventually become the first player to win the title within his main draw debut since Mats Wilander in 1982. It was the beginning of a winning monopoly at Roland Garros. At the age of 19, he became the first teenager to win a significant singles title because Pete Sampras at the US Open in 1990. Nadal broke Argentine Guillermo Vilas record of 53 consecutive clay-court match successes by winning his eponymous game in the 2006 French Open. He went on to achieve his second final, where he became the first player to defeat Roger Federer in a Grand Slam final and the Roland Garros winner. The 21-year-old became the first person to win three titles in Roland Garros. He again shattered the hopes of becoming just the third person in history to hold all four majors of Federer. His good competitor was condemned by nadal using a 6-1 victory over Federer in one hour 48 seconds to his worst loss at a Grand Slam event. The Spaniard won the title without dropping a set, becoming the man to do following Borg and Ilie Nastase. Federer was on the receiving end of the next defeat as Nadal landed his first Wimbledon title - 9-7 in the fifth set and in near-darkness. A year finished with a gold medal in the Beijing Olympics after beating Fernando Gonzalez in three places. He eventually also became the first player as he won the Australian Open again to hold three big names on three unique surfaces in exactly the time. A dejected Nadal suffered a stunning loss against Robin Soderling in the French Open. It had been his first defeat the clay. A year after he exacted his revenge on the Swede, but this time in the final due to his Roland Garros name. He regained the world No 1 ranking for the first time since July 2009. He followed that with his second title at Wimbledon having a straight-sets success over Czech Tomas Berdych. When the entire world finished a career Grand Slam by beating Novak Djokovic at Flushing 21, A remarkable year finished. Nadal equivalent that the tally of Borg and won his French Open title by defeating Federer at age 25. Federer had ended the 43-match undefeated run from the semi-finals of Djokovic. In 2012, the record to be the very successful player in Open history with his crown in a rare Monday that had many delays because of rain of Borg was surpassed by him. He also finished Djokovic's bid to be the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four figures. Because he improved his career record Even the Coupe des Mousquetaires prize was back in the arms of Nadal after his straight-sets success over David Ferrer. The yards were achieved from the semi-finals if he defeated Djokovic 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7 9-7 at a four-hour, 37-minute epic. That Septemberhe had been crowned US Open champion for the second time in his career after a four-set win over Djokovic. 'The King of Clay' entered Roland Garros for the first time in 10 years with only a European name however he won French Open variety eight and set a fifth consecutive victory by defeating rival Djokovic. Another legend of the sport, Borg presented with all the Coupe de Mousquetaires him. The win helped him expand his run at Roland Garros into 66 wins and only one defeat over ten years. Nadal ended a Grand Slam drought against Stan Wawrinka from the 2017 French Open final with a brilliant performance. Nadal's'La Decima' was his 10th French Open, without dropping a set and he managed it. It had been his most win since allowing Federer only four matches. Because 34-year-old Andres Gimeno in 1972, he become the oldest champion in Paris at 31. As he claimed a 16th Grand Slam title at the US 21, ruthless Nadal proved far too good for Kevin Anderson. The world No 1 lived up as the heavy favourite with a 6-3 6-3 6-4 victory over surprise finalist Anderson. Imperious Nadal shot his Roland Garros win-loss record into some 86-2 that was jaw-dropping as he won a record-extending 11th French Open title with a 6-4 victory over young pretender Dominic Thiem. He combined Australia's Margaret Court since the only player to win 11 titles at precisely the major. At a repeat of last year Nadal was pushed perhaps as hard as he has ever been in the two sets. But Dominic Thiem, that played sensational tennis for nearly two hours, could not sustain Nadal and the speed charged away to victory, winning 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1. Nadal stands to his own as the most prosperous singles player, male or female, at a Grand Slam having moved clear from the 11 titles. Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev in five magnificent places to claim his 19th Grand Slam title also proceed of the all time album of Roger Federer. The Spanish seed headed by a break and two sets, but he also had to stop a comeback to acquire the epic showdown 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4. Read more: