Rafa Nadal created history today by becoming the only male to win at the same Grand Slam eight times. Congratulations and felicitations ensued on Twitter shortly after his win. We bring you some here. Tell us if we missed any.
Congrats to our friend @RafaelNadal for winning his EIGHTH French Open! Incredible #UN8ELIEVABLE
— Bon Jovi (@BonJovi) June 11, 2013
Muchas felicidades por tus 8 Rafa!! Y felicidades también a Ferrer por ser uno de los grandes y demostrarlo de nuevo…
— Andrés Iniesta (@andresiniesta8) June 9, 2013
8 times winning the French Open..#remarkable rafaelnadal http://t.co/pL0zQH1CdH
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) June 9, 2013
8th Rolland Garros for Nadal,what a legend!!Octavo Rolland Garros para Nadal, vaya fenómeno!!
— Mikel Arteta (@m8arteta) June 9, 2013
¡¡Felicitaciones, Rafa!! Histórico 8 RG. ¡Te lo merecés!
— Juan M. del Potro (@delpotrojuan) June 9, 2013
wow @RafaelNadal congratulations! very happy for u! @b1pr
— victoria azarenka (@vika7) June 9, 2013
Big shout out to Nadal for winning his 8th french open title!…
— Joseph Montana (@JoeMontana) June 9, 2013
King of the clay and Paris …his name Is Rafa Nadal!!!!Well done…
— Tomáš Berdych (@tomasberdych) June 9, 2013
The king of clay lives on! Congratulations to @rafaelnadal #rg13
— Milos Raonic (@milosraonic) June 9, 2013
Congratulations to @DavidFerrer87 and @RafaelNadal for representing Spain all around the world. Big final! 8th Roland Garros for Rafa!
— jose manuel calderon (@JmCalderon) June 9, 2013
Congrats to @RafaelNadal for his 8th Roland Garros. And @DavidFerrer87 for his 1st final. Viva España!
— Fernando Verdasco (@FerVerdasco) June 9, 2013
Bestial @RafaelNadal!! 8 @rolandgarros!! Increíble récord!! También @DavidFerrer87 por ser tan grande!!! Felicidades!!
— Feliciano López (@feliciano_lopez) June 9, 2013
#8RG felicitaciones amigo …. Ferru vos sos el campeon de los humanos !
— Juan Monaco (@picomonaco) June 9, 2013
Congratulations to @RafaelNadal on his record eighth French Open singles title. Look forward to welcoming him to #Wimbledon 🙂 #rg13
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 9, 2013
Congratulations @RafaelNadal – the king of clay takes a record 8th @rolandgarros title and another trophy to sink his teeth into!
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) June 9, 2013
Nadal Again and Again and Again 8x,,, he is out of this world!!! #Enhorabuena #RolandGarros
— Gustavo Kuerten (@gugakuerten) June 9, 2013
Grande @RafaelNadal !! Simplemente el mejor. Great Rafa!! Simply the best. https://t.co/fr4XUw45qP
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) June 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/M_Granollers/status/343774160159404032
Huge congratulations to @RafaelNadal , winning A slam is so tough & Rafa has won 8 at RG,in my wildest dreams also its nt possible to win 8.
— Rohan Bopanna (@rohanbopanna) June 9, 2013
#RolandGarros Rafa is the king of Paris!!!
— Boris Becker (@TheBorisBecker) June 9, 2013
Histórico @RafaelNadal ganando su octavo Roland Garros!! Grandísimo @DavidFerrer87 llegando a su primera final de Grand Slam!! Enormes!!!
— Carla Suarez Navarro (@CarlaSuarezNava) June 9, 2013
The greatest clay court play ever! Congrats @RafaelNadal on your 8th French Open! #unbelievabe pic.twitter.com/Ixl1ZAMscK
— rennae stubbs (@rennaestubbs) June 9, 2013
Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious. That's my one word to describe @RafaelNadal
— Mahesh Bhupathi (@Maheshbhupathi) June 9, 2013
8 R.Garros en 9 años…lo de @RafaelNadal no tiene precio. ENHORABUENA!!!!!
— Carles Castillejo (@C_Castillejo) June 9, 2013
The king of France is back at his best.
Congratulations. Tu eres el mejor e MAIOR. VAMOS RAFA
Bravo nadal 8الف مبروك