Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka will meet in the Roland Garros final on Sunday afternoon.
It will be Rafa’s 22nd Grand Slam final overall, breaking a tie with Novak Djokovic for second behind Roger Federer’s 28.
If our champ wins the championship on Sunday, it’ll be his 15th at a major, breaking a tie with Pete Sampras for second behind Federer’s 18.
Rafa, who won the last of his French Opens in 2014, is bidding to become the first man to win 10 titles at a single Grand Slam.
Date: June 11, 2017
Match time: 3 PM local time / 9 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 2 PM BST – United Kingdom / 3 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / 11 PM AEDT – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa on facing Stan:
I have been playing a great event. But Stan is playing unbelievable, no? It will be a super-hard final and I will need to play at my very best.
Stan on facing Rafa:
I think to play Rafa on clay in French Open in a final is probably the biggest challenge you can have in tennis. He’s the best player ever on clay. He’s going for his 10th Roland Garros, so it’s something really impressive, something tough.
It’s for sure going to be really difficult. But again, in the end of the day, it’s the final. The pressure is on both players. No one will go on the court thinking he has no pressure. We both want to win the title, and we both gonna give it all on the court.
- The winner of today’s final will move up to No. 2, with the runner-up at No. 3, when the ATP rankings are updated on Monday 12 June.
- Rafa is in 1st place on the list for the most Tour-level match-wins in 2017 (42-6). Thiem (34-13), Goffin (31-12).
- Rafa is in 1st place on the list for most clay court wins in 2017 (23-1).
- This is Rafa’s 22nd Grand Slam final. He has a 14-7 win-loss record in Grand Slam finals, going into today’s match.
- Rafa is bidding to win his 53rd career clay court title at Roland Garros.
- Rafa is through to the Roland Garros final without dropping a set for the 5th time in his career. He also reached the final here without dropping a set in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012. He went on to win the title without dropping a set in 2008 and 2010.
- Rafa has played just 2 five-set matches at Roland Garros – he came back from 1-2 down to defeat John Isner in the 1st round in 2011 and also defeated Djokovic in 5 sets in the 2013 semifinals. He has a 19-9 win-loss record in 5-set matches overall.
- Rafa is the leading performer in Roland Garros history. He has a 78-2 win-loss record at Roland Garros, ahead of Federer (65-16), Djokovic (59-12) and Vilas (58-17).
Rafa has a 15-3 record against Wawrinka. Rafa has a 2-1 win-loss record against Wawrinka in Tour-level finals, with both of his 2 wins coming on clay. This is the 8th time the pair have met on clay. Rafa has a 6-1 win-loss record against Wawrinka on clay, with his only defeat coming at 2015 Rome-1000.
| YEAR | EVENT | SURFACE | RND | WINNER | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco |
Outdoor Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal |
61 64
|
| 2015 | ATP Finals Great Britain |
Indoor Hard | RR | Rafael Nadal |
63 62
|
| 2015 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris France |
Indoor Hard | QF | Stan Wawrinka |
768 767
|
| 2015 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai China |
Outdoor Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal |
62 61
|
| 2015 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy |
Outdoor Clay | QF | Stan Wawrinka |
767 62
|
| 2014 | Australian Open Australia |
Outdoor Hard | F | Stan Wawrinka |
63 62 36 63
|
| 2013 | ATP Finals Great Britain |
Indoor Hard | RR | Rafael Nadal |
765 766
|
| 2013 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai China |
Outdoor Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal |
7610 61
|
| 2013 | Roland Garros France |
Outdoor Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal |
62 63 61
|
| 2013 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain |
Outdoor Clay | F | Rafael Nadal |
62 64
|
| 2012 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco |
Outdoor Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal |
75 64
|
| 2010 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai China |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
64 64
|
| 2010 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Canada |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
7612 63
|
| 2010 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy |
Outdoor Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal |
64 61
|
| 2009 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal |
762 764
|
| 2007 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris France |
Indoor Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal |
64 63
|
| 2007 | Stuttgart Germany |
Outdoor Grass | F | Rafael Nadal |
64 75
|
| 2007 | Australian Open Australia |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
62 62 62
|
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Sources: Roland Garros, AFP
I can not describe my feelings for RAFA’S 10 th RG. I am in tears of Joy. You are truly un comparable At RG ,RAFA!
Wow, that was just magnificent! Well played Rafa, massive congratulations!! Not dropped a set, not even had a tie-break, simply the best!
Also I’m really looking forward to seeing the La Decima documentary tomorrow (thanks Eurosport 🙂 ).
VAMOS SWEETHEART & CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BRILLIANT TENTH FRENCH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) 🙂 ; ) ; ) : ) 🙂 BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) 🙂 : ) WI…………………………..WI…………………………….WI………………………………CHAMP RAFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) 🙂 : ) : ) 😉 WE LOVE YOU & VERY VERY VERY HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) VAMOS SWEETHEART & ENJOY EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : KUDOS & VAMOS & MANY THANKS FOR BRINGING SO MUCH PASSION & FORTITUDE TO TENNIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) LOVE YOU & WISHING YOU FANTASTIC CELEBRATIONS & FUN CELEBRATING YOUR BRILLIANT TENNIS WITH THE TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) LOTS OF LOVE & HAPPINESS SWEETHEART & VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) ; ) XOXOXOXOXOXOXO : ) : ) : ) HAVE FUN BETWEEN TOURS & KEEP SMILING DEAR RAFA SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) 🙂 : ) : ) WE LOVE YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ): ) : ) : )
Lovely to see Uncle Toni up there ( without his cap) ,sharing Rafa special moment and getting the recognition and credit he so rightfully deserves.
Lovely speech from Rafa and also Stan , but there really could only be one outcome today .
Yes that was lovely, Uncle Toni and Rafa each with a trophy!
😍🤗🏆