This weekend, all eyes on the sport will be in France, where the men's and women's finals of Roland Garros will be played, the second Grand Slam of the year. What are the tennis players these titles have won?

Rafael Nadal is the male tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles. In January 2022, he got his 21st recognition at the Australian Open and thus surpassed Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, who have 20 each.

The 35-year-old has won 13 Roland Garros titles, four US Open titles, two Wimbledon titles and two Australian Open US Open titles in his career, making him only to win all four Grand Slams twice, the second man in the Open Era.

The first to achieve that feat was Djokovic reaching his second Roland Garros.

This Sunday, Nadal could break his record and win a new Grand Slam if he wins the Roland Garros final. He advanced after his opponent in the semifinal, Alexander Zverev, had to withdraw with a right leg injury.

The most recent meeting between the Grand Slam leaders was this week when Nadal beat Djokovic to advance to the French Open semifinals. That was the 59th game played by the two great tennis players of all time, who face a historic rivalry.

The tournament has featured a star who is not ranked but has had meteoric growth: Carlos Alcaraz, who entered the top 10 players at 18 and is the youngest man since Nadal to join that list and win an ATP 1000 title.

Behind the three heads of the world of men's tennis are American Pete Sampras, with 14 titles, and Sweden's Bjorn Borg, with 11, according to Ultimate Tennis Statistics. They are followed by Americans Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl with eight.

And they close the list of the ten tennis players with the most Grand Slam titles John McEnroe, from the United States, and Mats Wilander, from Sweden, with seven recognitions each.

The count changes if other statistics are taken, for, the ATP ranking table, which is led by Djokovic with 8,660 points, according to Ultimate Tennis Statistics, and in which Rafael Nadal is in fifth place with 5,525 according to the 23 updates. of May.

If we consider women's competitions, the ranking is different, and Nadal is not in the first place.

The 24 titles to her credit, Australia's Margaret Court holds the record. She is followed by the American Serena Williams with 23 and, to close the list, is the German Steffi Graf with 22 tags.