The men's singles final in figures

2 Rafael Nadal is the second ever champion to have won four consecutive titles in the French Open’s history. Björn Borg accomplished the same feat between 1978 and 1981. 2 It is only the second time in the history of the open era that a singles Grand Slam final line up was identical for three years running. Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg went head-to-head at Wimbledon in 1988, 1989 and 1990. 3 Roger Federer has notched up three finals so far at Roland Garros and has lost them all. He has won all twelve other Grand Slam finals he has played in. 4 It is only the fourth time in the Open era that a men’s singles champion has won without dropping a single set. Before Rafa, only Ilie Nastase in 1973, and Björn Borg in 1978 and 1980 managed this feat. 4 With four victories under his belt, Rafael Nadal has equaled Henri Cochet’s record, who won in 1926, 1928, 1930 and 1932. Only Björn Borg, with six titles, beats the Spaniard in his number of wins at Roland Garros 5 This was the fifth consecutive Grand Slam final to be fought between two Europeans. Chilean Fernando Gonzalez, finalist in the 2007 Australian Open, was the last non-European to play in a major tournament final. 15 This was Roger Federer’s fifteenth Grand Slam final. Only ten players have ever equalled this in the history of the Open. The record is held by Ivan Lendl, who notched up 19 finals. 17 This was Nadal and Federer’s seventeenth head-to-head, and takes the Spaniard’s lead to 11-6. 28 Rafa has won all 28 matches he has played at Roland Garros. He now holds the position of fifth best winning streak in a Grand Slam tournament. The record is 41 consecutive victories, held by Björn Borg at Wimbledon between 1976 and 1981. 44 Rafael Nadal has chalked up his 44th win on the ATP tour this year. He overtakes Novak Djokovic, who has won 37 times so far. 149 Roger Federer’s Grand Slam victory tally stalls at 149. He has now lost a total of 24 times. 2001 The last number one seed to win the men’s singles final was Gustavo Kuerten in 2001. 1.000,000 Nadal takes away a cool one million euros for his win today.