Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams’s Heart-Breaking Exit at US Open Breaks a Historic 19-Year Record

There are players who succumb to pressure and fail to deliver as per their potential, and there are other sets of players who dominate for decades and years to come. Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic – all these are one of those rare breeds that fall under the latter category.

The quality of tennis they have displayed for almost two decades of tennis shows the kind of character they are. They have never failed to attract and entertain tennis fans across the globe. 

Well, unfortunately, this rarest record was finally broken when Rafael Nadal went down to Frances Tiafoe on Monday with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6.

An achievement that will go down in history

Every player dreams of making it big and winning the major grand slams and only the destined ones reach there. On this Tuesday, the official account of US Open Tennis went on Twitter and tweeted quite an emotional post that read something like this.

Earlier on the 3rd of September, Serena Williams bowed down to Ajla Tomljanovic with a score of 5-7, 7-6, 1-6. This was eventually her last ever US Open and might well be her last ever grand slam.

G.O.A.T. Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, and their unique achievements

When we talk about Rafael Nadal, his records are second to none, especially on the clay courts. Back in June 2022, Rafa defeated Casper Ruud in the French Open final by a score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-0, extending his record for most Grand Slam victories to 22.

Eventually, he became the oldest champion in the clay-court tournament’s history with his victory, which happened two days after his 36th birthday. To go with all this, he has also won Wimbledon twice, the Australian Open once, and the U.S. Open four times each.

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Similarly, Serena Williams has also broken several countless records during her career, including defeating the No. 1 and No. 2 players at the same tournament eight times, winning three Grand Slam titles on match point, winning three of the four majors six times apiece, and more.

The best one has to be the one where she is the only woman in the history of tennis to win 10 Grand Slam Titles after turning 30.

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Considering all the achievements of these legends, one will surely expect to witness them bag at least another title against their names. Will it be possible? Only time will tell.