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US Open winner Dominic Thiem has a chance at the French Open to achieve something unique in the Open Era of tennis. Because never since 1968 has a player immediately followed his first Grand Slam victory with his second.
If he were to win his first title at Roland Garros, Thiem would be the 10th player in the Open Era to win the US Open and French Open titles in one year. If defending champion Rafael Nadal succeeds again or for the thirteenth time with this major, he would have 100 games won at the French Open, provided there is nowhere to win. The Spaniard has only two defeats in Paris on clay.
If he stayed that way, he would have been the fifth player to have achieved 20 or more Grand Slam titles. At the moment Margaret Court (AUS / 24), Serena Williams (USA / 23), Steffi Graf (GER / 22) and Roger Federer (SUI / 20), who turned 39 (today) on Saturday, belong to this club.
If Novak Djokovic remains undefeated in 2020 and wins the title, he would be the first to have won all the greats at least twice in the Open Era. Before that, Australians Roy Emerson and Rod Laver had done it. Djokovic guaranteed the number 1 position in the world rankings until November 9, when he will only be 17 weeks behind the record holder Federer (310). Simona Halep has the chance to return to number one, for that she would have to win the title.
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