Roland Garros has become one of the most prestigious tournaments in tennis history. Get hold of one of these grand slams is not available to everyone, but taking home the renowned Musketeers Cup it is even more difficult than it may seem, even having won the championship.
The French clay does not crown anyone and, although the winner can lift the trophy on it, the truth is that the tennis players who win in the final of Roland Garros they never take this accolade home. These lucky ones are given a smaller replica made annually, while the original cup remains in the office of the president of the French Tennis Federation.
However, there is an exception: Rafael Nadal is the only tennis player in the world to own the Roland Garros trophy.
But why does the Spanish tennis player have one of these exclusive trophies?
Why does Rafa Nadal own a Roland Garros trophy?
Despite the fact that Rafa Nadal is the tennis player who has won the most Roland Garros titles, with an incredible number of 14 awards, the Spaniard was not able to take one of them home until 2017.
He achieved it after beating the Swiss Stan Wawrinka in the 2017 Roland Garros final, the day he won what was then his tenth title in Paris.
It was then that the organization of the tournament decided to give him a exact copy of the Cup of the Musketeers and not a smaller replica as had been done until then. It was the first time in history that a tennis player had won the Paris trophy.
The person in charge of giving him that award was his uncle and then coach, Toni Nadal. In addition, the tennis player was honored after the match with a video with the stellar moments of his career at Roland Garros.
