Jim Courier weighs if Rafael Nadal has already secured immortality at Roland-Garros

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Jim Courier believes Rafael Nadal’s French Open record could be matched

Rafael Nadal’s 14 French Open titles have long stood as one of the most impressive feats in tennis, with many considering him the greatest clay-court player ever.

His dominance on the Paris clay is well known. But is there anyone out there who can even come close to catching him?

Carlos Alcaraz already has two Grand Slam titles and a few years’ head start on Nadal, so perhaps he is a contender to catch his record.

But does Jim Courier agree with that?

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Jim Courier says it’s ‘unlikely’ anyone will match 14 French Open titles

Jim Courier was asked on the Tennis Channel’s coverage of the Italian Open whether he thinks Nadal’s French Open record will stand for some time.

“You’d like to think so!” he said. “I mean, it seems unlikely [that anyone will break the record]. It wasn’t likely that [Rafael] Nadal was going to be healthy enough to even play 14, period!

“Let alone win 14 with a couple of losses and injuries strewn in the middle of it. But I don’t think you can ever say never in these scenarios, you just don’t know what’s coming.

He played his final singles match at Roland-Garros last year, losing in straight sets to Alexander Zverev in the first round.

If Sinner does triumph this year, breaking Nadal’s record still looks highly unlikely. The soonest he could surpass it would be in 2041 when he’d be 39 years old.

Who could challenge Nadal’s French Open record?