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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild

Keeping up with the game of tennis, by the numbers. On the eve of first ball at #RG19, let’s preview the men’s singles draw, by the numbers.

86-2

Rafael Nadal’s lifetime record at Roland Garros. The King of Clay enters this year’s tournament bidding for a record 12th major title at the same Grand Slam. He’s also 111-2 lifetime in best-of-five matches on clay. Just two men—Robin Soderling and Novak Djokovic—have ever managed to do the unthinkable against Nadal on clay.

Always a happy place for @RafaelNadal...#RG19 pic.twitter.com/v8WNFN81xx

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 24, 2019

4

Number of consecutive Grand Slam crowns that Novak Djokovic hopes to hold at the end of the Paris fortnight. The World No.1 is bidding to become the first man in Open Era history to hold all four majors—twice. Rod Laver has also held all four major titles at the same time twice, but his first time around happened in 1962, long before the Open Era started.

Bonjour new Chatrier 😍 first practice in Paris with @cilic_marin #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/tAXxpzSCqb

— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) May 23, 2019

30

Number of years since Michael Chang won the Roland Garros title as a 17-year-old. Chang is the youngest man to ever win a major title. It’s a big year for Roland Garros anniversaries—it’s also the ten-year anniversary of Roger Federer’s one and only title in Paris, and the 20th anniversary of Federer’s first appearance in the main draw.

Today’s cover guys. Celebrating 30 years since Chang’s title and 20 years since Federer’s first main draw appearance. pic.twitter.com/xqoN6CwrWn

— Bonnie D. Ford (@Bonnie_D_Ford) May 25, 2019

36

Number of years since a Frenchman claimed the Roland Garros title. What are the chances that Gael Monfils breaks the duck in Paris next week? Before you laugh, consider this: You have to dream it to do it.

Gael Monfils practicing with Karen Khachanov #RG19 #Paris

Via: @TennisLegende pic.twitter.com/X1zQ2OKGWL

— Yara (@Yara_Kassem) May 24, 2019

8

Number of times that Rafael Nadal has successfully defended the Roland Garros title. That’s just an obscene number. Roland Garros has been defended 17 times in Open Era history, so Nadal can tie the rest of the field’s total of title defenses if he takes the title this year.

Open Era #RG19 fact:

Nadal has defended the @rolandgarros title 8 times.

Other people (Kodes, 71, Borg 75, 79-81, Lendl, 87, Courier 92, Bruguera 94, Kuerten 01) have defended the @rolandgarros nine times.

— Chris Oddo (@TheFanChild) May 25, 2019

69

Number of consecutive Grand Slams that Feliciano Lopez has played. The Spaniard broke Roger Federer’s record for consecutive Grand Slams played and is one of just three players with an active streak of 50 or more consecutive Grand Slams played (Fernando Verdasco and Andreas Seppi).

OMG Ivo Karlovic v Feliciano Lopez R1 that's a record breaker I'm guessing.

— Chris Oddo (@TheFanChild) May 23, 2019

118

The number of times that the French Open has been held. The first edition of the tournament was held in 1891, solely for French players, but moved to today’s site in 1928.

🎥 Aujourd'hui marque le centenaire de la mort de Roland Garros. Qui était-il ? Pourquoi le tournoi porte-t-il son nom ?
🎥 Today is the 100-year anniversary of the death of Roland Garros. Who was Roland Garros? Why the tournament was named after him? Find all the answers : : pic.twitter.com/u0DEjzkWgk

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) October 5, 2018

214-31

The combined record of Rafael Nadal (86-2), Roger Federer (65-16) and Novak Djokovic (63-13) at Roland Garros. The trio are the three most successful ATP players in terms of wins in Roland Garros history.

Career records at @RolandGarros:

Nadal 86-2
Federer 65-16
Djokovic: 63-13

They are No.1, No.2, No.3 in all-time men's singles wins at #RG19

— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) May 25, 2019