Rafael Nadal will forever have a lasting legacy in tennis and at the French Open specifically.
Nadal, who retired from tennis last fall, was honored ahead of this year's major tournament at Roland Garros for the record 14 French Open titles he won in his career. Tennis fans in Paris absolutely adore Nadal. The tournament unveiled a plaque by the net at Court Philippe-Chatrier that includes a stencil of a clay footprint from Nadal.
Many tennis players have had a moment with the footprint this week, including World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who cleaned the plaque up a bit after his win in round one. There was also a ball boy who was caught on camera having a sweet moment with the plaque as he sat in position near it.
The boy couldn't stop staring at Nadal's name and footprint, and he even reached over and briefly touched the plaque. He simply couldn’t look away.
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