Rafael Nadal will win 15 French Open titles: Kuerten

PARIS: Former world number one Gustavo Kuerten feels Rafael Nadal would probably go on to win the French Open title 15 times before he calls off his playing career.

Thirteen Paris titles on, Nadal shows no sign of stopping yet and Gustavo believes the Spaniard is the favourite to win the tournament this year.

"It is fantastic to watch if Rafael can win for the 14th time, and I would say, it is more probable than possible that he will win 15 times. I believe he is going to probably win 15 times and to his advantage, that is possible in the next two years, he is still the favourite," said Gustavo on Star Sports Select.

Gustavo, who was known as King of Clay, during his playing days, hailed the current lot of tennis players. The former Brazilian tennis player feels the present generation has outperformed him when it comes to winning Grand Slams.

"Every year, he (Nadal) brings up another world of distance from one achievement to the other. What he is doing, it is out of this world. I used to deal with three Grand Slams, and it was outstanding. These current three-four guys, they are winning 18 Slams," said Gustavo.

"Federer and Rafa, they currently have 20 Grand Slams, and they will get the 21st sooner or later. So, winning 13 times, it is impossible and we are watching it."

"Seeing how deep Rafael can go for his devotion is magical. We cannot explain, but you can see, you can feel it. With every passing year, he goes deeper and deeper and once he lifts the trophy, his eyes are already on the next target," he added. Agencies

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