5 least games dropped by any Grand Slam male Singles champion

The Argentine dropped only 41 games en route to his second Grand Slam title
Argentine Guillermo Vilas dropped only 41 games en route to his second Grand Slam title

#4. Rafael Nadal- 40, 2008 French Open

French Open - Roland Garros 2008 Day Fifteen
Nadal won his fourth successive French Open title without dropping a single set

The King of Clay claimed his fourth consecutive French Open title in remarkable fashion by defeating Roger Federer in the final in straight sets, thus winning the tournament without dropping a single set.

In doing this, Rafa became the first man to win the French Open without dropping a set since Bjorn Borg in 1980.

Not only did Nadal not drop a single set while winning the tournament but he also dropped only 41 games in the process.

The only player to have won more games against Nadal than any other player was his semi-final opponent Novak Djokovic who won 12 games against the Spaniard in a 4-6, 2-6, 6-7 defeat.

Barring his semi-final and first round match, Nadal won all other games dropping 5 or less games. In the final, Roger Federer could only win 4 games as his fiercest rival defeated him 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.

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