These are the 10 male tennis players with the most Grand Slam titles

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(CNN Spanish) –

The US Open began with the absence of Novak Djokovic, who due to his refusal to be vaccinated against covid-19 does not participate in the tournament.

In this way, the Serbian was left without the possibility of fighting for a new Grand Slam.

Who are the tennis players who have won more of these titles?

The Spanish

is the male tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles: he currently has 22, after his triumph in May 2022 at Roland Garros.

The 36-year-old has won 14 Roland Garros titles, four US Open titles, two Wimbledon titles and two Australian Open titles in his career, making him only the second man in the Open Era to win each of all four Grand Slams twice.

The first to achieve that feat was Djokovic by achieving his second Roland Garros.

Novak Djokovic

is exactly second in the ranking with 22 titles.

He is followed by the Swiss

with 21.

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(The Serb lost the chance to compete in this US Open and tie Nadal since he is not vaccinated against covid-19 and the United States regulations establish that any non-American person must have the complete vaccination schedule against the virus to obtain a visa and be able to enter the country).

Behind the three heads of world men's tennis are the American

, with 14 titles, and the Swedish

with 11, according to Ultimate Tennis Statistics.

They are followed by Americans

,

and

with eight.

And they close the list of the 10 tennis players with the most Grand Slam titles

, from the United States, and

, from Sweden, with seven recognitions each.

Three women have won more Grand Slam titles than Nadal

If we take into account women's competitions, the ranking is different and Nadal is not in first place.

Australia's Margaret Court holds the record, with 24 titles to her name.

She is followed by the American Serena Williams with 23 and, to close the list, is the German Steffi Graf with 22 titles.

If Williams wins this US open, she could tie Court and top the rankings.

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