As a Real Madrid fan, Rafael Nadal knows all about the significance of 'La Decima'.
One year after the team he has been known to build his training sessions around won a 10th European Cup, Nadal himself now has the opportunity to become the first man in history to win the same Grand Slam title 10 times.
The Spaniard, who will begin his bid on Tuesday when he is the second match on Philippe-Chatrier Court, had just turned 12 when his fellow Mallorcan Carlos Moya won the French Open in 1998.
The triumphs of Andre Agassi, Sergi Bruguera and Gustavo Kuerten also made a deep impression on a boy who had first dreamt of winning Wimbledon.