ANKARA

Rafael Nadal became the first tennis star to reach 20 million followers on Instagram.

Nadal, who has been out of action after an injury he suffered in the second round of the Australian Open reached a new milestone on social media. Although he hasn't played since January, increased his social media followers.

The 37-year-old Spaniard also has 15,6 million followers on X and 14 million Facebook fans and is continuing to get more.

Serbian star Novak Djokovic, meanwhile, comes in second on Instagram with 13,8 million and Roger Federer, the retired tennis pro, is in third place with 12 million followers.

Nadal is one of the tennis greats, winning an all-time record 22 major titles in men's singles, including a record 14 French Open championships.

* Writing by Emre Asikci in Istanbul