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Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal serving during the 2011 French OpenFull name Rafael Nadal Parera

Country Spain

Residence Manacor, Majorca, Spain

Date of birth 3 June 1986

Place of birth Manacor, Majorca

Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Turned pro 2001

Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money $41,745,602

Singles

Career record 515–107 (82.79%)

Career titles 46

Highest ranking No. 1 (18 August 2008)

Current ranking No. 1 (06 June 2011)[1]

Grand Slam results

Australian Open W (2009)

French Open W (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)

Wimbledon W (2008, 2010)

US Open W (2010)

Other tournaments

Tour Finals F (2010)

Olympic Games Gold medal (2008)Doubles

Career record 89–54

Career titles 7

Highest ranking No. 26 (8 August 2005)

Grand Slam Doubles results

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Australian Open 3R (2004, 2005)

Wimbledon 2R (2005)

US Open SF (2004)

Last updated on: 6 June 2011.

Olympic medal record

Competitor for  Spain

Men's Tennis

Gold 2008 Beijing Singles

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (Catalan pronunciation: [rəˈfɛɫ nəˈðaɫ pəˈɾeɾə]; Spanish pronunciation: [rafaˈel naˈðalpaˈɾeɾa]; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked No. 1 by the Association ofTennis Professionals (ATP). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time;[2] [3] [4] his success onclay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatestclay court player of all time.[5] [6] [7]

Nadal has won ten Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 19 ATP World TourMasters 1000 tournaments, and also was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004, 2008 and2009. He completed the career Grand Slam by winning the 2010 US Open, being the seventh player in history, andthe youngest in the open era, to achieve it. He is the second male player to complete the Career Golden Slam (winnerof the four grand slams and the Olympic Gold medal) after only Andre Agassi.Nadal had a 32-match winning streak in 2008, starting at the 2008 Masters Series Hamburg to the 2008 Western &Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, which included titles at Hamburg, the French Open (wherehe did not drop a set), Queen's Club, his first ever title at Wimbledon, and the Rogers Cup. In 2011, by winning theMonte Carlo Masters, he became the only player to have won seven editions of a tournament in a row at the ATPlevel. Nadal was ranked world No. 2, behind Roger Federer, for a record 160 consecutive weeks before earning thetop spot, which he held from 18 August 2008 to 5 July 2009.[8] He regained the world No.1 ranking on 7 June 2010,after winning his fifth French Open title.[9]

Early lifeRafael Nadal was born in Manacor, Majorca, Spain to Sebastián Nadal, a businessman managing his own restaurant,Sa Punta; a glass and window glass company, Vidres Mallorca; and owns an insurance company as well. His motheris Ana María Parera, a housewife. He has a younger sister named María Isabel. His uncle, Miguel Ángel Nadal, is aretired professional footballer, who played for RCD Mallorca, FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team.[10]

Nadal supports football clubs Real Madrid and RCD Mallorca.[11] Recognizing that Nadal had a natural talent fortennis, another uncle, Toni Nadal, a former professional tennis player, introduced him to tennis when he was threeyears old.[12]

At age eight, Nadal won an under-12 regional tennis championship at a time when he was also a promising footballplayer.[13] This made Toni Nadal intensify training, and at that time he encouraged Nadal to play left-handed for anatural advantage on the tennis court, as he noticed Nadal played forehand shots with two hands.[13] When Nadalwas 12, he won the Spanish and European tennis titles in his age group and was playing tennis and football all thetime.[13] Nadal's father made him choose between football and tennis so that his school work would not deteriorateentirely. Nadal said: "I chose tennis. Football had to stop straight away."[13]

When he was 14, the Spanish tennis federation requested that he leave Majorca and move to Barcelona to continue his tennis training. Nadal's family turned down this request, partly because they feared it would hurt his

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education,[13] but also because Toni said that "I don't want to believe that you have to go to America, or other placesto be a good athlete. You can do it from your home."[12] The decision to stay home meant that Nadal received lessfinancial support from the federation; instead, Nadal's father covered the costs. In May 2001, he defeated formerGrand Slam champion Pat Cash in a clay-court exhibition match.[10]

At 15, he turned pro.[14] Nadal participated in two events on the ITF junior circuit. In 2002, at the age of 16, Nadalreached the semifinals of the Boy's Singles tournament at Wimbledon, in his first ITF junior event.[15]

By the age of 17, he beat Roger Federer the first time they played and became the youngest man to reach the thirdround at Wimbledon since Boris Becker. At 18, he helped pace Spain over the US in the junior Davis Cup in hissecond, and final, appearance on the ITF junior circuit. At 19, Nadal won the French Open the first time he played it,a feat not accomplished in Paris for more than 20 years. He eventually won it the first four times he played at RolandGarros.[14] In 2003, he had won the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award. Early in his career, Nadal picked up thetrademark habit of biting the trophies he won.[16]

Tennis career

2002–2004In April 2002, at 15 years and 10 months, the world No. 762 Nadal won his first ATP match, defeating RamónDelgado, and became the ninth player in the open era to do so before the age of 16.[17] The following year, Nadalwon two Challenger titles and finished the year in the top 50. At his Wimbledon debut in 2003, Nadal became theyoungest man to reach the third round since Boris Becker in 1984.[18] During 2004, Nadal played his first matchagainst world No. 1 Roger Federer at the 2004 Miami Masters, and won in straight sets. He is one of the six playersthat defeated Federer that year (along with Tim Henman, Albert Costa, Gustavo Kuerten, Dominik Hrbatý, andTomáš Berdych). He missed most of the clay court season, including the French Open, because of a stress fracture inhis left ankle.[10] Nadal, at 18 years and six months, became the youngest player to register a singles victory in aDavis Cup final for a winning nation.[19] By beating world No. 2 Andy Roddick, he helped Spain clinch the 2004title over the United States in a 3–2 win. He finished the year ranked world No. 51.

2005At the 2005 Australian Open, Nadal lost in the 4th round to eventual runner-up Lleyton Hewitt. Two months later,Nadal reached the final of the 2005 Miami Masters, and despite being two points from a straight-sets victory, he wasdefeated in five sets by world No. 1 Roger Federer. Both performances were considered to be breakthroughs forNadal.[20] [21]

He then dominated the spring clay court season. He won 24 consecutive singles matches, which broke AndreAgassi's open era record of consecutive match wins for a male teenager.[22] Nadal won the Torneo Conde de Godó inBarcelona and beat 2004 French Open runner-up Guillermo Coria in the finals of the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters andthe 2005 Rome Masters. These victories raised his ranking to world No. 5[23] and made him one of the favorites athis career-first French Open. On his 19th birthday, Nadal defeated Federer in the 2005 French Open semifinals,being one of only four players who defeated the top-seeded player that year (along with Marat Safin, RichardGasquet, and David Nalbandian). Two days later, he defeated Mariano Puerta in the final, becoming the second maleplayer to win the French Open on his first attempt since Mats Wilander in 1982: He also became the first teenager towin a Grand Slam singles title since Pete Sampras won the 1990 US Open at age 19.[10] Winning the French Openimproved Nadal's ranking to World No. 3.[23]

Three days after his victory in Paris, Nadal's 24-match winning streak was snapped in the first round of the grasscourt Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, where he lost to the German Alexander Waske.[24] He then lost in thesecond round of 2005 Wimbledon to Gilles Müller of Luxembourg.

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Immediately after Wimbledon, Nadal won 16 consecutive matches and three consecutive tournaments, bringing hisranking to world No. 2 on 25 July 2005.Nadal started his North American summer hard-court season by defeating Agassi in the final of the 2005 CanadaMasters, but lost in the first round of the 2005 Cincinnati Masters. Nadal was seeded second at the 2005 US Open,where he was upset in the third round by World No. 49 James Blake in four sets.In September, he defeated Coria in the final of the China Open in Beijing and won both of his Davis Cup matchesagainst Italy. In October, he won his fourth ATP Masters Series title of the year, defeating Ivan Ljubičić in the finalof the 2005 Madrid Masters. He then suffered a foot injury that prevented him from competing in the year-endingTennis Masters Cup.[25]

Both Nadal and Federer won eleven singles titles and four ATP Masters Series titles in 2005. Nadal broke MatsWilander's previous teenage record of nine in 1983.[26] Eight of Nadal's titles were on clay, and the remainder wereon hard courts. Nadal won 79 matches, second only to Federer's 81. Nadal won the Golden Bagel Award for 2005with eleven 6–0 sets during the year.[27] Also, he earned the highest year-end ranking ever by a Spaniard and theATP Most Improved Player of the Year award.

2006

Nadal and Federer during the 2006 WimbledonChampionships final

Nadal missed the Australian Open due to a foot injury.[28] InFebruary, he lost in the semifinals of the first tournament he played,the Open 13 tournament in Marseille, France. Two weeks later, hehanded Roger Federer his first loss of the year in the final of theDubai Duty Free Men's Open (in 2006, Rafael Nadal and AndyMurray were the only two men who defeated Federer). To completethe spring hard-court season, Nadal was upset in the semifinals of thePacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, by James Blake, andwas upset in the second round of the 2006 Miami Masters.

On European clay, Nadal won all four tournaments he entered and 24consecutive matches. He defeated Federer in the final of the MastersSeries Monte Carlo in four sets. The following week, he defeatedTommy Robredo in the final of the Open Sabadell Atlántico tournament in Barcelona. After a one-week break,Nadal won the Masters Series Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, defeating Federer in a fifth-set tiebreaker in thefinal, after saving two match points and equaling Björn Borg's tally of 16 ATP titles won as a teenager. Nadal brokeArgentinian Guillermo Vilas's 29-year male record of 53 consecutive clay-court match victories by winning his firstround match at the French Open. Vilas presented Nadal with a trophy, but commented later that Nadal's feat was lessimpressive than his own because Nadal's winning streak covered two years and was accomplished by adding easytournaments to his schedule.[29] Nadal went on to play Federer in the final of the French Open. The first two sets ofthe match were hardly competitive, as the rivals traded 6–1 sets. Nadal won the third set easily and served for thematch in the fourth set before Federer broke him and forced a tiebreaker. Nadal won the tiebreaker and became thefirst player to defeat Federer in a Grand Slam final.[30]

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2006 Roland Garros Champion

Nadal injured his shoulder while playing a quarterfinal match againstLleyton Hewitt at the Artois Championships, played on grass at theQueen's Club in London.[31] Nadal was unable to complete the match,which ended his 26-match winning streak. Nadal was seeded second atWimbledon, but was two points from defeat against American qualifierRobert Kendrick in the second round before coming back to win in fivesets. In the third round, Nadal defeated world No. 20 Andre Agassi instraight sets at Agassi's last career match at Wimbledon. Nadal also wonhis next three matches in straight sets, which set up his first Wimbledonfinal, which was against Federer, who had won this tournament the threeprevious years. Nadal was the first Spanish man since Manuel Santana in1966 to reach the Wimbledon final, but Federer won the match in foursets 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3 to win his fourth consecutive Wimbledontitle.

During the leadup to the US Open, Nadal played the two Masters Seriestournaments in North America. He was upset in the third round of theRogers Cup in Toronto and the quarterfinals of the Western & SouthernFinancial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nadal was seeded secondat the US Open, but lost in the quarterfinals to world No. 54 MikhailYouzhny of Russia in four sets.

Nadal played only three tournaments the remainder of the year. JoachimJohansson, ranked world No. 690, upset Nadal in the second round of the

Stockholm Open 6–4, 7–6. The following week, Nadal lost to Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals of the year's lastMasters Series tournament, the Mutua Madrileña Masters in Madrid. During the round-robin stage of the year-endingTennis Masters Cup, Nadal lost to James Blake but defeated Nikolay Davydenko and Robredo. Because of those twovictories, Nadal qualified for the semifinals, where he lost to Federer 6–4, 7–5. This was Nadal's third loss in ninecareer matches with Federer.

Nadal went on to become the first player since Andre Agassi in 1994–95 to finish the year as the world No. 2 inconsecutive years.

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2007Nadal started the year by playing in six hard-court tournaments. He lost in the semifinals and first round of his firsttwo tournaments and then lost in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open to eventual runner-up Fernando González.After another quarterfinal loss at the Dubai Tennis Championships, he won the 2007 Indian Wells Masters, beforeNovak Djoković defeated him in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Miami Masters.

Nadal serving at the 2007 US Open

He had comparatively more success after returning to Europe to play fiveclay-court tournaments. He won the titles at the Masters Series Monte Carlo, theOpen Sabadell Atlántico in Barcelona, and the Masters Series InternazionaliBNL d'Italia in Rome, before losing to Roger Federer in the final of the MastersSeries Hamburg. This defeat ended his 81-match winning streak on clay, whichis the male open era record for consecutive wins on a single surface. He thenrebounded to win the French Open for the third straight year, defeating Federeronce again in the final.

Between the tournaments in Barcelona and Rome, Nadal defeated Federer in the"Battle of Surfaces" exhibition match in Majorca, Spain, with the tennis courtbeing half grass and half clay.[32]

Nadal played the Artois Championships at the Queen's Club in London for thesecond consecutive year. As in 2006, Nadal was upset in the quarterfinals. Nadalthen won consecutive five-set matches during the third and fourth rounds ofWimbledon before being beaten by Federer in the five-set final. This wasFederer's first five-set match at Wimbledon since 2001.[33]

In July, Nadal won the clay court Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, which proved to be his last title of the year. He playedthree important tournaments during the North American summer hard court season. He was a semifinalist at theMasters Series Rogers Cup in Montreal before losing his first match at the Western & Southern Financial GroupMasters in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the second-seeded player at the US Open, but was defeated in the fourth roundby David Ferrer.

After a month-long break from tournament tennis, Nadal played the Mutua Madrileña Masters in Madrid and theBNP Paribas Masters in Paris. David Nalbandian upset him in the quarterfinals and final of those tournaments. Toend the year, Nadal won two of his three round robin matches to advance to the semifinals of the Tennis MastersCup in Shanghai, where Federer defeated him 6–4, 6–1.During the second half of the year, Nadal battled a knee injury suffered during the Wimbledon final. In addition,there were rumors at the end of the year that the foot injury he suffered during 2005 caused long-term damage, whichwere given credence by coach Toni Nadal's claim that the problem was "serious". Nadal and his spokesman stronglydenied this, however, with Nadal himself calling the story "totally false".[34]

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2008

Nadal against Nicolás Almagro inthe 2008 French Open quarterfinals

Nadal began the year in India, where he was comprehensively beaten by MikhailYouzhny in the final of the Chennai Open. Nadal then reached the semifinals ofthe Australian Open for the first time. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Nadal 6–2,6–3, 6–2 in the semifinal of 2008 Australian Open. Tsonga's semifinalperformance was characterized by his powerful and precise serve, finessevolleys, and aggressive baseline play; it was a performance that drew theMelbourne crowd to their feet. Tsonga did not face a break point until the thirdset, while breaking the Spaniard five times in the match. Nadal also reached thefinal of the Miami Masters for the second time.

During the spring clay-court season, Nadal won four singles titles and defeatedRoger Federer in three finals. He beat Federer at the Masters Series Monte Carlofor the third straight year, capturing his open era record fourth consecutive titlethere. He won in straight sets, despite Federer's holding a 4–0 lead in the secondset.[35] Nadal then won his fourth consecutive title at the Open SabadellAtlántico tournament in Barcelona. A few weeks later, Nadal won his first title atthe Masters Series Hamburg, defeating Federer in the three-set final. He then won the French Open, becoming thefifth man in the open era to win a Grand Slam singles title without losing a set.[36] He defeated Federer in the finalfor the third straight year, but this was the most lopsided of all their matches, as Nadal only lost four games and gaveFederer his first bagel since 1999.[35] This was Nadal's fourth consecutive French title, tying Björn Borg's all-timerecord. Nadal became the fourth male player during the open era to win the same Grand Slam singles tournamentfour consecutive years (the others being Borg, Pete Sampras, and Federer).

Nadal against Andreas Beck in the 2008 Wimbledon Championships first round

Nadal then played Federer in the final ofWimbledon for the third consecutive year,in the most anticipated match of theirrivalry.[37] [38] Nadal entered the final on a23-match winning streak, including his firstcareer grass-court title at the ArtoisChampionships staged at the Queen's Clubin London prior to Wimbledon. Federer hadwon his record fifth grass-court title at theGerry Weber Open in Halle, and thenreached the Wimbledon final without losinga set. Unlike their previous two Wimbledonfinals, though, Federer was not theprohibitive favorite, and many analystspicked Nadal to win.[38] [39] They played the

longest (in terms of time on court, not in terms of numbers of games) final in Wimbledon history, and because ofrain delays, Nadal won the fifth set 9–7 in near-darkness. The match was widely lauded as the greatest Wimbledonfinal ever, with some tennis critics even calling it the greatest match in tennis history.[40] [41] [42] [43] [44] By winninghis first Wimbledon title, Nadal became the third man in the open era to win both the French Open and Wimbledonin the same year, after Rod Laver in 1969 and Borg in 1978–80, (Federer later accomplished this the following year)as well as the second Spaniard to win Wimbledon. He also ended Federer's record streak of five consecutiveWimbledon titles and 65 straight wins on grass courts. This is also the first time that Nadal won two Grand Slamsback-to-back.

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After Wimbledon, Nadal extended his winning streak to a career-best 32 matches. He won his second Rogers Cuptitle in Toronto, and then made it into the semifinals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters inCincinnati, Ohio. As a result, Nadal clinched the US Open Series and, combined with Federer's early-round losses inboth of those tournaments, finally earned the world No. 1 ranking on 18 August, officially ending Federer's recordfour-and-a-half year reign at the top.At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Nadal defeated Novak Djoković of Serbia in the semifinals 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 andFernando González of Chile in the final to win his first Olympic gold medal. Nadal became the first male playerranked in the top five to win the gold medal.[45]

At the US Open, Nadal was the top-seeded player for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament. He did not lose a setduring his first three matches, defeating qualifiers in the first and second rounds and Viktor Troicki in the thirdround. He then needed four sets to defeat both Sam Querrey in the fourth round and Mardy Fish in the quarterfinals.In the semifinals, he lost to eventual runner up, Andy Murray 6–2, 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–4. Later in the year in Madrid,Nadal helped Spain defeat the United States in the Davis Cup semifinals.At the Mutua Madrileña Masters in Madrid, Nadal lost in the semifinals to Gilles Simon 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(6). However,his performance at the event guaranteed that he would become the first Spaniard during the open era to finish theyear as the world No. 1.[46] On 24 October at the Campoamor theatre in Oviedo, Spain, Nadal was given the Princeof Asturias Award for Sports, in recognition of his achievements in tennis.[47] Two weeks after the Madrid Mastersat the BNP Paribas Masters in France, Nadal reached the quarterfinals, where he faced Nikolay Davydenko. Nadallost the first set 6–1, before retiring in the second with a knee injury.[48] The following week, Nadal announced hiswithdrawal from the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, citing tendinitis of the knee. On 10 November,Nadal withdrew from Spain's Davis Cup final against Argentina, as his knee injury had not healed completely.[49]

2009

Nadal at the 2009 Australian Open,his first slam on hard courts

Nadal's first official ATP tour event for the year was the 250 series QatarExxonMobil Open in Doha. After his first-round match with Fabrice Santoro,Nadal was awarded the 2008 ATP World Tour Champion trophy.[50] Nadaleventually lost in the quarterfinals to Gaël Monfils. Nadal also entered and wonthe tournament's doubles event with partner Marc López, defeating the world No.1 doubles team of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić in the final. As noted bystatistician Greg Sharko, this was the first time since 1990 that the world No. 1singles player had played the world No. 1 doubles player in a final.[51]

At the 2009 Australian Open, Nadal won his first five matches without droppinga set, before defeating compatriot Fernando Verdasco in the semifinals in thelongest match in Australian Open history at 5 hours and 14 minutes.[52] This winset up a championship match with Roger Federer, their first meeting ever in ahard-court Grand Slam tournament and their nineteenth meeting overall. Nadaldefeated Federer in five sets to earn his first hard-court Grand Slam singlestitle,[53] making him the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open and the fourthmale tennis player—after Jimmy Connors, Mats Wilander, and AndreAgassi—to win Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces. This winalso made Nadal the first male tennis player to hold three Grand Slam singlestitles on three different surfaces at the same time.[54] Nadal then played the ABNAMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. In the final, he lost to second-seeded Murray in three sets. Duringthe final, Nadal called a trainer to attend to a tendon problem with his right knee, which notably affected his play in

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the final set.[55] Although this knee problem was not associated with Nadal's right knee tendonitis, it was seriousenough to cause him to withdraw from the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships a week later.[56]

In March, Nadal helped Spain defeat Serbia in a Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on clay in Benidorm, Spain.Nadal defeated Janko Tipsarević and Novak Djokovic. The win over world No. 3 Djokovic was Nadal's twelfthconsecutive Davis Cup singles match win and boosted his career win–loss record against Djokovic to 11–4,including 6–0 on clay.[57] [58]

At the 2009 Indian Wells Masters, Nadal won his thirteenth Masters 1000 series tournament. In the fourth round,Nadal saved five match points, before defeating David Nalbandian for the first time.[59] Nadal defeated Juan Martíndel Potro in the quarterfinals and Andy Roddick in the semi-finals, before defeating Murray in the final. The nextATP tour event was the 2009 Miami Masters. Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals, where he again faced Argentiniandel Potro, this time losing the match. This was the first time del Potro had defeated Nadal in five career matches.[60]

Nadal against Jürgen Melzer in the 2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, Madrid,Spain

Nadal began his European clay courtseason at the 2009 Monte Carlo Masters,where he won a record fifth consecutivesingles title there.[61] He defeated NovakDjokovic in the final for his fifthconsecutive win, a record in the open era.Nadal is the first male player to win thesame ATP Master series event for fiveconsecutive years.

Nadal then competed in the ATP 500event in Barcelona. He advanced to hisfifth consecutive Barcelona final, wherehe faced David Ferrer. Nadal went on tobeat Ferrer 6–2, 7–5 to record fiveconsecutive Barcelona victories.[62] At the

Rome Masters, Nadal reached the final, where he defeated Novak Djokovic to improve his overall record to 13–4and clay record to 8–0 against the Serb.[63] He became the first player to win four Rome titles.

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Nadal at 2009 Sony Ericsson Open,Miami, Florida, United States

After winning two clay-court Masters, he participated in the Madrid Open. Helost to Roger Federer 4–6, 4–6 in the final. This was the first time that Nadal hadlost to Federer since the semifinals of the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup.

On 19 May, the ATP World Tour announced that Nadal was the first player outof eight to qualify for the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals, to be played at the O2Arena in London.[64]

By beating Lleyton Hewitt in the third round of 2009 French Open, Nadal(2005–09 French Open) set a record of 31 consecutive wins at Roland Garros,beating the previous record of 28 by Björn Borg (1978–81 French Open). Nadalhad won 32 consecutive sets at Roland Garros (since winning the last 2 sets atthe 2007 French Open final against Federer), the second-longest winning streakin the tournament's history behind Björn Borg's record of 41 consecutive sets.This run came to an end on 31 May 2009, when Nadal lost to eventual runner-up,Robin Söderling in the 4th round. The Swede triumphed 6–2, 6–7(2), 6–4,7–6(2). This was Nadal's first loss at the French Open.

After his surprise defeat at Roland Garros, Nadal withdrew from the AEGONChampionships. It was confirmed that Nadal was suffering from tendinitis inboth of his knees.[65] On 19 June, Nadal withdrew from the 2009 Wimbledon Championship, citing his recurringknee injury.[66] He was the first champion to not defend the title since Goran Ivanišević in 2001.[66] Roger Federerwent on to win the title, and Nadal consequently dropped back to world No. 2 on 6 July 2009. Nadal later announcedhis withdrawal from the Davis Cup.

On 4 August, Nadal's uncle, Toni Nadal, confirmed that Nadal would return to play at the Rogers Cup inMontreal.[67] There, in his first tournament since Roland Garros, Nadal lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Martín delPotro.[68] With this loss, he relinquished the No. 2 spot to Andy Murray on 17 August 2009, ranking outside the toptwo for the first time since 25 July 2005.In the quarterfinals of the US Open he defeated Fernando González 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–0 in a rain-delayedencounter.[69] However, like his previous US Open campaign, he fell in the semifinals, this time losing to eventualchampion Juan Martín del Potro 2–6, 2–6, 2–6.[70] Despite the loss, he regained his No. 2 ranking after AndyMurray's early exit.[71]

At the World Tour Finals, Nadal lost all three of his matches against Robin Söderling, Nikolay Davydenko, andNovak Djokovic respectively without winning a set.In December, Nadal participated in the second Davis Cup final of his career. He defeated Czech No. 2 TomášBerdych in his first singles rubber to give the Spanish Davis Cup Team their first point in the tie. After the SpanishDavis Cup team had secured its fourth Davis Cup victory, Nadal defeated Jan Hájek in the first Davis Cup deadrubber of his career. The win gave Nadal his 14th consecutive singles victory at Davis Cup (his 13th on clay).Nadal finished the year as No. 2 for the fourth time in five years. Nadal won the Golden Bagel Award for 2009 withnine 6–0 sets during the year. Nadal has won the award three times (a tour record).

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2010

Nadal in the 2010 Australian Open quarterfinals

Nadal began the year by participating in the Capitala World TennisChampionship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He defeatedcompatriot David Ferrer 7–6(3), 6–3 to reach his second final in theexhibition tournament. In the final, Nadal defeated Robin Söderling7–6(3), 7–5.[72]

Nadal participated in an Australian Open warm-up tournament, theQatar ExxonMobil Open ATP 250 event in Doha, where he lost inthe finals.[73] He defeated Simone Bolelli of Italy 6–3, 6–3 in the firstround, and in the second round, Nadal defeated Potito Starace 6–2,6–2. Nadal's progress continued in the quarterfinals when he was up6–1, 2–0 against Steve Darcis of Belgium, who eventually retired from the match. He defeated fifth seed ViktorTroicki 6–1, 6–3, winning 11 straight games in the semifinals. Nadal lost to Nikolay Davydenko 6–0, 6–7(8), 4–6 inthe finals, despite dominating in the opening set and holding two match points in the second set.[73] Davydenko alsodefeated Roger Federer in the semifinals before advancing to the finals.[73]

In the first round of the Australian Open, Nadal defeated Peter Luczak of Australia 7–6(0), 6–1, 6–4. In the secondround, he beat Lukáš Lacko 6–2, 6–2, 6–2. In the third round, he was tested by Philipp Kohlschreiber, finallybeating him 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5. In the fourth round, he beat Ivo Karlović of Croatia, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.[74] In thequarterfinals, Nadal pulled out at 3–0 down in the third set against Andy Murray, having lost the first two sets 6–3,7–6(2).[75] After examining Nadal's knees, doctors told him that he should take two weeks of rest, and then twoweeks of rehabilitation.Nadal reached the semifinals in singles at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where he was the defendingchampion; however, eventual champion Ivan Ljubičić defeated him in three sets.[76] He and countryman López wonthe doubles title, though, as wildcard entrants against number one seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić.[77] Thisboosted his doubles ranking 175 places[78] to world number 66, whereas he was 241st before Indian Wells.[79] AfterIndian Wells, Nadal reached the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open, where he lost to eventual champion AndyRoddick in three sets.[80]

Nadal reached the final of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in Monaco, after beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer6–3, 6–2 in the semifinals. This was Nadal's first tour final since Doha earlier in the year. He won the final 6–0, 6–1over his compatriot Fernando Verdasco. He lost 14 games throughout all five matches, the fewest he had ever lost enroute to a championship, and the final was the shortest Masters 1000 final in terms of games. With this win, Nadalbecame the first player in the open era to win a tournament title for six straight years.[81]

Unlike in previous years, Nadal next chose to skip the Barcelona tournament (despite being that event's five-timedefending champion), and his next tournament was the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia. He defeated PhilippKohlschreiber, Victor Hănescu, and Stanlias Wawrinka, all in straight sets, to win his 57th straight match in April. Inthe semis, he faced a resilient Ernests Gulbis, who defeated Roger Federer earlier in the tournament and took Nadalto three sets for the first time this clay-court season. Nadal eventually prevailed with a 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in 2 hours and40minutes. He then defeated compatriot David Ferrer in the final 7–5, 6–2 for his fifth title at Rome to equal AndreAgassi's record of winning 17 ATP Masters titles.

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Nadal at the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open,Madrid, Spain

Nadal then entered the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, wherehe had finished runner-up the previous year. Being one of the topeight seeds, he received a bye in the first round. In the second round,he defeated qualifier Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr in straight sets. Hethen played the six-foot-nine-inch American John Isner. Nadalcomfortably came through in straight sets, 7–5, 6–4. He defeatedGaël Monfils in the quarterfinals 6–1, 6–3 and his countrymanNicolás Almagro in the next round, who was playing in his firstMasters 1000 semifinal, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2. The first set of his matchagainst Almagro would be just the second set he lost on clay up tothis point in 2010. Nadal then defeated longtime rival Roger Federer6–4, 7–6(5), avenging his 2009 finals loss to Federer. The win gave him his 18th Masters title, breaking the all-timerecord. He became the first player to win all three clay-court Masters titles in a single year and the first player to winthree consecutive Masters events. Nadal moved back to No. 2 the following day.

Entering the French Open, many were expecting another Nadal-Federer final. However, this became impossiblewhen rival Robin Söderling defeated Federer 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 in the quarterfinals.[82] The failure of Federer toreach the semifinals allowed Nadal to regain the world No. 1 ranking if he were to win the tournament. Nadaladvanced to the final and defeated Soderling 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 to win the French Open. The win gave Nadal his seventhGrand Slam, tying him with John McEnroe, John Newcombe, and Mats Wilander on the all-time list, and allowedNadal to reclaim the position of world No. 1, denying his biggest rival Roger Federer the all-time record for weeks atNo. 1.[83] [84] By this win, Nadal became the first man to win the three Masters series on clay and the French Open.This was dubbed by the media as the "Clay Slam". This victory at Roland Garros marked the second time (2008) thatNadal had won the French Open without dropping a single set (tying the record held by Björn Borg). With the win inParis he also booked his place at the World Tour Finals in London and became the first player to win five FrenchOpen titles in six years.In June, Nadal entered the AEGON Championships, which he had won in 2008, at the prestigious Queen's Club. Heplayed singles and doubles at this grass court tournament as a warmup for Wimbledon. Being one of the top eightseeds, he received a bye in the first round. In the second round, where he played his first match on grass sincewinning Wimbledon 2008, he defeated Marcos Daniel easily, 6–2, 6–2. In the third round, he played Denis Istominof Uzbekistan, whom he defeated 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–4, to advance to the quarterfinals. However, he was defeated bycompatriot Feliciano López 6–7(5), 4–6.

Nadal against Paul-Henri Mathieu in the 2010Wimbledon Championships 4th round

At the Wimbledon, Nadal beat Kei Nishikori 6–2, 6–4, 6–4. Nadalwas taken to the limit by Robin Haase winning 5–7, 6–2, 3–6, 6–0,6–3. He defeated Philipp Petzschner in the third round. The matchwas a 5-set thriller, with Nadal triumphing 6–4, 4–6, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3.During his match with Petzschener, Nadal was warned twice forreceiving coaching from his coach and uncle, Toni Nadal, resulting ina $2000 fine by Wimbledon officials. Allegedly, encouraging wordsfor Nadal shouted during the match were some sort of coaching codesignal.[85] [86] He met Paul-Henri Mathieu of France in the round of16 and comfortably beat Mathieu 6–4, 6–2, 6–2. In the quarterfinals,he got past Robin Söderling of Sweden in four sets 3–6, 6–3,7–6(7–4), 6–1. He defeated Andy Murray in straight sets 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 to reach his fourth Wimbledon final.

Nadal won the 2010 Wimbledon men's title by defeating Tomáš Berdych in straight sets 6–3, 7–5, 6–4. After the win, Nadal said "it is more than a dream for me" and thanked the crowd for being both kind and supportive to him and his adversary during the match and in the semifinal against Andy Murray.[87] The win gave him a second

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Wimbledon title and an eighth career major title[88] just past the age of 24.[89] The win also gave Nadal his first "OldWorld Triple"; the last person to achieve this was Björn Borg in 1978 ("Old World Triple" is a term given to winningthe Italian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon in the same year).In his first hard-court tournament since Wimbledon, Nadal advanced to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup, along withNo. 2 Novak Djokovic, No. 3 Roger Federer, and No. 4 Andy Murray, after coming back from a one-set deficit todefeat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.[90] In the semifinal, defending champion Murray defeatedNadal 6–3, 6–4, becoming the only player to triumph over the Spaniard twice in 2010.[91] Nadal also competed inthe doubles with Djokovic in a one-time, high-profile partnership of the world No. 1 and No. 2, the first such teamsince the Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe team in 1976.[92] However, Nadal and Djokovic lost in the first round toCanadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. The next week, Nadal was the top seed at the Cincinnati Masters,losing in the quarterfinals to 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis.

Nadal at the 2010 US Open

At the 2010 US Open, Nadal was the top seed for the second time inthree years. He defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili, Denis Istomin, GillesSimon, number 23 seed Feliciano López, number 8 seed FernandoVerdasco, and number 12 seed Mikhail Youzhny all withoutdropping a set, to reach his first US Open final, becoming only theeighth man in the Open Era to reach the final of all four majors, andat age 24 the second youngest ever to do so, behind only Jim Courier.In the final, he defeated Novak Djokovic 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 whichcompleted the Career Grand Slam for Nadal and he became thesecond male after Andre Agassi to complete a Career GoldenSlam.[93] Nadal also became the first man to win grand slams on clay, grass, and hard court in the same year, and thefirst to win the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open in the same year since Rod Laver in 1969. Nadal andMats Wilander are the only male players to win at least two Grand Slams each on clay, grass, and hardcourts in theircareers. Nadal also became the first left-handed man to win the US Open since John McEnroe in 1984.[94] Nadal'svictory also clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking for 2010, making Nadal only the third player (after Ivan Lendl in1989 and Roger Federer in 2009) to regain the year-end number one ranking after having lost it.[95]

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Nadal serving in Tokyo

Nadal began his Asian tour at the 2010 PTT Thailand Openin Bangkok where he reached the semifinals, losing tocompatriot Guillermo García López. Nadal was able toregroup, and at the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open TennisChampionships in Tokyo (debut), he defeated SantiagoGiraldo, Milos Raonic, and Dmitry Tursunov. In thesemifinals against Viktor Troicki, Nadal saved two matchpoints in the deciding set tiebreaker to win it 9–7 in the end.In the final, Nadal comfortably defeated Gaël Monfils 6–1,7–5 for his seventh title of the season.

Nadal next played in the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters inShanghai, where he was the top seed, but lost to world No.12 Jürgen Melzer in the third round, snapping his recordstreak of 21 consecutive Masters quarterfinals. On the 5November, Nadal announced that he was pulling out of theParis Masters due to tendinitis in his left shoulder.[96] On 21November 2010, in London, Nadal won the Stefan EdbergSportsmanship Award for the first time.[97]

Nadal against Federer at the 2010 ATP World TourFinals

At the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals in London, Nadal defeatedRoddick 3–6, 7–6(5), 6–4 in the first match, Djokovic 7–5, 6–2 inthe second match, and Berdych 7–6(3), 6–1 in the third match, toadvance to the semifinals for the third time in his career. This is thefirst time that Nadal achieved three wins in the round-robin stage. Inthe semifinal, he defeated Murray 7–6(5), 3–6, 7–6(6) in ahard-fought match to reach his first final at the tournament. In onlytheir second meeting of the year, Federer beat Nadal in the final by ascore of 6–3, 3–6, 6–1. After the match, Nadal stated: "Roger isprobably the more complete player of the world. I'm not going to sayI lost that match because I was tired." This was a reference to hismarathon victory over Murray on Saturday. "I tried my best thisafternoon, but Roger was simply better than me."[98]

Nadal ended the 2010 season having won three Slams and three Masters 1000 tournaments, and having regained theNo. 1 ranking.Next up for Nadal was a two-match exhibition against Federer for the Roger Federer Foundation. The first matchtook place in Zürich on 21 December 2010, and the second in Madrid the next day.

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2011

Nadal at the 2011 Australian Open

Nadal started 2011 by participating in the Mubadala World TennisChampionship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He defeatedTomáš Berdych 6–4, 6–4 to reach his third final in the exhibitiontournament. In the final, he won over his main rival Roger Federer7–6(4), 7–6(3).

At his first tour event of the year in an Australian Open warm-uptournament, the Qatar ExxonMobil Open ATP 250 event in Doha,Qatar, Nadal barely struggled past his first three opponents, KarolBeck 6–3, 6–0, Lukáš Lacko 7–6(3), 0–6, 6–3, and Ernests Gulbis7–6(3), 6–3 citing fever as the primary reason for his poorperformance. He fell in straight sets to a resurgent Nikolay Davydenko in the semifinals, 6–3, 6–2.[99] He andcountryman López won the doubles title by defeating the Italian duo Daniele Bracciali and Andreas Seppi 6–3,7–6(4).[100]

In the first round of the Australian Open, Nadal defeated Marcos Daniel of Brazil 6–0, 5–0 ret. In the second round,he beat upcoming qualifier Ryan Sweeting of the United States 6–2, 6–1, 6–1. In the third round, he was tested byemerging player Bernard Tomic of Australia, who previously ousted Nadal's countryman Feliciano López, but Nadalwas victorious with a score of 6–2, 7–5, 6–3. He went on to defeat Marin Čilić of Croatia 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 in thefourth round. He suffered an apparent hamstring injury against fellow Spaniard David Ferrer early in the pair'squarterfinal match and ultimately lost in straight sets 4–6, 2–6, 3–6, thus ending his effort to win four majortournaments in a row.[101]

On 7 February 2011, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Nadal won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year forthe first time, ahead of footballer Lionel Messi, Sebastian Vettel, Spain's Andres Iniesta, Lakers star Kobe Bryantand Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao.[102]

In March, Nadal helped Spain defeat Belgium in a 2011 Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on hard indoor inSpiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium. Nadal defeated Ruben Bemelmans 6–2, 6–4, 6–2.[103] After Spain's victory inthree matches, Nadal played a second unnecessary match against Olivier Rochus and won 6–4, 6–2.[104]

At the 2011 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Nadal defeated upcoming qualifier Rik de Voest of South Africa6–0, 6–2 in the first match. In the Third round, he beat upcoming qualifier Ryan Sweeting of the United States 6–3,6–1. He then defeated upcoming Indian qualifier Somdev Devvarman 7–5, 6–4 in the Fourth round. In thequarterfinals Nadal had a hard time against Croatian Ivo Karlovic but won 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7), and in the semi-finalshe met Argentine player Juan Martin del Potro, back from a long injury. The last three confrontations between theplayers was in favor of Del Potro, and despite some difficulties Nadal won 6–4, 6–4. He reached his third final atIndian Wells, and in the final lost against Novak Djokovic. The Serbian player won 6–4, 3–6, 2–6.[105] The next dayNadal and Djokovic played a friendly match in Bogota, Colombia which Nadal won.[106]

Nadal started the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open win over Japanese player Kei Nishikori 6–4, 6–4, then met hiscompatriot Feliciano Lopez in the third round, whom he defeated 6–3, 6–3, and in the fourth round defeatedAlexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6–1, 6–2. In the quarterfinals Nadal had the first real test of the tournament wherehe met the world No. 7 seed Tomas Berdych. After a good first set, Nadal's level of play fell significantly due to aninjured right shoulder, and he lost the second set. He eventually triumphed 6–2, 3–6, 6–3. in the semi-finals Nadalmet main rival Roger Federer, their first meeting in a semi-final since the 2007 Masters Cup. Nadal was swiftlyvictorious at 6–3, 6–2; this match was one of the fastest matches played on hard courts. For the second time in twoweeks, Nadal faced Novak Djokovic in the final. As in the Indian Wells tournament, Nadal won the first set, andDjokovic the second. The third set ended in a tiebreak with Djokovic winning the match 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(3).[107] Thisis the first time Nadal reached the finals of Indian Wells and Miami in the same year.

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Nadal began his clay-court season in style, winning the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters with the loss of just oneset. Nadal defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6–2, 6–2, Richard Gasquet 6–2, 6–4, Ivan Ljubicic 6–1, 6–3 and Andy Murray6–4, 2–6, 6–1 in the semi-final to reach his seventh consecutive final in Monte Carlo. In the final, Nadal avenged hisdefeat by David Ferrer in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Australian Open and won the match 6–4, 7–5. He is the firstman to have won the same tournament seven times in a row at the ATP level in the open era.[108] Nadal chalked uphis 37th straight win at the clay-court event, where he has not lost since the 2003 Monte Carlo Masters. It was his44th career title and 19th at a Masters event.[109] Nadal lost his three previous finals, twice to world No. 2 NovakDjokovic and once to No. 3 Roger Federer. It was his first title since winning the Japan Open. Guillermo Coria wasthe last player to beat Nadal at Monte Carlo, in the third round in 2003. Nadal missed the 2004 tournament becauseof an injury. Nadal shares third place with Bjorn Borg and Manuel Orantes in the list of players with the most titleson clay.[110]

Just a week later, Nadal gained an extra 500 points, potentially crucial in the number 1 battle with Djokovic, bywinning his sixth Barcelona Open crown, winning the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell in straight sets. He wonthe final over Ferrer again (3rd Barcelona final and 5th clay court final), 6–2, 6–4. In doing so Nadal became thefirst man in the open era to have won two specific tournaments at least six times each. Nadal is now the leader interms of matches won this year, with 29.At the Madrid in May, he defeated Marcos Baghdatis, had a walkover against Juan Martin del Potro, and defeatedMichael Llodra and Roger Federer, before losing the final to Novak Djokovic, 7–5, 6–4.[111] Nadal lost in straightsets to Novak Djokovic in the Rome Masters final, 6–4, 6–4.[112] This marked the first time that Nadal has lost twoclay court finals in a single season.[113] However, Nadal retained his number one ranking during the clay courtseason and won his sixth French Open title by defeating Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1.[114]

Major Titles

Grand Slam performance timelineTo prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or theplayer's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2011 French Open.

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career SR Career W-L Win %

Grand Slam Tournaments

Australian Open A 3R 4R A QF SF W QF QF 1 / 7 29–6 82.85

French Open A A W W W W 4R W W 6 / 7 45–1 97.82

Wimbledon 3R A 2R F F W A W 2 / 6 29–4 87.87

US Open 2R 2R 3R QF 4R SF SF W 1 / 8 28–7 80.00

Win–Loss 3–2 3–2 13–3 17–2 20–3 24–2 15–2 25–1 11–1 10 / 28 131–18 87.92

Grand Slam Finals

Singles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final

Winner 2005 French Open Clay Mariano Puerta 6–7(6), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5

Winner 2006 French Open (2) Clay Roger Federer 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)

Runner-up 2006 Wimbledon Grass Roger Federer 0–6, 6–7(5), 7–6(2), 3–6

Winner 2007 French Open (3) Clay Roger Federer 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Runner-up 2007 Wimbledon (2) Grass Roger Federer 6–7(7), 6–4, 6–7(3), 6–2, 2–6

Winner 2008 French Open (4) Clay Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3, 6–0

Winner 2008 Wimbledon Grass Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7

Winner 2009 Australian Open Hard Roger Federer 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2

Winner 2010 French Open (5) Clay Robin Söderling 6–4, 6–2, 6–4

Winner 2010 Wimbledon (2) Grass Tomáš Berdych 6–3, 7–5, 6–4

Winner 2010 US Open Hard Novak Djokovic 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

Winner 2011 French Open (6) Clay Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6(3), 5–7, 6–1

Olympic finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final

Winner 2008 Beijing Olympics Hard Fernando González 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3

ITF Grand Slams records• These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.

'ITF Grand Slams 'Year(s) Record accomplished 'Player tied

Australian OpenFrench OpenWimbledonUS OpenOlympics

20092005200820102008

Career Golden Slam AndreAgassi

Australian OpenFrench OpenWimbledonUS Open

2009200520082010

Career Grand Slam Rod LaverAndreAgassiRogerFederer

Australian Open – French Open –Wimbledon – US Open

2005–2010 At least two Grand Slams on grass, clay, and hard courts MatsWilander

French Open – US Open 2010 Winner of grand slams on clay, grass, and hard court in calendaryear

Standsalone

French Open – US Open 2010 Winner of three consecutive grand slams in calendar year Rod Laver

French Open – US Open 2008–2010 Simultaneous holder of grand slams on clay, grass, and hard court RogerFederer

Olympics – US Open 2008–2010 Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and grandslams on clay, grass, and hard court

Standsalone

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Olympics – Wimbledon 2008–2010 Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal andWimbledon

Standsalone

Olympics – French Open 2008–2010 Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and threegrand slams

AndreAgassi

Olympics – US Open 2008–2010 Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and clay &hard court grand slams

AndreAgassi

Olympics – US Open 2008–2010 Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and US Open AndreAgassi

French Open 2005–2011 6 titles in 7 years Standsalone

French Open 2005–2011 6 titles Björn Borg

French Open 2005–2009 31 consecutive match wins Standsalone

French Open—Wimbledon 2008, 2010 1 "Channel Slam": Winning both tournaments in the same year Rod LaverBjörn BorgRogerFederer

French Open—Wimbledon 2008, 2010 Winner of multiple "Channel Slam" singles titles Björn Borg

French Open 2005–2008 4 consecutive wins Björn Borg

French Open 2005–2008 4 consecutive finals Björn BorgIvan LendlRogerFederer

French Open 2008, 2010 Most French Open championships without losing a set (2) Björn Borg

French Open 2005–2008,2010–2011

6 French Open Finals overall Björn Borg

Australian OpenFrench OpenWimbledonUS Open

2005–2010 Finalist in all the 4 majors Rod LaverKenRosewallIvan LendlStefanEdbergJim CourierAndreAgassiRogerFederer

ATP Masters records

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'ATP Masters Series 'Year(s) 'Record accomplished 'Player tied

Monte Carlo Masters—MadridMasters

2005–2011 Most Masters singles titles (19) Stands alone

Monte Carlo Masters—RomeMasters

2005–2011 Most Masters singles finals (29) Roger Federer

Madrid Masters 2009 Longest best-of-three sets Men's singles match everplayed (4 hours, 3 minutes)

Novak Djokovic

Monte Carlo Masters—RolandGarros

2010 1 Clay Slam: 3 Masters series on clay and Roland Garros Stands alone

Monte Carlo Masters 2005–2011 7 consecutive titles Stands alone

Rome Masters 2005–2010 5 titles in 6 years Stands alone

ATP Masters 2005 Most Titles in a season – 4 Roger Federer (2005 & 2006),Novak Djokovic (2011)

ATP Masters 2008–2010 21 consecutive Quarter-Finals Stands alone

ATP Masters 2008 Consecutive tournaments won on 3 different surfaces Roger Federer (2004)

ATP Masters 2005–2011 Most consecutive years winning at least ONE MastersTitle – 7

Stands alone

Monte Carlo Masters—RomeMasters

2005–20072009–2010

Most years winning both Titles – 5 Stands alone

ATP Masters 2007–2010 Consecutive years winning at least 3 Masters Titles – 4 Stands alone

ATP Masters 2005–2011 Highest Winning Percentage: 83.5% (208–41) Stands alone

Monte Carlo Masters-RomeMasters-Madrid Masters

2010 Winning 3 consecutive ATP Masters Titles Stands alone

Monte Carlo Masters 2008 Winner of the Singles and Doubles Tournament at thesame Tournament and the same year

Jim Courier (Indian Wells 1991)

ATP Masters 2011 Most Consecutive Finals reached – 5 Stands alone

Rivalry with Roger Federer

Nadal during the 2009 Australian Open final

Nadal and Federer have been playing against each other since 2004,and this rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers:• They are the only men in the open era who have played each other

in eight Grand Slam finals, with Nadal winning six of the eightfinals. Four of these six wins were on Nadal's best surface (clay),and he has beaten Federer twice in non-clay major finals:Wimbledon 2008 and the Australian Open 2009.[115]

• Their 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest matchof all time by many long-time tennis critics.[42] [116]

• Many critics consider their rivalry to be the greatest in tennishistory.[40] [117] [118] [119]

• Twelve of Nadal's 17 wins over Federer have come on clay courts, Nadal's best surface. Nadal leads their overallhead-to-head series 17–8 (Nadal leads 12–2 on clay, Federer leads 2–1 on grass, tie 4–4 on hard courts).

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Playing styleNadal generally plays an aggressive, behind-the-baseline game founded on heavy topspin groundstrokes,consistency, speedy footwork and tenacious court coverage thus making him an aggressive counterpuncher.[120]

Known for his athleticism and speed around the court, Nadal is an excellent defender[121] who hits well on the run,constructing winning plays from seemingly defensive positions. He also plays very fine dropshots, which workespecially well because his heavy topspin often forces opponents to the back of the court.[122] Nadal is primarily abaseliner, although he has been noted by several commentators (including John McEnroe) as an excellent volleyer,which has contributed to his reaching four Wimbledon finals on grass, winning two of them, and has been observedapproaching the net more often since 2009.

Nadal playing on clay

In recent years, Nadal employs a full western grip forehand, often witha "lasso-whip" follow through, where his left arm hits through the balland finishes above his left shoulder – as opposed to a more traditionalfinish across the body or around his opposite shoulder.[123] [124]

Nadal's forehand groundstroke form allows him to hit shots with heavytopspin – more so than many of his contemporaries.[125] San Franciscotennis researcher John Yandell used a high-speed video camera andspecial software to count the average number of revolutions of a tennisball hit full force by Nadal. "The first guys we did were Sampras andAgassi. They were hitting forehands that in general were spinningabout 1,800 to 1,900 revolutions per minute. Federer is hitting with anamazing amount of spin, too, right? 2,700 revolutions per minute.Well, we measured one forehand Nadal hit at 4,900. His average was 3,200."[126] While Nadal's shots tend to landshort of the baseline, the characteristically high bounces his forehands achieve tend to mitigate the advantage anopponent would normally gain from capitalizing on a short ball.[127] Although his forehand is based on heavytopspin, he can hit the ball deep and flat with a more orthodox follow through for clean winners.

Nadal's serve was initially considered a weak point in his game, although his improvements in both first serve pointswon and break points saved since 2005 have allowed him to consistently compete for and win major titles on fastersurfaces. Nadal relies on the consistency of his serve to gain a strategic advantage in points, rather than going forservice winners.[128] However, before the 2010 season, he altered his service motion, arriving in the trophy poseearlier and pulling the racket lower during the trophy pose. Before the 2010 U.S. Open, Nadal modified his servicegrip to a more continental one. These two changes in his serve have increased its average speed by around 10 mph,maxing out at 135 mph (217 km), allowing him to win more free points on his serve.[129]

Nadal's mental resilience and strategic approach to the game are other noted strengths. Nadal is able to avoiddiscouragement regardless of match score, allowing him to singularly focus on winning the current point and gainingan advantage. As a strategic player, Nadal can assess outside variables such as court surface, weather conditions, andhis opponent's tactics in order to adjust his own play to best adapt to present conditions.[130]

Although once considered a clay court specialist, Nadal has shed that label due to his success on the tournamentsplayed on other surfaces, including holding Grand Slams simultaneously on grass, hard courts, and clay on twoseparate occasions, winning five Masters series titles on hardcourt, and winning the Olympic gold medal onhardcourt.[120] [131] Despite praise for Nadal's talent and skill, some have questioned his longevity in the sport, citinghis build and playing style as conducive to injury.[132] Nadal himself has admitted to the physical toll hard courtsplace on ATP Tour players, calling for a reevaluated tour schedule featuring fewer hard court tournaments.[133]

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Public image

Equipment and endorsements

Nike sleeveless shirt with matching headband &wrist bands and Babolat AeroPro Drive GT at

Roland Garros 2007

Nadal has appeared in advertising campaigns for Kia Motors as aglobal ambassador for the company. In May 2008, Kia released aclaymation viral ad featuring Nadal in a tennis match with an alien.Nadal also has an endorsement agreement with Universal DVDs.[134]

Nike serves as Nadal's clothing and shoe sponsor. Nadal's signatureon-court attire entailed a variety of sleeveless shirts paired with 3/4length capri pants.[135] For the 2009 season, Nadal adoptedmore-traditional on-court apparel. Nike encouraged Nadal to update hislook in order to reflect his new status as the sport's top player at thattime[136] and associate Nadal with a style that, while less distinctivethan his "pirate" look, would be more widely emulated byconsumers.[137] [138] At warmup tournaments in Abu Dhabi and Doha,Nadal played matches in a polo shirt specifically designed for him byNike,[139] paired with shorts cut above the knee. Nadal's new, moreconventional style carried over to the 2009 Australian Open, where he was outfitted with Nike's Bold Crew Men'sTee[140] and Nadal Long Check Shorts.[141] [142] [143] Nadal wears Nike's Air CourtBallistec 2.3 tennis shoes,[144]

bearing various customizations throughout the season, including his nickname "Rafa" on the right shoe and a stylizedbull logo on the left.

Becomes the face of Lanvin's L’Homme Sport cologne, launched April 2009.[145]

Nadal uses an AeroPro Drive racquet with a 4 1/4-inch L2 grip. As of the 2010 season, Nadal's racquets are paintedto resemble the new Babolat AeroPro Drive with Cortex GT racquet in order to market a current model whichBabolat sells.[146] [147] Nadal uses no replacement grip, and instead wraps two overgrips around the handle. He usedDuralast 15L strings until the 2010 season, when he switched to Babolat's new, black-colored, RPM Blast string.Nadal's rackets are always strung at 55 lb (25 kg), regardless of which surface or conditions he is playing on.As of January 2010, Rafa is the international ambassador for Quely, a company from his native Majorca thatmanufactures biscuits, bakery and chocolate coated products; he has consumed their products ever since he was ayoung child.[148] [149]

In 2010, luxury watchmaker Richard Mille announced that he had developed an ultra-light wristwatch incollaboration with Nadal called the Richard Mille RM027 Tourbillon watch.[150] The watch is made of titanium andlithium and is valued at US$525,000; Nadal was involved in the design and testing of the watch on the tenniscourt.[150] During the 2010 French Open, Men's Fitness reported that Nadal wore the Richard Mille watch on thecourt as part of a sponsorship deal with the Swiss watchmaker.[151]

Nadal replaces Cristiano Ronaldo as the new face of Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans for thespring/summer 2011 collection that will launch in February.[152] This is the first time that the label has chosen atennis player for the job; association football has ruled lately prior to Ronaldo, David Beckham graced the ads since2008.[153] Armani said that he selected Nadal as his latest male underwear model because "...he is ideal as herepresents a healthy and positive model for youngsters."[152]

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In popular cultureIn February 2010 Rafael Nadal was featured in the music video of "Gypsy", the forthcoming single from Shakira[154]

[155] and part of her album release She Wolf. In explaining why she chose Nadal for the video, Shakira was quoted assaying in an interview with the Latin American Herald Tribune: "I thought that maybe I needed someone I could insome way identify with. And Rafael Nadal is a person who has been totally committed to his career since he wasvery young. Since he was 17, I believe." She added about "Gypsy": "I've been on the road since I was very, veryyoung, so that's where the gypsy metaphor comes from."[156] [157] [158]

Misc128036 Rafaelnadal is a Main belt asteroid discovered in 2003 at the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca, Spainand named after Rafael Nadal.[159]

Off the court

Involvement in footballNadal has recently become seriously involved in Spanish football. Rafa is an avid fan of soccer club Real Madrid.On 8 July 2010 it was reported that Nadal has become a shareholder of RCD Mallorca, his local club by birth, in anattempt to assist the club from debt.[160] Rafa reportedly owns 10% and was offered the role of vice president, but herejected that offer.[161] Though, his uncle Miguel Ángel Nadal, became assistant coach under Michael Laudrup.Ironically, Rafael remains a passionate Real Madrid supporter; ESPN.com writer Graham Hunter wrote, "He's asMerengue as [Real Madrid icons] Raúl, Iker Casillas and Alfredo Di Stéfano." Shortly after acquiring his interest inMallorca, he called out UEFA for apparent hypocrisy in ejecting the club from the 2010–11 UEFA Europa Leaguefor excessive debts, saying through a club spokesperson, "Well, if those are the criteria upon which UEFA isoperating, then European competition will only comprise two or three clubs because all the rest are in debt, too."[162]

He is also a fervent supporter of the Spanish national team, and was one of only six people not affiliated with theteam or the national federation allowed into the team's locker room immediately following Spain's victory in the2010 FIFA World Cup Final.[162]

PhilanthropyRafael Nadal took part in Thailand's ‘A Million Trees For The King’ project, planting a tree in honour of KingBhumibol Adulyadej on a visit to Hua Hin during his Thailand Open 2010. "For me it's an honour to part of thisproject," said Nadal. "It's a very good project. I want to congratulate the Thai people and congratulate the King forthis unbelievable day. I wish all the best for this idea. It's very, very nice."[163]

The Rafa Nadal FoundationThe creation of the organization took place in November 2007 and its official presentation was in February 2008 at the Manacor Tennis Club in Mallorca, Spain. The foundation will focus on social work and development aid particularly on childhood and youth.[164] On deciding why to start a foundation, "This can be the beginning of my future, when I retire and have more time,[...] I am doing very well and I owe society, [...] A month-and-a-half ago I was in Chennai, in India. The truth is we live great here....I can contribute something with my image..." Nadal was inspired by the Red Cross benefit match against malaria with Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, recalling, "We raised an amount of money that we would never have imagined. I have to thank Iker, my project partner, who went all out for it,[...] That is why the time has come to set up my own foundation and determine the destination of the money." Ana Maria Parera, Rafa's mom, will chair the organization and father Sebastian will be vice-chairman. Coach and uncle Toni Nadal and his agent, former tennis player Carlos Costa, are also involved. Roger Federer has been giving Rafa advice on getting involved in philanthropy. Despite the fact that poverty in India struck him

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particularly hard, Nadal wants to start by helping "people close by, in the Balearic Islands, in Spain, and then, ifpossible, abroad."[165]

On 16 October 2010, Rafa traveled to India for the first time to assist in the transformation of one of the poorest andmost needy areas of India, Andhra Pradesh. He has an academy in the south of the country, in the state of AndhraPradesh. His foundation has also worked in the Anantapur Educational Center project, in collaboration with theVicente Ferrer Foundation.[166]

Personal lifeNadal owns an Aston Martin DBS.[167] Nadal lived with his parents and younger sister Maria Isabel, at an age whenmany tennis stars have long moved out, in a five-story apartment building in their hometown of Manacor, Mallorca.In June 2009, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia and then The New York Times reported that Nadal's parents, AnaMaria and Sebastian, had separated. This news came after weeks of heated speculation in Internet posts and messageboards over Nadal's personal issues as the cause of his setback.[168] Nadal has revealed himself to be Agnostic.[169]

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