At the 2009 Australian Open, Nadal won his first five matches without dropping a set, before defeating compatriot Fernando Verdasco in the semifinals in the second longest match in Australian Open history at 5 hours and 14 minutes. He finished the year ranked No. He has appeared in advertising campaigns for Kia as a global ambassador for the company. [361] The couple married in October 2019.[362]. He used Duralast 15L strings until the 2010 season, when he switched to Babolat's new, black-colored, RPM Blast string. They are the only pair of men to have ever finished four consecutive calendar years at the top. At the 2005 Australian Open, Nadal lost in the fourth round to eventual runner-up Lleyton Hewitt. Del Potro, facing Nadal after a victory in 4 sets against Federer, made it to the SF of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2013. His uncle, Miguel Ángel Nadal, is a retired professional footballer, who played for RCD Mallorca, FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team. [178][179] The win marked his 20th ATP 500 series title, which put him back atop the list of most ATP 500 titles, tied with Roger Federer. 2 Roger Federer and No. Nadal, at 18 years and six months, became the youngest player to register a singles victory in a Davis Cup final for a winning nation. [165] Nadal then won his 29th Masters 1000 title in Monte Carlo; it was his tenth victory in the principality, the most wins by any player at a single tournament in the Open era. Nadal won in Monte Carlo without dropping a set, beating Kei Nishikori in the final. In the final, on 29 January, he was beaten by Novak Djokovic in a five-set match that lasted 5 hours and 53 minutes, the longest Grand Slam final of all time.[102]. Outside the Big 4, no active player has more wins against Nadal than Del Potro. He won his second Rogers Cup title in Toronto, and then made it into the semifinals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati. On 10 November, Nadal withdrew from Spain's Davis Cup final against Argentina, as his knee injury had not healed completely. [70] Nadal participated in the Qatar ExxonMobil Open ATP 250 event in Doha, where he lost in the finals to Nikolay Davydenko. At the US Open Nadal fell in the semifinals, losing to eventual champion Juan Martín del Potro. In his first tournament since Wimbledon, Nadal advanced to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup, where he was defeated by Andy Murray. The pair once met regularly at Grand Slam level, with nine out of their 23 meetings coming in Grand Slams, with Nadal leading 7–2 (3–0 at Wimbledon, 2–0 at the French Open, 1–1 at the Australian Open, and 1–1 at the US Open). Nadal's rackets are always strung at 55 lb (25 kg), regardless of which surface or conditions he is playing on. Rafael has a younger sister, María Isabel. 23 ranked Florian Mayer. [36] Nadal was unable to complete the match, which ended his 26-match winning streak. In addition, there were rumors at the end of the year that the foot injury he suffered during 2005, caused long-term damage, which were given credence by coach Toni Nadal's claim that the problem was "serious". It also marked his 14th consecutive season with at least one ATP 500 title. In May 2001, he defeated former Grand Slam tournament champion Pat Cash in a clay-court exhibition match. 1 ranking, Nadal became the first player aged over 30 to finish as year-end No. As of the 2010 season[update], Nadal's racquets are painted to resemble the new Babolat AeroPro Drive with Cortex GT racquet in order to market a current model which Babolat sells. De asemenea, este doar al 3-lea jucător care câștigă orice turneu de Grand Slam de 7 ori, egalând recordul lui Petre Sampras și Roger Federer la Wimbledon . [287] Since the 2010 US Open, Nadal's serve speed dropped to previous levels and was again been cited as a need for improvement. [222][223] Nadal ascended to No. "[328][329], Nadal was the subject of Scoop Malinowski's 2016 book "Facing Nadal. Berdych won the match in straight sets, including a bagel (6–0) in the second. His straight-sets victory over Djokovic marked also the 4th time that he won a Grand Slam without losing a set, all at the French Open doing it also in 2008, 2010 and 2017. [66] Roger Federer went on to win the title, and Nadal consequently dropped back to No. [84] Nadal's victory also clinched the year-end No. Nadal reached the semifinals in singles at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where he was defeated by Ivan Ljubičić in three sets. They met a year later again in the Barcelona final, with Nadal taking the title in straight sets. The defeat marked his first opening round exit at the Australian Open. 1 and 2. At the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Nadal was defeated by Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the round-robin stage, and was subsequently eliminated from the tournament. [188] He then competed in Barcelona (where he had won a record eleven titles), defeating Leonardo Mayer, David Ferrer and Jan-Lennard Struff, but lost to the eventual champion Dominic Thiem in straight sets. Featured Newest Price: High-Low Price: Low-High. [206], Nadal lost in the quarter-final of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia after Diego Schwartzman beat him in straight sets. The match was widely lauded as the greatest Wimbledon final ever, with some tennis critics even calling it the greatest match in tennis history.[45][46][47][48][49]. ", "Andre Agassi picks Rafael Nadal ahead of Roger Federer as tennis's greatest all-time player", "Wiedmer: Nadal may now argue for best ever", "Rafael Nadal is not only the King of Clay, he's the GOAT", "Rafa Nadal should be considered the greatest of all time, not Roger Federer, writes Jon Anderson", "Is Rafael Nadal already the greatest of all time? Between the tournaments in Barcelona and Rome, Nadal defeated Federer in the "Battle of Surfaces" exhibition match in Mallorca, Spain, with the tennis court being half grass and half clay.[37]. This classic half-zip design features Dri-FIT... CLASSIC COMFORT WITH URBAN STYLE.The Nike Sportswear Club Fleece Hoodie is a very comfortable urban-style basic garment with which you can wear a premium look perfect for any day.Hood with... RAFA STYLE SWEAT-WICKING T-SHIRT.Rafael Nadal dominates the track. The rivalry saw Nadal winning the first 12 encounters, all in straight sets, including 2 finals, one of which is a Masters 1000 final at Madrid in 2013. In the fourth round, he defeated Nick Kyrgios in four sets and reached the quarterfinals where he lost to Dominic Thiem in four sets. [204] Nadal then played at the 2020 Australian Open and won his first three matches in straight sets against Hugo Dellien, Federico Delbonis and Pablo Carreño Busta. [21] In singles, Nadal reached the third round of the 2004 Australian Open where he lost in three sets against Australian Lleyton Hewitt. Rafael Nadal was born in Manacor, a town on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain, to parents Ana María Parera Femenías and Sebastián Nadal Homar. Rafael Nadal are cel puțin 2 turnee de Grand Slam pe toate cele 3 suprafețe, iarbă, zgură și hard, doar al 2-lea jucător care atinge această performanță după Mats Wilander. The win gave him his 18th Masters title, breaking the all-time record. As a result, Nadal clinched the US Open Series and, combined with Federer's early-round losses in both of those tournaments, finally earned the world No. Nadal began his clay-court season by winning the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters with the loss of just one set. The following week, Nadal lost to Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals of the year's last Masters Series tournament, the Mutua Madrileña Masters in Madrid. The overall score was 6–3, 6–3 in the final match between the two before Ferrer's retirement at the 2019 Madrid Open. 2 spot to Andy Murray on 17 August 2009, ranking outside the top two for the first time since 25 July 2005. [273] Nadal leads the head-to-head record in Grand Slams against all members of the Big Three and he has highest number of Slams won beating a Big Three member en route (13). Four of these matches were five-set matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 and 2017 Australian Open), and the 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts. [150] This early exit ended Nadal's record 10-year streak of winning at least one major. [74] Nadal won the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, beating Fernando Verdasco in the final. [336][337], Rafael Nadal opened his tennis academy centre to Majorca flood victims in October 2018. To date, Nadal has won 86 ATP singles titles including a joint-record 20 Grand Slam singles titles and 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles. Nadal and Berdych first met in an ATP tournament in BÃ¥stad, where both men reached the final. Fans. [217] This is the seventh time that Nadal finished Year-end No. [332] Also located in the centre is a sports residence, a Rafael Nadal museum, a health clinic, a fitness centre with spa and a café. [82] The pair lost in the first round to Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. Following Federer's withdrawal due to injury, Nadal was named the fourth seed at the French Open. The former tennis player Andre Agassi picked Nadal as the greatest of all time because of the way the Spaniard "had to deal with Federer, Djokovic, Murray in the golden age of tennis". Nadal defeated Janko Tipsarević and Novak Djokovic. He missed most of the clay court season, including the French Open, because of a stress fracture in his left ankle. He was seeded second at the 2019 Australian Open, and recorded straight-sets wins against James Duckworth, Matthew Ebden, Alex de Minaur, Tomáš Berdych, first-time quarterfinalist Frances Tiafoe and first-time semifinalist Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach his fifth Australian Open final. [160] At the Rio 2016 Olympics, Nadal achieved 800 career wins with his quarterfinal victory over the Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. [12], In 2001, Nadal finished the year with a Challenger series record of 1–1 in singles with no titles or finals appearances. They were hitting forehands that in general were spinning about 1,800 to 1,900 revolutions per minute. To complete the spring hard-court season, Nadal was upset in the semifinals of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, by James Blake, and was upset in the second round of the 2006 Miami Masters. [154], The following week, Nadal played in Rome Masters where he reached the quarterfinal. Nadal started the year winning Mubadala Title defeating Milos Raonic in straight sets. [175], On 16 February, Nadal dropped to the No. Nadal opened his season by playing at the Brisbane International for the first time, where he reached the quarterfinals before losing to Milos Raonic in three sets. He defeated Tomáš Berdych in his first singles rubber to give the Spanish Davis Cup Team their first point in the tie. By beating Lleyton Hewitt in the third round of the French Open, Nadal set a record of 31 consecutive wins at the French Open, beating the previous record of 28 by Björn Borg. [226] Nadal won six of the nine, losing the first two Wimbledon finals. In the final he topped No. His win over Schwartzman broke John McEnroe's record of 49 straight sets won on a single surface. After a long gap of 4 years, Nadal and Berdych’s last encounter was at the 2019 Australian Open R16. In 2003, Nadal won two Challenger titles and finished the year ranked No. Nadal played only three tournaments the remainder of the year. He ended up losing in the final in straight sets to Novak Djokovic. [54] This win set up a championship match with Roger Federer, their first meeting ever in a hard-court Grand Slam tournament. [322] This was the first time that the label has chosen a tennis player for the job; association football has ruled lately prior to Ronaldo, David Beckham graced the ads since 2008. After both players had prematurely ended their 2018 seasons with injuries, both had been playing very well in the 2019 season up to that point, with Berdych reaching the final in Doha. Free Shipping. He has also led the Spain Davis Cup team to five titles while playing alongside fellow top 10 players including David Ferrer and his future coach Carlos Moyá. 1 Day To Day. [134], Nadal began the year as the defending Champion at the Qatar Open, but suffered a shocking three set defeat to Michael Berrer in the first round. In the final, he defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets, completing the Career Grand Slam for Nadal; he also became the second male after Andre Agassi to complete a Career Golden Slam. Rafael Nadal previous match was against Medvedev D. in Tour Finals London, Great Britain, match ended with result 2 - 1 (Medvedev D. won the match). Nadal. Also, he earned the highest year-end ranking ever by a Spaniard and the ATP Most Improved Player of the Year award. 1 Novak Djokovic to win his 8th consecutive Monte Carlo trophy. However, the Spaniard got the better of him in that encounter, beating Del Potro in 4 sets. He then was defeated in the Round of 16 by Olivier Rochus. [117] Nadal also defeated Djokovic in the 2013 US Open Final. 762 Nadal won his first ATP match, defeating Ramón Delgado,[11] and became the ninth player in the Open Era to do so before the age of 16. San Francisco tennis researcher John Yandell used a high-speed video camera and special software to count the average number of revolutions of a tennis ball hit full force by Nadal. In May 2008, Kia released a claymation viral ad featuring Nadal in a tennis match with an alien. [299] This "longevity" narrative has proved to be inaccurate and pundits today admire his resilience. After the loss, he announced that he would skip the rest of the season to undergo surgery for his appendix. Out of their 4 matches, Berdych was able to win in 3, in Canada, Madrid, and Cincinnati. [212], On 9 November 2020, Nadal officially passed Jimmy Connors for the most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 on the FedEx ATP Rankings as he has now spent a total of 790 consecutive weeks among the tennis elite. After a month-long break from tournament tennis, Nadal played the Mutua Madrileña Masters in Madrid and the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. This was also the first time that Nadal won two Grand Slam tournaments back-to-back. During the second half of the year, Nadal battled a knee injury suffered during the Wimbledon final. In August, Nadal won a close semifinal match in Montreal, denying Djokovic his fourth Rogers Cup title. Rafael Nadal became only the fourth man to reach 1,000 match wins when he beat Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday. Immediately after Wimbledon, Nadal won 16 consecutive matches and three consecutive tournaments, bringing his ranking to No. He did not lose a set during his first three matches, defeating qualifiers in the first and second rounds and Viktor Troicki in the third round. Nadal went on to lose to Federer in five sets; this was the first time that Nadal had lost to Federer in a Grand Slam since the final of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. I wish all the best for this idea. [195] For the second year in a row, Nadal withdrew from Cincinnati Masters afterwards to focus on his US Open preparations. By 21 August, he retook the ATP No. In December, Nadal participated in the second Davis Cup final of his career. 20 Andre Agassi in straight sets in Agassi's last career match at Wimbledon. Federer had won his record fifth grass-court title at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, and then reached the Wimbledon final without losing a set. [42][43] Nadal entered the final on a 23-match winning streak, including his first career grass-court title at the Artois Championships staged at the Queen's Club in London prior to Wimbledon. [128] Nadal then lost in the second round of the Halle Open to Dustin Brown the following week. Language: en es en Sign in. Nadal also reached the final of the Miami Masters for the second time. He tied Federer's record for the most Grand Slam men's singles titles at the 2020 French Open. After multiple meetings from 2012 to 2014, all of which were won by Nadal, the pair met again at the 2015 Australian Open quarterfinal. The following week, he defeated Tommy Robredo in the final of the Open Sabadell Atlántico tournament in Barcelona. Nadal defeated Ruben Bemelmans and Olivier Rochus. [148] Nadal's struggles continued when he lost in the second round of Wimbledon to Dustin Brown.[149]. 51. 1 season (2008) and his last (2019) is also a record. At the US Open, Nadal was the top-seeded player for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament. In 2012, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the Australian Open final for a third consecutive Grand Slam final win over Nadal. His 13 French Open titles in particular are a record at any tournament. This match lasted 5 hours and 17 minutes, spread over two days, becoming the second-longest Wimbledon semifinal in history, second only to the match between Kevin Anderson and John Isner held earlier on the same day. Their next meeting in a Grand Slam came only two years later in the 2012 Australian Open quarterfinal, where Nadal won in 4 tight sets. Quotes. [335], On 16 October 2010, Nadal traveled to India for the first time to visit his tennis academy for underprivileged children at Anantapur Sports Village, in the Anantapur City, Andhra Pradesh. Yandell concluded: The first guys we did were Sampras and Agassi. [97] However, Nadal retained his No. [322], In June 2012, Nadal joined the group of sports endorsers of the PokerStars online poker cardroom. In the third round of the 2015 US Open, Nadal once again lost to Fognini, despite having won the first two sets. Nadal became the first player to finish as the year-end no. [51] Two weeks later at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, Nadal reached the quarterfinals, where he withdrew because of a knee injury. About. Juni 1986 in Manacor, Mallorca) ist ein spanischer Tennisspieler. In the semifinals, he lost to Andy Murray. Between that meeting and 2015, Ferrer and Nadal would go on to play 6 more matches, with Nadal winning 4 of the 6. [13] Nadal also competed in seven doubles tournaments in 2003, and won his first ATP title (doubles or singles) at the clay-court Croatia Open in Umag, where he partnered with Álex López Morón to defeat Todd Perry and Thomas Shimada in straight sets in the final. Nadal began his clay court season with a quarterfinal loss to David Ferrer in the Monte-Carlo Masters. ", "Nadal Ruthless On Serve To Reach Wimbledon Quarter-finals", "Carlos Moya On Rafael Nadal Improving Serve", "Is serve and volley dead? In doing so, Nadal claimed his fourth US Open title and 19th Grand Slam title (placing him only one behind Roger Federer in overall standings), won his first five-set Grand Slam final since the 2009 Australian Open final, and completed his second-best season in terms of Grand Slam singles results.