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[323] 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. In October, he reached the final of the China Open, guaranteeing he would be back to the No. Nadal and Berdych first met in an ATP tournament in Båstad, where both men reached the final. Nadal next played in the Shanghai Rolex Masters, where he lost to No. [112] Nadal's withdrawal saw him drop out of the ATP's Top Four for the first time since 2005. This performance, combined with Roger Federer's unsuccessful title defense, ensured that Nadal retained the world number one ranking after the grass season. [309][310] At warmup tournaments in Abu Dhabi and Doha, Nadal played matches in a polo shirt specifically designed for him by Nike,[311] paired with shorts cut above the knee. [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. After multiple meetings from 2012 to 2014, all of which were won by Nadal, the pair met again at the 2015 Australian Open quarterfinal. [77][78] He then defeated Andy Murray in the semifinals and Tomáš Berdych in the final to win his second Wimbledon title and his eighth career major title[79] just past the age of 24.[80]. [163] In the second round of the tournament, he defeated Mischa Zverev for the loss of just two games;[164] Nadal began the Australian Open with straight-set wins over Florian Mayer and Marcos Baghdatis, before more difficult wins over Alexander Zverev and Gael Monfils, which set up his first quarterfinal berth at a Grand Slam since the 2015 French Open. On his 19th birthday, Nadal defeated Federer in the 2005 French Open semifinals, being one of only four players to defeat the top-seeded player that year (along with Marat Safin, Richard Gasquet, and David Nalbandian). [175], On 16 February, Nadal dropped to the No. It also marked his 11th title in Monte Carlo, as well as the 76th title in his career. [196] At the 2019 US Open, Nadal lost only one set (against Marin Čilić) en route to the final, which he won against Daniil Medvedev in five sets. [186] Nadal withdrew from both Indian Wells and Miami due to a right hip injury. 1 season (2008) and his last (2019) is also a record. He missed most of the clay court season, including the French Open, because of a stress fracture in his left ankle. [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. Grand Slam Titles: 19 Outside the Big 4, no active player has more wins against Nadal than Del Potro. [153] Nadal won the 2013 French Open after beating Novak Djokovic in the semifinal and David Ferrer in the final, breaking the record for the most match wins in the tournament in the process with his 59th match victory. He is ranked No. He made it to the quarterfinals without dropping set. [13], In 2002, aged 16, Nadal reached the semifinals of the Boys' Singles tournament at Wimbledon, in his first ITF junior event. This news came after weeks of speculation in Internet posts and message boards over Nadal's personal issues as the cause of his setback. [73] After Indian Wells, Nadal reached the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open, where he lost to eventual champion Andy Roddick in three sets. In the final of the postponed 2020 French Open, Nadal easily defeated Djokovic in straight sets (including a second 6–0) for his record-tying 20th Grand Slam Championship. 3, 54 weeks as World No. The first tournament he played after that was the inaugural Rio Open which he won after defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final. At the Australian Open, he defeated Roger Federer to reach his third Australian Open final. Although this rivalry has less significance than rivalries with the other members of the Big Four, the pair have met in several prestigious tournaments. In December, Nadal participated in the second Davis Cup final of his career. He was the second-seeded player at the US Open, but was defeated in the fourth round by David Ferrer. He has won 13 times at the French Open, 11 times at Monte Carlo and Barcelona, and nine at Rome. Nadal then won his 27th masters title at the Madrid Open after Kei Nishikori retired in the third set of the final. 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. Nadal went on to win his 11th title in Barcelona, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets, becoming the first player in the open era to win 400 matches on both clay and hard. Nadal also entered and won the tournament's doubles event with partner Marc López, defeating the No. It also marked his 14th consecutive season with at least one ATP 500 title. After another quarterfinal loss at the Dubai Tennis Championships, he won the 2007 Indian Wells Masters, before Novak Djokovic defeated him in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Miami Masters. 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. 4 in the world, the first time in eight years that he has not been ranked 1st or 2nd at the end of the year. Here, after 18 straight losses over 9 years, Berdych was able to claim a win over Nadal, and his only in a Grand Slam against the Spaniard. [321] During the 2010 French Open, Men's Fitness reported that Nadal wore the Richard Mille watch on the court as part of a sponsorship deal with the Swiss watchmaker. March 13, 2021 Rafael Nadal Fans VIDEO: Rafael Nadal shows GQ what he can’t live without From his tennis bag to his laptop, Rafael Nadal shows off his essential items. Weight:188 lbs (85 kg) [321] The watch is made of titanium and lithium and is valued at US$525,000; Nadal was involved in the design and testing of the watch on the tennis court. Nadal, who was the 2010 champion, was defeated by Andy Murray. [162] He played the Shanghai Masters and was upset in the second round by Viktor Troicki. He lost only one set, and defeated No. Nadal's dominance on clay is also highlighted by 60 of his 86 ATP singles titles coming on this surface, including 25 of his 35 ATP Masters 1000 titles, and his 81 consecutive wins on clay is the longest single-surface win streak in the Open Era. He subsequently ended his 2016 season to let his wrist recover. 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. With his Olympic gold medal, he is also one of only two male players to complete the career Golden Slam. He then played at the Tie Break Tens exhibition tournament in Melbourne, losing in the final to Tomáš Berdych. [63][64] He then surprisingly lost the final of the Madrid Open to Roger Federer. 2 seven times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2020)[citation needed], At the 2020 ATP Finals, Nadal played in the London 2020 group. [304], Nadal has been sponsored by Kia Motors since 2006. Under the direction of Moyá, Nadal improved his serve,[296][294] and incorporated serve-and-volley as a surprise tactic in some of his matches. Partnering Marc López, he won the gold medal in men's doubles event for Spain by defeating Romania's Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau in the finals. In explaining why she chose Nadal for the video, Shakira was quoted as saying in an interview with the Latin American Herald Tribune: "I thought that maybe I needed someone I could in some way identify with. [71] In the Australian Open, Nadal reached the quarterfinals, where he had to pull out at 3–0 down in the third set against Andy Murray. Del Potro went on to claim the silver medal. In his semi-final matchup against Juan Martin del Potro, Nadal retired after losing the second set 6–2 due to knee pain. 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. In 2018, Ferrer announced that the US Open would be his last Grand Slam tournament, and he would retire the next year in the clay court season in Spain. [223][224] Nadal ascended to No. The eleven-year gap between Nadal's first year-end no. Nadal defeated Federer in five sets to earn his first hard-court Grand Slam singles title,[55] making him the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open. Rafael has a younger sister, María Isabel. Nadal won his 18th ATP 500 title in Barcelona without dropping a set, also marking his tenth victory in Barcelona. [234][235] They have also played in a record 13 Masters Series finals. He became year-end No. Nadal won the third set easily and served for the match in the fourth set before Federer broke him and forced a tiebreaker. [317] Nadal uses an AeroPro Drive racquet with a 4​1⁄4-inch L2 grip. 1 singles players, ATP singles rankings incepted on August 23, 1973, (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w)), current No. [130] Nadal withdrew from the American swing owing to a wrist injury. [218], At the 2021 Australian Open, Nadal lost in the quarterfinals to Stefanos Tsitsipas, despite being two sets to love up. He reached the final of the Miami Masters, falling to Novak Djokovic in straight sets. After his surprise defeat in France, Nadal withdrew from the AEGON Championships. [9] Nadal's father made him choose between football and tennis so that his school work would not deteriorate entirely. 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). These victories raised his ranking to No. Nadal was able to regroup, winning the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo by defeating Gaël Monfils for his seventh title of the season. When not playing tennis, Rafa enjoys playing/watching soccer, cooking and fishing. Ferrer won their first meeting in 2004 in Stuttgart in 3 sets, but Nadal went on to win the next four until Ferrer defeated him in the 4th round of the 2007 US Open. Nadal won their first four meetings between 2007 and 2009, however Del Potro went on to win the next three, including a straight sets victory at the 2009 US Open SF (he later went on to win the tournament after defeating Roger Federer in the final. Nadal has called 2010 his best year as a professional tennis player. [354] In April 2014, he played the world's No. At the 2005 Australian Open, Nadal lost in the fourth round to eventual runner-up Lleyton Hewitt. 73 Horacio Zeballos in the final. Nadal injured his shoulder during a quarterfinal match against Lleyton Hewitt at the Artois Championships, played on grass at the Queen's Club in London. [110][111] Nadal ended 2012 ranked No. Their next significant meeting was in the opening round of the 2009 Davis Cup Final, where Nadal again defeated Berdych in straight sets. [76] Nadal advanced to the final and defeated Söderling in straight sets. And Rafael Nadal is a person who has been totally committed to his career since he was very young. At the Monte Carlo Masters, Nadal successfully defended his title and won a record-breaking 31st Masters title, thus becoming the player with the most Masters 1000 titles in tennis history. [274] 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). These two changes in his serve increased his average speed by around 10 mph during the 2010 US Open, maxing out at 135 mph (217 km), allowing him to win more free points on his serve. Nadal then lost his first-round match at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships in straight sets to unseeded Belgian Steve Darcis (ranked No. They then met in the 2018 Wimbledon semifinals, where Djokovic finally emerged victorious after a battle lasting over five hours that was spread over two days and went to 10–8 in the fifth set. Before the 2010 U.S. Open, Nadal modified his service grip to a more continental one. Nike encouraged Nadal to update his look in order to reflect his new status as the sport's top player at that time[308] and associate Nadal with a style that, while less distinctive than his "pirate" look, would be more widely emulated by consumers. He defeated Rublev and defending champion Tsitsipas progressing to the semifinals and securing ending the year as no. 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. The tennis legend married his longtime girlfriend, Xisca Perelló, in a beautiful Spanish wedding over the weekend. Nadal's rackets are always strung at 55 lb (25 kg), regardless of which surface or conditions he is playing on. 2. [289][290][291] From 2019 onwards, several analysts praised Nadal's improvement on the serve, noting the speed of his serve had increased. [346], Nadal supports or has supported other charities, such as City Harvest, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and Small Steps Project[347], Nadal is an avid fan of association football club Real Madrid. [30] He then lost in the second round of 2005 Wimbledon to Gilles Müller of Luxembourg. Nadal missed the Australian Open because of a foot injury. [337][338], Rafael Nadal opened his tennis academy centre to Majorca flood victims in October 2018. This was also the first time that Nadal won two Grand Slam tournaments back-to-back. 12 Jürgen Melzer in the third round. [7] Recognizing in Rafael a natural talent, another uncle, Toni Nadal, a tennis coach, introduced him to the game when he was three years old. After playing two more Challenger level events, the last Challenger tournaments of his career, Nadal finished his 2003 campaign with three first round losses in ATP events. After a one-week break, Nadal won the Masters Series Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, defeating Federer in a fifth-set tiebreaker in the final, after saving two match points and equaling Björn Borg's tally of 16 ATP titles won as a teenager. Nadal was again defeated by Djokovic in straight sets, although he had a break advantage in both sets and served to win the second.[155]. Nadal easily defeated Djokovic in the 2017 Madrid Open semifinals (6–2, 6–4), his first victory against the Serb since the 2014 French Open. After a long span of injuries with both players, the pair met in a Grand Slam for the first time since the R16 at Wimbledon in 2011 at the 2017 US Open. [6] Winning improved his ranking to No. Nadal played the Artois Championships at the Queen's Club in London for the second consecutive year. [87], At the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals in London, Nadal won all of his round-robin matches. The match went on for close to 5 hours, with Nadal coming out on top, 7–5, 6–7, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4. On 5 November, Nadal announced that he was pulling out of the Paris Masters owing to tendinitis in his left shoulder. [333] Also located in the centre is a sports residence, a Rafael Nadal museum, a health clinic, a fitness centre with spa and a café. [58] In March, Nadal helped Spain defeat Serbia in a Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on clay in Benidorm, Spain. [351], Nadal is an agnostic atheist. [143][144] He then lost in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters to Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. Three days after his victory in Paris, Nadal's 24-match winning streak was snapped in the first round of the grass court Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, where he lost to Alexander Waske. He reached the quarterfinals, defeating Gael Monfils and Diego Schwartzman in straight sets, to extend his record to 50 consecutive sets won on clay, starting from the 2017 French Open. In the semifinals, he lost to Andy Murray. [6] In August, Nadal won his first ATP singles title at the Prokom Open by defeating José Acasuso in the final in two sets.[24]. During the spring clay-court season, Nadal won four singles titles and defeated Roger Federer in three finals. He faced Marin Čilić in the quarterfinal, but retired in the fifth set due to a hip injury. Nadal then reached the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time. [215] It was the first time since 2015 that Nadal reached the semifinals. [52] The following week, Nadal announced his withdrawal from the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, citing tendinitis of the knee. Nadal in 2013 also denied Del Potro his first Masters 1000 title, with a victory in 3 sets at the 2013 Indian Wells Masters. Nadal won the tiebreaker and became the first to defeat Federer in a Grand Slam tournament final.[35]. 23 ranked Florian Mayer. Nadal lost the final in straight sets to Novak Djokovic, winning only eight games for the match and marking Nadal's first straight-sets loss in a Grand Slam final. 3 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), has been ranked No. On 10 November, Nadal withdrew from Spain's Davis Cup final against Argentina, as his knee injury had not healed completely. Nadal said: "I chose tennis. At the Mutua Madrileña Masters in Madrid, Nadal lost in the semifinals to Gilles Simon. Their next major meeting came during the 2011 Davis Cup final. [325] Nadal won a charity poker tournament against retired Brazilian football player Ronaldo in 2014. At the 2011 US Open, Nadal made headlines when after defeating David Nalbandian in the fourth round, he collapsed in his post-match press conference because to severe cramps. Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov (2017 Australian Open Semi-Final) One of the most iconic contests in Rafael Nadal’s career did not happen in any tournament finals. 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. At the Australian Open, Nadal was defeated in five sets by compatriot Fernando Verdasco in the first round. Following Federer's withdrawal due to injury, Nadal was named the fourth seed at the French Open. Nadal started his North American summer hard-court season by defeating Agassi in the final of the 2005 Canada Masters, but lost in the first round of the 2005 Cincinnati Masters. Nadal also advanced to the bronze medal match in the men's singles but was defeated by Kei Nishikori. The wedding was held at a luxury seaside estate in Majorca, Spain, called La Fortaleza. [358] Nadal has been in a relationship with María Francisca (Mery) Perelló Pascual[359] (often mistakenly[360] referred to as Xisca in the press)[361] since 2005, and their engagement was reported in January 2019. Nadal's playing style and personality has been described by Jimmy Connors: "He's built out of a mold that I think I came from also, that you walk out there, you give everything you have from the first point to the end no matter what the score. 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