Federer is hitting with an amazing amount of spin, too, right? He then faced #5 seed Juan Martín del Potro, who he defeated in five sets. 1 ranking, Nadal became the first player aged over 30 to finish as year-end No. [40] Nadal then won his fourth consecutive title at the Open Sabadell Atlántico tournament in Barcelona. [citation needed], As of January 2010[update], Nadal is the international ambassador for Quely, a company from his native Mallorca that manufactures biscuits, bakery and chocolate-coated products; he has consumed their products ever since he was a young child. Nadal lost the semifinal in four sets. In June 2009, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, and then The New York Times, reported that his parents, Ana María and Sebastián, had separated. [145], Nadal lost to eventual runner-up Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the French Open, ending his winning streak of 39 consecutive victories in Paris since his defeat by Robin Söderling in 2009. Nadal leads 7–2 on clay, 3–0 on grass, and 7–5 on hard courts (including 4–4 on outdoor courts, but Nadal leads 3–1 on indoor hard courts), but trails 1–3 in finals. Nadal invited us to his hometown last month during what passes for an off-season in tennis, five weeks most players use to rest up before the start of a new season. Nadal broke Mats Wilander's previous teenage record of nine in 1983. 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In 2010, Nadal became the only male tennis player to win Grand Slams on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard courts) the same calendar year. And yet, the signature moment of Nadal's entire career came on grass… Wimbledon. [129], Nadal entered the Wimbledon Championships in a bid to win the tournament for the third time. In the 2011 Wimbledon final, Djokovic won in four sets for his first Grand Slam final victory over Nadal. At the Australian Open, Nadal recorded straight-sets wins in the first three rounds, before notching a tougher four-set win against Diego Schwartzman in the fourth round. Nadal and compatriot David Ferrer met a total of 32 times, with the total record ending 26–6 (81.3%) in favor of Nadal with Ferrer's retirement. However, Del Potro got his revenge, and had one of his most important victories against Nadal in the SF of the 2016 Summer Olympics, beating him in three close sets (culminating with a tie break). 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The pair met in their first tournament final in 2008, in Barcelona, where Nadal won in three sets. Nadal went on to win the Mutua Madrid Open, beating Stanislas Wawrinka in the final. [190] At the 2019 French Open, Nadal defeated Yannick Hanfmann, Yannick Maden, David Goffin, Juan Ignacio Londero, Kei Nishikori and Roger Federer (their first meeting at the tournament since 2011), dropping only one set along the way, to set up his twelfth French Open final. Later that year he captured a second career U.S. Open singles championship. [141] After losing to Fognini again at the Barcelona Open quarterfinals,[142] Nadal entered the Madrid Open as the two-time defending champion but lost in the final to Andy Murray in straight sets, resulting in his dropping out of the top five for the first time since 2005. [173], After defeating Hyeon Chung in the second round of the Paris Masters Nadal secured the year-end No. [12], In 2002, aged 16, Nadal reached the semifinals of the Boys' Singles tournament at Wimbledon, in his first ITF junior event. This is the longest Grand Slam tournament final in Open era history at 5 hours, 53 minutes. At the 2005 Australian Open, Nadal lost in the fourth round to eventual runner-up Lleyton Hewitt. 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. Coach and uncle Toni Nadal and his agent, former tennis player Carlos Costa, are also involved. The pair have met at 2 of the 4 grand slams, with 3 meetings at the Australian Open and twice at Wimbledon, including the 2010 final. [184] This was Nadal's first Masters 1000 title win on hard court since 2013. That's the great beauty of our sport. 54 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in four sets. Actually, it's Mallorca, the largest of Spain's Balearic islands. Because of taxes. I wish all the best for this idea. The Spaniard will play again at the Philippe Chatrier, the court par excellence of the Parisian complex, against American Sebastian Korda in a round of 16 match. [116] His match with Djokovic is widely considered one of the greatest clay court matches ever played, as Nadal came back from down a break in the fifth set to take out a hard-fought 4-hour, 37-minute victory. 1 ranking from Andy Murray. In 2011, Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. Nadal earned his third US Open title against first-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson, winning the final in straight sets. However, the Spaniard got the better of him in that encounter, beating Del Potro in 4 sets. The asteroid is four kilometers in diameter and travels through space at a speed of 20 km per second. He also made the semifinals in Miami, but withdrew because of knee problems. 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. In December, Nadal participated in the second Davis Cup final of his career. But then we saw something different on court. [312], Nadal replaced Cristiano Ronaldo as the new face of Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans for the spring/summer 2011 collection. 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. Also located in the centre is a sports residence, a Rafael Nadal museum, a health clinic, a fitness centre with spa and a café. It was a straightforward victory for Nadal, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3. You have entered an incorrect email address! Ferrer's final grand slam match, however, ended in injury as he was forced to retire in the 2nd set against Nadal. Toni Nadal coached him from 1990–2017. This defeat ended his 81-match winning streak on clay, which is the male Open Era record for consecutive wins on a single surface. After losing the Australian Open final in 2019, Nadal continued his dominance at Roland Garros that year by capturing his 12th career French Open singles championship. Nadal is so attached to the place, that when floods ravaged Mallorca in 2018, he put down his racket, grabbed a broom and became just another volunteer. 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). [31] Nine of Nadal's titles were on clay, and the remainder were on hard courts. He was playing an under 12s and I was playing the Masters event. [103] In the last tournament before the French Open, Nadal defeated Djokovic in a tight straight set final. [342] As a young boy, he would run home from school to watch Goku in his favorite Japanese anime, Dragon Ball. [297] For the 2009 season, Nadal adopted more-traditional on-court apparel. Nadal then won consecutive five-set matches during the third and fourth rounds of Wimbledon before being beaten by Federer in the five-set final. 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 and Tomas Berdych have met a total of 24 times, with Nadal leading 20–4 (83.3%). His foundation has also worked in the Anantapur Educational Center project, in collaboration with the Vicente Ferrer Foundation. [170], Nadal lost in the round of 16 at Wimbledon, 13–15 in the fifth set, to Gilles Müller. Nadal won the Golden Bagel Award for 2005, with eleven 6–0 sets during the year. His uncle, Miguel Ángel, played professional soccer and gave Rafa his first glimpse of life under stadium lights. Nadal was seeded second at the 2005 US Open, but was upset in the third round by No. tennis tournaments that Rafael Nadal played.. Rafael Nadal is playing next match on 2 Oct 2020 against Travaglia S. in Roland Garros, Paris, France.When the match starts, you will be able to follow Travaglia S. v Nadal R. live score, updated point-by-point.Statistics are updated at the end of the game. [36] Nadal was unable to complete the match, which ended his 26-match winning streak. [317], In February 2010, Rafael Nadal was featured in the music video of Shakira's "Gypsy". [187], Nadal began the clay season at the 2019 Monte Carlo Masters, reaching the semifinal, where he was defeated by eventual champion Fabio Fognini in straight sets. Nadal began his clay court season with a quarterfinal loss to David Ferrer in the Monte-Carlo Masters. Nadal in 2013 also denied Del Potro his first Masters 1000 title, with a victory in 3 sets at the 2013 Indian Wells Masters.