{"id":20466,"date":"2021-05-16T17:17:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T22:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=20466"},"modified":"2021-05-16T17:17:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T22:17:14","slug":"nadal-fights-past-djokovic-for-record-extending-10th-rome-crown-the-great-spaniard-claims-record-equalling-36th-atp-masters-1000-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=20466","title":{"rendered":"Nadal Fights Past Djokovic For Record-Extending 10th Rome Crown,  The Great Spaniard claims record-equalling 36th ATP Masters 1000 title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-1nupfq9\">\n<div class=\"css-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"css-13a2edo\">\n<h1 class=\"css-7g0r1e\">Rafael Nadal defeats Novak Djokovic to make it perfect 10 in Italian Open<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-zjgnrw\">\n<div class=\"css-y46fqf\" data-print-layout=\"hide\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nadal beat Djokovic 7-5, 1-6, 6-3<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spaniard happy with form before French Open defence<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-pn0kqp\">\n<div class=\"css-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"css-nzznp8\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"css-1nfcn93\"><strong><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6e432d78e798c0ac6e91d2f7902e741f5795bc44\/0_149_2827_1696\/master\/2827.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=a961856e131ce63bd8cc4db8114762f4 1240w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6e432d78e798c0ac6e91d2f7902e741f5795bc44\/0_149_2827_1696\/master\/2827.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=67a396ca6dca227482dced5b78902ec5 1210w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6e432d78e798c0ac6e91d2f7902e741f5795bc44\/0_149_2827_1696\/master\/2827.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=f80def2fa70b1ae39dfefbfa0039cbdf 890w\" media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"(min-width: 660px) 620px, 100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6e432d78e798c0ac6e91d2f7902e741f5795bc44\/0_149_2827_1696\/master\/2827.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=ec65dd06554679efb98278f2b59aeff1 620w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6e432d78e798c0ac6e91d2f7902e741f5795bc44\/0_149_2827_1696\/master\/2827.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=b5d930b1cc7613d3f39b21381e3942ae 605w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6e432d78e798c0ac6e91d2f7902e741f5795bc44\/0_149_2827_1696\/master\/2827.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=7da29345fd0b817dcd6e42a2cbcbce02 445w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 660px) 620px, 100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-uk6cul\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6e432d78e798c0ac6e91d2f7902e741f5795bc44\/0_149_2827_1696\/master\/2827.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=f80def2fa70b1ae39dfefbfa0039cbdf\" alt=\"Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy after beating Novak Djokovic in Rome.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-pn0kqp\">\n<div class=\"css-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"css-nzznp8\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"css-xe26t6\"><strong><strong><span class=\"css-1u9p6vd\">Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy after beating Novak Djokovic in Rome.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-m0bqgq r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-rjixqe r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@RafaelNadal<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span class=\"css-1u9p6vd\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-15ibrj7\">\n<div class=\"css-qn0a31\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector css-79elbk article-body-viewer-selector\">\n<p class=\"css-19dnnol\"><strong>Rafael Nadal warmed up for the French Open with a battling 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 win over world No 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/novak-djokovic\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> as the Spaniard claimed a record-extending 10th Italian Open title in Rome on Sunday in the latest chapter of their rivalry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-19dnnol\"><strong>After a mid-match wobble, Nadal turned up the heat in the decisive moments of his 57th meeting with top seed Djokovic \u2013 the pair\u2019s ninth in Rome \u2013 to secure the victory over the defending champion in two hours and 49 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-19dnnol\"><strong>\u201cI was lucky in some moments, especially against [Denis] Shapovalov,\u201d Nadal said, referring to the last-16 match he won in a tiebreak in the decider.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-19dnnol\"><strong>\u201cAnd then I think I played a good tournament, I have been playing better and better, finding my rhythm on clay. I had a very positive week and I\u2019m very happy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-19dnnol\"><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to have this trophy in my hands for the 10th time. It\u2019s something impossible to imagine but it happened so I\u2019m super happy and can\u2019t thank my team enough.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"69ce7b48-0f2c-480a-b6bf-374f028f6b06\" class=\"css-1mfia18\">\n<div class=\"css-mozjxl\" data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-0 | 0\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-s7oxzu\">\n<div class=\"css-1m5f2q7\"><\/div>\n<div><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-ducv57\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/0af03cd9646cb0c2f73464a00ae3977e3929e509\/810_110_4135_2481\/master\/4135.jpg?width=460&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=9b9727592291e19262c3365c84176508\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-upffb1\">\n<div class=\"css-m4qltb\">\n<div class=\"css-1gqsble\"><strong>Andy Murray pulls out of French Open to focus on Wimbledon<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-qn0a31\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector css-79elbk article-body-viewer-selector\">\n<p class=\"css-19dnnol\"><strong>Nadal broke to go ahead 6-5 in a tight opening set and staved off a late comeback attempt from Djokovic to take the early advantage in the contest with a searing inside-out forehand that caught the Serbian off guard.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-19dnnol\"><strong>But Djokovic, who lost to Nadal in their previous meeting in the Roland Garros final last year, pounced in the second set to race ahead 5-1 as the Spaniard\u2019s intensity dropped and quickly levelled the match.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-19dnnol\"><strong>Second seed Nadal then saved two break points at 2-2 in the decider and fired an emphatic shot down the line to hold, before switching gears to complete the win and match Djokovic\u2019s record of 36 ATP Masters 1000 titles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-19dnnol\"><strong>Nadal will now target a 14th French Open crown when the grand slam begins on 30 May.<\/strong><\/p>\n<header class=\"collection-headline-flex\" role=\"presentation\">\n<h1><strong>Tennis-Nadal overcomes blip to scythe down Djokovic in Rome final<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"maincontent\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content\">\n<article class=\"articlecontent allowvig loaded\" data-id=\"54\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:54,&quot;p&quot;:51,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:3}\" data-nativead-placements=\"article_aside:3;singlecard1:1;singlecard2:1;singlecard3:1;singlecard4:1;singlecard5:1;singlecard6:1;singlecard7:1;singlecard8:1;singlecard9:1;singlecard10:1;singlecard11:1;\">\n<section class=\"flexarticle\" data-id=\"55\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:55,&quot;p&quot;:54,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;flexarticle&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\">\n<section class=\"articlebody \" data-id=\"56\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:56,&quot;p&quot;:55,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;articlebody&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"><strong>Rafa Nadal warmed up for the French Open with a battling 7-5 1-6 6-3 win over world number one Novak Djokovic as the Spaniard claimed a record-extending 10th Italian Open title in Rome on Sunday in the latest chapter of their rivalry.<\/strong><strong><span class=\"storyimage fullwidth inlineimage\" data-aop=\"image\"> <span class=\"image\" data-attrib=\"Reuters\/GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE\" data-caption=\"ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open\" data-id=\"57\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:57,&quot;p&quot;:56,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;openModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:&quot;articleImages&quot;,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNmlE.img?h=530&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f\" alt=\"ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open\" data-src=\"{&quot;default&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;53&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNmlE.img?h=530&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size3column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;41&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNmlE.img?h=414&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size2column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;41&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNmlE.img?h=414&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;}}\" \/> <\/span> <span class=\"caption truncate\">\u00a0ATP Masters 1000 &#8211; Italian Open <\/span> <\/span> <span class=\"storyimage fullwidth inlineimage\" data-aop=\"image\"> <span class=\"image\" data-attrib=\"Reuters\/GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE\" data-caption=\"ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open\" data-id=\"58\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:58,&quot;p&quot;:56,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;openModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:&quot;articleImages&quot;,&quot;o&quot;:2}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNuWW.img?h=535&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=811&amp;y=400\" alt=\"Rafael Nadal hitting a ball with a racket on a court: ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open\" data-src=\"{&quot;default&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;54&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNuWW.img?h=535&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=811&amp;y=400&quot;},&quot;size3column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNuWW.img?h=418&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=811&amp;y=400&quot;},&quot;size2column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNuWW.img?h=418&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=811&amp;y=400&quot;}}\" \/> <\/span> <span class=\"caption truncate\">\u00a0ATP Masters 1000 &#8211; Italian Open <\/span> <\/span><\/strong><strong>After a mid-match wobble, Nadal turned up the heat in the decisive moments of his 57th meeting with top seed Djokovic &#8211; the pair&#8217;s ninth in Rome &#8211; to secure the victory over the defending champion in two hours and 49 minutes.<\/strong><strong>&#8220;I was lucky in some moments, especially against (Denis) Shapovalov,&#8221; Nadal said, referring to the round of 16 match he won in a tiebreak in the decider.<\/strong><strong>&#8220;And then I think I played a good tournament, I have been playing better and better, finding my rhythm on clay. I had a very positive week and I&#8217;m very happy.<\/strong><strong><span class=\"storyimage fullwidth inlineimage\" data-aop=\"image\"> <span class=\"image\" data-attrib=\"Reuters\/GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE\" data-caption=\"ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open\" data-id=\"59\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:59,&quot;p&quot;:56,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;openModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:&quot;articleImages&quot;,&quot;o&quot;:3}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNjI4.img?h=591&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f\" alt=\"a man holding a racket on a court: ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open\" data-src=\"{&quot;default&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;59&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNjI4.img?h=591&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size3column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNjI4.img?h=462&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size2column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNjI4.img?h=462&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;}}\" \/> <\/span> <span class=\"caption truncate\">\u00a0ATP Masters 1000 &#8211; Italian Open <\/span> <\/span><\/strong><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s amazing to have this trophy in my hands for the 10th time. It&#8217;s something impossible to imagine but it happened so I&#8217;m super happy and can&#8217;t thank my team enough.&#8221;<\/strong><strong>Nadal broke to go ahead 6-5 in a tight opening set and staved off a late comeback attempt from Djokovic to take the early advantage in the contest with a searing inside-out forehand that caught the Serbian off guard.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"storyimage fullwidth inlineimage\" data-aop=\"image\"> <span class=\"image\" data-attrib=\"Reuters\/GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE\" data-caption=\"ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open\" data-id=\"61\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:61,&quot;p&quot;:56,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;openModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:&quot;articleImages&quot;,&quot;o&quot;:5}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNsCL.img?h=532&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f\" alt=\"a man hitting a ball with a racket on a court: ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open\" data-src=\"{&quot;default&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;53&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNsCL.img?h=532&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size3column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNsCL.img?h=416&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size2column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNsCL.img?h=416&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;}}\" \/> <\/span> <span class=\"caption truncate\">\u00a0ATP Masters 1000 &#8211; Italian Open <\/span> <\/span><\/strong><strong>But Djokovic, who lost to Nadal in their previous meeting in the Roland Garros final last year, pounced in the second set to race ahead 5-1 as the Spaniard&#8217;s intensity dropped and quickly levelled the match at one set apiece.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"storyimage fullwidth inlineimage\" data-aop=\"image\"> <span class=\"image\" data-attrib=\"Reuters\/GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE\" data-caption=\"ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open\" data-id=\"62\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:62,&quot;p&quot;:56,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;openModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:&quot;articleImages&quot;,&quot;o&quot;:6}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNqPE.img?h=531&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f\" alt=\"a man hitting a ball with a racket: ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open\" data-src=\"{&quot;default&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;53&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNqPE.img?h=531&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size3column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNqPE.img?h=415&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size2column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1gNqPE.img?h=415&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;}}\" \/> <\/span> <span class=\"caption truncate\">\u00a0ATP Masters 1000 &#8211; Italian Open <\/span> <\/span><\/strong><strong>Second seed Nadal then saved two break points at 2-2 in the decider and fired an emphatic shot down the line to hold, before switching gears to complete the win and match Djokovic&#8217;s record of 36 ATP Masters 1000 titles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nadal will now target a 14th French Open crown when the claycourt Grand Slam begins on May 30.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\"><strong>Rafael Nadal<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"mw-body-content\">\n<div id=\"jump-to-nav\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15672\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rafael_nadal-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rafael_nadal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rafael_nadal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rafael_nadal-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rafael_nadal-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rafael_nadal.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<caption class=\"infobox-title fn\"><strong>Rafael Nadal<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-image\" colspan=\"2\"><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rafael_Nadal_(12054444625).jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/68\/Rafael_Nadal_%2812054444625%29.jpg\/220px-Rafael_Nadal_%2812054444625%29.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/68\/Rafael_Nadal_%2812054444625%29.jpg\/330px-Rafael_Nadal_%2812054444625%29.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/68\/Rafael_Nadal_%2812054444625%29.jpg\/440px-Rafael_Nadal_%2812054444625%29.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Rafael Nadal (12054444625).jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"246\" data-file-width=\"2892\" data-file-height=\"3236\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"infobox-caption\"><strong>Nadal during a training session in <a title=\"Doha\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doha\">Doha<\/a>, 2013<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Full\u00a0name<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>Rafael Nadal Parera<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Country\u00a0(sports)<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"750\" data-file-height=\"500\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Spain\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\">Spain<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Residence<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data label\"><strong><a title=\"Manacor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manacor\">Manacor<\/a>, <a title=\"Mallorca\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mallorca\">Mallorca<\/a>, Spain<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Born<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>3 June 1986<span class=\"noprint ForceAgeToShow\"> (age\u00a034)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Manacor, Mallorca, Spain<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1.85\u00a0m (6\u00a0ft 1\u00a0in)<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Nadal#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Nadal#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Turned\u00a0pro<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Plays<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>Left-handed (two-handed backhand), born right-handed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Coach<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"Toni Nadal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toni_Nadal\">Toni Nadal<\/a> (2005\u20132017)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Francisco Roig\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_Roig\">Francisco Roig<\/a> (2005\u2013)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Carlos Moy\u00e1\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Moy%C3%A1\">Carlos Moy\u00e1<\/a> (2016\u2013)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Prize money<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>US$124,181,960<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><small>\u00a0<a title=\"Open Era tennis records \u2013 men's singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Era_tennis_records_%E2%80%93_men%27s_singles#Prize_money\">3rd all-time leader in earnings<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Official\u00a0website<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><span class=\"url\"><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafaelnadal.com\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">rafaelnadal.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Singles<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Career\u00a0record<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1022\u2013207 (83.2%\u00a0in <a title=\"ATP Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ATP_Tour\">ATP Tour<\/a> and <a title=\"Grand Slam (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Slam_(tennis)\">Grand Slam<\/a> main draw matches, and in <a title=\"Davis Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Davis_Cup\">Davis Cup<\/a>; <a title=\"Open Era tennis records \u2013 men's singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Era_tennis_records_%E2%80%93_men%27s_singles#All_tournaments\">1st in the Open Era<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Career\u00a0titles<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>88 (<a title=\"Open Era tennis records \u2013 men's singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Era_tennis_records_%E2%80%93_men%27s_singles#All_tournaments\">4th in the Open Era<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Highest\u00a0ranking<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_ATP_number_1_ranked_singles_tennis_players\">No. 1<\/a> (18 August 2008)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Current\u00a0ranking<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>No. 3 (10 May 2021)<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Nadal#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Grand Slam Singles results<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Australian Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Open\">Australian\u00a0Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>W (<a title=\"2009 Australian Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2009<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"French Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Open\">French\u00a0Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>W (<a title=\"2005 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2005<\/a>, <a title=\"2006 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2006<\/a>, <a title=\"2007 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2007<\/a>, <a title=\"2008 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2008<\/a>, <a title=\"2010 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2010<\/a>, <a title=\"2011 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2011<\/a>, <a title=\"2012 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2012<\/a>, <a title=\"2013 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2013<\/a>, <a title=\"2014 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2014<\/a>, <a title=\"2017 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2017<\/a>, <a title=\"2018 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2018<\/a>, <a title=\"2019 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2019<\/a>, <a title=\"2020 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2020<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"The Championships, Wimbledon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Championships,_Wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>W (<a title=\"2008 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2008<\/a>, <a title=\"2010 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2010<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/US_Open_(tennis)\">US Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>W (<a title=\"2010 US Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2010<\/a>, <a title=\"2013 US Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2013<\/a>, <a title=\"2017 US Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2017<\/a>, <a title=\"2019 US Open \u2013 Men's Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles\">2019<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Other tournaments<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"ATP World Tour Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ATP_World_Tour_Finals\">Tour\u00a0Finals<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>F (<a title=\"2010 ATP World Tour Finals \u2013 Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_ATP_World_Tour_Finals_%E2%80%93_Singles\">2010<\/a>, <a title=\"2013 ATP World Tour Finals \u2013 Singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_ATP_World_Tour_Finals_%E2%80%93_Singles\">2013<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Tennis at the Summer Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis_at_the_Summer_Olympics\">Olympic\u00a0Games<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>W (<a title=\"Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics \u2013 Men's singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_singles\">2008<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Doubles<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Career\u00a0record<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>137\u201374 (64.9%\u00a0in <a title=\"ATP Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ATP_Tour\">ATP Tour<\/a> and <a title=\"Grand Slam (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Slam_(tennis)\">Grand Slam<\/a> main draw matches, and in <a title=\"Davis Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Davis_Cup\">Davis Cup<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Career\u00a0titles<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Highest\u00a0ranking<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>No. 26 (8 August 2005)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Current\u00a0ranking<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>No. 510 (10 May 2021)<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Nadal#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Grand Slam Doubles results<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Australian Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Open\">Australian\u00a0Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>3R (<a title=\"2004 Australian Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Doubles\">2004<\/a>, <a title=\"2005 Australian Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Doubles\">2005<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"The Championships, Wimbledon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Championships,_Wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>2R (<a title=\"2005 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Doubles\">2005<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/US_Open_(tennis)\">US Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>SF (<a title=\"2004 US Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Doubles\">2004<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Other doubles tournaments<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Tennis at the Summer Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis_at_the_Summer_Olympics\">Olympic\u00a0Games<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>W (<a title=\"Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics \u2013 Men's doubles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_doubles\">2016<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Team competitions<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Davis Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Davis_Cup\">Davis Cup<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>W (<a title=\"2004 Davis Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004_Davis_Cup\">2004<\/a>, <a title=\"2008 Davis Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Davis_Cup\">2008<\/a>, <a title=\"2009 Davis Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Davis_Cup\">2009<\/a>, <a title=\"2011 Davis Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Davis_Cup\">2011<\/a>, <a title=\"2019 Davis Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_Davis_Cup\">2019<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div>\n<div><strong>Medal record<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"adr\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Representing <span class=\"country-name\"><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"750\" data-file-height=\"500\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Spain\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\">Spain<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong>Men&#8217;s <a title=\"Tennis at the Summer Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis_at_the_Summer_Olympics\">Tennis<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gold medal \u2013 first place\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Gold medal \u2013 first place\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-file-width=\"16\" data-file-height=\"16\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span class=\"nowrap\"><a title=\"2008 Summer Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Summer_Olympics\">2008 Beijing<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics \u2013 Men's singles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_singles\">Singles<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gold medal \u2013 first place\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Gold medal \u2013 first place\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-file-width=\"16\" data-file-height=\"16\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span class=\"nowrap\"><a title=\"2016 Summer Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016_Summer_Olympics\">2016 Rio de Janeiro<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics \u2013 Men's doubles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_doubles\">Doubles<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-below\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Last updated on: 15 May 2021.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13409\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/104492774-rafael-nadal-mille.1910x1000-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/104492774-rafael-nadal-mille.1910x1000-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/104492774-rafael-nadal-mille.1910x1000-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/104492774-rafael-nadal-mille.1910x1000-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/104492774-rafael-nadal-mille.1910x1000-1080x565.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/104492774-rafael-nadal-mille.1910x1000.jpg 1910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rafael &#8220;Rafa&#8221; Nadal Parera (<small>Catalan:\u00a0<\/small><span class=\"IPA\" title=\"Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)\"><a title=\"Help:IPA\/Catalan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Catalan\">[r\u0259f(\u0259)\u02c8\u025bl n\u0259\u02c8\u00f0al p\u0259\u02c8\u027ee\u027e\u0259]<\/a><\/span>, <small>Spanish:\u00a0<\/small><span class=\"IPA\" title=\"Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)\"><a title=\"Help:IPA\/Spanish\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Spanish\">[rafa\u02c8el na\u02c8\u00f0al pa\u02c8\u027ee\u027ea]<\/a><\/span>;<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Nadal#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup> born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional <a title=\"Tennis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis\">tennis<\/a> player. He is ranked world No. 3 by the <a title=\"Association of Tennis Professionals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals\">Association of Tennis Professionals<\/a> (ATP), has been <a title=\"List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_ATP_number_1_ranked_singles_tennis_players\">ranked No. 1<\/a> in the ATP rankings for 209 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Nadal has won 20 <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Slam_(tennis)\">Grand Slam<\/a> men&#8217;s singles titles, an all-time record shared with <a title=\"Roger Federer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Federer\">Roger Federer<\/a> and 36 <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Masters 1000\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masters_1000\">Masters 1000<\/a> men&#8217;s single title, an all-time record shared with <a title=\"Novak Djokovic\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novak_Djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>His 13 <a title=\"French Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Open\">French Open<\/a> titles in particular are a record at any tournament. Nadal&#8217;s dominance on <a title=\"Clay court\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clay_court\">clay<\/a> is also highlighted by 62 of his 88 ATP singles titles coming on the surface, including 26 of his 36 <a title=\"ATP Tour Masters 1000\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ATP_Tour_Masters_1000\">ATP Masters<\/a> titles, and his <a title=\"Rafael Nadal career statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Nadal_career_statistics#81_match_win_streak_on_clay_courts\">81 consecutive wins on clay<\/a> is the longest single-surface win streak in the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Open Era\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Era\">Open Era<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>From childhood through most of his professional career, Nadal was coached by his uncle <a title=\"Toni Nadal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toni_Nadal\">Toni<\/a>. He was one of the most successful teenagers in ATP Tour history, reaching No. 2 in the world at age 19 and winning 16 titles, including his first French Open and six Masters events. Nadal became No. 1 for the first time in 2008 after his first major victory off clay against the longtime top-ranked Federer, his <a title=\"Federer\u2013Nadal rivalry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federer%E2%80%93Nadal_rivalry\">main rival<\/a> through 2010, in a historic <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"2008 Wimbledon final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Wimbledon_final\">Wimbledon final<\/a>. He also won an Olympic gold medal in singles that year in <a title=\"Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics\">Beijing<\/a>, and then completed the <a title=\"Grand Slam (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Slam_(tennis)#Career_Grand_Slam\">career Grand Slam<\/a> at the <a title=\"2010 US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_US_Open_(tennis)\">2010 US Open<\/a> in the only year where he won three majors. With his Olympic gold medal, he is also one of only two male players to complete the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Career Golden Slam\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Career_Golden_Slam\">career Golden Slam<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In the next decade, <a title=\"Novak Djokovic\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novak_Djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> emerged as Nadal&#8217;s <a title=\"Djokovic\u2013Nadal rivalry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Djokovic%E2%80%93Nadal_rivalry\">primary rival<\/a>. The two have faced each other 57 times (including nine major finals), the most in men&#8217;s Open Era history. Since Djokovic defeated Nadal in three consecutive major finals between the 2011 and 2012 French Open tournaments, Nadal has struggled at <a title=\"The Championships, Wimbledon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Championships,_Wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a> and has not won another <a title=\"Australian Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Open\">Australian Open<\/a>. He has continued his dominance at the French Open by winning at least four consecutive titles a second and a third time, while also winning three more <a title=\"US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/US_Open_(tennis)\">US Open<\/a> titles. He tied Federer&#8217;s record for the most Grand Slam men&#8217;s singles titles at the <a title=\"2020 French Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_French_Open\">2020 French Open<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nadal is the only left-handed member of the <a title=\"Big Three (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Big_Three_(tennis)\">Big Three<\/a>. One of his main strengths is his forehand, which he routinely hits with extremely heavy topspin at difficult angles to return. He is one of the best at breaking serve, regularly appearing among the tour leaders in percentage of return games, return points, and break points won. Nadal has won the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"ATP World Tour Awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ATP_World_Tour_Awards#Stefan_Edberg_Sportsmanship_Award\">Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award<\/a> four times, and was the <a title=\"Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laureus_World_Sports_Award_for_Sportsman_of_the_Year\">Laureus World Sportsman of the Year<\/a> in 2011 and 2021. Representing Spain, he has an Olympic gold medal in both singles and doubles. He has also led the <a title=\"Spain Davis Cup team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain_Davis_Cup_team\">Spain Davis Cup team<\/a> to five titles while playing alongside fellow top 10 players including <a title=\"David Ferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Ferrer\">David Ferrer<\/a> and his future coach <a title=\"Carlos Moy\u00e1\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Moy%C3%A1\">Carlos Moy\u00e1<\/a>. Outside of competing, Nadal opened a tennis academy in his hometown of <a title=\"Mallorca\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mallorca\">Mallorca<\/a>, and is also an active philanthropist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"postarticlecontent\" data-id=\"73\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:73,&quot;p&quot;:54,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;postarticlecontent&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:2}\">\n<div id=\"civsci-id-76398579\" class=\"civsci\" data-civicscience-widget=\"dc47b0af-1755-c124-4d1b-758f0eee9014\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slot-body-end\">\n<div class=\"css-138pfvh\">\n<section class=\"css-f9il16\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1xg62vk\"><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Nadal defeats Novak Djokovic to make it perfect 10 in Italian Open Nadal beat Djokovic 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 Spaniard happy with form before French Open defence Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy after beating Novak Djokovic in Rome. @RafaelNadal Rafael Nadal warmed up for the French Open with a battling 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 win [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2405,11,8,1314,1456,1156,13,14,1,12,7,17,9,10],"tags":[4132,4127,4133,4131,4128,257,4126,4129,4130],"class_list":["post-20466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-business","category-entertainment","category-global-business-entrepreneurs","category-global-news-updates-and-more","category-global-sports","category-health","category-most-commented","category-news","category-scitech","category-sports","category-tennis","category-us","category-world","tag-4132","tag-2013-full-name-rafael-nadal-parera-country-sports-spain-residence-manacor","tag-960-3rd-all-time-leader-in-earnings-official-website-rafaelnadal-com-singles-career-record-1022-207-83-2-in-atp-tour-and-grand-slam-main-draw-matches","tag-born-right-handed-coach-toni-nadal-2005-2017-francisco-roig-2005-carlos-moya-2016-prize-money-us124","tag-mallorca","tag-rafael-nadal","tag-rafael-nadalrafael-nadal-12054444625-jpg-nadal-during-a-training-session-in-doha","tag-spain-born-3-june-1986-age-34-manacor","tag-spain-height-1-85-m-6-ft-1-in12-turned-pro-2001-plays-left-handed-two-handed-backhand","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}