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Full name is Rafael Nadal Parera...Nicknamed "Rafa"...Plays left-handed but writes right-handed...Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is h ... Read Full Bio
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Strengths: Massive forehand; physically imposing; consistent off ground; fast; indefatigable
Weaknesses: Second serve; handling of flat, hard groundstokes on hard courts; injury prone
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- Most US Open Second Round Appearances
- match Federer at the this year, thus breaking the tie he shares with Jimmy Connors at 18. Andre Agassi is next at 16 followed by Rafael Nadal at 14. For the women, the incomparable Serena Williams leads the field with 21 followed by Chris Evert with 19 and Martina Navratilova w...
- 2025-08-26
- Most US Open First Round Match Wins (Men)
- then Novak Djokovic is 18-0. That's coming into the 2025 US Open. Former 2014 winner Marin Cilic is 13-1, Carlos Moya 12-1 and Rafael Nadal was 16-0. None of the Big 3 tennis stars - Djokovic, Nadal, Federer - have ever lost in the first round at the US Open. table.tab...
- 2025-08-25
- 2025 Australian Open Day 10: Djokovic v Alcaraz In Here; QFs Sabalenka, Gauff Win Away
- than that, we had some long battles, long exchanges kind of matches that I played against him. Remind me of my matchups versus Nadal in terms of the intensity and the energy on the court. "He's very dynamic, explosive player. Incredibly talented. Charismatic player. Gr...
- 2025-01-20
- Rafael Nadal's Emotional Retirement Ceremony With Full Speech [Video]
- the Spain's doubles loss to the Netherland to give the Dutch the tie, the Davis Cup held a special ceremony to honor the retiring Rafael Nadal. “I would like to be remembered as a good person, from a small village in Mallorca,” he said during his speech. “I had the luck...
- 2024-11-20
- Rafael Nadal Final Match Highlights [Video]
- 19, 2024 will go down as the last day that Rafael Nadal played a professional tennis match. The 38-year-old walked on the court in a surprise move to play No. 2 singles against the tricky Botic van de Zandschulp. Nadal hadn't played singles since his loss to Novak ...
- 2024-11-20
- Legend Rafael Nadal Closes Career As Spain Falls To The Netherlands In Davis Cup
- was a tough day for Rafael Nadal who watched on the sideline as his Spanish doubles team lost the deciding tie to the Netherlands Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup in Malaga, Spain. Nadal had earlier began the tie with a surprise entry in the No. 2 singles. But t...
- 2024-11-20
- David Ferrer Interview - Monte Carlo, Apr 17
- happy with my game also. I was a bit sad about certain moments.But generally speaking I'm happy. I'm satisfied with my game.Q. You played Nadal a lot of times. What are your thoughts about this match today?DAVID FERRER: (Through translation.) Well, Rafa is incredible on clay. I mean...
- 2011-04-17
- Roger Federer Interview - Miami, Apr 1
- those. That's what I care about right now. Q. After Rafa's play today, do you think it's going to start a new era with Djokovic and Nadal on the top? ROGER FEDERER: Possibly. I don't know. You tell me. Let's see in five years. Look back. It's not like Novak hasn't...
- 2011-04-02
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