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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
- Djokovic, Nadal, Alcaraz All On Brutal Half Of French Open Draw
- Daniil Medvedev liked what they saw with the French Open draw a few hours ago, the three tournament favorites -- Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz -- can't be thrilled. All three ended up on the same half of the draw with Nadal landing in the Djokovic quarter! Tha...
- 2022-05-19
- Djokovic Back In Rome Final, Dispatches Ruud, Will Face Tsitsipas For Title
- man to reach that exclusive club. MEN TO WIN 1,000 OR MORE MATCHES Jimmy Connors 1,274 Roger Federer 1,251 Ivan Lendl 1,068 Rafael Nadal 1,051 Novak Djokovic 1,000 "I've seen Roger and Rafa celebrate those milestones in the last couple of years and I was looking forward t...
- 2022-05-14
- Nadal Falls To Shapovalov At Rome, Foot Injury Returns; Djokovic Advances, Tsitsipas v Sinner
- Nadal's status for the French Open became in doubt today. The Spaniard was up a set on Denis Shapovalov before his foot injury from last year re-emerged. A hobbled Nadal dropped the last four games of the match in a loss to the Canadian 1-6, 7-5, 6-2. “I am living with an ...
- 2022-05-12
- Nadal Cruises Past Isner, Tsitsipas Wins; Djokovic v Warwinka Next
- Isner is often a danger but not today as Rafael Nadal dispatched the tall American giant with ease 6-3, 6-1 at the Rome Masters. "I finished better than how I started, without a doubt," said the 10-time champion Nadal. "The beginning of the match was not good for me. "He ha...
- 2022-05-11
- Andreescu Gets Retirement From Raducanu At Rome Masters, Jabeur Wins; Swiatek Returns Tomorrow
- I'm more fresh. For sure mentally and physically I had time to rest. Yeah, I came back to work after these five days. We went to Rafael Nadal Academy, so it was pretty cool. "It's pretty weird because I really rested, then they almost killed me on the practices so... Hopefully ...
- 2022-05-10
- Djokovic, Sinner, Canadians Advance At Rome Masters; Nadal v Isner Wed.
- points in victory. Casper Ruud, Cameron Norrie and Jannik Sinner were also winners as was John Isner who sets a Wednesday date with Rafael Nadal. No. 6 seed Andrey Rublev slumped losing to Filip Krajinovic 6-2, 6-4. Tomorrow, Nadal will take on Isner. Nadal leads Isner 7-1 but ...
- 2022-05-10
- 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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- Djokovic v. Nadal For Australian Open Title, 2012 Supremacy; Who's The Pick?
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