This performance, combined with Roger Federer's unsuccessful title defence, ensured that Nadal retained the world number one ranking after the grass season. 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 won the tiebreaker and became the first to defeat Federer in a Grand Slam tournament final.[36]. He lost only one set, and defeated No. He is also a recipient of the Grand Cross of the Order of Dos De Mayo, the Grand Cross of Naval Merit, and the Medal of the City of Paris. Their decision affected the performance of the King of Clay as he also lost the French Open in the same year. The overall score was 63, 63 in the final match between the two before Ferrer's retirement at the 2019 Madrid Open. 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However, Nadal suffered a back injury during the warm-up, which progressively worsened as the match wore on. ", Nadal's mother, Ana Mara Parera, chairs the charitable organization and father Sebastian is vice-chairman. [57], At the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Nadal lost in the final to second-seeded Andy Murray in three sets. Nadal has also opened a tennis academy in Mallorca, and is an active philanthropist. On 31 October, he announced his withdrawal from the Paris Masters due to an abdominal injury and as a result Novak Djokovic replaced him as world No. In the fourth round, he defeated Nick Kyrgios in four sets and reached the quarterfinals, where he lost to eventual runner-up Dominic Thiem in four sets. (The 2019 final later broke the record of longest Wimbledon final.) Nadals mother has been spotted on multiple occasions supporting his son from the sidelines. Nike serves as Nadal's clothing and shoe sponsor. Del Potro made an emotional return to court on home soil at the. Nadal, 36,. [271] Djokovic also defeated Nadal in the 2011 US Open Final. In July 2012, Nadal withdrew from the 2012 Olympics owing to tendinitis in his knee, which subsequently led to him pulling out of both the Rogers Cup and the Cincinnati Masters. By Tevon King July 28, 2016 1:59 PM. He reached the semifinals after wins over Jannik Sinner and Diego Schwartzman, where he encountered Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the previous year's final. 1. [383] The Mexico and Greece Centres started operations in 2019 while the Kuwait Academy opened in 2020. He stands alone in the Open Era as the player with the most clay court titles (63), consisting of an all-time record 14 French Open titles, 12 Barcelona Open titles, 11 Monte-Carlo Masters titles, and 10 Italian Open titles. [208], Nadal won his 13th French Open title, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the tournament's final, only losing seven games. 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[168] Nadal next played in the Madrid Open, where he defeated Dominic Thiem to tie Novak Djokovic's all-time Masters record of 30 titles. The Spaniards family belongs to a sporting background and hence sports has had a huge influence on Nadal as a young boy. The next week, Nadal was the top seed at the Cincinnati Masters, losing in the quarterfinals to Marcos Baghdatis. [e] Nadal's records and evolution into an all-court champion have established him as one of the greatest players in tennis history,[f] with some former tennis players and analysts considering him to be the greatest tennis player of all time.[g]. Nadal was able to regroup, winning the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo by defeating Gal Monfils for his seventh title of the season. [191] He won his first tournament of the year in Rome, with a three-set win over Djokovic in the final. Nadal lost in the round of 16 at Wimbledon, 1315 in the fifth set, to Gilles Mller. He recorded his 300th career major win by defeating Corentin Moutet in the second round. He has won 14 times at the French Open, 12 at Barcelona, 11 at Monte Carlo, and 10 at Rome. [393][394] Nadal also organized other charitable activities to help repair the damage of the disaster, such as the Olazbal & Nadal charity golf tournament[395][396] and a charity tennis match in which he was going to participate and that had to be suspended because he had to have an operation on an ankle injury,[397] later identified as Mueller-Weiss Syndrome. [41] This was Nadal's fourth consecutive French title, tying Bjrn Borg's all-time record. After dropping the third set, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the fourth. The 36-year-old tennis player's wife Mery Perello, 34, gave birth to a baby boy in a private clinic in Mallorca's capital Palma on Saturday morning (08.10.22), according to Spanish newspaper Diario de Mallorca. Rafael and Mery have been together for 17 years and married each other in 2019 in a romantic ceremony held at La Fortaleza castle in Majorca in front of 350 guests. 1 Novak Djokovic to win his 8th consecutive Monte Carlo trophy. He was born to his father Sebastin Nadal and his mother, Mara Parera. [51], At the US Open, Nadal was the top-seeded player for the first time at a major. His foundation has also worked in the Anantapur Educational Center project, in collaboration with the Vicente Ferrer Foundation. Nadal lost the match in four sets. [153] He went on to win his 17th ATP 500 in Barcelona, winning the trophy for the ninth time in his career. Nadal equaled Pete Sampras' total of 14 Grand Slam wins. As a warm-up ahead of Wimbledon Nadal played in Halle, losing to Philipp Kohlschreiber in the quarterfinals. Rafael Nadal will play Djokovic in the final. He did not participate in any doubles Challengers events. Congratulations are in order for Rafael Nadal and his wife Xisca as the lovebirds finally welcomed their first child, a boy, to the world. Two months later, he reached the final of the 2005 Miami Masters, and despite being two points from a straight-sets victory, he was defeated in five sets by No. Nadal met Djokovic in the final, losing in straight sets. Andy Cheung/Getty Images A ball boy unwittingly caused chaos when he seemingly took one of Rafael Nadal's rackets. His mother, Ana Maria Perera, is a housewife. Ana Maria Parera is one of the beautiful mothers who gave birth to a star. [369] Armani said that he selected Nadal as his latest male underwear model because "he is ideal as he represents a healthy and positive model for youngsters". [363][364] Nadal uses no replacement grip, and instead wraps two overgrips around the handle. [108] Nadal lost a total of only three sets in the 2012 clay court season. Rafael Nadal Parera was born on June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Spain, to an entrepreneur named Sebastin and his wife Ana Mara Parera. 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 then played Federer in the final of Wimbledon for the third consecutive year, in the most anticipated match of their rivalry. Nadal defeated Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinal and semifinal, respectively (the latter lasting for five sets over five hours), to set up a final against Roger Federer, his first Grand Slam final since he won the 2014 French Open. He visited the Barcelona Football Club stadium, Camp Nou as a child and got special access to the dressing room due to his uncle, Miguel Angel Nadals involvement with the club. He was stunned by Nicolas Almagro in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open. In June 2009, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, and then The New York Times, reported that his parents, Ana Mara and Sebastin, had separated. In the final, he avenged his defeat by David Ferrer in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. This was the first time since the Wimbledon 2005 championships that Nadal had failed to progress past the 2nd round of a Grand Slam tournament.[110]. His father is a well known businessman while his mother is a house wife. And Rafael Nadal is a person who has been totally committed to his career since he was very young. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. She is 33-years old and works at the Rafa Nadal academy as a marketing and sales employee. 1 ATP Ranking for Fifth Time | ATP Tour | Tennis", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rafael_Nadal&oldid=1134400352, Career Golden Slam + Olympic gold medal in doubles, 10 title defences (200608, 201114, 20182020), 10 title defences at one major French Open, 20+ finals reached on two different surfaces (hard 20, clay 33), 14 consecutive years winning 1+ title (20052018), 66 match wins at a single tournament Barcelona, 41 consecutive match wins at a single tournament Barcelona, 70 matches played at a single tournament Barcelona, Youngest to achieve a Career Golden Slam (24), Youngest to achieve a Career Grand Slam (24), Simultaneous holder of majors on clay, grass, and hard courts, Simultaneous holder of Olympic gold medal in singles, 16 semifinals won spanning non-consecutive tournaments, 8 major finals reached without losing a set, 3 consecutive runners-up finishes at majors, Longest span between titles (16 years 11 months 30 days), Longest span between finals contested (16 years 11 months 30 days), Longest final by duration (5 hours 53 minutes), 81 consecutive match wins on a single surface (clay), 52 consecutive semifinal wins on a single surface (clay), 50 consecutive sets won on a single surface (clay), 46 consecutive match wins at a single tournament (, 30 outdoor titles won without losing a set, 26 clay-court titles won without losing a set, 8 consecutive titles at a single tournament (Monte Carlo), Ranked world No. The combination of the ocean view, the service, and the food. He also made the semifinals in Miami, but withdrew because of knee problems. During the second half of the year, Nadal battled a knee injury suffered during the Wimbledon final. Nadal then won the 2010 Mutua Madrilea Madrid Open, defeating Roger Federer in straight sets. [318], 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. In doing so, he won his 20th Grand Slam title, equalling Roger Federer's record as the man with the most Grand Slam titles. Nadal was seeded second at Wimbledon, and was two points from defeat against American qualifier Robert Kendrick in the second round before coming back to win in five sets. At the Madrid Masters, Nadal lost in the semifinals to Gilles Simon. The foundation will focus on social work and development aid particularly on childhood and youth. At the 2011 ATP Finals, Nadal was defeated by Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the round-robin stage, and was subsequently eliminated from the tournament. Nadal defeated Federer in a five-set final to earn his first hard-court major singles title,[56] and become the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open. 2 Novak Djokovic, who had beaten Nadal in all four of their matches in 2011. [246] He played one match on Day 1, where he partnered in doubles with long-time rival Federer, for Federer's final professional match. [162] This made Nadal the second man in the Open Era to have won gold medals in both singles and doubles. Nadal holds the all-time records for the most years (15) winning at least one major (20052014, 20172020, 2022), the most consecutive years (10) winning a major (20052014), the most majors won without losing a set (4), the most match wins at a single major (112 at the French Open), and the highest match-winning percentage at clay court majors (97.4%), among many others. The couple is gifted with two beloved children, Rafael and his sister Maria Isabel Nadal. 1 ranking. Then at the French Open, Nadal won his 17th Grand Slam title. [18][15] In doubles, Nadal and his partner, Bartolom Salv Vidal, were defeated in the first round by David Adams and Simon Aspelin. Nadal surpassed his joint-record with Djokovic and Federer for the most major men's singles titles at the 2022 Australian Open, and became one of four men in history to complete the double Career Grand Slam in singles. In 2020, Nadal became the first player to win the French Open in three different decades. [142] After losing to Fognini again at the Barcelona Open quarterfinals,[143] 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. [407] The couple married in October 2019. Following wins over Karen Khachanov, Denis Shapovalov, and Matteo Berrettini, Nadal won his second Australian Open title and a 21st major title overall by defeating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set final, coming back from two sets down. He was born in Manacor, in the Baleric Islands, Spain. On his 19th birthday, Nadal defeated Federer in the French Open semifinals, being one of only four players to defeat him that year (along with Marat Safin, Richard Gasquet, and David Nalbandian). [247] Nadal withdrew from the tournament the following day, citing "personal reasons".[248]. 1 ranking on 2 April due to Federer's second-round loss. In the third round he needed five sets to defeat Philipp Petzschner. Nadal, who was ready to serve, heard the screams and stopped play. [133] At the 2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters, he was suffering from appendicitis. [c] At the start of his professional career, Nadal became one of the most successful teenagers in ATP Tour history, reaching the world No. Yet, in his second to last tournament in Barcelona, he would have one more meeting with Nadal. GOLF PARTNER Nadal began his clay court season with a quarterfinal loss to David Ferrer in the Monte-Carlo Masters. [417], Despite playing tennis left-handed, Nadal is known for being right-handed while doing things in everyday life such as writing and playing golf. By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. [310] Nadal leads the head-to-head record at majors against the other members of the Big Three and holds the record for the most majors won beating a Big Three member en-route (13).
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