Rafael Nadal Parera
Nick Name :
El Nino, King of clay, Rafa
Age:
25
DOB :
3 June 1986
Place of Birth :
Majorca, Balearic Islands
Height :
1.85 m
National Team :
Spain
Playing Style :
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Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (IPA: [rafa'el na'ðal]) (born in Manacor, Mallorca, Spain, June 3, 1986, age 25 years) is a professional tennis player from Spain. After two world ranked for 158 weeks, on August 18, 2008 he became the first world-ranked tennis player Roger Federer replaced. The rating is survived until July 6, 2009 when Federer won Wimbledon and again become world number one. He also had another number one ranking on June 7, 2010 to the present. Nadal Grand Slam champion as much as ten times, has won the French Open men's singles titles (2005-2008) four times in a row. After scoring a record 31 consecutive victories at the French Open, Nadal defeated for the first time in the tournament in fourth round match against Robin Soderling in 2009. He won the Wimbledon title in 2008 and 2010. In 2008 by beating Federer after losing in 2006 and 2007 from Federer, while in 2010 by beating Tomáš Berdych. Nadal holds a record 32 consecutive wins in 2008. In 2011, by winning the Monte Carlo Masters, he became the first player to win seven successive editions in ATP levels. Nadal was ranked No.. 2 the world, behind Roger Federer, for a record 160 consecutive weeks prior to reaching the top. Nadal was ranked No.. One of the world since August 18, 2008 until July 5, 2009. Nadal again rose to the rank of No.. One of the world since June 7, 2010, after winning his fifth French Open title. He survived until July 3, 2011, when he replaces Novak Djokovic was ranked No.. One of the world. The early years Nadal was born in Manacor, Mallorca. His father named Sebastián Nadal and Ana MarÃa Parera his mother, he also has a sister named MarÃa Isabel. His father owned a restaurant and glass-making business. His uncle, Miguel Ãngel Nadal, is a football player who has retired, had once played for RCD Mallorca, FC Barcelona, ​​and Spain national football team. Although Nadal plays left-handed, in fact he is not left-handed. When he was young, his coach, Toni Nadal, decided that the two-handed backhand would benefit from a strong right arm, so Toni taught Rafael to play with his left hand. Not until Nadal was 12 years old, he decided a career in tennis instead of football. On May 2001, when 14-year-old Nadal, tennis player Pat Cash played an exhibition match on the clay surface against it. Cash objection against Nadal, because Boris Becker was the one who actually scheduled to be his opponent. However, Cash lost in this game with a little difference. |