[208], Nadal won his 13th French Open title, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the tournament's final, only losing seven games. Nadal has won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award five times, and was the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in 2011 and 2021. The pair then met in three of the four majors in 2018, including a memorable match in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Federer had won his record fifth grass-court title at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, and then reached the Wimbledon final without losing a set. [182] It was Nadal's 32nd Masters title most of any player in the Open Era. However, it was Nadals second uncle Toni Nadal who introduced him to tennis at the age of three. Rafael Nadal will play Djokovic in the final. Nadal defeated Djokovic in the 2014 French Open final. Rafael won 85 titles in his career: 21 on hard courts, 59 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. The 2010 tennis season Nadal became the first male player in tennis history to win Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard court) in the same calendar year. Rafael Nadal's Australian Open title defense came to a disappointing conclusion on Wednesday, as he was defeated 4-6, 4-6, 5-7 by World No. [h] He is one of four men in history, along with Roy Emerson, Rod Laver and Djokovic, to complete the double Career Grand Slam in singles. Are Rafael Nadals parents still married? In the Miami Masters, Nadal reached the final to again play Federer, and was once again defeated in straight sets. He was a semifinalist at the Canadian Masters in Montreal before losing his first match at the Cincinnati Masters. [204], Nadal began his 2020 season by playing at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup and helped Spain reach the final where they lost to Serbia, with Nadal losing to Djokovic in straight sets. After the Spanish Davis Cup team had secured its fourth Davis Cup victory, Nadal defeated Jan Hjek in the first Davis Cup dead rubber of his career. His uncle, Miguel Angel Nadal, was a professional football player who played for clubs like RCD Mallorca and FC Barcelona. [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. Nadal also climbed to second on the all-time major singles titles list, with 15, placing him one ahead of Pete Sampras.[171]. 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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. Immediately after Wimbledon, Nadal won 16 consecutive matches and three consecutive tournaments, bringing his ranking to No. He beat Philipp Kohlschreiber and Alexander Zverev in straight sets.[177]. He won 6 singles tournaments at this level, including 5 on clay and 1 on hard courts. 20012004: Early career and Davis Cup title, 2008: Two majors, Olympic singles gold, Davis Cup, and world No. This run came to an end on 31 May 2009, when Nadal lost to eventual runner-up, Robin Sderling in the 4th round. He has been ranked world No. Tennis great Rafael Nadal is the son of Ana Maria Parera and Sebastian Nadal. Rafael Nadals father Sebastian Nadal and Ana Maria Parera are both 59-years-old. [59] In March, Nadal helped Spain defeat Serbia in a Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on clay in Benidorm, Spain. [118][265][266] They have played a joint-record 18 Grand Slam matches and a joint-record nine Grand Slam tournament finals (tied with NadalFederer). Arguably, all seemed to be going well, forRafael Nadal and his younger sister Maria Isabel, also known as Maribel, bur then their parents decided to separate in 2009; as a consequence his personal life and career turned into a complete disaster. "It's a very good project. Nadals mother has been spotted on multiple occasions supporting his son from the sidelines. Nadal played only three tournaments the remainder of the year. Ana is a former trader of perfumes and is currently the president of the Nadal foundation, the foundation created with an aim to provide access to education and sports, especially for the disadvantaged children and youths. Nadal, who was ready to serve, heard the screams and stopped play. Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro met 17 times, with Nadal leading 116 (64.7%). Their extravagant wedding took place in Spanish Castle called La Fortaleza which lies in Majorca, Spain. [72] In the Australian Open, Nadal reached the quarterfinals, where he had to pull out at 30 down in the third set against Andy Murray. The top seed was already in trouble at a set and a break down. Rafael Nadal comes from a family of professional sports personalities. [161] At the Rio 2016 Olympics, Nadal achieved 800 career wins with his quarterfinal victory over the Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. This victory marked the first time he defended a title on a surface other than clay. In 2010, the pair met in their first Masters final in Rome, where Nadal won in straight sets. Nadal wrote inRafa: My Story that his parents split was devastating. The first tournament he played after that was the inaugural Rio Open which he won after defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final. In Madrid, he reached his third clay-court semifinal of the year, but lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets. [280], Nadal holds the all-time men's record for the most major singles titles in tennis history, with 22. Ana Maria Parera, mother of Rafael Nadal of Spain, his sister Maria Isabel Nadal, his wife Xisca Perello during the men's final on day 15 of the. In his most recent match, playing against Mackenzie McDonald, the . [209][210] It also marked his 100th win at the tournament, losing only twice in 16 years. He then faced #5 seed Juan Martn del Potro, who he defeated in five sets. Although this rivalry has less significance than rivalries with the other members of the Big Four, the pair have met in several prestigious tournaments. [57], At the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Nadal lost in the final to second-seeded Andy Murray in three sets. Nadal then won consecutive five-set matches during the third and fourth rounds of Wimbledon before being beaten by Federer in the five-set final. What already was a poor start to 2023, following a year marred by all manner of health issues, reached a low point at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Their first meeting in a Grand Slam came at Wimbledon in 2007. [368] This was the first time that the label has chosen a tennis player for the job; association football has ruled lately prior to Ronaldo, David Beckham graced the ads since 2008. In June, Nadal entered the AEGON Championships, which he had won in 2008. On 4 August, Toni Nadal confirmed that Nadal would return to play at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. 1 player, and creating a record eleven-year gap between his first and last year-end No. During the round-robin stage of the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup, Nadal lost to James Blake but defeated Nikolay Davydenko and Robredo. [citation needed] The title "La Dcima" ("the tenth" in Spanish) was used to proclaim Nadal's achievement in becoming the first player, male or female, to win 10 titles at a single major in the Open Era, following similar feats at Monte Carlo and Barcelona. I want to congratulate the Thai people and congratulate the King for this unbelievable day. After dropping the third set, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the fourth. As of the 2010 season[update], Nadal's racquets are painted to resemble the new Babolat AeroPro Drive with Cortex GT racquet in order to market a current model which Babolat sells. There were 350 guests which included the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos. [379], Nadal owns and trains at the Rafa Nadal Sports Centre (40,000m2, 430,000sqft) in his hometown of Manacor, Mallorca. [384], Nadal took part in Thailand's "A Million Trees for the King" project, planting a tree in honour of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on a visit to Hua Hin during his Thailand Open 2010. Rafael Nadal spotted with his son Rafael Nadal Perello (Credit: SkySports) The year 2022 turned out to be packed with moments of both excruciating pain and ecstasy for the former world No. Jana Pugh, Jamin Pugh's mother and a member of the Laurel School District board of education, said that both girls have had emergency surgeries, and doctors aren't sure if one will be able to walk again. [89], Nadal started 2011 by participating in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Nadals sister, Maira Isabel (nicknamed Maribel), is five years younger than him. In their first ever meeting in a Grand Slam final at the 2010 US Open Nadal prevailed over Djokovic in four sets. They then met in the 2018 Wimbledon semifinals, where Djokovic finally emerged victorious after a battle lasting over five hours that was spread over two days and went to 108 in the fifth set. [363][364] Nadal uses no replacement grip, and instead wraps two overgrips around the handle. He is also one of the boards of directors of the Nadal Foundation. He reached the quarterfinals, defeating Gael Monfils and Diego Schwartzman in straight sets, to extend his record to 50 consecutive sets won on clay, starting from the 2017 French Open. She is famous as the mother of Rafael Nadal, a Spanish-born professional tennis star who is popularly known as the " king of clay" . Nadal is the king of Roland Garros and of world tennis. [113] Nadal's withdrawal saw him drop out of the ATP's Top Four for the first time since 2005. [172] He returned to competition in Montreal. 23 ranked Florian Mayer. His uncle Miguel Angel Nadal was a professional football player and played for clubs like Mallorca and FC Barcelona. [10] This made Toni Nadal intensify training, and it was at that time that his uncle encouraged Nadal to play left-handed for a natural advantage on the tennis court, after studying Nadal's then two-handed forehand stroke. 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