Who is Rafael Nadal - #1 Tennis Player in the World

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* Rafael Nadal Parera () (born June 3, 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player, who has won five Grand Slam singles titles. He has won the French Open in four consecutive years (2005?08), and Wimbledon in 2008. He is currently ranked world number two, a position he has held for a record 156 consecutive weeks.Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal Sunday in Monte Carlo

From April 2005 to May 2007, Nadal won a record 81 consecutive clay court matches before being defeated by Roger Federer in the 2007 Hamburg Masters final. This is the longest winning streak of any male player on a single surface in the open era. Nadal is undefeated at the French Open, having won all 28 matches and four single titles he has played. These achievements have led some to regard Nadal as the greatest clay-court player in the history of the sport.

Nadal has a storied rivalry with Roger Federer, most notably for defeating the world number one at the French Open in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, so far denying Federer a Career Grand Slam. At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, Nadal defeated Federer in the final, ending the latter's run of five consecutive wins, with Nadal becoming the first player since Björn Borg in 1980 to win both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year. He is also only the second male Spaniard to win the Wimbledon title and the first in 42 years.

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Nadal knocking on Borg's door
By Kamakshi Tandon | ESPN.com PARIS -- Novak Djokovic may be Rafael Nadal's biggest rival for this French Open, but Nadal's biggest rival in the history books is Bjorn Borg, the man whose record of six French Open titles he will be trying to break over ...
Roger Federer Is Destined to Meet Rafael Nadal Again in the French Open Finals
Nothing can stop Roger Federer from renewing acquaintances with Rafael Nadal in the French Open Final, not even top-seeded Novak Djokovic. Federer got a scare in the first set of his fourth-round match vs. David Goffin, but he righted the ship and ...
Rafael Nadal is Thinking French Open, Not Birthday
Rafael Nadal will celebrate his birthday doing what he knows to do best, play tennis. Nadal has made a habit of celebrating at Roland Garros, and it's not just because his June 3 birthday falls during the French Open. This year, he is focused is so ...
French Open TV Schedule 2012: Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray To Play Monday
The men's draw in the 2012 French Open will start to take shape on Monday, as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will all be playing for a chance to make the quarterfinals. Tsonga will conclude his match against Stanislaw Wawrinka from ...

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Nadal knocking on Borg's door
By Kamakshi Tandon | ESPN.com PARIS -- Novak Djokovic may be Rafael Nadal's biggest rival for this French Open, but Nadal's biggest rival in the history books is Bjorn Borg, the man whose record of six French Open titles he will be trying to break over ...
Roger Federer Is Destined to Meet Rafael Nadal Again in the French Open Finals
Nothing can stop Roger Federer from renewing acquaintances with Rafael Nadal in the French Open Final, not even top-seeded Novak Djokovic. Federer got a scare in the first set of his fourth-round match vs. David Goffin, but he righted the ship and ...
Rafael Nadal is Thinking French Open, Not Birthday
Rafael Nadal will celebrate his birthday doing what he knows to do best, play tennis. Nadal has made a habit of celebrating at Roland Garros, and it's not just because his June 3 birthday falls during the French Open. This year, he is focused is so ...
French Open TV Schedule 2012: Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray To Play Monday
The men's draw in the 2012 French Open will start to take shape on Monday, as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will all be playing for a chance to make the quarterfinals. Tsonga will conclude his match against Stanislaw Wawrinka from ...

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