The Story Of Rafael Nadal - Professional Tennis Player

Rafael Nadal. He is a tennis player. He was born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain on 3 June 1986. His father's name is Sebastián Nadal and mother's name is Ana María Pereira. His father is a businessman and mother is a housewife. Rafael started playing tennis at the age of 3 and by 1994, he had tasted victory at a regional tennis tournament, 4 under 12 players. Being trained under his uncle Tony, he learned how to play with his left hand, despite being a right-hander. By the age of 12, he excelled in the game and won several tournaments in his age group. By the time he was 15, he began playing professional tennis. In 2002, the young boy participated in his first Association of Tennis Professionals match and emerged victorious against Ramón Delgado. With this victory, Nadal achieved the feat of becoming the ninth tennis player to win before 16 years of age. During 2003-2005, the talented young player beat Roger Federer in the Miami Masters Championship. In the same championship, he went on to become the youngest player since Boris Becker to qualify to the third round. In the same period, he participated in the Davis Cup, defeating Andy Roddick, 3-2, in the final and bringing home the 2004 trophy for Spain. On the clay court, he was victorious in 24 consecutive games, breaking the record of maximum consecutive wins, held by Andre Agassi. Rafael also won championships like the Torneo Conte de Goto, Barcelona, Monte Carlo Masters, and Role Masters. However, his most important triumph came when he beat Argentinian player Mariano Puerta in the French Open finals. The same year, in 2005, he also won a Grand Slam championship, going up the world ranking to spot 3. In 2006, he won several championships like the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open, Masters Series Monte Carlo, Masters Series Internazionale BNL d'Italia, defeating Roger Federer in all the finals. After a few losses in 2007, at the Australian Open and the Dubai Tennis Championships, this famous player was victorious at the Indian Wells Masters. He also won tournaments such as the Masters Series Monte Carlo, Open Sabadell Atlantico, and Internazionale BNL d'Italia. In 2008, he reached the Chennai Open finals but was eventually defeated by Russian player Mikhail Yazhny. The same year, in 2008, Nadal faced Federer in the Wimbledon final and after playing the match for several hours owing to rain, the former won with a score of 9-7. This victory made him the third man in the history of the game to win the Wimbledon and the French Open in the same season. The next significant win of the year of 2009 was at the Australian Open where he defeated Federer once again, becoming the first Spanish player to get the title and the fourth to have won it on separate surfaces. He also won the Davis Cup, Indian Wells Masters, and the Monte Carlo Masters. In the French Open finals, he defeated Robin Soderling, bagging the Grand Slam title for the seventh time and the rank of world number one. Even at the Wimbledon, he was victorious after beating Tomas Bertic. This victory gave him a title, which is known as the Old World Triple. The same year, in 2010, he won the US Open, against Novak Djokovic, achieving his career Grand Slam. In 2011, Rafael won the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, hosted in Abu Dhabi, once again, defeating Roger Federer. In the Davis Cup, he won again, this time winning against Olivier Roches. In the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, 2012, this splendid tennis player won against Novak Djokovic, winning his eighth trophy in a row. However, in the Wimbledon, in 2012, he lost to Rosal, making it his first defeat in the championship. In 2013, Rafael won the Brasil Open, Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, French Open, Mutua Madrid Open, and Rome Masters. In 2015, at the Qatar Open, he lost the singles title, to German player Michael Breuer. In the Argentina Open, Nadal won the clay-court title, defeating Juan Monaco. Nadal has been dating long-time girlfriend, Maria Francesca Perello, since 2005. In 2005, he was given the Golden Bagel Award. The same year, he won the ATP Most Improved Player of the Year award. ''Losing is not my enemy, fear of losing is my enemy,'' said Rafael Nadal.