He is the owner of Vidres Mallorca, an insurance company, glass and window company. 1 players who Nadal defeated were, The world No. However, like many of their meetings, Nadal dominated the Czech and beat him in straight sets. [365], In 2010, luxury watchmaker Richard Mille announced that he had developed an ultra-light wristwatch in collaboration with Nadal called the Richard Mille RM027 Tourbillon watch. Nadal was raised in a sporting family. [citation needed] He has won the most outdoor Masters titles (35), Big Titles (58), and ATP Tour titles (90) in the Open Era. With the win, Nadal finally clinched the world No. [196] In the final, Nadal yielded just three games to Daniil Medvedev, winning in straight sets. 1 ranking to Federer in the process. Mother and father. He became the face of Lanvin's L'Homme Sport cologne in April 2009. [213], On 9 November 2020, Nadal reached his 790th back to back week as one of the ten highest placed players on the ATP rankings and surpassed the record held by Jimmy Connors. 690, upset Nadal in the second round of the Stockholm Open. [386] On deciding why to start a foundation, Nadal said "This can be the beginning of my future, when I retire and have more time, [] I am doing very well and I owe society, [] A month-and-a-half ago I was in Chennai, in India. Nadal also climbed to second on the all-time major singles titles list, with 15, placing him one ahead of Pete Sampras.[171]. 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. [citation needed] He holds the Open Era records for the highest career match-winning percentage (83.3%), the highest clay court match-winning percentage (91.3%), the highest outdoor match-winning percentage (84.9%), and the most consecutive seasons winning at least one tournament (19 years) and two tournaments (18 years) respectively. [242], After a six-week layoff following Wimbledon, Nadal lost in the opening round at the Cincinnati Masters to eventual champion Borna ori. Despite his absence in Miami, he regained the No. Nadal then reached the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated him in the semifinals in straight sets. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas, despite being two sets to love up. [136] He won the doubles title with Juan Mnaco. Nadal's passion for tennis began when he was just three years old and . Nadal began his European clay court season at the Monte Carlo Masters, where he defeated Novak Djokovic to win a record fifth consecutive singles title there. As a result, Nadal clinched the US Open Series. Ana Maria Parera described Rafael Nadal as a super-sensitive human being. This was their 47th match, after which Djokovic led their head-to-head rivalry with 24 matches won. [212] He then reached the semifinals where he lost to Alexander Zverev in straight sets. He is an honorary recipient of the Grand Cross of the Order of Dos De Mayo, the Grand Cross of Naval Merit, the Princess of Asturias Award, and the Medal of the City of Paris. Federer is hitting with an amazing amount of spin, too, right? 2,700 revolutions per minute. Joachim Johansson, ranked No. The 30-year-old Nadal also has a younger sister, Maria. 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. [90] He and countryman Lpez won the doubles title by defeating Daniele Bracciali and Andreas Seppi. [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. Nadal and his spokesman strongly denied this, however, with Nadal himself calling the story "totally false".[40]. Del Potro, coming off of a four-set victory over Federer, had reached the semifinals of a major for the first time since 2013. On 4 August, Toni Nadal confirmed that Nadal would return to play at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. He has appeared in advertising campaigns for Kia as a global ambassador for the company. Nadal defeated Murray in three consecutive Grand Slam semifinals in 2011 from the French Open to the US Open. His net worth is; For Amazing Articles Of Your Favorite Celebrities, Stay Tuned To vergewiki, Updated On Wed Feb 09 2022 Published On Sun Oct 04 2020 By. [201], At the 2019 Davis Cup Finals, Nadal helped Spain win its sixth Davis Cup title, defeating Canada in the final. In a rematch of the previous year's final, Nadal prevailed in four sets against Thiem to claim his record-extending twelfth French Open title. This marked his first Grand Slam title since 2014, ending his three-year drought in Grand Slams. He had comparatively more success after returning to Europe to play five clay-court tournaments. Immediately after Wimbledon, Nadal won 16 consecutive matches and three consecutive tournaments, bringing his ranking to No. Rafael acknowledges the perfect combination of the ocean view, service, and food of his father's restaurant and has been one of his favorite places in Manacor. Rafael Nadal practiced for around 45 minutes at Wimbledon on Thursday as he tries to shake off an abdominal injury in time to be fit for Friday's semifinal against Australian Nick Kyrgios. Francisca Perello, known as Xisca, is a discrete, 24-year-old woman who started dating the tennis player when they both were teenagers. [117] His match with Djokovic is widely considered one of the greatest clay court matches ever played, as Nadal came back from down a break in the fifth set to take out a hard-fought 4-hour, 37-minute victory. At the Shanghai Masters, he was upset in the third round by No. Nadal won their second Grand Slam final, at the 2017 French Open.[279]. Spain has to pay him a tribute for many, many years. Maria Francisca . [132] He made his return at the 2014 China Open but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Martin Klizan in three sets. His win over Schwartzman broke John McEnroe's record of 49 straight sets won on a single surface. The head to head is 29-26 for Djokovic. Nadal then lost in straight sets to Novak Djokovic, winning only eight games for the match and marking Nadal's first straight-sets defeat in a major final. Nadal and compatriot David Ferrer met a total of 32 times, with the total record ending 266 (81.3%) in favor of Nadal with Ferrer's retirement. [74] After Indian Wells, Nadal reached the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open, where he lost to eventual champion Andy Roddick in three sets. After that, he entered the Doha, Qatar, where he reached the finals, losing to Djokovic in straight sets. Nadal, 36,. [224], Nadal returned to action at the 2021 Citi Open, revealing that his recent withdrawals were actually due to a recurring left foot injury that returned at the 2021 French Open. 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Designer Clara also revealed she had dressed Perello's mother, Mara Pascual, as well as Nadal's mum, Ana Mara Parera, and sister, Maribel Nadal, also known as Isabel Marie, in designs from . Pin. [240] He faced Alexander Zverev in a grueling battle lasting over three hours with only two sets played, and ended with Zverev's retirement due to an ankle injury. The first two sets of the match were hardly competitive, as the rivals traded 61 sets. The pair met at 2 of the 4 Grand Slam tournaments, with 3 meetings at the Australian Open and 2 at Wimbledon, including the 2010 final. After defeating Djokovic in the 2010 US Open final, then-24-year-old Nadal became the youngest man in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam, and the first man to win majors on three different surfaces (hard, grass, and clay) in the same year (Surface Slam). He played three important tournaments during the North American summer hard court season. Nadal remains a passionate Real Madrid supporter; ESPN.com writer Graham Hunter wrote, "He's as Merengue as [Real Madrid icons] Ral, Iker Casillas and Alfredo Di Stfano. A day after the Monte Carlo final, Nadal traveled to Barcelona where he received a bye in the first round. [244] Nadal returned to the US Open after three years, where he won the tournament the last time he competed. [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. He is the only male player in history to complete the Career Grand Slam and win an Olympic gold medal in both singles and doubles. The No. [280], Nadal holds the all-time men's record for the most major singles titles in tennis history, with 22. 135), the first time he had ever lost in the first round of a major. 2 Novak Djokovic, who had beaten Nadal in all four of their matches in 2011. 1 player, drawing level with Jimmy Connors, Federer and Djokovic behind Pete Sampras (six), and in doing so, he surpassed a number of the records he set in 2017, becoming (at the time) the oldest person to finish as the year-end No. 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. The pair once met regularly at Grand Slam level, with nine out of their 23 meetings coming in Grand Slams, with Nadal leading 72 (30 at Wimbledon, 20 at the French Open, 11 at the Australian Open, and 11 at the US Open). His father, Sebastian Nadal, is a successful businessman in Manecore. 1-ranked doubles team of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonji in the final. [82] Nadal also competed in the doubles with Djokovic in a high-profile partnership between the world Nos. Between that meeting and 2015, Ferrer and Nadal would go on to play 6 more matches, with Nadal winning 4 of the 6. However, the Spaniard was too good for the Czech in the final, and Nadal won in straight sets to take his 8th Grand Slam title. Nadal has won an all-time record 22 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record 14 French Open titles. [413] In April 2014, he played the world's No. He also extended his winning streak to 15 matches, his best start to a season in his career. [189], Nadal began the clay season at the Monte Carlo Masters, reaching the semifinals, where he was upset by Fabio Fognini in straight sets. [274] Seven of these nine appearances have been in quarterfinals and semifinals, making the rivalry an important part of both men's careers. Nadal defeated Djokovic in the 2014 French Open final. On 8 July 2010, it was reported that he had become a shareholder of RCD Mallorca, his local club by birth, in an attempt to assist the club from debt. At the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, he fell in straight sets Nikolay Davydenko in the semifinals. Going into Wimbledon, Nadal was ranked world number one, but was seeded second due to Wimbledon's seeding algorithm. [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, who was ready to serve, heard the screams and stopped play. [93][94] At both the 2011 BNP Paribas Open and the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Nadal reached the final and lost to Novak Djokovic in three sets. likes of Serena Williams coach Patrick Mouratoglou, Aliz Cornet, and Noah The couple had announced their separation in 2009 after 30 years of their marital relationship. Find the perfect rafael nadal mother stock photo. Because he defended the points won the previous year, he kept his No. [230] In the third place play-off, he lost to Denis Shapovalov in three sets.[231]. Australian Open LIVE: Rafael Nadal suffers injury scare as he goes two sets down Rafael Nadal clashes with umpire as Ash Barty returns to Aus Open - overnight round-up Andy Murray insists. on to pen more than 1300 articles for EssentiallySports. During the match Nadal was warned twice for allegedly receiving coaching from his coach and uncle, Toni Nadal, resulting in a $2,000 fine by Wimbledon officials. [146], Nadal lost to eventual runner-up Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the French Open, ending his winning streak of 39 consecutive victories in Paris since his defeat by Robin Sderling in 2009. He has a sibling, Mara Isabel, who is younger to him. Djokovic's success at the tournament also meant that the Serb overtook Nadal as world No. Nadal began the year in India, where he was comprehensively beaten by Mikhail Youzhny in the final of the Chennai Open. Nadal is known for a host of on court rituals including specific bodily movements and the positioning of items courtside. [100] He again lost in four sets to Novak Djokovic in the final. Roger Federer and Nadal have been playing each other since 2004, and their rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers. Rafael Nadal Parera was born on June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Spain, to an entrepreneur named Sebastin and his wife Ana Mara Parera. 1 ranking. He was born to his father Sebastin Nadal and his mother, Mara Parera. I had lost all love for life, he mentioned. Nadal is, without a doubt, the best athlete in the history of Spain. At the Brasil Open, Nadal reached the final, where he defeated David Nalbandian. Nadal broke Mats Wilander's previous teenage record of nine in 1983. Rafael Nadal, Defending Champion, Bows Out of Australian Open 2023 With Second Round Loss to Mackenzie McDonald This was also McDonald's first win over a top-five player at a Grand Slam. By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. At the Australian Open, Nadal was defeated in five sets by compatriot Fernando Verdasco in the first round. [373] It was created by Jordi Dez Fernndez, one of Spain's most renowned sculptors. These two changes in his serve increased his average speed by around 10mph during the 2010 US Open, maxing out at 135mph (217km/h), allowing him to win more free points on his serve. 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. The first tournament he played after that was the inaugural Rio Open which he won after defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final. Nadal finished the year as No. Rafael Nadal has hailed Juan Martin del Potro as "one of the best" with the Argentine widely expected to confirm his retirement. Estaba deprimido, me faltaba entusiasmo. Nadal became the world No. His father, Sebastian Nadal, is a successful businessman in Manacor. The Spanish champion. But in the 2019 Italian Open final, it was Nadal who defeated the Serbian in three sets, and also featured the first time either of them (Nadal) got a 60 win in a set. Nadals sister, Maira Isabel (nicknamed Maribel), is five years younger than him. He now heads the tennis Rafael Nadal father's name is Sebastian Nadal and his mother's name is Maria Parera. His uncle Miguel Angel Nadal was a professional association football player. [400] Nadal reportedly owns 10 percent and was offered the role of vice president, which he rejected. ", "Lopez and Nadal win gold for Spain at Rio 2016", "The 100 Most Influential People of 2022 Rafael Nadal", "Rafael Nadal, the Zen Master at the 2022 US Open", "Nadal Has Improved Virtually Every Aspect of His Game", "Essential Tennis Rafael Nadal's Forehand Grip Revealed", "More and More Players Deliver Slap to Classic Forehand", "Rafael Nadal Determined to Keep One Step Ahead of Roger Federer", "Rafael Nadal: Rafa Must Improve Serve to Beat Novak Djokovic", "Rafael Nadal's Serve, and 7 Other Weak Shots Among the Top 8 Men", "Beaten Nadal Vows to Turn Tables on Djokovic", "2010 or 2019: Which Rafa Serve Is More Potent? [27][28], He then dominated the spring clay-court season. [178] Nadal won in Monte Carlo without dropping a set, beating Kei Nishikori in the final. In the third round, Nadal defeated No. His father worked as a businessman while his mother was a housewife. [270] In the 2011 Wimbledon final, Djokovic won in four sets for his first Grand Slam final victory over Nadal. Starting off as a tennis author in 2018, Varun Khanna has gone on to contribute Fognini Hands Nadal First SF Loss On Clay In 12 Years", "Rafael Nadal: Argentina Open win equals clay-court title record", "Raonic Saves 3 M.P. It was also the only match between the pair not resulting in a straight set win for either player. Nadal, who keeps his personal life under the rug on most occasions welcomed his first child who he ironically named after himself, Rafael . It was confirmed that he was suffering from tendinitis in both of his knees. Nadal injured his shoulder during a quarterfinal match against Lleyton Hewitt at the Artois Championships, played on grass at the Queen's Club in London. I'm activated. He won the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award. He is currently ranked world No. [66] On 19 June, Nadal withdrew from the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, citing his recurring knee injury. As tournament seedings are based on rankings, 24 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including a joint-record nine Grand Slam tournament finals (tied with DjokovicNadal). He then won the Rogers Cup, a record-extending 33rd Masters title. However, since Wawrinka's breakthrough season in 2013 the pair has won an almost equal number of matches against each other (34) from 2014 onward. With a 1063 record at the French Open, he became the player with the most wins at a single major. [409][410], Nadal is an agnostic atheist. [128] On 8 June 2014, Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the Men's Singles French Open final to win his 9th French Open title and a 5th straight win. Both Nadal and Federer won eleven singles titles and four Masters titles in 2005. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. Above all, they were my pillar of strenght, and that pillar has been demolished. There is also a restaurant named Sebastian's Sa Punta. In November, Nadal played his final event of the season in London at the 2013 ATP Finals where he secured the year-end No. While Nadal's shots tend to land short of the baseline, the characteristically high bounces his forehands achieve tend to mitigate the advantage an opponent would normally gain from capitalizing on a short ball. In the Davis Cup final in December, he helped Spain win the title with victories over Juan Mnaco and Juan Martn del Potro. 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. The mother-of-four took to her page to present the item, which is . By beating Lleyton Hewitt in the third round of the French Open, Nadal set a record of 31 consecutive wins at the French Open, beating the previous record of 28 by Bjrn Borg. 1 and Australian native Lleyton Hewitt. In his first tournament since Wimbledon, Nadal advanced to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup, where he was defeated by Andy Murray. 2 on 25 July 2005. Rafael Nadal Parera was born on 3 June 1986 in Manacor, a town on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain, to parents Ana Mara Parera Femenas and Sebastin Nadal Homar. It all went down in the first round of the 2023 Australian. After playing two more Challenger level events, the last of his career, Nadal finished his 2003 campaign with three first round losses in ATP events. The two share a special bond despite Rafael have a packed and hectic schedule on the ATP Tour. Rafael Nadal began his 2014 season at the Qatar Open in Doha, defeating Luk Rosol in the first round[125] and he won the title after defeating Gal Monfils in the final.[126]. This tied Margaret Court's record for singles titles at a Grand Slam event (Court won 11 Australian Opens, but seven came when it was the Australian Championships, an amateur event). At the time of his birth. [13][14] Nadal's Challenger level record in 2002 was 42 in singles with no titles. She was born in 1963 to father Pedro Parera and mother Catalina Femenies in 1963 in Spain. By Maria Loreto -New York. Two weeks prior to the Australian Open, Nadal officially withdrew from the tournament citing a stomach virus. Furthermore, Nadals little sis, Maria Isabel Nadal or Maribel Nadal (two years younger than her famous brother); has been a close friend of Xisca for a long time; as a matter o fact, it was Maribel who introduced them. [31] He then lost in the second round of 2005 Wimbledon to Gilles Mller of Luxembourg. Nadal then won the 2010 Mutua Madrilea Madrid Open, defeating Roger Federer in straight sets. He then won his eighth title at the Barcelona Open. He is also one of the boards of directors of the Nadal Foundation. [259], They have played 40 times. [261] Nadal won six of the nine, losing the first two Wimbledon finals. He played an instrumental role in taking Spain to five Davis Cup crowns, and is the winner of two Olympic gold medals. During the second half of the year, Nadal battled a knee injury suffered during the Wimbledon final. to EssentiallySports in various capacities. [419] He was diagnosed at the age of 19 and held off surgery as long as he could. Nadal has never left the top ten of the ATP rankings since his first appearance in April 2005. [316] In 2017, Nadal achieved La Dcima (Spanish: the tenth) by becoming the only man with ten titles at a single major, following similar feats at the Monte-Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open. 2 Andy Roddick on clay in Spain, he helped Spain clinch the 2004 title over the United States. He has appeared in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings continuously since April 2005. [228], On 20 August 2021, just 10 days out from the US Open, Nadal announced that would be ending his 2021 season due to the left foot issue that had been troubling him for most of the year. Defending champion Rafael Nadal crashes out of the 2023 Australian Open. Berdych retired at the end of the 2019 season. In Madrid, he reached his third clay-court semifinal of the year, but lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets. This stunning upset marked the end of Nadal's hopes of defending his title and securing his 21st Grand Slam victory. [219] Nadal next played at the Monte Carlo Masters and defeated Federico Delbonis and Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals, where he lost to Andrey Rublev in three sets. At the French Open, Nadal recorded his 106th win defeating Jordan Thompson in the first round. Oct 11, 2020. Not so according to the world's leading tennis strategy expert", "Oz Champ Nadal Wants Changes in Tennis Schedule", "Report: Toni Nadal to stop traveling with Rafa at the end of '17", "Francisco Roig: "In Some Ways, This Is Our Biggest Goal" ATP World Tour Tennis", "Rafael Nadal hires Carlos Moya as he bids to revive injury-hit career", "Rafael Nadal on his island home, his rivalry with Roger Federer, and his family", "Rafael Nadal's obsessive nature stretches from the tennis court into the gym", "Rafael Nadal's Rituals: The Mechanism Behind the Rhythm", "Rafael Nadal's tennis rituals, superstitions or obsessions? He has become the cream of the crop holding the winning records of 19 Grand Slam and numerous other records with his best shot every year. The two earlier shared the record for the longest match played in a best of three sets (4 hours and 3 minutes) at the 2009 Mutua Madrid Open semifinals until the match between Roger Federer and Juan Martn del Potro in the London 2012 Olympics Semifinal, which lasted 4 hours and 26 minutes. [102] In the Australian Open Nadal won his first four matches without dropping a set. [70] At the ATP Finals, Nadal lost all three of his matches against Robin Sderling, Nikolay Davydenko, and Novak Djokovic respectively without winning a set. His 14 French Open titles are a record at any single tournament, and he is the sole title leader in three key tiers of the ATP Tour; Grand Slam, ATP Masters 1000, and ATP 500. Nadal won the 2013 French Open after beating Novak Djokovic in the semifinal and David Ferrer in the final, breaking the record for the most match wins in the tournament in the process with his 59th match victory. After seeing off a final set tie-break from Sebastian Korda in the second round, Nadal beat Dan Evans, Reilly Opelka, Nick Kyrgios, and Carlos Alcaraz to reach his fourth final of the season and extend his winning streak to 20 matches. He beat David Ferrer, Stanislas Wawrinka and Tom Berdych in the round robin stage to set up a semifinal victory over Roger Federer. Toni Nadal, his uncle, coached him from 1990 to 2017. At the 2009 Australian Open Men's singles, Nadal won his first five matches without dropping a set, before defeating Fernando Verdasco in the semifinals in the second longest match in Australian Open history at 5 hours and 14 minutes. 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. A breakdown of the players' fees, Naomi Osaka, the 'author' shares her joy over the release of her first children's book, Babolat, Kia Motors, Nike, Richard Mille, Emporio Armani, Banco Sabadell, Telefonica, Mapfre, Heliocare. He was defeated by compatriot Feliciano Lpez in the quarterfinals. Nadal also entered and won the tournament's doubles event partnering Marc Lpez, where they defeated the No. [327] However, before the 2010 US Open, he altered his service motion, arriving in the trophy pose earlier and pulling the racket lower during the trophy pose. 1 spot. His other uncle, Toni Nadal, taught him to play tennis and coached him for several years on the professional tour. [160] On 9 June, Nadal announced that the same wrist injury that forced him to withdraw from the French Open needed more time to heal, and that he would not play at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. [167] Rafael Nadal Parera was born on 3 June 1986 in Manacor, a town on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain, to parents Ana Mara Parera Femenas and Sebastin Nadal Homar. [181] McEnroe had previously achieved the record on carpet in 1984. He has won 14 times at the French Open, 12 at Barcelona, 11 at Monte Carlo, and 10 at Rome. 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. Rafael Nadal was ousted from the Australian Open on Wednesday in its second round after a shocking loss to Mackenzie McDonald, therefore ending his attempt at extending his Grand Slam trophy for a record 23rd time. He also ended Federer's record streak of five consecutive Wimbledon titles and 65 straight wins on grass courts. Rafael Nadal was born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain on June 3, 1986. His father was abusiness man who named companies and a restaurant. What nationality are Rafael Nadals parents? In their first ever meeting in a Grand Slam final at the 2010 US Open Nadal prevailed over Djokovic in four sets. After withdrawing from Miami, Nadal attempted to defend his title at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, but was beaten by Djokovic in straight sets. The rivalry saw Nadal winning the first 12 encounters, all in straight sets, including 2 finals, one of which is a Masters final at Madrid in 2013. This was Nadal's fifth time as the year-end No. Nadal won the third set easily and served for the match in the fourth set before Federer broke him and forced a tiebreaker. [35] Nadal went on to play Federer in the final of the French Open. Rafael Nadal was born in the Balearic Island in spain. In October, he reached the final of the China Open, helping him regain the No. [20] Nadal then participated at Bstad, where he lost to Nicolas Lapentti in the quarterfinals, and at Stuttgart, where he lost to Fernando Gonzlez in the round of 32. [78][79] He then defeated Andy Murray in the semifinals and Tom Berdych in the final to win his second Wimbledon title and his eighth career major title[80] just past the age of 24.[81]. [144][145] He then lost in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open to Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. [380], Nadal also owns and operates three other similar Rafa Nadal Academy/Centre facilities in Al Zahra, Kuwait (called the Rafa Nadal Academy Kuwait),[381] Cancn, Mexico (called the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre Mexico),[382] and Chalkidiki, Greece (called the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre Greece). The girlfriend, Xisca Perello. 54 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in four sets. 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