rafa nadal tennis

rafa nadal tennis
rafa nadal tennis

Full Name: Rafael Nadal Parera

Nickname: Rafa

Nationality: Spanish (Mallorca)

Date of Birth: June 03, 1986 (20 years old)

Recides: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain

Height: 1'85m/ 6'1"

Weight: 85kg/188lbs

Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Clothing line: Nike

Racquet: Babolat AeroproDrive

Coach: Toni Nadal

Coach: Toni Nadal

Best Singles Grand Slams: Won Roland Garros in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Runner-up at Wimbledon in 2006 and 2007.

Plays: Left-handed, with two-handed backhand.

Basic Style: Power and heavy topspin baseliner.

rafa nadal tennis turned pro when he was 15 and by 2003, he was one of the top 50 ranked mens tennis players in the world. With his unique left-handed playing style and long hair, Nadal became a fan favorite both in Spain and around the world. In 2005, rafa nadal tenniscontinued to work his way up the world rankings and won the 2005 French Open with a four set victory over Mariano Puerta of Argentina. On the road to the French Open final, Rafael also upset Roger Federer, the world's number one ranked player. Nadal repeated as French Open champ in 2006 and won his 60th straight match on clay court, making him the undisputed champion of clay-court tennis.

# Rafael Nadal is nicknamed "Rada" by his friends and family.

# When he's not dominating on the tennis court, Rafael Nadal likes playing video games, fishing and playing soccer.

# Rafael is naturally right-handed, except when it comes to playing tennis, which he does left-handed. His Uncle Toni, who is still is coach, taught him to play left-handed when he was 10.

# Rafael's Uncle Miguel was a Spanish soccer star, who played for Spain in soccer's World Cup three times.

# Rafael Nadal says he doesn't have a girlfriend right now because he wants to devote all his energy to playing tennis.

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