Celebrating Rafa Nadal as Roger Federer’s co-equal
We celebrate Rafael Nadal today for his great achievements in the world of Association Tennis.
He recently captured his 13th French Open record title to tie rival Roger Federer for the male tennis player’s single most Grand Slam titles.
He recently beat Novak Djokovic to win his 13th French Open Title.
Both Nadal and Federer have won 20 grand slam titles now, but with this hard work, the Spanish sportsman deserves special praise.
Promising and rich background.
Nadal is currently ranked world No. 2 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
On June 5th 2005, Rafa defeated Mariano Puerta to win his first grand slam. He equaled Mats Wilander’s record as the only person to have won it on his first attempt.
Nadal has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, tied with Roger Federer for the most in history for a male player, as well as 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 21 ATP Tour 500 titles and 2 Olympic gold medals.
He won gold in singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and then doubles at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
In addition, Nadal has held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 209 weeks, including being the year-end No. 1 five times.
A record 13 French Open titles, 4 US Open titles, 2 Wimbledon titles and 1 Australian Open title have been won by the Mallorca born champion, winning at least one Grand Slam each year for a record ten consecutive years (2005-2014).
Overall, Nadal has won 86 career titles, including the Open Era’s most outdoor titles (84) and a record 60 titles on clay with 81 straight wins.
In the Open Era, Nadal holds the record for the longest single-surface win streak.
For the most Grand Slam titles won without losing a set of four, all at the French Open, as well as the all time record (male or female) for the most titles at a single Grand Slam event, he also holds the all-time male record.
His total prize money is US$122,905,214.
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