Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (Catalan: [rəˈfɛɫ nəˈðaɫ pəˈɾeɾə]; Spanish: [rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa]) (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. As of 16 April 2012 (2012 -04-16)[update], he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time; his success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.
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Okay, allow me to invite an avalanche of criticism by saying something heretical, but also something many people are thinking: I’m getting tired of Rafael Nadal and his whole clay-court shtick. It’s all becoming a little bi ...
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Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Italy’s Fabio Fognini during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ROME — Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second- ...
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Third seed Andy Murray pulled out of the Italian Open due to injury on Wednesday as Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round. Fifth seed Nadal beat local hope Fabio Fognini 6-1, 6-3 to kick off his quest for his seventh ATP title of the seas ...
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US Open champion Andy Murray has revealed he is unlikely to play in the French Open after withdrawing from the Rome Masters with injury. The British number one was forced to retire from his second-round contest at the ATP 1000 tour ...
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It is mid-May, the thick of the clay season, the time of year when tennis players’ socks get really dirty, and when Rafael Nadal looks superhuman. The 2013 French Open in Paris is 10 days away, and this is what we know: • Andy Murray may not make it to ...
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