Rafael Nadal - report

Spanish tennis player (born 1986)

Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 209 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. He also holds the record for most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings, having never left the Top 10 from April 2005 to March 2023, a total of 912 weeks. Nadal has won 22 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record 14 French Open titles. He has won 92 ATP singles titles, including 36 Masters titles, with 63 of these on clay courts. Nadal is one of only two men to complete the Career Golden Slam in singles. His 81 consecutive wins on clay is the longest single-surface win streak in the Open Era.

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Rafael Nadal pulls out of the remainder of the Laver Cup. Nadal and his wife, Mery Perello, are expecting their first child. Cameron Norrie replaced Nadal in Team Europe's lineup. Team Europe lead Team World 2-2 after the opening day of the tournament.
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Frances Tiafoe beat Rafael Nadal 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6 -3 in New York. The 24-year-old is the youngest American man to reach the US Open quarterfinals since Andy Roddick (also 24) in 2006. Defeat ended the Spaniard's 22-match grand-slam singles winning streak.
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Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from his Wimbledon semi-final. The Spaniard has been suffering from a stomach muscle injury. Nick Kyrgios will now face Novak Djokovic or Cameron Norrie in Sunday's final.
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Rafael Nadal has won the French Open for a record-extending 14th time. The 36-year-old defeated Casper Ruud 6-3, 6- 3, 6 -0 in the final. It's Nadal's 14th title at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam title overall.
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Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6- 2, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the French Open quarter-finals. Nadal will face third-seeded Alexander Zverev in the semifinals on Friday. 18-year-old Coco Gauff beat fellow American Sloan Stephens to advance to her first career major semifinal.
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Rafael Nadal beats Daniil Medvedev to win Australian Open men's title. Nadal fights back from two sets down to win in five hours 24 minutes. The victory is Nadal's 21st Grand Slam men's singles title.
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Rafael Nadal beat Matteo Berrettini in four sets to reach Australian Open final. Spaniard will face either Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's final. The 35-year-old is within one victory of a record 21st Grand Slam singles title.
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Rafael Nadal says Novak Djokovic must face consequences for not being vaccinated. World number one was stopped by border officials on arrival to Australia late Wednesday. His visa was cancelled for failing to meet Covid vaccine-entry requirements. Nadal contracted Covid last month and said he was a big believer in getting vaccinated to stem a pandemic.