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Rafael Nadal (1986)

Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

There are three different court surfaces it is played on namely, clay court, grass court and hardcourt. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players.

Rafael Nadal was born on Jun 3 1986 in Manacor, Mallorca. Nadal is a Left-handed Tennis player, with a height of six feet one inches and weighing 85 pounds. He is a well known Tennis Player.

In 2002, he won first ATP, Association of Tennis Professionals match in his hometown Mallorca, defeating Ramon Delgado. He became ninth player in Open Era to win an ATP match before his 16 birthday. He went 37-3 in futures, winning six titles in his native country. He reached semi final at Barcelona Challenger, in 2003, he finished in Top 50 for first time and compiled 19-5 match record in Challenger play in first three months of season. He missed Roland Garros after injuring elbow during practice and returned to make Wimbledon debut and became youngest player at 17 to reach third round since 16 year old Becker in 1984.

The Spanish sensation compiled an outstanding 48-7 match record going into the US Open, highlighted by five titles in six finals. In March, he won his first title in Dubai, defeating his rival Federer in three sets. The two would meet in four other finals before mid-July, including Grand Slams at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. He repeated clay court titles with wins over Federer at ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo in four sets, Rome and Roland Garros. He was only player to beat Federer more than once since Swiss superstar took over Number 1 in February 2004. He compiled an open era record 60-match clay court winning streak, surpassing Guillermo Vilas' mark of 53 in 1977.

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