Rafael Nadal is a Spanish sportsman, one of the most successful tennis players in history, judging by the number of awards won and bonuses received.
Future tennis player Rafael Nadal was born on June 31986 in Manacor. He is not the only child in the family. The parents of the tennis player were always far from the sport, nevertheless they supported the aspirations of the son. Father - Sebastian Nadal - a successful businessman, the owner of the restaurant and insurance company. Mother is a housewife. Love for tennis little Rafael instilled by his uncle Tony. He was also his first coach. Rafael's second uncle is formerly famous footballer Miguel Angel Nadal, who played for Mallorca and Barcelona. Rafael Nadal himself in his interviews repeatedly stated that he is a fan of Madrid "Real" and "Mallorca".
As a child, Rafael Nadal also played football. But studying at the same time as two kinds of sports harmed the training of a young athlete. Then the father put the boy before the choice, and Rafael chose tennis.
At 15 he was already a professional player. And at that age he got his first victory. Thus, Nadal becomes the ninth player in the account, who managed to do it, not reaching 16 years.
In 2002, Nadal becomes a member of the youthful Wimbledon and enters the semi-finals.
In 2003 he is among the 50 best tennis players of the planet.
Already at the age of 18 he was part of the youth national team of Spain, winner of the Davis Cup. After that, the quarry quickly goes up.
In 2004, Rafael Nadal played for the mainteam at the Davis Cup. This tournament the Spaniards won, and Nadal became the youngest player who could become the winner of this match. At the time he was 18.
A separate match deserves a match againstFederer in the final of Wimbledon. This game was called by many the greatest fight in history. Both athletes approached the meeting in great shape. The game lasted a very long time, and already in the dark Nadal won only in the fifth set.
Fights in the semifinals and finals of the 2008 Olympicsare also significant in the career of a tennis player. They were defeated Novak Djokovic and Fernanado Gonzalez respectively. Thus, Nadal first became Olympic champion. After this victory Rafael Nadal for the first time in his career topped the world rating.
The worst enemy of Nadal on the tennis court isRoger Federer. For a long time tennis players shared the first line of the world ranking among themselves. But it should be noted that the rivals always treated each other with great respect.
In the career of the tennis player was a large numberbeautiful matches. But unfortunately, Nadal often gets injured - he has problems with his knees. If it were not for the traumatic nature of the athlete, perhaps he would become the best tennis player in the history of this sport. Nevertheless, he is already one of the strongest.
In the world ratings Nadal never left the top ten since the moment he hit it. For a long time he headed the top of the strongest tennis players in the world.
At some time, the first lineonly Nadal and Federer really claimed. But when he gained experience in large tournaments Novak Djokovic, he was able to interrupt the hegemony of the Spaniard and the Swiss. Last time, Nadal headed the rating in 2013, after winning the US Open, and after the final China Open.
When Rafael was still a child, his parents split up. Divorce boy experienced hard, but the sport helped him to cope with this trouble.
Once he was asked about faith in God, and he replied that he would like to believe in the existence of the Almighty, but he does not get it.
The tennis player is the owner of the shares of the Mallorca football club. He owns 10 percent. He even received an offer to become vice-president of the club, but the tennis player refused.
Nadal was one of six lucky ones who managed to get to the locker room of the Spanish national football team after winning the 2010 World Cup.
The tennis player is an official of the company "Nike" and always appears in the clothes of this particular company. On his right sneaker flaunts the inscription Rafa, and on the left - the bull's logo.
Is Rafael Nadal married? The personal life of the tennis player has not yet become public. But the less everyone knows that he has met the girl since school years. Her name is Maria Perello Pascual. It is believed that she played an important role in the formation of Nadal as an individual.
