Rafael Nadal This is sports history. Not just at the national level. Their 92 titlesapart from which is outstanding 22 Grand Slamsthat’s how they value it. But all the legacy he left has a beginning that is being celebrated this Thursday. And on August 15, 2004, 20 years ago, the Spanish tennis player won his first ATP Tour title with his victory in Sopot.
And since this could not happen, the first piece of his massive collection came in clay. The Spaniard at that time was 18 months, 2 months and 11 days and already showing signs of development. His victim is the Argentine Jose Acasuso. But before achieving glory for the first time, Nadal reached the final in Auckland.
To remember his first victory on the circuit you have to go back two years before. Manacorí received an invitation to participate in ATP Tour in Mallorca and there, at the age of 16, he defeated Ramón Delgado, who at the time was number 81 in the ranking.
Two decades later and after participating in their fourth Olympic Games, the panorama is very different. Perhaps we are facing the final moments of an unforgettable career.
Source: La Verdad
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