Rafa Nadal will leave tennis in the Final 8 of the Davis Cup, in Malaga from November 19 to 24. A tennis legend who starred in the golden era of this sport, forming the ‘Big 3’ with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal.
His figure exceeds the results, the number of accumulated victories. He helped elevate tennis to the highest level in the world. He is, certainly, the best Spanish athlete in history and an international icon.
He won 22 Grand Slam titles, including his 14 Roland Garros, a record from another lifetime. He won in Paris from 2005 to 2008, from 2010 to 2014, from 2017 to 2020 and 2022).
He won 2 Wimbledon, winning ‘the match of the century’ against Roger Federer in the 2008 finals He also won in 2010.
Four US Opens (2010, 2013, 2017 and 2019) and a pair of Australian Opens (2009 and 2022).
There are 92 professional titles, he won 1,080 individual matches, lost 227. On the ground he won 484 and lost 51. On this surface, where he dominates like no one has seen on any kind of court, he accumulated 63 crowns.
Two Olympic golds meant a lot to him, the singles in Beijing 2008 and the doubles with Marc López in Rio de Janeiro 2016, this event where he was also the flag bearer of the Spanish team.
He has five Davis Cups. It was in Seville 2004 that he appeared, winning his first ‘silver salad bowl’. His record is exceptional. He only lost the individual in his debut, he won the other 29 matches.
Source: La Verdad
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