Rafael Nadal

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Rafael Nadal (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player that is currently ranked no. 2 in the world. Rafael is regarded as the best clay court player in history and has been nicknamed as "The King of Clay". His achievements in the tennis world include 14 Grand Slam singles titles, 2008 Gold medal in singles, a record 27 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and a record 15 ATP World Tour tournaments. Nadal is also regarded as one of the best personalities in tennis and also one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Much like Roger Federer, the Australian Open was the first time that I remember seeing Nadal play tennis for the first time and this was in 2007 because of a foot injury the previous year. Instantly there was obviously a rivalry between Nadal and Federer on the court and many tennis fans including myself have been entertained throughout the years of this continuing rivarly. There are many matches that I look forward to seeing include hopefully the return of Nadal this year when the Australian Open arrives.