Rafael Nadal-10 Quick Facts

Published on February 16, 2011 by SharifaMcFarlane in Tennis

Rafael Nadal has been coached by his uncle since the age of four. He is a left-handed tennis player.

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  • Rafael Nadal is currently ranked by the Association of Tennis players (ATF) as the number 1 tennis player.
  • Rafa was chosen as the Spanish Athlete of the Year in 2010. He also received the 2010 Laureus of the Year award in Abu Dhabi.

 

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  • Rafael Nadal is nicknamed Rafa. He is also known as “The King of Clay”, due to his success on the clay tennis courts. Between April 2005 and May 2007, Rafa had 81 straight clay court wins.

 

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  • Rafael Nadal’s main rival is Roger Federer. He beat Roger Federer the first time they played. Rafa was 17 at the time.
  • Rafael Nadal was born on June 3rd, 1986. He is 24 years old. His hometown is Mallorca, Spain.

 

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  • Rafael Nadal has appeared in Shakira’s video, “Gypsy”. The video tells a love story and is set in a desert. Rafa is shirtless in most of the video.
  • Rafael Nadal’s girlfriend is Maria Francesca Pirello. She is also called Xisca Perello.
  • Rafael Nadal recently suffered a leg injury in his quarterfinal match at the Australian Open. In Spain, he underwent physiotherapy and anti-inflammatory treatments for his injury. The tennis star is all set to begin training again.
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  • Rafael Nadal had aimed to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once, by winning the Australian Open. He became injured and lost to David Ferrer in his quarterfinal match in the Australian Open.
  • Rafael Nadal is the latest Armani model, following David Beckham and Christiano Ronaldo. Rafa will be modeling Armani underwear and Armani jeans.

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  1. Francois Hagnere
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 5:31 am

    I did not know he was a model for Armani. Thanks you Sharifa.

  2. CHIPMUNK
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 6:03 am

    great work

  3. SharifaMcFarlane
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 6:05 am

    You’re welcome Francois. He is the newest model.

  4. jennifer eiffel01
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 6:22 am

    Thanks for introducing me to someone new as I never heard of this person before. I enjoyed reading it! I like reading about people! It’s like a biography!

  5. john smither
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 6:42 am

    Interesting facts about this player.

  6. yes me
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 6:46 am

    All I say is Andy Murry’s going to get him this year… only joshing Sharifa but Andy is the Scot in the bunch cheers

  7. SharifaMcFarlane
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 7:00 am

    Thanks Chipmunk!

  8. SharifaMcFarlane
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 7:02 am

    I am glad that you enjoyed reading this one Pattiann.

  9. SharifaMcFarlane
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 7:04 am

    Thank you John.

  10. SharifaMcFarlane
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 7:08 am

    Well, Andy Murry was ranked number 2 for a while, and is currently in the top 5, so he’s one to watch Matt ;-)

  11. albert1jemi
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 7:58 am

    Thanks for sharing

  12. maco1981
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 9:04 am

    nice share

  13. Starpisces
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 10:04 am

    so interesting

  14. jemialbert
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 10:33 am

    good share

  15. gaby7
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 10:34 am

    Rafael Nadal is a tennis great!

  16. Jimmy Shilaho
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    I like the boy.

  17. Ruby Hawk
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    Nadal is a very resourceful young man.

  18. Michal Dorcak
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    Interesting information. I am not sure whether it should be that way, but I see 1. before every fact. Shouldn’t it be 1.-10. ? – Just asking.

  19. SharifaMcFarlane
    Posted February 16, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    Michal, I certainly didn’t publish it that way, and I can’t do anything to edit it, because for some strange reason I am not seeing it in my list of published articles.

  20. LCM Linda
    Posted February 17, 2011 at 3:15 am

    Interesting facts to know about. He is young. Hope he achieves the most in his prime time.

  21. SharifaMcFarlane
    Posted February 17, 2011 at 5:29 am

    Michal, I can now see it on my published articles, so I’ve edited it. Thanks for the interest you showed.

  22. athena goodlight
    Posted February 17, 2011 at 7:45 am

    Wow! he’s hot!

  23. papaleng
    Posted February 17, 2011 at 8:19 am

    nice Rafa trivia, I love him play, so electrifying.

  24. albert1jemi
    Posted February 17, 2011 at 12:26 pm

    Great work

  25. leo604
    Posted February 17, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    nice i like rafael nadal

  26. wonder
    Posted February 19, 2011 at 4:14 am

    This is so interesting.

  27. CA Johnson
    Posted February 19, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    This is very interesting information on this tennis player. I have heard of him, but I didn’t know this about him. Thanks for sharing.

  28. youthinksokiddo
    Posted February 19, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    he is looking good! I didn’t know he was in a Shakira video.

  29. SharifaMcFarlane
    Posted February 19, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    I hope he is planning for the future Linda.

  30. mtrguanlao
    Posted February 20, 2011 at 6:03 am

    I thought of someone else by that name,lol! This tennis player is really hot,awww!! Thanks for sharing this!

  31. SharifaMcFarlane
    Posted April 4, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    You’re welcome ;-)

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