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1. Rafael Nadal
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2. Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal (June 3rd, 1986 - ) often
referred to as Rafa by his fans is a
professional tennis player and world
champion. Rafael is a clay-court
specialist as his nickname 'The King of
Clay' might suggest with 7 French Open
grand slam titles under his belt. Currently
ranked #3 by the ATP (as of July 2012),
Nadal has also won the Australian and US
open once and has twice won Wimbledon.
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3. Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera was born on the
Spanish island of Majorca (pronounced ma-yorka) to
a businessman named Sabastian and a
restaurant manager named Ana Maria. He
is also the nephew of retired professional
footballer Miguel Angel Nadal who played
for FC Barcelona, RCD Mallorca, and the
Spanish National Team. However he was
introduced to the sport by another one
of his uncles, Toni Nadal at age 3.
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Rafael Nadal
When Nadal was 8, he beat boys much older than him
to win the under 12 regional tennis championship. The
left-handed champion was also an avid footballer at
the time but when his schoolwork began to take a
backseat to sports, his father made him choose
between the two. Rafa chose tennis and turned
pro by 15.
Rafael matched Boris Becker's record of being
the youngest man to reach round 3 at Wimbledon
at age 17 (Becker went on to win and still is the
youngest person to win at Wimbledon). Nadal
stormed Roland Garros in 2005 when he became
the first person in 20 years to win The French Open
on their first attempt. He went on to win the title 4
years in a row and then two times after that which
is how he got the moniker 'The King of Clay.'
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Rafael Nadal
In the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, Nadal beat
Chile's Fernando Gonzalez to clinch the gold medal
and became the first male player seeded in the top 5
world rankings to win a gold medal. The question
on everybody's mind is will he be be able to it
again at the London Games in 2012?
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Can you find out how the surface of the court in
tennis changes the game? The three common
surfaces for courts are grass, clay, and hard courts.
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