Rafael Nadal

At 38 years old, Rafael Nadal has this physical status:

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (Catalan) is a Spanish professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 79. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has ranked first in men's singles tennis, the second highest in the country for a male player, as well as a record 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 20 ATP Tour 500 titles, and a 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles.

In addition, Nadal has ranked No. 1 in the world. 201 weeks in total, with no. 1 being the year-end no. Twice.

Nadal has won a record twelve French Open titles, four US Open titles, two Wimbledon titles, and one Australian Open final, as well as one major trophy. (2005-2014) Nadal has won at least one Grand Slam championship in a row.

Nadal has won 84 titles in total, including the most outdoor titles in the Open Era (82) and a record 59 titles on clay.

Nadal is the longest single-surface win streak in the Open Era, with 81 consecutive victories on clay. Nadal has been active in five Davis Cup titles with Spain, and the event has a 29-win streak and 29-1.

He became the eighth male player and youngest of five in the Open Era in 2010, winning the singles Career Grand Slam for the first time.

Nadal is the second male player since Andre Agassi to win the singles Career Golden Slam, as well as the second male after Mats Wilander to win at least two Grand Slams on both clay and grass.

He has been named ATP Player of the Year five times and ITF World Champion four times, as well as the ITF World Champion four times.

Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in 2011.

Early life

Rafael Nadal Parera was born in Manacor, Spain, on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, to parents Ana Marella Femenas and Sebastián Nadal Homar on June 3rd. His father is a businessman, founder of an insurance company, glass and window company Vidres Mallorca, and Sa Punta's restaurant. Mara Isabel, Rafael's younger sister, has an older sister. Miguel ngel Nadal, his uncle, is a retired professional footballer who competed for RCD Mallorca, FC Barcelona, and Spain's national team. Barcelona striker Ronaldo was idolized as a child, and his uncle gained access to the Barcelona dressing room to photograph the Brazilian. Recognizing a natural talent in Nadal, Toni Nadal, uncle and tennis coach, introduced him to the sport when he was three years old and coached him from 2005 to 2017.

Nadal captured an under-12 national tennis championship at a time when he was still a young footballer. Toni Nadal continued to train, and Nadal's uncle advised Nadal to play left-handed for a natural advantage on the tennis court after researching Nadal's then two-handed forehand stroke.

Nadal won the Spanish and European tennis championships in his age group at 12, age 12, while still playing football. Nadal's father encouraged him to choose between football and tennis so that his schoolwork did not deteriorate significantly. "I chose tennis," Nadal said. "Foote to put an end to football straight away."

When Nadal was 14, the Spanish tennis federation requested that Nadal leave Mallorca and relocate to Barcelona to continue his tennis training. His family turned down this offer partially because they feared his education would be harmed, but also because Toni said, "I don't want to believe that you have to go to America or other places to be a good athlete." You can do it from your house." The decision to remain home meant less financial assistance from the federation; in the meantime, Nadal's father paid the bill. In May 2001, he defeated former Grand Slam tournament champion Pat Cash in a clay-court exhibition match.

Personal life

Nadal is an agnostic atheist. Nadal speaks Spanish, Balearic Catalan, and English.

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Professional tennis career

At the age of 15, Nadal became a professional and appeared in two ITF junior championships. He won no awards or finals appearances in singles in 2001, despite his Challenger series record of 1–1. He did not compete in any doubles Challengers events. Nadal's record was 7-05 in singles and 1–2 in doubles, with no titles or finals appearances at ITF Futures.

In 2002, Nadal reached the semifinals of the junior singles event at Wimbledon, his first ITF junior event. In his second and final appearance on the ITF junior circuit, he helped Spain defeat the United States in the final of the Junior Davis Cup in the same year. Nadal's Challenger's record in 2002 was 4–2 in singles with no titles. He did not participate in any doubles Challengers competitions. Nadal finished the year with a record of 40–9 in singles and 10–9 in doubles. He has won 6 singles tournaments at this level, five on clay and one on hard courts. He did not progress to the doubles finals.

Nadal, a man from Mallorca and 15 years and ten months of age, won his first ATP match against Ramón Delgado on April 29, 2002, becoming the sixth player in the Open Era to do so before the age of 16. Nadal and his partner, Bartolomé Salvá Vidal, were disqualified in the first round by David Adams and Simon Aspelin in doubles.

In 2003, Nadal captured two Challenger titles and finished the year ranked as the world No. 1 in the United States. 49. He received the ATP Newcomer of the Year award. He made his Wimbledon debut in 2003, becoming the youngest man to reach the third round since Boris Becker in 1984, despite never having competed in a major qualifying tournament before. Nadal also played at Bstad, where he lost to Nicolas Lapentti in the quarterfinals, and in Stuttgart, where he lost to Fernando González in the round of 32. He lost in the semifinals to Carlos Moyá in Umag. Nadal finished his 2003 season with three first round losses in ATP tournaments, the first two in his career. In 2003, Nadal captured his first ATP title (doubles or singles) at Umag, partnering Lex López Morón to defeat Todd Perry and Thomas Shimada in the final, and also competed in seven doubles tournaments.

Tommy Robredo was the first to win a doubles title at the Chennai Open in 2004. Nadal defeated in straight sets to former World No. 1 in singles. Lleyton Hewitt, a native of Australia, is one of the first and only Australian natives. Nadal played the first of his many matches against Roger Federer later this year, then ranked No. 79. 1, who defeated Fernando González in the fourth round of the Miami Open in the third round, won in straight sets before losing in straight sets to him in the third round. He missed the majority of the clay court season, including the French Open, due to a ankle strain. Nadal claimed his first ATP singles title at the Prokom Open in August by defeating José Acasuso in the final.

Nadal, who is 18 years old and six months old, was the youngest player to win in a Davis Cup final for a defending nation. By defeating the world No. 1, we have gained a new fanbase. 2 Andy Roddick of clay in Spain, he helped Spain clinch the 2004 title over the United States. He spent the year ranked No. 1 in the world No. 1 position. 51.

Nadal lost in the fourth round to eventual runner Lleyton Hewitt at the 2005 Australian Open. He reached the final of the 2005 Miami Masters, two months after being two points away from winning in straight sets, he was defeated in five sets by No. Roger Federer is the world's best-known musician. Both performances were deemed as Nadal's first appearances.

He then dominated the spring clay-court season. He won 24 straight singles matches, breaking Andre Agassi's Open Era record of consecutive match victories for a male teenager. In the finals of the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters and the 2005 Italian Open, Nadal defeated the Torne de Godó in Barcelona and defeated 2004 French Open champion Guillermo Coria. These victories have boosted his ranking to world No. 1. 5 ranked him as one of the top players at his first French Open debut, making him one of the favourites. Nadal defeated Federer in the French Open semifinals on his 19th birthday, becoming one of only four players to beat him this year (along with Marat Safin, Richard Gasquet, and David Nalbandian). He won the French Open for the second time two days later after beating Mariano Puerta in 1982, becoming the second man since Mats Wilander in 1982 to win the French Open for the second time in his first attempt. He was the first male teenager to win a major singles title since Pete Sampras won the 1990 US Open at the age of 19. Winning his position increased his ranking to No. 1 in the World. 3.

In the first round of the grass court Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, where he lost to Alexander Waske three days after winning in Paris. He then lost in the second round of Wimbledon to Luxembourg's Gilles Müller. Nadal won 16 straight matches and three straight tournaments, bringing his overall ranking to No. 1. On July 25, 2005, there were two children under the age of 25. Nadal began his North American summer by defeating Agassi in the final of the 2005 Canada Masters, but the 2005 Cincinnati Masters fell in the first round. At the 2005 US Open, Nadal was seeded second but was disqualified in the third round by No. In four sets, 49 James Blake defeats him in four sets.

He defeated Coria in the final of the China Open in Beijing in September and won both of his Davis Cup matches against Italy. He claimed his fourth Masters title of the year in October, defeating Ivan Ljubii in the final of the 2005 Madrid Masters. He sustained a foot injury that prevented him from participating in the year-end Tennis Masters Cup.

In 2005, Nadal and Federer won eleven singles titles and four Masters titles, respectively. In 1983, Nadal defeated Mats Wilander's previous teenage record of nine. Eight of Nadal's titles were on clay, and the remainder were in hard court. Nadal has won 79 games, second only to Federer's 81. In addition, he received the highest year-end ranking ever by a Spaniard and the ATP Most Improved Player of the Year award.

Nadal did not return to the Australian Open due to a foot injury. He was disqualified in the semifinals of the first tournament he played, the Open 13 tournament in Marseille, France, in February. Roger Federer suffered his first loss of the year in the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open final two weeks later (in 2006, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray were the only two men to beat Federer). Nadal was dismunized by James Blake in the semifinals of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, and was dissatisfied in the second round of the 2006 Miami Masters.

Nadal captured all four tournaments he entered and 24 consecutive matches on European clay. In the final of the Masters Series Monte Carlo, he defeated Federer in four sets. He defeated Tommy Robredo in the final of the Open Sabadell Atlántico tournament in Barcelona this week. Nadal won the Italian Open title over Federer in a fifth-set tiebreaker in the final after sacrificing two match points and equaling Björn Borg's total number of 16 ATP titles won as a child. Nadal defeated Argentinian Guillermo Vilas' 29-year male record of 53 consecutive clay-court matches by winning his first round match at the French Open. Vilas awarded Nadal with a trophy, but Nadal's success was less impressive than his previous ones, despite Nadal's winning streak spanning two years and being able to accommodate easy tournaments. In the final of the French Open, Nadal advanced to Federer. The first two sets of the match were barely competitive, as the opponents traded 6–1 sets. Nadal won the third set comfortably and advanced to the match in the fourth set before Federer broke him and forced a tiebreaker. Nadal defeated Federer in a tiebreaker and became the first to face Federer in a Grand Slam final.

At the Artois Championships' quarterfinal match against Lleyton Hewitt, Nadal sustained his shoulder, while playing on grass at the Queen's Club in London. Nadal was unable to finish the match, snapping his 26-match winning streak. Nadal came second at Wimbledon, just two points from defeating American qualifier Robert Kendrick in the second round before winning in five sets. Nadal defeated No. 2 in the third round of the III tournament. In Agassi's last match at Wimbledon, 20 Andre Agassi beat Agassi in straight sets. Nadal defeated his next three matches in straight sets, his first Wimbledon final against Federer, who had previously won the tournament for three years. Nadal was the first Spanish man to reach the Wimbledon final since Manuel Santana in 1966, but Federer defeated him in four sets for his fourth straight Wimbledon title.

Nadal competed in two Masters tournaments in North America during the run-up to the US Open. In the third round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto and the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, he was dissatisfied. At the US Open, Nadal was seeded second, but in the quarterfinals to No. 2 it was defeated. In four sets, 54 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia defeated him in four sets.

The remainder of the year, Nadal hosted only three tournaments. Joachim Johansson, No. 1 in the United States, has been ranked No. 1 in the world. In the second round of the Stockholm Open, 690 defeated Nadal. Nadal defeated Tom Berdych in the quarterfinals of the year's final Masters tournament, the Mutua Madrilea Masters in Madrid, last week. Nadal lost to James Blake in the round-robin stage of the year-end Tennis Masters Cup, but Nikolay Davydenko and Robredo defeated him. Nadal qualified for the semifinals, where he lost to Federer due to his two victories. It was Nadal's third defeat in nine matches with Federer in his career.

Nadal went on to finish the year ranked No. 1 in 1994–95, becoming the first player since Andre Agassi in 1994–95. In consecutive years, there have been 2 in a row.

Nadal began the year by participating in six hard-court tournaments. He failed in the semifinals and first round of his first two tournaments and then fell in the Australian Open quarterfinals to eventual champion Fernando González. He won the 2007 Indian Wells Masters for his second quarterfinal appearance in the Dubai Tennis Championships, before Novak Djokovic defeated him in the quarterfinals.

Since returning to Europe to compete in five clay-court tournaments, he had a lot more success. He gained the titles at the Monte-Carlo Masters, Barcelona's Open Sabadell Atlántico, and the Italian before losing to Roger Federer in the Hamburg Masters final. This defeat brought an 81-match winning streak on clay, which is the first time a male Open Era man has won on a single surface. He then defeated Federer in the French Open for the third year in a row. Nadal defeated Federer in the "Battle of Surfaces" exhibition tournament in Mallorca, Spain, with the tennis court being half grass and half clay.

For the second year in a row, Nadal competed in the Artois Championships at the Queen's Club in London. Nadal was dissatisfied in the quarterfinals as in 2006. Nadal won consecutive five-set matches in the third and fourth rounds of Wimbledon before being defeated by Federer in the five-set final. Federer's first five-set match at Wimbledon since 2001 was Federer's first five-set match since 2001. Nadal captured the clay-court Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart in July, his last title of the year. During the difficult court season in North America, he appeared in three major tournaments. He was a semifinalist at the Canadian Masters in Montreal before losing his first match at the Cincinnati Masters. He was the second-seeded player at the US Open but David Ferrer defeated him in the fourth round.

Nadal took on Madrid Masters and the Paris Masters after a month-long break from tournament tennis. In the quarterfinals and final of those tournaments, David Nalbandian upset him. Nadal won two of his three-round robin matches to advance to the semifinals of the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, where Federer defeated him in straight sets.

Nadal battled a knee injury during the Wimbledon final during the second half of the year. In addition,, there were rumors at the end of the year that the foot injury suffered during 2005 caused long-term damage, which were backed up by coach Toni Nadal's assertion that the condition was "serious." Nadal and his spokesman denied this, but Nadal himself denied it, with Nadal referring to the tale as "completely incorrect."

Nadal began the year in India, where he was notably defeated by Mikhail Youzhny in the Chennai Open final. For the first time, Nadal advanced to the Australian Open semifinals; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated him in straight sets. For the second time, Nadal reached the final of the Miami Masters.

Nadal claimed four singles titles and defeated Roger Federer in three finals during the spring clay-court season. He defeated Federer in the Monte Carlo Masters for the third year in a row, winning his third straight title. Nadal claimed his fourth straight title at the Open Sabadell Atlántico tournament in Barcelona. Nadal defeated Federer in a three-set final a few weeks later, his first Masters Hamburg crown was a success. He then won the French Open, becoming the fifth man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam singles title without losing a single set. Federer won the final for the third year in a row, but this was the most lopsided of all their games, as Nadal only lost four games and gave Federer his first bagel since 1999. This was Nadal's fourth straight French title, tying Björn Borg's all-time record. Nadal became the fourth male participant in the Open era to win the Grand Slam singles tournament in four years (the others being Borg, Pete Sampras, and Federer).

In the most awaited match of their rivalry, Nadal defeated Federer in the final of Wimbledon for the third year in a row. Nadal's winning streak ended on a 23-match winning streak, including his first grass-court title at the Queen's Club in London, before Wimbledon. Federer had won his fifth grass-court title at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle and then advanced to the Wimbledon final without losing a single point. Federer was not the prohibitive favorite in their previous two Wimbledon finals, but many analysts picked Nadal to win. They played the longest (not in terms of time on court, not in terms of numbers of games) final in Wimbledon history, and Nadal defeated them in the fifth set 9–7 in near-darkness due to rain delays. (The 2019 final also tied for the longest Wimbledon finals.) The match was widely lauded as the best Wimbledon final ever, with some tennis commentators even naming it as the best tennis match in history.

Nadal became the third man to win both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year after Rod Laver's 1969 and 1980 victories, as well as the second Spaniard to win Wimbledon. Federer also ended Federer's streak of five straight Wimbledon titles and 65 straight victories on grass courts. It was also the first time Nadal had won two Grand Slam tournaments back-to-back.

Nadal continued his winning streak to a career-best 32 matches following Wimbledon. He won his second Rogers Cup title in Toronto and then advanced to the semifinals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati. Nadal clinched the US Open Series as a result. Nadal then competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the semifinals and Chile's Fernando González in the final to win the gold medal. Nadal clinched the world No. 2 with the victory. Federer's four-and-a-half years as the top of the charts on August, bringing an end to Federer's record-breaking four-and-a-half years as the top.

For the first time at a major, Nadal was the top-seeded participant at the US Open. He did not lose a set in his first three matches, defeating qualifiers in the first and second rounds and Viktor Troicki in the third round, and Viktor Troicki in the third round. He lost to Andy Murray in the semifinals. Nadal helped Spain beat the United States in the Davis Cup semifinals later this year. Nadal defeated Gilles Simon in the semifinals at the Madrid Masters. However, his participation at the festival had him named as the year's No. 1 for the year. He is the first Spaniard to complete a season in the Open Era. Nadal reached the quarterfinals two weeks later at the Paris Masters, where he had to withdraw due to a knee injury. Nadal announced his withdrawal from the year-end Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai the following week, citing knee tendinitis. Nadal's knee injury had not recovered completely from Spain's Davis Cup final against Argentina on November 10th.

The Qatar Open, Nadal's first ATP Tour event of the season, where he lost in the quarterfinals to Gal Monfils. Nadal competed and won the tournament's doubles event, partnering Marc López, where they defeated the No. 66 in the No. 92 tournament. Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonji were ranked in the final on a one-ranked doubles team. Nadal won his first five matches without losing a set before beating Fernando Verdasco in the semifinals of the second longest match in Australian Open history at 5 hours and 14 minutes. This was their first match in a hard-court major. Roger Federer was playing in a championship match. Nadal claimed his first hard-court major singles title, beating Federer in a five-set final and becoming the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open.

Nadal defeated second-seeded Andy Murray in three sets at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Even though this knee injury was not related to Nadal's right-knee tendonitis, it was still severe enough to cause him to withdraw from the Dubai Championships a week later. In March, Nadal helped Spain defeat Serbia in a Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on clay in Benidorm, Spain. Nadal defeated Janko Tipsarevi and Novak Djokovic. Nadal claimed his thirteenth Masters tournament, beating Murray in the final at the 2009 Indian Wells Masters. The 2009 Miami Masters was the upcoming ATP tour event. Nadal reached the quarterfinals, where he met Argentina's del Potro for the second time in the tournament this time.

Nadal started his European clay court season with a victory over Novak Djokovic to win his fifth straight singles title there. He then won back-to-back titles in Barcelona and the Italian Open, defeating Ferrer and Djokovic respectively. Roger Federer beat him in the Madrid Open finals. This was the first time Nadal had lost to Federer since the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup semifinals.

Nadal defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the third round of the French Open for the third time in a row, beating Björn Borg's previous record of 28 victories. This run came to an end in May 2009, when Nadal lost to eventual runner-up Robin Söderling in the 4th round. This was Nadal's first appearance and, until 2015, the French Open was the only loss at the French Open. Nadal was banned from the AEGON Championships after a surprise loss in France. Both of his knees had been affected by tendinitis, according to the company. Nadal withdrew from the 2009 Wimbledon Championships on June 19, citing his recurring knee injury. Roger Federer went on to win the competition, but Nadal fell back to No. 22 after Nadal fell back to No. 1. On July 6, 2009, the 2nd generation appeared on the 6th of July.

Toni Nadal announced on August that Nadal would return to play at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. He lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Martn del Potro. He regained the No. he regained with this defeat. Andy Murray ranked 2nd in the top ten for the first time since July 2005.

Juan Martn del Potro, the eventual champion, was defeated in the semifinals at the US Open Nadal, losing to eventual champion Juan Martn del Potro. Nadal lost all three of his matches against Robin Söderling, Nikolay Davydenko, and Novak Djokovic respectively without winning a single set. Nadal reached the second Davis Cup final of his career in December. He beat Tomár Berdych in his first singles rubber to earn the Spanish Davis Cup Team their first point in the tie. Nadal defeated Jan Hájek in the first Davis Cup dead rubber of his career after the Spanish Davis Cup team won its fourth Davis Cup title.

Nadal was ranked No. 1 in the year's survey. For the fourth time in five years, there are two people on the street.

Nadal's 2010 marks his best year as a professional tennis player. Nadal won Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces (clay, grass, and hard court) in the same calendar year.

Nadal began the year by participating in the Capital World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Nadal defeated Robin Söderling in straight sets in the final. Nadal competed in the Qatar ExxonMobil Open ATP 250 event in Doha, where he lost in the finals to Nikolay Davydenko. Nadal qualified in the Australian Open quarterfinals, where he had to drop at 3–0 down in the third set against Andy Murray. Doctors told Nadal's knees that he should have two weeks of rest and then two weeks of rehabilitation.

At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where Nadal was defeated in three sets by Ivan Ljubii. Nadal defeated eventual champion Andy Roddick in three sets at Indian Wells, where he lost in semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open. Nadal took the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, defeating Fernando Verdasco in the final. Nadal became the first player in the open era to win a tournament for six years in a row. Nadal's next tournament was the Italian Open, and he decided not to participate in the Barcelona tournament. He defeated David Ferrer in the final for his fifth title at Rome. Nadal claimed the 2010 Mutua Madrile Open in straight sets over Roger Federer. He won his 18th Masters title, a new all-time record. Nadal has risen to No. 2. The following day, we had 2 p.m.

Many were hoping for another Nadal-Federer final after entering the French Open. Robin Söderling, on the other hand, defeated Federer in the quarterfinals. Nadal advanced to the final and defeated Söderling in straight sets over the weekend. It was the second time Nadal had lifted the French Open without losing a set.

Nadal made the AEGON Championships in June, which he had won in 2008. Feliciano López, a compatriot, was disqualified in the quarterfinals by him. He took his first two matches in straight sets at the Wimbledon Championships. He needed five sets to defeat Philipp Petzschner in the third round. Nadal was banned twice by Wimbledon officials for reportedly receiving tuition from his uncle and uncle, Toni Nadal, resulting in a $2,000 fine. He then defeated Andy Murray in the semifinals and Tomá Berdych in the final for his second Wimbledon title and his eighth major championship in less than 24 years.

Nadal reached the semifinals of the Rogers Cup, where he was defeated by Andy Murray in his first tournament since Wimbledon. In a high-profile match between the world Nos. Nadal competed in the doubles with Djokovic. 1 and 2. Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil defeated the pair in the first round of the Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. Nadal was the top seed in the Cincinnati Masters this week, losing in the quarterfinals to Marcos Baghdatis.

Nadal's first final appearance at the 2010 US Open without losing a single point. He defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets, capping the Career Grand Slam for Nadal; after Andre Agassi's win of the Career Golden Slam, he became the second male after Andre Agassi to complete a Golden Slam. Nadal's win in the US Open made him the first man to win majors on clay, grass, and hard courts in the same year, as the first to win the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open in the same year since Rod Laver in 1969. Nadal's victory also clinched the year-end No. 1. 2010: No. 1 in the world's top 100 rankings.

Nadal began his Asian tour with the 2010 PTT Thailand Open in Bangkok, where he defeated compatriot Guillermo Garca-López in the semifinals to defeat compatriot Guillermo Garca-López. Nadal regained control by winning the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo by defeating Gadl Monfils for his seventh title of the season. Nadal then competed in the Shanghai Rolex Masters, where he finished last season in No. 10. In the third round, Jürgen Melzer will meet in the third round. Nadal announced on Friday that he was pulling out of the Paris Masters due to tendinitis in his left shoulder. Nadal received the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for the first time on November 21, 2010.

Nadal won all of his round-robin matches in London at the 2010 ATP Finals. He beat Murray in three sets before losing to Roger Federer in the final in the semifinal.

Nadal began 2011 by competing in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. He beat Roger Federer in the final. In the semifinals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, he defeated Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets. Daniele Bracciali and Andreas Seppi won the doubles championship, while countryman López defeated him in the doubles championship.

Nadal sustained a hamstring injury against David Ferrer early in the pair's quarterfinal match and eventually lost in straight sets, putting an end to his chances of winning four major tournaments in a row.

In a 2011 Davis Cup World Group first-round tie in Bouleroi, Belgium, Nadal helped Spain defeat Belgium in March. Nadal defeated Ruben Bemelman and Olivier Rochus. Nadal reached the final of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open and 2011 Sony Ericsson Open and lost in three sets to Novak Djokovic. This was the first time Nadal and Miami met in the finals.

Nadal started his clay-court season by winning the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters by a single set. He vengeanced his defeat by David Ferrer in the Australian Open quarterfinals. Nadal captured his sixth Barcelona Open crown a week later, defeating Ferrer in straight sets for the second time. In the Italian Open and Madrid Open finals, he lost to Novak Djokovic. However, Nadal retained his No. 5 despite this. During the clay-court season, #1 ranked No. 1 for his sixth French Open title and beat Roger Federer in his sixth French Open title.

After three four-set matches at Wimbledon, Nadal advanced to the final. This culminated in a final against No. 1. 2 Novak Djokovic, who had defeated Nadal in all four of their matches in 2011, defeated Nadal in all four of their matches in 2011. Djokovic won in the fourth after losing in the third set. Djokovic's success at the tournament also meant that the Serb overtook Nadal as the world No. 1st. 1. After recovering from a foot injury sustained in Wimbledon, he competed in the 2011 Rogers Cup, defeating Croatian Ivan Dodig in the quarterfinals. He then competed in the 2011 Cincinnati Masters, losing to Mardy Fish in the quarterfinals for the second time.

Nadal made news when he defeated David Nalbandian in the fourth round during his post-match press conference due to severe cramps. In the final, he lost in four sets to Novak Djokovic. Nadal reached the final of the Japan Open Tennis Championships after the US Open. Andy Murray, the 2010 champion, was defeated by Nadal. He was dissatisfied in the third round of the Shanghai Masters. Florian Mayer, who was ranked number 23. Nadal was defeated by Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the round-robin stage and then kicked out of the tournament. He helped Spain win the Davis Cup final in December by defeating Juan Mónaco and Juan Martn del Potro.

Nadal's ATP Tour debut at the Qatar Open began in 2009. In the semifinals, he defeated Gal Monfils in two sets. Nadal won his first four matches without losing a single point. He also triumphed in his quarterfinal and semifinal matches against Tomá Berdych and Roger Federer respectively. Novak Djokovic defeated him in a five-set match that lasted 5 hours and 53 minutes, the longest Grand Slam final of all time.

In Indian Wells, Nadal advanced to the semifinals, where eventual champion Roger Federer defeated him in straight sets. He also reached the semifinals in Miami, but he had to cancel due to knee problems.

Nadal was seeded 2nd at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters as the clay court season began. He dominated No. 2 in the final. Novak Djokovic is expected to win his eighth consecutive Monte Carlo trophy. This brought an end to Djokovic's streak of seven consecutive final losses. Nadal travelled to Barcelona where he was awarded a bye in the first round the day after the Monte Carlo final. His outstanding clay record continued as he defeated compatriot David Ferrer in a three-set final to clinch his seventh title in eight years at the Barcelona Open. Fernando Verdasco, the 18-0 record against whom he had a 13-0 record at the Mutua Madrilena Open Nadal, was surprisingly disgraceful. He slammed the new blue-colored clay and told people not to attend if the surface had not been changed back to red clay. Novak Djokovic, among other celebrities, also expressed skepticism. Nadal defeated Djokovic in a tight straight-set final in the last tournament before the French Open. This was his second victory over Novak Djokovic in 2012 and his third title of the season, as well as his sixth Rome title overall.

Nadal lost only 30 games against his first five opponents at the 2012 French Open. He defeated Ferrer in the semifinals and advanced to the final against Novak Djokovic. This was the first time two opposing teams met in four consecutive Grand Slam finals. Nadal took the first two sets before Djokovic claimed the third. In the fourth set, play was called off due to the rain. When the match resumed the next day, Nadal defeated Djokovic on match point, giving him his seventh French Open title for Nadal. Nadal won his seventh title at the French Open to become the most influential male player in French Open history, beating Borg's overall titles record and becoming France's most popular male player. In the 2012 clay court season, Nadal claimed just three sets out of total 13.

Nadal played in Halle as a warm-up for Wimbledon Nadal defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber in the quarterfinals. In a close five-set match at Wimbledon, Nadal was defeated in the second round by Luká Rosol. It was the first time since the Wimbledon 2005 championships that Nadal had failed to advance to the 2nd round of a Grand Slam tournament.

Nadal withdrew from the 2012 Olympics due to tendinitis in his knee, which resulted in him dropping out of both the Rogers Cup and the Cincinnati Masters. He later pulled out of the rest of the 2012 season because he was still not well enough to compete. Nadal was ranked No. 1 in 2012 after being ranked No. 2 in the country. He is ranked fourth in the world for the first time in eight years, not ranked 1st or 2nd at the end of the year.

Nadal officially withdrew from the tournament two weeks before the Australian Open, citing a stomach virus. For the first time since 2005, Nadal's deposition saw him fall out of the Top Four for the first time since 2005. Nadal made his return to South America with his first tournaments since 2005, defeating Argentine No. 5 in Chile. In the final, Horacio Zeballos defeats him. Nadal reached the final of the Brasil Open, where he defeated David Nalbandian. Nadal defeated David Ferrer in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel championship match in Acapulco, losing only two games in the match.

Nadal was recalled to American hard courts after winning the Indian Wells Masters as the fifth seed in the Indian Wells Masters. He lost only one set and beat No. 1 on Saturday, but not in one set. 2 Roger Federer and No. No. 6 Tomá Berdych won the final before beating Juan Martn del Potro. Nadal attempted to defend his title at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters after withdrawing from Miami, but Djokovic defeated him in straight sets. He then took his eighth title at the Barcelona Open in Barcelona. Nadal advanced to the Mutua Madrid Open final, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka in the final. He defeated Roger Federer for his 7th title at the 2013 Italian Open in May. These victories pushed him to No. 1 in the world of No. 2. 4.

Nadal won the 2013 French Open after beating Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer in the semifinal and final, tying a record for the most match wins in the tournament in the process, despite his 59th match victory. Nadal came back from behind a break in the fifth set to win by a narrow 4-hour, 37-minute match. Nadal then lost in straight sets in the first round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships to unseeded Belgian Steve Darcis (ranked No. 1). (136), the first time he had ever lost in a major tournament's first round.

Nadal beat Djokovic in a close semifinal match in Montreal in August, denying him his fourth Rogers Cup crown. After beating Milos Raonic in the final in straight sets, Nadal claimed the title and claimed the title. He claimed his 26th Masters title in Cincinnati on Sunday, defeating John Isner in the final. Nadal claimed his fourth hard court title of the year by defeating Djokovic in four sets at the 2013 US Open final, bringing his Grand Slam total count to 13.

Nadal defeated Spain and Mexico secured their Davis Cup World Group Playoff spot for 2014 with a victory over Sergiy Stakhovsky and a doubles win with Marc Lopez later in September. He reached the final of the China Open in October, helping him regained No. 66 in the rankings. The number one in the top of the charts. He was defeated in straight sets by Djokovic in the final. He reached the semifinals at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters, but Del Potro defeated him. Nadal competed in London in November in his last game of the season, winning the year-end No. 3. It is ranked 1st on the top of the charts. In the round robin stage, he defeated David Ferrer, Stanislas Wawrinka, and Tom Berdych, bringing up a semifinal win over Roger Federer. Nadal defeated Djokovic in the final, losing in straight sets.

Rafael Nadal began his 2014 season at the Qatar Open in Doha by defeating Lukár Rosol in the first round and winning the trophy after defeating Gadal in the final.

He defeated Roger Federer to advance to his third Australian Open final at the Australian Open. This was Nadal's 11th straight victory in a major semifinal, second only to Borg's all-time record of 14. Stanislas Wawrinka, a competitor he defeated in the final, met him 12–0 record. However, Nadal sustained a back injury during the warm-up, which gradually worsened as the game progressed. Nadal lost the first two sets, and although he won the third set, he ultimately lost the match in four sets. He played in the inaugural Rio Open, which he won after defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final. However, Dolgopolov would avenge his humiliation by defeating Nadal in three sets in the third round of the Indian Wells Masters. He reached the final of the Miami Masters by losing in straight sets to Novak Djokovic.

With a quarterfinal loss to David Ferrer in the Monte-Carlo Masters, Nadal began his clay court season. In the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open, Nicolas Almagro stunned him. After Kei Nishikori retired in the third set of the final, Nadal captured his 27th masters title at the Madrid Open. Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the Men's Singles French Open final on June 8th for his 9th French Open title and 5th straight win. Pete Sampras had a total of 14 Grand Slam victories, equaling Nadal's total victories. The following week, Nadal lost in the second round of the Halle Open to Dustin Brown.

For the third time, Nadal took the Wimbledon Championships in the hopes of winning the tournament for the third time. Nick Kyrgios, an Australian teenager, upset him in four sets in the fourth round. Nadal recovered from the American swing after suffering a wrist injury. He made his appearance at the 2014 China Open in three sets but was disqualified in the quarterfinals by Martin Klizan. He was suffering from appendicitis at the 2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters. In straight sets, he lost his opening match to Feliciano Lopez. Borna ori defeated him later in the 2014 Swiss Indoors quarterfinals. Following the humiliation, he revealed that he would delay the remainder of the season to recover appendix surgery.

Nadal opened the year as the defending champion of the Qatar Open, but in the first round, it was defeated in three sets to Michael Berrer. Juan Mónaco won the doubles championship. In the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, Nadal defeated Tomár Berdych in straight sets, snaping a 17-match winning streak against the seventh-seeded Czech Republic.

Nadal lost in the semifinals to Fabio Fognini at the Rio Open in February before winning his 46th career clay-court title against Juan Mónaco at the Argentina Open in February. Nadal then competed in the Indian Wells and Miami Open but lost early to Milos Raonic and Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals and third round respectively. Nadal continued his clay season at the Monte Carlo Masters, defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the semifinals. Nadal started the Barcelona Open quarterfinals as the two-time champion but lost in the final to Andy Murray in straight sets for the first time since 2005. Stan Wawrinka defeated him in straight sets in the Italian Open quarterfinals.

In the quarterfinals of the French Open, Nadal defeated eventual runner Djokovic, snaping his winning streak of 39 consecutive victories in Paris after losing to Robin Söderling in 2009. Nadal defeated Serbian Viktor Troicki in 2015, his first grass court title since winning at Wimbledon in 2010. In the first round of the Aegon Championships to Alexandr Dolgopolov in three sets, he was unable to recover his good form on grass. When Nadal lost in the second round of Wimbledon to Dustin Brown, his frustrations continued.

Despite having won the first two sets, Nadal lost in the third round of the 2015 US Open for the third time. Nadal's undefeated streak of winning at least one major put an end early.

Nadal began the year off winning the Mubadala Title by defeating Milos Raonic in straight sets over the course of the year. He then advanced to Doha, Qatar, where he advanced to the finals, losing in straight sets to Djokovic. This was their 47th match, after which Djokovic dominated their head-to-head competition with 24 games won. In the first round of the Australian Open, Nadal was defeated in five sets by compatriot Fernando Verdasco. The loss was his first appearance in the Australian Open in the first round.

He captured his 28th Masters title in Monte Carlo in April. He went on to win his 17th ATP 500 in Barcelona for the ninth time in his career. He continued his clay court season in Madrid, losing to Murray in the semifinals, falling to Murray.

Nadal also competed in the Italian Open, where he reached the quarterfinals the following week. Nadal was defeated in straight sets by Djokovic, but he had a break advantage in both sets and went on to win the second.

Nadal was named the fourth seed at the French Open following Federer's withdrawal due to injury. When he defeated Facundo Bagnis in straight sets in the second round of the Slam on May 26, he became the eighth male player in tennis history to win 200 grand Slam matches. Following the win, Nadal had to withdraw from action due to a left wrist injury sustained during the Madrid Open, denying Marcel Granollers a walkover into the fourth round. Nadal revealed on June 9 that the same wrist injury that caused him to withdraw from the French Open needed additional time to recover, and that he would not participate in the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. Nadal defeated the Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in the quarterfinals at the Rio 2016 Olympics, earning 800 career victories. Marc López, his partner, won the gold medal in the men's doubles event for Spain by defeating Romania's Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau in the finals. Nadal was the second man in the Open Era to have won gold medals in both singles and doubles. Nadal qualified to the bronze medal match in the men's singles but was disqualified by Kei Nishikori.

Nadal was seeded 4th and advanced to the fourth round of the US Open, but Lucas Pouille defeated him in 5 sets by 24th seed Lucas Pouille. The loss was the first year since 2004, in which Nadal had failed to qualify for a Grand Slam quarter-finals since 2004. He was in the second round of Viktor Troicki's Shanghai Masters and was dissatisfied with his result. He halted his 2016 season in order to allow his wrist to recover.

For the first time, Nadal began his season by playing at the Brisbane International Airport, where he reached the quarterfinals before losing in three sets to Milos Raonic. He defeated Mischa Zverev in the second round of the tournament, losing only two games; Nadal began the Australian Open with straight-set victories over Florian Mayer and Marcos Baghdatis, before his first quarterfinal appearance at the 2015 French Open. Nadal defeated Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals and semifinal respectively (the latter lasted for five hours) to advance to the finals against Roger Federer, his first Grand Slam final since he won the 2014 French Open. Nadal defeated Federer in five sets for the first time since Nadal had lost to Federer in a Grand Slam since the 2007 Wimbledon Championships finalist.

Nadal made it to the final of Acapulco without losing a set, but big-serving Sam Querry defeated him. In a rematch of the Australian Open finals, Nadal met Roger Federer in the fourth round at Indian Wells, but the team lost in straight sets for the first time in over a decade; it was their first meeting in a tournament in over a decade. Nadal advanced to the final of the Miami Masters to face Federer once more, but in straight sets, they were disqualified in straight sets once more. Nadal also won his 29th Masters title in Monte Carlo, his tenth victory in the principality, and the most points won by any player at a single tournament in the Open era. Nadal captured his 18th ATP 500 title in Barcelona without losing a set, marking his tenth victory in Barcelona. Nadal continued to compete in the Madrid Open, where he defeated Dominic Thiem to tie Novak Djokovic's all-time Masters record of 30 titles.

Nadal went on to defeat Stan Wawrinka in straight sets and win his tenth French Open title. This was his first Grand Slam title since 2014, snapping a three-year absence in Grand Slams. Nadal won every set of the tournament, placing second in second place behind Björn Borg's 32 dropped games en route to a major title in the Open Age. Following similar feats at Monte Carlo and Barcelona, Nadal's achievement, whether male or female, was announced. With 15, Nadal has risen to second place on the all-time major singles rankings list, one behind Pete Sampras.

In the fifth set, Nadal defeated Gilles Müller in the round of 16 at Wimbledon, 13–15. He returned to action in Montreal. Denis Shapovalov, a Canadian teenager, won his first match against Cortic in straight sets but lost in the Round of 16 to Denis Shapovalov.

He retook the ATP No. 2 by 21 August. Andy Murray's number one is ranked No. 1 in the world's Top 100. Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson, a first-time Grand Slam finalist, in straight sets for his third US Open title. This was the first time Nadal had won two Grand Slam tournaments in a year since 2013, and the second time since 2010. Nadal won the China Open final over Nick Kyrgios in straight sets, snapping him in straight sets. Nadal and Garbie Muguruza made Spain the first country since the US 14 years ago to simultaneously top both the ATP and the WTA rankings on September 11, 2017, with Muguruza making her debut in the No. X rankings. In 1st place, the 1st place was ranked No. 1.

The year-end No. 67 announced after defeating Hyeon Chung in the second round of the Paris Masters Nadal, winning the grand prix at the end of the season. 1. He retired at the end of the year as No. 1 at the University of No. 5: He was a year-end No. For the fourth time in his career, Novak Djokovic, Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe, tying for fourth all-time with Novak Djokovic, Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe, fourth behind Pete Sampras (6) and Jimmy Connors (5). No. 1 is guaranteed by securing the year-end no. Nadal became the first player aged over 30 to finish as the year's No. 1 in the top-end rankings. The first to finish in the top position four years since he last competed; he also broke a number of other historical records, many of which he broke again in 2019.

Nadal began his 2018 season with the Kooyong Classic, where he lost to Richard Gasquet in the first round. He then participated in the Tie Break Tens exhibition tournament in Melbourne, losing in the final to Tomá Berdych. In the first three rounds of the Australian Open, Nadal won in straight sets before defeating Diego Schwartzman in the fourth round. In the quarterfinals, he met Marin ilii but had to drop in the fifth set due to a hip injury.

Nadal dropped to the No. 1 position on February 16th. After 26 weeks at the top of the charts when Roger Federer overtook him in points. Due to an injury, Nadal was unable to participate in the Mexican Open, Indian Wells Masters, and Miami Open. Despite his absence in Miami, he regained the No. 1 position. Federer's second-round demise put him at the top of the world rankings on April 2nd. Nadal, who recovered from injury, helped the Spanish Davis Cup team beat Germany in the quarterfinals of the World Group. In straight sets, he defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber and Alexander Zverev.

Nadal defended his title and took the Monte Carlo Masters in a then-record-breaking 31st Masters crown, becoming the player with the most Masters titles in tennis history. It was also his 11th title in Monte Carlo as well as his 76th title in his career. He retained his No. because he defended the points gained the previous year. The world No. 1 ranks No. 1 in the world rankings and started his 171st week as the world No. 1 in the world. 1. Nadal defeated Kei Nishikori in the final in Monte Carlo without losing a set. Nadal won his 11th title in Barcelona after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets, becoming the first player in the open era to win 400 matches on both clay and hard. The victory was his 20th ATP series title, putting him fifth in the top ATP 500 series, tied with Roger Federer. It was also his 14th straight season with at least one ATP 500 title.

Nadal had to defend yet another title in Madrid after winning the 'Undecima' at Monte Carlo and Barcelona. He advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Gael Monfils and Diego Schwartzman in straight sets, extending his streak to 50 consecutive sets won on clay, starting with the 2017 French Open. His victory over Schwartzman shattered John McEnroe's record of 49 straight sets won on a single surface. McEnroe had previously held the record on carpet in 1984. Nadal lost in straight sets to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals, snapping his 21-match and record 50-set victories on clay. He also abandoned his No. 1 (Age) in the world. Federer has a 1st rank in the process.

Nadal won his eighth title in the Italian capital as well as his 78th career title, defeating Alexander Zverev in three sets, putting him fourth on the list of the most titles won in the Open Age. It was Nadal's 32nd Masters title, the most of any player in the Open Era. Nadal regained the No. with his victory in Rome. Federer has a 1st place in 1st place.

Nadal claimed his 17th Grand Slam title at the French Open. Margaret Court set a new record for singles titles at a Grand Slam tournament (Court won 11 Australian Opens, but seven of them attended the Australian Championships, an amateur competition). Nadal lost by a single set in the final in three sets over Dominic Thiem. After turning 30, Nadal became the fourth man to win three or more major titles.

Nadal had ranked first in the world number one before Wimbledon but was seeded second due to Wimbledon's seeding algorithm. He made it to the quarterfinals without missing a single set. He then met #5 seed Juan Martn del Potro, who defeated in five sets. Novak Djokovic, his longest-time rival, was defeated in the semifinals by the 2016 US Open for the first time. This match lasted 5 hours and 17 minutes, spanning two days, becoming the second-longest Wimbledon semifinal in history, second only to the match between Kevin Anderson and John Isner held earlier this day. With the fifth set being 10-8, Djokovic defeated Nadal in five sets. This was Nadal's first defeat in the semifinals of a major since the 2009 US Open, and his first defeat in Wimbledon's first major tournament since the 2009 US Open. Despite all of this, Nadal's best results at Wimbledon since 2011. Nadal's unbeaten title defense and Roger Federer's stumble by title defense ensured that the Nadal remained the world number one ranking after the grass season.

He then gained the Rogers Cup, extending his Masters career to a record-extending 33rd Masters title. This was Nadal's first Masters title win on hard court since 2013. He then moved from the Cincinnati Masters to the US Open to prepare. During his championship defense at the US Open, Nadal emerged as the top seed. In Ferrer's last Grand Slam match, he first met David Ferrer, who suffered due to injury in the second set. Nadal retired after losing the second set 6–2 due to knee pain in his semi-final match against Juan Martin del Potro. On October 31, he resigned from the Paris Masters due to an abdominal injury, and Novak Djokovic took his place as the world No. 1. 1.

Nadal had intended to begin his season with the Brisbane International but he had to cancel early due to an injury. He was seeded second at the Australian Open, where he reached his fifth Australian Open final without losing a single point. Nadal then lost in straight sets to Novak Djokovic, losing only eight games for the match and marking Nadal's first straight-sets loss in a major final. Nadal returned to the Mexico Open in the second round, losing to Nick Kyrgios despite having three match points. Due to a right hip injury, he withdrew from both Indian Wells and Miami.

Nadal began the clay season by winning in straight sets over Fabio Fognini at the Monte Carlo Masters. He then qualified in Barcelona, where he defeated Dominic Thiem in straight sets. He reached his third clay-court semifinal of the year in Madrid, but he lost in three sets to Stefanos Tsitsipas. With a three-set victory over Djokovic in the final, he claimed his first tournament of the year in Rome.

Nadal defeated Kei Nishikori and Roger Federer in the first match at the tournament since 2011, with only one set en route. Nadal defeated Thiem in four sets in a rematch of the previous year's final, securing his record-extending title. He upset Margaret Court's all-time record of singles titles won in the same major.

Nadal returned to Wimbledon for the first time since the 2008 final. In four sets, Nadal lost the match. Nadal was the defending champion and top seed in the Rogers Cup. He upset Fabio Fognini in the quarterfinals, beating Roger Federer's record of 378 victories at Masters tournaments. Nadal lost in straight sets in the final after losing in straight sets to Daniil Medvedev. This was the first time he defended a title on a different plane than clay. Nadal lost only one set (against Marin ili) en route to the final, where he defeated Medvedev in five sets at the US Open. Nadal claimed his fourth US Open title and 19th major championship overall (placing him just one behind Roger Federer in overall standings), as well as his second-best season in terms of Grand Slam singles results. Nadal reached the semifinals at the Paris Masters, but was disqualified due to an abdominal injury.

Nadal defeated Tsitsipas and Medvedev in the round-robin stage, but didn't progress to the semifinals. Despite his demise, Nadal maintained the No. 1 spot in the year's rankings. Djokovic was also disqualified in the round-robin tournament, resulting in a ranked 1 ranking. This was Nadal's fifth time as the year-end No. 1. Pete Sampras (six), one player on the team with Jimmy Connors, Federer, and Djokovic, defeated several of the records he set in 2017, becoming the oldest person to finish as the year-end No. 1 (at the time). He is a one-year player and his first and last year-end No. 1 is a record 11-year gap between his first and last year-end No. 1. Seasons I and II were available in 2008 and 2019.

Nadal helped Spain win their sixth Davis Cup title by beating Canada in the final of the 2019 Davis Cup Finals. Nadal claimed all eight of his matches in singles and doubles, extending his winning streak in Davis Cup singles matches to 29 (29–1 overall), without losing a set or being disqualified; he also received the tournament's Most Valuable Player award.

Nadal began his 2020 career by playing at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup, assisting Spain in reaching the final, where they lost in straight sets to Djokovic. Nadal then competed in straight sets against Hugo Dellien, Federico Delbonis, and Pablo Busta. In the fourth round, he defeated Nick Kyrgios in four sets and advanced to the quarterfinals, where he lost in four sets to eventual runner-up Dominic Thiem. Nadal captured his third Mexican Open title after defeating Taylor Fritz in straights sets in the final.

After Diego Schwartzman defeated him in straight sets, Nadal lost in the Italian Open quarterfinals.

Nadal claimed his 13th French Open title by defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the tournament's final after losing seven games. He captured his 20th Grand Slam title, putting Roger Federer's record as the man with the most Grand Slam titles in contention. It was also his 100th victory at the tournament, after losing just twice in 16 years. His straight-sets victory over Djokovic was the fourth time he has won a Grand Slam without losing a set, since being active in 2008, 2010, and 2017.

Nadal's victory in the second round of the ATP Tour over compatriot Feliciano López, making him the fourth man in the Open Era to win that milestone. He then advanced to the semifinals, where he defeated Alexander Zverev in straight sets.

Nadal's 790th return to back week this week as one of the top ten players on the ATP rankings, beating Jimmy Connors' record of 790th.

Nadal competed in the London 2020 team for the 2020 ATP Finals. He defeated Rublev and defending champion Tsitsipas, advancing to the semifinals and securing the year as no. 2. It was the first time since 2015 that Nadal had reached the semifinals. In three sets, Nadal lost his semifinal match to eventual champion Daniil Medvedev. It was the seventh time Nadal had reached the No. 1 at Year-end. With 12 Top-two finishes, the two girls now leads the "Big Three" on the show.

Nadal failed in the quarterfinals to world No. 2021 at the 2021 Australian Open. Despite being two sets to love up, 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas. This was Nadal's second time losing a Grand Slam match after being tied in two sets up. Nadal continued to play at the Monte Carlo Masters, defeating Federico Delbonis and Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals, where he defeated Andrey Rublev in three sets. Nadal defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final three sets on April 25, extending the trophy's number by a century. This was the longest best-of-three sets ATP Tour final since statistics were first collected in 1991 at 3 hours and 38 minutes. He continued his good work in May by making the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open and winning his first Italian Open title. He saved two match points against Denis Shapovalov and defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, saving two match points against them.

Nadal, the strong favorite at the French Open, is the first man to win 21 majors. He reached the semifinals after beating Jannik Sinner and Diego Schwartzman, where he met Novak Djokovic in a rematch of last year's final. In four sets, Nadal was defeated by eventual champion Djokovic in his third match at the French Open for the third time. Nadal withdrew from both Wimbledon and the Olympics after his loss, citing schedule reasons.

Nadal returned to action at the 2021 French Open in 2021, revealing that his latest withdrawals were due to a recurring left foot injury that recovered at the 2021 French Open. In a close 3 sets match, he defeated home favorite Jack Sock before being disqualified by 50th ranked Lloyd Harris in the 3rd round. He was supposed to defend his National Bank Open title at the National Bank Open but he pulled out of the tournament right away before his first match, citing the same foot injury. He was also disqualified from the Cincinnati Masters.

Nadal revealed on August 2021, just 10 days away from the US Open, that he would miss his 2021 season due to a left foot problem that had be troubling him for the majority of the year. As a result of his injury, his ranking dropped to No.6.

Nadal returned to court on December 17th, 2021, in an exhibition match at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Nadal defeated Andy Murray in the semifinals in straight sets after being given a bye in the quarterfinals. In three sets, he lost to Denis Shapovalov in the third place play-off.

Nadal captured his 89th ATP singles title in January, defeating first time finalist Maxime Cressy in the final. Nadal claimed his second Australian Open title and a 21st major title overall after defeating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set final, falling back from two sets down. Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer for the most major titles of all time, beating a tie for the most major titles for males. After Djokovic, Nadal became the second man in the Open Age to complete the double Grand Slam.

Nadal won the Mexican Open without dropping a set, which also included a win over Medvedev, who had clinched the world No. 1-2 last week. 1 ranked. He also extended his winning streak to 15 games, his highest start to a season in his career. Nadal was the fourth seed in the 2022 Indian Wells Masters. Nadal defeated Dan Evans, Reilly Opelka, Nick Kyrgios, and Carlos Alcaraz in the second round of the season, extending his winning streak to 20 matches. Sebastian Korda saw off a final set tie-break in the second round. In the final, Nadal was defeated in straight sets by Taylor Fritz, snapping his winning streak. Nadal will be unable to play for between four and six weeks due to a rib fracture fracture that occurred during Indian Wells, according to the club on March 22nd.

Nadal defeated Miomir Kecmanovic and David Goffin in the second and third rounds respectively, in the Madrid Open. In a rematch of their Indian Wells semifinals, he lost to Carlos Alcaraz. Nadal then moved to Rome, where he was defending champion. He beat John Isner in straight sets, but then lost in three sets to Denis Shapovalov, who led by a set and a break.

Nadal returned to Wimbledon for the first time in three years after recovering from his foot injury, but the tournament did not break his abdominal muscle. He faced Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals after beating Francisco Cerndolo, Riardas Berankis, Lorenzo Sonego, and Botic van de Zandschulp. Despite winning the tournament, Nadal withdrew from the tournament the following day.

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