Monday, August 18, 2008

Rafael Nadal-The King Of Clay


Well!!!as the title goes he is truly the king of clay...no one in the history of tennis has ever dominated the clay circuits as this man has done..it is already nothing to impossible to beat him...he holds the world record for the longest winning streak on the single clay surface of 81 consecutive matches and is the only player after the legend Bjorn Borg to win four consecutive French Open titles(2005-08)he also holds a 22-1 win-loss record in the clay tournament finals..he has been already regarded as "The Greatest Clay Court Player"in tennis by many of tennis critics..he won the French Open in 2005 in his debut appearance n is the first man to do so since Mats Wilander in 1982...he is the first man to defeat Roger Federer in a Grand Slam Final in the 2006 French Open..he's dominted federer in three consecutive french open finals...their final in 2008 is considered as the most one-sided match in french open history with rafa gettin the best of roger with a three straight set win with just four games lost...one more advantage that rafa carries is his age..he's just 22 n faced opponents who are largely experienced than him...he is by far the greatest tennis player on th clay courts...

Monday, August 11, 2008

The Spanish Sensation-Rafael Nadal


Rafael Nadal was born on June 3,1986 in th Spanish city of Majorca..He is nicknamed "Rafa"...at very young age of 3 rafa was introduced to tennis by his uncle Toni who was also a Professional tennis player...he won his first ATP title at the age of 16 n soon was ranked among the top 50 tennis players..till date nadal has won 5 grand slam titles..he's won the French Open 4(2004-2008)consecutive times and is the only man to do it after the legend Bjorn Borg..he's recently won th Wimblwdon defeating the five time defending champion Roger Federer...he's also won the gold Medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and is the only spaniard to reach this feat..