| Rafael Nadal
Birthdate: June 3, 1986 |
Personal: Full name is Rafael Nadal Parera... Nicknamed "Rafa" by his countrymen... Father, Sebastian and mother, Ana Maria... Plays left-handed but writes right-handed... Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is his long-time coach... Has a 6-5 career Davis Cup record (5-1 in singles) in six ties and member of winning team in 2004... |
| 2011 Year In Review: On 2 January, Nadal and Federer kicked off the new ATP World Tour season in Doha by hitting tennis balls on a court laid in the water of Doha Bay...Reached Doha SFs (l. to Davydenko)...As top seed at the Australian Open, he fell to Ferrer in QFs and was suffering from a left hamstring injury... Spent 10 days undergoing physiotherapy and anti-inflammatory treatments for a tear in his left thigh muscle and returned to action five weeks later in Spain's Davis Cup 1st RD tie versus Belgium...Won both his singles rubbers in a 4-1 win... To read Rafael Nadal's complete Player Profile, check out the ATP 2012 Official Guide. | |
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