10 Facts to know about Rafael Nadal, Tennis player.

By Vasantha November 14,2022 Metalnation.org Image Credit:-Google

$10 million per year Despite his modesty, the partnership with Nadal is worth a lot to Nike who pay him more than $10 million per year for the association

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Rafael Nadal will go down in history as one of the greatest players to have played tennis as he has won 22 Grand Slams and set numerous other records, but a lot of casual tennis fans don't know that he is actually right-handed

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Nadal leads on clay (14–2) and outdoor hard court (8–6), while Federer leads on grass (3–1) and indoor hard court (5–1).

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Rafael Nadal has etched his legacy as the best clay court player of all time, but with an increasingly laudable body of work on the red dirt, Novak Djokovic is making a play for number two on that list.

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Who is better, Federer or Djokovic or Nadal?

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According to ESPN, Nadal suffers from Muller-Weiss syndrome, a rare condition which causes chronic pain.

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22 Grand Slams. 14 French Open titles. His records are just unbelievable.

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“And also my left arm is much more developed than my right arm. “This is because I play lefty and that's sort of my gym, the tennis court.

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A part of the storied Federer–Nadal rivalry, it pitted then-top ranked Roger Federer against then second-ranked Rafael Nadal. After 4 hours and 48 minutes of play, Nadal defeated Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 9–7

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Does Rafael Nadal have a private jet?

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