Tennis icon Rafael Nadal has finally confirmed his retirement following a brilliant 23 years of service that came to an end with the Davis Cup final. The Spaniard is retiring at age 38, one of the all-time greats in the sport and his record of 22 Grand Slams is nothing short of incredible.
Rafael Nadal’s Records
As Nadal leaves the court, let’s have a glance at some of his extraordinary tennis records, which currently are almost unbreakable.
Consecutive Seasons
Nadal is the only tennis player to have won at least one Grand Slam title for 10 consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2014.
King Of Clay
He has been often termed as ‘King of Clay’ who has won double figures at various elite tournament levels such as 14 titles at the French Open, 12 titles at Barcelona Open, 11 titles at Monte Carlo Masters and 10 titles at Italian Open.
Masters 1000 Tournaments
Nadal is the only player in the history of tennis to have won all three of the clay-court Masters 1000 tournaments, as well as the French Open, during a single season.
Youngest Male Player
In 2018, Nadal became the youngest male player, at 24 years, three months, and 10 days old, in the whole history of tennis to complete both the career Grand Slam and the career Golden Slam.
10 Or More Titles
Nadal is also the first man to win 10 or more titles in a single season before the age of 20, which he did in 2005.
As Rafael Nadal says goodbye for the one final time, fans anticipate that his records will probably never be broken.
The Sportz Planet Desk,
Atharva Shetye