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old and has coached him thought his career. Nadal also played football and was force to choose between them at the age of so that his education was not affected because he was playing tennis or football all the time. At the age of Nadal had been ranked as being one of the top tennis players in the world. Nadal being naturally right handed was taught by his uncle Toni to play left handed because he thoughtNadal's two-handed backhand would benefit him with a strong right arm. He uses a full western grip forehand, which allows him to hit a heavy, powerful topspin forehand giving him a bigger margin of error because of the height in which he clears the net and the speed of which the ball drops because of the topspin that is applied to the ball. Nadal uses a Babolat AeroPro Drive without cortex, and his racquet strung is between and pounds. His clothing is sponsored by Nike. Nadal is known for his unconventional wear, such as sleeveless tops and Capri pants. He wears the Nike Air Max Breathe Cage II shoes which have been customized for him with the famous "Vamos Rafa" written on the side of them. Currently, his shoes display his nickname "Rafa" on one shoe and a logo specifically designed by Nike featuring a stylistic bull's head on the other. Nadal's career really began to take off in when he was just years old when he became the ninth player in the open era to win before age . In he became the second youngest male player to rank in the world's top players. In Nadal won his first singles title. In Nadal was No. in rankings. They call him The King of Clay because of his abilities on a clay courts. In tournament finals his record was wins and loss and is undefeated in of five sets of matches played on clay. During April until May of Nadal won matches in a row making him the owner of the longest single-surface winning streak. Nadal won the French Open in , , and . As of August Nadal has a wins and losses and has won eight singles titles, including the French Open, Wimbledon, and the Olympic Games. He also had a match winning streak during which he received five titles. Nadal is the number one tennis player in the world and is considered the best spanish player of all time. Nadal was born in Manacor, Majorca to Sebasti n Nadal and Ana Mar a Parera. He has a younger sister named Mar a Isabel. Nadal's upbringing and early years are largely kept private, he has stated growing up his passions were football, tennis, and fishing, and as of he has been dating Mar a Francesca Perell ,also from Majorca, for three years.
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