Rafael Nadal
Nationality: Spain
Age: 35
World rating: 5
Prize cash: $125,050,235
Profession titles: 89
Grand Slam titles: 21
Australian Open 2009, 2022
French Open 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Wimbledon 2008, 2010
US Open 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019
Australian Open greatest: Winner (2009, 2022)
Coaches: Carlos Moya, Francisco Roig, Marc Lopez
Strikes forward of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer for many Grand Slam titles together with his twenty first victory coming on the Australian Open.
Congratulations to @RafaelNadal for twenty first GS. Wonderful achievement. At all times spectacular combating spirit that prevailed… https://t.co/Nk4xUXJnzt
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) 1643557310000
Ranked in prime 10 for file 849 consecutive weeks (2005-21), together with 209 complete weeks as primary following 160 straight weeks as quantity two.
Solely second man in Open Period (1970 onwards) to win all 4 Grand Slam tournaments twice after Novak Djokovic.
Grand Slam match win-loss file stands at 298-41 and Australian Open file is 76-15.
Unbeaten this season in 11 matches after a curtailed 2021 season attributable to a power foot harm adopted by a bout of Covid-19 in December.
How the Australian Open was gained, path to the title:
1st rd: bt Marcos Giron (USA) 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
2nd rd: bt Yannick Hanfmann (GER) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
third rd: bt Karen Khachanov (RUS x28) 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
4th rd: bt Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 7-6 (16/14) 6-2, 6-2
Quarter-final: bt Denis Shapovalov (CAN x14) 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3
Semi-final: bt Matteo Berrettini (ITA x7) 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Last: bt Daniil Medvedev (RUS x2) 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5