May 2, 2007: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer play the Battle of Surfaces in Mallorca. Clay on one side, grass on the other! Players had to change their footwear at every changeover 😮

Watch until the end for some bromance ❤️👇

The very elusive list of players (30) who have beaten Rafael Nadal on clay 👏👇

Players to beat Nadal in their 1st clay meeting:

2002 O. Rochus
2003 G. Coria
2003 Corretja
2003 Gaudio
2003 N. Lapentti
2003 F. Gonzalez
2004 Ferrer
2004 Mutis
2005 Andreev
(nobody) 😮
2021 Rublev
2024 De Minaur, Lehecka

As Rafael Nadal is 434-11 (97.5%) on clay when winning 1st set, Pedro Cachin still has a 2.5% chance of winning this match 😃

Rafael Nadal has won 1,097 sets in his career on clay so far 😮 He has only lost 177!

Saudi Arabia will host a new Masters 1000 event in January, starting from 2027 (via Tennis Magazine Italia)

One of the biggest achievements in Andy Murray's career 🙌

Can you find a better tennis venue than this? ♥️

Rafael Nadal could have been a legendary doubles player, too. He won 10 ATP titles out of 14 finals played, plus the Olympic gold medal in 2016 Rio!

He also reached the 2004 US Open semis 🙌

Rafa with his uncle Miguel Angel 🙂

On this day in 2020, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer held an Instagram live session! 😃

Happy 37th birthday Maria Sharapova 😍

Nadal: 'I will try to take one more step in Madrid, then in Rome and if there is a tournament where it is worth giving everything and dying, it is in Paris.' 🙌

Nadal: 'Most likely, it was the last time I played in Barcelona. It's tough for me. Depending on how I feel, I will decide whether to play or not in Madrid. I need to train well in the next week' 💔🙏

FC Mallorca defender Miguel Angel Nadal holding his 3-year-old nephew Rafael in July 1989 😊

A crazy stat: Rafael Nadal has never lost two matches in a row on clay, out of 577 matches!!! 😮

Rafael Nadal:

111 Clay tournaments

110 wins in the opening round

His only loss came vs Ferrero in 2008 Rome (was dealing with a blister on his right foot after winning in Barcelona)

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This story from Pat Cash on Rafael Nadal ♥️

April 2005, Nadal wins in Monte Carlo and Toni says his nephew needs to keep working: 'He is a champion of nothing.' 👏

A crazy stat: Rafael Nadal has won 52 semifinals in a row on clay, from 2004 Sopot to 2014 Roland Garros 🤯