Rafael Nadal the Great

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TheDreaming

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Records that he owns alone:

* Clay streak - 81 in a row
* Best ever start to career in best-of-5 on clay
* 31 matches won in a row at French Open
* Best ever career start at French Open
* Most clay masters titles
* Most consecutive Monte Carlo titles
* Most consecutive Rome titles
* Most overall Monte Carlo titles
* Most overall Rome titles
* Most consecutive Barcelona titles
* Most overall Barcelona titles
* Most years winning at least 3 Masters(05,07-09)
* 14 consecutive Masters quarterfinals
* Only man to win Golden Channel Slam
* First man to simultaneously hold slams on 3 different surfaces

Pretty amazing for a supposedly washed-up player, no?
 
TheDreaming said:
Records that he owns alone:

* Clay streak - 81 in a row
* Best ever start to career in best-of-5 on clay
* 31 matches won in a row at French Open
* Best ever career start at French Open
* Most clay masters titles
* Most consecutive Monte Carlo titles
* Most consecutive Rome titles
* Most overall Monte Carlo titles
* Most overall Rome titles
* Most consecutive Barcelona titles
* Most overall Barcelona titles
* Most years winning at least 3 Masters(05,07-09)
* 14 consecutive Masters quarterfinals
* Only man to win Golden Channel Slam
* First man to simultaneously hold slams on 3 different surfaces

Pretty amazing for a supposedly washed-up player, no?
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Only problem with your facts is that most tournaments are NOT played on clay, and his last title of any kind was over 9 months ago (not counting last weeks EXO).
 
TheDreaming said:
Records that he owns alone:

* Clay streak - 81 in a row
* Best ever start to career in best-of-5 on clay
* 31 matches won in a row at French Open
* Best ever career start at French Open
* Most clay masters titles
* Most consecutive Monte Carlo titles
* Most consecutive Rome titles
* Most overall Monte Carlo titles
* Most overall Rome titles
* Most consecutive Barcelona titles
* Most overall Barcelona titles
* Most years winning at least 3 Masters(05,07-09)
* 14 consecutive Masters quarterfinals
* Only man to win Golden Channel Slam
* First man to simultaneously hold slams on 3 different surfaces

Pretty amazing for a supposedly washed-up player, no?
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I agree. When it comes to dirt, Nadal is the best.
 
TheDreaming said:
Records that he owns alone:

* Clay streak - 81 in a row
* Best ever start to career in best-of-5 on clay
* 31 matches won in a row at French Open
* Best ever career start at French Open
* Most clay masters titles
* Most consecutive Monte Carlo titles
* Most consecutive Rome titles
* Most overall Monte Carlo titles
* Most overall Rome titles
* Most consecutive Barcelona titles
* Most overall Barcelona titles
* Most years winning at least 3 Masters(05,07-09)
* 14 consecutive Masters quarterfinals
* Only man to win Golden Channel Slam
* First man to simultaneously hold slams on 3 different surfaces

Pretty amazing for a supposedly washed-up player, no?
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Wasn't he also the only player to win the FO and then 4 years later to get to the semis of the US open? Wow, pretty amazing stuff.
 
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