Njengoba kunikezwe umbhalo wokubhekisela kuRafael Nadal, ngitshele ukuthi mangaki ama-singles grand slam titles awazuzile, yimuphi umqhudelwano we-grand slam awunqobe kakhulu, futhi yiliphi ikhono eliyinhloko lomdlalo wakhe wethenisi.
Context:URafael Nadal Parera (Catalan: [rəf(ə]ˈɛl nəˈðal pəˈɾeɾə], Spanish: [rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa]; owazalwa 3 Juni 1986) ungumdlali wethenisi waseSpain. Njengamanje ubekwe endaweni engu-14 emhlabeni ngokwahlukana yiNhlangano Yabadlali Bethenisi Abaqeqeshiwe (i-ATP). Ubelokhu enguNombolo 1 emhlabeni amasonto angama-209, futhi uqedile njengoNombolo 1 wokuphela konyaka amahlandla amahlanu. Ubuye abe irekhodi lamaviki amaningi alandelanayo ku-Top 10 yama-ATP Rankings, engakaze ashiye i-Top 10 kusuka ngo-Ephreli 2005 kuya kuMashi 2023, ingqikithi yamaviki angama-912. UNadal unqobe ama-Grand Slam angu-22 abesilisa, okuhlanganisa irekhodi le-14 le-French Open. Unqobe izicoco ezingama-92 ze-ATP, kufaka phakathi izicoco ezingama-36 zeMasters, ezingama-63 zazo enkundleni yobumba. UNadal ungomunye wabantu ababili kuphela abaqede i-Career Golden Slam ku-singles. [b] Ukunqoba kwakhe okungu-81 okulandelanayo kubumba kungumdlalo omude kunayo yonke owake wanqoba endaweni eyodwa e-Open Era.  Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kweyishumi, uNadal ebusa ithenisi labesilisa kanye noRoger Federer noNovak Djokovic njengeBig Three, bebonke abaningi ababheka njengabadlali abathathu besilisa abaphambili kunabo bonke besikhathi sonke.[c] Ekuqaleni komsebenzi wakhe wobungcweti, uNadal waba ngomunye wentsha ephumelela kakhulu emlandweni we-ATP Tour, wafinyelela endaweni yesibili emhlabeni futhi wawina iziqu eziyi-16 ngaphambi kokuba abe neminyaka engama-20, kufaka phakathi iFrench Open yakhe yokuqala nemicimbi eyisithupha yeMasters. UNadal waba ngowokuqala emhlabeni ngo-2008 ngemuva kokunqoba uFederer emdlalweni wokugcina waseWimbledon, okuwumncintiswano wokuqala awunqobile emhlabeni. Walandela ukunqoba kwakhe nge-Olympic singles yegolide kuma-Olimpiki ase-2008 eBeijing. Ngemuva kokunqoba uJokovic kowamanqamu we-US Open ka-2010, uNadal owayeneminyaka engu-24 ngaleso sikhathi waba yindoda encane kunazo zonke ku-Open Era ukufeza i-Career Grand Slam, futhi waba yindoda yokuqala ukunqoba ama-majors ezindaweni ezintathu ezihlukene (ezinzima, utshani nobumba) ngonyaka ofanayo (Surface Slam).  Ngemuva kwezinkathi ezimbili ezihlushwa ukulimala, uNadal wabuya ngokuhle kakhulu kwesinye sezikhathi zokubuya okukhulu kunazo zonke ezake zaba khona ngo-2013; ukufinyelela kuma-final angu-14, ukuwina imicimbi emibili emikhulu nemicimbi emihlanu yeMasters kubandakanya i-US Open Series sweep (Summer Slam). Waqhubeka nokubusa kwakhe eFrench Open, waqinisekisa iziqu eziyisithupha, iziqu ezimbili zase-US Open, isihloko se-Australian Open, kanye negolide lama-Olimpiki lama-Olimpiki e-2016 eRio Olympics noMarc López. UNadal udlule irekhodi lakhe elihlanganyelwe noDjokovic noFederer ngeziqu eziningi zamadoda ezizimele e-2022 Australian Open, futhi waba ngomunye wabesilisa abane emlandweni ukuqedela i-Double Career Grand Slam ku-singles. Uvele ku-Top 10 yamazinga e-ATP ngokuqhubekayo kusukela ngo-Ephreli 2005 kuya kuMashi 2023 - irekhodi elihlanganisa iminyaka engu-18.  Njengomdlali onamandla ongakwesobunxele, elinye lamandla amakhulu kaNadal yi-forehand yakhe, ayishaya nge-topspin enzima kakhulu kuma-engeli anzima. Ungomunye wabadlali abahamba phambili ekuqedeni i-serve, uvele njalo phakathi kwabaholi bezokuvakasha ngamaphesenti emidlalo yokubuyisa, amaphuzu okubuyisa, namaphuzu okuqeda anqobile. UNadal unqobe umklomelo weStefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award kahlanu, futhi waba ngumdlali wonyaka weLaureus World ngo-2011 nango-2021. Uphinde wathola iGrand Cross of the Order of Dos De Mayo, iGrand Cross of Naval Merit, kanye neNdondo Yedolobha laseParis. Emele iSpain, unqobe izindondo ezimbili zegolide zama-Olympic, futhi wahola isizwe saba neziqu ezine zeDavis Cup. UNadal uphinde wavula isikole sethenisi eMallorca, futhi ungumenzi womusa osebenzayo.
URafael Nadal unqobe izicoco ezingu-22 ze-grand slam. Iningi lemiklomelo yakhe ye-grand slam yenzeke eFrench Open, lapho anqobe khona izikhathi ezingu-14.  Amandla akhe amakhulu emdlalweni wakhe we-tennis yi-forehand yakhe ngenxa yekhono lakhe lokushaya ibhola nge-topspin enzima kakhulu kuma-engeli anzima.