Rafael Nadal is an athlete.
The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men 's tennis . This article details the list of men 's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions . Rafael Nadal . By winning the 2014 French Open , Nadal became the third player to win a single Grand Slam tournament nine times ( Martina Navratilova 9 , Margaret Court 11 ) and the first male to win at least one Grand Slam tournament for ten consecutive years , breaking the record of eight consecutive years previously shared by Björn Borg , Pete Sampras , and Roger Federer .