Rafa Nadal is a born competitor. Just a few days after announcing his retirement, at the Davis Cup in Malaga, the winner of 22 Grand Slams returned to compete... in another of the sports he likes the most: golf. The Spaniard played the last event of the Hexagonal Circuit Q-Romia, which was held in Mallorca last weekend, and finished in eighth position in the Handicap category.
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Nadal finished the course of the event, held at the Son Servera club, with 76 strokes, four over par. The Manacor native got two birdies on holes 9 and 16 of the circuit. This performance allowed him to help the Rafa Nadal Academy, the team under which he competed, to finish fourth in the general classification.
Rafael Nadal, golf
Although he has officially hung up his racket, Nadal's agenda in the coming months is full of commitments. In addition to being an ambassador for Saudi Arabia, there is the possibility of an exhibition at the new Santiago Bernabu against Federer. He could also take turns captaining the Laver Cup with the Swiss.
Rafael Nadal Parera, known as Rafa (Manacor, June 3, 1986), is a Spanish tennis player.
By virtue of his records, titles achieved and powerful and complete repertoire of play, he is recognized as one of the best tennis players of all time, as well as one of the greatest athletes in the history of sport.
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With 22 successes in 30 finals played, he is the second most successful man in the Grand Slam events behind Novak okovi, in his career he has won: 14 Roland Garros (absolute record), 4 US Open, 2 Wimbledon and 2 Australian Open. Together with Roy Emerson, Rod Laver and Novak okovi, he is one of only four tennis players capable of winning all the Majors at least twice.
With 59 successes he is in second position in the ranking of victories of the Big Titles, that is, the most important and prestigious tennis tournaments in the world. In addition to the aforementioned 22 Slams, he has won 36 Masters 1000 and 1 Olympic gold in singles in Beijing 2008. His list of achievements also includes 23 ATP 500, 10 ATP 250, 5 Davis Cups with Spain and 2 Laver Cups, as well as another Olympic gold medal in doubles in Rio 2016. Overall, he has won 110 titles, which put him in 6th place in the ranking of tennis players by number of titles won, 92 in singles alone (5th in this ranking).
