In the years that followed, Nadal worked to improve his all-court game and his serve, and his results away from clay improved ...

Nadal won 22 Grand Slam titles in his career and retires as one of the greatest men's tennis players of all time.

Another fortunate factor that aided Nadal’s growth was the presence of a world class player in his orbit. A fellow Mallorca resident, Carlos Moya, won Roland Garros in 1998, the same month Nadal ...