Rafael NADAL
VITALS
Nickname Rafa
Date of birth June 3rd 1986
Place of birth Mallorca - SPAIN
First tennis ATP victory 2002 against Delgado
First ATP title 2004 in Sopot
Last ATP Title Rome 2009
TENNIS AND ME
First Tennis Club Manacor
First time you touched a tennis racquet When I was 3 years old
Best shot Forhand
How often do you change your strings during a match ? When we change tennis balls
Your ritual(s) on the court The way I put the bottles !
Your « luckiest » situation during a match or a tournament Baleares Championships (Under 12)
BABOLAT AND ME
Babolat is ... My partner since so many years
Your first Babolat racquet ? Babolat Pure Drive
Current equipment Racquet : AeroPro Drive
String : RPM Blast
Grip/Overgrip : Babolat VS overgrip white
Bag : Babolat « Aero » Line x 12
Apparel : NIKE
Shoes : NIKE
With Babolat since When I was 8 years old
Your best souvenir with Babolat When I switched from the Babolat Pure Drive to my Babolat Aeropro Drive, I was a little bit anxious but I reached the final in Oakland !
An anecdote between Babolat and you… I was playing a Future tournament in Spain and I lost the first set 6/0; the opponent told me that my racquet was probably broken. Toni checked … and the racquet was indeed broken… and I didn’t feel that !! I lost the second set 7/5… Better than the fisrt set ;-)
