Nadal
was
born
on
June
3
,
1986
,
in
Manacor
,
a
town
on
the
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of
Majorca
.
He
began
playing
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at
the
age
of
four
,
guided
by
an
uncle
,
Toni
Nadal
,
who
remained
his
coach
after
he
turned
professional
in
2001
.
Nadal
?
s
2021
season
was
shortened
because
of
a
recurring
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injury
.
He
returned
to
the
sport
following
a
six
-
months
layoff
during
which
he
considered
retiring
from
tennis
.
He
entered
the
2022
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tied
with
Federer
and
Djokovic
for
the
most
career
Grand
Slam
singles
championships
.
Nadal
broke
that
tie
in
dramatic
fashion
when
he
met
Medvedev
in
the
Australian
Open
final
.
After
dropping
the
first
two
sets
to
Medvedev
,
Nadal
stormed
back
to
claim
the
next
three
and
seal
his
record
21st
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title
.
