Best male tennis players of the world

First I would like to talk about Rafael Nadal, also called Rafa. He was born in Majorca, Spain and he is 24 years old. He is left handed and is the number one tennis player in the world nowadays. His nickname is ‘The King Of Clay’ because he is the best tennis player on clay courts of all times. He won 42 single titles that include 9 Grand Slam titles, 18 ATP tournaments and the Olympics in 2008. He also participated in the Spain Davis Cup Team. He was a great contribution for the team and therefore they won the finals three times. His prize money is amazing; he has won 33 million dollars in total! After Andre Agassi, he is the second male player that has achieved the ‘Career Grand Slam’ by winning the four Grand Slam tournaments and the golden medal at the Olympics. His game is mainly from the baseline with heavy top-spin shots. He has a very athletic body and with his speedy footwork, he is able to make it very difficult for his opponent to finish the point.

My personal favorite is Roger Federer. He was born in Switzerland and is 29 years old. He dominated the men’s tennis world from 2004 till halfway through 2008; he was the number one tennis player of the world 285 weeks in a row and since October this year he is the number two on the ATP ranking list. He conquered the ‘Career Grand Slam’ by winning all the Grand Slam tournaments after Nadal and Agassi. He has in total 65 singles titles including 16 Grand Slam titles and the golden medal at the Olympics. These results gave him the name ‘Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.’ You would not believe it, but this man won almost $58 million of prize money and is considered the best male tennis player in history. He is an all-around player; he can play on every surface and is comfortable on the baseline as well as the net. Every shot he makes is very solid, which makes him so incredibly successful.

Nadal and Federer are real opponents of each other. Nadal is five years younger than Federer, but they have been the number 1 and 2 of the world since 2005. The inter-club contests are 14-7 for Nadal, therefore he is the only player in the world who has a positive inter-club contest score against Federer.