This 24-year-old Spanish professional tennis sensation is the dream of every girl in the world. Currently ranking at No. 1, he is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and his success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time. So without further ado, meet the hot and sexy tennis player, Rafael Nadal.
Born in Majorca, Spain, Rafael at the age of eight, won an under-12 year regional tennis championship at a time when he was also a promising football player. When he was 12, he also won the Spanish and European tennis titles in his age group and was playing tennis and football all the time. His father made him choose between football and tennis and he chose the latter.Hot and sexy Rafael turned pro when he was 15. By the age of 17, he beat Federer the first time they played and became the youngest man to reach the third round at Wimbledon since Boris Becker. At 19, he won the French Open the first time he played it, a feat not accomplished in Paris for more than 20 year -- he won it the first four times he played it. In 2003, the hot and sexy athlete had won the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award.
To date, Rafael has won nine Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 18 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and he was also part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004, 2008, and 2009. The hot and sexy tennis star completed the career Grand Slam by winning the 2010 US Open, being the 7th player in history, and the youngest in the open era, to achieve it. He is the second male player to complete the Career Golden Slam (winner of the four grand slams and the Olympic Gold medal) after Andre Agassi.In 2008, Rafael was given the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, in recognition of his achievements in tennis. A main belt asteroid discovered in 2003 at the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca was named after him. The hot and sexy athlete also won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award last 21 November 2010, in London.