![]() 2 that year after conquering Roland Garros and four Masters 1000 titles. However, he did enough to keep his ranking and prepare for a top-tier chase in 2005. At 17 years and six months, Rafa became the fourth-youngest player in that group since 1973 after Michael Chang, Aaron Krickstein and Bjorn Borg!Īn injury halted Nadal's progress in 2004. Nadal scored four wins in Hamburg and Wimbledon, advanced into the semi-final in Umag in July and claimed the title in Segovia Challenger to wrap up the season inside the top-50. The 16-year-old beat the reigning Roland Garros winner and earned enough points to find himself in the top-100 as the youngest player in that group! Rafael Nadal is the second player with 1020 top-100 weeks after Roger Federer.Įntering the 2003 season from outside the top-200, Rafa grabbed 19 Challenger triumphs in the first three months and claimed his first title in Barletta.Ī teenager reached the third round at his Masters 1000 debut in Monte Carlo in April. ![]()
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