Dec 14, 2024
ROGER FEDERER and RAFAEL NADAL after their match at the 2005 Miami Masters final.
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ROGER FEDERER and RAFAEL NADAL after their match at the 2005 Miami Masters final.
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"I lost against the best player on clay," Coria said. "I thought that if the match was going to go long enough, he might get tired. But he was able to run very well." That is quite a statement from a player who is considered one of the quickest in the game. But Coria clearly knows what he is talking about, and now Nadal, with one of the most prestigious trophies in tennis in his possession, is no longer in a position to argue. (x)
2005: Rafael Nadal lifts the trophy at Monte Carlo, his first ever victory at a Masters tournament. He would go on to win 36 across his career, with 11 of those being at Monte Carlo.
Q. How do you like playing at Wimbledon? How do you like the grass? RAFAEL NADAL-PARERA: Yeah, last year I already played in the Juniors, and I played quite well ... But I think I like to play on grass. Maybe I will not play very well on grass, but I like to play on grass, and it’s going my way.
2003: a 17-year-old Rafael Nadal plays his third ever match at Wimbledon - his first grand slam - against Paradorn Srichaphan, losing 6-4 6-4 6-2. Five years and two second place finishes later, he would win the event in the legendary 2008 final.
Q. What was the thing about his game that impressed you the most and gave you the most trouble? ROGER FEDERER: Well, he's an outstanding athlete. Of course he moves totally different to most of the players. His forehand is huge, you know. Even on the run, you know, can hit it with the spins, backhand to the court, make you hit another tough shot. We'll see, of course, very much from him in the future. So for me this was a big match because I know what a great player he will be one day.
2005: a year after defeating Roger Federer in a shock upset in Miami, Rafael Nadal meets him for the second time in the 2005 final of the same tournament. Despite being up 4-1 in the third set, he eventually lost the match 6–2, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 1–6.
2005: Rafael Nadal gives his runner up speech after being defeated by Roger Federer in the final of the Miami Masters.
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just for funsies have this (horrifically low quality) gif of rafa spraying champagne on juanki after 2005 barcelona final. from what i can see this is genuinely the only footage of this online LMFAO
“He is living an unbelievable moment,” said Ferrero, the 2003 French Open champion and a former No. 1. “He has no fear and when you’re facing him he has that confidence—he’s playing in the zone. He doesn’t give you a lot of options and he never looks tired. I tried everything and it didn’t work.” (x)
2005: Rafael Nadal wins the Barcelona Open, defeating fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–1 7–6 6–3 to secure his second title in two weeks and enter the ATP top ten for the first time. From this moment until March 2023, Nadal never left the top ten again - maintaining a historical 912 week (more than 17 years) record.
Q. He said you are the best on clay for sure. RAFAEL NADAL: Who? Q. Coria said you are the best on clay. RAFAEL NADAL: I am the best? So I won the final, no (laughing)? Q. He said he is not going to play because you are the best so he is leaving already (smiling). RAFAEL NADAL: No, I am not, not the best on clay (smiling).
2005: Rafael Nadal defeats Richard Gasquet 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3 to advance to his first ever final at the Monte Carlo Masters. He would go on to win that final and, eventually, a record eleven Monte Carlo trophies throughout his career.