Rafael Nadal did not make a good start at the ATP Finals in Turin, losing to Taylor Fritz in straight sets. Rafa is probably unaware of this, but he is celebrating a massive ranking milestone this week. A 22-time Major winner is the second player with 1000 consecutive top-100 weeks, joining Roger Federer on an enormous achievement. Nadal has been a synonym for consistency, moving closer to his 900th straight top-10 week after never leaving the elite group since April 2005! Rafa cracked the top-100 two years earlier, still standing as the last player who has achieved that before turning 17 in the past 30 years! The 16-year-old Spaniard found himself in the top-100 in April 2003, skipping junior events and preparing to challenge the more experienced rivals on the professional Tour.
Rafael Nadal is the second player with 1000 consecutive top-100 weeks.Entering 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. A teenager reached the third round at his Masters 1000 debut in Monte Carlo. He beat the reigning Roland Garros winner and earned enough points to find himself in the top-100 as the youngest player in that group. Nadal scored two wins in Hamburg and Wimbledon, advanced into the semi-final in Umag and claimed the title in Segovia Challenger to wrap up the season inside the top-50.
At 17 years and six months, Rafa became the fourth-youngest player since 1973 in that group after Michael Chang, Aaron Krickstein and Bjorn Borg! An injury halted Nadal's progress in 2004, but he did enough to keep his ranking position and prepare for his top-tier chase in 2005. The Spaniard became world no. 2 that year after conquering the Roland Garros crown and four Masters 1000 titles. It was Rafa's first notable season, and he is among the best competitors 17 years later! The Spaniard has won 22 Majors and 36 Masters 1000 trophies, rising above all the injuries and setbacks and extending his career and an incredible tennis legacy. Nadal played only 29 matches in 2021 due to a foot injury. This year, he made a brilliant comeback, winning two Major titles and standing in the top-2 at 36.
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