Rafael
Nadal

At 18, beat world No. 2 Andy Roddick in the Davis Cup final, putting Spain 2-0 up on the way to the title in Seville and announcing himself on the world stage before his first Grand Slam title.

Won the French Open on his tournament debut, beating Mariano Puerta in the final to become the youngest French Open champion since Michael Chang (1989) and the first man to win Roland-Garros on debut

Won 81 consecutive matches on clay between 12 April 2005 and 19 May 2007 - the longest single-surface win streak of the Open Era - before Roger Federer ended it in the Hamburg Masters final.

Beat Roger Federer 9-7 in the fifth set of an epic final lasting 4 hours 48 minutes to win his first Wimbledon title, in a match widely regarded as the greatest in tennis history.

Won Olympic gold in men's singles at the Beijing 2008 Games, defeating Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in the final.

Beat Novak Djokovic to win the US Open, completing the career Grand Slam at age 24 and becoming only the second man in history - after Andre Agassi - to complete the career Golden Slam (all four major

Came back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final, becoming the first man in the Open Era to win a major final from two sets down and claiming a then-record 21st Grand

Beat Casper Ruud in straight sets to win his 14th French Open title and 22nd Grand Slam title overall, extending his own all-time record at a single major.

Played the final match of his professional career in the Davis Cup Finals quarterfinal against the Netherlands in Malaga, closing a 23-year career that redefined endurance and clay-court dominance.