Melbourne: Nadal fought back from a career-threatening knee injury to take 2013 by storm, winning 10 titles including the French Open and US Open and edging Novak Djokovic for the year-end world number one. Started this year with a win in Doha and he will be keen to make up for his injury-forced absence from Melbourne last year.
World ranking: 1
Birthdate: June 3, 1986
Birthplace: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
Residence: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
Height: 6ft 1in (1.85m)
Weight: 188lbs (85kg)
Plays: Left-handed
Turned pro: 2001
Coach: Toni Nadal
Career titles: 61
Grand Slam singles titles: 13
Career prize money: $64,826,283
Best Australian Open result: Champion (2009)
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First Published: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 17:54
