The most popular king of the clay court for this era, Rafael Nadal has gone up the milestone of career singles wins at this year Rolex Paris Master known as Rolland Garros French Open. The 33-year old Spanish lawn tennis player took the first bow on ATP tour on 29-04-2002 at the age of 15. And today, the Mallorcan is now 13 time Champions on the Rolland Garros French open record.What a great feat for unrelenting effort, as the 762nd ranked Nadal then managed to topple then 81st ranked Ramon Delgado on 6-4, 6-4 sets. It's such an amazing as the former world number one has joined the clubs of 1000 ATP masters after the three predecessors, Jimmy Connors (1274 wins), Roger Federer (1242 wins) and Ivan Lendl(1068 wins), despite loss only 201 encounter along the ways. A little more than a month after winning his 13th French Open title, the superstar has managed to remain in the Top 10 for a record-breaking 790 consecutive weeks, overtaking American legend Jimmy Connors (789 weeks).
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy after winning the French Open final against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Charl
Over the course of his journey, he finally went past Connors this week (789 weeks). Nadal has ove likes of the Swiss great Roger Federer (734 weeks), the Czech-American Ivan Lendl (619 weeks), and one of the greatest serve and volley players, Pete Sampras (565 weeks). The Serbian-machine Novak Djokovic is on 555 weeks and looks certain to extend that streak for a considerable amount of time.
Over the course of his journey, he finally went past Connors this week (789 weeks). Nadal has ove likes of the Swiss great Roger Federer (734 weeks), the Czech-American Ivan Lendl (619 weeks), and one of the greatest serve and volley players, Pete Sampras (565 weeks). The Serbian-machine Novak Djokovic is on 555 weeks and looks certain to extend that streak for a considerable amount of time.
Roger Federer of Switzerland shakes hands with Rafael Nadal of Spain after defeating him in the Men’s Singles Semi Final at The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club at Wimbledon on July 12, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)
Talks to avoid Spain-Gibraltar ‘hard border’ go down to wire EURACTIV.com with AFP File photo. Several bikers wait in a queue in front of Gibraltar's border at rush hour, in La Linea de la Concepcion, southern Spain, 20 March 2020, at a time of coronavirus lockdown in Spain. [EPA-EFE/A.Carrasco Ragel] Madrid and London were Tuesday (29 December) negotiating against the clock to preserve the free movement of people across the border between Spain and Gibraltar once the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December. Although Britain reached a last-minute exit deal with the European Union on Christmas Eve, it does not cover Gibraltar, a tiny British territory on Spain’s southern tip which is historically claimed by Madrid. If no agreement is reached, there are serious concerns that a “hard border” would cause disruption for the workers and businesses on both sides of what will be a new border between Britain and the European Uni...
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21 Hollywood Stars Who Served in the Military, From Clint Eastwood to Adam Driver Honor celebrities who served their country like Drew Carey, Morgan Freeman and Rob Riggle this Veterans Day Courtesy Rodney Wright/Getty Images This Veterans Day, take a moment to honor someone who took the time out to serve our country in the military. On top of that, you can check out a film or show featuring one of these Hollywood stars who served in the military. Some of the actors on this list have military careers that date back to World War II. While this list excludes celebrity veterans who have died, including people like Jimmy Stewart, Elvis Presley, Kirk Douglas and Bea Arthur, there's more than enough patriotism on this list to go around. Courtesy Rodney Wright Adam Driver Adam Driver joined the Marines shortly after 9/11 and served for two years and eight months before being medically discharged after suffering a mountain biking accident. He was assigned to Weapons Com...
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