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Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (Catalan: [rəˈfɛɫ nəˈðaɫ pəˈɾeɾə]; Spanish: [rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa]) (born 3

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$Spain\'s Rafael Nadal poses with the winners trophy after he won in the men\'s final match in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 6, 2010, in Paris. Nadal beat Sweden\'s Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.$

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$Spain\'s Rafael Nadal plays a return against compatriot Nicolas Almagro in their men\'s quarter-final in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 2, 2010, in Paris. Second seed Rafael Nadal of Spain reached the semi-finals of the French Open with a 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 win over compatriot Nicolas Almagro.$

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$Press photographers shoot pictures of Spain\'s Rafael Nadal in action against compatriot Nicolas Almagro during their men\'s quarter-final in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 2, 2010, in Paris.$

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$The shoes of Spain\'s Rafael Nadal are seen as he serves during his men\'s quarter-final against compatriot Nicolas Almagro in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 2, 2010, in Paris.$

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$Spain\'s Rafael Nadal knocks clay out of the tread of his shoes during his men\'s fourth round match against Brazil\'s Thomaz Bellucci in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 31, 2010 in Paris. Nadal won 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.$

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$View taken on May 29, 2010 shows Australia\'s Lleyton Hewitt\'s shoes during his men\'s third round match against Spain\'s Rafael Nadal in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 29, 2010, in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2010, runs from May 23 to June 6, 2010.$

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Spain's Rafael Nadal poses with the winners trophy after he won in the men's final match in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 6, 2010, in Paris. Nadal beat Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a return against compatriot Nicolas Almagro in their men's quarter-final in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 2, 2010, in Paris. Second seed Rafael Nadal of Spain reached the semi-finals of the French Open with a 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 win over compatriot Nicolas Almagro.

Press photographers shoot pictures of Spain's Rafael Nadal in action against compatriot Nicolas Almagro during their men's quarter-final in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 2, 2010, in Paris.

The shoes of Spain's Rafael Nadal are seen as he serves during his men's quarter-final against compatriot Nicolas Almagro in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 2, 2010, in Paris.

Spain's Rafael Nadal knocks clay out of the tread of his shoes during his men's fourth round match against Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 31, 2010 in Paris. Nadal won 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.

View taken on May 29, 2010 shows Australia's Lleyton Hewitt's shoes during his men's third round match against Spain's Rafael Nadal in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 29, 2010, in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2010, runs from May 23 to June 6, 2010.

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