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 * 1) Notes from 4 sources with URL of each source.
 * 2) Notes in own words not copied and pasted
 * 3) Notes organized by source
 * 4) Each source is annotated

=Rafael Nadal Parera=


 * Source #1 - http://www.biography.com/people/rafael-nadal-183565**
 * Born in Spain in 1986
 * Began playing tennis at 3
 * Turned Pro (in tennis) at 15
 * Known for for his topspin-heavy shots and tenacity
 * Claimed the first of a record nine French Open singles titles in 2005
 * Completed the career Golden Slam by winning the U.S. Open in 2010
 * Sidelined by a knee injury in 2012


 * Source #2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal**
 * Born June 3, 1985
 * Widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history
 * "The King of Clay" due to his dominance and success on the surface (clay)
 * One of the greatest players in tennis history
 * Some considering Nadal to be the greatest player of all time
 * Has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles
 * Has won the 2008 Olympic Gold medial in singles
 * Full Name - Rafael Nadal Parera
 * Youngest of the four in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24
 * Second male player, after Andre Agassi, to complete the singles Career Grand Slam
 * In 2011, Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
 * Nadal and Mats Wilander are the only two male players in history who have won at least two Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces-hard court, grass, and clay
 * Nadal became the only male player to win a single Grand Slam tournament nine times and the first to win at last one Grand Slam tournament for 10 consecutive years, breaking the record of eight consecutive years previously shard by Björn Borg, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer.


 * Source #3 - http://www.factmonster.com/biography/var/rafaelnadal.html**
 * Rafael Nadal was 19 years and two days old when he won the 2005 French Open in his very first appearance at this event.
 * He was a nimble left-hander with an amazing forehand.
 * Known as a clay-court specialist since playing his first pro tournaments in 2001.
 * Best known as: The Mallorcan tennis star who has won the French Open nine times
 * Full name is Rafael Nadal-Parera
 * Nicknamed as "Rafa"
 * Source #4 -** http://www.tennis.com/player/471/rafael-nadal/
 * Rafael Nadal is a 14-time major champion and arguably the greatest clay court player of all time
 * First man to win a Grand Slam title for nine consecutive years
 * Won 4 straight French Open titles from 2005 to 2008
 * Repeated as Roland Garros champion from 2010-2013
 * Compiled a 31-0 record at Roland Garros until his stunning loss to Robin Soderling in the round of 16 in 2009, which remains his only loss in a best-of-five set clay-court match
 * From April 2005 through May 2007, Nadal won 81 consecutive matches on clay, a single-surface winning streak that stands as an Open Era record
 * Defeated his rival Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final, considered one of the greatest matches of all time, and in doing so became the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year
 * Rated #5 out of all the tennis players

"Rafael Nadal." //Bio.com//. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2016
 * Works Cited**
 * I trust this website because this website has their own fact checkers, so this is trustable.

"Rafael Nadal." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Jan. 2005. Web. 29 Apr. 2016. .
 * I trust this website because it uses sources that has facts.

"Rafael Nadal." Fact Monster. Information Please, n.d. Web. 5 May 2016.
 * I trust this website because it has many sources and because it is copyrighted.

"PLAYERS." Rafael Nadal. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2016.
 * I trust this website because it is copyrighted and because this website is the core website for all things about tennis.