Thanks to those achievements, Nadal has surpassed the 20 Major titles of his great rival Roger Federer, before being overtaken by Djokovic. The career of the legend from Manacor has been marked by his iconic rivalries with Federer and Djokovic. These three champions have moved beyond tennis and their matches really marked an era.

Rafael Nadal has explained he considers Roger Federer the “biggest rival” he has had in his career because the Swiss icon was there when he arrived on tour. The great Spaniard declared that his first years at the top of tennis left “a special mark”,

Novak Djokovic claimed a final win over Rafael Nadal at the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the Spanish tennis legend prepares to retire.