Rafael Nadal's trophy cabinet is probably one of the biggest that an athlete can have, and now he added another trophy to his museum.
35-year-old Rafael Nadal won 91 ATP titles in his career, including 21 Grand Slam titles. Moreover, he acquired many more trophies for various achievements, such as finishing first in the ATP Rankings at the end of the year or various different achievements.
At the beginning of the year, Nadal broke another record as he became the first male player to ever win 21 Grand Slam titles after his triumph against Russia's Daniil Medvedev at the 2022 Australian Open.
The Spanish then continued his winning streak, which was stopped at 20 when Taylor Fritz stopped him in the Indian Wells final and prevented the Spanish King of the Clay from entering the clay-court part of the season undefeated.
One of Nadal's main sponsors is South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia. Acknowledging the Spaniard's success in becoming the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles, they created a special trophy for him that he will put in his own museum when he shared a picture with the trophy and wrote:
"Many thanks to my Kia friends for this trophy. Very happy for it and it’s got already a place in the Rafa Nadal Museum."
While the 21-time Grand Slam champion can look back on his success in Melbourne, Australia, he has to wait before adding another trophy to his ever-growing cabinet as he doesn't appear in the draw for the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters.
On the other hand, his main rival, Novak Djokovic, said ahead of the tournament that he's still motivated, and fans can certainly expect a beautiful showdown in the race for the most Grand Slam trophies as none of the players seems to be slowing down any time soon.
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