Nadal after his fourth consecutive Grand Slam in Australia
The Spaniard tennis player finished last year as the World No. 1 thanks to an impressive season where he won three out of the four Grand Slam titles in dispute.Being on top of the world is never enough for a winner, as they always know that it isn’t just about reaching the summit, but rather of staying there for as long as possible. Spaniard Rafael Nadal knows this well, as it was a long climb for him, and after four years he was finally able to dethrone Swiss Roger Federer and enjoy of six months in the first place of the ATP World Tour ranking. But that was in 2010, and a new year has began leaving behind Nadal’s his eight titles and the brutal sum of 12.450 points. New challenges await him this season, which should be the year of his consolidati ppi judicial review on as the World No.1. His first challenge happens to bring an incentive: if he wins the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne, Australia, Nadal would be completing his first Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam (distinction given for winning the four Majors consecutively). The Spaniard already accomplished his first career Grand Slam last season when he won the US Open, the only Major out of the four that he was missing. Added to his triumphs in Roland Garros and Wimbledon that year, and his 2009 Australian Open championship, Nadal joined the select group of seven players that have done it. And now he is at the gates of emulating his number one contender in the world, Roger Federer, who was the last one to win these four in a row between 2008 and 2009.