Rafael Nadal 2008 Olympics

The 12 time title winner skipped the trip to new york city for the us open citing travel concerns around the covid 19 pandemic.

Rafael nadal 2008 olympics. Nadal wins 6 3 7 6 2 6 3 beating olympic medallist fernando gonzalez who settles for silver. This made them the first nation to win all three medals in an olympic tennis competition since great britain in 1908. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Russia the country that finished atop the medal table won all three of its medals in the womens singles.

Rafael nadal olympics athletes 2008 summer olympics beijing china espn. Born in manacor on the island of majorca on 3 june 1986 rafael nadal has been one of the leading lights of the tennis world since 2005. Add it to nadals greatest hits list which also includes the 2008 french open final 6 1 6 3 6 0 over federer and the 2017 french open final 6 2 6 3 6 1 over stan wawrinka. In the calendar year preceding the 2008 olympics there was a shift at the hierarchy of mens tennis as rafael nadal displaced roger federer as the world number one.

Rafael nadal at the french open. Nadal won 8 titles in 2008 including two grand slams and the olympic gold medal. The king of clay proved just too strong and popular for the fastest man on earth usain bolt in our final. Published on aug 17 2008 watch nadals frightening ability as he takes control of the mens tennis final at the beijing 2008 summer olympic games.

In addition nadal also won three masters titles monte carlo hamburg and toronto. Rafael nadal the 2008 olympics tennis mens champion. Today we can announce the winner. The tennis legend beijing 2008 olympic gold medallist and aptly nicknamed king of clay kicks off his campaign for no13 at the french open when the re scheduled tournament starts sunday 27 sept.

Eight years later in rio he carried the spanish flag before winning mens doubles gold with his friend marc lopez. He won the french open for the loss of no sets and just 41 games in one of the most comprehensive grand slam performances of all time. Nadal also won wimbledon that year defeating roger federer in what is widely recognized as the. In 2008 he achieved an unprecedented treble winning the french open wimbledon and olympic gold.