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Rafael Nadal extends lead as most followed tennis player on Instagram with landmark 20 million followers
ATPMonday, 11 September 2023 at 02:00
Spain’s legendary tennis star Rafael Nadal has extended his
lead on social media platform Instagram.
The 37-year-old is being termed by many as one of the greatest
players of all time in the history of the men’s singles tennis category in the Open era.
Nadal has not just delivered on the court over the years but he is still
delivering off the court as well where he became the first tennis player to
have 20 million followers on Instagram.
He has roughly three million more followers than the former women's world number one America’s Serena Williams.
Nadal's closest rivals, current world number one Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and the 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer, have 13.7 and 12 million followers on
the social media platform, respectively.
Nadal is currently spending time on the sidelines after
struggling with fitness concerns. It was because of this reason, the former
world number one did not feature in three out of the four Grand Slams this
year.
The Mallorca-born is one of the most successful players in
the men’s singles category in the Open era, having won 22 Grand Slams in his
illustrious career.
Nadal’s most successful competition has been the French Open
where he lifted the title for record 14 times.
His first major title triumph came in 2005 while playing at
the Roland Garros where he defeated Argentina’s Mariano Puerta in the final
with a score of 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5.
His last major title till now was also the French Open
victory in 2022 where he got the better of Norway’s Casper Ruud in the final in
straight sets with a score of 6–3, 6–3, 6–0.
This year, Nadal appeared in the Australian Open where he
was surprisingly defeated by America’s Mackenzie McDonald in the second round
in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-4, 6-7.
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