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With 912 consecutive top-10 weeks, Rafael Nadal established the record that may stay in his hands for good! Rafa left his closest rivals far behind, with Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer remaining below 800 straight weeks in the elite company.
Nadal’s streak ended two months ago, struggling with injuries and finishing his incredible top-10 journey after almost 18 years in the exclusive group. The Spaniard needed 14 years to pass Federer’s 734 consecutive top-10 weeks, achieving that in May 2019!
Rafa had a stellar run in 2003, cracking the top-50 at a young age and repeating a similar run in 2004 after his first ATP title. Nadal set his eyes on big targets in 2005, showing his incredible skills and becoming world no.
2 at 19! Rafa lost to Roger in a thrilling Miami Open final and bounced back on clay. The Spaniard conquered Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome ahead of Roland Garros, where he debuted as the favorite.
Rafael Nadal passed Roger Federer’s consecutive top-10 weeks in May 2019.
Nadal cracked the top-10 at the end of April, becoming the eighth-youngest player in the top-10 since the start of the ATP ranking in 1973.
He joined Krickstein, Chang, Becker,…
