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Rafa Nadal
Rafa Nadal was born on a Spanish island called Majorca on 3 June 1986 where his family lived
!e s"ar"ed playin# "ennis when he was "hree
$l"hou#h he is ri#h"%handed& he chan#ed "o playin# lef"%handed when he was ei#h" years old
!e also really li'ed foo"ball bu" s"opped playin# because he needed more "ime for school !is
uncle (ony helped Rafa "o become a professional
)hen Rafa was 1*& "he Spanish "ennis federa"ion wan"ed Rafa "o leave "he island of Majorca
and move "o +arcelona !owever& his family didn," wan" "his so "he Spanish federa"ion decided
"o reduce "he financial help for Rafa,s career (his decision by "he Spanish federa"ion of "ennis
was very s"upid and very "ypical
Rafa "ried "o win )imbledon "wice before "a'in# "he "i"le from his friend Ro#er -ederer in .//8
(hey played "he lon#es" )imbledon final ever and hero and former%champion John Mc0nroe
called i" "he bes" "ennis ma"ch in his"ory
1n "he same year& Rafa became "he bes" player in "he world
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Some Questions
1 )here was Rafa Nadal born4