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Jan 23, 2012

Malik Muhammad Usman Awan

Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. As of 24 October 2011, he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time; his success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.

Grand Slam performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2011 US Open.

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	3R	4R	A	QF	SF	W	QF	QF	1 / 7	29–6	82.86
French Open	A	A	W	W	W	W	4R	W	W	6 / 7	45–1	97.83
Wimbledon	3R	A	2R	F	F	W	A	W	F	2 / 7	35–5	87.50
US Open	2R	2R	3R	QF	4R	SF	SF	W	F	1 / 9	34–8	80.95
Win–Loss	3–2	3–2	13–3	17–2	20–3	24–2	15–2	25–1	23–3	10 / 30	143–20	87.73

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Jan 18, 2012

Malik Muhammad Usman Awan

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Lionel Andres Messi

Lionel Andres Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine international football player who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Primera Division, and appears on Argentina's national team. Often touted in the media as New Maradona, Messi has been publicly named as his "successor" by Diego Maradona himself.

Lionel Messi was born in Santa Fe Province on 25 June 1987. At the age of five, he started playing football for Grandoli, a club coached by his father. In 1995, Messi switched to Newell's Old Boys. At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. River Plate showed interest in Messi's progress, but did not have enough money to pay for the treatment of the illness that cost over £500 a month, as Argentina's economy was collapsing. Carles Rexach, then sporting director of FC Barcelona, was made aware of Messi's talent, and Barcelona signed him after watching him play, offering to pay for the medical bills if he was willing to move to start a new life in Spain. His family moved with the young player to Europe and he starred in the club's youth teams.