2013
On 28 December 2012, the Spaniard announced he would withdraw from Doha and Australian Open due to a stomach virus...
On 1 February, met Chilean President Sebastian Piñera ahead of tour return at Vina del Mar...On his return from left knee injury, after a seven-month absence, the Spaniard reached the Vina del Mar final…Lost to Zeballos in 3 sets, final lasted 2 hrs, 47 mins; broke a 15-match clay winning streak (dating back to May 2010, l. to Verdasco at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid)…Dropped to 36-5 in clay-court finals; since 2005, he has lost just 10 clay matches…In doubles, partnered Monaco to final (l. to Lorenzi-Starace in 2 sets)…
On 13 February, as a precaution, withdrew from Sao Paulo doubles (w/Nalbandian) after concerns about knee overuse…On 17 February, as Sao Paulo, he captured his 37th clay-court title (d. Nalbandian)…It was his first trophy since winning at Roland Garros (d. Djokovic) in June 2012..Also marked his first indoor clay-court tournament as he improved to a 51-22 record in finals…
On 2 March, won his 38th clay title and second Acapulco crown with two-set win over Ferrer…Finished Golden Swing with a 12-1 match record…
Beat Federer in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells QFs en route to a record-breaking 22nd ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, beating del Potro in 3-set final…It marked 53rd trophy and his first hard-court title since Tokyo in October 2010…Recorded 600th career match win on 17 March over del Potro…Withdrew from ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami….
Saw his 46-match win streak come to an end at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo, the eight-time defending champion lost to Djokovic in final; lost one set to Dimitrov in QFs…Prior to his loss, Nadal had won 81 straight matches on clay in the month of April…
On 28 April, won the Barcelona title for the eighth time in nine years with 2-sets win over Almagro…Has now won 39 straight matches at the event and 80 of 82 sets he's played…Extended Spanish players title streak in Barcelona to 11 years running…Became the first player to win four titles in 2013…Has reached six finals in six events since his return from injury…
On 12 May, extended his record to 23 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles with his third Madrid crown (also 2005 and 2010) and 40th clay trophy (joint No. 2 with Muster in Open Era clay titles list)…Beat Ferrer in QFs, Andujar in SFs and Wawrinka in final...Represented his 55th career title and fifth trophy of 2013 (5-2)…
Came through two three-set wins versus Gulbis (3R) and Ferrer (QFs) en route to 24th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome; beat Federer for the 14th time in a title match for sixth trophy of 2013 and 41st career clay crown; rose one spot to No. 4 on 20 May…
On 7 June, met Djokovic for 35th time – the joint most at tour-level in the Open Era – in the Roland Garros SFs…Recovered from a 2-4 deficit in fifth set to win 9-7 to reach eighth final in Paris…Only second time he had been extended to five sets in 59 matches at Roland Garros (also 2011 1r vs. Isner)…
On 9 June, he became the first man to win the same Grand Slam tournament eight times, breaking a tie with six other players for most titles at a single major….Beat Ferrer in three sets in eighth Roland Garros final…Now has 12 major trophies, moving into a third place tie with Roy Emerson on the all-time list; it was his 57th tour-level title overall and 42nd on clay...Dropped to No. 5 in Emirates ATP Rankings on 10 June…On 10 June, it was announced that Nadal had qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for the ninth straight year.
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