Rafael Nadal wins 1000 matches, ATP honours him with his 20 best shots of all-time: Watch

When Rafael Nal anunced his decision to enter Paris Masters 2020 he me it clear that he was in it for long haul. t content with winning just eugh titles to keep him within top ten, Nal has shown world that he is t playing to coast through just yet. His ambition and drive are still very much alive as he goes into last ATP 1000 Master tournament of year, and fights to close gap between himself and World . 1 vak Djokovic. 

In hour of Rafa's 1000th career win, ATP Tennis TV released a video showcasing some of his best shots over years. 

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Nal 1000 ATP wins

year 2020 will probably be one of most memorable years of Rafael Nal's life. 34-year-old Mallorcan may t have won many titles this year, but he has broken multiple tennis records that will be remembered forever. Starting out year as World .1, Rafa h to relinquish top spot to Djokovic after his Australian Open loss. His first win this year came at ATP 500 Mexico Open tournament.

With tour being suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic, Nal chose to forego US Open and its precursor event in Cincinnati. His return to tour was highly anticipated but ended up slightly lacklustre as King of Clay was ousted in quarterfinals of Rome Masters 2020 by Diego Shwartzmann. Going into French Open, Rafa's career wins were at 992-201. His French Open final win over Djokovic marked his 999th career win. 

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With his 4-6, 77-65, 6-4 win over fellow Spaniard Felicia López, Nal became fourth person in Open Era to register 1000 wins at a professional level in tennis. He joins esteemed company of Roger Federer (1242 wins), Jimmy Conrs (1274 wins) and Ivan Lendl (1,068 wins) in this elite club. If Nal wins Paris Masters 2020 - he has never been able to do this before - he will also equal Djokovic's record of 36 ATP Masters 1000 titles. 

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Rafael Nal Grand Slams

Rafa's latest record will be a great dition to his recently won record of 20 Grand Slams, which he w shares with Roger Federer. Of se 20 wins, 13 of Rafa's Grand Slam titles have come at his stronghold in Paris - Philippe-Chartier Court.

Apart from this, Rafa has two Wimbledon titles, four US Open titles and sole Australian Open win. If he wins Australian Open in 2021, Rafa will complete yet ar milestone - he will become third person, after Rod Laver and Roy Emerson to win a double career Grand Slam. 

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