Top 5 wins of Rafael Nadal's career

MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 14:  Rafael Nadal of Spain bites the winners trophy after his win over Dominic Thiem of Austria in the final during day nine of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis at La Caja Magica on May 14, 2017 in Madrid, Spain.  (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Nadal won a record-extending fifth title at the Madrid Masters

#4. 2005 Rome Masters final against Guillermo Coria, 2005

ROME - MAY 08:  Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning his match against Guillermo Coria of Argentina during the Final of ATP Telecom Italia Tennis Masters at the Foro Italico on May 8, 2005 in Rome, Italy.  (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
Nadal won an epic battle against Guillermo Coria to win the 2005 Rome Masters

After losing his first ever Masters 1000 final to Roger Federer at Miami in 2005, Nadal bounced back in the clay-court season by winning his first Masters 1000 title at Monte-Carlo and then winning the Barcelona Open.

Three weeks after his win at Barcelona, Nadal competed at the Rome Masters where he reached his third successive Masters 1000 final of the year which would be a rematch of the Monte Carlo Masters final against 2004 French Open runner-up Guillermo Coria.Nadal drew first blood by taking the first set 6-4 before Coria bounced back to take the second set 6-3. Nadal restored the lead by taking the third set 6-3 but Coria was resilient and he once again levelled the match by taking the fourth set 6-4.The final set turned out to be a very exciting one as neither players were backing down with the set going to a tiebreak. In a close tiebreak, Nadal edged out the Argentine 8-6 to win the second Masters 1000 title of his career.

Who Are Roger Federer's Kids? Know All About Federer's Twins

Quick Links