Editor's note: At the beginning of 2019, Tennis Home will launch the "Player Nicknames" series for the majority of tennis fans. This inventory will only list the nicknames of players or the nicknames that fans have accepted. It will also list some interesting and more "meme" teasing names. It will not count the nicknames of players.
Today, we will start an inventory of the Spanish king and 17-time Grand Slam winner Nadal.
's own code name is
King of Spain
media title, which describes Nadal's status in tennis, similar to Federer 's "Swiss King" and Djokovic 's " Serbian King".
Rafa, Rafa
are called by the media and fans. Nadal's full name is "Rafael Nadal" (Rafael Nadal). The title "Rafa" is based on the name "Rafael", which is translated into Chinese as "Rafa" by transliteration.
natto, beans , beans
fan names. It comes from Nadal's surname "Nadal". If you pronounce "Nadal" in Spanish, the ending sound will appear fast, short and heavy, so it becomes "Natto", and derived the names of beans, beans, etc.; with Nadal will look very friendly and cute when he is called natto, bean or bean.
King of Clay, God of War on Clay
Media title, describing Nadal's almost unrivaled dominance on the clay court. It is worth mentioning that in the past 2018 season, Nadal achieved "thirty-one" achievements on clay courts, namely the Monte Carlo Masters, Barcelona 500 and French Open. He achieved his 11th championship in three top clay court events, demonstrating his terrifying dominance on clay courts.
King of Roland Garros
media title, describing Nadal's dominance in French Open . The French Open, which has always been regarded as an "unpopular hotbed", has become less popular due to the emergence of Nadal. Since 2005, Nadal has reached the French Open men's singles finals 11 times and won the trophy 11 times (four consecutive championships in 05-08, Five consecutive championships in 10-14 and two consecutive championships in 17-18), becoming the only player in the Open era with a single Grand Slam championship in double figures, and can be called the veritable "King of Roland Garros".
Bullfighting Warriors
is called by the media and fans. It is said that there are two sources. One is because Nadal’s home country, Spain, has a tradition of bullfighting, and Nadal’s fighting style is very similar to the brave and determined fighting spirit of a matador; the other is because Nadal in the early days often defeated Federer (especially on clay courts) , and Federer is nicknamed "cow", so Nadal has the title of "matador". (Milk powder spray~)
combination code
The Big Four
refers to Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray. It has been mentioned before when taking stock of Federer, so I won’t repeat it again.
fan code
bean powder
comes from Nadal's nicknames "Natto" and "Douzi". In addition, "bean powder" is also a food, so it is very suitable to use it as a fan title.
soy milk powder
refers to Fenner powder, Federer is "cow", Nadal is "bean", and Feiner powder is naturally "soy milk powder".
bean paste bun
refers to fans of Nadal and Sharapova, homophonic to "bean paste bun".
How much do you know about Nadal? You are welcome to leave a message for discussion. (Source: Tennis Home Author: Amnesia Goldfish)
