Dr. Jeffrey Oppenheimer on Tennis: Reminiscing the Top 3 Career Highlights of Rafael Nadal

Those who are in the field of neurosurgery is pretty much aware of who Dr. Jeffrey Oppenheimer is. Having been in the practice for over 20 years, he has mastered general neurosurgery–performing peripheral nerve operations, spine surgeries, and brain surgery. On a side note, it is pretty interesting to learn that he has a huge amount of interest in tennis. And one of his favorite players is Rafael Nadal.

From Dr. Jeffrey Oppenheimer

Born in Majorca, Spain, the 25-years-old tennis superstar, Rafael Nadal, has been playing tennis since the age of five. In 2005, at 19 years old, he joined the list of youngest players to ever reach the Top 10. Presently he is ranked number 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals and has already won 10 Grand Slam singles titles (a feat admired by tennis fans like Dr. Jeffrey Oppenheimer).

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Throughout his illustrious career in tennis, there are three matches which can be considered as defining moments for Rafael Nadal:

2002: Against Ramón Delgado, ATP match

At the young age of 15, Nadal, who is ranked No.762 then, defeated Delgado and became the ninth player below 16 years old to win his first ATP match.

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2005: Against Robin Soderling, French Open

Nadal is a heavy favorite going to his matchup against Soderling. However, the Swede managed to defeat Nadal and end his 32 consecutive sets victory-- one of the biggest upsets in tennis history at the French Open.

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2005: Against Roger Federer, French Open

In this year, Nadal, who just turned 19 years old, defeated Federer in the semi-finals and became one of the only four players who defeated the top-seeded player that year. He eventually won the finals of the tournament by defeating Mariano Puerta.

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