When Rafael Nadal made a name for himself in Monte Carlo at 16

The 16-year-old rising star Rafael Nadal was ready to rumble in 2003 after gaining many places on the ATP ranking list in the previous year. Rafa passed over 500 rivals on the ATP list at such a young age and wished for more during the new campaign in 2003.The Manacor native lost three finals at the beginning of the year before winning the first Challenger crown in the last week of March in Barletta. He almost cracked the top-100 with those points, and the entire tennis world could see his talent during his Masters 1000 debut in Monte Carlo a few weeks …

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