So Far.. for Rafael Nadal

The Spaniard has been tasting a lot of victories lately. After winning the Rogers Cup early this week, Rafael Nadal has sealed his fifth consecutive tournament win! It has indeed been a good year for the player, who won Best Male International Athlete in the ESPY Awards 2008 (against Ronaldo and Kaka).

Just earlier this year, Rafael Nadal proved that he was clay court king as he won the French Open. Then he went on to a great Wimbledon mens final against Roger Federer. It was considered as the greatest (and longest) ever Wimbledon mens finals!

His rivalry with the World no. 1 has always been celebrated by lawn tennis fans. Both were equally talented and skilled that either one of them is welcome to reign over mens' lawn tennis.

Nadal won Wimbledon 2008, knocking Federer off his hopes of getting a sixth Wimbledon title. And now with Federer on losing grounds at the Cincinnati Masters and with only hundreds of points between them, Nadal is poised to get the top spot away from the Swiss.