Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal and Emma Raducanu have won the 2022 ESPY award for Best Athlete Men's Tennis and Best Athlete Women's Tennis, respectively, on Thursday.

However, Nadal trails his Big Three peers - Roger Federer (9) and Novak Djokovic (5) - for most ESPY awards by a male tennis player. However, the 19-year-old has largely struggled to build on her exploits this year, going 9-12. Meanwhile, reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu beat Ashleigh Barty, Iga Swiatek and Leylah Fernandes to the Best Athlete Women's Tennis award.

Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu and 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal were the two tennis winners at the 2022 ESPYS Awards held in Los Angeles.

- US Open - US Open Serena Williams, meanwhile, has 10 ESPY awards to her name.

Canadian tennis star and former Wimbledon finalist, Eugenie Bouchard took to Instagram to share her pictures from the ESPY awards ceremony.

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Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu and 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal were the two tennis winners at the 2022 ESPYS Awards held in Los Angeles.

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I even hope to spend more time on it than I do now as I continue to compete and travel the world.” I don't know if I would be the ideal person to train to a player... However, it is a style which has him heading into his 20th season as a professional, and still at the highest reaches of the game, few can question its effectiveness. It has been in operation since 2016, and one of its alums was Nadal’s opponents in the 2022 French Open final, Norway’s Casper Ruud. He then followed it up with his 14th title at Roland Garros, adding to a legacy which has already cemented him as the greatest clay court player of all time, by some distance. Asked about what life holds for him after his retirement one day, Nadal answered in the same vein that has kept his career going to this point.

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"If I hadn't had people guiding me on the right path, maybe I wouldn't have had that spirit of perseverance and improvement. Additionally, Nadal stressed the importance of optimism in every situation, no matter how difficult it is, as the key to success. The 36-year-old from Manacor has retired to avoid worsening the situation and is expected to be on the field regularly in Montreal next month.

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ADVERTISEMENT The former world no.1’s caliber can only be matched by his fellow big three players. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Apart from his magnificent records, the 22 times Grand Slam champion’s mindset draws people’s attention. Rafael Nadal is amongst the mega players of this generation.