Who are the players to bagel Rafael Nadal?
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Rafael Nadal is one most dominant players in tennis history. The Spaniard has won 20 Grandslam titles in his illustrious career so far, and continues to go strong even in his mid-30s. Rafael Nadal has dropped several bagels over some well-known players in his career, with the latest one coming coming against Novak Djokovic in the finals of French Open 2020.
A bagel is simply a tennis term in which one player wins the set by a score-line of 6 games to love (6-0). Rafael Nadal has served 112 bagels so far, but has also been on the receiving end on a few occasions.
Rafael Nadal has been bageled 15 times in his entire career, with Roger Federer being the only player to bagel him thrice. Andy Murray, three time major champion is also a part of this list, as he has bageled the Spaniard on two occasions.
Who are the players to bagel Rafael Nadal? Find Out
Roger Federer has bageled Rafael Nadal the most number of times, and all of those have come during crucial times. The Swiss scored a bagel over the Spaniard at the Wimbledon 2006 finals, Hamburg Open finals in 2007 and the Nitto ATP Finals in 2011.
Andy Murray has dropped a bagel on Rafael Nadal in the finals of Tokyo in 2011 and Rotterdam finals in 2009. He was last bageled by world number four, Dominic Thiem in the US Open quarterfinals in 2018. However, Nadal did manage to win the match in a thrilling five set encounter.
| Bageled by | Tournament |
| Roger Federer | Wimbledon 2006 Finals |
| Roger Federer | Hamburg 2007 Finals |
| Roger Federer | Nitto ATP Finals 2011 |
| Andy Murray | Rotterdam 2009 Finals |
| Andy Murray | Tokyo 2011 Finals |
| Andy Roddick | US Open 2004, 2nd round |
| David Nalbandian | Paris Masters Final 2007 |
| Lukas Lacko | Doha 200, 2nd Round |
| Julien Benneteau | Lyon 2004, Round of 32 |
| Guillermo Coria | Monte Carlo Final, 2005 |
| Mikhail Youzhny | Chennai 2008 Finals |
| Tomas Berdych | Australian Open 2015 QFs |
| Philip Kohlschreiber | Miami Open 2017, 2nd Round |
| Dominic Thiem | US Open 2018 QFs |
| Gastón Gaudio | Buenos Aires 2005 QFs |
Andy Roddick was the first player to bagel Rafael Nadal way back in 2004, when the duo clashed in the second round of US Open.
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