Tennis in Spain clay, grass, and hardcourt. In addition, Nadal is the men's singles Gold Medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and men's doubles gold medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. In 2010, 2013 and 2017, he won the U.S. Open. He currently has seventeen Grand Slam titles to his name: eleven French Open titles, two Wimbledon titles, three US Open titles, and one Australian Open title, making him second only to Roger Federer, who has won 20 major titles. Spain has produced several other world number one players; Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1995 (a three-time French
Nicolaas Scholtz (tennis) Nicolaas Scholtz (tennis) Nicolaas (Nikala) "Nik" Scholtz (born 5 February 1991) is a professional tennis player from Greyton, South Africa. Nicolaas qualified for the 2011 SA Tennis Open. Scholtz is the son of Calla Scholtz, a former rugby player who represented Western Province in South Africa's domestic competition, the Currie Cup, from 1982 to 1989 (a total of 116 matches). In 2012, Nicolaas represented South Africa in their Davis Cup play-off against Canada for a spot in the much esteemed World Group. He faced world number fifteen, Milos Raonic, in his first and only match, losing 5–7, 4–6, 5–7. South