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Nadal won 81 matches in a row on clay.

Rafael Nadal won 81 straight matches on clay from April 12, 2005 to May 19, 2007. The run lasted 768 days and included 13 titles. Roger Federer finally ended it in the 2007 Hamburg final.

For more than two years, on clay, the best player in the world lost to no one.

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Source: Guinness World Records. The Guinness page for most clay matches won in a row lists 81 for Nadal, from 12 April 2005 to 19 May 2007.

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Rafael Nadal won 81 straight matches on clay from April 12, 2005 to May 19, 2007. The run lasted 768 days and included 13 titles. Roger Federer finally ended it in the 2007 Hamburg final. For more than two years, on clay, the best player in the world lost to no one. Source: Guinness World Records. The Guinness page for most clay matches won in a row lists 81 for Nadal, from 12 April 2005 to 19 May 2007.

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