【Itissaidthatoneman'smisfortune（不幸）isanotherman'spassporttoglory（荣誉）．Thewordswereprovedduringlastyear'sDavisCuptennisfinal，whenSpanish（西班牙的）teenagestarRadaelNadalsurprisinglybeatworldNo.2A】

　　It is said that one man's misfortune（不幸） is another man's passport to glory（荣誉）．The words were proved during last year's Davis Cup tennis final，when Spanish（西班牙的） teenage star Radael Nadal surprisingly beat world No.2Andy Roddick from the US．

　　The 18-year-old's achievementhelped the Spanish team finally win the Davis Cup，onDecember 5．He also became the youngest winner of the cup in history．"I did play brilliantly today．But I could have played better．"

　　Radael is 1.85meters tall，left-handed，though he still has a boyish face，the young star shows an energetic power and strong will to succeed on court．His fans love him for his long hair and good looks but especially for his powerful kicks on court after winning his big points．After beating Roddick，he fell on his back and rolled in the dusty red clay in the Seville's Olympic Stadium．"I have to learn to control my feelings，"he said．"I celebrate too much．"

　　Radael began to play tennis at very young age．Perhaps his first toy was a tennis ball．After all his uncle used to be a professional player and now his coach （教练）．"I don't remember when I first started playing．I was three or four and I picked up the ball in my uncle's club，"he said．He won his first local championship at eight，and at the age of 11he appeared in a Spanish schoolbook as a little star．But success at such a young age didn't go to his head and he continued to train every day．His other uncle Miguel Angel Nadal，provided inspiration with his success in playing professional football for Barcelona and Spain．

　　The Spanish press（报刊） has described Radael as a star or a pearl，but he doesn't think of himself as a teenage star．"I am only concentrating （集中精力于） on my tennis．That's the only thing I am interested in，"he said．Besides tennis，he likes English．Although he speaks Spanish during most interviews with the media，he always tries to improve his English!All of the attention has not ch