The 2011 TIME 100 Poll

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes that you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed (with Rain as the 2011 readers' choice), users can continue to vote for their favorites until the final list, selected by our editors, is revealed on Thursday, April 21st

TIME 100 Candidates

Rafael Nadal

By TIME StaffMonday, Apr. 04, 2011
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Age: 24
Occupation: Professional tennis player
Previous TIME 100 appearances: 1

After a subpar 2009, during which Rafael Nadal was bothered by tendinitis, fans wondered if his all-out style was finally wearing on his body. Nadal's response? He won the French Open, Wimbledon and his first U.S. Open title in 2010. Though Nadal lost his bid for four straight major championships — the Rafa Slam — at this year's Aussie Open, he remains the most dominant player in the world.

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