Decorated athlete whose name could be parsed as "zero" + "loss" (5)

I believe the answer is:

nadal

(Other definitions for nadal that I've seen before include "Star with a 30 [RACKET]" , "court figure" , "Rafael __, Spanish tennis player" , "Top tennis player" , "tennis champion" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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