Tennis champ Rafael (5)

I believe the answer is:

nadal

'tennis champ rafael' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

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

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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