He has since become romantically involved with retired German tennisace Steffi Graf, whose dedication to the sport has clearly had a beneficial effect on his own game.
Other convicted tax cheats, like tennisace Boris Becker--who bilked the German government from revenue by claiming to live in the tax haven of Monaco--simply weren't wealthy enough to make our list.
That one point never arrived as Nadal played his most brilliant tennis of the evening: forehand winner, service winner, backhand winner, ace and a strong serve to finish off the game.