A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NADAL

Sun, 25 Dec '22
14-time winner of the French Open
Wed, 9 Nov '22
Tennis's Rafael
Sun, 16 Oct '22
Tennis's "King of Clay"
Sat, 7 May '22
Decorated athlete whose name could be parsed as "zero" + "loss"
Sun, 29 Aug '21
Four-time U.S. Open champ