Nonwoven and absorbent articles having the same

An absorbent article comprising:

• a wearer facing surface;
• a garment-facing surface;
• a liquid permeable topsheet;
• a liquid impermeable backsheet;
• and
• an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
• wherein the topsheet comprises a nonwoven substrate, the nonwoven substrate comprising:
• a top surface and an opposite bottom surface;
• an upper layer forming the top surface of the nonwoven substrate, wherein the upper layer comprises hydrophobic fibers, and
• a lower layer forming the bottom surface of the nonwoven substrate, wherein the lower layer comprises hydrophilic fibers,
• wherein the top surface of the nonwoven substrate has a first contact angle of no lower than about 90 degrees as measured according to the Contact Angle Test,
• wherein the bottom surface of the nonwoven substrate has a second contact angle of lower than about 90 degrees as measured according to the Contact Angle Test,
• wherein the nonwoven substrate has unitary structure, and
• wherein the upper layer has a thickness no greater than about 1400 μm as measured according to the Thickness Test;
• wherein the top surface of the nonwoven substrate is the wearer facing surface of the absorbent article.