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1 Nadal’s reverse finish results from his extreme grip and steep swing plane, which produces heavily arced forehands that can exceed 90 m.p.h. in speed and 3,000 r.p.m. in spin.
Rick Macci is not the only coach to praise the 22-time Major winner's forehand. Patrick Mouratoglou, who worked with Serena Williams from 2012 to 2021, also named Nadal's lasso-whip shot as the ...
The forehand isn’t just a shot, it is a result of the hard work the 37-year-old has put in over the last year and the shot is a mark of a statement. As a statement, which clearly marks the ...
John McEnroe's brother Patrick McEnroe claimed Rafael Nadal has the best forehand on clay but Roger Federer was above everyone when it came to all the other surfaces.
At 9.15pm, in virtual darkness, with play to be postponed until the following day after one more game, Nadal holds serve to win his first Wimbledon title with a 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (8-10) 9-7 ...
ROME — The heavy topspin. That lefty spin. The loopy trajectory. Rafael Nadal’s forehand gave Novak Djokovic fits in the latest installment of the most-played rivalry in modern men’s tennis ...