Why does Nalbandian give Nadal so much trouble?
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Nadal_Freak
Banned
He takes the ball so early and has the best backhand (when on) in tennis. Also he is good in positioning his serve to take Nadal off the court.
fantom
Hall of Fame
A few points off the top of my head:
* Nalbandian has one of the best two-handed backhands on the planet. Nadal's cross-court forehand doesn't eat him up.
* Nalbandian is capable of standing close to the baseline and hitting everyting on the rise.
* He's one of the best players at changing direction on the ball.
* He hits angles as well as anybody in the world.
* He has great anticipation and can finish off points at the net.
* For being a little tubby, he's pretty quick.
* Nalbandian has one of the best two-handed backhands on the planet. Nadal's cross-court forehand doesn't eat him up.
* Nalbandian is capable of standing close to the baseline and hitting everyting on the rise.
* He's one of the best players at changing direction on the ball.
* He hits angles as well as anybody in the world.
* He has great anticipation and can finish off points at the net.
* For being a little tubby, he's pretty quick.
Nadal_Freak
Banned
Also to point the conditions were very similar to indoors. Temperature was in the mid 60's with hardly any humidity. No wind either. Nalbandian would've been hurt much more if they played during the daytime.
nalbyvsfed
Rookie
1. taking balls on the rise
2. sharp angles( although nadal is better at this)
3. good returner
4. very good backhand, reliable forehand
5. he is fast( many would disagree but he is fast)
2. sharp angles( although nadal is better at this)
3. good returner
4. very good backhand, reliable forehand
5. he is fast( many would disagree but he is fast)
RoddickAce
Hall of Fame
His backhand is a very strong weapon. And Nadal's lefty topspin forehand can't pin Nalbandian down to the baseline as effectively as he does to other people.
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Great returner, Great backhand can create sick angles and David can do damage of the forehand as well.
Nadal_Freak
Banned
Also I mentioned is that Nalbandian loves indoors. His game is high risk and the more comfortable the conditions, the easier it is for him to pull it off. Nadal is the opposite. He wants his opponents to feel the least comfortable.
nalbyvsfed
Rookie
this has always bothered me, how in the hell is nalbandian so good indoors. he has a very weak serve. clay should feel more comfortable?
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
I don't high bouncing surface's give Murray all sorts of trouble against Nadal, If it wasn't windy Nadal would have won something like 6-4 7-5.
Nadal_Freak
Banned
Murray doesn't play as aggressive as Nalbandian. No doubt it would've been closer but I would still favor Nadal. Nalbandian in perfect conditions is a nightmare for most players. In particular players that play behind the baseline a lot.
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
His serve indoors is very effective seems to skid through and is hard to attack.
maximo
Banned
Nadal_Freak
Banned
It has more to do with Nalbandian feeling good then it has to do with the speed. Indoors is ideal conditions. No wind, low humidity, and no heat. Nalbandian's serve is good enough imo but it can fall apart. Less likely to do that indoors.
nalbyvsfed
Rookie
so playing on grass should be comfortable for nalbandian aswell? or the high toss is vulnerable outdoors?
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Yeah maybe as Nadal freak said the wind probably bothers him and its theres always some wind at Wimbledon.
The-Champ
Legend
Simple! Nalbandian's backhand is the best if not second best I've ever seen...the other one is agassi's. That's his major weapon against Rafa, he changes direction with it better than he can with his fh which is amazing as well.
Had he stayed physically fit and mentally stable...Roger hand Rafa would have had their share of slam losses.
But that's on HC, I don't see Nalbandian(even fit), as a threat to Rafa on clay. On clay, Nadal would destroy ANYONE...but you all know that.
Had he stayed physically fit and mentally stable...Roger hand Rafa would have had their share of slam losses.
But that's on HC, I don't see Nalbandian(even fit), as a threat to Rafa on clay. On clay, Nadal would destroy ANYONE...but you all know that.
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
I don't know about best at changing direction I think that title should go to Djokovic.
nalbyvsfed
Rookie
maybe he just likes to hit high balls ??? 
. then he has a great chance at RG aswell against nadal.
. then he has a great chance at RG aswell against nadal.
Nadal_Freak
Banned
Nalbandian is the best imo. Djokovic and Murray are the next 2 in there but rely more on their serve for success. Nalbandian relies on his baseline game solely.
Nadal_Freak
Banned
Not really. He doesn't like the irregular bounces clay gives him. Basically he is mainly an indoor player as well as conditions close to indoors.maybe he just likes to hit high balls ???
nalbyvsfed
Rookie
i dont know, if nalbandian has his day( and fit). he can beat nadal on clay. because on clay nadals serve is more vulnerable, so he can attack first serves aswell.
My opinion "if nalbandian serves well,its impossible to beat him that day"
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Nadal's serve is not vunerable on clay he can get extra kick and bounce on it and a guy can hardly smack a return winner of it like on HC's.
Nadal_Freak
Banned
Hardcourts are the easiest surface to attack serves off of. Clay maximizes the spin. This makes it very hard to attack imo though it is easy to get in play from a defensive position.
nalbyvsfed
Rookie
im sorry for that return statement, i didnt know clay maximizes spin
( slice, i know topspin is effective), ive read somewhere that slice serve's on clay are bad. but because clay is slower, the incoming serve is slower, so easier to attack.
Nadal_Freak
Banned
Theory wise that would sound right. I think Nadal has a little kick to his serve as well. It seems to get up pretty high on players backhands for being a slice. Also the movement is not as easy on clay. Hardcourt is a different game with much easier movement for the majority of players. An aggressive game relies a lot more on timing and little things like wind, irregular bounces, and heat seem to bother them more then a conservative player like Nadal. But it would be interesting to see Nadal against Nalbandian on Indoor clay.
nalbyvsfed
Rookie
i think ur right nadal_freak
i would love to see nalbandian -nadal on a grass court.
i would love to see nalbandian -nadal on a grass court.
Golden Retriever
Hall of Fame
Name me someone who DOESN'T struggle against Nalbandian. However somehow he always manage to lose at the end.
ucrctennis
Rookie
Wawrinka and Le Monf
