kevaninho
Hall of Fame
Ok I admit to being a Nadal fan. I also love watching Federer, Djokovic and most other tennis matches.
But looking at Nadals current form, between Wimbledon and now HC , I personally feel his shot making and accuracy are better than they've ever been.
Theres a time when this guy used his physical attributes to dig him out of matches, and it was a massive weapon he had. But these attributes have declined a lot in recent years, and I thought he would've been done winning big titles the way he came back in 2015, playing poorly and looking like he was old and stiff on the courts.
The big thing for me, and it was noticed a lot in Wimbledon, was how much better his ground strokes, off of both sides, are nowadays. His backhand especially is a major attacking weapon. He wasn't even this good in 2017 IMO.
I would honestly go as far as to say his game is the best its ever been right now. He had to make up for the physical decline with his shotmaking, and he has managed to save his career and be the world #1 for the best part of the last 2 years. Its truly something I never thought would happen.
Anyone else have a similar view?
PS im not saying he would beat 2008 Nadal on every surface, but I do believe his shotmaking and general aggressive play now, are a lot better than they were.
But looking at Nadals current form, between Wimbledon and now HC , I personally feel his shot making and accuracy are better than they've ever been.
Theres a time when this guy used his physical attributes to dig him out of matches, and it was a massive weapon he had. But these attributes have declined a lot in recent years, and I thought he would've been done winning big titles the way he came back in 2015, playing poorly and looking like he was old and stiff on the courts.
The big thing for me, and it was noticed a lot in Wimbledon, was how much better his ground strokes, off of both sides, are nowadays. His backhand especially is a major attacking weapon. He wasn't even this good in 2017 IMO.
I would honestly go as far as to say his game is the best its ever been right now. He had to make up for the physical decline with his shotmaking, and he has managed to save his career and be the world #1 for the best part of the last 2 years. Its truly something I never thought would happen.
Anyone else have a similar view?
PS im not saying he would beat 2008 Nadal on every surface, but I do believe his shotmaking and general aggressive play now, are a lot better than they were.