Nadal vs Hewitt...who returns better?
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clayman2000
Hall of Fame
Nadal had moments of absolute wizardry against Karlovic.
That being said, he is not one of the top 3 returners in the game today
That being said, he is not one of the top 3 returners in the game today
Bud
Bionic Poster
You're incorrect. Check the stats prior to making such a claim.
This is for 2010... in 2009 his return stats were virtually identical to these.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/MatchFacts.aspx
He's currently #1 for both
% POINTS WON RETURNING 1ST SERVE and
% TOTAL RETURN GAMES WON
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Tennis_Monk
Hall of Fame
I dont know. Both of them are yet to return my pen they took when i asked for Autograph. They went on signing others and never bothered to return.
Hewitt just has problems with fed and karlovic, he handles everyone else. Nadal hasnt really played a great serve and volleyier on fast courts like hewitt has. So gotta go with hewitt for being proven.
Nadals shots at the yec were also sitting up and it looked pretty quick there.
Nadals shots at the yec were also sitting up and it looked pretty quick there.
djokovicgonzalez2010
G.O.A.T.
the doctor is the greatest talentless giant ever.us sampras was genuinely good
akv89
Hall of Fame
Those stats don't reflect the difference between return of serve and the return game. It would be like looking at hold percentages to determine the quality of a player's serve. In addition, it would have been better if you provided the 2009 stats since we have a limited sample size for this year.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Better than CURRENT Hewitt? Is this a joke? :shock:
clayman2000
Hall of Fame
velkov
Rookie
downdaline
Professional
Depends what you're looking for in a return i guess.
Both are pretty consistent returners - of course Hewitt's getting a little older so he's definitely not as fast on his feet as he used to be.
Nadal puts a lot more work on the ball, his returns are heavy topspin loopers that can be blatant winners or force an error. Hewitt puts less work on the ball, his returns are flat sinkers that are a little lower and can be difficult to handle.
Both are pretty consistent returners - of course Hewitt's getting a little older so he's definitely not as fast on his feet as he used to be.
Nadal puts a lot more work on the ball, his returns are heavy topspin loopers that can be blatant winners or force an error. Hewitt puts less work on the ball, his returns are flat sinkers that are a little lower and can be difficult to handle.
D
decades
Guest
you didn't see the match last night did you?
Bud
Bionic Poster
edberg505
Legend
QFT!!! I saw some of that match this morning (even though I despise both of their playing styles) and Nadal was watching aces whiz past him all night long. Not to mention the un-returnables.
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