fedhingis515
Semi-Pro
Many people regard Justine Henin as the female Federer, just wondering if there are any female players that are considered the female version of Nadal.
Female version of Nadal?
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dlk
Hall of Fame
Hey, that's a decent match.
djokovicgonzalez2010
G.O.A.T.
Azerenka. The death rattle grunt 
yemenmocha
Professional
Can anyone photoshop an image of a female Nadal?
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
I'm more interested in when a female Karlovic or Isner will come along. That would really be interesting. :neutral:
malakas
Banned
really?I thought you would say a female Stepanek..? Wouldn't that be interesting for you guys?
Pink_Shirt
Rookie
really?I thought you would say a female Stepanek..? Wouldn't that be interesting for you guys?
lol, she would definitely be a looker.
Leelord337
Hall of Fame
ironically she uses the same racquet as nadal (not sure if its the actual apd paintjob rafa uses though)
namelessone
Legend
Wozniacki or Jankovic.
Leelord337
Hall of Fame
the one who looks like him the most is francesca schiavone, plus she hits a lot of topspin for a female player
ha, here's a vid of shiavone vs henin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2IF_Z_LKaE
ha, here's a vid of shiavone vs henin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2IF_Z_LKaE
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GasquetGOAT
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wouldnt that be Davenport?
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really?I thought you would say a female Stepanek..? Wouldn't that be interesting for you guys?
wouldnt that be carla suarez navarro?
King_roger
Semi-Pro
Francesca Schiavone for sure...
reversef
Hall of Fame
Right now, there is no female version of Rafa. Not at the top at least. In the past, Gabriela Sabatini for the heavy, aggressive topspin and the physical impact, Conchita Martinez for the topspin and the wearing effect, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario for the fighting spirit and the will. A mix of those 3.
viduka0101
Hall of Fame
Vyse
Semi-Pro
And they use the same racket (or close to it anyway)
P_Agony
Banned
Bingo, she's also one of the tougher mentally female players in the WTA.
Yep, I was just about to say Patty Schnyder. Though without that last justification.
She's a lefty, plays a heavy topspin forehand and a flat backhand, is good on clay. She's not as good as Nadal, though, and she relies on being crafty and mixing up spins a lot more than Nadal does.
boredone3456
G.O.A.T.
In terms of dirt balling and topspin, the closest, and these are not even that close, that I can think of would be maybe Schiavone or Medina Garrigues. Wozniacki and Jankovic are possible to, but no women has the whole package or close to it. Justine sort of does in comparison to Fed, but there is really no true Female Nadal.
boredone3456
G.O.A.T.
Historically she is definitely the closest to a female Nadal. Her Forehand and her return are slightly below par in terms of equivalency but she is way closer to being a female Nadal then any of the women on the tour today
flyinghippos101
Legend
Wozzy is pure pusher guys, she's best related to Murray. Nadal can atleast go in offensively when he needs to.
Warriorroger
Hall of Fame
Gabriela Sabatini.
thalivest
Banned
Probably since it doesnt make much sense to call a women who has tied Venus and Serena's WR service speed record (well the press record as Schultz really has the record), who is one of the best doubles players in the World, who comes to net alot, who hits low hard inconsistent shots from the baseline, and who is known as a bit of a mental flake and not that good a mover along the baseline, as the female Nadal.
Mick
Legend
serena doesn't play defensively though.
she's more like federer with her ability to hit winners at will.
someone at espn2 said serena williams served even faster than nadal
crackbillionair
Rookie
Jankovic...LOL.
darthpwner
Banned
I think im the 1st to say patty schnyder
flyinghippos101
Legend
serena doesn't play defensively though.
she's more like federer with her ability to hit winners at will.
someone at espn2 said serena williams served even faster than nadal
Faster than Nadal? Was that guy smoking crack? Nadal's serve isn't that big of a liability. She can maybe serve a better 2nd serve than someone like Murray but not even close to Nadal
Mick
Legend
yep in one of the telecasts, i forgot who said it but one of the commentators did say serena's serving speeds were higher than nadal's
Mick
Legend
wow. it looks like prior to 2008, on a good day, serena could serve faster than nadal.
their average first serve speeds were about the same.
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Nadal's average first-serve speed at Wimbledon
Year Mph
2008 115
2007 105
2006 104
2005 104
2003 99
--Did not play in 2004 (ankle)
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon08/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=3472238
serena williams (2009 US open match against kim cljisters)
avg 1st serve = 106 mph
fastest serve = 119 mph
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/stats/day19/2602ms.html
their average first serve speeds were about the same.
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Nadal's average first-serve speed at Wimbledon
Year Mph
2008 115
2007 105
2006 104
2005 104
2003 99
--Did not play in 2004 (ankle)
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon08/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=3472238
serena williams (2009 US open match against kim cljisters)
avg 1st serve = 106 mph
fastest serve = 119 mph
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/stats/day19/2602ms.html
fedhingis515
Semi-Pro
Wow, that's pretty interesting.
Kunohara
Professional
I used to think Clijsters played a lot like nadal, in the sense that she'd run every ball and get them back into the court, even if she had to do half a split to get one back in.
And she was quite good at going from defense to offense, like Nadal.
Of course, there are difference sin their game, but I thought that was something they shared.
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And she was quite good at going from defense to offense, like Nadal.
Of course, there are difference sin their game, but I thought that was something they shared.
My 0,02$
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