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Scud
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Some people already said it. Let me
try to summarize what I believe is
the wisest way to descibe Nadal as
a grass court player:
* his great topspin is not that effective on
grass.
* his defensive skills, where he stands so far behind the baseline (including when he hits return
of serve), is not that effective om grass.
* his twisted serve is not that effective on grass (he does not have a very good flat serve).
Some people want to compare him to Hewitt. They
say: if Hewitt can play on grass, the Nadal should
be able to do it. Its not really true. Hewitt is a good
example of the modern contrapunching grass court player.
He can take the ball very early and re-direct it (nadal can
not handle the speed that well). Nadals defensive skills is
more based on the fact that he stands far behind the baseline
(which is not possible on grass). Hewitt can react very, very
fast. Even faster than Nadal. Thats why he can handle the
grass better. Also:he hits the ball flat while Nadal hits the
ball with heavy spin. Hewitt then, I would argue, is a little
bit more of a natural grass court player, just as Nadal is a
far more natural clay courter than Hewitt.
Nadal is capable of becoming a very good grass court player
I think. But I doubt he will become one of the top 10 best
grass court players in the world.
try to summarize what I believe is
the wisest way to descibe Nadal as
a grass court player:
* his great topspin is not that effective on
grass.
* his defensive skills, where he stands so far behind the baseline (including when he hits return
of serve), is not that effective om grass.
* his twisted serve is not that effective on grass (he does not have a very good flat serve).
Some people want to compare him to Hewitt. They
say: if Hewitt can play on grass, the Nadal should
be able to do it. Its not really true. Hewitt is a good
example of the modern contrapunching grass court player.
He can take the ball very early and re-direct it (nadal can
not handle the speed that well). Nadals defensive skills is
more based on the fact that he stands far behind the baseline
(which is not possible on grass). Hewitt can react very, very
fast. Even faster than Nadal. Thats why he can handle the
grass better. Also:he hits the ball flat while Nadal hits the
ball with heavy spin. Hewitt then, I would argue, is a little
bit more of a natural grass court player, just as Nadal is a
far more natural clay courter than Hewitt.
Nadal is capable of becoming a very good grass court player
I think. But I doubt he will become one of the top 10 best
grass court players in the world.