Nadal's signature shot

[clayqueen]

 

[Zardoz7/12]

I love that Nadal forehand vs Kukushkin at Wimbledon 2014, running backwards fearhand

 

[Sysyphus]

Ned devotee, this thread (not quoted) reminded me of your previous thread about NOLE.

In light of that, I would have to say that the slam dunk is Rafa's signature shot.

 

[Tenacity]

Ned devotee, this thread (not quoted) reminded me of your previous thread about NOLE.

In light of that, I would have to say that the slam dunk is Rafa's signature shot.

Sysyphus, Rafa was injured in this specific gif, and of course match, therefore he couldn't bring it all out. Please stop lying to other TTW members.

 

[Frank Bannister]

Ombellible

Spoiler

 

[clayqueen]

Ned devotee, this thread (not quoted) reminded me of your previous thread about NOLE.

In light of that, I would have to say that the slam dunk is Rafa's signature shot.

 

[MichaelNadal]

My favorite Nadal "shot" is actually his spinning slice backhand return and defensive shot. When he wins points after using it to stay in a rally it's epic af

 

[King No1e]

Ned devotee, this thread (not quoted) reminded me of your previous thread about NOLE.

In light of that, I would have to say that the slam dunk is Rafa's signature shot.

Ombillibable athleticism, ¿no?

 

[The Blond Blur]

The only time I like bananas

 

[zuluzazu]

Sysyphus, Rafa was injured in this specific gif, and of course match, therefore he couldn't bring it all out. Please stop lying to other TTW members.

cheating

 

[King No1e]

My favorite Nadal "shot" is actually his spinning slice backhand return and defensive shot. When he wins points after using it to stay in a rally it's epic af

That's a badass picture right there. Skillful defending.

 

[Cup8489]

No GIF of a buttpick? Weak era on this board.

 

[helterskelter]

Sysyphus, Rafa was injured in this specific gif, and of course match, therefore he couldn't bring it all out. Please stop lying to other TTW members.

Hello captain obvious!

 

[Robert Baratheon]

Ofcourse it's a Lehunterpro video.
As soon as that first tune kicked in I knew.
They are the best.

 

[MichaelNadal]

That's a badass picture right there. Skillful defending.

Yeah it's nuts to me that he still uses that both as a return and in rallies, and spins completely around with his back to the ball and usually has to run to the FH side of the court afterward. To me, that's the one thing he does that I always pop for the way I did when I first saw it bc it's not easy!

 

[Third Serve]

Ofcourse it's a Lehunterpro video.
As soon as that first tune kicked in I knew.
They are the best.

Guy puts amazing effort into his videos.

 

[King No1e]

Yeah it's nuts to me that he still uses that both as a return and in rallies, and spins completely around with his back to the ball and usually has to run to the FH side of the court afterward. To me, that's the one thing he does that I always pop for the way I did when I first saw it bc it's not easy!

Murray does it really well, too. Phenomenal athletes, both of them.

 

[Steffi-forever]

 

[Bender]

@vive le beau jeu !

 

[Bender]

My favorite Nadal "shot" is actually his spinning slice backhand return and defensive shot. When he wins points after using it to stay in a rally it's epic af

That's a badass picture right there. Skillful defending.

Yeah it's nuts to me that he still uses that both as a return and in rallies, and spins completely around with his back to the ball and usually has to run to the FH side of the court afterward. To me, that's the one thing he does that I always pop for the way I did when I first saw it bc it's not easy!

Murray does it really well, too. Phenomenal athletes, both of them.

Really? It's literally one of the easiest ones to do because when you have to reach further out than your normal reach on your non-dominant side, the only way to extend it is to pivot on your outer leg and turn backwards because the shoulder width + that first step gives you like 3-6 ft extra reach. Some people don't do it because while you gain ground you lose a split second of recovery time because you need to turn 90-180 one more time to run / prepare for the next shot.

 

[Backspin1183]

This is freaking awesome! Because it came off Stan's big backhand cross court shot which would have been a winner or forced error against anyone else. Nadal not only gets to the ball but hits a ripping banana out of it!