How about 'Rafael Nadal is the Leonardo da Vinci of tennis'?
'Rafael Nadal Is the Leonardo da Vinci of Tennis'
It’s usually Roger Federer who gets compared to intellectual heroes, but a remark by John McEnroe rightly appreciated that Nadal's best, most underrated weapon is his brain.
ASHLEY FETTERSSEP 5 2013, 12:20 PM ET
AP / Charles Krupa
Last night in New York, a former U.S. Open tennis champion dismantled an opponent 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of this year’s event. It was yet another display of the player’s unparalleled dominance, and as the victor celebrated, TV commentator and retired tennis legend John McEnroe remarked, “What we’re seeing here, this guy is the Leonardo da Vinci—the Albert Einstein—of tennis.”