The key to Rafael Nadal’s fabulous forehand is his extension. Nadal swings up and over the top of his head, with the racquet moving backwards and actually finishing on the same side of his body ...

As Nadal began to struggle, not with his previously troublesome knees but with a chronic foot problem that he had been able to manage throughout his career, it seemed the end was nigh late in 2021.

NEW YORK – After Rafael Nadal went from passive to aggressive and got his uppercut of a forehand going, it didn't take long for him to power into the U.S. Open final. Closing in on a third title ...

Nadal celebrates his 2008 Wimbledon win over Roger Federer (Lewis Whyld/POOL Wire) He quickly showed, though, that anyone putting him into a box marked ‘clay specialist’ was sorely mistaken.

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) May 18, 2023 Nadal never seemed to dwell on a winning point or a losing point, playing each ball on its merits and each match with the same ferocious intensity.