US Open 2007: Rafael Nadal In No Rush To Serve

Rafael Nadal vs. David Ferrer.

Rafael Nadal taking 25 seconds between points, making sure he's dry and sans wedgie.

Hilarious because he does the same routine after every point.

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Sports

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• Nadal
• Ferrer
• US
• Open
• Tennis
• 2007
• NYC
• Capris

[lauramza]

he does it perfectly ... because 25s is allowed.

[bogdan55]

no,that's 20sec i think.

[NoWorriesNoProblem]

yeah when i play my gf in tennis its double this every time

[Sosalx]

i think its clear he has a bit of ocd , with his rituals , but still if it does not prejudice him in his daily life its all good

[RoyalGrigsby]

That's actually a quick serve for Rafa since he skipped all the extra butt-picking.

[TheAnonymousViewer]

Technically, ball bouncing is part of the service motion, and one is allowed 20 seconds between the end of the point and the beginning of the service motion. It looks like Nadal falls at 19, in this case.

[stealthpakfa]

i dont care if he takes 2 minutes to serve as long as he wins!

[Babolat3216]

Actually, that routine is a very effective way to get concentrated and to play with your opponent's mind at the same time. That's if you don't get warnings of course.

[JonicaChannel]

i think hes got a tad of ocd with his routine and the way he has to set the bottles of water straight..hes extremly consentrated.

[grafight]

He's gotten warnings a couple of times... but that just works for him. It allows him to stay focused I guess.

[ver506]

Yeah, that's not too long! Even and avid Nadal fan like myself knows that he can take his time with that serve, but this is not a good example of that.

[jerwin100]

Only 20 sec is allowed.