Nadal forehands 2004

Some forehands vs. Lleyton Hewitt from Rafael Nadal in 2004.

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[r0kep0ke]

Has anyone else noticed how strikingly similar Nadal's forehand is to Federer's in this Video?

[counterfeit25]

yeah, it's almost like federer with a western grip

[thegarbageman21]

Why do you say this? Power in tennis / golf comes from racquet acceleration not muscling the ball. Nadal has big guns but they dont help his weak serve. Skinny guys like fed / hewitt can hit just as hard.

[fierte]

@AlphaDraconis7 you seem to have severely oversimplified Nadal's game. the top spin is his advantage. but that's not all he is. His groundstrokes are amazing and he's an excellent strategist. he is also one of the world's best at baseline rally. what's frustrating for Rafa fans is even though we whimper at his topspin balls, he has an amazing flat shot which he just doesn't seem to use often enough. But he is starting again and he is also coming to the net more. So much is yet to be seen.......

[fierte]

@thegarbageman21 interestingly though, if you see him even in 2003, the forehands looked like this when he wasn't all muscle. he built muscle to compensate the wrong hand. but Nadal has one of the best groundstrokes in tennis right now. those don't come from just muscles. its also racquet head, angle and using the other players momentum. he uses the environment very well.

[Baddieko]

nadal looked to have knee problems at this age already.

[dasdaka]

@counterfeit25 nadal actually uses a semi-western grip

[esi183]

is it necessary to grunt now then rafa???

[thegarbageman21]

@dud321xyz Dude stop being a Nadal fanboy. I didn't say anything about who puts more spin. I was making a point that power in tennis isn't about who has the biggest arms. Fed as one of the biggest forehands and his arms are toothpicks.

[JiraiyaSama86]

@greezall how consistent is hewitt now? He has no big weapons. Besides that, in their match up- its really Nadal who determines whether he wins or lose. There are no easy matches against Rafa unless similar 2 his situation in Rotterdam 2009 Final, third set. Nadal is constantly improving which make him more than a match for Hewitt on hard courts now.

[ffallenaangel]

he change so much damm

[patrick7pat]

yes i did

[thegarbageman21]

@asdfuogh With the type of collision and the technology that goes into racquets it is insignificant. Beginner lightweight racquets are among the most powerful frames you can buy. Heavier frames (called players racquets) emphasize more weight and less power.