Having dominated the hard court pre-US
Open matches, Rafael Nadal on Monday defeated American Ryan
Harrison in the first round
6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
Nadal was playing in his first US Open
since 2011 when he lost to Novak
Djokovic in the final.
His bad knees ensured the Spaniard
who
won at Flushing Meadows in 2010
was alway
not on top of his game at the last
Grand Slam
of the year.
The first round loss in Wimbledon
has turned
out to be a blessing as the French
Open
champion seems to be playing some of his
best tennis on the hard courts so far.
In his first round match, Nadal produced an
awesome forehand winner that was hit
across the court as he charged from one
end of the court to the other to not just get
to the ball but also slice it back with an
awesome running passing shot.
Fans speak:
Theo Jackson, 30, a tennis fan said, " I'm a Roger Federer fan, but when I see a good
shot I acknowledge it and Nadal played a fantastic shot."
Payal Rawat, 19, a student said, "Rafa nailed it with the shot. I have watched the video
atleast 20 times."
The shot on YouTube has more than 2 million views as fans and experts went on to brand
it as the shot of the tournament.
Here's the video of the shot:
Open matches, Rafael Nadal on Monday defeated American Ryan
Harrison in the first round
6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
Nadal was playing in his first US Open
since 2011 when he lost to Novak
Djokovic in the final.
His bad knees ensured the Spaniard
who
won at Flushing Meadows in 2010
was alway
not on top of his game at the last
Grand Slam
of the year.
The first round loss in Wimbledon
has turned
out to be a blessing as the French
Open
champion seems to be playing some of his
best tennis on the hard courts so far.
In his first round match, Nadal produced an
awesome forehand winner that was hit
across the court as he charged from one
end of the court to the other to not just get
to the ball but also slice it back with an
awesome running passing shot.
Fans speak:
Theo Jackson, 30, a tennis fan said, " I'm a Roger Federer fan, but when I see a good
shot I acknowledge it and Nadal played a fantastic shot."
Payal Rawat, 19, a student said, "Rafa nailed it with the shot. I have watched the video
atleast 20 times."
The shot on YouTube has more than 2 million views as fans and experts went on to brand
it as the shot of the tournament.
Here's the video of the shot:
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