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Apr 11, 2018

Challenger Vault: Rafael Nadal

In this edition of the Challenger Vault, Rafael Nadal reflects on the impact the ATP Challenger Tour had on his career.

Apr 10, 2018

Top 10 Celebrations

ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot looks back at some of the best celebations in tennis. Photo Credit: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images.

Apr 08, 2018

Rafa Races Past Zverev, Spain Wins Epic

SPAIN 3, GERMANY 2 Venue: Plaza de Toros de Valencia, Valencia, ESP (clay- outdoor) World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer both scored wins on Sunday to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Germany, and book Spain’s place in the Davis Cup World Group semi-finals. To begin play on Sunday, Nadal forced a decisive fifth rubber by impressively defeating Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in a battle between two players inside the Top 5 of the ATP Rankings. The Spaniard levelled the Davis Cup quarter-final tie against Germany at 2-2 after two hours and 16 minutes, breaking the 20-year-old on six occasions en route to his second three-set win in three days. Speaking on court after the crucial win, Nadal...

Apr 06, 2018

Nadal Draws Spain Level On Comeback

SPAIN 1, GERMANY 1 Venue: Plaza de Toros de Valencia, Valencia, ESP (clay- outdoor) World No. 1 Rafael Nadal returned to action for the first time since the Australian Open on Friday, beating Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in Valencia. The Spaniard hit 28 forehand winners throughout the two-hour, 33-minute clash at the bullring venue to score his 23rd consecutive Davis Cup singles victory and level the tie at 1-1. “It's positive of course, winning in straight sets,” Nadal told DavisCup.com. “It was a solid match. I feel comfortable back on the clay. ”It's always special to play at home at a bullring stadium, it's very unique. It's a great feeling to be back, coming back from injuries is...

Apr 04, 2018

Nadal Does This One Thing So Much Better On Clay

Rafael Nadal is essentially the same server on clay courts and hard courts. It’s the returning side of the game on clay where beast mode kicks in for the Spaniard. An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of Nadal identifies that his serve metrics remarkably stay similar when he switches surfaces, from hard to clay. Our impression is that everything dramatically improves on clay, but that’s simply not the case. Nadal Serving The following serve metrics show just how close his career serve numbers are between hard and clay. Nadal's Career Serve Metrics: Hard Court vs Clay Court Serving Career Hard-Court Win Percentage & Ranking Career Clay-Court Win Percentage & Ranking Service Games Won 85.48% (18th) 84.53% (6th) 1st Serve...