The Most Underrated Part of His Game? Rafa Nadal Most Amazing Hand Skill Moments 

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It's underrated probably because he mainly plays with power and spin.

His results on other surfaces outside clay are underrated. Idiots tend to call him claydal for some reason. Yes, he is the GOAT of clay, but he is a very complete player, given his succee on all surfaces.

@@AlexFortunyLlop 5 Slams and 10 Masters on HC: *Am I a joke to you?*

@@AlexFortunyLlop yeah. RBA has 5 slams, 10 HC masters and 1 Olympic Gold on HCs.

He is better in every aspect from the guys you mentioned.

@@praveengovil3755 Never said otherwise, but those guys are praised for their fantastic shoemaking abilities, which i think are overestimated if you compare them with Nadal, Federer and Djokovic!

@@praveengovil3755: By a considerable distance.

not underrated

Come on - nadal is by all means a better play but MONFILS SLAM DUNKS THE BALL

And he has a hammer of a backhand :d

most effective serve on tour???

agree on the rest but not on "most effective serve on the court". He has improved and he's very strategic with it but it's not one of the most effective.

@@MorePara8 it's affective because it suits his game, his serve is affective because it almost always gives him that +1 shot which he hammers with his forehand

@@aarnavkembhavi2820 I didn't say it's not effective, I said it's not the most effective or one of the most effective

Dude, unstoppable on clay. That point never gets old

That's true. And even nowadays he is amazing, such as Federer and Djokovic.

@@kimimatias1096 Absolutely right.

So in other words… the most underrated part of his game?

yeah especially when hes defending. man can do any passing shot, cross court, down the line, lobs, mental haha

It’s not even a backhand, it’s a double handed forehand 😅 Nadal is right handed so he doesn’t HAVE a backhand - his backhand is the best left handed forehand on tour. (When he was a kid he used to play both wings double handed and his uncle noticed his footwork was suited for a left handed forehand so he had him try to play a one handed forehand with the left. He writes, plays golf and does everything but tennis with his right hand)

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Gawrike: Well said.

dont worry bro, no one will forget because we have you big 3 fanboys constantly drooling over this married man Nadal, Djokovic, or Federer.

I disagree I think his volleys are average but nobody can pass him off his forehand since he sets it up so well

@@deweyfilmz8169 The heck? Nadal has an extremely high % of success when he comes at the net and he has also arguably the best drop-volley of the entire tour!

@@quentinhirschfeld9382 Exactly

@@quentinhirschfeld9382 I think he has such insane percentages because he sets it up so well. Nobody can hit a half decent passing show on his forehand since it’s so high, heavy and gets them off the court. He’s missed a ton of easy volleys in grand slams that other great volleyers don’t

@@deweyfilmz8169 As well as Roger.

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Young nadal also had insane drop shots.

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He's beginning to do that more often now that he's older. He's probably the best doubles player if the top 3 because of that.

Tell me which marijuana are you smoking cause The one Who says Federer and Nadal have The same touch probably is high

@@2caiovini Federer is probably a little bit better at the net, but Nadal skill at the net is almost as good as roger

@@AngelTorres-xc5uc not even close, Roger Skills at net are an A, Nadal is a consistent C

@@2caiovini Federer has the better technical skill at volleying I guess but Nadal is crazy good reaction and hand coordination along with ability to reach the ball

Federer is a better volleyer than Nadal and Djokovic. Only old school players like Sampras or McEnroe are better volleyers than Federer.

I'd still say Roger is more natural, and a bit more instinctive at net. But Rafa is calculated, so he always picks the right moments to come forward. His hand skills are tremendous but I'd still say Roger is overall a tad better

@@tom0176devo Yeah, maybe Roger has a better touch, but i think Rafa comes to the net smarter and has better reflexes...

True, but it's rare that someone point that aspect of his game in priority when talking about him!

Yes, but people focus more on the sheer force aspect of his game

That's the point of something being underrated, no one talks about it. Very few people mention his touch and net skills, so yes they're underrated.

Nadal's BH was never a weakness. He had a great volley 2010 onwards. He had a weak serve which Djokovic exploited in 2011.

I don’t why people expected a teenager to have the same skills as a fully matured player. We’ve been trapped in this antithesis of Nadal teenager skills vs Federer matured player skills unwilling to see the natural evolution. Yes Nadal was a prodigy but that not means he was fully polished as a teenager All the commentators started and perpetuated this narrative of a hard working player vs a very talented player. But the evolution of Rafa was I repeat very natural according to his age and starting with 2008 he has established as complete player. Give me teenagers good at everything! He had a good net game even from the beginning but he has become a master in time like any normal player. Adding also a note in order to demote another false narrative “Nadal is good only on clay”. His biggest problems will remain the chronic injuries but not caused by the game of style but because of a congenital issue at his left foot discovered in 2005 Changing the shoes in order to save his left foot have created and enhanced pressure on the joints therefore his appetite for a soft surface with his joints, which is already studied and demonstrated to be clay.

I'm a fan of him, I think he's in the competition for the first best player of all time for sure BUT even if he's in the competition I have to give the title to Roger and I don't think anything can change it, not Rafa, not Djokovic.

What’s a clip volley?

@@wave1468 Volley clipped instead of slice. Like the first shot he played in the video against federer (but for a volley)

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Roger's return of serve is actually very weak. Hence poor BP conversion rate.

@@TheKakarot_itachi But he manages to get those BPs. If his return was poor, he'd not get them in first place.

@@kucingmeowcanteq7994 no use of that

@@markknopfler6902 his returns made him vulnerable against Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, Berdych. Check his return stats. As such he hits blocked/slice returns. Cannot hit drive returns.

no. it hits the top of his racket.

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