Top three reasons why Rafael Nadal will stay at the number one spot
The Spanish tennis star, Rafael Nadal is the new king of tennis without any question.
With the media all over the world going crazy over Rafael Nadal’s recent United States Open victory and his completion of the career Grand Slam, there is another record that Rafa may surpass a few seasons down the road. That is the Pete Sampras’ record of
weeks as the number one tennis player on the tour.
In all likelihood, Rafael will be the world number one for a long time. So, is there any logic to say that Rafael will remain at number one position for that long? Few of the reasons are listed below.
1. Nadal is more dominant on his darling surface, clay courts, than others.
Rafael already enjoys the record of the lengthiest winning streak on any court, eighty one straight match victories on clay. The Spaniard is a virtual lock to succeed in any championship contested on the red stuff.
Moreover, clay is a court that irritates many others on the tour, who have not played a lot of matches there. To some, it is like an alien world while, others avoid it completely. Those who are strong contenders elsewhere are considered ineffective on the
clay court.
There are a many experts who thrive on the court, and they brush aside clay surface amateurs like a couple of flies. Furthermore, clay court is also the best place for those who wish to test their supremacy and mastery in the game of tennis.
At the moment, the world number one tennis ace on the tour, Rafael Nadal without any measure of speculations is the king of clay and far ahead than others. Rafael has captured the French Open title on a total of two occasions without even missing a single
set and several odds makers have offered bets over the recent past not on whether or not Rafael will capture the next clay court French Open title, however on whether he will triumph in next several on consecutive basis, or on if the Spaniard will lose less
than twenty total games in triumphing seven five set clashes.
2. Rafael is also becoming dominant on other surfaces
He has captured a total of two grass court Grand Slam tournaments so far in his career and has also joked with the reporters saying that he is a “grass court expert now.” Rafa has enjoyed a considerable success on the grass court as a junior player as well.
The twenty four year old Spaniard has mentioned on a couple of occasions that the grass like clay helps his superior movement which is second to none as far as the men’s side is concerned. His devilish serve has allowed him to win a tour best 90% of his
service games.
3. Rafael's recent record on the hard surface makes him a major threat there as well
In the past, Rafael’s rivals could breathe a sigh of relief after the clay court French Open and the grass court Grand Slam tournament. On the hard surface, they wouldn't have to fight with Rafa and could register some good results, as the current world
number one Rafael could mostly hope for was a semifinal spot, and was often kicked out even before. This season however Rafael won the hardest of them all on hard surfaces, the United States Open tennis tournament in New York.
The Spaniard won the championship in a historic manner. His heavy serve won him a couple of free points and Rafa was broken on serve the minimum number of occasions ever at the Flushing Meadows in capturing the crown.
Moreover, it was not only his strong serve; in fact the crazy backhand slice of the Spaniard also won him even more points against his opponent on the court.
After grabbing major victories on all sorts of surfaces, there is certainly no reason why Nadal can’t remain at the top ranked position for long. Considering his recent form and overall quality of the game, there is no doubt about the fact that the Spaniard
tennis ace, Rafael Nadal is here to stay at the number one spot for a long period of time provided that he stay fit and healthy on the tour.
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