What do you think are the improvements nadal should do to his game to make him play much better on hardcourts?

Question

What do you think are the improvements nadal should do to his game to make him play much better on hardcourts?

Answer 1

I think he needs to flatten his ground-strokes more so the ball doesn't jump high. Players the take the ball early have great success against nadal on hard courts because his ball sits up. If he can flatten it then he would have a better chance of winning against players that hit early and flat. He could also improve his serve. He needs to get some aces so that he doesn't have to move so much because his knees are bad on hard courts.

Answer 2

Definitely his serve, although his serves have improved tremendously. He still struggles with it. It's a powerful weapon to have when the push comes to shove, like Federer, Djokovic, Roddick. Agassi never was a big server like Sampras. Some are just not big servers, but Rafa's serve in time will get there.

Answer 3

Let his knees heal more. Don't move side to side as abruptly.