At the end of Wimbledon's week one, Rafael Nadal is finding the worn out patch of grass beyond the baseline a lot more to his liking. Slowly but surely, the Spaniard is getting more comfortable on the grass. What does that mean? Simple: He’s going to be a terror in week two...
He's also got the essential touch and feel at the net working, too. Watch as he carves this backhand valley purposely short to get Mikhail Kukushkin on the move and out of position before winning the point (video below):
With Nadal and Federer both playing so well at Wimbledon, what tennis fan isn't drooling over the prospects of a five-set battle between Federer and Nadal in the semis at Wimbledon? Nadal has certainly owned Federer of late in their head-to-head, but he's never owned him at Wimbledon. Federer owns Nadal indoors, Nadal owns Federer on clay, but on grass--who knows? Will it happen? Well, long way to go (Federer has Tommy Robredo in the round of 16, while Nadal will face Nick Kyrgios), but for the moment, we can drool...