Nadal's surprising confession about his physique
A physical detail that goes completely unnoticed, and which leads the tennis star to “chain disasters one after the other.”
He's one of the greatest tennis players of all time, a true icon in his sport. Roland-Garros, Australian Open, US Open, Wimbledon: he has won all 4 Grand Slam tournaments. However, although regularly in the spotlight, this physical detail has remained in the shadows.
While he has made his topspin forehand a trademark, holding his racket in his left hand like only 15% of tennis players on the pro circuit, few people know it, but Rafael Nadal is not left-handed. For everything that is not related to tennis, the Spaniard is right-handed. As part of a marketing campaign, Nike even made it a real subject; asking the tennis player to perform several daily tasks with both hands. The videos are surprising. Brushing his teeth, playing darts, writing…: with his left hand, the tennis star has had one disaster after another!
In 2012, Rafael Nadal confided in his autobiography that he had started playing tennis with both hands, hitting shots on both sides. The goal? To gain power during his early years of playing.
(Mh with AsD - Source: Linternaute - Picture: by Doha Stadium Plus Qatar/ Vinod Divakaran via Wikicommons under license Creative commons CC-BY-2.0)