rome masters tennis

The King of Clay!

Rafael  Nadal is maybe the greatest clay court player of all time. In his first clay court tournament of the year in Monte Carlo he lost a total of 14 games and won the event for his 6th straight year. He is now tied with Andre Agassi for the most Master Series tournament wins with 16 and he will probably surpass Agassi next week when the men’s field heads to the Rome Masters.

What makes Nadal so great on clay?

-tenacity

-how he wears his opponents down

-never gives up

-grew up playing on clay

-his speed (lets him run down more balls)

-clay courts play slower, which allows time for his big looping groundstrokes

We will all have to wait and see how he finishes the clay court season. I believe Nadal will finish strong and win this years French Open.