Rafael Nadal slams a fore hand winner loping and curling down the line at the French Open. The sheer force of his play is obvious from his physique. He may have the grace and balance of a great sportsman but his sheer muscle strength sets him out. Beyond timing and speed there is the anvil might of his body that he throws into his baseline game. The long curved back lift and sweeping follow through drive the ball not just at speed but also with spin so it fizzes through the air in a deceptive curve and spits off the slow red lay of Roland Garros. Like Maria Sharapova, he is a sportsman that the camera loves, each game leaving not just memorable shots in the midn of the people lucky enough to see him live, but also memorably caught on digital imagery. On his website www.rafaelnadal.com it says that every shot has a bit of him in it and it is easy enough to believe that such psychology has an element of truth to it. Although, like gthe web site, it is still a bit work in progress. Check the latest odds on him here. He looks a good bet for Wimbledon.
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