No matter how many times Rafael Nadal sent a full-power forehand flying down the line and into the corner, it always seemed that he achieved something impossible. The left arm drew back ...

Rafael Nadal once famously said that for him ... He is the only one who attacked Rafa’s forehand." Nadal and Djokovic played many matches against each other, with the number being 60 official ...

Australian Open saw Rafael Nadal, then an unseeded teenager, take on local favorite Lleyton Hewitt in the fourth round. Hewitt was a highly accomplished player at the time, seeded No.

Rafael Nadal brought the curtain down on one of the ... Van de Zandschulp, on his opponent's serve, timed a flashing cross-court forehand beautifully and Nadal could barely get a racket on it.

Rafael Nadal plunges his face into his strings as a would-be forehand winner drifts agonisingly long. An ambitiously attacking backhand is wide - the bell is tolling... A mis-hit return from Botic ...

Rafael Nadal claimed his first Australian Open title in 2009 over Roger Federer. The 22-year-old Spaniard conquered his first ...

Nadal enjoyed being relatively anonymous in Auckland, entering the tournament with five other Spaniards. Players stayed at ...

Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes ... left but not quite able to get into proper position and putting a forehand into the net — he walked to the net for a quick hug with ...

Netherlands (Botic van de Zandschulp) 2-3 Spain (Rafael Nadal)* Nadal clips a lovely forehand down the line and Van de Zandschlup nets. He roars "VAMOS!" and his adoring public respond in kind.

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Rafael Nadal brought the curtain down on one of the ... A Hail Mary thunderbolt of a forehand into the corner and you could hear the collective 'vamos' from the crowd! Deuce.