By Chris Odde | @Thefanchild | Thursday March 13, 2025
In “Serving and Andy Roddick” podcast, Rafael Nadal Join the American open hero for a very hidden discussion. Rafa talks about an hour with Roddick and every conversation is good.
But when the conversation turns to Nadal talking about three major rivals Roger Fererer including Novak djokovicThe ears definitely face. No guarantee we have heard to speak with Chadal with nuts and titles of his tennis this way. Because when he was playing that he was always worried about quitting his many tricks.
Now that he retired and eventually, he can talk politely about what he was experiencing when he faced two sports in the best time when he once saw men’s tennis.
Look at the full piece below:
Here are some surprising snippets we have registered:
Nadal so why the Federer-Nadal was very attractive to fans than djokovic-nadal
In my opinion why the rival is about Roger was a little appealing because of fans, Novak for me. Even though I played often in Novak, and we played the same number of important sports, or more. Because with Roger I think the strategy was clear.
Nadal Tactics Federer vs Nadal
I was trying to do one thing, he was trying to make another. Somehow I tried to kill his baghand, and even myself, if I had the opportunity to play this thread, I should play myself only for two reasons: one, who succeeded. Another is because I need to move her from that side to create more space.
And he was trying to avoid that.
He was trying to play angrily. Each time I hit his power before I felt I had to go back, because it was before Him, to me, it was best for me. It was a little like a chess game. Everyone knew what would happen, everybody knew what it would be. And then when he was playing well, he hit me, when I played well and beat him up. At the beginning of my work, I smote her fluid and hardcourts was very difficult.
Nadal on why Federer of Federer was the hardest version of Federer he once faced:
Then came the time for me to beat him to the difficult two times. And then at the end of his work I think he makes a step forward. He played very aggressive and, to me, was wrong against me at the beginning of his work, playing with his background pieces, which gave me the opportunity to stay with his baghand. Then at the end of the work he started to come in and take a big risk.
For me, in terms of 2017, for a while it was the best quality of his work – to me. You feel that he is in his hands. Already in hardcourts. By clay, it was a little different. She played so much, and her ministry was very difficult to study, it was very difficult to predict.
Nadal about what you have made the issue of different djoloVic:
Against Novak was a little different. We can have a plan, but in the end it’s about ^ I need to play well. We don’t play in the same style, but it wasn’t a clear strategy as I had against Roger, where I was hurting back. Against Novak I didn’t have that feeling. The feeling that I will have to play well for a long time, and I know I should fix things.
Nadal about making djokivic had a very best ball control
I couldn’t play many times against his bagkhand, especially high balls because he took the ball immediately and puts it in a very difficult place, so sometimes I worked well, and sometimes I worked for me. Don’t give too many angles. In Novak when you can rain, if you don’t really create great damage, you were able to open more. According to control – Ball control – I think you are the best I have played, and that I’ve ever seen.
