Rafael Nadal and La Decima: Not just a dream anymore

On 16th March 2016, in Indian Wells Alexander Zverev had a match point against Rafael Nadal in the third set. An erroneous volley from the German ensured that he lost his chance at converting it, allowing the Spaniard to reach the quarter-finals and start his story of a consistent comeback.

From there, it’s been a different Nadal, who beat a top-10 player like Kei Nishikori in the quarter-final in California, and who had a set point against Djokovic. The Rafael Nadal 2.0 version started from Indian Wells, where we saw him playing aggressively. He continued his aggressive style in Monte Carlo, and in his semi-final against Andy Murray he came to the net 28 times, winning 18 points. Despite the difference between his past and present, Nadal’s past is behind him in every way. “Nadal of 2016 will not be like 2008, I am what I am today,”  had said the Spaniard, a few days ago. But his past is very …

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