Roger Federer gave his take on Nadal’s improvement on faster courts. Rafael Nadal of Spain, currently ranked number one in the world, holds a 22-10 head to head series lead over the Swiss star.
“I think he definitely starts to play naturally better, on the quicker courts,” Federer said.
“There was no way around that because usually 70 percent of the tour you play is on hard court. So he just had to get used to that more. How old was he when I played him first, 18? That is still young. The improvement you’re going to make from 18 to 22 is always going to be an extreme one, especially in his situation, because he’s a quick learner. He’s a great player. Everybody played to his weakness. Everybody played the backhand, like everybody played at my backhand at first. That becomes more consistent. Then they go harder to your forehand. Then you improve that. Eventually you become that well-molded player he is today. I think he improved lots.”
