The Rafael Nadal Story - A Tennis Podcast Special

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Sports & Recreation, Sports, Wimbledon, Tennis

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2019

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Roland Garros 2019 is just a few days away. Rafael Nadal will be aiming for his 12th title in Paris. It’s mind-boggling to even contemplate. But how did we get here?

Starting from the very beginning, Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts take you through the story of Rafael Nadal’s career. With stats and anecdotes, they cover his emergence as a teenage sensation, his clay-court dominance, his hold over Roger Federer, his ability to adapt to grass and hard courts, his rivalry with Novak Djokovic, his injury trouble, and his longevity.

Along the way they try to answer some key questions. How important was Uncle Toni’s decision to encourage him to play left-handed? Is the 2008 Wimbledon final the greatest match of all time? What makes Nadal so special compared to his biggest rivals? And will he win more Grand Slams in the future?

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm John McEnore. I'm Bjorn Borg.
0:02.2	This is Martina Navratelova.
0:03.7	I'm Matt Svillander.
0:04.9	I'm Stan Ravinka.
0:06.0	I'm Lainey Njut.
0:06.8	I'm Andy Murray.
0:07.6	And you're listening to the tennis podcast.
0:20.0	Well, here we are, the tennis podcast team.
0:21.6	Myself, Captain Whittaker, David Law, Matt Roberts,
0:24.2	all in attendance on a beautiful spring day
0:28.6	with the French Open at Roland Garros 2019,
0:32.8	just a couple of weeks around the corner,
0:34.9	already knee deep in the Clay Court season.
0:37.4	Clay Court season where Raffa Londar will be hoping
0:41.2	to go for Roland Garros title number 12.
0:44.1	Of course, he won number 11,
0:46.3	Lat Onzima, as some people don't really call it anymore.
0:51.6	Roland Garros 2018, of course, he won his 11th Monte Carlo title,
0:55.9	11th Barcelona title as well.
0:58.3	He is, I think, you wouldn't get much dispute
1:03.5	about him being the King of Clay,
1:05.5	the greatest Clay Court player of all time.
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