Rafael Nadal quizzed on 'secret things' in US Open bag as Martina Navratilova marvels
Rafael Nadal has been asked about his 'huge' tennis bags during his US Open clash with Frances Tiafoe. Retired pros Martina Navratilova and Jim Courier remarked on how much the second seed seemed to have with him on his bench in the second set of their fourth-round match, as the record 167-time title winner claimed that Nadal must have had 'secrets'. stuff" while admiring the Spaniard, his intense preparation and attention to detail.
Nadal sat down for the change at 5-4 in the second set of their round of 16 match, rummaging through his racquet bag for something. This prompted Navratilova and Courier to raise the size of her bag, as they speculated on what was inside.
"Nadal has so many tricks up his sleeve, look at everything he has in his bag, he pulls it all out," the American said on Amazon Prime Video. Navratilova raved about the second seed for making sure he had everything he could possibly need during the game, joking, "I bet he's got some stuff no one else has. .
"Because it has huge bags and it can't just be double and triple, there must be some very secret stuff in there." And Courier agreed with the 18-time Grand Slam champion, as he also praised Nadal for his ability to stay prepared.
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"Pretty cool stuff in there," the former world No. 1 said. "Lots of gear, lots of bracelets, lots of shoes, shorts and socks and all that. He's ready for anything. Such a prepared player."
And it turns out that everything Nadal was looking for in his huge personalized Babolat bag worked. The former four-time New York champion hadn't set up a break point chance in the entire game and suddenly surged in the next game after the substitution, setting up two set points on Tiafoe's serve and breaking for the first time to equalize to a whole set.
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Rafael Nadal has been asked about his 'huge' tennis bags during his US Open clash with Frances Tiafoe. Retired pros Martina Navratilova and Jim Courier remarked on how much the second seed seemed to have with him on his bench in the second set of their fourth-round match, as the record 167-time title winner claimed that Nadal must have had 'secrets'. stuff" while admiring the Spaniard, his intense preparation and attention to detail.
Nadal sat down for the change at 5-4 in the second set of their round of 16 match, rummaging through his racquet bag for something. This prompted Navratilova and Courier to raise the size of her bag, as they speculated on what was inside.
"Nadal has so many tricks up his sleeve, look at everything he has in his bag, he pulls it all out," the American said on Amazon Prime Video. Navratilova raved about the second seed for making sure he had everything he could possibly need during the game, joking, "I bet he's got some stuff no one else has. .
"Because it has huge bags and it can't just be double and triple, there must be some very secret stuff in there." And Courier agreed with the 18-time Grand Slam champion, as he also praised Nadal for his ability to stay prepared.
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"Pretty cool stuff in there," the former world No. 1 said. "Lots of gear, lots of bracelets, lots of shoes, shorts and socks and all that. He's ready for anything. Such a prepared player."
And it turns out that everything Nadal was looking for in his huge personalized Babolat bag worked. The former four-time New York champion hadn't set up a break point chance in the entire game and suddenly surged in the next game after the substitution, setting up two set points on Tiafoe's serve and breaking for the first time to equalize to a whole set.
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