Rafael Nadal

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga put it best when he said the key to winning a match is being “really, really strong in the head.”

Now, this doesn’t mean that you should return serves with your skull, or replace the forehand with your forehead. What he means is that, when you get to a certain skill…

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http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/nadal-french-open-trophy_3.jpgThere have been many great rivalries throughout history: Lakers vs Celtics, Ali vs. Frazier, Charlie Sheen vs. Sanity, Ben Stiller vs. Typecasting.

But these rivalries all pale in comparison to the slug-fest between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer that took place on Sunday, as Nadal won his sixth French Open…

 

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French Open Duralast Derby!

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After doing some research, I found out that Raffa not only plays with this particular brand, he’s so confident in the feel and performance, he’s signed a whopping 10 year contract with them!

So I figured, why not go with what the champion of that clay surface uses to defeat some of the best players in the world and has vowed never to switch from for the next decade. Sound good to you? I thought so…wink

That’s right, when you win, you’ll be able to string your racket with the same exact stuff that Raphael “Raffa” Nadal uses for every heart-stopping performance – Babolat “Tour Duralast!”

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World #1, Rafael “Raffa” Nadal, chosen to represent Spain!

World #1, Rafael “Raffa” Nadal, was chosen on Friday to join his friends on the Spanish national team where they’ll face Serbia in the opening round of the 2009 Davis Cup (March 6th – March 8th).

Nadal was forced to pull out of another tournament, the Dubai Tennis Championships, in order to be well-healed from his nagging right knee injury in time for these international games.

If the fans get what they want, they’ll be in store for a world of a match, due to the fact that…

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