Those who are huge admirers of Tennis, will run short of adjectives describing Rafael Nadal’s Banana shot, one of the major weapon the game of Tennis has seen.
Nadal’s game is more of physical and he brings sheer agility and athleticism on a Tennis court. His greatest asset is his foot speed and anticipation skills. Nadal most often pull the Banana shot when the opponent is approaching net, but there are instances where the Spaniard has pulled it out from the baseline leaving the opponent speechless. When players approach the net to finish off the point Nadal pulls out the Banana shot and the accuracy in the shot is absolutely impeccable. It leaves the opponent in confusing state as the ball is going out, but it curves in at the last moment which is just remarkable.
Over the years Nadal has pulled of the Banana shot quite a lot of times. No one can forget the Banana shot he pulled out against Verdasco in the Australian Open semi-finals and in the Davis cup finals against Del Potro. The quite remarkable thing with that shot is, Nadal generates much pace on the run and makes a passing winner which is never easy to execute.
Here is the compilation of top 10 Banana shots hit by Nadal. Enjoy.