The only short tugging I saw came when Nadal was setting up to return, not serve. So ... So, Toni gave Rafa the rituals to slow him down, and now you could say that it’s gone too far, but ...

Tennis fans tuning into Rafael Nadal's latest match at SW19 were left ... How did I not notice until now Nadal’s OCD-ish pre-serve ritual with the shirt collar pull, hair and headband tweak ...

The routine ahead of a serve follows a pattern that ... She posted the clip on TikTok and wrote: 'Rafael Nadal at the Roland Garros — & famous ritual before every single point.' ...

Rafael Nadal is undoubtedly one of the most ... highs and lows that has spanned more than two decades, Nadal has developed a drawn-out ritual that he insists on completing before and during ...

The sun beats down on the blood-orange court at Philippe-Chatrie, as 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal steps up to the line for a serve. He sweeps the baseline ... but superstitious rituals ...

All those rituals. Assembling your water ... him why he pulls out his underwear before his serve. In reply to that hilarious question, Rafael Nadal said, “Uf! This is coming from a long time ...

The Spaniard’s unique serving ritual and his fixation on the placement ... In hopes of renewed success, Paire trained at Rafael Nadal’s academy in Mallorca at the tail end of 2022.

When Rafael Nadal retires ... been a key element of Nadal's game. To block out distractions — from the crowd, from his opponent, from his own head — he created rituals that he performs every ...

"Rafa has got his ritual that takes 30 seconds every time ... The American went on to reference Nadal's famous serving routine, in which before each serve, the Spaniard places his hair behind ...

Nadal already ... time French Open winner Rafa Nadal to make his way onto Court Philippe-Chatrier. He is met by a huge ovation and goes through all of his pre-match rituals as his opponent ...

Rafa Nadal, one of the icons of men's tennis with 22 Grand Slam trophies, is hanging up his racket after more than two decades in the upper echelons of the sport. Among the sport's greatest ...