How Can Anyone Say Rafael Nadal Is Playing The Best Tennis Of His Life This much is true Rafael Nadal won the U. S. Open, and hes playing exemplary tennis. In the present, softfield, the tennis is so good that it brought Nadal back to world No. But all the hyperbole does make one wonder. Said the New Yorker, in a tweet, deck, and caption, this Monday Rafael Nadal is playing some of the bestand calmesttennis of his career. Said Gnter Bresnik, coach of Dominic Thiem, after his pupil snapped Nadals 1. Blockbuster Movies Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 3 - Descent ' title='2010 Blockbuster Movies Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 3 - Descent ' />May I find that Rafa right now is playing the best tennis of his life, or almost. Said the official tour website, in August The Spanish superstar, who ended the 2. Said so many color commentators, idly, almost every time Rafa took the court this summer. Theyve aimed parallel praise at Federer too, throughout the season. These two men are having some of the best years of their career, on paper. They have defeated almost all the opponents who lined up across the net. But how does this hold up when you abstract away from their performance against these particular opponents, and think about raw capacity as a player Does 2. Rafa take more than a set off 2. Rafa That vague hypothetical is impossible to answer, but here are some submissions for the eye test. To heap exaggerated praise on this seasondream season though it may beis to do a disservice to the long haired, capri clad, even faster, even more yoked version of this man, maybe the most suffocatingly dominant player ever to touch a racket. Exhibit A Real wheels from 2. Exhibit B More wheels, sheesh, from 2. Exhibit C, from 2. How is it possible to hit a ball past this guy Exhibit D, from 2. One of his signature banana forehands, a rarer sight these days. Exhibit E, from what appears to be 2. The forehand is still great in 2. This stuff is unforgettable. Probably this stuff still lurks in the alleys of Rogers subconscious, brandishing knives, regardless of the 3 0 head to head Federer has managed this season. Say this instead Rafa, age 3. Dont be swept up by recency bias. Appreciate what he has done in his comeback, with significantly more mileage on his body and a very different scalp, but retain some perspective, and remember what an indefatigable, fevered, shot making beast he was in his physical prime. As for Nadal himself, he said this after his French Open win, when asked if he was playing the best tennis of his career I dont know smiling. I cannot say I cannot say not. These two weeks have been, yeah, great level of tennis, is true. But I already won two Roland Garros, too, without losing a set before this one, no I didnt lose a set. Probably I was playing good, too, no smiling I feel I was playing well since beginning of the season, but its true that in my career I have had a lot of good years. Its truehe has had a lot of good years. Above is just a cursory sample. The latest travel information, deals, guides and reviews from USA TODAY Travel. The Stinger trope as used in popular culture. Buy Adam And Dog Movie Online. A name for any postcredits scene. Its often used as a type of Easter Egg for people who stick around for the. Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl with fiance Alexis Ohanian, according to her sister, Venus Williams. Us Weekly also reported the news. A page for describing Main New 10s. The first uses of the year 2010 surged late in the 20th century as a 20 Minutes into the Future date as the year 2000. The official PlayStationStore Buy the latest PlayStation games, movies and TV shows for your PS4, PS3 and PS Vita.