Nadal won an unprecedented 10th French Open in June and has now taken the U.S. Open. 1.”Hiring Moya was a major move by Nadal, whom Toni Nadal has coached since age 3. Rafael Nadal’s 16 Grand Slam singles titles rank second behind Federer’s 19, and though he has been most prolific on clay, he has now won six major singles titles on other surfaces. He has won three U.S. Open titles and an Australian Open title on hard courts and two Wimbledon titles on grass. Toni Nadal sounds happy, too, but he also recognizes that his nephew had an uncommonly smooth path to this particular Grand Slam title.

Source: New York Times September 10, 2017 22:54 UTC