Rafael Nadal will hope his new aggressive approach can earn him Australian Open revenge against Novak Djokovic seven years on from their first final in Melbourne. Rafael Nadal hopes his new aggressive approach can earn him revenge against Novak DjokovicThe foundation is a remodelled serve that he and his team honed during the final months of last season when he was sidelined through injury. 'Today I have to adapt my game to the new time and to my age,' said Nadal. The new serve has allowed Nadal to pounce on opponents from the start of a rally and he has been ruthless. Nadal has lost eight straight matches dating back to the US Open final in 2013, while he also lost their last meeting, another titanic scrap in the Wimbledon semi-finals last summer.

Source: Daily Mail January 26, 2019 08:03 UTC