Tennis analyst Paul Annacone has slammed the “Rafael Nadal can only play well on clay” claim. Nadal, 35, is a record 13-time French Open and widely considered as the greatest clay courter in tennis history. However, Nadal has had big wins outside clay – most recently at the Australian Open. Nadal owns an impressive record of 15-0 in 2022. Nadal, who played in just one event in the second part of the 2021 season, started the 2022 season by winning the Melbourne Summer Set, Australian Open and Acapulco. “And most importantly, he is so confident,” Annacone said on Tennis Channel.”Looking at those numbers: 25 times a titlist on hardcourts. It gets tiring to talk to people because they say – ‘he is one-dimensional, he was just so dominant on the clay.’ This guy can play on everything. And to see him at 35 years of age, this con …

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