Nadal vs Hewitt 2004 and 2005 Australian Open

[Vince Evert]

Found these two gems on YT-

[video=youtube]http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ2J7A66vcc[/video]


[video=youtube]http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kphXqRLvn1o[/video]

 

[shawnbm]

One can see how good and tenacious LLeyton was in his prime (or close thereto) and how precocious and challenging was the teenaged Rafa back then. This was eleven years ago when Rafa was not yet 18!! He was already firing warning shots back in 2004.