Nadal, the eternal apprentice
ElPais (spanish)

I'm only posting the quoted parts by Rafa & Tio Toni..

 "Since the beginning of 2010 playing at this level, but the land helps me more daring things," Nadal replied, which debuts on Tuesday against the French Gianni Mina, number 653 in the world. "I have more time, which gives me more options to play the back, more variety. Fast track is more difficult to change, because if you throw one up is easier than the other attack you. The inside me is vital. If hit, my level is quite different, an important stepping stone rises and reaches a decisive stage. It gives me something very important: I opened the track on both sides and I completely changes the perspective of the game. "

"The new strings printed using the better the effect," said Toni Nadal, his uncle and coach. "It makes your ball is more alive. You can hit harder with less effort. It helps because it gives an extra topspin. Then there's the attitude. The rope helps, but also its determination to take a more aggressive game. "

Nadal has lost two sets of the 32 played in all 15 games he has played on the ground. Yielded only 10 times in the 49 service break opportunities that had his rivals. Could it be that out right? "I do what I can," answers about his technique. "It is true thatYouTube have seen a video of Andy Murray, "said his uncle. "I showed him his movement because it is fairly simple and I think that Rafael can be adapted. He is a bit stiffer. You have to hold his hand a little later, because sometimes slows Rafael. On the ground looking for a percentage and a high kick point allowing to start the initiative. With no one winning kick, looking to take the initiative through rate and placement. "

"Let us not deceive ourselves," agrees Nadal, who no longer runs than the best, mixing attack and defense, and who uses on clay the lessons learned on hardcourt. "I play four or five tournaments on clay per year at most, which means I'm not going to work on it specifically. The season indicates that the dominant surface is another one. Playing on clay does not mean being two metres behind the baseline, running like crazy and put them all. Playing good on clay means to attack, to not make mistakes and try to take the lead point. When I played well on any surface it was because I have dominated from within. Everything I've done has been to improve my game in general, in all surfaces."