"That's why he's so spectacular" - Paul Annacone breaks down the greatness of Nadal

Rafael Nadal is having a superb year so far with the Spaniard capturing three trophies including the 2022 Australian Open.

Not many expected Nadal to start the year off in such fashion, especially after playing mediocre in Abu Dhabi at the start of the season after which he even caught COVID-19. His participation in Australia was in doubt but he arrived and conquered the first grand slam of the season. Before that, he even won an event in Melbourne as well as Acapulco recently.

Noted tennis coach Paul Annacone saw all of those achievements and the amount of joy Nadal still shows playing tennis at age 35 is something the American is extremely impressed about. Speaking about the Spaniard he said:

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"That's what's amazed me, you look at the elation on his face after a tournament like this, which is a great tournament but it's not Wimbledon, it's not the US Open. He's won in 7,000 tournaments already but to go to Acapulco and see the joy and the sheer fun that he still has competing and playing tennis. To me that's what drives him and that's why he's so spectacular."