Rafael Nadal's elaborate pre-serve routine will be put to the ultimate test at next week's US Open, when a countdown clock makes its Grand Slam debut to help speed up play.

Davies was referring to Nadal's painstaking routine prior to every serve. The 22-time Grand Slam winner is famous for adjusting his shorts, touching both shoulders and tweaking his nose before ...

Tennis fans tuning into Rafael Nadal's latest match at SW19 were ... Scroll down for video The routine ahead of a serve follows a pattern that includes adjusting his shorts at the front and ...

Rafael Nadal has hit out at John McEnroe over claims the Spaniard is given preferential treatment by umpires over his slow service routine. McEnroe told Insider earlier this year he believes Nadal ...

Rafael Nadal came through his opening test at the BNP Paribas Open in routine fashion ... further success in the Argentinian's next service game. Nadal was in complete control by the time he ...

Carlos Alcaraz has recalled the first time he played Rafael Nadal and admitted he was intimidated by his legendary countryman’s routines. Nadal’s intense pre-match warmup routine, which ...

Rafael Nadal eased into the quarter-finals of Wimbledon ... There was still some showboating - an underarm serve in only his second service game and a wholly unnecessary between-the-legs shot ...