Nadal Stays Perfect On Hard Courts. Debuts New Shoes.

By hugree on August 27th, 2013

The slips and slides of the soft clay have been replaced by the squeaks of sneakers on the hard courts. Nobody is handling the switch better than Rafael Nadal! The Spaniard improved to 16-0 this year on the hard surface Monday, defeating American Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the U.S. Open. “It’s difficult to analyze now,” Nadal said, when asked if he’s playing the best hard-court tennis of his career. “I am playing well. Happy the way I was playing. I don’t know if it was the best or not, but it was very good because I was able to win.” Rafa debuted his brand new look for the 2013 US Open, which includes a new pair of shoes. This time it’s a Red / Armory Slate colorway of the Air Max Courtballistec 4.3 personalized with the usual Nike Nadal branding on the back of the shoes.