#rafatigue

"Rafatigue" was a headline that caught my eye on Tennis.com. The commentary by Peter Bodo criticizes Rafael Nadal's "clay-court shtick."

Bodo writes, "First, Rafa disavows that he’s well-nigh unbeatable on red clay. Then he goes out and demonstrates that he’s virtually unbeatable on red clay, bites the winner's trophy, and he goes to the next tournament where he does the same thing."

As the tennis season heads to Paris for the ultimate red clay court test, the French Open at Roland Garros, the Nadal comeback story is growing tiresome. Rafa has proven he's back and he's been unstoppable on clay.

After being sidelined for seven months with a bum knee, Nadal won two clay-court tournaments and proved he was still among the best in the world by winning the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Just look at his 2013 stats, Nadal has bit into six title trophies in eight tournaments, including Masters 1000 wins on clay in Madrid and Rome, and the aforementioned win in Indian Wells.

Equally astounding is his record at 36-2. Rafa's two losses have come in the finals of tournaments. The Spaniard lost in the finals in Chile, his first tournament back from injury, and lost to World No. 1 Novak Djokovic recently in Monte-Carlo.

With 41 clay titles to his name, Nadal is virtually unbeatable on red clay. There's no question anymore.