#ThrowbackThursday: June 15, 2008 Rafa Nadal made a major breakthrough on the grass Read more from Joel Drucker:

While it was instantly apparent how well Rafael Nadal’s game worked on clay, assessing his prowess on grass was far more complicated. At 17, in 2003, he’d played his first Wimbledon, won two matches and then been beaten handily in straight sets by Parador