Rafael Nadal vs Alexander Zverev: 3 reasons why Nadal won the Davis Cup rubber comfortably

#1 Rafael Nadal's experience:

Rafael Nadal is regarded as the greatest clay-court player to play the game. The 20-year-old Alexander Zverev, who was playing his fourth match against Nadal, did not have a proper game plan. Nadal used two tactics to dismantle the German's game. One being standing deep during the German's serve so that he could get additional time to react. It also helped him return a higher percentage of Zverev's serve and put pressure on him from the first point.

The second tactic was to move Zverev around the court. When the German was standing too far at the back of the court, he used the drop shot effectively to win a lot of points. At the end of the day, Nadal's experience helped him and his team secure a win. Nadal's victory set the record for the longest Davis Cup winning streak in combined singles and doubles rubbers at 23 matches in a row.