All Hail The Rafael Nadal Banana Shot
by Giri Nathan from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#47PVB)
Rafael Nadal gored YouTuber Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 today. Their Australian Open semifinal match took just 1:46, but in that span the winner erected a monument to one of tennis's historic shots: the Rafa banana forehand. Above is as pristine a specimen as has ever appeared in nature.