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Nadal transitions to grass quite nicely

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Thursday, July 6, 2006

WIMBLEDON, England -- Nada, in Spanish, means nothing. Nadal, in today's tennis, means everything. He has proved during this fortnight at the All England Club that he can do it all. The two-time reigning French Open champion came to Wimbledon with little fanfare. Few gave him much of a chance here because clay-to-grass is one of the most difficult transitions in any sport. Yet Nadal has proved to be an astonishingly quick study. The 20-year-old Spaniard blistered Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 ...

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