Nadal will have an advantage from new balls at the Australian Open

Good news for Rafael Nadal.

The world no.1 will chase his 14 slam and he may have a little help: the tennis balls!

The Australian Legend Todd Woodbridge has very good news for the Spaniard as after testing the courts, he has noticed that the combination of the surface and the new balls produces quite high bounces.

“This ball’s a little lively.  think it’s a good thing and it’s an advantage to two people. One of them’s Rafa because he likes to get a bit more spin…this ball’s going to allow him to really spin the ball and work it hard,” said Todd.

So there is one huge obstacle for Rafa to overcome: Novak Djokovic