Darren Cahill and Brad Gilbert pay homage to Rafael Nadal in this fun instructional piece on “the power forehand.” Brad-the-Rafanatic even dons the doomed hot pink/neon yellow Nike ensemble in honor of the four time French Open champ. Fun stuff, though I don’t think I’ll be trying that buggy-whip follow through any time soon:
And I almost forgot – today (June 3) is Rafa’s 23rd birthday! Hope he’s hanging out by the pool with Xisca & Co. It must be a teeny, tiny bit enjoyable for him to be celebrating outside the limelight. Silver linings and all that.
If you want to further mark the occassion, click here to check out the birthday timeline tribute Nadal News put together!
Tags: ATP, Brad Gilbert, Cahill, forehand, French Open, Roland Garros, tennis, Video of the Day
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LOL I love the Cahill/Gilbert partnership. Super funny.
If I had to pick one for my coach, I’d have to pick Darren though! But I’d love to grab a beer with either!
Very cute, but all my joints and muscles ache just watching it. (Can I come along for that beer? I love these guys.)
My favorite part of this is toward the beginning with the “Sasquatch” and “Brad Gilbert’s Power Forehand” boxes! Last seen ???
Hilarious! And Brad in that outfit is pretty hysterical!
And FF, you wouldn’t want to be coached by the California guy? I think it would be pretty fun to have him as a coach, unless he starts getting on your nerves like he did with Andys Murray and Roddick.
Well, Darren is much cuter, Van, so that could be part of it
But Brad is awesome – never get why people complain about him. I even love the way he tortures Mary Carillo by pronouncing everyone’s names wrong!
The best part is at the end where Gilbert is jumping on a trampoline.
This video is ridiculous. Did they really just tell everybody that the pros are taking huge long backswings?? What the hell? This couldn’t be further from the truth and they should research and learn what actually goes on in a swing
Yeah – I don’t think i’ll be taking my tips from this video. If that’s all it takes to hit a power forehand, we’d all be smacking it like Gonzo on the practice courts.
brad gilbert looks dorky in his rafa outfit!
He just is a dork. Proud of it, though, so it works for him
This is a pretty cool video.
Just when I thought that it wasn’t possible for that outfit to look any worse.
Absolutely LOVE this!
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Brad looks great in the pink Rafit!
Love it when he calls Rafa “my boy”
It’s so hilarious when he attempts the Rafa Forehand and throws out his shoulder,hehehe! Great stuff! I remember trying it and nearly knocking myself out, they were right for putting a disclaimer on it, ha!
HAPPY BELATED 23rd BIRTHDAY RAFA! MANY MORE TO COME! <3<3<3
May you stay healthy, happy, and may all of your dreams come true!
You are a blessing unto this world, and you have ignited our sport! Most importantnly, you are a great human being and a gentleman.
Love you very much Rafa! Miss you very much already!
you seemed lost…lol
Can you blame me?
Can you blame me Denise? It’s comforting to know I’m not the only one.