‘I hit with Rafael Nadal before he became a champ and never believed his game would work

The former No. 1 burst onto the scene as a teenager, dominating on the clay before finding his feet on all the surfaces and winning 22 Grand Slam titles, 14 of which came at the French Open.

While Nadal’s potential was evident, Tim Henman has now confessed that he never thought the Spaniard’s hard-hitting game would pay off.