Success on grass? You've got to want it enough: Rafael Nadal

The huge forehand, the blinding court coverage, the unflinching focus are all part of the formidable Rafael Nadal armoury, but the Spaniard believes one trait stands above all when seeking success on grass -- desire.

"The main thing I think is if you want to play well, you're going to find a way," said the Spaniard after crushing Tomas Berdych in straight sets for his eighth grand slam title and second at the All England Club. 

Labelled in the past a claycourt specialist, a reasonable moniker given his five French Open titles at Roland Garros, the Mallorcan has now played in four Wimbledon finals, winning two of them.

Only the hardcourt major in New York is missing from his grand slam resume, and considering how well he has altered his game to reap huge success on the lawns of south west London, victory at Flushing Meadow should not be far away.                              

"If you really want to play well on one surface and you are a good player, I think in the end you are going to find a way. I think the good thing to play here on grass is the movement.  

"I move well on this court, and that's very important part of the game. Sure, later my serve always was improving a little bit. (It) is important to play more aggressive (on grass) than the rest of the surfaces.                                           

"But I tell you, the main thing is to really want to improve on every surface. On grass it's the main thing."

Tormentor in chief on the court, the perfect gentleman off it, Nadal did not for a moment suggest he was surprised by the margin of his victory over a man who had disposed of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in previous rounds.                                           

"I don't expect anything before the match. I expect to play my best in every point and try to fight every point like the last.

"I just think about trying to go on court and trying to fight every point and play point by point."