Fourhand: Nadal flashes footie skills

Fourhand is the Daily Spin's occasional roundup of various hits and misses on tour.

TRICKS  When it comes to footie skills on tennis courts, next to no one tops Rafael Nadal. The Stuttgart champ may have fallen to Alexandr Dolgopolov in the first round of the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club, but the soccer lover will always have this very particular set of skills:

KEEP YOUR DAY JOB Andy Murray famously fans the Miami Heat, but can he take the NBA UK Half-court Challenge? As with his ways before winning majors and Olympic medals, he comes so close but excruciatingly short here:

BALLERS  Speaking of the NBA, it's not every day you see a major media outlet's pro-basketball commentary take a tennis-centric angle. But, well, Serena happens. Williams appears herein Harvey Araton's piece about LeBron James' grit and determination.

ICYMI  At that Mercedes Cup, an event won by Nadal, none other than Gael Monfils delivered the tournament's most lighthearted moment when he banged his racquet on the green turf and then turned to bend down and smooth it out, pat it, and kiss it. The moment came during his defeat of No. 54 Andreas Haider-Maurer:

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