VIDEO: Martin Klizan wins brilliant point to deny Rafael Nadal

Michael Graham 28 Apr 2018 8:48 AM

BARCELONA, SPAIN - APRIL 25: Martin Klizan of Slovakia celebrates his victory against Novak Djokovic of Serbia after their match during day three of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on April 25, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

Rafael Nadal almost always gets his own way on clay, but sometimes even he’s helpless in the face of tennis brilliance.

The Spaniard overcame Martin Klizan in the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open on Friday, but it was the Slovakian world number 140 who produced perhaps the most memorable moment of the clash when he showed speed and touch that even the King of Clay himself would have been proud to produce.