If you want to talk about an athlete dominating a sport look no further than Rafael Nadal. Alright, there’s an asterisk with this one because we’re not talking about the entire sport of tennis, but we are talking about domination. So much so that Andy Roddick posted on twitter….

rafa nadal best ever on clay…. period.

Nadal has supplanted Roger Federer as the world’s number one tennis player. I think it’s safe to say I agree with Rafa when he says he’s back. Meanwhile, the other tennis players in the world are thrilled to see the clay season end. Nadal owns the clay. He’s 38-1 at Roland Garros. 38-1. He just won his 5th French Open Title at the age of 24, 1 shy of Bjorn Borg’s record of six. This is also the second time in three years Nadal won the French without losing a set.

Nadal is an interesting story. He admits to having a rough year last year with injury and partly due to his parents separation. He’s been around so long it’s easy to forget he’s still a kid, but this kid is as dominant of a player on clay as you will see in any sport.