RAFAEL NADAL KING OF TENNIS

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At midday on Saturday, Carlos Moya strolled through the Roland Garros players' restaurant with a ludo board in his hand, a sure sign that Rafael Nadal and two other Spanish players were about to take each other on.

Moya, a former world No. 1 and current coach of the 11-time Roland Garros champion, felt calm as they arrived in Paris. He knows his mission has been  ... Read more »

2019 Roland Garros R1 Rafael Nadal bt. Yannick Hanfmann  6-2 6-1 6-3

Next opponent - Yannick Maden

"I did a lot of things well. I did not make many mistakes, being very solid all the time. I'm happy to be through to the second round, and that's the main thing today in straight sets, positive feelings. Every year is a new challenge... and today I was able to win the first challenge, and after tomorrow I am going to have the second challenge."  ... Read more »

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The King of Clay will go for 12 career wins in Paris wearing a special “What The” version of the NikeCourt Cage 3 Glove. Visual details from each of the shoes Rafa Nadal wore in his 11 career wins are incorporated into the volt glow/white colorway. ... Read more »

PARIS (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal will have to get used to new surroundings as his favourite hunting ground, the court Philippe Chatrier, has been revamped ahead of the May 26-June 9 French Open. ... Read more »

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