Nadal impatient for return to favoured clay courts


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 02 Apr 2014

MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal is eager to get back to his favoured clay after what he called a "good but not fantastic" start to the year with two titles and two runners-up spots, the world number one said on Wednesday.

Spaniard Nadal, 27, won on the hard courts in Doha at the start of the season before a back injury wrecked his chances in the Australian Open final at the end of January.

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