Nadal begins pursuit of 10th French Open title against mercurial Paire


Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Paris - 27/05/2017. Rafael Nadal of Spain attends a training session. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - Claycourt phenomenon Rafael Nadal returns to his favourite tournament, albeit not his preferred court, to begin pursuit of a record-extending 10th French Open title on Monday against Frenchman Benoit Paire.

The Spaniard, seeded fourth, will play his opening match in Paris on Court Suzanne Lenglen, and not the main Philippe Chatrier showcourt where he lifted the Musketeers Cup for the ninth time in 2014.

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