(Reuters) - After washing the clay dust out of his socks following his ninth French Open crown, world number one Rafa Nadal switches to grass on Thursday with a second-round clash against wildcard Dustin Brown at the Gerry Weber Open.
The Spaniard, who beat Novak Djokovic to continue his Roland Garros domination on Sunday, has been practising hard on the Halle lawns since arriving on Monday and is eager to get matches under his belt ahead of Wimbledon.
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