Tennis-Nadal in his element as temperature rises


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 02 Jun 2021

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 1, 2021 Spain's Rafael Nadal in action during his first round match against Australia's Alexei Popyrin REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) -After last year's autumnal French Open had players grabbing extra layers and shivering at changeovers, the good news is that warm sunshine has greeted this year's edition.

The bad news for anyone trying to stop Rafa Nadal claiming a record-extending 14th title at Roland Garros, is that the conditions are exactly how the Mallorcan likes them.

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