The sun beats down on the blood-orange court at Philippe-Chatrie, as 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal steps up to the line for a serve. He sweeps the baseline before clearing the clay off the ...
It was not a fairytale ending for Rafael Nadal, but to understand how he is adored in his home country and beyond, one only had to listen to the noise. More than 10,000 people roared Nadal through ...