Rafael Nadal’s Brilliant Clay-Court Season Will Conclude with French Open Title

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Published: May 17, 2013

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The king of clay, Rafael Nadal, has been near-flawless on his favorite surface thus far in 2013, and is poised to cap off the clay-court season with an eighth career French Open title.

Nadal has won four clay-court tournament championships since returning from a seven-month layoff back in February, and is 28-2 in singles play on the red stuff this year. He'll have a chance to add more wins and a title to those impressive marks at the Italian Open in Rome this weekend. 

A seven-time French Open champion, Nadal has won 52 of 53 career singles matches at Roland Garros. Even more remarkable, he's dropped just 14 sets total at the French Open since 2005, winning it all in 2008 and 2010 without dropping a single set from start to finish.

In 2012, Rafa didn't drop a single set until the final, which he won in four sets.



While Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will both be formidable in Paris this summer, there's no denying that Rafa is the man to beat. 

Much like Tiger Woods in his prime, it will be Nadal vs. the field at the French Open in 2013. 

He may not be the world No. 1 at the moment, but he will be the top dog once he steps onto the court in the French capital.



Nadal has dropped just two matches all year long and is currently in the midst of a 12-match winning streak that began back at the Barcelona Open last month. He steamrolled the competition there and then again last week at the Madrid Open, adding yet another Masters 1000 title to his trophy case.

With Rafa closing in on his record seventh Italian Open title this weekend, there's no player in the men's game hotter than the 26-year-old Spaniard.

Nadal's fellow competitor and current world No. 2 Andy Murray even admits that the 11-time Grand Slam champion is in a class all by himself when it comes to the clay (via ESPN.co.uk):

Rafa's record on clay was incredible b...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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